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 234: Grabbing Thunderbolt, Killing Kazekage

Uchiha Tonan made the golden samurai walk towards Sandaime Kazekage and Onoki, step by step. Because of its mammoth size, it gave the illusion of being cumbersome and slow while moving.

The rapidly spinning dark clouds in the sky made the entire battlefield fall into doomsday-like silence. At first, everyone might not have noticed it but at this moment, they understood that Uchiha Tonan was manipulating the weather.

Sandaime Kazekage and Onoki were completely prepared. Only the two of them who were facing the golden samurai knew the suffocating pressure it unleashed. To find an opportunity for Onoki, the Kazekage dissipated the iron sand that supported him and created a pair of black iron sand wings.

He flew up high and shouted at Tonan, "Damn brat! Today, I'll show you a kage's power." The Kazekage made hand seals and iron sand balls floated around him, which gradually condensed into grains. "Magnet Style – Iron Sand Drizzle."

Thickly dotted bullets shot toward the golden samurai. It perfectly reflected the name of this ninjutsu. It hit the golden samurai like small raindrops. But the materialized chakra didn't even ripple.

Tonan glanced sideways at Onoki who was accumulating strength. He understood the Kazekage's intention and the corners of his mouth twitched a little. "Do you want to be the bait to attract my attention? Then, I'll swallow you in one bite."

Tonan made the golden samurai walk toward the Sandaime Kazekage.

"He took the bait!" The Kazekage was delighted inwardly and he continued to perform like a clown in front of Tonan. "Magnet Style – Iron Sand Gathering Assault." A lot more iron sand gathered and condensed into various-shaped weapons, shooting at Tonan.

But the golden samurai was Big Tengu, the fourth form of Tonan's Mangekyo, which was on the same level as complete body Susanoo. The Kazekage's attack was no different for it from kunai stabs. The weapons condensed with iron sand at the samurai's surface were like eggs smashing onto rocks.

With his hands folded in front of him, Tonan mocked the Kazekage, "That's it?" Sandaime Kazekage looked ugly. Although it was tempting, this situation showed that he was powerless. He circulated chakra with his body and condensed a large amount of iron sand in front of him.

The iron sand shrank rapidly and eventually turned into a huge iron spike. "Magnet Style – Iron Sand World Method!" The iron sand spike turned into a black shadow and as it descended from the sky, it accelerated toward the golden samurai.

In the blink of an eye, the speed broke through the sound barrier, and the sonic boom reverberated throughout the battlefield. Tonan didn't take this toy seriously at all. He made the golden samurai raise its left hand and move it forward. Then, it firmly held the pitch-black iron spike.

"Damn it… I'm completely powerless." The Kazekage was very gloomy and unwilling to accept this.

Tonan made the golden samurai weigh the iron sand spike in its hand and said indifferently, "Interesting." He then looked at Sandaime Kazekage with cold eyes and said, "You also test my ninjutsu. Lightning… Come!"

Rumble… Instantly, the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be enraged. The lightning condensed together and the entire thing lit up with a dazzling blue light. A streak of blue lightning spread out in all directions, making bizarre branches as if they wanted to cut apart the entire sky.

Looking at this earth-shaking scene, a name appeared in the Kazekage's mind, "White… Fang…" His pupils shrank and he felt a chill down his spine. His heartbeat accelerated subconsciously and he felt the imminent danger

He flapped the iron sand wings on his back. Not daring to stay where he was, he flew into the distance without turning back. The dark clouds in the sky rumbled and many lightning dragons burst out, gathering in the golden samurai's left hand, becoming a lightning ball the size of a small mountain.

Under Tonan's control, the natural lightning was compressed drastically, turning from blue to a blinding white. He spread out his arms and looked at the Kazekage who was desperately running away. He shouted, "If you survive this attack, I'll acknowledge you as the strongest Kazekage!"

Sandaime Kazekage was terrified seeing this and with his eyes wide open, he yelled, "Tsuchikaze, save me!"

"Raikiri!" The golden samurai jumped and turned into a lightning flash. Crossing the space, the distance to the Kazekage quickly reduced.

"Magnet Style – Iron Sand Defense." Sandaime Kazekage used all his chakra in this move. He controlled the iron sand to form a semicircular shield that covered half the sky between him and Tonan. He couldn't hold any longer!

Onoki knew that the situation was pressing. If the Kazekage was seriously injured or dead, the ninja war would turn unfavorable for Iwa. He secretly prayed that Tonan didn't notice him to not counter his unique skill.

Onoki raised his hands in front of him and a circular white disc appeared in his palms, aiming at the shield summoned by Sandaime Kazekage. Tonan would definitely have to pause for a moment. "Particle Style – Dismantling Technique."

A white cylindrical laser suddenly burst out and instantly shot toward the shield.

At that time, the golden samurai whose speed had reached the limit just happened to appear in front of the shield.

"I've been paying attention to you." From the corner of his eye, Tonan had seen the Dismantling Technique. Under the Mangekyo-leveled ocular power's dynamic vision, the speed of the white laser was just a little faster than that of the water dragon bullets. He didn't need to panic at all.

As for resisting the Dismantling Technique, there were four usual methods at his disposal including the sealing technique, chakra absorption, space-time ninjutsu, and Uchiha Reflection. But there was one more for Tonan.

The golden samurai pulled out the spiritual demonic weapon, the demon sword Muramasa, and placed it between himself and Onoki. The sword collided with the white laser. Instantly, its color that was burning with golden radiance turned into a white-like particle style.

Use the same laws to break the rules. Regardless of how weird the ninjutsu is, in front of the demon blade Muramasa, it will simply reduce to the simplest chakra duel. Meanwhile, the lightning ball in the golden samurai's palm hit the huge iron sand shield.

Lightning suppressed earth, not to mention iron sand, which was a high-quality conductive metal.

Bang! In an instant, the entire iron sand shield was blown into smithereens. Most of the lightning power that remained, turned into a straight pillar catching up with the Kazekage who had flown far away.

Ah! In the next instance, the Kazekage was drowned by this pillar.

Escape! Seeing his particle-style was easily blocked by Tonan, Onoki immediately turned around and flew towards the sky. In the distance, the Kazekage's figure fell from the sky emitting black smoke.

Tonan exited from the Spirit of Lightning God state and narrowed his eyes slightly. A thin figure had grabbed the Kazekage's corpse and fled into the distance.

That red hair was conspicuous. Coupled with a puppet beside the figure, Tonan recognized that this was a character from the original work. "Oh? Sasori got a cheap win. Forget it. Let's just treat it as giving him a little toy."

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Chapter 235: Pressurizing Shikaku, Tied To Pirate Ship

By the end of the battle, Uchiha Tonan had almost destroyed the entire battlefield by himself. Many ninjas were buried in the slowly flowing mud. And the ninjas on top of the mountain wall were also captured by the Leaf ninjas that Nara Shikaku had dispatched.

Tonan deactivated the Tengu state and landed steadily on the ground. He turned around to walk towards Konoha's battlefront indifferently. All Leaf ninjas looked at him with reverence and wanted to cheer for him.

But…

It was both a bit unfamiliar and a bit awe-inspiring. The gap between their capabilities was just too much. Everyone solemnly realized just how many levels they were lower than Tonan and didn't dare to be rash.

They could only stand rooted to their spots and stare at him.

Ding! Gained Nara Mido's acknowledgment… Ding! Gained Kurama Fei's acknowledgment… Gained Mitsunari Keita's acknowledgment… Gained Chihiro Takai's acknowledgment… Yamanaka Tosa's acknowledgment… Daisuke Nakahira's acknowledgment…

When Tonan reached close to Konoha's battlefront, the Leaf ninjas stepped aside to make way. They stood on both sides and held their breaths, taking in every move that Tonan made.

Shikaku hastily rushed over to welcome him. He bowed deeply toward Tonan with both hands on his knees and said, "Tonan-sama, this truly troubled you."

Tonan nodded lightly and took his gold-rimmed glasses from Shikaku's hands. He put them on and walked silently into the distance. Everyone's gaze stayed on him the entire time until he completely disappeared into the forest.

Only then did the Leaf ninjas begin to make all kinds of comments…

"He's too handsome. He didn't even say a word… so cool."

"Don't make a fuss about it… Experts are like this."

"What kind of ninjutsu was that giant? Does anyone know anything about it?"

"Never seen it but I feel it's bigger than the sannin's summoning beasts."

"Summoning beasts!? You don't know half of it. When that giant appeared, I didn't even dare breathe because it was too suffocating."

"Did you see that Tonan-sama's ninjutsu killed Sandaime Kazekage?"

"It seems to be called Raikiri. Perhaps, it's a forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan."

