Konoha Hypocrite

by Little Merger

Crossing to the Naruto World, Uchiha Tonan obtained the ‘Legacy Inheritance System’. As long as the people who acknowledged him died, he could inherit all abilities of the deceased. Therefore… “Konoha’s higher-ups mistreated the Uchihas. So, I’ve decided to lead the clan to launch a coup d’état after three years.” “Ding! Gained Uchiha clan’s acknowledgment.” Two years later. “Tonan

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Chapter 179: Hongmen Banquet, Stalling For Time

In the evening, the earlier clear sky was already shrouded with clouds. The cold wind whistled. It felt painful when it blew against one's face. The dark clouds condensed together, resembling a thick piece of iron, gradually falling to the ground as if they wanted to engulf the Hokage Rock.

There were just a few pedestrians on Konoha streets. They were all wearing padded jackets, their necks tucked into their scarves. The hot air they exhaled turned into vapor, responding to the cold temperature.

Uchiha Tonan walked out of the welfare institution and closed the door behind him.

Coo… coo… In the sky, a flock of birds circled like they wanted to go to the forest to avoid the severe cold. Tonan's expression, however, remained unchanged. He tightened his windbreaker and walked towards the Sarutobi clan district in a hurry.

One, two, three… A total of six Anbu members are secretly observing him. Tonan had a bad premonition in his heart. Just a moment ago, an Anbu member had barged into the welfare institution and told him that Sarutobi Hiruzen asked him to come over for a meal at his place tonight.

And now, six Anbu officers were monitoring his movements.

"I thought it was an ordinary family dinner, but it seems very likely to be a Hongmen banquet. Where exactly did I go wrong for Sarutobi Hiruzen to act so out of character?"

Many possibilities flashed through Tonan's mind. Suddenly, his footsteps paused. The Anbu ninjas hiding in the dark became nervous. Tonan turned around and went back to the welfare institution.

The Anbu began to discuss using sign language. "What should we do now?"

"Hokage-sama instructed us to only monitor his movements. Don't make any move. We just need to wait and watch."

……

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The sky gradually darkened and due to the bad weather, there was no moonlight. Ordinary people couldn't even see trees a few meters away on such a night. Hiruzen was sitting in the living room, smoking while looking at the family photo in his hand.

His trembling hand gently caressed the photo as if he was caressing the person in it. His mind was filled with the scenes of Shinnosuke and Asuma playing around him when they were young.

He remembered their appearances and voices, but now, he would never have the chance to see any of them again. In the past, he was depressed every day due to the pain of losing his sons.

In his darkest period, it was Tonan who opened a window of hope and gave him some warmth.

At this moment, Hiruzen's mood was complicated like never before. The enemy who killed his sons was always close to him and their relationship was deeper than any other he had at the moment. The truth he had been seeking out for a long time was finally in the open but it was more bitter than he could stomach.

Hiruzen sighed. He felt he had truly become old. He got up, put the family portrait back in its original place, and went back to the sofa. He blew out a mouthful of smoke and looked at the dark sky outside.

Snow had begun to fall at some point. The cold northern wind blew into the house along with tiny snowflakes but Hiruzen had no intention of closing the door. He just stared outside quietly.

"He should be coming soon. Could I have misunderstood something? Could it be a part of Abe Seimei's scheme to sow discord between Tonan and me?"

The more time passed, the more Hiruzen's thoughts ran wild. He thought of countless possibilities in an instant, trying to deceive himself and finally reaching harder facts. "If it was truly Tonan, doesn't that mean he had deceived me from the beginning and everything he had done was an act? Why did he do this?"

Hiruzen blew out a mouthful of smoke, which obstructed his vision. Suddenly, he thought of a possible motive.

Killing Shinnosuke, Asuma and Orochimaru… Could it be that Tonan had designs on the Hokage's position? Was he always on the Uchiha's side? Thinking of this, Hiruzen's eyes shone with intense killing intent.

Crack… The smoke pipe that had accompanied him for many years was broken by a great force.

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Just then, a baby's cry was heard outside, interrupting his thoughts. From outside the open courtyard gate, Tonan hastily ran in with his head lowered amid the snowstorm.

As Tonan got closer to Hiruzen, the baby's cries became louder. Just like this, Tonan ran into the room and closed the door with his free hand.

"Huh… Sensei, you didn't have to wait for me with the door open. It's so cold outside." Tonan said in a slightly reproachful tone while unbuttoning the windbreaker, revealing a crying baby inside.

"Be obedient, Kotoura, we have arrived at grandpa's house, it's not cold anymore." Tonan coaxed Kotoura while sitting beside Hiruzen and then picked up the baby.

When Hatake Kotoura saw Hiruzen, he seemed to be frightened and immediately stopped crying, staring at him. There was some timidity on his immature face. Initially, Hiruzen wanted to question Tonan the moment he came in but Kotoura's presence disrupted this. He couldn't yell in front of an infant in any case.

Tonan glanced at the empty dining table and frowned, "I was delayed because I had to change Kotoura's diaper. I'm going to cook now. Sensei, please hold Kotoura for me."

Without waiting for a response, Tonan shoved Kotoura into Hiruzen's arms and hurried into the kitchen. Since Hiruzen needed to free up his hand to hold Kotoura, the broken smoke pipe in his hand fell to the ground.

The baby's eyes widened and he looked curiously at Hiruzen's frosty expression. Perhaps, he felt that the old man in front of him was a little scary. In the next moment, Kotoura opened his mouth and began wailing again.

Hiruzen's face twitched but he still subconsciously shook his hand and did his best to coax the infant. "Don't cry."

Hiruzen's mind was in chaos. He neither lost his temper nor was he pretending to be kind. The sounds of dishes moving and food cooking came from the kitchen. Tonan had closed the kitchen door to prevent the fumes from flooding into the living room.

Since he had not grasped the situation yet, he started a verbal offense to stall for time.

"Sensei, this is the first time Kotoura has met you. This little kid is shy so he'll feel a bit afraid. He won't cry once he gets to know you. Kotoura's background is quite miserable. His family doesn't want him anymore. I asked Kakashi to take him into the Hatake family so that he can have a surname."

"When he grows up, I'll be his father. And since you are my sensei, Kotoura can call you grandpa. Sensei? Sensei?"

Tonan was not too loud amid the sizzling oil sounds in the kitchen but Hiruzen could hear him loud and clear. It was just that he didn't respond. He sat on the sofa with Kotoura in his arms without saying anything.

The kitchen door was pushed open. Tonan stuck his head out from the gap and sniffed, "Sensei, don't smoke. It'll be bad for Kotoura at this age."

After speaking, he pulled his head back into the kitchen and closed the door again.

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Chapter 180: Confessing, Master Apprentice Fight

The moment the kitchen door closed, Uchiha Tonan's expression became cold and his eyes narrowed. While cooking, he was thinking about what to do next. Just now, he had taken the chance to observe the living room.

The broken smoke pipe on the ground as well as the portrait that had been put in the cabinet was taken out at some point. Together with today's out-of-character action, it's very likely that the issue was related to Shinnosuke and Asuma's death.

Fortunately, before coming here, he went back to bring Kotoura along with him to stabilize the situation before the unknown conflict was set off. But the baby could only win a bit of time. What had to happen will still happen.

"I wonder how much Hiruzen knows. If he knows that I killed Shinnosuke and Asuma, then he'll fall out with me. Right now, he is stronger than Orochimaru. I can kill Orochimaru even if I didn't use lightning-style secret techniques. But if I've to fight to the death with Hiruzen, then I can win if I go all out in a one-on-one situation."

But that's the ideal situation. In the battle between ninjas, strength can only account for the greatest factor before reaching the Six Paths level. Tonan not only needed to prevent Hiruzen from using big forbidden techniques like the Death Reaper Seal but also from summoning Konoha ninjas to besiege him.

The current Konoha was just a bit tougher than the Konoha of the original works. Although he was strong, his strength might not rival Pain.

If he fought against Hiruzen, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina would help Hiruzen even if they acknowledged him. Just the Flying Thunder God alone will annoy him to death.

Moreover, if he killed Hiruzen, then leaving the village would be the only way left for him. At that time, everything would collapse, and his large-scale plantation would be useless. For now, he could only take a step and observe.

The best result was to resolve the suspicion and let Hiruzen put down the hatred of killing his sons. Naturally, the worst result was that he had to denounce the village and go to other places to develop rations.

After a while, Tonan pushed open the kitchen door and came out with food, filling the living room with a rich aroma. After setting up the table, he walked over to Hiruzen and took Kotoura back in his arms. Then, with a smile on his face, he said, "Kotoura is not crying anymore. Sensei, come and eat. I'll take care of feeding him."

Hiruzen nodded numbly and got up. He sat at the dining table but instead of eating, he stared at Tonan who was feeding Kotoura. Tonan scooped a spoonful of gruel and put it in his mouth. He chewed it for a while and spat it back to the spoon and fed it to the baby.

Seeing Kotoura smacking his lips, Hiruzen recalled how cute Shinnosuke and Asuma were when they were children. For a moment, intense grief surged in his heart.

His eyes turned red, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Tonan, you are Abe Seimei, right?"

The question made Tonan pause his hand for a moment. The smile on his face disappeared and then looking at Kotoura in his arms, he remained silent. The atmosphere of the room became tense and still. Only the whistling sounds of cold wind could be heard.

After a while, Tonan continued to feed Kotoura indifferently and softly said, "Sensei, let's go out and talk after dinner. Don't frighten Kotoura."

Seeing the change in Tonan's expression, Hiruzen felt a chill in his heart. But taking another look at the infant staring at him with big innocent eyes filled with curiosity, he suppressed his anger and nodded.

He picked up the chopsticks and put food in his mouth, slowly chewing it. The food was delicious but at this moment, Hiruzen felt like he was eating wax. After a few bites, he put down the chopsticks and sat there in a daze, staring at the food on the table.

Ten minutes later, Tonan put the full Kotoura back on the sofa and created a shadow clone to look after him. The main body went to the clothes hanger behind the door and fetched Hiruzen's rob.

He walked over to Hiruzen and handed it over, "Sensei, it's cold outside. Let's go out and talk."

Hiruzen nodded and got up, leaving the courtyard with Tonan. The two left the Sarutobi district. Side by side, Tonan and Hiruzen walked in silence. It seemed that Hiruzen didn't want this matter to spread, so he took Tonan out of the Konoha Barrier and came to the forest near Orochimaru's previous secret base.

The forest was dark. The branches of most of the tall trees were bare. Only the dim light could be seen, making the forest look mysterious. With the mist covering nearly everything, the place was strangely quiet.

They went through the forest and continued to walk away from Konoha. When they came out, there was only a light snowfall, but now, it was getting dense. Only the sounds of cold winds could be heard as the snowfall gained momentum.

A thin layer of snow had already coated the ground. Suddenly, Hiruzen, who had been walking in the front, stopped. Tonan also stopped. Adjusting his glasses, he softly said, "Sensei, feel free to ask if you have any questions."

Hiruzen turned around and asked coldly, "Are you Abe Seimei?"

"Yes."

"You killed Shinnosuke and Asuma?"

"Yes."

Hiruzen's eyes turned cold as he angrily glared at Tonan. He immediately raised his right hand, making a hand sign with one hand. In the next moment, the soil at Tonan's foot turned into a quagmire and pulled him into it.

Tonan, however, didn't struggle in the slightest. Soon, only his head was left above the ground, and he quietly watched Hiruzen.

"Don't you have any excuse?" Hiruzen looked down at Tonan with cold eyes.

Tonan calmly answered, "Sensei, I don't want to fight with you."

Hiruzen clenched his fists tightly. His heart was filled with anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't call me sensei, I can't afford it."

Tonan replied lightly, "Sensei, I still have dreams that have not been realized, so I can't die here. I'm sorry."

Bang… Tonan in the quagmire turned into a ball of white smoke. Hiruzen's eyes narrowed. He turned back towards the forest in the distance and made hand signs.

"Compound Ninjutsu – Multi Earth Dragon Flame Flow."

The earth trembled violently, and more than ten earth dragons broke out from the ground in the forest. These dragons spat fire in a certain direction in the woods.

The impact force of the earth dragons and the burning effect of fire style fused. In an instant, wherever earth dragons passed, trees broke into pieces and collapsed, scaling up the fire. The mist in the forest was instantly dispersed by the high temperature of the flames.

Facing Hiruzen's ultimate move, Tonan muttered in the forest. "Senjutsu – Multi Nine Rock Pillars Technique."

Rumble… Instantly, densely packed hard stone pillars rose in the woods, piercing every incoming earth dragon. The forest within a radius of more than ten miles had turned into stone and below was raging fire.

As soon as the master and apprentice exchanged their moves, the landscape of the place changed completely. In the center of the stone forest, a stone pillar slowly rose to the highest point.

Tonan stood on the top of this stone pillar. The three tomoe in his eyes were spinning, as he looked down on Hiruzen, "Sensei, don't waste your energy. You can't deal with me, let me go. This is my fault. I don't want to continue to lie. When I realize my dream, I'll come back to admit my mistake and seek punishment from you. At that time, whether you want to kill me or cut me into pieces, I'll leave it to you."

Hiruzen looked very gloomy under the blazing light of the fire and yelled, "Do you truly think I've grown old and can't stop you?"

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Chapter 181: Intentional Deviation, Targeting The Heart

After challenging Uchiha Tonan, Sarutobi Hiruzen used Summoning Technique to bring Enma into the battle. As soon as the monkey king appeared, before he even had the time to inquire, Hiruzen commanded, "Enma, turn into Adamantine Staff."

Enma obeyed without hesitation and landed in Hiruzen's hands. In the next moment, the Adamantine Staff grew bigger and longer, and like a pillar supporting the sky, it swept towards Tonan.

Wherever the Staff passed, the senjutsu-summoned stone pillars smashed into smithereens. Tonan's eyebrows rose a little. He was a bit surprised in his heart. It was such a simple move, but its might was even greater than he imagined. It could actually shatter the senjutsu-triggered stone pillars so easily.

However, even if such a move was invincible on the battlefield, it was not much in a one-on-one fight. Just when the Adamantine Staff was about to hit Tonan, he used Lightning Spirit Wind Flash and jumped, dodging the attack, while quickly making hand signs in midair.

"Senjutsu – Great Dragon Flame Technique." A huge flame dragon spewed out from Tonan's mouth. Its appearance lit up the entire sky and as it appeared, it roared and rushed towards Hiruzen. Hiruzen was not perturbed. He used earth-style ninjutsu, similarly creating a stone pillar below his feet, rising him up in the air.

Then, holding the mighty Adamantine Staff with both hands, he began to spin rapidly.

"Adamantine Staff – Gale." Boom… The Staff's afterimages fused, giving rise to a fierce wind that blew everything away around Hiruzen. It even reversed the direction of the forest fire. The broken-down stone pillars were also unable to endure the lashing of this fierce wind and shattered.

Tonan's senjutsu great dragon flame tenaciously resisted the great wind power and continued to fly towards its target. However, the closer it got, the slower the great dragon flame moved. Gradually, it became impossible to advance even an inch.

Finally, after reaching the critical moment, the great dragon flame opened its mouth, seemingly letting out a roar, before being blown back.

The moment the great dragon flame dispersed, Hiruzen put away the Adamantine Staff and quickly made hand signs.

"Compound Ninjutsu – Multi-Wind Fire Shuriken Technique." The flame and fierce wind in the sky merged, turning into rapidly rotating shurikens, relentlessly attacking Tonan who had already fallen to the ground.

Tonan stayed in the same place and looked up indifferently at the thickly dotted wind fire shurikens in the sky. Rumble… The dazzling fire illuminated the surroundings.

"You aren't dodging?" Hiruzen frowned and asked in disbelief. He immediately made another series of hand signs and used perception ninjutsu, but he couldn't sense Tonan's life aura.

"Impossible, how can you die so easily?" Hiruzen muttered. It felt like his heart suddenly became empty. He didn't believe the result and used perception ninjutsu again, but he still got nothing. It seems Tonan was truly dead…

At this moment, Hiruzen found that he didn't have the pleasure of successfully avenging his sons. Instead, he felt as if he lost the most precious thing in the world. The snowfall was getting heavier. The large snowflakes fluttered densely, falling from the sky. As soon as they touched the fire, they melted into a plume of smoke.

The fire gradually subsided, thickening the smoke. Hiruzen stood in a daze. Time passed second by second. The fire was completely extinguished, and the surrounding area was shrouded in a thick fog. Hiruzen's clothes were soaked and it became very cold. However, he felt that he was confused like never before. He didn't know whether he did the right thing or not.

Suddenly, he sensed danger from behind. Crackle, crackle, crackle… When the harsh ear-piercing chirping sound came, it was already close at hand. Hiruzen instinctively turned around and thrust the Adamantine Staff in his hand towards the electric light.

Puff… The blood splattered on the ground, turning into a bright red flower. The scene seemed to freeze at this moment. Hiruzen and Tonan looked at each other just like this. Both wearing a look of disbelief.

The Adamantine Staff had ruthlessly pierced through Tonan's chest. But the Kusanagi Sword in Tonan's hand had just cut off a few strands of Hiruzen's hair.

Tonan's eyes widened, and a sad smile appeared on his face. "You truly want to kill me… no hint of mercy…"

Hiruzen's hand that was holding the Adamantine Staff trembled slightly, and he mumbled with a complex look, "Tonan…" Blood flowed from Tonan's eyes and looking miserable, he said in a hoarse voice, "My Kusanagi Sword intentionally deviated but your Adamantine Staff was aimed at the heart. Regardless of what I did, it was not enough… In your heart, I'll always be inferior to those two wastes!"

The three tomoe Sharingan in Tonan's eyes spun rapidly and turned into Mangekyo. Seeing this, Hiruzen was stunned. "This is… are these eyes…"

The Mangekyo spun slowly but was filled with despair. In the next moment, the surrounding scenery fluctuated. Hiruzen woke up with a start and looked around. There was no sign of any battle here.

Was it just genjutsu? For some reason, Hiruzen subconsciously sighed in relief. He noticed they were still in their original positions. The only difference was that at this moment, Tonan was kneeling on the ground.

With his head lowered, he was trembling, and drops of blood were dripping on the snow, dying it red. Hiruzen looked at Tonan with complex emotion. He felt that the rage in his heart had subsided. He couldn't muster the slightest amount of resentment towards Tonan.

Instead, he called out, "Tonan…"

Suddenly, Tonan raised his head and roared. "I've nothing left. Why did you go and find the truth?"

His voice was filled with endless sadness… At this moment, when Tonan raised his head, Hiruzen saw that the three tomoe in Tonan's eyes had turned into the Mangekyo Sharingan. Moreover, it was spinning slowly while bleeding continuously.

"He has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan? Is it because I killed him in the illusion, hurting him…"

Hiruzen closed his eyes and sighed, "Tonan, why did you kill Shinnosuke and Asuma?"

Tonan laughed desolately hearing this question. "I'm not stupid, I know everything. As long as Shinnosuke and Asuma are around, you won't look at me. You don't even bother to look at the birthday present I bought for you after skimping and saving. Regardless of how I try, no matter how much I do for you, I can never match blood relationship."

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Chapter 182: Unfounded Charges, Taking Yaksha Form

"So, you killed Shinnosuke and Asuma, not for clan and power but because you felt I preferred them and neglected you…" As Sarutobi Hiruzen thought this, a strong pity emerged in his heart. "Tonan, you haven't realized what you have done! You are muddled by jealousy."

Uchiha Tonan stood up and shouted, "Yes! I'm jealous. I've always regarded you as a father. Even though you killed my parents, I never hated you. Why can they get your care without doing anything just because of the so-called blood relationship? Can't you see who treats you well? Who stood up when Orochimaru betrayed you? It was me! I'm just a chunin but I dared to fight with a Konoha Sannin for you!"

Perhaps, because of being too deep in the act, Tonan exerted too much force. As a result, veins popped out on his forehead, turning his face red. He was even panting by the end.

Hiruzen was startled. His hands trembled slightly, and his eyes were also slightly moist. Tonan's last sentence broke his defense in an instant. The wind was blowing beside his ears, making him feel a tingling pain.

Heavy clouds shrouded the sky, causing the entire forest to plunge into darkness. The snow was also getting thicker. A curtain of broken flowers seemed to be drawn between the two of them, making it difficult for Hiruzen to see Tonan's face.

He could only see a strange red light in Tonan's eyes. "That's right… the person who cares about me the most in the world seems to be just Tonan…" Hiruzen took a deep breath and calmed down, "Who told you I killed your parents?"

Tonan secretly absorbed Hiruzen's negative emotions and answered with a miserable smile, "The Great Elder told me that you transferred my parents to Kiri's frontline. That place is foggy all year round. How can the Sharingan be effective there? How would the fire-style and lightning-style ninjutsu restrain water-style? I'm not stupid, but I deliberately neglected this fact. I no longer have parents. And now, I don't even have a sensei anymore… I've nothing left…"

The Mangekyo in Tonan's eyes spun rapidly and he emitted strong chakra fluctuations. Seeing the situation turn for the worst, Hiruzen hastily explained, "Tonan… I indeed have the responsibility in your parents' matter. It was my error in command. Because at that time, the village was lacking manpower."

"I know that you're good to me and I also know that you've always cared for and loved the village. We can talk about Shinnosuke and Asuma. No hatred cannot be resolved. You must remain calm and not fall into darkness." Hiruzen was a little flustered, and his words almost stuttered. He didn't even realize that his revenge had no connection to Tonan's parents.

In fact, he had no intentions or thoughts of killing Tonan's parents. He just discussed it with Shimura Danzo. After the war, they reckoned that the Uchiha clan had contributed a bit too much to the Second Shinobi War. And he simply wanted to suppress their arrogance. They were targeting the entire Uchiha clan.

Most of the ninjas in the villages knew about this and they tacitly approved it. But could he say this? No.

"It's too late. From the moment you killed me in the illusion, everything is too late. We'll never go back to what we used to be. Even if I don't hate you, every time you remember it, you'll hate me. I know I'm inferior to Shinnosuke and Asuma. However, it doesn't matter now. Sensei, let's go to the world of the dead together and start over. When we get there, I will personally apologize to your sons."

Tonan's face was filled with indifference and he slowly spread his hands open. A pitch-black Yaksha appeared around him. It was bigger than the nearby hills. Its appearance sent out an oppressive feeling. The Yaksha had a ferocious ghost face, with a pair of horns on the head and fangs in its mouth.

Like Tonan, it had also spread open its arms. Its ten pointed fingers were like sharp claws. Hiruzen narrowed his eyes on seeing this. Was this Uchiha Madara's rumored Susanoo? But why was it so different from what was written in the intelligence records? It was so similar to the Death God drawn on the Reaper Death Seal Scroll.

Hiruzen became anxious. "Tonan! Wake up, don't get lost in the darkness."

Tonan looked at Hiruzen dispassionately. With a grim smile on his face, he said, "Sensei, I'm awake like never before. I used to deceive myself. The dream of bringing peace to the world is just a dream. I can't even save myself, how can I save the world? I was a nobody and living itself was very tiring. Come down together with me. Please forgive my last selfishness."

After speaking, he waved his hand towards Hiruzen. At the same time, the Yaksha also waved its arm, ferociously sweeping it towards the Hokage. The simple swing of an arm created a deep ravine on the ground as if the sturdy ground was as soft as tofu.

Just before the Yaksha swung its arm, Hiruzen summoned Enma and turned it into Adamantine Staff. He swung the Staff, trying to block the attack. However, it was like a chopstick facing the Demon. Just touching its sharp claws, Hiruzen felt an incomparable force, and he was sent flying back.

This was the result when Tonan was still holding back. He wouldn't stop this until his right eye's Tamamo-no-Mae could no longer absorb Hiruzen's negative emotions.

"Don't you hate me for killing your sons? I don't need to resort to sophistry. I just need to shift the cause and effect of this incident on you and show how good I'm to you. And finally, make unfounded counter-charges, saying you caused my parents' death."

"Look, I didn't fuss about you killing my parents. If you still blame me for killing your sons, do you still count as a human?"

After landing, the Adamantine Staff reverted to Enma. The monkey king reached out to wipe the blood from his face, and said with an ugly expression, "Sarutobi, why are you fighting with Tonan? How can he summon such a monster? It even injured me."

Hiruzen solemnly replied, "This is most likely the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo Sharingan. It is mentioned in the secret record that Madara had a pair of eyes just like that."

Meanwhile, Tonan controlled Yaksha to move slowly, heading towards Hiruzen. He swung his claws again and again, attacking his sensei. At the same time, he was crazily absorbing the negative emotions that Hiruzen continued to emit. This was also one of the reasons why Hiruzen couldn't hate Tonan.

Hiruzen and Enma were temporarily powerless. They could only awkwardly dodge and run. "I heard that Susanoo has unrivaled defensive power, and ordinary ninjutsu is useless against it. Enma, can the Adamantine Prison Wall trap him?"

Hiruzen could see that the matter at hand wouldn't be resolved if this continued, but he was unwilling to use powerful techniques like the Five Style – Continuous Great Bullet Technique, out of fear of hurting Tonan.

Enma ran for his life while anxiously saying, "This awful thing can harm me. And don't forget he also has a sharper Kusanagi Sword in his hand."

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Chapter 183: Will Of Fire, Reconciling

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Enma ran all the way to a valley. They tried to use narrow terrain to avoid the pursuit. The cliffs on both sides were towering, and the wall surface was very smooth. There were even some flowing waters dripping to the ground, creating a dripping sound.

Chasing after them, Uchiha Tonan shouted, "Sensei, do you see these eyes? It represents endless pain and uncertainty. If possible, I'd rather never wake them up. It's such a pity there are no ifs in life."

The Yaksha's right arm stuck into the cliff and shook it violently. The entire cliff collapsed and countless pieces of rubble fell towards the valley, creating a heaven-piercing sound.

Enma instantly transformed into dozens of Adamantine Staffs, forming a cage to protect Hiruzen. Both Enma and Hiruzen were buried by broken stones.

