The Path of the Great Sovereign 54 I Have not Truly Lived

In the far north of the Country there was a large area of ravines that dropped into what seemed to be the depths of hell. The entire northern area was considered a no mans land due to this as well as the terrible cold that accompanied the treacherous drops in the area. At the coastline the waves crashed against a large cliff surface which obstructed the view of a cave that lied there.

Inside the cave Three individuals were having a heated discussion.

"Our plan to capture the Nine Tails' failed, we lost an interesting pawn and now we are huddled at the edge of the mainland hiding in a cave like bandits. Our plans have been ruined before we even had the chance to act upon them! It's like the enemy knows our every move! The 5 Great Shinobi nations now have a powerhouse of a 6th Nation which eclipses the military capabilities of the others by many folds that has all the Tailed Beasts under it protection! What about Nagato? Will he be able to revive Madara with Rinne Rebirth?"

"According to our spies in the Hidden Rain, Nagato joined Yorukage of the Hidden Darkness."

"DAMMIT! EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART DUE TO THIS 1 PERSON!" He lost himself in blind rage and punched the wall creating a tremor that shook the rock faces. His hand plunged deep into the wall as rubble fell all around him, during this time he thought of all the possibilities to complete his plans in the most efficient manner possible. All sorts of Ideas passed through his head, Using the Reanimation jutsu was at the top of the list but the prerequisites to cast the jutsu had to be fulfilled first.

'White Zetsu can be used to reanimate them but which shinobi besides Madara will be good enough? We need Quality over quantity to attack the Hidden Darkness...That's it The Land of Snow!'

The Shinobi of the Land of Snow usually stay to themselves but let's not confuse being aloof to the rest of the world with weakness. The Shinobi of the Yukigakure (Village Hidden in The Snow) have technology far more advanced than the original Great Shinobi Nations. Railroads, airships, snowmobiles, power generators, and Volley Guns can be found within their borders as well as many other glorious creations of man. When it comes to battle they have recently created Chakra Armor, when wearing this you are immune to ninjutsu Ranked B and below as well as genjutsu. All in all the were a force that could not be ignored!

"Zetsu, How about we head to the Land of Snow and create a foothold there. We can use the locals to attack the 6 Shinobi nations while adding on reanimated shinobi to the mix. Not only that we can mobilize the forces we have hidden in the Lands of This, Rain, Rivers, and Tea to join in and help the effort. If we are trying to create the Ideal Shinobi world we first will have to destroy this one!"

*In the Kingdom of Night*

Hours after giving everyone their orders Ichizo returned to the Throne room to present his reward to Orochimaru. He took his place on the refurbished and exceedingly ostentatious Golden throne, While waiting he suck dead into his thoughts not only to plan out his directive for the Kingdom as well as the Shinobi world.

'This "Peace" we have is unsettling yet reassuring, In the Anime it took an enemy no one could overcome to unite the Villages in a battle for their lives yet I have done it by acting like the "World's Police" cleaning up the mess of the world. Minato lives, Rasa lives, Kushana lives, The Blood Mist tragedy has been averted but why do I feel as if I am sitting on a bomb that could explode any minute? Revenue is pouring into not only my country but every nation in the world, The Kingdom of Night has caused a golden era for economic and technological growth. Children are actually able to be children instead of being sent off to war, Families are growing, the Population is increasing, this sceams complacence. However this complacency is necessary, since I have arrived in this world I haven't actually taken the opportunity to live my new life in a manner were I actually get to enjoy it. Step by step I have been preparing for something that is still years away.'

Ichizo then retervies a map of the World from his inventory and looks at it intently.

'There are at least 50 Countries in this world yet there are about 20 Shinobi villages, 6 of which reign supreme. In order to ensure the safety of the innocents I will have to Unite the countries without a Shinobi or Samurai military presence under one banner. Not only that but as the Head of a new Clan I will have to ensure it does not end with me, I will need an Queen no I need an Empress to show my people. She will be my connection to the people therefore she must be of the people!'

Empress Zenkichi, With a wave of her hand all Shinobi will rise to the Call.

Chapter end