"Forbidden technique? I hope Tonan-sama is fine."

"Should… shouldn't…."

……

Looking at the dense forest, Shikaku stroked his nose. He seemed to be thinking but his expression did not give away his thoughts. "Alright, leave some people here to guard. After the logistics team arrives, we'll build a stronghold here. The others head go back to Kikyo Mountain. We've won the positional battle and next will be squad battles."

After giving out the commands, Shikaku looked at Hyuga Hizashi and said, "Hizashi-sama, I'll trouble you to make the arrangements here. I'll go back now."

Hizhasi looked at the people around him and then his gaze moved back to Shikaku. He asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Is it about Tonan… sama…"

Shikaku had no change in his expression. He patted Hizashis's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, it shouldn't be a big deal."

In the evening, the sun was already in the west and the fiery sunset dyed the entire sky red. With his hands behind his back, Tonan was on the edge of the cliff near the Kikyo Mountain's commander tent, looking at the distant landscape.

The scarlet sunlight reflected on his glasses, making people unable to see his eyes. At this moment, Shikaku walked behind him and respectfully asked, "Tonan-sama, are you waiting for me?"

Tonan looked down at the magnificent sunset and leisurely replied, "I was waiting here to give answers to your questions." Shikaku was silent for a while, and then asked, "Are you injured?"

The corners of Tonan's mouth rose a little and he nodded, "Yes. The injury is very serious and so unless it's a big battle, I can only participate as little as possible."

"I understand," Shikaku didn't ask further questions and nodded. Giving him a warm look, Tonan said, "There's no harm in telling you. The ninjutsu I used today is my Mangekyo Sharingan's dojutsu. But it has a fatal flaw. Overusing it can lead to blindness. I'm afraid if I participate in a few more battles that are as intense as today's, I'll be completely blind."

Shikaku frowned and carefully looked at Tonan's expression. But he couldn't detect the slightest worry. After thinking about it for a while, he continued the topic and asked, "Is there no solution?"

Tonan chuckled and turned his head to look at the sunset. He said, "Yes, and also no. But in any case, you don't need to know. Moreover, no one can help."

Shikaku nodded and bowed deeply, "I understand, thank you very much for today."

In the evening, some clouds appeared on Kikyo Mountain, which further enhanced the picturesque sight. The slowly sinking sun looked like a sad and moving beauty as it tried its best to dye the surroundings blood red.

Tonan didn't reply but he slowly closed his eyes and spread out his hands as if he wanted to embrace the charm of this moment. Shikaku simply stood and watched Tonan's back. He knew that their exchange just now was just a prelude to the real reason Tonan was here.

"You are a smart person," Tonan said with his eyes closed as if he was babbling. Shikaku replied calmly, "I'm inferior to you, Tonan-sama."

Tonan retracted his hands and sighed deeply. He adjusted his glasses and said, "When I had little money, I liked to carry it in my pocket always. Only then would I feel safe. Now, I've more and I can't put it in my pocket but I don't feel at ease putting it at home. Depositing it in a bank worries me about triggering bad intentions or the bank going bankrupt."

"Therefore, I divided it into several portions and used some to purchase lands and treasures that retain value and the others in my home, bank, and myself. Even if something goes wrong with one portion, I'll feel heartbroken at the most, but at least, the clan will not be completely destroyed."

Shikaku narrowed his eyes. He understood what Tonan meant. This was a blatant threat. Tonan was talking about money, but in fact, he was referring to the entire Nara clan. Keeping money in just a pocket was referring to the clan's loyalty to the Sarutobi clan.

After the Senju Tsunade incident, Shikaku could see that Sarutobi Hiruzen and Tonan had fallen out. Tonan was saying all this to make him reconsider where his loyalties lie.

It meant that even if he continued to be loyal to Hiruzen, he shouldn't bank only on him and go against Tonan in the process. If he followed Tonan's suggestion, regardless of who wins or loses, the Nara clan would just have one less backer.

But if he was loyal to Hiruzen and went against Tonan, once Hiruzen lost power, Tonan would retaliate against the Naras and destroy the entire clan.

The Nara clan had been loyal to Hiruzen for many years. For a moment, Shikaku didn't know whether to agree or not. In any case, Tonan didn't make it clear, which meant he did not need to respond directly. If he didn't want to agree, he could just give a perfunctory answer.

Presumably, Tonan wouldn't take it too badly. There would be resentment of course but they could still fight in this war together amicably.

But if he agreed, and Hiruzen noticed it…

Tonan could see that Shikaku was weighing the pros and the cons, and he added another sentence. "The value of my land has already increased by several times. Do you think there is any room for appreciation in the future?"

This finally left Shikaku stunned. He immediately knelt on one knee and solemnly said, "Your words are reasonable, Tonan-sama. I know what needs to be done."

The land referred to Tonan himself and his value was in his strength. He was young and his strength would rise. Tonan smiled and turned around. He patted Shikaku's shoulder and said, "One more thing, I'm researching medical ninjutsu and I need some materials."

Shikaku's pupils shrank and he abruptly raised his head to look at Tonan in disbelief. "Tonan-sama, human experiments are prohibited in the Ninja World. It's against morality."

Tonan smiled lightly and took a breath. "Did you smell the air here? Isn't it fresher than Konoha? It seems like… an extra breath of freedom." He meant that they were on a battlefront, a place outside the law. If Shikaku didn't agree, then the consequences would be unimaginable.

Shikaku's forehead was soaked with sweat as he struggled in his heart. He finally sighed and lowered his head. "As long as the basecamp has whatever you need Tonan-sama, you can use it as you please. I'll inform the teams."

Tonan was very happy with Shikaku's attitude. He walked toward his laboratory with his hands on his back. Such a smart person was the best at taking a realistic view of the situation and his mind was also flexible.

In front of Tonan, he could only agree to board his pirate ship. Since Shikaku had already agreed, then how would he show his sincerity?

Human experiment was taboo in the Ninja World. As the commander-in-chief, Shikaku let Tonan use captives to perform human experiments. In the future, if anything were to go awry, Shikaku would be done for.

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Chapter 236: Selecting Materials, The Yahiko Trio

Late at night, Uchiha Tonan was refining his laboratory. This world had extraordinary energies like chakra and natural energy. But life was the carrier of all extraordinary energies.

During the day, he had gained enough acknowledgment so he just needed to wait for the Leaf, Stone, and Sand ninjas to kill each other. At that time, he would continuously obtain various secret techniques and bloodline limits.

Tonan had learned enough ninjutsu. He believed that his theoretical knowledge was second to none in the entire Ninja World. But this was the knowledge of predecessors and if one wanted to surpass them, one needed research.

Tonan's knowledge base was extensive and within it were aspects that complemented each other and countered their weaknesses. But it was not enough to rely on imagination for many things. Therefore, one had to use human experiments.

Tonan was using earth-style ninjutsu to reinforce and transform the laboratory. Suddenly, he paused and looked up, revealing the three-tomoe Sharingan. He borrowed Byakugan's insight and observed Nara Shikaku, who was writing in the commander's tent.

He saw Shikaku writing today's battle course on a scroll. Once he was done, he hesitated a bit. But in the next moment, on the back of the intelligence report, he wrote…

Uchiha Tonan used Mangekyo Sharingan's forbidden technique. His eyesight has decreased and he is seriously injured. I estimate that if he makes moves with all his strength a few more times, he would probably go blind. I hope Hokage-sama will reinforce in time according to the situation.

Shikaku finished and closed the scroll. He summoned a beast and put the scroll into its mouth.

"Truly a smart man." Tonan nodded with satisfaction and continued to work hard.

The next day, the sun finally revealed its face on the horizon like a dazzling shrine. Tonan, who had finally finished the laboratory's modification, came to the temporary prison and selected the first warrior, accompanied by Yamanaka Inoichi.

In the prison with thick iron railings, the prisoners' chakra points had been sealed by the Hyuga clan. They were bound with iron chains and an iron ball was stuffed in their mouths. Seeing Tonan and Inoichi come in, they looked over with resentment as if they were going to swallow them.

Tonan looked like a butcher who was selecting fresh pigs or sheep in the slaughterhouse. He leisurely said, "This is my first trial. I want someone physically strong. It's best if he's a jonin."

Ino-Shika-Cho advanced and retreated together. Shikaku had already persuaded Inoichi. He led Tonan to the other side and said, "Tonan-sama, all jonin are here but there aren't many. You can choose whomever you want. After you're done, I can send him over to you. Moreover, if you need something in the future, you just need to notify me."

Tonan smiled warmly at Inochi and said, "Then, although it's embarrassing, I'll trouble you." Inochi shook his head and said, "No trouble, we won this battle thanks to you. Otherwise, I don't know how many more of our people would've died."