In the next moment…

Boom… Holding the Adamantine Staff, Hiruzen rushed through the debris and jumped out. He landed on the stone pile and stared at Tonan. Seeing that the Yaksha was preparing to attack again, he helplessly shouted, "Tonan! Have you forgotten the Will of Fire?"

The Yaksha's movement suddenly stopped. A hint of confusion flashed through Tonan's eyes, and he dazedly repeated, "Will of Fire…"

There's hope! Hiruzen's eyes lit up. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and continued, "When the leaves dance in the air, the fire also prospers continuously."

Hearing this, Tonan felt very awkward inside while pretending to be confused. These words were simply not appropriate in this situation. The illiterate Hiruzen truly took this sentence as an all-purpose remedy. Tonan even suspected that Hiruzen had never understood the plain meaning of this sentence for all these years.

Even if he must use it, couldn't he add some context to change the meaning? Tonan was simply speechless. However, at this moment, he could feel that his ocular technique, Tamamo-no-Mae, couldn't absorb any more negative emotions.

Therefore, he should end this farce. Everything should be done within a limit. If he continued to push, it would make Hiruzen impatient and think that he was unreasonably making trouble.

Also, after everything was said and done, his plantation in Konoha was too important. Although there were many bloodline limits outside, there were no reincarnations of Asura and Indra. And Rinnegan was the stone to step the threshold of the Six Paths level. This was the safest path.

If he ran away after making a mess, Hiruzen might annihilate the Uchiha clan in advance. If that happened, he would lose the chance to achieve the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, then he wouldn't even have a place to cry.

"Will of Fire… Konoha…" The confusion in Tonan's eyes intensified. It seemed he had been blindfolded by gauze. He couldn't see the light but only the chaos. Tonan held his head with his hands as if he was in great pain.

Blue veins popped on his forehead as if the blood vessels were going to burst. He also ripped his hair. At the same time, he bellowed, "What's the meaning of all this? I'm such a selfish villain. How can I care so much?"

Seeing Tonan's current appearance, Hiruzen continued to persuade, "You still have me, I never thought about killing you. I was carried away by anger earlier. Can you forgive your sensei?"

Once Hiruzen said this, Tonan knew that this ordeal was finally over. He immediately knelt on the ground and raised his head to look at Hiruzen. Tears streamed from his eyes, "Sensei…"

His tone was filled with sobs. He resembled a severely aggrieved child. His previous lunatic expression had disappeared, replaced by deep emotions. Tonan also controlled the Yaksha around him, making it look like he was struggling with his life on the line.

Then, he quietly transformed it into the Great Tengu's second form – the Buddha Form. The pitch-black Yaksha seemed to wail quietly and the ferocious look of the evil spirit looked unwilling. Soon after, bits of golden specks gradually covered the Yaksha. The terrifying demon disappeared without a trace and instead, a benevolent and compassionate Buddha, emitting golden light, appeared.

Enma dispelled the Transformation Technique and stood beside Hiruzen. He said with great surprise, "It changed…"

Hiruzen looked at Tonan with a face full of relief and nodded, "It's not surprising. Sharingan is the eye that is known as the window of the soul." At present, Hiruzen firmly believed that Tonan's Susanoo was able to turn into a compassionate Buddha from a terrifying Yaksha because of his contribution.

"This child is so attached to me and I wanted to kill him. I'm inhuman. I'm afraid apart from my dead father, only Tonan cares about me the most in this world." Hiruzen looked at the brightening sky behind the Buddha.

Before he knew it, the sky was showing first light and birds had already come out searching for food. The snow had also stopped and the morning rays could be seen on the horizon.

He closed his eyes and looked at Tonan again. "With a student who regards me as his life like this, what kind of a son do I need? Affection is far more precious than blood." Hiruzen felt like he was enlightened. It seemed his understanding of the Will of Fire had improved to a higher level. He looked at Tonan with eyes full of love.

Enma looked at the Buddha stretched high in the sky and said with a shocked look, "So that's how it is. Is this the power of emotion? It's incredible."

Tonan seemed to have overcome the confusion at this moment. He stood up and stared at Hiruzen, wiping the tears off his face, "Sensei, thank you…"

Enku looked at Tonan and sighed deeply. He patted Hiruzen on the shoulder, "Sarutobi, regardless of what happened between you two, just let it go. Tonan is selfless towards you and Konoha. Don't live in plenty without appreciating it. To be honest, I'm a little jealous of you today."

Hiruzen nodded, "I understand, I almost made a big mistake and lost a good student."

Enku dispelled the Summoning Technique on his own, leaving behind just the sensei and the student. "Tonan, I'm sorry," Hiruzen spoke to Tonan with a warm smile. Tonan's face was filled with affection. His Mangekyo Sharingan disappeared, reverting to his black pupils.

The golden Buddha also disappeared. He subconsciously took a step towards Hiruzen, leaving deep imprints on the snow. After walking one-third of the distance though, Tonan collapsed. Hiruzen would have to cover the remaining distance. After all, you would cherish things only if you had to pay, even if it was a trivial thing.

Hiruzen hastily walked over and carried Tonan on his back. He then slowly walked toward Konoha. In front of him, the red sun had jumped out from the morning mist, and a myriad of lights played on the snow, dyeing the morning fog red and creating long shadows behind the two.

The morning breeze blew softly.

Coo, coo… In the sky above, a flock of white pigeons flew over chirping. Tonan seemed to be disturbed by the noise and his hands around Hiruzen's neck tightened slightly.

Hiruzen smiled knowingly and glanced at the sun that had just risen from the horizon. He then bowed a little so that Tonan could sleep more comfortably.

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Chapter 184: Transcendence Redemption, Searching Secrets

Sarutobi Hiruzen carried Uchiha Tonan on his back all the way to the Sarutobi district. After walking into the courtyard, he reached out and patted the boy's arm that was holding his neck, "We're home, it's time to come down."

Tonan quietly rubbed his head against Hiruzen's back and reluctantly got down. "Come in, I happen to have something to talk to you about as well." Hiruzen led Tonan into the house. Tonan first carried Hatake Kotoura, who was still sleeping soundly on the sofa and sat opposite Hiruzen.

Both of them lowered their heads in silence. Regardless of how harmonious they were earlier, that was an intense moment. Now, they needed to calm down and rationally analyze the situation. Hiruzen felt his body searching for something, and then in a moment of realization, looked at the broken smoke pipe on the ground.

He got up and went to the cabinet to take out a new pipe and put tobacco in it. He lit it up and after taking a deep breath, he lightly said, "Let bygones be bygones. People make mistakes. I'll destroy the evidence."

Tonan, despite holding Kotoura, looked like a little child who was being scolded for misbehaving. "Sensei, I'm sorry."

Hiruzen picked up the family portrait and put it in the drawer. He sighed, "You are, after all, young, and will act impulsive and reckless. I also ignored you because of them, so I'm also responsible here."

Hiruzen returned and sat across Tonan again. He realized they shouldn't continue to discuss Shinnosuke and Asuma so he changed the topic, "By the way, if I'm not mistaken, the Mangekyo Sharingan has special ocular techniques. What are your techniques? Will you tell me?"

Tonan adjusted his glasses and replied, "My Mangekyo seemed to have changed. My ability seemed to be very evil but I didn't notice it at that time. Now, my left Mangekyo's ocular technique is called Transcendence. It can lead deceased souls to a carefree paradise. As for my right Mangekyo's technique, it's called Redemption. It can extract darkness from people's hearts but it will be injected into mine and I'll bear their pain."

Hiruzen nodded, hearing Tonan's answer. He blew out a mouthful of smoke and sighed after a long time. "They are great ocular techniques." He narrowed his eyes and blew out smoke again before looking at the clock. "However, it's better for you to use the ocular technique called Redemption less. Don't harm yourself to save others."

Tonan nodded, "I will take care of it."

Cough, cough… At this moment, Kotoura seemed to have been choked by Hiruzen's smoke and coughed. It frightened the older person so much that he immediately extinguished the smoke and with a kind smile on his face, he reached out and pinched Kotoura's plump cheeks, "You don't need to go to participate in the Honorary Chunin Competition. Your strength has already surpassed the Chunin level. When I go to Hokage Residence later, I'll change your ninja rank."

Tonan raised his eyebrows and said with some hesitation, "But… my mission number is far from enough." Hiruzen waved his hand, "You don't need to worry about this. I'll take care of it."

Tonan nodded, "Thank you, sensei, if it's alright with you, I'll leave now. You rest as well."

Hiruzen withdrew his hands and leaned back on the sofa. He closed his eyes and nodded lightly, "Hmm". At this moment, although they had dealt with past suspicions, it would take some time for the scars to heal.

Tonan didn't have to worry about Hiruzen going back on his words for the time being. Human beings were decision-making creatures. Once they made up their minds, it was equivalent to building up a wall that would last for a while.

He walked out of the Sarutobi district when no one was around. He looked down at Kotoura in his arms. The baby's black eyes reflected Tonan's face and he happily reached out his hands as if he wanted to grab something. He also opened and closed his mouth a few times, as if calling out to Tonan.

Ding! Gained Hatake Kotoura's acknowledgment. The corners of Tonan's mouth rose, revealing a warm smile. He then made a hand sign with his right hand, and placed his palm on Kotoura's head, quietly implanting the Cultivation Path Cursed Seal.

Immediately after, the pain made Kotoura wail. Tonan continued to walk, rocking him lightly. The earlier the cursed seal was planted, the better the assimilation effect. Along the way, people looked at them and smiled knowingly. They thought that Tonan was coaxing the child but they were unaware of how much torment Kotoura was suffering at this moment.

However, Kotoura couldn't voice his pain. He could only express his agony by crying. He also instinctively swayed his tiny body but was held down effortlessly by Tonan. His face was flushed red and tears flowed down his cheeks.

A passer-by female ninja glanced at Kotora and asked with a worried look, "What's wrong with this little fellow? He's crying too miserably."

Tonan smiled slightly, "I forgot to feed him milk last night, so he is crying." The female ninja frowned and looked at Kotoura, "What a poor child. His face is so red… is he sick?"

Tonan gently held Kotoura with one hand and placed the other hand on his forehead. It was burning hot. It seemed the curse triggered the immunity system. With no change in his expression, Tonan said, "Fortunately, he has no fever. It might be because he's crying too hard. Be obedient, Kotoura. We'll return home immediately and drink milk."

Tonan held the baby close to his chest to prevent the woman from reaching out and touching him. He walked past her while coaxing Kotoura. Soon, the baby fainted because he was unable to bear the pain.

Tonan placed his finger below Kotoura's nose. He was breathing, but it was very weak. "It's enough as long as you don't die. If you survive this, you'll be my best ration."

Meanwhile, at the welfare institution, Yakushi Nono came to take care of Kotoura as usual. However, even after knocking at the door for a long time, no one answered.

"Did he go somewhere this early in the morning?" Nono inwardly thought and looked back at the ground but the snow had almost melted, covering up all traces. After thinking for a bit, she discreetly opened the locked door and walked in.

Once inside, she closed the door to avoid being seen by Maito Dai and Gai. Nono looked around after entering the door, confirming no one was around. She immediately went to the study and began to rummage through the bookshelf.

She was looking for any valuable information. As a spy, when stealing non-emergency information, she always chose the safest time to act.

She decided to act today because she realized Kotoura was away. Babies of that age cannot hide their aura. As long as Tonan took him away, even if they came back immediately, she would be able to stop in time.

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Chapter 185.1: Diary Exposed, Dispelling Hostility

The heat stove had been burning since last evening. The charcoal inside was almost burned out. The indoor environment was warm and cozy. Yakushi Nono maintained her breathing so she could use her hearing to judge whether someone was coming outside.

She quickly rummaged through the bookshelves. Suddenly, Nono opened a book and saw Uchiha Tonan's handwriting on it. A slight smirk formed on her face as she placed the book on the desk and opened it.

Nono just looked at the first page, and her eyes lit up.

His diary… Nono quickly flipped through the pages and felt overwhelmed. Almost every page was filled with Tonan's handwriting. Most of the pages were either filled with the summary of the Will of Fire or praising Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Only after calming down and looking carefully, she could see the content of the day between the lines. However, this thick diary contained just about a month's worth of content.

No way… Nono raised her head and looked at the entire bookshelf, subconsciously gulping. The top space of the bookshelf was filled with books with the same cover. The one she took out was just the first book.

It seemed that the plan of finding key content from the diary by herself and then reporting it had failed. Nono immediately removed all the diaries from the bookshelf. She then took out a scroll from her pocket and opened it. Making hand signs, she placed her right hand on the scroll.

Secret Art – Heart Seal Technique. After using the secret art, Nono hastily opened the dairies and quickly read them. Whenever she saw something, tiny symbols appeared on the scroll. Time passed little by little. Drops of sweat dripped from her chin. This was too much work…

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It took Nono three full hours to record the contents of all diaries on the scroll. She then put the diaries back on the bookshelf in the same order that she remembered as before. She closed the scroll and put it back into her pocket. After carefully checking that she didn't leave any traces in the study, she wiped her sweat off her face and left the study.

Squeak… The door opened slowly. Nono's pupils instantly shrank. In the living room, she saw Tonan lying beside the cradle, gently stroking the sleeping Kotoura.

"To… Tonan-kun…"

Shush… Tonan didn't look at her. He just raised his finger to his mouth and shushed. He then covered Kotoura with a quilt. Nono felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest. Although it was said that Tonan had a gentle personality, he was someone who could kill Orochimaru.

Nono, who had been a spy for so long, knew that she shouldn't be fooled by appearances. Most ninjas were courteous to their people but that didn't mean they wouldn't be cruel when facing the enemy.

If she let Tonan know that she was a spy sent by the Root… Tonan slowly got up and walked over to Nono. He whispered in her ears, "When did you arrive?"

Nono pretended to be calm and smiled, "I was here but I just saw that you and Kotoura were not there, so I thought to see if there was any place to clean."

Tonan smiled and sized up Nono. At this moment, Nono felt like his gaze had turned into invisible hands that were feeling her entire body. Gradually, she noticed that Tonan's gaze moved to her pocket.

Her heart thumped. She forcibly suppressed it from beating too loud to not reveal any flaws. Fortunately, Tonan's gaze only stopped for a moment before moving back to her face. He smiled and slowly raised his hand.

Nono felt like her heart was tightly clenched by a pair of invisible hands. She was under incomparable pressure. She also found Tonan's smile very strange.

"You've worked hard. You're sweating so profusely." A gentle voice was heard and Nono felt Tonan's finger wiping off the sweat hanging on the tip of her chin.

"Tonan-kun, I'm feeling sick today. I should go back home." Nono forced a smile and left the room without waiting for Tonan's reply. The moment she walked out of the room, she was sweating profusely. She didn't dare linger any longer. She hastily left the welfare institution.

The cold wind blew lightly, making Nono, who was drenched in sweat, feel cold. In the house, Tonan opened the study room and walked in. He looked at the bookshelf, which didn't seem to have been touched. He then looked down at the flower and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "So, that's how it is."

Tonan shook his head while chuckling and walked to the window. He opened it and stretched out his hand. A white pigeon on the branch outside the window flapped its wings and landed on the back of his hand, cooing affectionately. Tonan used his other hand to lightly rub the white pigeon's head, and warmly said, "She's still useful to me."

Half an hour later, at the Root headquarter, Shimura Danzo looked at the decoded diaries in front of him and felt like his head was spinning.

Among the things written in them, seventy percent were about the Will of Fire, and the remaining thirty were about Hokage-sama.

"Is Hiruzen's brainwashing this good?" Danzo wanted to throw these diaries far away. The content in them was nauseating. However, he resisted the urge. Although he didn't know the specifics of the battle between Tonan and Hiruzen last night, early this morning, the Root ninja detected traces of a battle in that area.

Judging from it, Tonan's strength had reached a height that was unimaginable for ordinary people. With such powerful strength and his invincible status under Hiruzen's protection, Danzo knew that he could no longer make a move on Tonan.

However, he couldn't let Tonan become any bigger as well. Otherwise, it was very likely that after Hiruzen abdicates, he would leave the Hokage position to Tonan. Whether it was his own long-standing dream or Tonan's Uchiha background, Danzo couldn't allow it to happen.

"Konoha has already decayed… only I can lead it to real prosperity," Danzo muttered to himself. He took a deep breath and continued to read through Tonan's diaries.

Will of Fire… Hokage-sama… Will of Fire… Hokage-sama… Will of Fire… Hokage-sama… parents are dead… Will of Fire…

Danzo spent an entire day like this and was already in a trance.

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Chapter 185.2: Diary Exposed, Dispelling Hostility

Shimura Danzo spent an entire day reading the entries made in Uchiha Tonan's diary. He was already in a trance. Finally, he saw the notes for the last six months.

The experience of Fire City made me discover that most people in the world live in dire straits. In contrast, Konoha is simply heaven. No wonder so many people didn't hesitate to buy an inch of land in Konoha even if they had to sell off all their assets.

……

Master Chigo died… died of guilt, died of incomprehension. That's right, he indeed acted according to the rules of the Land of Fire. But this was wrong! Evil should be deterred by iron-blooded means. Blind care and education cannot save the world.

Severe illness requires strong medicines, and in troubled times, heavy means should be used. Evil should be treated more ruthlessly. Make them afraid, and make them tremble when the slightest evil thought arises.

When Danzo saw this, he found that he was no longer bored, and lightly said, "Interesting."

……

Wrong, I've always understood the Will of Fire incorrectly. Perhaps, it should be said that I missed an important point. People are divided into good and bad and villagers are also divided into enemies and allies.

The Will of Fire should also be divided into two sides. 'The place where the leaves dance, the fire prospers continuously'. That is the situation when treating villagers and allies. However, when dealing with bad people and enemies, tolerating them with the Will of Fire is an injustice to good people and blasphemy to dead heroes.

The place where the leaves dance, evil has nowhere to hide. Brilliant flames will eventually dispel all darkness. And brings safety and warmth to the sprouted seeds.

Danzo nodded in agreement, "Yes, this fellow's philosophy is somewhat similar to mine."

He then continued to scroll down. The more he read, the more engrossed he was. Between the lines in the diary, there were no longer the beautiful idealisms it used to be. Instead, he was cynical and revealed deep hostility that delighted Danzo.

My beloved parents, clan members, and even Konoha's fellow citizens died on the battlefield of the Second Great Shinobi War. They are all heroes, who burned themselves, illuminating the village.

But what was the result? Konoha won the war, but what did we get? For the so-called village's pride, we signed a peace treaty with enemy villages so easily. What a good heart! What magnanimity! Foolish! Ignorant!

"Well written!" Danzo slapped the armrest abruptly.

It's a pity that Konoha's ideal has flaws. I understand everyone's desire for peace. But a blood debt must be repaid in blood. If they want to fight, we must fight back. Konoha's men aren't afraid of death, not afraid of battle, and also not afraid of war.

If we lose, then it's better to die in glory than to live in dishonor. If we win, let them pay a heavy price. Unfortunately… It's regrettable…

Danzo sighed heavily and shook his head. His heart felt a bit heavy. He recalled the time when Hiruzen signed the peace treaty after the Second Great Shinobi War. He strongly opposed it every time but it was useless. He was weaker than Hiruzen and hence he was not the Hokage.

……

Sarutobi-sensei is a good Hokage. He has enough cohesion and appeal. He can unite all forces in the village when foreign enemies attack. But once the war is nearing victory, or in times of peace, the village will change into a mass of loose sand again.

There is a huge chasm between ninjas and common people. Talent, resources, and connections — common people don't have these things. Apart from a small number of people, even if most civilians become ninjas, they are just expendable in the war. The ninjas also compete with each other and even this competition has reached a bad level.

In the war, as long as the scale of victory is tilted in our favor, the ninja clans would stop doing their tasks to preserve their strength. At the same time, they expect other ninja clans to stand on the frontline and consume their strength.

Moreover, those who are sent to the ninja academy are not the clans' strongest but the weakest. The geniuses are for increasing the clan's reputation, and the wastes are to fill the quota and to put on a show to everyone. Most of the children are hidden in the clan and taught secretly.

……

I've been observing Orochimaru-sama recently. He's one of the Konoha Sannin whose reputation reverberated throughout the Ninja World. I think he is probably the one who can change Konoha. Sarutobi-sensei should retire.

And the next Hokage should be Orochimaru-sama. According to rumors, Orochimaru-sama would be an iron-blooded Hokage.

Seeing this, Danzo couldn't help snorting, "You are bad at reading people. People like Orochimaru are innately cold-blooded and selfish. I'm the best candidate for the Hokage."

……

I thought about it for a long time and made a difficult decision. I summoned the clan members who still had Konoha in their hearts, planning to go with them to kill Orochimaru-same. He is doing human experiments, using our village's people as materials.

This kind of person cannot be the person I'm looking for. He is a devil. I must kill him. I can't let Konoha be destroyed in his hands. Even if this ends in my death…

……

I came back alive. Orochimaru-sama must have died. I could see that Sarutobi-sensei had plans to let Orochimaru-sama go. But cancer should be amputated from the roots. I couldn't let such a strong person who hates Konoha be released. Otherwise, there would be endless trouble.

I don't know what will happen to Konoha in the future. Honestly speaking, I'm so disappointed in Sarutobi-sensei. He's the Hokage and he should do everything from the village's perspective but he decided with an emotional perspective today.

I wonder when we will get an iron-blooded person to lead Konoha to glory. I don't regret killing Orochimaru. Everything is for Konoha.

Seeing this entry, Danzo couldn't help but silently add, "Am I not the iron-blooded person you are looking for?"

After a long time, Danzo finally finished reading Tonan's diary. He raised his head and sighed, "It seems my prejudice ran too deep. It turned out that this kid is the same as me."

He called out loudly, "Ryoma!"

A figure flashed and knelt in front of Danzo. Danzo said in a deep voice, "Tell Nono to copy Tonan's diary when she has the chance. It's very useful to me."

"Yes, Danzo-sama."

After Ryoma left, Danzo put down the diary and quietly said, "Perhaps, we shouldn't be enemies."

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Chapter 186: Friends Dining Together, Obito's Hostility

"Cheers!" In the barbecue restaurant, Uchiha Tonan, Namikaze Minato, and the others were dining together. Uchiha Obito took a sip of the juice and said with envy, "We just went out to finish a mission but you've become a jonin already. It's too fast."

Nohara Rin bit the straw and peeked at Tonan, "Obito, how can you compare to Tonan? He even defeated Orochimaru."

Tonan squinted and said with a smile, "I besieged him with other clan members and it was still a one-sided battle. If it wasn't for Sarutobi-sensei arriving in time, I'm afraid I might've lost."

Hatake Kakashi quickly pulled down the mask without anybody noticing and took a sip of juice, "I never thought the gap between us would keep getting wider. It seems that I can't catch up with you."

Tonan adjusted his glasses and said warmly, "At the summit, some people arrive earlier and others later. But people on the same path end up at the same height in the end." When Kakashi heard this, he nodded slightly.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand." Obito asked Tonan with a confused look wondering why Tonan was talking about summits and mountains. When everyone saw his silly face, they couldn't help smiling.

Minato turned his head to look at Tonan, "Now that this mission is over, I'm planning to teach Obito and others well. In spring, Konoha will hold the Chunin Exam. I want to use this time to improve Obito and Rin's strengths."

"It just so happens that I recently developed a new ninjutsu as well. If you're interested to take a look, come tomorrow. I'd also like to hear your opinion and see if there's any need for improvement in it."

Tonan nodded, "No problem. I've also been idle lately. By the way, is the Chunin Exam team format or individual format?"

"Team format."

Tonan frowned slightly, "Then, wouldn't there be one person less? It's a big disadvantage."

"Kakashi will also participate."

Seeing a puzzled Tonan, Minato explained, "In this Chunin Exam, Ame and Suna will also participate. And if Konoha can't seize the championship, the impact will be considerable. Besides, Kakashi isn't very old."

Only then did Tonan nod in realization. This was not just an exam for Konoha.

"Don't just focus on chatting, eat quickly. The meat will burn otherwise." Uzumaki Kushina interrupted the conversation between the two and put roasted meat in each person's bowl.

"Let's start," Obito began to eat frantically, "Thank you, Kushina-senpai." Tonan politely thanked her as well and picked up the roasted meat to eat. In his heart, however, he was busy plotting.

"Chunin Exam… Perhaps, this was a good opportunity."

Obito was stealing glances at Rin while eating the meat and discovered she was doing the same to someone else. He followed her light of sight and his gaze collided with Tonan's. Obito was slightly startled, "Tonan, why are you looking at me like this?"

Tonan smiled, "I think you've great potential." The unexpected praise embarrassed Obito. He scratched his head and said, "That's for sure. I, however, am the future Hokage."

Tonan firmly replied, "I believe you can do it."

……

The next day, in the training ground in the suburbs, Minato looked at the sky helplessly and explained to Tonan, "Looks like Obito won't be here for a while. I'll show you my new ninjutsu in the meantime."

Tonan nodded calmly. Minato opened his right hand and kept gathering chakra on his palm. He rotated and compressed it and soon, a light blue rotating ball appeared on his palm. Tonan pretended to be surprised, "It's a signless technique and it looks very powerful."

A small smile formed on Minato's lips, "Yes, I've named it Rasengan. It is about transforming the chakra's shape to the extreme but the main trick is compression and rotation. The more chakra is compressed, and the faster the rotation speed, the greater the power."

After speaking, Minato rushed towards a large tree next to him and hit its trunk with Rasengan.

Bang… The big tree, which would've needed several people to hold it, collapsed. Tonan touched his chin and began to analyze, "This technique's power is very good. But the disadvantage is also obvious. The tension of Rasengan's compression and rotation is too substantial. A large amount of chakra is needed to control it."

"Thirty percent of the required chakra is for using this technique and the remaining for controlling it. Just this point alone will rule out ninety percent of ninjas with insufficient chakra. In addition, this kind of ninjutsu is a close-range attack. The restriction cannot be ignored."

