Just a few days after Konoha received the situation report from the Amegakure battlefield, the events in the Amegakure gradually reached the ears of other nations.
The first reaction of most Shinobi was disbelief.
That was the half god of shinobi!
A Shinobi who could be called a god was the strongest existence in the minds of all Shinobi!
Yet, he was killed by a suddenly appearing Captain of the Land of Whirlpools?!
It was like a long-revered idol suddenly collapsing, leaving them bewildered.
But a portion of the die-hard fans insisted it was a rumor! An insult to the half god of shinobi!
However, when they still hadn't seen Hanzou come out to refute the rumors, their unwavering confidence began to waver.
Could... this matter be true?
The high-ranking officials of the major Ninja Villages had different reactions upon hearing this news.
Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
Ōnoki was completely unfazed by Hanzou's defeat.
He genuinely loathed this person.
As someone who had personally witnessed the era of Senju Hashirama, the god of shinobi, and Uchiha Madara, the asura of the shinobi world...
...when he learned that Hanzou had suddenly been given the title of "half god of shinobi," and shamelessly claimed that title for himself...
...he knew that guy was nothing but a clown.
"It's good that he died. At least no one will defile the title of 'God' anymore."
Land of Wind, Sunagakure.
Chiyo snorted and said, "That old venomous thing finally met his match."
She had never taken the so-called half god of shinobi seriously.
Especially since the two of them had fought a match recently.
She could only say, he wasn't worthy!
Hanzou's poison had barely been deployed before Chiyo neutralized it.
Hanzou, stripped of the advantage of his poison, could only tuck his tail between his legs and flee.
"He could only rely on the Salamander's poison to bully the younger generation."
Land of Lightning, Kumogakure.
The Third Raikage burst into loud laughter.
"That fraud finally got slaughtered! Serves him right!"
Half god?
A mere leader of the Amegakure, where did he get such gall?
In the vast Ninja World today, who else dares to call themselves a god?
Senju Hashirama, the god of shinobi, suppressed the entire Ninja World single-handedly; that wasn't just talk.
For a time, the uncertain fate of Hanzou seemed to cause no ripple among the high-ranking officials of the major Ninja Villages.
It didn't even draw as much attention as the fact that the Uzushigakure had produced another New Captain.
At the same time.
The news of the Land of Grass's destruction finally reached the major Ninja Villages.
A monster called a 'Hollow' also began to be talked about by the survivors from the Land of Grass.
This caused a slight shock throughout the Ninja World!
"Why is the Ninja World getting stranger and stranger? When did all these bizarre things appear?"
This question lingered in the major Ninja Villages, leaving them completely perplexed.
However, they only sighed in wonder.
Given the size of the Land of Grass, even if it was destroyed, it wouldn't affect the Five Great Nations.
Only the smaller countries were panicking, fearing that this monster named 'Hollow' might visit their nations someday.
Uzushigakure, Soul Society Court.
Chihiro reviewed the changes in the Ninja World over the past few days, as reported by the Eighth Division.
He also wanted to see the impact that the destruction of the Land of Grass and the Hollows had brought to the Ninja World.
Overall.
For the other Four Major Ninja Villages, although they were aware of the appearance of these 'Hollow' monsters...
...due to their confidence in their own village's strength, they didn't pay much attention to the Hollows destroying the Land of Grass, beyond a mere sigh of wonder.
After all, the Kage of Kusagakure was merely an Elite Jonin, and a country of that size wasn't worth their attention.
Conversely, some smaller nations were extremely concerned about these 'Hollow' monsters.
Because the Land of Grass served as a grim precedent, other countries were panicking, fearing they might become like the Land of Grass someday.
Chihiro pondered.
In the future, he could frequently let Hollows wander around the Ninja World.
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This would bring a little 'Hollow shock' to other countries and allow him to farm prestige value.
Moreover, weren't the Shinigami idle every day, eager to purify Hollows?
Then he would give the Shinigami this opportunity.
He would let them bring hope to the nations plagued by Hollow intrusion!
However, Chihiro wouldn't let the Shinigami act for free.
If you want the Shinigami to save your country, shouldn't you pay something?
Whether it's money, resources, population, or even becoming a Vassal State of the Uzushigakure.
As long as you can afford it and dare to pay, the Shinigami will bring hope to your country!
This way, he would not only obtain what the Uzushigakure needed but also farm two waves of prestige value.
The Hollows generate one wave, and the Shinigami purifying the Hollows generate another.
Isn't this a perfect win-win situation?
Wait, Chihiro wins twice.
After planning the future direction, Chihiro checked the prestige value that had risen again on the System Panel.
Since the Land of Water Incident long ago, the prestige value on the System Panel, apart from the daily output from the Land of Water...
...the prestige value provided by other places had stagnated.
However, this time, bringing the Uzumaki Clan members home, the destruction of the Land of Grass, and Kuchiki Byakuya's actions in the Amegakure added a significant amount of prestige value.
Of course, it was still far less than the Land of Water Incident.
But it still amounted to a total of 210,000.
Among this, the destruction of the Land of Grass, combined with the panic in other smaller countries, contributed 80,000.
Hanzou being beaten to the point of uncertain life or death by Kuchiki Byakuya caused a sensation among the common people of the Ninja World, and Kuchiki Byakuya entering the view of the major Ninja Villages contributed 130,000.
Adding the accumulated prestige value from before, the current total is approximately 250,000.
Since he wanted the Hollows to go out and cause trouble, the next step was to recruit a few Arrancar.
Relying solely on Ilfort Glanz wouldn't be enough to handle the situation.
"System, switch the Card Pool Faction to Hueco Mundo."
"Ding! Command received. Switching complete!"
Chihiro thought for a moment and said, "First, use 50,000 to summon two Elite Troop Types."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully recruiting Elite Troop Types: Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio and Cirucci Sanderwicci!"
Dordoni's mask resembled a headband, he had a handlebar mustache, an earring pierced through his right ear, fine tassels adorning his sleeves, and wore a deep red belt, giving him the appearance of a middle-aged man.
Cirucci Sanderwicci was a female Arrancar with purple wavy braids, tear-drop shaped marks on her face, and deep purple lips.
She had a petite figure, wore a mask fragment shaped like a hair ornament on the left side of her head, and was equipped with fingerless long gloves, a short skirt adorned with two plate-like objects at the back, and boots with straps.
Chihiro glanced over them; after all, with only 50,000 prestige value, the Arrancar recruited were not highly ranked.
He opened Hueco Mundo, tossed them in one by one, and sent them to keep Ilfort Glanz company.
Then he said, "System, consume all prestige value and recruit a Heroic Troop Type!"
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