Tonan liked Inoichi's attitude. He turned to look at the ninja who was writhing in the prison, trying to break free. The prisoner also noticed Tonan looking at him. He looked back with anger and blue veins popped on his forehead.

Tonan touched his chin with interest and said, "This one seems to have a very tenacious life force." Inoichi replied with a smile, "You have good observation. He is Suna's jonin and good at taijutsu."

Tonan nodded and pointed at that ninja, "Let's begin with him, then." Inoichi opened the iron gate and dragged the ninja over to Tonan. He grabbed the chain on the ninja's waist and walked towards the exit.

"Tonan-sama, aren't you choosing more?" Inoichi asked with concern. Tonan shook his head and answered, "No, my lab is small. I'll notify you when this one becomes useless."

The ninja seemed to understand what Tonan meant and struggled harder. His expression changed from anger to fear. Tonan frowned at the struggling ninja and unhappily asked, "Why are you so excited? I won't release you in any case."

After speaking, he looked into the ninja's eyes and used the Hypnotic Eye to subdue him. Soon afterward, he swaggered out of the prison carrying the ninja and walked toward his laboratory.

As for what if people saw this? It didn't matter. The area from the prison to the laboratory was the temporary station of Ino-Shika-Cho ninjas. Shikaku would take care of it.

While walking, his footsteps suddenly stopped and a meaningful smile appeared on his face. He changed his direction and walked towards the commander's tent. Soon after, he saw two boys and a little girl being pushed out of the tent by two Nara ninjas.

The characteristics of these three people were conspicuous—yellow-haired, red-haired, and blue-haired. They were Akatsuki's Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan of the Land of the Rain.

Judging from the situation, it was likely that Yahiko brought Nagato and Konan to persuade Shikaku to stop the war or something. There was no need to think about the outcome. How could Shikaku take Yahiko's childish thoughts seriously? They were directly shown the door.

Yahiko was still passionately shouting. "Shikaku-sama, as long as people can understand each other, wars can be avoided. The war has no meaning. It only continues the hatred and makes people live in dire straits. We should let go of hatred and try to understand each other…"

At this moment, the two Nara ninjas who were pushing Yahiko away saw Tonan approaching. They immediately lowered their heads in reverence and solemnly greeted.

"Tonan-sama."

"Tonan-sama."

Yahiko also stopped shouting and turned around with Nagato and Konan. He looked at Tonan and asked, "Who are you?" The two ninjas felt that these three were not respectful enough to Tonan and shouted, "He is Tonan-sama, Konoha's powerhouse who defeated the combined force of the two countries by himself. He killed Sandaime Kazekage."

Yahiko bowed toward Tonan and said, "Tonan-sama." Tonan nodded slightly with a faint smile on his face. Yahiko had a straightforward and outspoken temperament. He caught the glimpse of the prisoner Tonan was holding and asked, "Excuse my presumption but this Sand ninja seems to be a prisoner."

"Yahiko…" Konan reached out and pulled Yahiko's sleeve with a worried look on her face. Tonan had no intention to blame him and calmly replied, "Yes, he's a Sand jonin and his position is not low. I want to torture him for information related to the war."

Tonan never felt troubled lying through his teeth. It came naturally when he opened his mouth. As expected, the three youngsters were dumbfounded. Suddenly, Yahiko recalled how the two ninjas were respectful toward Tonan. He thought that Tonan's position in Konoha must be very high.

His eyes lit up and he asked, "Tonan-sama, what's your thought about this war?" Tonan smiled slightly but didn't answer immediately. He handed the prisoner to the Nara ninja beside him and said, "Take him to my medical research room. I'll interrogate him when I'm healing his wounds."

"Yes." The Nara clan ninja took the prisoner and left. Yahiko watched this and coupled with Tonan's words, his impression of Tonan rose by several levels. "Tonan-sama, you seem to be a kind-hearted person."

Tonan smiled humbly and said, "Konoha's principle has always been to treat prisoners properly and I'm just following the rules. Didn't you ask about my opinion on war? To be honest, I haven't experienced war before and I don't know much about it. I just seem to have heard that you have a unique perspective on war. May I ask for guidance?"

Perhaps, this was the first time Yahiko met such an open-minded higher-up from Konoha. He was restrained for a while. He scratched his head with a smile and said, "It's not guidance, just want to pass on a little bit of my philosophy."

Tonan turned around and signaled them to follow. "Let's chat while walking. This is Konoha's base camp, after all. It's not good for you all to be here."

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Chapter 237.1: Not Opportune Yet, Chicken Duck Talking

Yahiko's team of three and Uchiha Tonan silently walked down Kikyo Mountain toward the Land of Rain. Tonan took this set of people as irrelevant and did not think there was much to chat about with them. Nagato and Konan had no opinion anyway and were best described as two silly followers.

As for Yahiko, while he was an outgoing person, he took Tonan's identity and his amiable attitude into consideration and was hesitant to say anything along the way. He was used to people rejecting him and his ideals, so when he met a person with a good attitude, he was a bit apprehensive to speak thoughtlessly.

The four arrived at the small bridge just like this without saying anything. Tonan took the lead to sit on the railing. He patted it with his hand, signaling the three to join him.

The three youngsters looked at each other, after which Yahiko smiled warmly at Tonan and sat down first. Nagato and Konan followed suit. They sat on the railing and looked at him curiously.

The grass here had grown long and the river was gurgling under the bridge. The sound was like a whisper but also like a giggle. The sunlight was goldish, which glimmered on the river's surface, making it hard for people to open their eyes.

Tonan looked at Yahiko and smiled without opening his mouth, preparing to lead the conversation. Regardless of how many, the first one to strike would most likely gain sympathy, drawing people closer. If the communication was smooth, he was prepared to act according to the situation and see if any brainwashing was necessary.

His target right now was Nagato who possessed the Rinnegan. If his memory was not wrong, in the original work, Nagato's original belief was to make people feel pain, and then because of fear of pain, no one would dare to wage a war.

This belief was suppressed after he met Yahiko but after his death, Nagato's conviction resurged with renewed vigor. Since that was the case, Tonan decided to go along with his belief and see if he could gain Nagato's acknowledgment.

He took off his glasses and sighed as he gently wiped the lenses with his sleeve. He asked, "Do you know why I wanted to speak with you?"

The trio shook their heads in unison. Tonan stared at the glasses in his hands absentmindedly and then with a look of reminiscence, he said, "When I was seven years old and was still in the Ninja Academy, my parents died on the battlefield of the last ninja war. I was suddenly an orphan and had to live alone."

Sure enough, just after he said these words, the three looked at him with a hint of pity. Yahiko frowned and softly said, "Sorry, I made you remember a painful memory. Our condolence for your loss."

Tonan smiled a little and squinted his eyes. He looked at the sun and calmly replied, "It's alright, I should…. Perhaps, I've already forgotten the pain."

Yahiko nodded but he felt that Tonan was just pretending to be calm. After all, weren't they also like that? Yahiko took a deep breath and curiously asked, "Since you've experienced such a loss yourself, why didn't you think of a way to stop the war? You are so strong and more capable than we are. If you want, you can do this. If there is no war, such tragedies would never happen again."

Tonan shook his head in disappointment. He sighed and said, "War is inevitable. Only when more people feel the pain of war will they cherish the value of peace."

After saying this, he glanced at Nagato from the corner of his eye. Nagato, however, simply looked silly. He had no response at all to this. Tonan frowned inwardly.

"This doesn't provoke his thoughts? This fellow's belief is not firm. He doesn't seem to be an idealist but a purely emotional faction… That's right, the true idealist would never be persuaded by Naruto's tactless talk. It looks like it's not time yet…"

Tonan quietly glanced at Yahiko and Konan. The emotional faction has its set of emotional attributes. It would be too much of a hassle for him to get involved. "I should just take advantage of the situation to infiltrate. It seems after the war is over, I must speak with Danzo about the Akatsuki organization and make him make a move sooner."

In this short time of verbal exchange, Tonan had already decided to not have meaningless entanglements with the three anymore. Yahiko had already retorted by now though. He said, "I believe that it is the different opinions of people that lead to wars. But this is something that can be discussed more peacefully at the negotiation table."

Tonan put his golden-rimmed glasses back on and stared at Yahiko. "Which pre-war negotiation has been successful ever?"

Yahiko was taken off guard but this was not enough for him to back down. He argued, "That's because everyone didn't put themselves in each other's shoes. As long as everyone understands the other's situation, the negotiation will be successful."

Tonan smiled lightly and said, "But people have their own thoughts. How can you make them understand others? Besides, how do you know that everyone doesn't understand each other's difficulties? I understand why the four great nations are attacking the Land of Fire."