Minato was surprised by Tonan's insight. Tonan could find Rasengan's flaws just by looking at it once. He nodded with admiration, "Yes, this move has many flaws but my charka amount is sufficient, and I can use it to crush kunai."

"I was able to develop this thanks to Kakashi. His Raikiri inspired the idea. In comparison to Rasengan, Raikiri is difficult and perfect in all aspects. However, I know space-time ninjutsu, which can make up for Rasengan's close-range flaw. This is more suitable for me."

Kakashi saw Tonan looking over at him. He straightened his body and looking indifferent, he asked "Do you want to learn my Raikiri? I can teach you."

Tonan wouldn't be courteous with Kakashi. He gently said, "Then, I'll take you up on the offer." Although Tonan had learned a lot of ninjutsu from Sarutobi Hiruzen, he didn't know all the skills. There was a serious monopoly on ninjutsu in this world.

Especially the chakra compression skill, which involved theoretical knowledge. As for Rasengan, as long as he mastered compression, it wouldn't be difficult for him to learn it. At this moment, a figure appeared in the distance. Rin, who was quiet for a long time, yelled, "Obito, what time is it? You're late again."

Obito ran over and said while panting, "I'm sorry, I was late because I was helping a grandma cross the road."

Minato waved his hand helplessly, "It's alright… just be careful in the future. Let's go, I'll take you and Rin for special training. By the way, Tonan, I'll trouble you to teach Obito fire-style ninjutsu when you've time. I'm not too familiar with it."

Tonan smiled, "No problem, I'll teach him after his training is over."

Obito was about to agree, but when she saw Rin staring at Tonan with inexplicable eyes, he unhappily said, "I don't want it. I'm already good at fire-style, I don't need him to teach me."

Minato hadn't expected Obito to refuse so sternly. After a slight surprise, he gave Tonan an apologetic look. He then took Rin and Obito to start basic training not far away.

Half an hour later, a harsh chirping sound entered Obito's ears. He glanced at Tonan, who had successfully used the Raikiri, from the corners of his eyes. "Isn't it just because your talent is better? I'll definitely beat you. And Kakashi…" Suddenly, a gust of wind blew against his face. Two kunai were about to hit him, stunning Obito.

Minato appeared in front of him just in time and grabbed the kunai. Then, with a serious look, he said, "Obito, you're distracted again." Obito scratched his head and looked at Rin, who was constantly looking at Tonan. He lowered his head and said in despair, "Sor… sorry"

Not far away, Tonan dispersed the Raikiri and glanced at Obito. "A simple person should be easy to break." Thinking of this, he turned to Rin. He saw her blushing as she hastily looked away.

"Sometimes, women are a hindrance. I've to find a chance to eliminate Obito's hostility.

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Chapter 187: Teaching Acupoints, Jealous Obito

At about noon, Uzumaki Kushina made a special trip to bring lunch for everyone. Once everyone finished eating, she bade them farewell. Soon after, Uchiha Tonan began exchanging pointers with Hatake Kakashi on sword techniques. And Namikaze Minato began teaching Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin how to release ninjutsu.

Obito and Rin didn't have much ninjutsu proficiency. Apart from the three basic techniques, Obito had learned the Grand Fireball Technique and Rin had learned the basic medical ninjutsu, Mystical Palm Technique.

Minato knew very little about these two techniques, so it was very difficult for him to teach them anything further or build on them.

"Fire Style – Grand Fireball Technique." Obito made hand signs, took a deep breath, and spat out a small flame…

Sigh… Minato helplessly slapped his forehead. Seeing this, Tonan felt that it was almost time. So, he walked over and leisurely said, "Minato-sensei, it's getting late. Why don't you all head back? Let me teach Obito and Rin."

Minato understood Tonan's implication and pretended as if he suddenly remembered something, "Oh, that's right… Kakashi and I just happen to have something to do. I'll leave these two with you, then."

Minato walked over to Kakashi and winked at him. Then, the two left the training ground together. Seeing that Tonan wanted to teach him ninjutsu, Obito folded his arms and turned his head away, "I didn't say I want to train with you."

Tonan adjusted his glasses and said without being annoyed at all, "Since that's the case, I'll teach Rin alone. Obito, you can leave as well then."

Tut… Obito turned around and left. But just after walking out of their sight, he couldn't help worrying about Rin. He stealthily returned and hid in the bushes to observe.

Tonan took Rin to a large rock. "Sit down."

"Hmm…" Rin sat down quietly and watched Tonan intently. Tonan stood in front of her and began to explain, "I don't know much about the Mystical Palm Technique but I do know a little about medicine. I also know a little about the human body's acupoints and meridians."

Rin praised Tonan with a look of admiration hearing this, "Tonan-kun knows a lot. I stay up late every night to learn all this but I still don't know much about it."

Tonan smiled, "That might be because you didn't study systematically. Do you want to learn the knowledge of medicine or the human body first?"

Rin tilted her head, "I think either is fine."

Tonan thought for a while and said, "Then, let's learn about the human body now. After all, the lethality of the Mystical Palm Technique's attack on meridians and acupoints is very potent. The knowledge of medicine won't help you much in Chunin Exam."

Tonan bent down and picked up a branch from the ground. He pointed at Rin's shoulder. "Remember this acupoint. Most of the fire-style ninjutsu flow through this acupoint."

He was using a branch because Tonan knew that Obito was watching in secret. Since he was just paving the path for the subsequent acknowledgment, he needed to consider Obito's feelings.

If he used his hands directly, that would infuriate Obito. Seeing Obito had no intention to come out, Tonan pointed at one of Rin's relatively sensitive acupoints.

Eh… Rin felt a tingling sensation at the spot where the branch was pressing, and she couldn't help moaning. Obito, who was hiding behind a bush, became upset and cursed, "Damn…"

"Sorry, that's the only way to make it easier for you to understand the exact location," Tonan said to Rin apologetically.

Rin shook her head and said, "It's fine…"

Tonan nodded and continued to move towards the next acupoint. "And this place." "Hmm…" Rin's voice pierced Obito's heart but he endured it and didn't show up. Tonan frowned slightly and said, "Maybe you are too sensitive because you're a woman."

With a look of guilt, Rin said, "I'm sorry, Tonan-kun, I truly couldn't help it."

Tonan sighed and prepared to make another move. He threw the branch away. "There's no one else but only me as the test subject here." As he spoke, he took off his robe, revealing his sturdy upper body. Rin swallowed and blushed hard. Tonan pointed to the left side of his abdomen without a change in his expression and slowly said, "This position along this trajectory, about two centimeters away from the skin… You should feel it. It won't work if you look at it, you need to practice."

Rin felt that her mind was blank. She stood up in a daze and reached out her hand to touch Tonan's body. At exactly this moment, Obito finally jumped out. "Hey!"

His voice pulled Rin back to reality and she retracted her hand. She felt like she was caught cheating.

Tonan calmly turned his head to look at Obito and asked with a puzzled look, "Obito?"

"You…" Obito felt like he was going to explode but he didn't know what to say. Tonan walked over to him and grabbed his wrist, "You hadn't left yet. Perfect, can you be Rin's test subject?"

Obito was still organizing the righteous words in his head but it was interrupted by Tonan's words. "Me…" Looking at Rin who had lowered her head, Obito replied with a wretched smile, "Heh heh… no problem!"

Tonan pulled him to the large rock and pointed at it, "Take off your clothes and lie down there."

Swish… Obito's hand speed was at full display at this moment. In front of the two, he showed what it meant to take off clothes in seconds. But Tonan grabbed his wrist… "You don't need to take off your pants. Close the zipper."

"Oh…" Obito was a bit embarrassed. He was too excited right now but he didn't think too much about it. He laid down on the big rock with his upper body exposed.

Tonan had already put his shirt back on. He squatted down and gently pressed the acupoints on Obito's back with his finger while explaining to Rin. Obito complained in his heart, "Why is Tonan touching me…"

"This is the neuro acupoint. Once Mystical Palm Technique hits this point, it can paralyze the body for a short time. Come and try it."

"Rin is going to touch me…" Obito felt his heart thumping and he was looking forward to it. However, Rin's technique was entirely different from Tonan's. Moreover, since Obito had ruined the atmosphere right now, the little girl still held a grudge.

Therefore, she used a bit more strength.

"It hurts…"

Chapter 188: A Younger Sister, Recycling

The setting sun was holding a grand farewell ceremony in the west. The fiery red sunset dyed the entire sky in its colors. At this moment, Uchiha Tonan, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin had just completed their training and were returning to their homes.

Obito was tormented all afternoon and was feeling extremely unhappy at the moment. But he couldn't vent his grievances on his beloved Rin. Therefore, he could only sneak behind Tonan, trying to find a small place to ask him whether or not he liked Rin.

Tonan quietly walked towards Konoha's shopping street while Obito sneaked behind him. Tonan had noticed that Obito had taken the bait and the corners of his mouth couldn't help rising a little. He arrived at a flower store and walked in.

Obito stuck his head out from the street's corner and watched Tonan walk into the store. He grumbled, "What a disgusting person! Why's he going to a flower store?"

His imagination ran wild and Obito's hostility towards Tonan rose by several levels. He began to contemplate how to mess up his plan. Soon, he saw Tonan walking out with a bouquet of roses.

"Roses… he wants to confess his love!" Obito hastily followed but to his surprise, this pursuit brought him only to the Uchiha district gate. "Is he planning to do it tomorrow?"

Obito saw Tonan was about to walk into his house. He couldn't wait any longer, so he rushed and called out, "Tonan!"

Tonan, who had just opened the courtyard door, turned and gave Obito a blank look. He then forced a smile and asked, "Obito, what's wrong?"

Seeing Tonan's expression was not looking very good, Obito turned his question into a statement, "I wanted to ask you something." Tonan nodded, "Wait for me, let's talk on the way."

Tonan walked into the courtyard. Half a minute later, he came out with a wood carving in his hand. "What did you want to talk about?" Tonan asked as he walked towards the clan's border area. Obito didn't know where Tonan was going, so he followed him, "You… are you interested in Rin?"

Thinking about how Tonan and Rin were driving him crazy earlier, Obito's anger rose again and his words were emotional. Tonan was slightly startled and asked with a puzzled look, "What do you mean?"

"That…" Obito kept scratching his head. He didn't want to spell things clearly, lest Tonan realized he liked Rin. After all, he had maintained a secret crush for all this time and he couldn't let others know about it now.

Tonan looked at Obito deeply, and as if he realized something, he chuckled and shook his head, "You are thinking too much. I've always regarded Rin as a younger sister."

Obito was first stunned when he heard Tonan's reply and then was pleasantly surprised. His hostility towards Tonan disappeared in a flash. "Really? And here I thought…"

As he was speaking, he noticed the wood carving in Tonan's hand. The carving looked like a girl and most likely a cute girl. Obito felt it looked familiar but he couldn't quite remember. "You already have someone you like?"

"Why are you asking that?" Tonan's voice was filled with reminiscence and melancholy. His pace slowed down a little and he lowered his head as if he was deeply saddened. Obito put on a face as if he could see through everything. He pointed at the bouquet in Tonan's hand and said, "Why else would you buy roses? Aren't they used to propose?"

Tonan was silent after hearing his words and continued to walk with a deep look. The setting sun was slowly falling into the mountains but even its last sliver was releasing its light to the fullest. The horizon's afterglow shone on Tonan and Obito.

Seeing that Tonan had such a side, Obito was very excited. With a gossipy look on his face, he poked Tonan with his elbow and asked, "Who's she? I never saw you together with that girl."

Tonan's voice was hoarse as he replied, "Mina." He seemed to be filled with longing.

"Mina? Who?" Obito felt as if he had heard this name before and he thought about it for a long time.

Tonan smiled bitterly and shook his head. He sighed, "Sure enough, not many people remember her name anymore." His words seemed to jolt Obito's memory, "I remember, she was our classmate in the first grade." As soon as he said this, Obito recalled that Mina was dead. He lowered his voice, "Sor… sorry."

"Never mind, people die like a light being extinguished. It's not surprising you don't remember her."

Tonan forced a smile again and his eyes became dim, "In this cold and indifferent clan, I'd only seen two kind-hearted people. One of them was Mina."

Obito scratched his head and asked, "Who's the other one?"

Tonan paused and turned his head to look at Obito meaningfully. He then continued to walk again. Obito was stunned for a moment and then pointed at himself, "Me?"

But Tonan seemed to be in a bad mood and didn't answer him again. Obito felt that he should find a way to comfort Tonan at this time so he looked for a topic and asked, "Can I take a look at this wood carving?"

Tonan quietly handed it to Obito. Obito noticed the wood carving's outlines were clear and even the expressions were very detailed. The wood was also of good quality. The edges and corners were spotless and without any flaws. It looked like it was kept very well every day.

Obito exclaimed in admiration, "It's so delicate, you carve so well."

Tonan sighed deeply, "It doesn't matter what it is, you can do it well as long as you work hard. For many years now, her voice and smile have filled my mind, accompanying me every night. As time passed, not only did the memory not fade, but it became clearer. It just so happened that today was also a special day so I want to go to pay her a visit."

Obito nodded quietly, recalling Mina's memories. But he couldn't remember what day it was today, so he asked, "What special day is it? I remember she didn't die in this season and it seems her birthday was also not around this time. When we were in the first grade, she invited her classmates to have snacks."

Tonan didn't know when Mina's birthday was so he could only cook up a reason. He said with a sad look, "Today is the day we met."

Obito thought for a while. This was not when school was open so he did the math in his mind and asked, "So, you two knew each other before you went to the academy."

Tonan nodded, "I met her briefly when I was a child, but at a glance, I knew I'd never forget her in my life."

At this moment, Obito felt that Tonan was like a kindred spirit. In fact, Tonan was worse off than him. Although Rin didn't quite like him, she was at least alive. But the person Tonan liked had died long ago.

What a pity… Thinking of this, Obito looked at Tonan with sympathy and said, "Tonan, you miss her to this day. I think if she knew this in the nether world, she'd be very happy."

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Chapter 189.1: Gaining Obito's Acknowledgment, Tsunade's Wrath

Reminiscing about the deceased Uchiha Mina, Uchiha Tonan and Uchiha Obito had arrived in the cemetery outside the clan's district. The former narrowed his eyes slightly and found Mina's grave. He placed the wood carving and the bouquet of roses in front of the tombstone and knelt, "Mina, I've come to see you again."

Obito stood behind Tonan and looked at the overgrown grass on the tomb, "It seems this grave hasn't been cleaned for a long time."

Having said that, he prepared to walk forward to pull out the grass. But Tonan quickly stopped him, "Don't do it. Mina liked to wear flowers and plants on her head the most when she was alive."

Obito was stunned for a moment but nodded, "Is that the case? I thought it was neglected for a long time."

Tonan was spouting nonsense but managed to handle the flaw and looked at the tombstone with a sad face. He said in a low voice, "Mina, don't worry about me. I'm having a great time. I don't have many friends but the ones I've are all very dear. He's also from the Uchiha clan and he's kind-hearted just like you."

He beckoned to Obito, "Obito, come and say hello to Mina." Obito walked over to Tonan's side and hesitated for a moment. He also knelt and awkwardly said, "Uh… hello, Mina."

Tonan seemed a little excited and he moved forward on his knees. "Did you hear that? He's Obito… you haven't forgotten him, right? He's our classmate. Like me, he used to be at the bottom of the class. He has great potential and is also a kind person. He's a worthy partner."

Obito hadn't expected that he was already a 'dear friend' in Tonan's heart. He couldn't help but look at him, "Tonan…"

Immediately afterward, he looked at Mina's grave with a serious look and solemnly said, "Mina, you can rest assured. I'll take good care of Tonan. And we'll always be good partners."

'Ding! Gained Uchiha Obito's acknowledgment.'

"Sure enough… It was so easy after eliminating the hostility. This is really… wasting my intelligence!" Tonan couldn't help himself from smiling subtly and then stood up and patted off the dust on his pants. "Alright, we won't disturb your rest."

Obito froze for a moment and asked, "Aren't you going to spend more time with Mina?" Is the visit already over? Isn't it too quick?

However, for Tonan, once Obito's acknowledgment was in, the rest did not matter. The current Obito was nothing but a powerless genin. He was not worthy of Tonan's efforts. The Kamui ability was good but it was a bit troublesome to kill. So, a final step was still required.

Tonan smiled lightly and said in an inexplicable tone, "Yin and Yang are separated, it's not good to disturb her for too long… Obito, do you want to become stronger?"

Obito nodded, "I want to."

Tonan looked around and secretly used Wind Communication to confirm there was no one else around. He then said in a bewitching tone, "I have a secret technique that can open up the human body's conception vein and stimulate one's potential. But the process is very painful."

Obito's eyes narrowed, "As long as I can become stronger, I can endure no matter how painful it is."

Tonan smiled and bent down to pat Obito's shoulder, "I'll open up the conception vein for you so you can tap on the great potential in your body."

As the charade was nearing its end, Tonan's face turned cold. He made hand signs and placed his palm on Obito's head. This time, Tonan used more origin energy in the curse seal. As long as Obito didn't reach the level of Six Paths, his life and death were just a matter of thought for Tonan.

Obito felt like his skull was opened by something and a cold qi rushed into his mind. Even though he had already prepared himself, he realized he had underestimated the pain. "It hurts so much…" The gloomy qi continually moved around in his mind like a snake. It felt like it was gnawing his brain.

Pain, pain, pain, heart-rendering pain. The pain was unbearable… death was better than life. Obito was hovering between life and death. "Ah…." His scream could be heard throughout the cemetery.

Tonan had experimented many times with the Cultivation Cursed Seal. He knew that this seal was not fatal. He was not worried about Obito's safety. He considerately gave him enough room to roll over and walked over to Mina's tombstone. He reached out and stroked the tombstone, saying in a low voice, "Mina, thank you."

Tonan suddenly thought of the Shuten-doji ocular technique in his left eye and looked at the surrounding graves. Thinking of trying it, he turned his back to Obito and activated the kaleidoscope.

He closed his eyes and a second later, his left eye abruptly opened, the Mangekyo spinning rapidly in it creating a suction force. Gradually, in his vision, a white soul was pulled up at the edge of the cemetery and floated towards him.

As the soul got closer to him, the floating speed became faster and it was sucked into his left eye's space. Tonan felt a strange comfort rising from his heart, intoxicating his senses. But there was just one new soul nearby. He looked around and sighed, deactivating his Mangekyo. Such instinctual pleasure was addictive.

In the Shuten Space, the soul of the Uchiha clan member that was absorbed right now looked at its surroundings with a baffled look. The sky was blood-red and the earth was full of lava. Everywhere was desolate and dead.

"Did I do too many bad things? There truly is hell after death," the Uchiha clan member muttered and wandered. However, just after taking a few steps, he accidentally stepped on the lava that sprayed out from the ground and his feet were burned, emitting blue smoke. That blue smoke gradually floated in the blood-red sky above.

The Uchiha clan member took a few steps back in surprise and his figure dimmed a bit. As a soul, he shouldn't feel pain but he could feel himself being swallowed by something. He raised his head and looked around seriously. A feeling of despair filled the bottom of his heart.

At first, he hadn't paid much attention to the surroundings, but now that he did, he saw there were interconnected lava streams everywhere on the ground. Terrifying dark clouds with lightning flashes moved slowly in the sky and lava rain poured in torrents.

Back in the real world, half an hour later, the sun had completely set and the cold crescent moon had risen. Obito was sweating profusely, lying on the ground, and his eyes were slightly unfocused.

In his line of sight, a human-shaped black figure appeared, covering up the moon. Obito's eyes narrowed and some expressions returned on his lifeless face. He weakly asked, "Tonan… did… did I succeed?"

Tonan casually replied, "Yes, you succeeded, your potential will awaken within a certain time. At that time, it'll be very easy to use ninjutsu."

"Thank… thank you…" After speaking, Obiito closed his eyes and fell asleep. Tonan quietly looked at Obito's face and a strange smile appeared on his face, "No need to thank me."

Having said that, he picked up the unconscious Obito and walked toward the Uchiha district. He had spent too much life origin to implant this cursed seal. He would need some time to recuperate.

The primordial energy could grow with strength. This was also why the average lifespan of the Ninja World was so low but many ninjas with exceptional strength could live for a long time.

Naturally, Tonan didn't quite understand the specific details about lifespan. It seemed that it was related to the soul's origin. But given the fact that a person had a soul even after death meant that when a person's lifespan ends, the soul's source wouldn't be used up.

In this context, Tonan boldly guessed that perhaps when everyone's primordial souls were consumed to a certain extent, a mechanism would be triggered to force people to die of old age. As for the specifics, he would take time to explore them.

A month later, Konoha finally welcomed the New Year. Tonan stuck Spring Festival couplets at the welfare institution gate. Red lanterns were hung on the corridors as well as on the plants in the welfare institution. This style was unique to Konoha.

To celebrate this special day, Tonan specially set up several tables in the open space of the institution. He cooked several tables full of dishes himself and invited people not only from the institution but also Namikaze Minato and his group to celebrate the New Year together.

He also thought about it a lot and went to invite Sarutobi Hiruzen as well.

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Chapter 189.2: Gaining Obito's Acknowledgment, Tsunade's Wrath

After much consideration, Uchiha Tonan wanted to invite Sarutobi Hiruzen to celebrate New Year at the welfare institution. However, in the reception room of the Hokage Residence, the staff turned him away on the pretext that the Hokage was very busy due to the Chunin Exam.

Tonan knew that without the Tamamo-no-Mae ocular technique to absorb Hiruzen's negative emotions, Hiruzen must have started to resent him again in his heart by now. But from his earlier experience, he figured Hiruzen had no plan to make another move against him for the time being.

Now, the best way was to not have any contact with him and wait for the war to start.

In the middle of the night, everyone went back to rest after eating and drinking. Tonan also returned to his room and used a toy to tease Hatake Kotoura, who was crawling on the floor.

Kotoura had an innocent smile on his face. He reached out his chubby little hand to grab the toy. However, because he was not tall enough yet, he couldn't touch it for a long time. The baby was impatient and looked at Tonan with big round eyes as if asking for help.

Seeing that Tonan was just looking at him with a smile and had no intention to give him the toy, Kotoura staggered a few times and finally stood up. However, the moment he did so, he fell again because he couldn't control his center of gravity.

After repeating this over and over again, he finally stood up and grabbed the toy. He then sat on the floor with it and laughed happily. A hint of surprise flashed in Tonan's eyes. Generally, ninja offspring developed physically faster.

They could talk and walk when they were just half a year old, and when they were about a year old, they could go to buy sauce. However, Kotoura's physique grew at an inhuman level compared to his peers. He was only three months old but he could already stand up.

It seemed that the cursed seal's assimilation effect was very efficient. If Tonan remembered correctly, Itachi would be about the same age as Kotoura right now. However, Itachi was still an infant in swaddling clothes, unable to move.

He had planted the cursed seal on Kotoura after he had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. If the assimilation effect reached a certain level, Kotoura might be able to awaken the Sharingan in the future.

Kotoura played with the toy for a while and looked at Tonan who was silently sitting there. He stood up with difficulty holding the toy and staggered into his arms. He raised his beloved toy and moved his mouth a few times, making two incomprehensible sounds, "Bah~ Bah~."

Tonan looked at the baby quietly and reached out to rub his head, "Be obedient, it's time to go to bed. Go to bed and play." Tonan picked up little Kotoura and put him into the cradle. He turned around and went to his study room, ready to finish today's diary.

Unknowingly manipulated by him, Yakushi Nono would leak his diary to Shimura Danzo every once in a while. Danzo seemed to have become Tonan's loyal reader. He couldn't sleep at night if he didn't read that exciting diary for a day.

He couldn't wait to lock up Tonan and make him write more. Tonan opened the diary, and without thinking about it, he picked up the pen. His speed of writing was such that his right hand was more like an afterimage.

Generally speaking, Tonan wrote a diary of tens of thousands of words every day, but it didn't take long.

"Ba~ Ba~"

"Baba~"

……

Kotoura's calls kept coming from the living room. Tonan was not in a hurry to coax him because he wanted him to practice his language skills. When he grew up some more, Tonan also planned to teach him to write with both hands. This would benefit him in learning ninjutsu signs in the future.

In the dark night, stars filled the sky flickering brightly and dimly like gems and pearls. Konoha was filled with bright lights on New Year's night. Especially the shopping street, where the ninjas who were on vacation got together with three to five civilian women and drank together, making the scenery look peaceful.

Not everyone was immersed in joy though. The Hokage Building shook violently, immediately followed by two figures rushing toward the welfare institution at astonishing speed.

Tonan, who was speed writing, suddenly paused and rushed to the living room at lightning pace. Rumble… In the welfare institution, the ground around the house where he lived gave way and then the entire house collapsed.

"Tsunade, don't fight here."

"Get lost!"

Besides the ruins, Senju Tsunade had smashed the ground with her fist. Her eyes were red. At the welfare institution's entrance, Jiraiya was holding Maito Dai with one hand and Maito Gai with the other.

Dai muttered in disbelief, "Jiraiya-sama… this…"

"Don't bother about this… you shouldn't care," Jiraiya interrupted Dai's question, and he raised his head to look at the figure on the Sunset Building roof of the welfare institution.

"Wa, wa…" Tonan looked down at Kotoura whose right cheek was cut by debris. He created a shadow clone and made him carry the baby and go far away. Tonan opened his eyes wide, and three tomoe Sharingan spun slowly, staring indifferently at Tsunade below.

He slightly raised his hand and a pallid light rose from the ruins, landing in his hand. "Spies these days have become too bold. They dared to break into Konoha's welfare institution to kill people, not even sparing a three-month-old baby."

Tonan's voice instantly spread throughout Konoha via the buff of Wind Communication. Countless Leaf ninjas rushed toward the welfare institution after hearing him.

Tsunade clenched her fists tightly and glared at Tonan, "Uchiha brat, I'll kill you and avenge Orochimaru."

Tonan sneered and shouted righteously, "Oh, so you are the remnant evil of the human experiments…. die!"