Yahiko frowned and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Tonan adjusted his glasses and began his talk. "It is because of the severe inequality in population and resources. Let me explain this to you in a much simpler manner. Regard the resources as food for the moment and take the Land of Wind as an example."

"After so many peaceful years, the population has grown exponentially, and more and more food is required to feed the people. But the Land of Wind's food-producing capacity is inadequate. The Land of Fire, on the other hand, has abundant food in its reserves. What would one do in such a situation?"

Yahiko immediately replied, "The Land of Fire can sell the surplus food to the Land of Wind, can't they?"

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Chapter 237.2: Not Opportune Yet, Chicken Duck Talking

Uchiha Tonan raised his eyebrows. He realized that Yahiko didn't remotely understand what he meant. He decided to make his explanation even simpler. He said, "You don't seem to understand what I mean. Resources include wealth. The current Land of Wind is lacking everything. There is no food and they also have no money to buy it."

Yahiko was silent for a while trying to understand the point. He scratched his head in annoyance and thought about it for a long time. Then he weakly said, "If the Land of Fire wants to avoid war, can't it just distribute the surplus food to the Land of Wind?"

Only at this moment did Tonan realize that the kid in front of him was a bit too naïve. He wondered that when Yahiko was already old enough, how could he still be this ignorant?

"Why? Take the grain I grow in my field as an example. I've worked hard, enduring fierce wind and scorching sun every day to grow it. I used my labor in exchange for the grain and sold the surplus to buy some decent clothes for my family. If you make me give away the grain for nothing just like that, without any reason, then why would I work hard next year?"

"I'll just grow enough food for my family. In any case, growing more is a waste of time and effort. Once this becomes the practice, in the next year, the Land of Wind will still be poor, and the Land of Fire will also just be self-sufficient. At that time, what will you do?"

"I…" Yahiko didn't know how to answer Tonan's question. A villain, especially one that met the standard requirements of being one, must have the ability to suppress others in the aspect of brass tacks. Why? Because villains are ambitious and idealists. They could talk endlessly when they had ideals in their hearts.

Those who roar about wanting to destroy the world and just know how to kill were not worthy of being called villains. They could only be called sad creatures who had gone insane under the torture of life and pain. And there were too many such miserable creatures in this world.

Tonan glanced at Nagato and Konan, who also looked confused, and thought of sending them away after a few words. He heaved a deep sigh and patted Yahiko on his shoulder. "Do you understand? Resources such as these absolutely cannot be regarded simply as food to eat."

Yahiko lowered his head and pinched the corners of his clothes with both hands. He continued, "But don't you think that the war is too cruel? In the war, so many people die, especially the civilians who have no way to avoid it."

The atmosphere became heavy. Nagato and Konan lowered their heads with sad expressions. But how could Tonan be influenced by children such as these? He emphatically countered, "That's wrong! They can avoid it if they want to. It's just that they are not willing to. I know you are all from the Land of Rain. The Land of Rain had been in the midst of war since the Warring States Period. If people are afraid of war, why aren't they moving away? Haven't you ever thought about it?"

The trio looked at each other and Yahiko looked at Tonan with a somber face. "Because this is our home."

Tonan sneered and raised his finger, pointing at the ground. "Because you can eat enough here, and you can get ahead with a fight here. Have you read any books? Do you know that the population of the Land of Rain always increases exponentially at the last stage of the war? Do you know that many civilians migrate to the Land of Rain every year?"

Hearing this, the trio had a look of disbelief.

"Aren't they afraid of death?" Tonan grabbed Yahiko's collar and pulled him closer. He said, "This place has ample rain and the weather is warm. You can grow grain three times a year and there are also numerous fishes and shrimps in the river. In a household, even a single working person can ensure that the whole family will not starve to death."

"Such conditions are excellent for anyone. For civilians, this place is simply paradise. Dying in a war is just a probability. But without food, one will die without a doubt. Risks and opportunities coexist and this is the process of mutual interest. Obviously, for the majority of people, the opportunities here far outweigh the risks."

This was the first time Yahiko had heard such a truth of life. He felt that his view of the world was about to collapse and his pupils trembled nonstop. "How can this be… it can't be true…"

Tonan slammed Yahiko onto the bridge. Nagato and Konan got off the railing and supported him, one on the left, the other on the right. Tonan also jumped off and looked down at the three of them. "Let me tell you, there are many places without war in this world. Do you know that the western region of the Land of Wind has never experienced war since the Warring States Period?

"But there is almost no one there. Do you know why? It's because there is drought all year round. The yellow sand fills the sky and it's hard to survive. Also, do you know how many people die every year in the Land of Wind? Many eat sand until they die with their fingers still in their mouths. Because the sand is too dry to swallow, it has to be continuously poked with fingers. When you can't even find soil with a little moisture to eat, that's called miserable."

"So… the point of war… is it just to plunder resources…" Yahiko's voice gradually weakened and he seemed to have lost his soul.

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Chapter 237.3: Not Opportune Yet, Chicken Duck Talking

Notes:

Hanzo was the Leader of Hidden Rain Village. In Naruto, he was a legendary Shinobi feared as Hanzo of the Salamander

Yahiko, who along with Nagato and Konan was at a complete loss after hearing Uchiha Tonan's war theories, thought of something and raised his head. He firmly said, "No, if the war is only for plundering resources, then how did the other countries survive until now? The Land of Fire has always been the victor of every ninja world war. The other countries also hadn't plundered anything but they still exist."

Tonan chuckled and shook his head. "Of course, it's not just limited to plundering. The hidden truth is even crueler than you think. In peaceful times, there are two people but the food available is enough for only one. Now that one person dies on the battlefield, isn't there enough food to eat for the other person?"

Just as Tonan said these words, the three people collapsed on the ground as if they were struck by lightning.

"How can this be…"

"How can they do this?"

"The purpose of the war is to let the companions die."

Tonan slowly squatted and hugged Konan with his left hand and Nagato with his right hand. He brought his head closer to the three of them, and said in a low voice, "This world is much crueler than this. It's the survival of the fittest in the natural order of selection. If there is no external war, civil strife will break out within a country. Once the order becomes chaotic, it will be even more terrifying than war. That would be hell on earth."

"Listen to my advice and read more books when you have time. Don't just look at the end results of every situation. Instead, think about the reasons as well. Don't think that people are all stupid and don't know have solutions. Most group behaviors are based on reasons. And it can only be solved by starting from the objective, and not by making them change their subjective way of thinking."

Now that he had finished his charade, Tonan stood up leisurely and turned around to head back toward Kikyo Mountain.

"Tonan-sama!" Yahiko shouted and knelt on the ground, kowtowing heavily. "You know so much. Do you also know how to change this world and end these cruelties?"

Seeing Yahiko kneeling, Nagato and Konan also knelt without hesitation. For the two of them, Yahiko's belief was their belief. Tonan turned his head and seeing this scene, he couldn't help but feel some pity in his heart.

If the places of Yahiko and Nagato were interchanged, he would have been very happy to continue chatting with them. He would have even taught them some real skills.

As for now… he should just let Yahiko continue to make his mistakes. Tonan showed a gentle smile and encouraged them. "What you are doing is also not completely pointless. A single spark can start a prairie fire and the power of a group is infinite. When more and more people love peace, I believe that one day there will be someone who will change the world. And that person will stand by your side."

"What you need to do is to attract more people who love peace. You may not be the savior but you can be the ones who found the savior."

When Yahiko heard these words, his eyes lit up. It was as if there was a burst of new energy in him and he suddenly stood up. He clenched his fists tightly and said, "I understand, I'll do my best."

Ding! Gained Yahiko's acknowledgment.

Tonan nodded slightly and turned to leave. It was certainly impossible to tell them now that the way to resolve the war was to control the population and increase productivity. If he told them this, perhaps the Akatsuki Organization would change into an agricultural organization, and a large number of people might go to the harsh environment to open up a wasteland and even study hybrid grains.

If that happened, would Hanzo be afraid of a group of farmers? And if there was no Akatsuki Organization, who would collect the tailed beasts? How would Kaguya come out?

Tonan was not afraid of hard work. If the situation required him to, he wouldn't hesitate to play a reverse role between justice and evil. But on the surface, there must be a very good person and also a very bad person.

Among them, he must be the 'very good' person. As for the 'very bad' person, he could only wait for Nagato to take up the mantle. To make a long story short, after Tonan noticed that there was no way to gain Nagato's acknowledgment through belief, he lost all interest in chatting with these three illiterate people.

After the war was over, Yahiko would be killed by Hanzo and Shimura Danzo. At that time, he would find a way to take advantage of the situation. It would be much simpler to just follow the original storyline in this case.

As the saying goes, dog killers follow the righteousness code but ungrateful people are among the scholars. Looking at the essence from the outward, and getting rid of the literal meaning, a person without enough insight and knowledge would only be engrossed in the emotional world all day long.

Because that's the nourishment for his mind. And without nourishment for the mind, people can't make a living.

This being said, Tonan also did leave them some advice. He wanted these three to truly listen to what he had said and spend more time reading books. After all, only fools could be taken advantage of…

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Chapter 238: Experimenting Full Force, No Choice

Half a month later, inside Uchiha Tonan's underground laboratory, muffled whimpers could be heard. Under the warm pink light, a delicately held thin waist was swaying continuously.

Tonan gently placed the female Sand ninja he was carrying on a soft white big bed and made her sit on the bedside. He reached out his hand and raised the woman's chin to carefully look at her.

It was like he was admiring a precious item. The female ninja's black hair was like a waterfall. Her eyes were sparkling and crystal-clear with fluttering eyelashes. She looked very delicate and charming, making people want to love her dearly.

Tonan gently caressed her hair and then removed the iron ball that was blocking her mouth. The female ninja took a few breaths to calm herself down. She finally scanned her surroundings. This place looked like the bedroom of a wealthy family. It had sofas, a soft bed, a glass coffee table, and other furniture.

There was even a gramophone on top of the bed.

Under the pink lamplight, she guessed Tonan's purpose and said, "You didn't need to bring me here. You can untie me, I won't run away."

Tonan chuckled lightly and walked over to the coffee table. He picked up a glass bottle containing red liquid and opened it. He poured one-third of it into a glass and said, "I admire your calmness very much."

The female ninja's expression remained unchanged even after seeing the furnishings and charming atmosphere of this room. In her heart, she had already guessed the situation. She gulped, pretending to be calm, and said, "There's more."

Tonan sat down on the sofa and shook the glass gently as he replied, "Your body is very attractive to me, giving me the urge to explore. Because of these two reasons, I took a fancy to you at a glance among the crowd."

This time, the woman was more certain that her guess was correct and an indescribable smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She said, "It's really difficult to imagine how completely different you are in private and on the battlefield."

Tonan smiled and shook his head. "That's different. I'm a ninja and fighting is my job. When it comes to work, I must have the correct attitude. But in private, I'm a very easy-going person."

"In other words, the current you is the real you." While making small talk to divert Tonan's attention, the female ninja secretly circulated her chakra. Unfortunately, it was not so easy to unblock the chakra points sealed by the Hyuga clan, especially in the situation when the entire body was bound by iron chains.

In this situation, she could only try to use brute force on her wrist to see if she could break free. She pretended to want to stretch her waist in an attempt to keep Tonan occupied because she was worried that he would notice the little movements behind her.

The tightly bound iron chains suddenly highlighted her figure, making every curve more noticeable.

"Is it a little tight? Do you want me to untie it?" Tonan stared at the woman in front of him with great interest. She was stunned for a moment. The moments behind her also stopped and she skeptically asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll run away?"

As soon as she said this, she seemed to have thought of something and added, "That's right, how can a powerful man like you be afraid of a woman like me?"

This move could be regarded as a provocation. If Tonan was an arrogant person, he would definitely release her. Sure enough, he put down the glass on the coffee table and got up. He walked over to her and reached out his hands to untie her iron chains.

"You are right, especially when the woman is so beautiful." The iron chains that bound her for so many days were untied and she felt an unprecedented sense of ease. Holding the bed sheet, she raised her head and muttered, "It's so comfortable…"

She wanted to fight back and try to escape. But thinking of Tonan's terrifying strength on the battlefield, she discarded the idea. She would never be able to successfully carry out a sneak attack on a powerhouse of his level.

For now, she could only act and try to look for an opportunity. "Come to think of it, your status must be very high in Konoha. No one stopped you when you took me away."

Tonan returned to the sofa and sat down. He held the wine glass again and continued to sway it. "On the battlefield, the victor should have the war trophies he deserves. A beautiful woman is also a kind of war trophy. So, in any case, you belonged to me."

The female ninja despised the man in front of her who seemed to be gentle but was a predator. She tried to circulate her chakra, and to her surprise, the chakra points that were blocked all these days were now opened.

She said with a look of surprise, "You are underestimating me too much. You've even unblocked my chakra points. Aren't you afraid I'll resist?"

Tonan kept staring at the red liquid in the glass without answering her. After a long time, he stood up casually and walked over. He handed her the glass and said, "Drink this."

The female ninja narrowed her eyes but she still took the glass and asked cautiously, "What's this?"

Tonan touched his chin and answered, "How should I explain this? It's similar to a kind of stimulant. Rest assured, it won't harm your body but you'll feel a little tired afterward."

The female ninja cursed Tonan as a pervert in her heart. She never thought that this person who looked like a refined scholar had such disgusting habits.

Tonan raised his hand and said, "Drink it. You've no choice."

The female ninja held up the glass with her left hand and brought it close to her lips. She slowly moved her right hand behind her. She glanced at Tonan with charming eyes, and softly said, "How old are you? Where did you learn to play like this? What's the point of drinking this? Don't you like the original flavor?"

Tonan smiled warmly and leaned down. He stretched out his hand naturally and pulled the female ninja's right hand away. He then slid his hand inside her shirt from the bottom.

His hand wandered around her shoulders and took out a needle glimmering with silver light. He said, "The person responsible for searching your body was also a female ninja. It must be her first time on the battlefield and she lacks experience in body searches. I should keep such a dangerous thing for you."

The female ninja felt powerless in her heart when she saw that her small movements were caught. With a forced smile on her face, she looked at the red liquid in the glass and took a deep breath. "Alright, I want to tell you something. Even if I'm a prisoner, you are also responsible. You won't kill me when you're finished, will you?"

Tonan spread out his hands innocently and said, "I'm such a powerhouse and my reputation is very important."

The female ninja knew that she had no chance to escape. She had to sacrifice her dignity for her survival. She stopped pretending and muttered, "You look so refined on the surface but you have such a debauched hobby. I hope you'll be gentle."

After speaking, she closed her eyes and drank the red liquid. It tasted sweet and sour. She thought it was a pretty good drink.

"Rest assured, I will." Tonan adjusted his glasses and a fiery look appeared in his eyes. After a few breaths, the female ninja reached out her hands and touched her face.

Her face was red and her forehead was covered with sweat. She bit her thin lip and said, "It's… so hot… so hot."

Tonan smiled and took a step forward to support her shoulder with both hands and gently pushed her down on the bed. She narrowed her eyes and looked at Tonan's angular face quietly.

Taking a closer look, he looked very handsome. Is he going to start…

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Chapter 239.1: Exploring Techniques, Yinyang Style

After Uchiha Tonan laid down the female ninja, he stood beside the bed and tilted his head.

Looking down at her, he said, "The effect came in faster than I thought. According to the records, you are a chunin and good at puppet techniques. You have the intelligence to analyze. You used to be a spy but you are not very good at taijutsu. This drug can drain your physical energy very quickly. For about three minutes, you will be exhausted and then unable to move."

The female ninja felt that Tonan's words were very strange, especially for what she thought he wanted to do. She frowned and asked, "What are you doing…"

Tonan leaned down and gently caressed her hot face. He softly said, "Don't be afraid. It's not poison. Would a powerful person like me lie to you? Go to sleep if you are tired. This bed is very soft. And the temperature here is also very adequate for resting."

After a few minutes, the woman stopped moving. Her eyes seemed to have narrowed leaving just a small gap but the pupils inside were dull. Tonan saw that the medicine had taken full effect. He began to slowly unbutton his robe.

"The body took the initiative to be dormant but the spirit is still alert. You must be in a dream state now. You can hear and see but you can't move your body. If it weren't for me talking next to you, you would even think that you are dreaming."

"You want to talk and move. Your brain is continuously sending information to your body but your body has no feedback. This makes your brain instinctively think that your body is dead. As a result, it produces a special sense of fear. And even if you keep comforting yourself, you cannot stop this fear from growing."

After he spoke, the little gap in the female ninja's eyes also closed slowly. Just before she closed her eyes, she could see Tonan taking off his robe. However, the next moment, he took out a neatly folded white lab coat from the drawer beside the bed and wore it.

Then, he proceeded to wear a medical mask and gloves. Tonan pressed an invisible mechanism on the wall. With the sound of the gears turning, the wall opposite the sofa in the room rose to reveal a laboratory full of instruments.

Tonan knew that in her current state, the female ninja was like a soul trapped in a dead body. Under the medicine's effect, her body shut off all information transmitted to her. Tonan came to the laboratory and took out a needle filled with green liquid. He walked back to the bedside.