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Chapter 190.1: Reversing Polarity, Antagonistic Trend

After shouting a warning at Senju Tsunade, Uchiha Tonan disappeared without a trace. Leaving a person like this alive who had such extreme hatred towards him was only a hindrance. The present-day Tsunade didn't have much ability except for The Hundred Healings.

Since she did not have much use for him, Tonan couldn't be bothered with her. People who had no value but created trouble should be killed. And it just happened that she had provoked him first, giving him the perfect excuse. Instantly, lightning flashed around his body and he appeared right above Tsunade with the Kusanagi Sword in his hand hissing loudly.

"Such speed!" Tsunade's pupils shrank and she instinctively jumped back, narrowly dodging his lethal attack. She moved back in time but her necklace floated in the air due to inertia and was cut into two pieces by the Kusanagi.

Tsunade, who was already agitated. Seeing that not only did Tonan almost kill her but even the memory Senju Hashirama left behind for her was destroyed, she lost her mind completely. The moment Tonan landed on the ground, chakra erupted from her body, and she punched the ground.

A huge crack spread toward him but this level of attack was simply too easy to dodge. Without batting an eyelid, he moved to one side but the crack went straight towards the Sunset Building. Amid the battle, Tonan had no interest in saving the old people there. If they died, it was fine for him. In fact, it provided him with a good cover to kill Tsunade.

"Don't!" Maito Dai shouted and was about to open the Eight Gates mode to save the old people in the building but Jiraiya, who was still rational, was one step ahead and had already formed hand signs.

"Art of the Raging Lion's Mane." Jiraiya's hair grew long in an instant and it extended around the building, wrapping the entire Sunset Building.

"Tsunade, are you crazy? There are people in there," Jiraiya was furious and shouted at Tsunade. Although Orochimaru's death saddened him as well, it didn't mean it was a good reason to kill innocent people.

Tsunade was startled, realizing that she was emotionally overwhelmed and was too impulsive, not caring about human lives. She began to control her strength and attack range, fighting Tonan carefully to not accidentally hurt others as much as possible.

Tonan, wielding the Kusanagi Sword, was not afraid of Tsunade's monstrous fists. Regardless of how hard fists were, they were still made up of flesh. They were nothing in front of his sharp blade. Tsunade knew that she couldn't face the Kusanagi head-on and kept wandering around looking for opportunities to attack.

Since they were in Konoha, the Leaf ninjas arrived quickly. At this moment, they had already made a circle but the Anbu members had blocked them. Seeing this, Tonan couldn't help narrowing his eyes. Sarutobi Hiruzen must have already heard about the situation here. It seems that Hiruzen's hatred recovered too quickly. He knew that the current Tsunade and Orochimaru had a good relationship and she would look for him to settle scores but he did not stop her.

At this time, after receiving an order, the Anbu members detoured from the place where the two were fighting and headed to the Sunset Building to move out the elderly people there. Once that was done, Tsunade would no longer be shackled and could go all out.

One punch after another hit the ground. There seemed to be a giant reptile under the surface, continuously breaking the ground and rising. Tsunade tried to disturb Tonan's attack by changing the terrain. As long as he would land on the ground, he would be affected by the remaining power of her fists.

Rumble… The welfare institution had a large area. It was enough for the two to fight without hassles and release wide-range ninjutsu.

Jiraiya frowned and shouted at the crowd, "It's not good here… Everyone step back and move the surrounding residents away. With me here, no one will die. It'll be over as long as Tsunade's anger subsides."

At this moment, Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina who were far away had also arrived. At a glance, they noticed that Tsunade and Tonan were fighting all out. So, they wanted to step forward to stop them. However, after hearing Jiraiya's order, they hesitated and backed away a little.

"Uchiha kid, apologize to Tsunade," Jiraiya shouted. If this continued, the entire welfare institution might cease to exist and the nearby residents might also be implicated. It was better to stop the fight in time.

It had just been a few years since the end of the Second Great Shinobi War. The friendship between Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru was still very strong. Tsunade was furious when she heard Tonan killed Orochimaru. However, Jiraiya was different. Perhaps, it was because he had traveled to many countries in the past few years and had seen too much human suffering. Between justice and emotion, he was more inclined towards justice.

Kushina watched the dangerous battle between the two and she worriedly asked, "Jiraiya sensei, what did Tonan do to make Tsunade-sama angry?"

Jiraiya took a deep breath and solemnly replied, "It's because of what happened with Orochimaru."

As soon as his words fell, the surrounding Leaf ninjas frowned. When it came to Orochimaru, everyone's feelings were complicated. Minato's face shrank. He took a step forward and lowered his head, "Sensei, do you know about Orochimaru's human experiments?"

Jiraiya didn't look at Minato and sighed, "I know… this is not this brat's fault but Orochimaru was Tsunade and my partner after all. You know her temper. Sometimes, she doesn't care about right and wrong and needs to vent the sadness in her heart. Rest assured, if she had truly wanted to kill, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to reveal her aura."

Minato looked at Tonan who seemed to be forced to run all around the battlefield and shook his head, "Sorry, sensei, Tonan used to be my student. He has already endured too much injustice and grievance. I can't let Tsunade-sama attack him like this."

Kushina was already furious when she heard Jiraiya's absurd words. She shouted, "Minato, why are you wasting time talking to this old man? I'll stop him, you go save Tonan."

Minato nodded and took out his kunai, preparing to enter the battlefield. Jiraiya sighed and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, with me here, that kid will be fine. Besides, if my judgment isn't incorrect, he is no weaker than Tsunade. Consider this your sensei begging you. I'll stop them myself in five minutes."

"F… Fine…" Minato hesitated after hearing Jiraiya's plea. He slowly lowered his hand and gently pulled Kushina's arm. Jiraiya was Minato's sensei and since he had promised that Tonan wouldn't be harmed, Minato pulled Kushina to stop as well.

Only the jonin levels could watch this battle. The chunin and genin had been blocked by the Anbu members and were persuaded to retreat far away. Tsunade's identity was special and today's incident was unreasonable. It would create a problem if this matter spread.

At some point, an Uchiha clan jonin in the crowd began to cheer, and the other Uchihas followed.

"You can do it, Tonan!"

"Long live Uchiha!"

"Long live Uchiha!"

Chapter 190.2: Reversing Polarity, Antagonistic Trend

Although Senju Tsunade had a special status and the title of the first medical ninja in Konoha who was widely respected among the people and the higher-ups, the Uchihas didn't care much about this. As long as their clan member could defeat a sannin in front of everyone, they would be extremely proud. Nothing could stop them at this moment from cheering for Uchiha Tonan.

As for the other Leaf jonin, while they were inclined toward Tonan, Tsunade's prestige was deeply rooted in their minds and hearts. It was not easy for them to side him openly. They instead chose to remain silent. The result was the one-sided cheer for Tonan.

Tsunade's eyes were bloodshot with rage by now. The blue veins on her forehead were almost bursting out due to the repeated use of excessive force. Her chest heaved violently and she wanted to vent all her anger on Tonan. At this point in time, nothing was going in her favor.

Different positions represented the different views of right and wrong. For Tsunade, Orochimaru had sacrificed too much and made a significant contribution toward Konoha's victory in the Second Great Shinobi war. While she too believed it was wrong of him to conduct human experiments, he shouldn't have been killed in the way he was.

At the very least, he should have been caught and handed over to the village to judge what to do with him. Her belief was solidified when at the Hokage Residence earlier in the day, their sensei Sarutobi Hiruzen told her that he was planning to let Orochimaru go at that time, but it was Tonan to insisted to chase after him and even took the chance to sneak attack and seriously injure him, which then resulted in his death.

Tsunade's primary intention today was to come here and beat Tonan to a half death condition. But now, because of the Uchiha clan's applauds and shouts, emotions eroded her rationality completely.

"Sure enough, Second Grandpa was right… Uchiha is the most evil clan." "So detestable!" Tsunade angrily yelled looking for a chance to get back at Tonan. She dodged his sword attack and turned sideways. Raising her leg high, she hammered it down towards his head.

A fierce force blew against his face but Tonan was undaunted and the three tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly. The Mangekyo-leveled ocular power gave him a super dynamic vision that was making this fight all too simple for him. He easily dodged her lethal attack using the Lighting Spirit Wind Flash.

Bang! With a stomp, the ground of the entire welfare institution turned into a deep crater. Large amounts of smoke and dust rose, shrouding the two people in their scope, making it difficult for others to see what was actually going on inside.

Jiraiya frowned thinking that high-leveled or even lethal and forbidden ninjutsu could be used at any time. He was worried there would be a casualty among the two. However, in the next moment, his eyes widened, and he angrily shouted, "How dare you!" His hair grew wildly in an instant and shot straight into the smoke cloud. The speed of his move was swift and as it penetrated the smoke cloud, it cleared up enough to reveal the situation inside.

At this moment, in the middle of the battlefield, Tonan had appeared in front of Tsunade wearing a smirk on his face. Tsunade was about to throw a fist but he sprayed a mouthful of blood on her face. Regardless of how despicable the trick was, as long as it was effective, he didn't care about it at all. He really wanted to kill her.

The moment the blood was sprayed on her, Tsunade became weak and powerless. She couldn't even stand steadily. Puchi… And at this time, Tonan's Kusanagi ruthlessly stabbed her abdomen. The hit was made but just as the sword pierced her body, Jiraiya's hair had dragged her out of the smoke not allowing any critical damage.

Tonan didn't have the option to chase after his prey either because at exactly this time, a big stick dropped from the sky and stuck on the ground in front of him. As a result, he couldn't deliver the fatal blow. "It's a pity… had almost killed her."

Tsunade's situation was precarious. She was in Konoha and had blatantly attacked Tonan, the newly rising village hero. Since she had shredded all pretense of cordiality, there was no leeway to turn back.

"Tsunade!"

"Tsunade-sama!"

Jiraiya was distressed as held an unconscious Tsunade whose stomach was dyed red with blood. His face was very unsightly. Tsunade's apprentice Shizune, who was also a medical-nin and was in the distance, hastily ran over and began to treat her master's injuries at this time as well.

Step, step, step… Steady sounds of footsteps came from the smoke cloud. In combat readiness, Jiraiya stood in front of Tsunade and stared at the person who was leisurely walking out of the haze.

Tonan's eyes were scarlet and the tip of his Kusanagi Sword was still dripping with Tsunade's blood cutting a strong image in people's minds.

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Chapter 190.3: Reversing Polarity, Antagonistic Trend

"Tonan, are you alright?" Seeing him finally walk out from the mess, Uzumaki Kushina rushed over and sized Uchiha Tonan up. Namikaze Minato looked at Jiraiya who was glaring at Tonan like a tiger eyeing its prey. He hesitated for a while and then walked over to Tonan's side, making his position clear.

Tonan adjusted his glasses and turned his head to look into the distance, "Sensei, why did you stop me from killing the evil remnants of the human experiment? She destroyed the Konoha Welfare Institution and nearly killed the baby and the elderly people inside."

A breeze blew and Hiruzen appeared beside Jiraiya along with a group of Anbu members. Hiruzen lowered his head and looked at Tsunade's injury, subconsciously sighing in relief. He looked at Tonan with a complicated gaze, "Do you know her?"

"Of course, I do. She said she came to avenge that scum Orochimaru who captured innocent villagers to perform human experiments. She must've something to do with it as well."

Tonan looked at Tsunade, who was on the verge of death, with deep seeded hatred in his eyes. After a pause, he stared at Hiruzen in disbelief, "Could it be that she has an important background and you want to let her go sensei? Have you forgotten about the dead villagers?"

Hiruzen answered with a gloomy look, "She is Tsunade. And don't say that you didn't hear how others were addressing her when you were fighting?"

At this moment, a figure walked out from the dark corner of the street. "What if she is Tsunade? Hiruzen, you are the Hokage. Orochimaru should die because he performed human experiments. Tonan is a hero who upheld Konoha's justice. But Tsunade attacked him to avenge a criminal. And you… not only did you not denounce her but you are questioning Tonan? What if Tonan knew Tsunade's identity from the beginning? Could it be that because of her noble status, she can do whatever she pleases in Konoha?"

Hiruzen looked at Shimura Danzo, who was walking over and coldly said, "Danzo, that's not what I meant. And this has nothing to do with you."

Danzo snorted and asked, "How does this have nothing to do with me? I'm also a part of Konoha. When someone is using status to take revenge on a Leaf hero, if I don't come out to help, then who'll speak out for me when someone treats me in the same way, someday?"

Danzo walked over to Tonan's side and stood beside him. He looked straight at Hiruzen and said, "Justice is in people's hearts and it isn't afraid of status."

Tonan raised his eyebrows slightly. "I had written this in my diary recently. I would've never imagined Danzo's comprehension was so much higher than Hiruzen's. He can use such a sentence flexibly already!"

He turned to Danzo and solemnly said, "Danzo-sama, thank you for speaking out for justice."

Hiruzen looked at the two people who seemed to be singing a duet. He narrowed his eyes lightly and leisurely said, "This is surprising. I never thought you would stand on Tonan's side one day, Danzo."

Danzo raised his head high and looked straight at Hiruzen, speaking without the slightest fear, "I stand on the side of justice."

For a moment, everyone present could sense that the two people seemed to be repelling each other. In the next moment, all the Uchiha jonin looked at each other and began to stand behind Tonan.

The Leaf ninjas were indecisive. Hiruzen had been the Hokage for so many years and his prestige had been deeply rooted in people's hearts for a long time. Even though they knew that this was Tsunade's fault, they didn't dare to oppose Hiruzen. But they couldn't hide their dissatisfaction while looking at him either.

At this moment, an angry shout came from the security line made by Anbu members.

"Catch him." Crackle, crackle… A lightning flash broke through the Anbu members' defense line and appeared beside Tonan. The dissipating lightning revealed Kakashi, who was panting, "Tonan, I'm late."

Tonan supported Kakashi and said with a grateful look, "Kakashi, thank you."

Seeing this, Danzo said, "Hiruzen, why did you make the Anbu seal this place? How about we take this opportunity to let the villagers judge this matter together?"

Hiruzen knew that he was in the wrong. If the villagers were involved, his authority as a Hokage would plummet. Even now, it seemed that the Leaf ninjas present were unhappy with him.

"No, it's just a misunderstanding. Tsunade didn't want to do anything to Tonan. It was just that when she returned to Konoha, she heard of Orochimaru's death and couldn't control her emotions. She just wanted to find someone to vent. I understand Tonan's ability and knew that he wouldn't have a mishap. So, I let him become her sparring partner. I didn't expect it would escalate so much. This was my carelessness."

Hiruzen opened his mouth and in a second turned the revenge target into a sparring partner, making a big fiasco into a small misunderstanding. Jiraiya reacted immediately as well and chimed in, "Yes, sensei specially exhorted me before we set off, instructing me to watch over them so that no one gets injured."

The trick worked. Much of the dissatisfaction of the Leaf jonin decreased with Hiruzen and Jiraiya's explanation.

Hiruzen sighed and hastily changed the subject, asking Shizune, "Shizune, how is Tsunade doing?" At this moment, Shizune had stopped the treatment and the wound on Tsunade's abdomen had almost healed.

"It's not a big problem."

Hiruzen nodded, "Take her to the hospital to recuperate for a while. I'll properly straighten her out after she wakes up." After speaking, he turned to the protagonist of the ordeal, Tonan, and said in an inexplicable tone, "Tonan, I've already explained the misunderstanding. Do you understand?"

Tonan and Hiruzen looked at each other for a long time. Finally, Tonan adjusted his glasses and replied with a gentle smile, "I didn't expect Tsunade-sama to be so affectionate and righteous. I can understand her sentiment about losing a partner. As long as you don't vent your anger on me because I accidentally injured her, it's all good, sensei."

Hiruzen paused after hearing Tonan's words and took a deep look at him. Immediately afterward, a kind smile appeared on his face, and he softly replied, "I won't."

He waved his hand and sighed, "The misunderstanding has been resolved. Everyone be on your way now.

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Chapter 191.1: Revealing Secret, Partner In Crime

Once the showdown between Uchiha Tonan and Senju Tsunade was over, with the Hokage turning an act of revenge into a misunderstood sparring battle between his old and new student, the ninjas left one after another under Anbu's guidance.

Namikaze Minato and the others had much to say to Tonan but Shimura Danzo glanced at them and solemnly asked, "Why are you all not leaving? I want to speak to Tonan on behalf of Konoha about the funding for rebuilding the welfare institution. Do you think I'll make things difficult for the Konoha hero?"

Tonan smiled at everyone, "You all go back and rest. I'm fine." Minato patted Tonan's shoulder, "Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need anything. Don't endure it alone."

Late at night, the crescent moon was like a lone boat in a sea of clouds. It passed through the gaps from time to time, sprinkling a touch of silver light. At the Hokage Rock terrace, the cold wind whistled, blowing dead grass blades and leaves all over the sky.

Tonan and Danzo stood at the edge, staring at the village, where the lights of thousands of houses were lit up. The previous battle hadn't affected most villagers' enthusiasm in welcoming the New Year.

Danzo squinted as he leisurely looked at the Konoha landscape, "I'm very curious about something. Why did Hiruzen and you suddenly fall out?"

Tonan raised his hand and caught a leaf flying in front of him, calmly replying, "Because I killed Shinnosuke and Asuma." Danzo was startled and looked at him once more. He thought of a possibility in his heart but he discarded it and commented with a puzzled look, "I don't understand."

Tonan chuckled and let go of the leaf. Just like this, he quietly watched the swirling leaf, slowly float down. Only after the fallen leaf had disappeared did he turn his head and lightly said, "I'm… Abe Seimei."

There was no change in his expression when he said this. He revealed such an important secret so casually. Danzo's surprise reached another level now. He took a deep breath and stared at Tonan in silence for a long time, not knowing what to say.

Since the incident in the Fire Capital, everyone was secretly investigating Abe Seimei's true identity. Let alone finding a clue, no one would have thought that this person could be Tonan, who right now was standing in front of him.

Danzo gradually frowned, unable to figure out the meaning behind Tonan's action. He asked, "Why're you telling me this secret so easily? Are you not afraid I'll reveal it?"

Tonan adjusted his glasses and shook his head. He chuckled, "Secrets, the fewer people know them, the more valuable they are." He then pointed at Konoha below and looked at Danzo, "Danzo-sama, if the people below learned this secret, what do you think they'd do? They'll just have one more topic to talk about after dinner, nothing more."

The reason Tonan revealed the secret was to be on the offensive. Now that Sarutobi Hiruzen knew it and already had a falling out with him, it was destined that it wouldn't be hidden for too long. As long as more than one person knew a secret, it was no longer a secret.

Taking advantage of the fact that Danzo had yet to know it, he took the initiative to lower Danzo's vigilance against him and trust him more. In a way, this was also making the most out of this secret. Tonan had already calculated that he would need to join forces with Danzo for a while. At that time, if Danzo suddenly learned about this, there might be friction between them.

Danzo narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, "Since you've fallen out with Hiruzen because of this, I can't figure out why he didn't call the Leaf ninjas to kill you."

Tonan looked at the crescent moon in the sky, "You must already know I fought against Sarutobi-sensei not long ago. In that fight, he was unable to do anything to me. What's more, I've killed Orochimaru and almost killed Tsunade today, which can be considered as killing one and a half of the Konoha Sannin. Once he sheds all pretense and attacks me in Konoha, I don't need to win. As long as I survive for just half an hour, do you think the Uchihas won't get involved?"

When it came to the Uchiha clan, Danzo's expression became fierce. "What is it that you want to do?"

Tonan glanced at Danzo without any fear and shook his head, "In fact, at first, I thought that Sarutobi-sensei was the kind of person who was just and fair for the village. It can be said that his Will of Fire enlightened me. But later I noticed many deviations. I found he was not as loving and selfless as he seemed to be. His selfishness was higher than anyone else's and his desires were never satisfied. The Fire Capital trip in particular practically collapsed my faith."

Danzo raised his eyebrows, "What happened in the Fire Capital back then?"

Tonan narrowed his eyes lightly, and said with a look of reminiscence, "I served as the temporary captain of the City Guards in the Capital. I abided by my duties to punish the criminals and eliminate evil in the area under my jurisdiction. I killed one batch after another of criminals and rescued hundreds of orphans from human traffickers. To not delay the orphans' growth, I disguised myself as Abe Seimei and taught them. But for some unknown reason, I caught the Daimyo's attention and was invited to teach the two princes. After I entered the Daimyo Residence, I discovered Shinnosuke's true face."

Danzo became interested and asked, "Could it be that Shinnosuke was not only serving as one of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas but was also carrying out secret missions?"

Tonan nodded gravely, "When I was teaching the two princes, I accidentally learned that Shinnosuke instilled the might of the Leaf ninja in the First Highness. He made insinuations about abolishing the other eleven ninjas after the First Highness succeeded the throne and replacing them with Leaf ninjas. I think you can imagine what the consequences of doing this could be, Danzo-sama."

Danzo was silent when he heard Tonan's words. The consequences of such a situation were obvious. With the life and death of the Daimyo in the Hokage's hands, the so-called one village, one country system would be useless. This system had taken root in the hearts of the Ninja World's people for several thousand years.

No one had dared to scheme something like this, even during the Warring States Period. Danzo had been plotting for the Hokage seat for so long but even he didn't think to dip his finger in the Daimyo Residence. "Hiruzen, I never realized your ambitions are so lofty."

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Chapter 191.2: Revealing Secret, Partner In Crime

After revealing his secret, Uchiha Tonan continued the storytelling session with Shimura Danzo. "The First Highness was ignorant of worldly affairs at that time and didn't know the stakes involved. Although I'm a Leaf ninja, I know that the ninja village's hand cannot extend to the Daimyo Residence. To do so is the worst offense. Sarutobi-sensei is no longer satisfied with just controlling the village. He wants the entire Land of Fire. Under my persuasion, the First Highness seemed to have sternly rejected Shinnosuke's proposal and he became even more vigilant towards Konoha."

"As a result, Shinnosuke became furious and assassinated the Daimyo, trying to frame the First Highness. Fortunately, his method was sloppy and was exposed by the other eleven guardian ninjas. They had a massive battle, destroying almost one-third of the Fire Capital. After hesitating for a long time, I finally decided to kill this unstable factor in the Ninja World with my own hands. Like this, the assassin died and Sarutobi-sensei's scheme failed. And the Daimyo Residence continued to maintain its cooperation with Konoha."

After listening, Danzo subconsciously nodded but he was reminded of something and asked, "If it was like what you said, why did you kill Asuma?"

Tonan raised his head and looked into the distance. "To eliminate Sarutobi-sensei's selfishness. Only by doing this, he would govern Konoha wholeheartedly. Of course, I know this is unfair to sensei but I could think of ways to make up for him. I am even willing to show filial respect to him in place of Shinnosuke and Asuma as a son. Everything is for Konoha."

A strange look flashed through Danzo's eyes. He felt this kid's mental circuit was hugely different from ordinary people. However, such a paranoid and powerful person might be the most suitable one for partnership. He coughed lightly and asked, "In your opinion, what kind of a person am I?"

Tonan glanced at Danzo and bluntly answered, "Shady, sinister and ruthless. You do things by fair or foul means. You also sent your subordinates to look for trouble with me again and again."

Immediately after Tonan spoke, Danzo clenched his fists, thinking that Tonan was going to fall out with him as well. However, Tonan dispelled his misgivings in the next moment. "But a single general's reputation is made out of ten thousand corpses. Those who want to achieve great things won't bother about trifles. If it was before, I would've thought you are a great out-and-out villain, Danzo-sama."

"But after returning from the Fire Capital, I've secretly observed you. Especially when I was being treated unfairly today, you were willing to step forward bravely and stand on the side of justice. I realized my views on you were biased. If I'm not wrong, you're interested in the Hokage position. That's why you used various kinds of means to cut off Sarutobi-sensei's wings. For example, White Fang-sama and me."

Danzo straightforwardly admitted, "Yes, I did all that. Konoha has decayed under Hiruzen's leadership. Only I can lead it back to prosperity. Tonan, if you support me in becoming Hokage, I guarantee that Konoha will become a thousand times better than what it is now."

Tonan stared at Danzo with a solemn expression, "This matter is of great importance. Can I hear your ruling policies?"

Danzo knew that the critical moment had come. As long as he was able to persuade Tonan, he would get a follower comparable to sannin for free. He immediately took a deep breath and solemnly said, "As long as I take the stage, the first thing I'll do is…"

Danzo launched into a presidential candidate speech. Tonan would frown and fall into thoughts sometimes and sometimes he was amazed. In the end, he looked at Danzo with deep admiration. "I didn't expect that Danzo-sama's understanding of the Will of Fire would be so profound. Many thoughts even coincide with mine. When the war is over, I'll do my best to support you as Hokage."

"War?" Danzo frowned when he heard this. Tonan nodded and said, "I feel like a war will break out soon. During this time, I don't want Konoha to experience too much civil strife."

As the leader of Konoha's Root, Danzo received various news about every country daily. He wasn't surprised when Tonan mentioned war. From all perspectives, there was a high chance that a war would break out. The only thing uncertain was when.

"I hope you'll remember what you said today. I guess Hiruzen will not give you funds for the welfare institution. But it doesn't matter, I can allocate the money to you."

A look of joy appeared on Tonan's face. He placed his hands on his knees and bowed deeply to Danzo, "Thank you, Danzo-sama."

Danzo looked at Tonan's attitude and nodded with satisfaction. People like Tonan would be able to provide great help in the Hokage competition. It shouldn't be rushed when recruiting talent. Today was just foreplay. Danzo patted Tonan on his shoulder and left.

After walking a few steps, Danzo seemed to have thought of something. He looked back and said, "By the way, Hiruzen demoted you from Jonin to Chunin a few days ago. He used insufficient completed missions as the reason. The participant for the Honorary Chunin Competition has been replaced by you again. I can't change this. You've to be more careful."

After Danzo left, Tonan straightened up and narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems you want me to die in the Fire Capital." He turned around and looked at the brightly lit Konoha Hospital.