While pushing the piston to release the air in the needle tube, he inwardly assessed, "Physical energy represents yang-style, and mental energy represents yin-style. At this moment, the power of yang-style has almost completely disappeared, leaving only the yin-style. No, it hasn't actually disappeared. It is just that the yang-style and yin-style have lost their connection and are separated."

He thought that the next step should be to solidify the gap in the link and record the data. With this objective, he stuck the needle into the woman's arm. He took out several instruments and began to examine and record her body's data.

At this moment, the female ninja felt like she was locked in a closed dark room. Regardless of how much she shouted in her heart, it was useless. Instinctively, great fear and panic emerged in her heart. Tired from her fruitless struggles, she could only curl up in the dark and silently wait.

After an unknown period, she suddenly felt dizzy…

……

"Where am I?" The female ninja slowly opened her drowsy eyes but she found that it was pitch-black in front of her. However, from the feeling on her face, she realized she was wearing a blindfold. Also, she seemed to be lying on the bed.

"You just fell asleep." A magnetic and gentle voice fell into her ears. It triggered her memories and she recalled the scene she had seen just before she closed her eyes. "You… you humiliated me…"

After she accused him, she heard Tonan reply in an innocent voice. "No, I just tested your data when you were in a dream state. Then, I gave you a sleeping injection for your brain and body to have a good rest. You slept soundly for about seventeen hours."

The female ninja tried to move her fingers but she found that she couldn't feel anything below her neck. With a trembling voice, she asked, "Why can't I move?"

A rustling sound resounded in her ears. She didn't know what Tonan was doing. "Don't worry and calm down. I have anesthetized the area below your neck so you must not be able to move."

Slap, slap. Clear slapping sounds could be heard followed by Tonan's calm voice. He asked, "Did you feel anything?"

The woman was stunned and instantly thought of something. "No… did you take off my pants? And you are still saying you didn't do anything to me."

"It's good if you don't feel it." Tonan's voice came from below.

Di, di, di… At this time, the female ninja heard an alarm from the instrument, which seemed to be coming from the other side of the room.

"This old thing always has a problem. I tried to repair it so many times but the parts inside are too precise. It's high-tech and to be honest, it is beyond the scope of my knowledge." Tonan's chatter continued from the other side.

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Chapter 239.2: Exploring Techniques, Yinyang Style

Uchiha Tonan was very lovingly comforting his human experiment subject when the alarm of his machine went off. But then a loud bang was heard and the blaring sound disappeared. "Sure enough, simply hitting it fixes the issue. I'll play some music to soothe your mood. You don't need to be so anxious."

The gramophone beside the bed played a piece of music by a certain Land of Snow musician. No one knew where Tonan got his hands on this but it sounded very soothing. The fear the female ninja was feeling gradually disappeared. In any case, she had no way to resist. She could only let Tonan do whatever he pleased.

"Alright," Tonan's serene voice appeased her as he continued, "You have feelings above your neck. There might be a slight error. But I want to see your reaction, so… I'm very sorry."

The female ninja felt an unprecedented excitement and asked, "What have you done to me?" Later, she found herself turned over and lying on the bed sideways. Then, the blindfold was removed.

She saw Tonan in a white robe looking at her delicate face with a smile. He gently said, "I've done something meaningful. It's extremely crazy."

"This guy is much more twisted than I thought. But… it seems to be normal compared to what I read in the books." The female ninja thought of this and pursed her lips. She asked, "So, what will you do with me later?"

Tonan brought his head close and pressed his forehead against hers. He also caressed her face and said, "Looking at your performance, I'll not beat around the bush. You probably won't be able to return to the Land of Wind. Was there anything you wanted to tell your family? Let me help you write a letter to them and send it back."

The woman felt a hot, fiery male breath coming towards her face and her mentality changed. Her eyes became blurred and she replied, "Do you want to take me back to Konoha?"

Tonan didn't reply. He slowly got up and picked up the pen and paper from the table. He went back to the sofa and sat down, signaling with his eyes for her to talk. The female ninja looked at him with a complicated expression and sighed in resignation. "I don't have parents."

Tonan raised his eyebrows and nodded, "That's alright."

The female ninja thought about it for a while and then with a look of reminiscence, she said, "I can write a letter to the patriarch, just say…"

As the female ninja narrated her words, Tonan quickly wrote them down on the paper. After a long time, he looked up at the clock on the wall and put down the pen in his hand. He lightly said, "You had so much to say."

The female ninja who was speaking thought that Tonan was tired of writing, so she stopped speaking. She then quietly looked at Tonan. "Is this the man I'll rely on hereafter…"

"Hey, why aren't you talking?" Tonan stared at the clock and put his index finger in front of his mouth. "Shh… only ten seconds left."

The female ninja frowned and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?"

Immediately after, her pupils suddenly shrank and she felt a buzzing in her head. She began making chaotic sounds. Seeing her face was distorting gradually, Tonan's gentle expression was replaced with an indifferent one and he folded his arms in front of his chest.

He said, "Thank you for your contribution to the progress of the Ninja World. What I gave you to drink at the beginning can rapidly consume your physical energy. It makes your body dormant and no longer reciprocates any feedback to the brain. As a result, your brain and your body lose their connection. Later, I gave you another shot to solidify the gap in this link."

"Life is truly amazing. Especially in this world, there are things like yin and yang. But it's a pity, the yin and yang of the human body interact with each other all the time. It's too troublesome to study and record them. So, I thought of separating them temporarily to record data."

"The data recording process was not bad. It'll help my research for sure. The injection just now was a pharmaceutical drug I learned about that turns people insane. I've seen lunatics before but I'm very curious about what a crazy person's world is like. And adhering to the spirit of exploration, I want to experience it myself. At the same time, I want to record the medical process."

"You were the calmest one among all the prisoners. And the stable emotions allowed me to better observe the data and reduce errors. That's why I kept comforting you."

After explaining all this to the woman who had already lost her mind and her senses, Tonan looked at the instrument screen on the side. "So that's how it is! The frequency of your brain waves has become irregular. The amplitude of wave crest and wave trough is also asymmetrical."

Right at this moment, the instrument screen's display swayed and a warning alarm sounded. "This is so annoying. At a critical time, this kind of nonsense has happened." Tonan frowned and got up. He walked over to the instrument and hit it a few times with his palm.

Bang, bang, bang… The screen on the instrument went black and black smoke came out of it… Tonan exhaled heavily and said with an ugly expression. "It seems that it can't be used. I don't understand this kind of high technology."

Ah! At this time, a high-pitched scream sounded. The female ninja bounced off the bed and extended her claws, trying to grab Tonan with a hideous smile on her face. However, in the next moment, as if she was hit by Body Fixed Technique, she was fixed on the spot.

On the ground, Tonan's shadow had stretched all the way to the female ninja. He rubbed his hand and muttered while thinking, "Has it already reached the limit? She was able to break through the drug's restriction. It's unreasonable. Let me take a look at the sensory world of a lunatic."

After that, Tonan stretched out his right hand and placed it on top of the female ninja's head. Mind Reading Technique. In the confined space, half was a warm pink room and the other was a laboratory under the blazing white lighting.

The gramophone was playing weird music… Time passed by slowly…

After a long time, Tonan withdrew his palm and excitedly said, "So that's what it is like. No wonder people are most prone to madness when they are frightened or in great grief. Because such stimulation will make the soul have the instinct to escape."

"The source of constant consumption of the spirit, and wanting to break free from the shackles of the body, caused the spiritual energy to skyrocket and attack the mind. No wonder ninjas who are good at using yin-style ninjutsu are mostly calm. That's because they are good at controlling spiritual energy."

Tonan frowned again as he analyzed what he understood and inwardly thought. "I haven't found a way to combine yin and yang. Is it necessary to rely on the power of the Six Paths to do this? What about logic? There must be logic for everything. The only instrument I had was also destroyed. How can I continue to research now?"

After thinking about it, Tonan glanced at the immobilized female ninja. This experimental material was already useless now. With another thought, the shadow spread to the female ninja's neck and turned into a pair of black hands, twisting it lightly.

With the sound of something falling to the ground, Tonan walked over to the destroyed instrument and glanced at the label behind the instrument. He read the printed label: Made in the Land of Wind.

Tonan touched his chin and muttered, "Yes, these puppet-playing fellows should know how to fix this thing. It seems I've to go out and move my muscles and bones."

In the past half month, the ninjas of three great villages had continuously entered the Land of Rain and assassinated each other. Tonan had also obtained the abilities of the Ino-Shika-Cho, Kurama, and Aburame clans.