"After this incident, that old woman Tsunade is unlikely to look for trouble with me for a while. I'll no longer have a legitimate reason to kill her." Tonan pondered for a while and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. "If there's no reason, it's better to make one myself. And it must not only make Tsunade appear unreasonable but also be able to stimulate her."

As the saying goes, when a gentleman takes a hit, he will seek to even the score. Tonan was a gentleman who sought revenge just for an angry look.

A leaf fluttered and fell toward his head but before it could touch him, Tonan had disappeared from the terrace.

At this time, in the Konoha Hospital, Tsunade was lying unconscious on the bed. It was unknown how serious her injuries were but the aftereffect of hematophobia was too significant, making her unable to wake up. Hiruzen, Jiraiya and Shizune were all guarding her ward.

Tsunade's identity was too important. In case an expert like Tonan sneaked in and killed her, it would be a grave matter. In the ward, Hiruzen was carving tobacco. He took out the smoke pipe and walked to the window. He put his head out and lit the pipe to smoke, "Jiraiya, when Tsunade wakes up, you must stop her. Don't let her look for trouble with Tonan."

Jiraiya nodded, "I know, I'm not an unreasonable person."

Hiruzen blew out a mouthful of smoke and narrowed his eyes slightly. The scenes of him getting along with Tonan appeared in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong but he couldn't tell what it was. So he had to exhort, "You've to be careful of Tonan in the future. He might not be as simple as you all think."

Hearing Hiruzen's words, Jiraiya took a bite of fruit, "Old man, can you explain a bit more clearly?"

Hiruzen blew out a mouthful of smoke and shook his head slowly, "There are some things I can't tell you right now. You just have to remember to keep your distance from him. In addition, he is an Uchiha who has a good reputation among the villagers. If Tsunade goes out to look for trouble with him again, it'll be difficult for me to deal with it."

Jiraiya shrugged indifferently, "Forget it if you don't want to tell it. Shizune, you can go back and rest now. The old man and I are guarding here. If Tsunade doesn't wake up tomorrow, you have to continue treating her. You must have enough energy to do that."

Shizune glanced at the unconscious Tsunade and nodded, "Alright, then I'll leave it to Hokage-sama and Jiraiya-sama for now."

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Chapter 192.1 Ominous Shadow, Roasting A Pig

At two or three in the morning, Konoha's bustle gradually calmed down. It was very late and the forest in the distance was shrouded by a layer of darkness that was spreading toward the village.

The lights went out one by one and the entire village became quiet. There was no one on the street. Only a few pigeons cooed under the eaves. The entire world had fallen into a somber silence.

Dragging her tired body, Shizune returned to the empty ancestral house in the Senju clan district. "Tonton, Tonton…" In the dark corridor on the second floor of the house, the cold night breeze was blowing, making her shiver. Shizune looked around for a while and cautiously called out a few times but heard no response.

In the entire hallway, there were no sounds other than the echoes of her voice and her footsteps. She guardedly walked through the darkness. Her surroundings felt so eerie she could hear her heart pounding. Shizune was not a very courageous woman. She was timid in the dark and wanted to turn on the lights in the hallway, but she also didn't want to get up and turn off the lights later.

Due to Senju Tsunade's gambling habit, their pockets were never deep and Shizune had formed frugal habits over time.

Coo, coo… A few bird shadows suddenly flew past the corridor from outside, startling her. A bad premonition formed in her heart. Her heartbeat became faster. "Tonton… Tonton…" Sweat appeared on her forehead and she became anxious. She called out all the way, arriving at her bedroom.

She fumbled around for the light switch on the wall and soon turned it on. The light brightened the empty room, which was slightly warmer than outside. Shizune sighed in relief when she saw the familiar decorations in the room and the brightness loosened her tense nerves a little.

"This fellow, I wonder where it went to play again?" She complained and closed the bedroom door. She walked over to the window and closed it tightly along with the curtains. Finally, she looked around the room. For some reason, she still had a lingering fear in her heart. Perhaps, it was because she was inherently faint-hearted.

Shizune didn't dare to turn off the lights. She just laid on the soft bed and began to rest.

Coo coo… coo coo… whoosh… A gust of wind blew outside the window, blowing the trees in the courtyard and disturbing the birds resting on the trees. Perhaps because she was too worried about Tsunade, Shizune tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. Eventually, she just lay on the bed and stared at the chandelier on the ceiling, counting sheep.

"One sheep, two sheep, three sheep…" The bright light was a bit dazzling. She closed her eyes and wanted to look elsewhere but she was still a little fearful. Although she was in her room, her heart was restless.

She began to think that although there was no one else in the room, there might be evil spirits invisible to the naked eyes. She kept thinking about various scenarios and the more she thought, the more she panicked.

After a while, she decided to keep staring at the chandelier. At least, that made her feel more secure.

Whoosh… whoosh… The wind blew again and it seemed that someone was pushing the window hard, making rattling sounds. Because the ancestral house was too old, many places had decayed. With the wind blowing like this, there were creaking sounds everywhere.

Crack, crack, crack… The light flickered a few times like there was an electric circuit problem and finally went out completely. The entire room fell into deadly darkness. Only the window was still dimly lit. Shizune subconsciously swallowed and retracted her feet into the quilt, letting the warmth stabilize her mood. At some point, the wind outside seemed to have quietened down as well, no longer as noisy as before.

Shizune yawned and slowly fell asleep. Soon after though, she was awakened by a strange sound. As a ninja, she could judge that the sound came from downstairs but was a bit weak. It couldn't be heard without listening attentively. She got up and knelt beside the bed. Lowering her head slowly, she placed her ear on the floor and listened to the sound below.

Swish… Swish… "This is… It sounds like the sounds of kunai clashing. Did someone break in?" Shizune narrowed her eyes and got up quickly. She was ready to go to the first floor to investigate but when she was just about to move, a scene flashed in her mind and she was dumbfounded.

She slowly leaned down and looked under the bed. Her pupils shrank and her body became mechanical. She saw a string of pearl necklace quietly lying under the bed. Shizune grabbed it and abruptly got up. She pushed open the door and ran towards the first floor.

Their pet pig Tonton wore this pearl necklace. She had never seen it without it. But now that she found it under her bed, it was very likely that someone had entered her room and captured Tonton hiding under the bed.

The pearl necklace must have fallen when Tonton was struggling. The electric circuits of the entire ancestral house seemed to be malfunctioning. Shizune turned on the switches in the hallway but the lights wouldn't turn on.

Fumbling around, she soon reached the dim corridor of the first floor. But strangely, the room across the corridor was lit. This room was directly below her bedroom. That's the… kitchen. Shizune took out a kunai and cautiously walked to the kitchen door. She held her breath and slowly opened the door a little.

She quietly moved her head over, wanting to observe the situation inside through the crack of the door. However, just when her eyes got close to the crack, the lights in the kitchen went out, making her unable to see anything.

Chomp, chomp, chomp… Eerie chewing sounds came from inside. Shizune was preparing to push open the door.

Suddenly!

A bloodshot eyeball appeared on the other side of the door, staring straight at Shizune. Her mind blanked for a moment. Her kunai and the necklace fell to the ground. She wanted to scream but something was blocking her throat, and she couldn't make a sound.

"Ah…" With a shrill scream, Shizune suddenly got up on the bed.

Coo coo… coo coo… Rattle, rattle… The sounds of birds chirping and the wind blowing kept coming from outside the window.

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Chapter 192.2 Ominous Shadow, Roasting A Pig

Shizune was drenched in sweat at this moment and was gasping for breath. She turned her head and looked at the curtain that reflected the window's frame. She sighed subconsciously and laughed at herself with a weak smile, "It was just a nightmare. It scared me to death."

Trying to calm her mind, she relaxed and closed her eyes, lying down on the bed. At this moment, she, who had been in a tense state, felt comfortable and rolled over, turning her back toward the window.

Suddenly! Her eyes widened. She saw a figure standing beside her bed. And that figure was holding a long blade, looking at her quietly. Through the dim light coming in from the window, she recognized the person at once.

It was Uchiha Tonan!

Tonan's face was deathly pale as if there was no blood at all. His twisted expression seemed to have a weird smile as he slowly raised the blade. She felt her blood turn cold and lost control over her body. She could only watch the blade pierce through her abdomen, then slowly slide down…

This feeling… It's like a specimen on the operating table being dissected.

………

Crack, crack, crack… Dong, dong, dong… In the kitchen on the first floor, Tonan ignored the violent vibration coming from the ceiling above him. He concentrated on pouring boiled wine on the golden crispy headless roasted pig.

He tied a white napkin around his neck and picked up a knife and fork to enjoy the meal. He cut off a small piece of meat and put it in his mouth. But he frowned slightly and shook his head, "It's better than before but the ingredient is too greasy."

Although the taste was not the finest, it, after all, was a rare ingredient. Tonan devoured the roasted pig bit by bit until there was nothing left. Once he was done with his meal, instead of feeling greasy or disgusted, he felt a lingering taste on his tongue.

"High-end ingredient…" Tonan sighed and took off the napkin, wiping the oil stains from his mouth. "It's a pity, there was just wine and no green tea. I can't scrape off the oil after cooking."

At this moment, the vibration on the ceiling gradually subsided. Tonan smiled gently and chuckled. He shook his head and started to clean the dining table. He had after all come uninvited to someone else's home and had a complete meal, he must clean up and depart without leaving any traces.

Tonan dumped the leftovers into the trash can and carefully wiped every corner of the kitchen with a tissue. He made sure no traces were left. After cleaning up, he picked up the garbage in the trash and turned off the kitchen light.

All his actions were so smooth as if he were at his own home. When he arrived at the main electrical switch, he took out various tools from his bag and began to repair the previously short-circuited line. At this moment, he didn't look anything like a ninja but more like a professional electrician. His hand movements were fast and practiced.

Others would be dazed just looking at the different wires and some wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between the head or the tail, but Tonan was like a fish in the river. Everything was smooth and easy. All lines were restored to their original state. Once he was done, he put away the tools and left after picking up the garbage.

In a quiet alley, a group of stray dogs huddled around the trash can to stay warm. They were hungry and cold and were whimpering. According to the survival law, as long as they could stay up until morning, someone would throw garbage here and they would be able to scrape some food to fill their stomachs.

Suddenly, the dogs' noses twitched slightly as if they smelled something, and they stood up in unison. At this moment, a figure appeared in the alley. The moment this person came, the stray dogs fled into the alley, hiding at the other end, watching him from a distance.

Tonan glanced at the poor stray dogs and then at the trash can in the alley. Gently flinging over, he threw the bag accurately into the garbage bin. An aroma floated and saliva overflowed from the dogs' mouths, dripping to the ground. They were unable to resist the temptation and ran to the trash can and dived into it.

The next moment, the sounds of tearing and chewing echoed in the narrow alley. Seeing this, Tonan smiled gently and softly said, "Happy New Year." He then tightened his windbreaker and strode towards the Uchiha clan district.

The next day, the sunlight sprinkled through the curtain gaps, lighting up the room, and Shizune rolled over on the bed. She subconsciously used her hand to block the light and opened her hazy eyes with a frown.

Her mind was blank for two seconds and then she felt that her entire body was screaming in pain. "What happened?" Enduring the pain, she sat up and pressed her temple with her hand. She shook her head, trying to shake off the pain but it didn't help. It got worse instead.

Memories of last night flashed in her mind. "What a horrible nightmare." She looked at the sunlight in her room and felt like she was in a different world. Looking at her clothes drenched with sweat, she muttered, "Is it because of a long nightmare that caused my body to be tense for a long time?"

Recalling that she had to take care of Senju Tsunade, Shizune planned to change into clean clothes before going to the Konoha Hospital. However, when she walked over to the cupboard and was about to open it, the man who stood beside her with a weird smile in her dream last night suddenly appeared in her mind.

A chill ran down her back. Her hands trembled slightly, and she didn't dare to open the cupboard. In her heart, she felt like the man would be standing there when she opened the cupboard just like in her dream.

Shizune exhaled and shook her head to get rid of the random thoughts. "How could that be? It's just a nightmare, not real, don't think about it." After comforting herself inwardly, she regained her courage.

She pulled open the cupboard and a row of neatly hung clothes appeared before her eyes. There was no monster in the closet like she imagined. She sighed in relief and finally let go of the worries in her heart.

She laughed at herself, "Am I really such a coward without Tsunade-sama!?" After a while, she changed and was about to take away the sweaty clothes. However, for some unknown reason, her eyes moved to the place below the bed.

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Chapter 193.1: Nervous Breakdown, Provoking Tsunade

Shizune felt uncomfortable and hesitated for a moment, but curiosity got the better of her. As she knelt, her heartbeat seemed to stop for a few seconds. Holding her breath, she slowly moved her head to check under the bed.

However, there was nothing there. "What am I even thinking about!?" Sitting on the ground, Shizune irritably scratched her head. She blamed herself for being too sensitive and suspicious which made her so restless.

"Let's look again." Discovering nothing was wrong, she wanted to completely satisfy her curiosity. She bent over and carefully observed once again. This time though she noticed something strange and her face gradually turned pale. Extending her trembling hand, she touched the floor.

No dust… An ominous premonition rose from the bottom of her heart. He extended her other hand again and touched the other side of the floor under the bed.

Dusty… Bang! Shizune hastily leaned on the cupboard and her mind was clogged with guesses. The floor under the bed should be evenly covered with dust. But why was there a section with no dust? Even if Tonton had walked under the bed, the places without dust should just be like paw prints and not an entirely clean spot.

Even if Tonton was under the bed, it would have lied down. But judging from the shape of the clean area, it was very likely that someone dragged the pig out resulting in a large dust-free area under the bed.

"Tonton…" Shizune remembered last night's nightmare. Her face was filled with panic. She staggered and pushed open the bedroom door, rushing towards the first floor. She ran downstairs at her fastest speed. She didn't even care that her arm collided against the wall time and again.

Soon, she arrived at the kitchen door. The nightmare had happened in the kitchen. If the kitchen had no problem, it meant Tonton didn't meet with the mishap as in her nightmare. Or else…

Shizune shook her head, trying her best to drive out the terrifying images burning her mind. She took a deep breath and pushed open the kitchen door. The kitchen was as clean as new with no traces of any mess. Everything was neat and the same as in the past.

Shizune sighed in relief. Tonton must be playing around with her. She turned around, and shouted at the empty courtyard with her hands on her hips, "Tonton, come out for me!" But it was like she was shouting at a void.

The trees, flowers, and plants in the courtyard swayed along with the wind, but nothing responded to her.

"Where did it run off to?" Shizune muttered, thinking Tonton had just run out to play around and would return when it was time. She touched her stomach. After a bad dream lasting an entire night, she felt hungry. She went to the kitchen, ready to grab something to eat. She walked over to the refrigerator and pulled open the door.

!!!

The sight inside scared her silly, making her fall to the ground. She covered her mouth with her hands, tears streaming down her cheeks. There was a pig head on a white plate in the refrigerator. The terrified look before its death was frozen on its face. Blood had spilled from the plate, dying the fridge compartments red.

It dripped from the refrigerator to the floor and gradually spread toward Shizune. Looking at the blood, the person who was by her bed last night appeared in her mind. The person's face became bigger in her head and by the end, only a pair of the scarlet Sharingan remained.

Suddenly, Shizune found herself in another place. It was pitch black all around. Her body seemed to be fixed by something and she was laying flat on the ground.

What is this… Shizune struggled to break free for a long time and finally discovered that she could move her neck. She turned her head to one side. The dim moonlight fell on the ground not far from her, reflecting a window outline.

She was… under the bed! Suddenly, a running sound came from outside. The bedroom door was pushed open and closed and a dark shadow rushed to her side. Shizune turned her head and saw Tonton's shadow.

She wanted to call it out but she couldn't make any sound. She could only stare at a very terrified Tonton and her heart also became tense. She saw Tonton lying beside her, holding its head with its two hands. Its eyes were tightly closed and its entire body was trembling as if it was afraid of something.

Not long after, heavy footsteps came from the corridor. Step, step, step… The footsteps were steady and rhythmic. Shizune's breathing sped up but she forced herself to calm down and turned her head to the window side.

Because of the bed's obstruction, she couldn't see the window but she could see the moonlight shining through the window on the floor.

Step, step, step… The footsteps were getting closer. Even though she wasn't looking at Tonton, she knew that the little pig was scared at this moment. Suddenly! Her pupils shrank as she saw a human-shaped shadow on the ground. She instinctively held her breath.

The shadow was standing outside the window, staring at everything in the room. Not long after, it moved. Shortly afterward, the sound of the bedroom door opening was heard.

Step, step, step… The shadow wandered around the room looking for something. It was not in a hurry. All his movements were very leisurely as if he was playing a hunting game. Not long after, a pair of legs appeared in Shizune's sight.

"Don't squat, don't squat!" Shizune stared at the shoes, not daring to blink and prayed frantically in her heart. Fortunately, the legs just paused for a moment before moving again. She also turned her head, continuously observing the movement. Soon, the legs stopped at the cupboard side.

It's over… Shizune had this thought. Sure enough, the legs bent a little and a pale arm reached under the bed grabbing Tonton's tail. Tonton began to struggle hard while screaming but it was still slowly dragged out.

Shizune wanted to reach out and grab it but she couldn't move her body at all. She could only watch Tonton being pulled out of the bed.

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Chapter 193.2: Nervous Breakdown, Provoking Tsunade

Shizune couldn't see what that person did to Tonton but she knew that its situation was anything but reassuring. Her eyes were wide open but she couldn't make a sound. Tears flowed down her eyes without any sign of stopping.

After the shadow grabbed Tonton, she didn't know what he did but after hearing it yelp once, everything became quiet except for footsteps.

Step, step, step… The shadow left the bedroom with Tonton in his hand. At this moment, Shizune's eyes were brimming with tears and her spirit was on the verge of collapse. After an unknown time, she found she could move her body again.

She started to try, wanting to go and see if she still had a chance to save Tonton. "A little more, a little more." Gradually, she arrived at the bedside and she moved her head out first…

Suddenly, her hands and legs straightened. "Hoho… ha… ah…" Her entire body began to twitch and a nervous smile appeared on her face. At some point, a shadow was standing outside the window. With a strange and cold smile on his deathly pale face, he was quietly watching Shizune who had poked out her head from under the bed.

The scene changed. Back in the kitchen, Shizune lifelessly stood up and turned around, going outside like a walking corpse. At this moment, there was just one voice in her mind.

"It's safe with Tsunade… It's safe with Tsunade…"

At the Konoha Hospital, Senju Tsunade had woken up from the coma and was sitting on the bed in silence. Jiraiya sat on the windowsill, looking into the distance. "Honestly speaking, I'm also as sad as you are but we can't confuse right and wrong just because we're sad."

Tsunade lowered her head and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "But Orochimaru contributed so much to Konoha. If the three of us hadn't risked our life to stop Hanzo, I wonder how many more people would've been sacrificed then."

Hearing this, Jiraiya sighed and turned his head to look at Tsunade, "That doesn't mean Orochimaru can kill villagers. Wrong is wrong. Sometimes, the method to distinguish wrong from right is very simple, which is whether it can be made known to people or not."

After a long time, Tsunade nodded, "I know, I just couldn't accept it for a moment. Why did Orochimaru become like this? He was not like this when we parted a few years ago."

Jiraiya looked a little downcast as the bits and pieces of the past when they used to get together appeared in his mind, and he said, "Perhaps, he was always like this but we just didn't notice it."

Just then, the ward's door opened and a lifeless Shizune walked in. Seeing her like this, Tsunade was concerned, "Shizune, why are you looking like this? Did you not sleep well last night?"

"Last night…" Shizune absentmindedly said and her entire body trembled. Tsunade felt that something was wrong. "What happened?" Shizune's eyes gradually turned red and tears flowed down her cheeks, "Tsunade-sama, Tonton… died…"

Tsunade was stunned for a moment. She jumped off the hospital bed and walked over to Shizune. She grabbed her shoulders and asked with a look of disbelief, "What did you say?"

With tears flowing down her cheeks and a miserable smile, Shizune replied, "Tonton died… killed… by… him… Yes, definitely killed by him… He's a devil… devil…"

Tsunade said with an unsightly look, "Don't be afraid. Calm down, tell me who it is." Shizune opened her trembling lips and replied, "Uchiha Tonan."

Jiraiya also jumped off the windowsill and solemnly said, "Explain the entire process clearly."

Tsunade gritted her teeth and asked, "Did you see with your own eyes?"

Shizune seemed to be confused and after a few breaths, a look of terror appeared on her face, and replied while nodding, "I saw it… I saw it…"

Immediately afterward, she grabbed Tsunade's sleeve. She was unable to control her emotion, and tears continued to flow down. Jiraiya also asked with a solemn look, "What happened to her?"

Tsunade took a deep breath, "This is a severe mental breakdown state. She has suffered a very powerful attack-type genjutsu."

Jiraiya immediately said with a deep voice, "I'll go to find sensei and ask him to send an Anbu member to investigate." Jiraiya prepared to leave.

"Jiraiya, you don't need to intervene in this," Tsunade grabbed his arm with a gloomy look. How could Jiraiya not know what Tsunade was thinking at the moment? He seriously replied, "Sensei has instructed you to not go and trouble Tonan and if something happens, you should ask him to deal with it."

Tsunade trembled as if she was entangled. After a long time, she sighed heavily and nodded, "Alright."

Hearing her, Jiraiya also relaxed. Fortunately, Tsunade maintained her rationality and considered the overall situation.

Bang! Jiraiya felt pain in the back of his neck and collapsed to the ground. Tsunade was a medical ninja proficient in medical treatment. With her knife-hand strike, Jiraiya wouldn't be able to wake up for a long time. She wiped Shizune's tears and instructed, "Stay here and rest. I'm going to avenge Tonton."

Shizune was startled hearing her words. She shook her head in fear and said in a pleading tone, "Tsunade-sama, don't leave me… I'm afraid…"

Tsunade hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Alright, you can follow me. But you have to stay away during the fight."

Konoha was very busy today. Many ninjas who had gone out for missions had returned apart from a few guards. The shopping street was crowded. There were long queues outside many shops.

Tonan had asked Kakashi, who was also an orphan, to hang out in the shopping street together. Although they didn't have much interest in eating, drinking, and having fun, just participation was also important in events like New Year. It was also better than staying home alone.

Tonan glanced at Hatake Kotoura who was looking all around in Kakashi's arms, and warmly said, "Kakashi, if you're tired, you can give him to me." Kakashi shook the baby in his arms and indifferently said, "He's so light. I'm fine."

"Ya~ ya~" Little Kotoura looked at the children gathered around the toy store and happily waved his chubby hands as if he wanted to join in. Just then, Tonan's ears twitched slightly and he immediately stopped. He turned his head to Kakashi, "It seems Kotoura likes the toys very much. Take him to play there and I'll go to other places to take a look."

Kakashi nodded quietly and walked towards the toy store with Kotoura in his arms. The moment Kakashi turned around, the smile on Tonan's face disappeared and a hint of coldness flashed through his eyes. With quick steps, he entered a large arcade at the crossroads.

It was crowded with people and almost 90 percent of them were children. Usually, these children were prevented from coming here to play even if they wanted. But since it was New Year, the adults in the family let them indulge. Tonan stood in the middle of the arcade and nodded in satisfaction.

After a while, a small smile formed on his lips and he turned to look at the arcade's door. Tsunade was standing there looking at him through countless people. Tonan saw her clenched fists and the smile broadened on his face. "Not bad, you are still sensible."

Tsunade was dying to punch Tonan at this moment, but there were too many children around. If she attacked here, she would injure innocent people. Suddenly, Tsunade saw Tonan raising a string of pearl necklace with one hand as he gestured to her with his other hand to come over.

His lips also moved, very clearly forming the words… "Come, hit me if you can."

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Chapter 194.1: Harming The Innocent, Tsunade Trapped

Senju Tsunade's face twitched instinctively and her teeth were gnashing, reflecting the rage inside her. At this moment, they had shed all pretext of cordiality… Uchiha Tonan wanted to kill Tsunade.

Especially when Sarutobi Hiruzen was turned against Tonan. Tsunade and Jiraiya returned to the village at this time. Hiruzen had the Anbu, Tsunade, Jiraiya, two Hokage advisors, and many ninja clans to support him.

On Tonan's side, there was only Shimura Danzo, the Root, and the Uchiha clan. Even in the best-case scenario, his force was several levels lower than Hiruzen's. As for Namikaze Minato and others, even if their strength was great, they didn't have enough reputation and prestige.

If Hiruzen's hatred accumulates to a certain extent, it would be a big pain for Tonan. If this divide continued, internal strife might erupt in Konoha, and it would have to surrender in the Third Great Shinobi War without even bothering to fight.

Tonan had to cut off Hiruzen's wings and balance the forces of both sides so that no matter how much hatred Hiruzen had, he could only suppress it just like hesitating to pelt a rat for the fear of breaking the dishes.

After Tsunade's death, even if Hiruzen helped Jiraiya, they wouldn't dare to easily challenge Tonan, who had the Mangekyo Sharingan. Victory or defeat didn't matter. Once the fight begins in Konoha, both sides would quickly gather a lot of people. At that time, it would turn into civil strife in the village.

For ordinary combat power, the Uchiha clan was enough to deal with them. Besides, many civilians supported Tonan. In short, Tsunade, who possessed special prestige, must die. If he could, adding Jiraiya would be even better.

Bang! Tsunade stomped her right leg gently. Immediately, spider web-like cracks spread on the ground. The entire arcade shook and countless pieces of debris fell from the ceiling.

Tsunade angrily shouted, "Everyone, get lost for me!" When the children in the arcade saw this, they were frightened for a moment, and then all fled outside.

"Tsunade-sama, why are you so angry today? Did the doctor in Konoha Hospital give you the wrong medicine?" Tonan opened his eyes and the three tomoe slowly spun.

He kept fiddling with the string of pearl necklaces in his hands, breaking one bead after another. At the same time, the children who passed by Tonan were affected by genjutsu and passed out on the ground.