Especially the Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique. It was a pure yin-style ninjutsu. Now, he was able to control the power of yin-style and yang-style as he pleased. But he hadn't been able to integrate the two styles to create the yinyang-style.

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Chapter 240: Lingering Disease, Misfortune Around The Corner

The Land of Rain was located in a basin with the plateau area of the Land of Earth on the northwest and the mountain chain of the Land of Wind on the southwest. The warm and humid air blowing towards the Ninja World's northern side and southern side from the oceans was trapped here after reaching the Land of Rain.

The cold wind from the northwest direction blew in through the gap between the plateau and the mountain chain to meet the warm and humid air in the Land of Rain. This was also the reason for the heavy rain all year round in the Land of Rain.

In the evening, the sky was densely covered with thick clouds and lightning flashed through the sky like a poisonous snake sticking out its tongue frequently. In a small border village between the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind, because of the war, the villagers who lived there had moved to other places temporarily.

Under the dark sky, there was just one house that had its lamps on. A warm yellow bedside lamp illuminated the small bedroom. Outside the window, the rain was falling in the quiet night. A pale-looking little boy with silver hair was snuggled up in a woman's arms staring at a cartoon book in her hands.

He couldn't understand most of the words in the book so he could only look at the illustrations and imagine the scenes from the woman's words. "A little duckling swam and swam, and finally arrived at the shore and found the mother duck." After the woman finished the sentence, she hugged the little boy a bit tighter.

Cough, cough… the little boy showed a pained look and coughed heavily. The woman put down the book in a panic and patted his back. She asked with distress, "Does it start to hurt again? Your dad will return soon and we'll have the medicine."

The little boy nodded with a pale face and looked up at the woman. He innocently asked, "Mama, am I going to die?" The woman shook her head and with a forced smile, she caressed the boy's back. She replied, "No, as long as you rest well, you'll get better soon."

The little boy's eyes were filled with mist. He looked into his mother's eyes earnestly and in a crying tone, he said, "After I die, you've to give birth to someone as obedient as me and accompany you for me."

The woman felt like something was stuck in her throat. She hugged the little boy in her arms tightly. Tears slowly flowed down her cheeks and she continued to force her smile to comfort him. "Don't think nonsense, you'll be… fine soon…"

Cough, cough… Hearing the little boy in her arms coughing weakly, the woman felt heart-wrenching pain. The boy had contracted a rare disease. The old doctor in the village was helpless. He couldn't even find the cause. In the beginning, the family condition was not good, so they thought that the disease would heal on its own if they nurtured him slowly.

But when the little boy was just three years old, his condition deteriorated rapidly. He couldn't walk normally. He couldn't remain in the wind or bask in the sun. At this time, the Third Great Ninja War began and all the villagers left.

This boy's parents chose to stay behind to accompany their child during his last days. After some time, the sounds of heavy footsteps came from outside the house.

Squeak… "Dad has returned with the medicine, you'll be better soon." When the woman heard the sound of the door opening, her eyes were filled with hope. She quickly got up and went to see her husband.

However, when the woman arrived in the living room, she saw that he was soaked in rain. He stood at the door with empty hands, his eyes red, and his face haggard. Moreover, he had his head lowered as if he was afraid to look at his wife.

The hope in the woman's eyes faded, and she asked, "Have the people from other villages also left?"

The man didn't answer. He squatted slowly and put one hand on his knee and the other on his forehead. He nodded silently. The woman pursed her lips and took a deep breath. She said while choking with sobs, "It doesn't matter since you can't buy it, let's go see our child."

The man silently sighed and stood up taking support of the shoe cabinet. He dragged his tired body to the bedroom door. He raised his head and took a deep breath. Patting his cheeks lightly, he brushed his messy hair and forced himself to cheer up. He walked in with a smile on his face.

The little boy was staring at the bedroom door. When he saw his father walking in with a relaxed expression, he spread his hands and called out, "Dad." The man walked over to the bed and wiped his right hand on his trouser. He gently rubbed the little boy's silver hair. The boy's eyes narrowed and a cheerful smile appeared on his face.

The woman leaned against the bedroom door and watching them, she felt a little sour in her heart. She wiped the tears that were about to overflow and softly said, "It has been a tiring day, I'll go to cook."

Hearing his wife's words, the man withdrew his hand and turned around. He walked over to his wife and took her hand. Looking at her stomach, he said, "I'll go. You've to take care of your health."

The woman lowered her head slightly and nodded. The man turned back and gave the little boy a deep look. He silently walked to the kitchen and started to prepare dinner.

Soon, chopping sounds came from the kitchen.

Whoosh, whoosh… The wind was blowing, and like someone was pushing the window hard, there were continuous rattling sounds. The rain curtain shook in the wind and was getting heavier. Soon, it turned into a downpour.

The hazy mist seemed to be blown away by the wind and the world outside the window became dusky and distinct. The man put down the kitchen knife and walked over to the kitchen window. He stretched out his hands to close it.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he saw an abnormal flame lighting up the distant mountain forest. "F, that's a ninja's ninjutsu." He quickly shut the window and turned off all the lights in the room. The woman came out of the little boy's room and asked with a puzzled face, "What's wrong?"

The man solemnly replied, "Hide quickly, I saw ninjas fighting in the distance." The two quickly moved together. The man was responsible for closing the doors and windows and drawing the curtains, and the woman was responsible for wrapping the little boy with a quilt and putting him in the small closet.

"No matter what happens later, you can't make a sound. Do you understand?" Although the little boy didn't understand what was going on, he nodded sensibly. It was pitch-black in the closet and he felt a little scared.

Fortunately, there was still a gap left in the closet door and he could see the bedroom through the gap. He saw his mother leaving the room in a hurry and closing the door.

After the door was closed, the entire room fell into dead silence. Time passed bit by bit. The little boy gradually felt drowsy and slowly fell asleep.

Bang! A loud noise on the door woke up the sleeping little boy with a start. But he remembered his mother's instructions that he couldn't go out no matter what. He shrunk into the quilt and stared at the gap in the closet door.

He heard sounds and unfamiliar conversations outside the door. "What kind of weather is this? It rains at every turn. If it's not heavy rain, it's light rain. I'm already getting moldy."

"This place is still better. Since it's close to the Land of Wind, we can see a few sunny days."

"Let's find something to eat, I'm going to vomit from eating just ration pills."

"Captain, there seems to be someone here. Look at the cutting board in the kitchen, there are still vegetables that have just been cut."

"Tosa, check the surroundings with your perception ninjutsu. Find them and ask for information."

"Alright, captain."

"Ninja-sama, sorry sorry, I was sleeping and didn't notice your arrival."

The little boy heard his father's familiar voice.

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Chapter 241.1: Evil Propagation, Civilians Die Young

In the living room, four Leaf ninjas were leaning on the sofa, looking at the trembling man kneeling on the ground in front of him with interest. These four were Nara Mido, Yamanaka Tosa, Akimichi Enka, and Sarutobi Masato.

Among them, Mido was this combat squad's captain and Enka was a genin who had graduated with Uchiha Tonan. Enka was two classes higher than Tonan.

As for why Masato was added to the squad, among Ino-Shika-Cho, two were more inclined towards control. And as the main combat power, Enka was too young and he was also a genin. Therefore, there was no choice but to temporarily add Masato to the squad to supplement the output.

Mido sniffed and while wiping a kunai in his hands with a tissue, he coldly asked, "What a strong medicine smell! Are you alone here?"

The man bowed flatteringly and said, "Yes, yes, I'm the only one here. I was going to move out too but I've been a little sick recently. Moreover, it has been raining, and I was worried that my body couldn't endure it."

Mido sneered and leaned forward slightly. He picked up a strand of long hair from the tea table and leisurely asked, "It seems you aren't being honest. Do you also have long hair?"

The man suddenly became nervous and stuttered, "This…" Mido glanced at the room's layout and then looked at Masato. He said, "Go search the rooms and find the person."

The man's heart skipped a beat. At this moment, the room's door opened and a woman walked out timidly. She walked over to the living room and knelt. Lowering her head deeply, she said, "Lords, I'm really sorry. I'm quite cowardly so I didn't dare to come out."

The man quickly introduced, "This is my wife." The moment the woman appeared, other than Enka who was the youngest, the eyes of the other three lit up. After hearing the man's introduction, the three looked at each other quietly and an indescribable smile appeared on their faces.

"Captain, I'm hungry," Enka yelled coldly and while rubbing his stomach stupidly, he kept looking around. The man said, "If you don't dislike it, just stay here, and I'll get you something to eat."

Mido waved his hand and said, "There's no hurry. Before that, we've to make sure that you are not Suna spies." Hearing this, the man waved his hands nervously and said, "We are honestly just villagers and not ninjas."