Soon, more than a dozen unlucky children laid down around him. Tsunade noticed Tonan using genjutsu on the children and angrily shouted, "What are you doing?"

Tonan threw away the bare necklace string and spread out his hands innocently, "I don't understand what you are saying. I would like to ask Tsunade-sama. Why did you yell so loudly as soon as you came in, frightening these children so much that they fainted? Don't you know any etiquette?"

After facing Tonan's back-to-back provocations, Tsunade couldn't care less at this time, and immediately shouted, "Die!"

Rumble… Earth shaking explosion sounds filled the arcade. At the same time, the ninjas around also noticed the movement.

"What's happening there?"

"Someone's fighting."

"Damn it, there are children over there."

"Quickly go and support."

"Tonan…" Kakashi in the toy store raised his head abruptly and looked in the arcade's direction. Tonan used the Flicker Clone Technique, creating two clones and attacking Tsunade together.

Puff~ The moment he was near Tsunade, he immediately opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Regardless of whether it was despicable or not, anything should be used in a battle between ninjas. However, just before Tonan spat out blood, Tsunade closed her eyes.

Swish… Bang, bang… A pallid light flashed and Tonan's main body stood with his back facing Tsunade. He then picked up a strand of golden hair and blew it lightly. As for his two clones, one was punched and the other was kicked flying by Tsunade, and they collided against the arcade's wall, creating a dent in the wall.

This was the result when Tsunade was controlling her power because she feared that the arcade would be destroyed and the fainted children on the ground would be harmed.

Otherwise, Tsunade would have gone all out, and her punch wouldn't have just dented the wall. Tonan immediately dispelled the two clones as they split the main body's strength, resulting in insufficient strength.

Tonan looked sideways at Tsunade, who had her eyes closed and was in an attacking stance, and said with a chuckle, "You are listening to my movements."

Tsunade closed her eyes tightly and gnashed her teeth, "If you have got the ability, come out and fight me."

Tonan glanced at the unconscious children on the ground, and said warmly with a smile, "I won't."

After speaking, he used Lightning Spirit Wind Flash and suddenly disappeared without a trace. Tsunade frowned, and her ears stood erect.

"This guy… he's moving around me at high speed. Humph! Too naïve."

"Last night's roasted pig was delicious. It's just that it was a bit greasy. I've to ask you, Tsunade-sama. How on earth did you raise such a fat pig? By the way, your subordinate is too timid. She's afraid of everything. I guess the severe mental breakdown should be difficult to treat. It, however, is psychological trauma. It's a pity, as the saying goes, heart disease has to be treated with heart medicine."

"Tsunade-sama, if you're powerless, I can help. I'm very good at this kind of operation. Why don't I cast another genjutsu on her and turn her into a puppet? You can rest assured she will be very obedient in the future, just like a puppet doll. In any case, she's just a subordinate, let me practice with her."

Tonan used Wind Communication, continuously stimulating Tsunade. Coming from all directions, Tsunade felt the enraging words desperately pouring into her brain. The method of listening to his movements was useless.

"If he attacks me now, it'll be dangerous."

"Shut up!" Finally, Tsunade couldn't endure anymore. At this moment, she only had one thought in her mind: kill Uchiha Tonan.

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Chapter 194.2: Harming The Innocent, Tsunade Trapped

With the single-minded thought of killing Uchiha Tonan, Senju Tsunade made hand signs and slammed her hands on the ground.

"Summoning Technique – Katsuyu." At this moment, the ninjas had already arrived outside the arcade. At a glance, they saw her using Summoning Technique and more than ten children lying on the ground.

"Don't!" A group of ninjas recognized Tsunade's technique and shouted immediately.

Bang!

Rumble~

Smoke and dust rose and countless rubbles flew all around. The moment the huge slug appeared, the arcade was destroyed. Tsunade, on the other hand, stood on top of Katsuyu's head, and her face was filled with ice-cold hatred.

Damn it! Only a few ninjas could resist being pressed down by such a heavy thing. In the distance, a group of civilians rushed over the arcade as if they had gone crazy. But they were stopped by the ninjas around.

"Don't come here, there's a fight here."

"Ninja-sama, my child had just come to the arcade, I'm looking for my child."

"Have you seen my child?"

Several mothers shouted at Tsunade in a pleading tone, "Tsunade-sama, where is my child?"

Tsunade was startled hearing this and her anger dissipated a little. She sighed and said after a moment of silence, "I'm killing a Konoha criminal. I'm very sorry about your children."

Immediately after she spoke, the parents understood. They collapsed on the ground and cried, one by one. Suddenly, Tsunade noticed that something was wrong with Katsuyu. It was like something was trying to push Katsuyu upward.

At the same time, Tonan's miserable laughter came from the ruins below Katsuyu.

"Haha… haha… Princess Tsunade… Tsunade-sama…"

"Still not dead?"

Tsunade frowned, but she didn't dare to open her eyes, for fear of triggering hematophobia. Everyone saw a dazzling golden light emitting from below Katsuyu, and a pair of huge palms lifted the huge Katsuyu.

Tsunade stabilized her body and exclaimed, "What's going on?"

"Tonan!" At this moment, Hatake Kakashi came to the roof not far away with Hatake Kotoura in his arms and stared at the golden buddha below Katsuyu with wide eyes. But with Kotoutra in his arms, he could not take any action. He could only nervously watch the scene unfold.

However, the ninjas around noticed a pair of Tonan's unique Sharingan for the first time, and they immediately trembled with excitement. "Those eyes… Quickly go and inform Patriarch Fugaku and also the clan members. The Uchiha clan is about to rise. Go fast!"

"Wait, we have to go protect Tonan if a battle starts."

"The second asura of the Ninja World is born… No, he is stronger than the previous asura. He has awakened even earlier…"

Seeing the person underneath was Tonan, several Leaf ninjas thought of what Tsunade said before and exclaimed in disbelief, "What, the criminal of Konoha is Tonan."

"Shut up, don't talk nonsense."

The Leaf ninjas who had seen the previous battle at the welfare institution guessed something and they signaled their friends to not talk. They all looked at Tsunade with inexplicable eyes.

Seeing the puddles of meat pulp in the ruins, the people who had collapsed on the ground immediately shouted hysterically, "My child!"

"Don't go there, it's dangerous." The ninjas held the parents tightly. They were also very angry. However, they were aware that they couldn't participate in this battle with their trivial strength. They could just wait for the Hokage.

Tonan knelt on the ruins and held the puddle of meat pulp in front of him with his trembling hands, and with tears of blood flowing down from his eyes, he said in despair, "Was I wrong? Was I wrong! Was I wrong to kill Orochimaru! I had always thought that Konoha's Sannin were heroes who protected Konoha. But what's the result… One person used villagers for human experiments and the other doesn't attach any importance to their lives. You are all the same, all are the same!"

Tonan shouted hoarsely and made the buddha throw off Katsuyu. Katsuyu collided with a residential building and a few unlucky onlookers were killed. Tonan looked at the puddle of blood and flesh around him with a sad look, and said in tears, "Children… children… I'm sorry… it's me who implicated you all…"

Tsunade was half-kneeling on top of Katsuyu. When she heard Tonan's words, she angrily shouted, "Stop showing your disgusting attitude, where was your kind heart when you killed Tonton?"

Tonan was startled upon hearing those words. He then looked up at Tsunade and asked with a confused look, "Tonton? Who is Tonton…"

Over time, more Leaf ninjas gathered. This place was relatively close to the Uchiha district. Uchiha Fugaku had already arrived with a group of Uchiha members. Arriving at the scene, the first thing they did was look at Tonan's eyes.

"Yes… that's Mangekyo of the records. It seems that the Great Elder's judgment was correct." Fugaku stopped the Uchiha clan members who wanted to intervene. He wanted to listen to what had happened first. After all, judging from the current situation, Tonan wouldn't be in danger.

The Leaf ninjas who were at the scene began to question Tsunade…

"Tsunade-sama, you have to explain things clearly today."

"Yes, you said that Tonan killed a person named Tonton, who is he? Do you have any hard evidence?"

"I know! That's a pet pig raised by Tsunade-sama. I've seen Shizune-sama come to the casino with that pig in her arms before."

Tonan suddenly exclaimed in disbelief, "What! A pig?" Immediately, with a forced smile on his face, he pointed at Tsunade with his trembling finger and said, "Ridiculous, ridiculous. It turns out that I, a member of the grand Uchiha clan, am inferior to a pig in the eyes of Konoha's Sannin. Even if I'm petty and low, an orphan whose parents are dead and has no one who cares about him, what about these children? They are Konoha's future. More than a dozen human lives are inferior to a pig? Do you, higher-ups, regard the lives of us, villagers, as nothing?"

Tsunade clenched her fists tightly but she knew she could no longer take action in this situation, and immediately explained, "What do you know? Tonan has accompanied me for many years, furthermore, Shizune was also scared by you to that state."

Tonan sat on the ruins and looked at the Leaf ninjas around him with a miserable smile. He then turned to Tsunade and asked with a mocking smile, "Did you see me doing it with your own eyes? Do you have any evidence?"

Tsunade snorted coldly and said solemnly, "Shizune said that she saw it with her own eyes."

Tonan turned to look at Shizune who was hiding in a distant corner and asked in a hoarse voice, "Shizune-sama, when did you see me?"

Shizune subconsciously swallowed and upon seeing all the Leaf ninjas looking at her, she forcibly stepped forward and took a deep breath, "Yesterday…"

"Yesterday at what time?" Tonan asked with a blank face.

"At night." Shizune's answer didn't satisfy the Leaf ninjas. At this time, Fugaku, who believed that he had understood the situation, stepped forward and asked Shizune, "Shizune-sama, please tell us the specifics of what happened ."

Hearing Fugaku's words, Tsunade coldly shouted, "Does your Uchiha clan not believe us?"

Fugaku took a deep breath, "We just want to know the truth, moreover, we want an explanation."

"I…" Shizune suddenly recalled the specific process but she didn't know how to explain it for a while. Tsunade frowned and said, "Why aren't you speaking, Shizune?"

Shizune, who was in a daze, was sweating profusely at this moment, and she stuttered under the gaze of everyone: "I… I saw it in a dream…"

Just after she spoke, Tonan became hysterical. He controlled the Buddha to swat Katsuyu and roared, "Die!"

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Chapter 195.1: Forced Rogue Ninja, Releasing Suffering Souls

Uchiha Tonan's growl was followed by two powerful commands at the same time. The voices of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Jiraiya came from a distance.

"Summoning Technique – Bunta."

"Summoning technique – Enma."

The sky darkened and the huge Gamabunta fell from the sky and sat down on the Buddha, pressing it to the ground. Immediately afterward, dozens of Adamantine Staffs heavily stuck around the Buddha, restricting it tightly.

At this moment, Tonan was like an angry lion, continuously making the Buddha struggle desperately. But it seemed that his strength was insufficient and his efforts were useless.

"I'll kill you, you beast!" Tonan's bellow entered the ears of the ninjas around, increasing their anger. All the ninjas present spoke out…

"Hokage-sama, Tsunade killed more than a dozen children just now. Our Uchiha clan wants an explanation."

"We want an explanation."

"We want an explanation."

"My child…"

……

"Jiraiya, what the hell is this thing, why's it so powerful?" The way Bunta was continuously swaying, it appeared like it was sitting on a rocking chair. Both its hands were resting on the Adamantine Staff to maintain its balance.

Hiruzen and Jiraiya appeared near Senju Tsunade, followed by a group of Anbu members. Hiruzen was so late to arrive because it took time to wake up the unconscious Jiraiya. At this moment, an Anbu walked over and whispered what had happened to Hiruzen.

Hiruzen was startled hearing the report and had one thought in his mind, "what a disaster…" Tsunade who was standing atop Katsuyu took advantage of the moment when everyone was relieved after seeing Hiruzen. Her face became cold and she decided to act first and report later. She jumped over and raised her fist, punching Tonan in the Adamantine Prison Wall.

"Stop!" The Uchiha clan and Kakashi roared simultaneously and rushed towards Tonan, trying to stop Tsunade. But due to speed and distance, they were too late. Tsunade's fist became bigger in Tonan's frantic eyes. But he didn't react.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains," at the critical moment, a tender voice was heard. Countless golden chains appeared between the two, entangling into a thick golden whip that swung towards Tsunade.

Bang! Tsunade's fist and the golden whip struck each other heavily. Huge shockwaves spread around from the point of their contact. The golden whip shattered into countless golden chains and Tsunade was knocked back by the extreme repulsive force.

Two people appeared in front of the Adamantine Prison Wall. They were Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina. The latter's face was filled with anger and countless adamantine chains were dancing behind her like tails.

"Kushina, she is Tsunade-senpai after all. Weren't you a little heavy-handed?" Minato asked in a low voice. Kushina simply snorted in reply. She no longer had any respect for Tsunade on her face.

The angry Kushina drew a large amount of the Kyubi's chakra, making everyone around her feel a kind of suppression. In the next instant, the countless adamantine chains spread out and wrapped around Bunta and the Adamantine Staffs.

"Rise for me," Kushina's furious voice was heard. In front of everyone, Bunta and the Adamantine Staffs were tossed into the distance. After Tonan was saved, he didn't deactivate the Buddha state. He just sadly stared at the blood and flesh on the ground.

Failing to achieve her objective, Tsunade returned on top of Katsuyu. She was so angry she was trembling and breathing heavily. Hiruzen knew that he couldn't let this situation continue to escalate. While the situation hadn't yet reached the point of no return, he hastily coughed, "This matter is of grave importance, so take Tsunade and Tonan to the interrogation room for investigation."

Just then, Shimura Danzo appeared in front of Tonan along with a group of Root ninjas, and together with Minato and Kushina, he blocked the Anbu that were preparing to capture Tonan.

Although Danzo feigned indifference on the surface, he was very excited in his heart. "This situation is very beneficial to me. He is worthy of a person who can pretend to be Abe Seimei." Danzo quietly glanced at Tonan who was in a daze and then raised his arm and shouted, "Hiruzen, do you want to bend the law to help your associates, or do you want to obtain confessions under torture? In this incident, there's no reason to arrest Tonan."

After he spoke, the Uchiha clan stood behind Danzo's group under patriarch Uchiha Fugaku's lead, followed by Leaf ninjas and the onlooking villagers. All of them took the initiative to stand behind Danzo and formed a human wall to protect Tonan.

Along with time, Danzo's side grew larger and larger. Hiruzen was very anxious in his heart and solemnly said, "He's an involved party in this incident. He can also be regarded as a witness."

Danzo snorted coldly and pointed at the crowd behind him, "If the information I received is current, the people here should be the witnesses." Danzo's sentence was followed by earth-shaking shouts from the crowd.

"We can testify that it's Tsunade-sama's summoning beast that crushed the children to death."

"I can also testify."

"The Uchiha clan can also testify."

"We all can testify to this."

……

By now Tsunade couldn't endure anymore. She opened her eyes, wanting to explain. However, the moment she opened her eyes, she saw Tonan secretly smiling provocatively at her. Moreover, he intentionally made his eyes bleed.

Tsunade took a deep breath and pointed at Tonan with a trembling hand. Then, she fainted. Danzo glanced at the unconscious Tsunade and loudly said, "Hiruzen, as a Hokage, shouldn't you give everyone an explanation?"

Hiruzen replied in a solemn tone, "Danzo, what do you mean?"

Danzo pointed at the ground and said, "If you have any issue, just settle it here. As a member of Konoha's higher-ups, I'll not allow any injustice to happen in the village. Even if you dismiss me from my position after returning today, the Will of Fire burning in my heart doesn't allow me to bow to power."

Danzo had borrowed these words from Tonan's diary and said it very grandly. The people behind him couldn't help being moved.

"Danzo-sama…"

"Who's this lord?"

"You don't know? He is the Shimura clan's patriarch, and he used to command the wind and the clouds during the first ninja world war."

"I never knew that there was such an upright and selfless senior in the village."

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Chapter 195.2: Forced Rogue Ninja, Releasing Suffering Souls

Jiraiya could see the situation turning for the worst. If this truly went down as per the normal rules, Senju Tsunade would be executed. He whispered to Sarutobi Hiruzen with an ugly look, "Sensei…"

Hiruzen didn't answer but looked straight at Danzo and solemnly asked, "How do you think we should deal with this matter?"

Danzo realized that Hiruzen was throwing this burden over to him. This time, he was in trouble. He didn't know how to deal with Tsunade. If he said that Tsunade should be executed but she was not, then he would have to bear her irrecoverable hatred. But if he didn't say so, then the prestige he just established might disappear.

At this moment, Tonan's sad roar resounded throughout Konoha. "A life for a life!" This was equivalent to setting a dynamite barrel on fire. The parents of the dead children chimed at the same time…

"A life for a life!"

"A life for a life!"

Jiraiya couldn't hold it back any longer and wanted to plead for Tsunade. "Tsunade has contributed so much to Konoha and she has saved the lives of so many ninjas. Today, she acted on a momentary impulse. I believe this was not her intention."

Tonan's voice resounded from behind everyone. "Momentary impulse… hahaha… is this momentary impulse?"

Hiruzen noticed that everyone was looking at him with a disappointed gaze. Some even looked at him with hostility. Even the Anbu members behind him seemed to be enveloped in the subtle atmosphere. His heart skipped a beat. "It's over… people's hearts are lost…"

Jiraiya also noticed the situation had already developed beyond his control. He made a difficult decision and whispered to Hiruzen, "Sensei, just issue a wanted circular later."

Hiruzen remained silent for a long time, then nodded. Although Jiraiya and Tsunade would become Leaf rogue ninjas like this, as long as the war begins, Konoha could hire them back. Under external pressure, this could be resolved easily.

Hiruzen coughed loudly, "Everyone, rest assured, as Konoha's Hokage, I'll not tolerate anyone killing the people of our village. In this incident, it doesn't matter whether Tonan killed Tsunade's pet or not. Tsunade shouldn't have involved innocent people and killed dozens of children. Since everyone had witnessed it, the evidence is solid. I've decided to execute Tsunade to give justice to the children."

Immediately after he spoke, Jiraiya kicked Hiruzen in the back, sending him flying to the crowd. "What are you doing, Jiraiya?" Hiruzen pretended to be angry. Jiraiya's hair grew wildly and pulled the unconscious Tsunade and Shizune over to his side.

At the same time, he made hand signs, and slammed his hands on the ground, "Summoning Technique – Toad Mouth Trap Technique!" A huge stomach sac appeared on the ground. Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shizune were all wrapped in it.

Bang… Along with a rise of smoke, the stomach sac disappeared before everyone's eyes. Jiraiya had dispelled Summoning Technique, transporting them to Mount Myoboku together with the stomach sac of a giant toad.

Looking enraged, Hiruzen shouted, "Immediately issue a wanted circular, classifying Jiraiya and Tsunade as Konoha's S-class rogue-nin. The entire Ninja World is to hunt them."

Most of the ninjas and civilians believed their Hokage-sama was telling the truth and they too became angry. As for the others, even though they had seen through the trick, they could only pretend they didn't know. After all… it wasn't their children who had died.

Also, it wouldn't be beneficial for them if they were too obstinate. All they wanted was a sense of security to prevent facing the same treatment in the future. It was not that they cared about justice.

Just at that moment, a surprised voice came from amid the crowd. "Look, what is Tonan doing?" Everyone looked over. Tonan was on his knees. With his hands clasped together, he chanted something looking sympathetic. The golden Buddha around him had also clasped its hands together.

"He seems to be chanting scriptures."

"It must be the Buddhist monk's ritual to release the souls of the deceased from suffering."

"Where did Tonan learn this?"

Tonan's left Mangekyo spun slowly, activating the Shuten-doji Technique. He also used Wind Communication to transmit his sound in all directions. The soothing sound of chanting sutras reverberated throughout Konoha like the evening drum and the morning bell.

"Bow down to every place and respect the three realms, change the surroundings to Buddha-realm. I now make the great vow and chant Vajracchedika-sutra. Publish quadruple kindness and aid three sufferings. If you're a witness, learn to show the bodi heart. Do this and report, be reborn in the land of bliss."

Tonan thought for a long time before saying these words. It was a piece of scripture, and even he didn't know what it meant. He just included the word bliss in the end. None of the surrounding ninjas and civilians disturbed him. They just curiously watched.

Hiruzen stared at Tonan's slowly spinning left eye and his eyes condensed. "Is this Tonan's Transcendence Ocular Technique…"

"What is this chant?"

"I don't know but it sounds very powerful."

"It must be some kind of spell."

Suddenly, someone in the crowd exclaimed, "That is… soul…" Everyone looked and took a deep breath. On the ruins, the spirit bodies of the dead children slowly drifted towards Tonan with a blank look. As a soul ocular technique, Shuten-doji Ocular Technique could easily manifest the soul.

Naturally, it was just for others to see. It didn't give these souls the ability to communicate with living beings.

"My child…"

"Am I in genjutsu?"

"It's not genjutsu, this is not genjutsu…"

"It's truly a soul…"

After the children's souls floated over to Tonan, he stood up and opened his hands, saying with a look of pity, "Children, the Land of Bliss welcomes you all."

Immediately afterward, Tonan no longer suppressed the Shuten-doji Ocular Technique. Instantly, the spiritual bodies of the children were sucked into Tonan's left eye space.

'Ding! Gained Mikami Yuko's acknowledgment.'

'Ding! Gained Sarutobi Sumiko's acknowledgment.'

'Ding! Gained Matsui Kei's acknowledgment.'

'Ding! Gained Nara Yoko's acknowledgment.'

'Ding! Gained Hisami Eda's acknowledgment.'

'Ding! Gained Uchiha Kiyomi's acknowledgment.'

'Ding! Gained Yamanaka Uno's acknowledgment.'

Great harvest… But since this was within Tonan's calculation, he was not too surprised. The only unexpected thing was that Jiraiya was forced to become a Leaf rogue-nin. As for Tsunade who he planned to kill anyway…

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Tonan's Mangekyo with excitement and he finally couldn't help asking out loud, "Tonan, what kind of ninjutsu did you just use?"

Tonan released the Buddha form and sighed as if to suppress the sadness in his heart. After a long time, he looked straight at Fukagu and said, "This is my Mangekyo's special dojutsu called Transcendence. It can lead the soul of the deceased to the land of bliss."

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When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.

The young people still didn't feel anything, but the old people were excited and looked at Uchiha Tunan in a different way.

Paradise… This name sounded like a good place.

However, the brain circuits of the Uchiha clan were a little different.

On the contrary, each and every one of them seemed a little disappointed.

After all, in their opinion, the rumored Mangekyou should be paired with a very powerful killing eye technique.

As for the so-called salvation or the paradise.

They did not feel too much about it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed to himself and gestured to the surrounding Anbu,

"Let's go."

Then, he led the Anbu away.

Uchiha Tunan and Danzo looked at each other quietly.

In order to prevent Hiruzen Sarutobi from secretly attacking Danzo.

"Lord Danzo, thank you for standing up for justice today." Uchiha Tunan immediately said in a clear voice.

"Although I, Uchiha Tunan, am young, I also know the principle of repaying a debt of gratitude.

In the future, if you have any orders, i will go through fire and water without hesitation."

In front of everyone, Danzo's face showed a rare kind look, and it looked a bit strange.

"It's okay, this is what I should do.

You are the future of Konoha. "

After that, Danzo led Root to leave.

Today's matter was not completely over, but the follow-up political struggle had to be carried out privately, and it was not suitable for the villagers to know.

In the distance, when Hiruzen Sarutobi heard Uchiha Tunan's words, his footsteps slightly paused, and the expression on his face became even uglier.

If he had known earlier, he should not have allowed Tsunade to find trouble with Uchiha Tunan from the beginning.

But now, he had lost two generals, not to mention.

Even Uchiha Tunan, who had always followed his lead, seemed to be biased towards Danzo.

At this moment, a deep sense of regret rose in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart.

After Root and the Anbu left, the civilians and ninjas seemed to be a little restless.

They wanted to make friends with Uchiha Tunan and get a good place for themselves or their relatives after they died.

However, they were blocked by the people of the Uchiha clan.

Seeing this, Uchiha Tunan looked at Minato and the others with gratitude:

"Minato Sensei, Kushina senpai, thank you for saving me.

Kakashi, take care of Yan Bo first.

I need to have a good talk with my clansmen and seek shelter."

Kakashi patted Little Yan Bo in his arms and nodded. "I won't let anyone hurt you."

"Tunan, don't worry. You still have us."

At this time, Kushina had returned to her usual cheerful and gentle self, completely different from her previous fearless image of a demoness.

Uchiha Tunan smiled, looked around, and bowed deeply to everyone with his hands on his knees,

"Thank you, everyone."

Then he looked at Uchiha Fuyue and said, "Patriarch."

Uchiha, Fuyue, nodded and said, "Let's go. We'll talk about it when we return to the clan."

Just like that, Uchiha Tunan walked towards the clan grounds under the protection of a group of Uchiha clansmen.

At the same time.

Mount Myoboku.

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shizune appeared on a patch of grass.

Jiraiya looked at the pale and haggard Shizune, and then at Tsunade who was lying unconscious on the ground. His heart was heavy.

"Little Jiraiya, why are you here?"

"Isn't this Little Tsunade? Why did she faint?"

Fukasaku and Shima jumped onto his shoulder.

Jiraiya sighed and said, "Tsunade and I have become Konoha's rebels."

"Are you kidding me? You and Tsunade are Konoha's Sannin. What happened?" Shima was confused.

Jiraiya said with a heavy face: "Tsunade fought with others and killed more than a dozen children."

Fukasaku and Shima looked at each other. They didn't expect this to be the reason.

This kind of thing was neither big nor small.

In a war, the lives of more than a dozen children would not be cared much.

But now was a peaceful era, and the one who died was a child from the same village, so it was hard to say.

Jiraiya looked at Shizune, who was still in a trance, with a haggard face, and asked,

"Shizune. Tsunade will probably wake up in a while."

Shizune was startled awake from his daze. He lowered his head and looked at Tsunade, and his eyes were lifeless.

"It should take two days to recover. If I use the Palm Immortal Technique to nourish my body, it should be faster."

Jiraiya nodded: "Can you help Tsunade now?"

"Yes, I can." Shizune was like a walking corpse, squatting down beside Tsunade, her hands covering her heart.

Jiraiya also felt a little tired these days, sitting on the ground, staring at the ground in a daze.

Suddenly, Jiraiya frowned, touched his chin and said,

"I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling all day, and now this feeling has become stronger.

Could it be that something happened to Konoha? Could it be that this matter can't be settled?"

Jiraiya shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He looked up at Tsunade and Shizune.

He saw that her eyes were unfocused and her whole body was trembling, as if she had seen something terrifying.

"What's wrong with you, Shizune?" Jiraiya said with concern.

"Pfft!"

Tsunade spat out a mouthful of blood, her eyes wide open as she stared at Shizune.

"Ugh…"

Tsunade's body trembled, and then her head tilted.

Jiraiya also rushed over and pushed Shizune away violently. He grabbed Tsunade's shoulder and shook it desperately, "Tsunade! Tsunade!"

Shima and Fukasaku jumped down from his shoulder.

Shima made a seal and pressed his hands on Tsunade's body to sense it. Then he said with a shocked face,

"Her heart was cut off by the scalpels."

Hearing this, Jiraiya was stunned and reached out his hand to touch Tsunade's nose.

Breathing heavily, his eyes were bloodshot and his other hand grabbed five finger marks on the grass.

He turned his head and looked at Shizune, who was sitting on the ground, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Bang!"

The furious Jiraiya also grabbed onto Shizune's throat and pressed her down on the ground.

With a look of wanting to devour someone, he roared, "Who the hell are you!"

Suddenly, Jiraiya was stunned, and he saw that Shizune pupils gradually enlarged.

A pair of strangely shaped Sharingan was slowly rotating in her pupils.

Jiraiya growled, "Mangekyo Sharingan… Uchiha Tunan…"

At this moment, the revolving seal that Uchiha Tunan had stored in her eyes was activated.

Shizune suddenly screamed in horror. Then, she bled from his seven orifices and lost her breath.

"Dead…"

Jiraiya put away the hand that locked his throat and sat down on the ground, completely dumbfounded.

Shima quickly came to Shizune and felt it again. Her face was ugly as she said, "Her brain has been destroyed."

Hearing this, his eyes were filled with hatred. He gritted his teeth and said, "The seal of the root of the tongue… Danzo."

Fukasaku and Shima looked at each other. They didn't expect such a thing to happen.

Looking at the abnormal appearance of the usually jumping Jiraiya, he immediately said with a worried face,

"Little Jiraiya, are you okay?"

A hint of a bitter smile flashed across Jiraiya's face. He shook his head, put his hand on his forehead, and closed his eyes.

Two streams of tears rolled down from the corner of his eyes, and with a hoarse voice, he said,

"I thought that one day, the two of them might leave me.

But I didn't expect that they didn't die in war, but in the hands of Konoha Ninjas.

In fact, I knew that the deepest reason behind this was the power struggle in the village.

So Tsunade and I left Konoha when the war was about to end.

I didn't expect that this time, Orochimaru was dead, and Tsunade was dead.

I was the only one left in Konoha."

Jiraiya wiped his tears and said:

"Konoha has been rotten to the root.

At this time, someone has to step up and remove the broken place.

Fukasaku, Shima, please take me to Konoha."

Hearing this, Fukasaku took a deep breath and said with a serious face, "Little Jiraiya, I can understand that you want to avenge your companion.

But I'm afraid your current strength is not enough. I suggest you ask the Toad Immortal first."

"The Toad Immortal…"

"Yes, maybe the Toad Immortal has a way."

Jiraiya's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had grasped a chance of survival. He suddenly stood up, grabbed Tsunade and Shizune's bodies, and ran towards the temple at the top of Mount Myoboku.

At the same time.

In the living room of Uchiha Fuyue's home.

Uchiha Tunan, who had just sat down, suddenly raised his eyebrows.

All kinds of mantra seals contain their own origins of life, and there will be a special induction in the moment when the mantra seals dissipate.

Uchiha Tunan narrowed his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly outlined.

He had spent so much effort last night, and it was scary to kill pigs, but it was not just to anger Tsunade.

Killing pigs was a special way to anger Tsunade.

As for the Shizune, Uchiha Tunan wanted to plant a type of curse seal on her body, hypnosis eye, and turn seal on her.

Turning seal was the special eye technique of Uchiha's clan.

However, it consumed a lot of eye power, and the effect was relatively short.

Even the three tomoe Sharingan could only release it on ordinary people or Genin who had just graduated.

It had always been relatively weak.

However, Uchiha Tunan had opened the Mangekyou after all, and even among the same level of Mangekyous, this eye power could be considered top-notch.

Hypnosis was used on Shizune.

First, it was to make her instinctively stick to it.

The second was that when she used her palm technique, she would subconsciously use it as a Chakra scalpel.

When Tsunade successfully died, she would trigger the conditions to change the seal and detonate the curse.

Of course, Shizune was still quite powerful.

In order to ensure that the hypnosis eye and the spinning seal would not be detected, or lose its effect.

That was why Uchiha Tunan had worked so hard to injure her spirit, making her unable to resist at all.

Originally, Uchiha Tunan's plan was to let Tsunade make a mistake, then beat Tsunade in battle and trigger her phobia of blood.

At this time, it would definitely be Shizune to treat Tsunade.

In the end, it was Shizune to kill Tsunade in front of everyone and then be detonated to die.

At that time, even if someone suspected him, it would be useless.

There was no evidence of death.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi sent people to investigate the memory of Shizune, they would only find that Shizune was planted with a similar curse seal.

At that time, everyone only suspected that Shizune was the root ninja, and the person carrying the blame was naturally Danzo.

Of course, it could only be limited to suspicion.

No matter if it were for Uchiha Tunan or Danzo, they were no longer ordinary ninjas in Konoha.

Suspicion could never be fixed.

Even in order to maintain the stability of the village, the various forces had to help keep the secret.

The current situation was even better.

Tsunade and Shizune had both died outside, so it had nothing to do with Uchiha Tunan.

The only one who was at the scene of death was Jiraiya.

Who was Jiraiya?

Konoha's S class traitor.

Now that Jiraiya had just become a traitor, there was still a bit of prestige left in everyone's hearts.

It was estimated that Jiraiya would appear in Konoha after a period of time.

Uchiha Tunan didn't need to talk nonsense with him, just kill him directly.

Whoever dared to help Jiraiya would be a traitor.

At that time, the whole village would probably applaud him.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi had to force a smile in front of the big picture.

He added a sum of S-rank mission on Uchiha Tunan's ninja calendar.

Uchiha Tunan believed that he was a person who knew how to think from another's perspective and understand the difficulties of others.

He immediately stood in his place and thought for a while.

To be honest, it seemed a little helpless…

"Tunan, are you worried about something? Why are you shaking your head and sighing?" Uchiha Fuyue, said with concern.

Uchiha Tunan was a little lonely:

"I was just thinking that I was too naive and thought that Konoha's higher-ups were good people.

I never expected… "

Uchiha, Fuyue, agreed and sighed. He said earnestly,

"It's good that you can see it clearly.

In this world, only the family will treat every family sincerely. "

Uchiha Tunan nodded and said, "Actually, I've always known about this."

"The Great Elder really didn't misjudge you.

However, you were able to activate the Mangekyou because of the death of those unfamiliar children.

This is enough to show that you are too kind.

If you don't change your personality, you will suffer a great loss. "

Hearing this, Uchiha Tunan pursed his lips and nodded.

Seeing this, Uchiha Fuyue felt a little helpless.

It seemed that this child could not change his character for a while.

At this time, Uchiha Mikoto carried a half-year-old baby in one hand and a steaming teapot in the other.

"Mikoto, you're here." Uchiha Fuyue took the teapot and filled the cup for Uchiha Tunan.

Uchiha Mikoto knelt down next to Uchiha Fuyue and smiled.

"I heard that Tunan woke up the Mangekyou. I came here to take a look."

"This is…" Uchiha Tunan looked straight at the baby in Uchiha's arms.

Uchiha smiled gently and said, "This is my child. He is called Itachi."

Uchiha Tunan picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. He smiled and said, "This child is very cute. Can I hug him?"

"Of course." Uchiha Mikoto handed the Meerkat over.

Uchiha Tunan quickly put down his teacup and carefully took Itachi. He held it in his arms and coaxed it.

With his experience of using small words, Uchiha Tunan quickly teased Itachi in the swaddle and laughed non-stop.

Uchiha Fuyue looked at this scene and an inexplicable look flashed across his eyes. He then smiled and said, "I can see that Itachi likes Tunan very much."

Uchiha Tunan nodded. "I adopted a child called Hatake Yanbo, the same age as Itachi."

Hearing Uchiha Tunan say this, Uchiha Fuyue and Uchiha Mikoto exchanged glances.

Uchiha Mikoto quickly picked up the teapot and bowed down to Uchiha Tunan. "Tunan-Kun, if you like it, why don't you let Itachi be your disciple?"

"I have no problem with that." Uchiha Tunan casually replied, as if he did not know the significance of becoming a disciple.

A hint of joy flashed through the eyes of the couple. Mikoto said happily, "Really?"

"Then we thank you on behalf of Itachi." Fuyue said this, which was equivalent to finalizing the matter.

Unless Uchiha Tunan was willing to offend him, he could only accept Itachi.

However, how could Uchiha Tunan not know what they were thinking?

After all, from Uchiha Tunan's accomplishments and the awakening of the Mangekyou, he would definitely be the strongest person in the future.

As a parent, he naturally wanted his child to have a good teacher and a good backer.

Uchiha Tunan made a funny face at Itachi in his arms and said without looking up,

"There is nothing to thank me for. I can see that you are very talented."

Uchiha Fuyue coughed lightly and took a sip of tea. "Then, Tunan-Kun feels that it is better to hold the apprenticeship ceremony. We can prepare for it."

Hearing this, Uchiha Tunan raised his head, frowned and thought for a moment,

"I have to go out for a mission in a while.

How about this, wait until Itachi is one year old and then hold the apprenticeship ceremony."

"Okay, okay, okay. No rush… no rush…" Uchiha Fuyue was much more polite to Uchiha Tunan than before.

"You guys talk first, I won't disturb you guys."

Uchiha Mikoto left the living room as if she had forgotten about skunk.

After 10 minutes, Uchiha and Fuyue saw that Uchiha Tunan had been teasing skunk and had no choice but to start talking about the important matters.

Tunan-Kun, your previous plan, the Great Elder actually revealed a little to me.

But looking at today's situation, it seems that the plan has changed.

Uchiha Tunan held a Meerkat, raised his head and said with a serious face:

"My relationship with Hiruzen Sarutobi has deteriorated. I guess he will not be willing to pass the position of Hokage to me."

Uchiha Fuyue leaned forward slightly and whispered, "Then what are your plans in the future? Do you want to take the path of martial arts?"

Uchiha Tunan thought for a moment and shook his head, "I am still young and not qualified enough.

There is still a lot of room for improvement in strength. Everything can be considered later.

After all, Lord Danzo is on my side now.

I'm not in any danger for the time being."

Uchiha Fuyue picked up the teapot on the table and carefully held up a cup.

"Then do you want me to tell the people about your past?

After all, there are still many people who don't really understand you."

Uchiha Tunan smiled and said, "There is no need. Unless it is time to use force.

Letting them know too much is not good for me to act.

Besides, peace has been so long, maybe there will be a war at any time.

At that time, as long as I have enough battle achievements, the position of Hokage will be easy to obtain."

Uchiha Fuyue's eyes lit up. He picked up the teacup and said, "That's good, that's good. It's best if we don't use force to harm the foundation of the village."

After all, Uchiha Fuyue himself was not willing to use force to seize power.

In his eyes, the series of actions of the Great Elder were quite radical.

He did not expect that Uchiha Tunan, who was secretly cultivated by the Great Elder, would actually think the same as him. He could not help but feel relieved.

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In the Temple of Mount Myoboku.

Jiraiya was sitting cross-legged next to Tsunade who was lying down. He was worried about his gains and losses. He said worriedly,

"It has been a day.

She has already recovered her breath. Why is he still not awake?"

"Don't worry, little Jiraiya. The immortal talisman is a treasure passed down from ancient times by the Toad Kingdom.

As long as the damage isn't that serious, it can be revived"

Immortal Shima comforted.

Hearing this, Jiraiya rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. "In ancient times… will it expire?"

Suddenly, Jiraiya noticed that Tsunade's eyelashes moved, and he immediately said with joy, "You're awake…"

"Where am I…"

Tsunade sat up in a daze and rubbed her head.

Unexpectedly, Jiraiya also hugged her tightly and said with a trembling voice, "That's great! Tsunade, you are alive!"

"Duang!"

Fukasaku and Shima saw a black shadow flash in front of them.

"Bang!"

Jiraiya was smashed into the wall, and his whole body was deeply embedded in the wall.

Two streams of blood flowed down, and his face began to swell.

Fukasaku and Shima quickly ran over and pulled Jiraiya out of the wall.

Jiraiya who successfully got out immediately covered his red and swollen face, took a deep breath and shouted, "It hurts! It hurts!"

"How dare you take advantage of me!"

At this time, Tsunade had already stood up. She looked around with her hands on her hips and said with a puzzled face,

"But…

Where is this?

Where is Shizune?"

Jiraiya heard Tsunade mention Shizune.

The joy of Tsunade's resurrection disappeared in an instant.

He immediately covered his face and walked to Tsunade and said in a low voice,

"Shizune is dead.

Died from a special control seal.

She must have been controlled by the illusion to kill you.

After killing you, Shizune's brain was destroyed by the curse seal.

"I buried her in Mount Myoboku."

Tsunade was stunned when she heard this, and the moment she was killed by Shizune appeared in her mind.

Then, she lowered her hands weakly and lowered her head deeply. After a long silence, she said in a low voice,

"The curse that destroyed the brain? It seems to be the seal of the root…"

Jiraiya sighed heavily and nodded:

"Thanks to the Great Toad Immortal giving me an immortal talisman, I was able to save you.

The immortal talisman was the treasure of the Toad Country and could help people recover from their near-death state.

This thing was too precious and rare, and only one remained."

Tsunade silently nodded, and after a long time, she whispered: "I want to go back to Konoha."

Jiraiya said with a serious face:

"Don't be impulsive, the two of us are already traitors of Konoha. If we go back now, we will only be besieged."

"What!"

Tsunade raised her head and looked straight into Jiraiya's eyes, her face full of disbelief.

Who was she? She was the Sannin of Konoha.

She was the Princess of the Senju Clan.

He was actually regarded as a traitor because of this matter.

Jiraiya knew that Tsunade could not accept this fact for a moment, so he explained in a low voice,

"After you fainted that day, the whole village shouted for you to pay with your life.

The old man could not protect you.

I can only take you away from Konoha to make plans.

Let's put the revenge for a while.

That little brat Uchiha is no weaker than you and me.

Moreover, you have a phobia of blood, which severely binds your strength.

Let's ask the Great Toad Immortal first. The Great Toad Immortal is an all-knowing existence.

Perhaps he can give us some hints."

Tsunade nodded and then pointed to the deepest part of the right. The behemoth sitting on the chair said,

"Are you talking about this Great Toad that is snoring?"

Jiraiya was stunned and scratched his head awkwardly.

"After all, the Great Toad Immortal is old and sleepy.

In addition, he had been waiting for you to wake up for too long… "

At this time, Fukasaku and Shima had already jumped onto the armrests of the Great Toad Immortal.

The two immortals shouted a few times before waking the big toad immortal up from his sleep.

The big toad immortal trembled slightly and immediately opened his turbid eyes. He said in a hoarse voice,

"Ah! Thank you. I was having a nightmare just now. Thank you for waking me up."

Jiraiya was puzzled.

"Nightmare?"

Great Sage Toad, isn't your dream a prophecy?

Deep Immortal said with a solemn expression, "Could it be that something has happened in the future and is heading in the wrong direction?"

The Great Toad Immortal felt like he was about to die in the next second. He said weakly,

"I… I saw in my dream that this world was being toyed with by demons."

Jiraiya frowned and asked,

"Who is the demon?"

Is it the person that the prophet wants to defeat?

"The prophesied child… the son… the son of the demon…"

As the Great Toad Immortal spoke, he closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

When he heard that it was a critical moment, Jiraiya couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Great Toad Immortal, Great Toad Immortal!"

Great Toad Immortal slowly opened his eyes and said slowly,

"Oh, sorry, I fell asleep again just now.

When did you come, little Jiraiya?

I saw you in my dream, and your companions.

I saw you two returning to Konoha.

After returning to Konoha…

After returning…

Dead…"

After saying that, the snoring of the Great Toad returned to sleep.

When Jiraiya and Tsunade heard the last words of the Great Toad Immortal, they were stunned.

Shima and Fukasaku continued to call, but they couldn't wake up the Great Toad Immortal. They could only look at Jiraiya seriously,

"Looks like I won't be able to wake him up."

Tsunade clenched her fists and took a deep breath. She said in a deep voice,

"Alright, don't wake him.

In the end, it's because we are not strong enough.

As long as we are strong enough, we can go back to Konoha and get rid of those scourges."

"What are you going to do?" Jiraiya frowned.

Tsunade thought for a moment, and her eyes lit up with fighting spirit.

"I want to go to the Shikkotsu forest to cultivate with the Slug Immortal. When the time is right, I will go back to Konoha to take revenge."

Jiraiya nodded:

"Well, if you want to go to Konoha, let me know.

I will go with you. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Fukasaku thought for a moment and said to Jiraiya,

"Since you two have decided, you can stay in Mount Myoboku and cultivate."

Jiraiya, you can stay in Mount Myoboku and cultivate.

Jiraiya hesitated for a moment and said, "But what about the prophesied child?"

"Some things are fated." Immortal Shima explained.

"Perhaps you have found the prophesied child and completed your mission.

Or perhaps he will only meet you after your cultivation ends.

Hearing this, two figures, one red and one yellow, flashed through her mind. She immediately nodded and said,

"I understand."

At this time, Tsunade had already turned around and walked out of the temple.

"I will go to the temple first to pray for Shizune."

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The next day.

Konoha, the land of Uchiha.

The sky was blue and blue, and the fine wind of spring was a little chilly, sending wisps of peace and freshness.

Uchiha Tunan got up and made himself a pot of green tea, rinsed his mouth with.

He saw that the wooden sculptures on the altar had already been covered in dust.

He took out some cloth and carefully wiped the wooden sculptures one by one.

While wiping, he said with a regretful expression,

"It's a pity that you didn't make it in time.

Otherwise, you can go to my Paradise to be my companions."

After wiping the wood carvings, Uchiha Tunan lit three sticks of incense for the wood carvings.

He packed his things and left home.

Now that there was no Jiraya and Tsunade, Uchiha Tunan could safely farm in Konoha.

It was just that previously, Uchiha Tunan had relied on Hiruzen Sarutobi to go against Danzo.

Now that the situation had changed, it had turned into relying on Danzo.

The reconstruction of the welfare institute was going to start today.

Uchiha Tunan naturally had to go take a look and be the supervisor.

After all, with Hiruzen Sarutobi taking care of them in the past, no one dared to stop them on the surface.

But now it was different. The reconstruction work was arranged by Danzo.

What if one of Hiruzen Sarutobi's subordinates ran over without any eyes?

It was also possible to use the excuse that the materials were not qualified and the house design was not suitable for the wood and leaf rules.

As for the people from the orphanage.

Those old people were temporarily placed in the orphanage.

Uchiha Tunan had to take some time every day to comfort and put on a show.

It was only limited to putting on a show,

Because these old people had basically gotten their approval.

Matt and his father had also gotten their approval.

So there was no need to care about them.

As a person, one still had to be realistic, otherwise, it would be too tiring.

Little Yanbo was entrusted to Kakashi by Uchiha Tunan.

For a while, he had no plans to take it home and raise it himself.

Anyway, Kakashi seemed to like Little Yanbo very much.

At this time, what Uchiha Tunan hoped most was for the war to come soon.

A good harvest.

As he was thinking, Uchiha Tunan had just closed the door.

Suddenly, his ear moved and he heard a sobbing sound not far away.

Yoho —

It seemed that there was a confused little lamb in the land of Uchiha.

Wasn't this a good opportunity to take advantage of the weakness?

Uchiha Tunan looked in the direction of the voice.

Uh…

Wasn't this home of the previous Great Elder?

Shishui came to reminisce about his grandfather?

Regarding Shishui, Uchiha Tunan was still a little concerned.

After all, Kotoamatsukami was a very useful skill. He might even be able to use it to attack some troublesome and delicious prey.

With this thought in mind, Uchiha Tunan tidied up his attire. With a refined and easy-going expression on his face, he walked towards the Great Elder's home.

Pretending to pass by the Great Elder's home by accident, he glanced sideways at the courtyard, sitting under the eaves, hugging three wooden sculptures and crying.

"Shishui, why are you crying here alone?" Uchiha Tunan pushed open the half-closed courtyard door and walked in with a face of concern.

Shishui raised her head pitifully and said with a sobbing tone, "Tunan, I miss my grandfather. I miss my father and mother."

Uchiha Tunan sat down beside Shishui and reached out to rub his hair. He said gently, "Can you let me see them?"

"En —"

Shishui nodded and gave the three wooden sculptures to Uchiha Tunan.

Uchiha Tunan first placed the first elder's wooden sculptures to the side and picked up the wooden sculptures of Shishui's parents.

Although this carving was slightly rough, it had a hint of charm. It could be seen how diligent it was when carving.

However, were these two Shishui's father and mother?

Why did they look so familiar?

Uchiha Tunan narrowed his eyes and suddenly remembered.

During the battle with Orochimaru, Shishui's parents seemed to have participated.

Of course, the two of them didn't seem to be very strong. They were swallowed by the eight-headed great snake from the very beginning.

Uchiha Tunan naturally couldn't remember such little cannon fodder.

That was also true. At that time, Uchiha Tunan's secret was very important to the Great Elder.

Naturally, he would first tell his son and daughter-in-law.

Hiss —

Not good.

In the original plot, the Great Elder and Shishui's parents did not die so early.

After changing so much, it was unknown if Shishui would successfully awaken the other gods.

No, he had to brainwash Shishui when he was still young.

He didn't want to hate Konoha because of the death of his relatives.

After all, Shishui's grandfather was forced to death by the village, and his parents were killed by Orochimaru, one of the Sannin.

Except for Naruto, who could always maintain his original heart, normal people would fall into hatred.

After thinking about it, Uchiha Tunan began to brainwash.

This time, it was not to gain recognition.

It was just to plant the love of the village in Shishui's heart.

It was still the same old routine, the first step of brainwashing, and he felt it.

Uchiha Tunan gently placed the wooden sculpture on the floor next to him and sighed deeply. He looked up at the sky at a forty-five degree angle and said,

"Shishui, I didn't expect you to suffer such great pain when you were a child like me."

Shishui stopped sobbing and looked at the side of Uchiha Tunan's face with tears on his face.

"Tunan San, did your father, mother, and grandfather also die?"

A look of reminiscence appeared on Uchiha Tunan's face as he slowly said,

"When I was six, my father and mother went to the battlefield and never returned.

As for grandfather, I don't even know his name.

I heard that he died many years ago. "

When Shishui heard this, he suddenly found that Uchiha Tunan was even more pitiful than him.

Compared to Uchiha Tunan, he had at least one more grandfather.

He immediately reached out his small hand and pulled Uchiha Tunan's arm. "Tunan, don't be sad."

What a silly child. When he was sad, the first thing he thought of was to comfort others.

Uchiha Tunan chuckled and took the opportunity to pull Shishui into his arms.

"Don't worry, I'm fine.

The death of my father and mother did not break me.

Brother, classmate, the death of my lover did not break me.

In this world, there is no pain that can break me. "

Shishui listened to Uchiha Tunan while counting with his fingers.

"Tunan, have you lost so many people you care about?"

Uchiha Tunan pinched Shishui's face with his other hand and said with a relaxed expression, "Have you forgotten about the wood carvings in my house?"

Hearing this, Shishui recalled the rows of wood carvings that he had seen at Uchiha Tunan's house.

He was secretly speechless and felt that Uchiha Tunan was much worse than him.

"It's alright, Tunan. You still have Shishui and your clansmen."

He took the bait.

The corners of Uchiha Tunan's mouth curled up slightly as he began the second step of brainwashing.

Showing off the results.

Uchiha Tunan smiled gently at Shishui and said,

"After the storm, there will finally be a rainbow.

After losing the people I cherish, I finally have the power to protect others.

In the future, I will not let this tragedy happen again. "

After saying that, Uchiha Tunan opened his Mangekyo and pointed at his eyes:

"Do you see this pair of eyes?"

After awakening this pair of eyes, I can already defeat the three Konoha Ninjas.

No one can take the life of the person I cherish."

Shishui stretched his head and curiously looked at Uchiha Tunan's Mangekyo Sharingan.

Then, he closed his eyes and opened them, revealing his scarlet three tomoe Sharingan.

He also pointed at his eyes and said,

"Tunan, your eyes are different from mine."

"How can I awaken your eyes?"

Uchiha Tunan stared at Shishui's three tomoe Sharingan, slightly surprised in his heart.

He had evolved to three tomoe so quickly.

Was it because his parents died?

Shishui was only four years old.

What was a genius? This was a genius.

Uchiha Tunan took a deep breath and decided not to simply brainwash Shishui.

He had to nurture him well.

After all, it was already a prey that had been hooked, the more fat it was, the better.

The third step of the brainwashing technique.

What's the use of being envious? If you want to act, listen to me obediently and do it according to my method, you will succeed.

Uchiha Tunan's words suddenly became deep, and he said slowly, "Shishui, do you know what the strongest power of Uchiha clan is?"

Shishui was slightly stunned. He tilted his head and thought, "Sharingan?"

Uchiha Tunan shook his head and said,

The Sharingan is just an appearance.

The real power is love.

Especially the Mangekyo Sharingan, you need to understand what great love is to awaken.

"Great love…" Shishui clearly did not quite understand what great love meant.

Uchiha Tunan patiently explained,

"The Uchiha clan is the clan of love.

The power of love is the greatest power in this world.

People who have love will want to protect them.

But when our strength is not enough to protect the people we love.

Then the bloodline of Uchiha will grant us power and help us awaken higher level eyes to protect the people we love.

The blood love from instinct can only awaken to three tomoe Sharingan.

Only by understanding what great love is, can you awaken Mangekyo Sharingan.

Possess the power to rival everything. "

After hearing this, Shishui had a face full of yearning.

However, after a moment, a distressed expression appeared on Shishui's face:

"But what exactly is great love? I don't understand."

Uchiha Tunan patted Shishui's shoulder lightly.

"In the past, I only loved my relatives, friends, and clansmen.

But later on, I understood the true meaning of the will of fire.

From then on, I gradually fell in love with everyone, and I fell in love with the entire Konoha.

The village is the love in my heart.

This is great love. "

After hearing this, Shishui was completely stunned. He said with a blank face, "I don't know what to do."

Uchiha Tunan pulled his hand back and gently rubbed Shishui's head. "Wait for me."

After that, Uchiha Tunan quickly went to his home.

Soon, Uchiha Tunan took the book he had written before and sat down next to Shishui.

"Here, this is a small gift for you. I will open the door of love for you."

Shishui took the book from Uchiha Tunan and read it on the cover. "The summary of the will of fire."

Under the trend of curiosity, Shishui opened the front of the first page and read it word by word.

"Perseverance, resolutely carry out the will of fire with the 3rd Hokage as the center.

Follow the footsteps of the 3rd Hokage sama… "

Uchiha Tunan saw that although Shishui recognized the words on it, because of his age and knowledge, he could not understand the meaning of the words.

He immediately interrupted Shishui and took out two scrolls from his storage bag. He handed them to Shishui and said,

"When you finish chewing this book, you will definitely understand what great love is.

In addition, these two scrolls are for you. "

Shishui took the scrolls and said with a puzzled face, "And what is this?"

Uchiha Tunan faintly smiled and said,

"One of these two scrolls contains records of all kinds of ninjutsu and illusions of the Uchiha clan.

The other one contains the profound mysteries of the Uchiha clan that Great Elder passed to me.

Now that the item is returned to its original owner, I will pass it to you."

When Shishui heard this, her small mouth slightly deflated. She looked at Uchiha Tunan's eyes with a touched face and said, "Tunan, you are so good to me…"

Uchiha Tunan smiled gently and said, "Remember, no matter what you do, it is important to persevere.

This is especially the summary of the will of fire. Take a look every day if you have nothing to do. "

Shishui nodded heavily and said, "I will remember. I will read it every day."

"I still have something to do. Then I will go first. Good luck."

After Uchiha Tunan finished speaking, he gently flicked Shishui's forehead with his finger.

Shishui immediately covered his forehead with both hands, and his narrowed eyes were full of smiles as he said, "It hurts so much —"

After Uchiha Tunan's figure disappeared completely from Shishui's sight.

Shishui silently held the book and scroll in his arms, staring blankly at the courtyard gate.

After a long time, Shishui came back to his senses, opened the book, and started studying seriously.

"Perseverance, determination to carry it out…

With love in your heart, Konoha is heaven.

The secret to grasping happiness is to use other people's happiness as happiness, and other people's joy as joy…

The seed does not fall in the fertile soil and falls in the rubble. The seeds with vitality will never be pessimistic and sigh, because there is resistance to temper…"

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After leaving Uchiha's land, Uchiha Tunan came to the old site of the orphanage.

The war had destroyed this originally warm and loving family, and the people inside could only move to the orphanage and live there temporarily.

The construction efficiency of Konoha was quite high.

Only a day had passed since the orphanage was destroyed, and the ruins were almost cleaned up.

What was left was to build after laying the foundation.

At this time, the construction class did not have such a wood element ninja like Yamato, so it could only be built according to the rules.

Speaking of Yamato, he should have been cultivated long ago.

When he found that the cells of the Senju could be fused with the child, Orochimaru began to experiment with the Sharingan and the cells of the Senju clan.

In other words, Yamato should be at least the same age as Shishui now.

But Yamato was not in the orphanage, so he should have been transferred to a special department.

In a few years, he might be transferred to the Dark Group.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Tunan snorted in his heart.

Such an early human experiment, but it did not enter the roots but entered the Dark Group.

It would be weird to say that Hiruzen Sarutobi did not know about Orochimaru at the beginning.

"Hey, you are the contestants of the Hidden Rain Village this time, right?"

Not far away, there was an arrogant shout.

Uchiha Tunan glanced sideways, and it turned out that it was Ebisu and Morino Ibiki's team members who had bumped into Amegakure Genin, who was participating in Chuunin's competition.

"Yes, we are Amegakure Genin, hello."

The Amegakure Genin was a little cautious in the face of Morino Ibiki's questioning, which meant that he was terrified.

Morino Ibikii, coughed lightly, "Uh… Ahem… hello."

In this case, as long as one side admits defeat, there will be no conflict.

Especially since the other side is a Ninja from the small village,

Konoha can not lose face.

It seemed that other than a few famous Konoha Ninjas, the rest of the Ninjas had died in the Three Battles.

That's right, the war was about to begin.

Which village would dare send a true genius to participate?

If the war really started, who knew how many years the war would last.

Then a true genius could quickly grow up in the war.

The leaders of the villages could also distinguish between the light and the competition.

This time, Uchiha Tunan was completely uninterested in this Chuunin exam.

Originally, Uchiha Tunan was going to look for a few special outer village blood limit realms to try to establish a non-country friendship.

But looking at it now, it was just a pile of dregs, and there was no value in harvesting them alone.

It was a waste of time to spend time on them.

At this moment, an assassination unit came to Uchiha Tunan and said in a regular tone, "Picture."

At this time, Uchiha Tunan had one hand behind his back and one hand on his chest. He looked over slightly.

This Dark Group was obviously not strong enough. It was probably just a Chuunin.

Seeing Uchiha look over, the Dark Group thought of the battle between Uchiha Tunan and Tsunade.

Especially next to the two of them was the orphanage that had been destroyed in the first battle.

At that time, everyone saw the situation, and Uchiha Tunan's strength made people have to be shocked.

Thinking of this, the Anbu immediately stopped talking, subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and couldn't help but weaken a bit. He lowered his head and said,

"Lord Tunan, the Hokage Sama has invited you."

Uchiha Tunan smiled faintly and said, "I got it. Sorry to trouble you."

He stretched out his hand and patted the man on the shoulder.

In the next moment, he used the Body Blink skill and disappeared from where he was.

The moment Uchiha Tunan disappeared, the three teenagers from the Amegakure who were walking in this direction were stunned.

"How did that guy disappear?"

"It should be the instant movement technique that only Jounin can use."

"How is that possible? He looks about the same age as us."

"I guess he is a genius of Konoha. If we meet him in the exam just surrender."

The few little guys looked at each other, and a sense of frustration arose in their hearts.

"Is this strength of a big village?"

……

The Hokage building.

This time, when Uchiha Tunan came in, the receptionist did not say anything to stop him. She did not even dare to ask, and just smiled at him.

Uchiha Tunan directly went to the office and pushed the door open.

As soon as he entered, Uchiha Tunan saw Hiruzen Sarutobi sitting at his desk smoking, and in front of him stood a familiar and strange figure.

"Teacher Yuan Fei called me here so early. Is there a mission?" Uchiha Tunan walked in and said indifferently.

"Tunan, long time no see." The figure turned around and said excitedly.

Uchiha Tunan's eyes narrowed slightly, and then the corners of his mouth curled up. He smiled and said, "So it's Teacher Naoto. It's really been a long time."

A kind smile appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face as he said, Today is the day that the Shang people advance to Jounin.

I was thinking of calling you over to take advantage of this great day to let you catch up.

Oh right, the Shang people are the main examiners of this Chuunin exam.

When Uchiha Tunan heard this, he gently nodded at Naoto Umino and said, "Congratulations, Teacher Naoto."

Naoto Umino narrowed his eyes and smiled. He subconsciously reached out to rub Uchiha Tunan's hair.

In his eyes, the Uchiha Tunan in front of him was still the little boy from back then.

However, Uchiha Tunan tilted his head slightly and dodged Naoto Umino's hand.

Naoto Umino's hand was suspended in the air, and the atmosphere was awkward.

Uchiha Tunan smiled and looked straight at Hiruzen Sarutobi. He said in an inexplicable tone, "Teacher Naoto, I am no longer a child."

Seeing that Uchiha Tunan did not even look at him, Naoto Umino could only take back his hand. He scratched his head and said with a forced smile,

"Uh… haha… you're right. I forgot about it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff of his cigarette. His deep eyes looked at Uchiha Tunan for a long time before he exhaled heavily.

"Naoto, you should go back and prepare.

I still have something to discuss with Tunan. "

"Okay, Hokage Sama."

Naoto Umino bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi and left with his tail between his legs.

In fact, the strength of Naoto Umino had not reached Jounin.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to use this opportunity to show his goodwill to Uchiha Tunan.

At the same time, using the relationship between Naoto Umino and Uchiha Tunan was equivalent to being a middleman to help him negotiate with Uchiha Tunan.

Unfortunately, Uchiha Tunan did not care about trash like Naoto Umino at all.

From beginning to end, Uchiha Tunan had always looked down on your attitude.

Naoto Umino might feel sad.

But in this regard, Uchiha Tunan said one sentence.

Sorry, I am such a powerful person.

In the empty office, the atmosphere was silent, and neither of them spoke.

After a long time, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and broke the silence.

"I can't stop Tsunade either."

Uchiha Tunan quietly looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and didn't reply. The expression on his face didn't change at all.

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment. He was slightly angry with Uchiha Tunan's attitude today.

But now, if Uchiha Tunan stood on Danzo's side, he would be evenly matched with Danzo.

The feeling of having power held back was worse than having his son killed.

Especially with the large amount of funds from the famous government, Danzo could slowly eat up the ninjas who were on the fence.

The only thing he could do was the will of fire.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had to admit that in the face of practical benefits, the will of fire could not withstand a single blow.

At this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that Uchiha Tunan was so important.

Not to mention that he had the strength to fight against the three Ninjas.

Behind him stood Konoha's number one clan.

Moreover, Uchiha Tunan was still young and had an unfathomable space to grow.

Hiruzen Sarutobi suppressed the hatred and anger in his heart and continued to try to repair his relationship with Uchiha Tunan.

"You may not know much about Danzo. He is not what you see."

Uchiha Tunan said indifferently, "I believe that seeing is believing."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and took out a scroll from the drawer. He placed it on the table and said, "Take a look at these things."

Uchiha Tunan lowered his eyes slightly and roughly guessed the contents of the scroll.

It must be something that Danzo had been hiding for years.

It seemed that Hiruzen Sarutobi found that he could not redeem himself with old feelings, and wanted to use the so-called justice to get him out of Danzo.

"Bang!"

At this moment, the door of the office was violently pushed open.

Uchiha Tunan turned around and saw Danzo staring at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a gloomy face. He said word by word,

"What do you mean, Hiruzen?"

Seeing that his little trick was caught by the real person, Hiruzen Sarutobi silently put away the scroll.

Then, he smoked his cigarette.

He wanted to use this as an excuse to cover up the embarrassment that he had just done.

After all, no matter how intense the struggle between the higher-ups was, he and Danzo had never exposed each other.

Because they were not clean, once they exposed each other, it meant that both of them were finished.

The atmosphere in the office was a little depressing.

After a long time, Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned back in his chair and ignored Danzo's angry eyes. He said to Uchiha Tunan,

"Tunan, last time I promoted you to Jounin.

However, the competition for honor Chuunin is very important, and there is only one person in each village.

The victorious village can be rewarded with high value.

So this time, we can not afford to lose. I have already reduced your ninja rank to Chuunin.

In two months, you will have to go to the capital of fire to participate."

Uchiha Tunan reached out and adjusted his glasses. He said lightly, "I have no problem. If there is nothing else, I will go first."

After saying that, he decisively turned around and walked out.

Just as Uchiha Tunan walked in front of Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi coldly said,

"Tunan, if you have any problems in these two months, you can come to me anytime."

This sentence was equivalent to an ultimatum.

Just like a husband and wife in a quarrel, one of them slammed the door and left, and the other was unwilling to give in, so he could only say, "If you don't come back tonight, don't come back in the future."

Uchiha Tunan paused slightly, then nodded to Danzo.

The two left the Hokage building together.

In the empty office, Hiruzen Sarutobi's anger had reached the limit.

"Ka —"

The pipe in his hand was pinched into several pieces and then fell to the ground.

After a long time, Hiruzen Sarutobi's gloomy voice sounded in the office.

"Someone come…"

On the rooftop of the Hokage Rock Cliff.

Danzo and Uchiha Tunan stood by the fence, looking at Konoha.

Uchiha Tunan liked to stand on such a high place, as if he was looking down on all living things.

Looking at Konoha from here, there were many pedestrians walking around like ants on the street. It was a prosperous scene.

Today's weather was exceptionally good. In the blue sky, a few clouds were like a flock of sheep slowly moving with the wind, and the sun shone warmly on their bodies.

The cool, sweet, and moist breath sent by the spring breeze made people feel refreshed.

The sunlight shone on the rooftop, reflecting the cluster of flowers in the corner, which looked particularly bright in the green background.

Danzo seemed to dislike the place that Uchiha Tunan chose. He frowned, "It seems that you like to talk about things here."

The warm sunlight shone on Uchiha Tunan and Danzo.

The scene was beautiful, but both of them had plans in their hearts.

Uchiha Tunan opened his hands and squinted as he enjoyed the spring sunshine. He said, "I like to stand under the sun."

What a joke, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

How could Uchiha Tunan go to Root to talk to Danzo?

What if he was ambushed?

Even if he had enough confidence in his own strength, Uchiha Tunan knew that he should not be arrogant.

Not to mention anything else, just Konoha's sealing class alone was enough for him to drink.

As long as he was prepared enough, even the Kyubi could be sealed, let alone him.

Danzo looked up at the rising sun, his eyes slightly narrowed, feeling a bit dazzling, and said in a deep voice:

"I can't help you refuse the honorary Chuunin competition."

Uchiha Tunan chuckled and shook his head. "It doesn't matter. It's just a small matter."

Danzo shook his head and looked at Uchiha Tunan with a serious expression.

"The Daimyo is very strange,"

The day after you broke up with Tsunade.

The funds that were originally promised to me suddenly disappeared. "

"What do you mean?" Uchiha Tunan paused and said.

Danzo took a deep breath, hesitated, and said in a low voice:

"There are some things you don't know.

Since last year, the Daimyo has often sent ninjas to wander outside the village. It seems to be monitoring something. "

Uchiha Tunan narrowed his eyes and remembered the two unmarked trash Ninjas he killed when he asked for leave last time.

Tunan said: "Konoha doesn't care?"

Danzo shook his head and said, "What should we do? That's the Diamyo.

Some things can only be done secretly.

Those ninjas came with the certificate of the Daimyo.

Konoha can't move.

If you move, if you don't hand over the murderer, the funds will be cut down next time. "

Uchiha Tunan reached out and adjusted his glasses. He was slightly puzzled and said,

"In the past, The Daimyo wasn't so great.

What the hell did that fellow Naraku do to make Danzo-sama feel so terrified of him."

Danzo looked around and said seriously, "You might not have imagined that he killed all the clansmen after he ascended."

This information really surprised Uchiha Tunan. After a long silence, he spat out four words.

"Cruel and merciless."

Danzo nodded and said, "No one in the whole world dares to touch him.

Once he died, the orthodoxy of the Fire Country would be cut off.

In short, you have to be careful in the honor of the Fire Capital's Chuunin Competition.

The strength of the famous mansion is getting more and more unfathomable.

Not long ago, all the spies in Konoha were caught.

However, the Daimyo did not kill them, but they were completely turned into a messenger, and their every move was under surveillance.

The corners of Uchiha Tunan's mouth flashed with a hint of playfulness. He said slowly, "It seems that this honorary Chuunin competition is very likely to be a dragon's lair or tiger's den. I can't go."

"No, you must go." Danzo said with a serious face.

Uchiha Tunan was a little confused. "Why?"

Danzo sighed heavily.

"The list has been submitted, and the Daimyo government has also announced the list of people to the Ninja World through various channels.

The Daimyo also specifically said that unless it was an accidental death, the people on the list would cut off their economic contact with the village.

Of course, for Konoha, that was to cut the funds.

Now the price has risen to a terrifying level.

If you go back on your word now, the villagers will all punish you once they get the news.

Consequences…

I'm afraid no one can bear the consequences."

Hearing this, Uchiha Tunan chuckled and looked down at the prosperous Konoha below. He said in an inexplicable tone, "Then when the time comes, won't my fate be worse than White Fang?"

Could it be that Hiruzen Sarutobi had communicated with The Daimyo and told him his secret?

Of course, he couldn't rule out the guy beside him.

It seemed that Naraku had forgotten about the pain and missed her favorite whip.

A cool breeze blew, rolling up dandelions all over the sky and scattering down.

Uchiha Tunan blew at the dandelions floating in front of him and broke the silence,

"Then, I must go.

I haven't seen this good disciple of mine in a long time. "

Danzo frowned and said in a deep voice, "Don't do anything stupid.

Without its Daimyo, the Fire Country would collapse, and the meaning of Konoha would be gone.

In addition to the families with special blood restrictions, which family did not have a large number of civilians living around the Fire Country?

At that time, at least half of the people below would have to leave."

Uchiha Tunan shrugged and smiled. "I understand. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Seeing Uchiha Tunan make a promise, Danzo breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "When the time comes, I can send a team of Root Guards to protect you."

Uchiha Tunan waved his hand, turned around, and walked towards the stairs.

"No need. With my own people here."

Suddenly, Uchiha Tunan seemed to have thought of something. He stopped in his tracks and looked at Danzo with a thoughtful expression.

"You said that the claws of the ferocious beasts have fallen. Does he still dare to continue to be fierce?"

When Danzo heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank as he guessed what Uchiha Tunan wanted to do.

A warm smile appeared on Uchiha Tunan's face as he turned to leave.

After a long time, Danzo leaned against the railing and looked down at the village below, muttering, "Your future is limitless, and there will be endless troubles in the future."

After leaving the rooftop, Uchiha Tunan went straight to the wooden house.

It was not convenient to do things without power sometimes. After the war, the new generation would gradually replace the old generation.

Uchiha Tunan naturally would not forget Kakashi, his brother.

After all, after the Ninja War, Konoha's strength would be washed once.

At that time, only Minato, Kakashi, and Kushina, who had a good relationship with him, would be more powerful.

At the end of the three battles, Minato and Kushina would also die because of the chaos of the Kyubi.

Then there was only Kakashi left.

Therefore, he had to train Kakashi well and let him become his right-hand man.

Soon, Uchiha Tunan arrived at the door of Hatake Clan House.

Through the wind, Uchiha Tunan heard the happy laughter of Little Yanbo in the courtyard.

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Uchiha Tunan knocked on the door.

After a while, there was the sound of footsteps, and the door was opened by Kakashi.

He saw Little Yan Bo sitting on Kakashi's shoulder, holding Kakashi's hair with both hands.

Seeing Uchiha Tunan arrive, Little Yan Bo happily opened his mouth and screamed.

Her hands were also carelessly hitting Kakashi's head. Her small feet that were floating in the air fluttered on the ground, looking very happy.

Kakashi stroked Little Yan and grabbed his feet with his hands to prevent him from falling down. Then he said with a helpless face, "Tunan, you are here."

After that, he led Uchiha Tunan to the courtyard.

Uchiha Tunan looked at Little Yan Bo, who was stubbornly clinging to Kakashi, and smiled.

"Yan Bo seems to have caused you a lot of trouble."

Kakashi said lightly, "It's alright."

When the two of them arrived at the main hall in the front yard, Uchiha Tunan was slightly stunned.

He saw that the living room was full of toys, like an amusement park.

All kinds of things that children liked were placed all over the room, and the ground was covered with soft blankets to prevent children from getting hurt.

The snacks in the corner were also full.

Even the portrait of Sakumo hanging on the wall of the living room was tilted a little.

It was hard to tell that Kakashi was actually quite fond of children.

Kakashi skillfully took down Little Yan Bo and put it on the wooden horse in the living room.

Little Yan Bo immediately shook it excitedly.

Because there was not much room to stand in the living room, the two had to sit on the floor under the eaves.

Uchiha Tunan looked at the courtyard and said slowly, "It's almost time for Chuunin to take the exam. Do you have the confidence to take first place?"

Kakashi nodded silently.

Obviously, he did not take Chuunin's examination to heart.

"There is one thing I want to tell you."

Uchiha Tunan turned to look at Kakashi, and his tone gradually became a little serious.

"There is about a year left before the war."

Kakashi was obviously stunned. He frowned and said, "So fast."

Naturally, Uchiha Tunan could not say that Sasori would kill the Sandaime Kazekage in a year, causing the third battle to erupt.

He could only sigh and say, "After all, it has been peaceful for so many years."

Kakashi frowned and looked down at his hands. He murmured,

"I didn't expect that the war would come soon. With my current strength, I'm afraid I can't reach the level of my father."

"Kakashi." Uchiha Tunan said coldly.

"Huh?"

Uchiha Tunan said with a serious face, "Senior White Fang told me to urge you to become an existence that surpasses him."

Kakashi's expression also became serious, and he said solemnly, "I will reach it sooner or later."

As he spoke, his gaze towards Uchiha Tunan became more resolute, and his face burst with determination to win.

Uchiha Tunan nodded and continued to pave the way, "I don't want you to die in war."

Kakashi nodded heavily. "I know."

He knew that war was extremely cruel.

On the battlefield, you can only be cannon fodder and lose your life.

Uchiha Tunan pondered for a moment and said slowly, "When I was traveling outside, I learned a secret technique.

It can help people open up the Ren and Du meridians, penetrate the bridge of heaven and earth, and stimulate their potential.

But the process of opening it will be very painful.

A few days ago, I activated Obito's potential."

Kakashi raised his eyebrows slightly and immediately became interested.

"Can I give it a try?"

The corners of Uchiha Tunan's mouth curled up slightly. "Sure."

Uchiha Tunan's eyes slightly narrowed, and he quickly made a series of hand seals. Then, he stretched out his chakra palm and gently pressed on the top of Kakashi's head.

This time, Uchiha Tunan had prepared an unprecedented life source, and he wanted to give Kakashi a fierce fight.

After all, he had coveted Obito's kamui Sharingan for a long time, so he naturally wouldn't let Kakashi take one.

However, considering that Kakashi was strong enough to become his right-hand man, he naturally had to improve his strength as much as possible.

In any case, Kakashi had already acknowledged him. The stronger the strength, the better.

The system's ability was no different from a loan shark. When it was still there, it would pay with its life.

Kakashi felt as if the bones above his head had been lifted, exposing his brain to the air.

A cold and deep aura was poured into his brain.

Even though Kakashi was already prepared for pain, he realized that he had still underestimated the pain that Uchiha Tunan was talking about.

"Ugh…"

Kakashi grunted and his entire body trembled crazily. All the hair on his body stood on end, and sweat kept pouring out.

In just a moment, Kakashi's entire body was soaked.

A cold and gloomy aura stirred in his mind like a swimming snake, as if it were forgreedily devouring his own brain.

Kakashi's facial expression gradually became ferocious, and the veins on his neck and the forehead above his mask bulged.

His fists were clenched tightly together, and his nails were even embedded in his palms, squeezing out blood.

Finally, Kakashi could no longer hold it in.

He fell to the ground in the courtyard and rolled crazily.

Little Yan Bo, who was sitting on a wooden horse in the room, saw Kakashi's appearance and immediately frowned, crying out loud.

Then, he staggered out his hands and shook them at Kakashi.

On the floor under the eaves, Uchiha Tunan sat cross-legged and stared coldly at Kakashi. He casually stretched out his right hand and lifted up the back collar of Little Yan Bo.

Little Yan Bu's legs constantly staring at Kakashi's pitiful state, crying so hard that it seemed like his throat was going to break.

The entire courtyard was filled with Kakashi's screams and Little Yan Bo's cries.

Gradually, Uchiha Tunan frowned slightly.

It seems that the amount of life essence is too large, Kakashi seems to be unable to bear it ah.

After thinking, Uchiha Tunan opened his right eye and opened his Mangekyo Sharingan, and began to crazily absorb the negative emotions emitted by Kakashi due to pain.

But the negative emotions did not represent pain.

Uchiha Tunan only did this to prevent Kakashi from losing his mind due to the intense pain, which was about to drive him crazy.

With the help of Uchiha Tunan, Kakashi regained his rationality.

However, the more rational this situation was, the more he could clearly feel the inhuman pain.

Gradually, Kakashi's breath became weaker and weaker, as if he was going to die in the next second.

In this situation, was Kakashi going to die?

If he had known earlier, he would not have taken such a risk. Wasn't this a huge loss?

Uchiha Tunan's expression became uglier and uglier, more and more thinking that his thoughts this time were a bit too extreme.

As he tumbled, Kakashi saw Little Yan who was crying endlessly, thinking that he had been in danger and wanted to help.

As well as Uchiha Tunan, who was frowning and had an ugly expression on his face.

A huge desire to survive rose in his heart.

I want to surpass my father and revive my family.

I still have so many friends I care about.

Tunan, Obito, Minato Sensei, Kushina, Rin…

Finally, under the strong desire to survive, Kakashi passed the most dangerous period.

The moment the pain disappeared, Kakashi fainted from exhaustion.

Immediately, the heart-wrenching screams in the courtyard disappeared, leaving only Little Yan Bo crying non-stop.

Looking at Kakashi who had lost consciousness and fainted on the ground.

Uchiha Tunan could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

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