Tosa, who was wantonly looking at the woman's figure, sneered, "Not all spies are ninjas, they can also be civilians. We need to investigate carefully."

"Captain, I'm very hungry," Enka reached out and tugged Mido's sleeve. Mido was a little helpless. Ino-Shika-Cho was the best combination but his teammate was always annoyingly hungry.

Mido impatiently pointed at the man kneeling on the ground and said, "You go and cook for us. Enka, you watch over him. As for your wife, we'll search her to be sure."

The smile on the man's face stilled and with a worried look, he said, "Sir, this is inappropriate…" Tosa snorted coldly, "This is an order, if you don't want to die, just be obedient."

The man clenched his fists tightly and finally bowed his head helplessly. "Yes…"

When Enka heard that the man in front of him was going to make food for him, he bounced off the sofa and grabbed the man's arm, pulling him toward the kitchen. "Come quickly, I'm going to starve to death. It's even better if there's meat."

The two entered the kitchen. Masato went to the kitchen under Mido's signal and slammed the door shut. The woman was trembling. She was very afraid, and said, "Sir…"

The trio looked at her nervous appearance and a raging fire ignited in their hearts. Their evil intentions were reflected in the smiles on their faces. Mido stood up leisurely and instructed, "Take her to the room to search. That silly boy Enka is still young, and not suitable for this."

Masato and Tosa immediately stood up beside the woman on both sides and led her to the bedroom.

Creak.. Bang! The little boy hiding in the closet looked through the gap and suddenly saw her mother being dragged into the room by three strangers. He was very worried and scared but he didn't know what to do. Recalling his mother's instructions, he curled up and didn't dare to move or make a sound.

The woman clenched her hands tightly in front of her chest, and said with a look of embarrassment, "Sir, just ask whatever you want, I won't hide anything."

Masato rubbed his hands and stepped forward with a smirk. "I've nothing to ask from civilians like you."

"This place can be regarded as the territory of the Land of Wind as well. Your Land of Wind caused us a lot of trouble and has killed and injured a lot of us. We will get some compensation from you today," Tosa said while reaching out his hand to grope her.

The woman instantly understood the fate that was awaiting her. She staggered back avoiding the hand. But she hit the edge of the bed and fell on it. She shook her head repeatedly and said, "Don't… please don't…"

The woman pleaded in a low voice. She didn't dare to speak too loudly for fear of disturbing her husband and dying in vain. Masato's excitement increased even more and he couldn't wait to tear off her robe.

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Chapter 242: Seeking Shelter From Rain, A C-Section

Creak… Perhaps, the door was deformed after being violently kicked. When it was pushed open, its sharp corners scraped the floor with a piercing sound.

Boom… A bolt of blue lightning jabbed through the deep space, making the dark world outside momentarily bright. A black silhouette of a person holding an umbrella was seen at the door. It looked like he had just opened the umbrella while opening the door. It blocked the sight of the four Leaf Ninjas for a while.

They were unable to see the visitor's appearance but they could feel an elegant and calm vibe from his posture. After he folded the umbrella, everyone could finally see the person and the first thing that they noticed was a pair of scarlet demonic Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Tonan-sama!" Nara Mido exclaimed and jumped down from the chandelier on the ceiling. The other three also appeared in the living room and all of them knelt in front of him.

Uchiha Tonan didn't have any specific commanding position in the army. They were respectful only because of his extraordinary strength. Tonan glanced at them and said with a smile, "It is our Leaf compatriots, and here I was thinking enemies were lying in ambush in the house."

"Tonan-sama, we also came to take shelter from the rain," Sarutobi Masato, who had a guilty conscience, explained weakly. Tonan had always presented himself as someone with a strong sense of justice in their impressions.

He even fought against the sannin for civilians whom he did not know. Fortunately, they were wise enough to close the bedroom door. Masato desperately hoped that Tonan would simply sit in the living room and then leave. "Damn it, when will it stop raining?"

An easy-going smile appeared on Tonan's face. He waved his hand and said, "I don't have the slightest interest in what you're doing here and what you have done. Please don't interrupt my conversation with the house owner. It's rude."

The four looked at each other in dismay. They didn't understand what Tonan was saying. Tonan walked over to the sofa and sat down. He looked at the spacious living room floor and said, "Uphold justice? What's in it for me? If there is nothing, why should I spend my time in vain? I can only apologize for them."

Once he finished talking to himself, he pointed at the coffee table and said, "It's so dirty. Don't you know how to clean up after eating?"

"Yes, yes…" The four hastily got up. Two cleaned up the food left on the table and the other two wiped it. Tonan crossed his hands in front of his chest and leaned on the sofa. He tapped on his arms and said, "By the way, are Leaf ninjas so incompetent these days? You couldn't even find a child hiding in the room. Did you forget the basic technique to sense breathing?"

The questions startled the four who were cleaning the coffee table. "What? More people?" They followed Tonan's gaze to the closed bedroom door and were greatly shocked. "No, we can't let him in."

Tosa and Masato looked at each other and hastily got up, walking toward the bedroom.

"Wait a minute." Tonan suddenly straightened up and stopped those two. He was staring straight at the bedroom as if he could see everything inside through the door and the wall.

Then, looking surprised, he said, "What a rare disease! A congenital genetic defect. It seems to be a result of inbreeding. Really sad. But it's good material. Oh? There is another embryo that has just been conceived. Today is a good day. I ran into two rare materials at one go."

Tonan stood up and strode towards the bedroom. When the four saw him going inside, they were so frightened that their souls almost flew out of their bodies. If he only saw the corpses, they could say these were spies. But there was evidence of their heinous crime on the woman's corpse.

Masato stepped forward and ran over to Tonan's side. He said while trembling, "Sir… please rest here… leave this trivial matter to us."

Tonan stopped and the joy on his face disappeared. He turned his head and stared indifferently at Masato. He said, "From the time I've set foot here, you keep interrupting me. Don't you know how to respect a powerhouse?"

Like he was punishing a misdemeanor as a senior, Tonan cast the Hell Viewing Technique on Masato. "Uh…" Masato's pupils' shrank and as if he saw something terrifying, he fell to the ground and foam appeared in his mouth. The remaining three swallowed their saliva and stood on the spot, quivering. They didn't dare move.

Tonan pushed open the bedroom door and walked in. As soon as the door opened, a foul smell spread out. But there was no change in Tonan's expression. Doing human experiments, he was privy firsthand to all kinds of gruesomeness. He looked at the two corpses in the room and shook his head regretfully.

"The war is too cruel…" As he spoke, he took out a storage scroll from his ninja bag and opened it. He took out various tools from it. Then, without raising his head while playing with the tools, he said, "You two, come and carry this woman's corpse to the bed."

"Yes…" Seeing that Tonan had no intention to attack them, Mido and Yamanaka Tosa were a bit relieved. They carried the female corpse carefully onto the bed. Tonan put on medical gloves and a mask and stood in front of the corpse with a scalpel.

He took a deep breath and said, "This is the first time I'm doing a C-section. And I'm doing it on a corpse… I'm a little nervous."

His expression became serious and he began to perform the procedure. The sharp blade slowly opened the dead woman's stomach. Perhaps his technique was too good because there was not much blood flowing.

After a short while, Tonan took out a palm-sized baby from the stomach of the woman. This baby was not yet fully formed. It only had the general outline of a human being with two black rice-like eyes.

The vocal cords had not yet developed so it couldn't cry like other babies. "The most critical step is the one most subjected to flaws. Misfortune will find unfortunate people. A congenital genetic defect, rebellious birth, coffin child, premature baby. This little fellow must not have been a good thing in his previous life. How lucky you are to meet me in this life!"

Tonan wiped the liquid on the baby with a clean sterilized handkerchief. Then, holding it right in front of his eyes, he carefully examined it. He was simultaneously using the Mystical Palm Technique to nourish the baby's body. He muttered, "Life is both fragile and tenacious, isn't it?"

"Your words are right, Tonan-sama," Mido agreed with a fawning smile. Tonan nodded in satisfaction and carefully put the baby in a container filled with a green solution. He said with a look of reminiscence, "This little fellow is too precious. If Orochimaru-sama was still alive, he would've definitely gone crazy seeing it. It's a pity that he passed away at such a young age…"

Rumble… A flash of lightning shot through the horizon as if to validate what Tonan just said.

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Chapter 243: Suppressing Without Effort, Thank Justice

Creak… At this moment, the closet door was pushed open. The little boy came out of the closet with a numb expression. Staring at the baby in the container, he staggered over. Uchiha Tonan took off the medical gloves and looked at him with great interest.

"Why did you come out? Didn't your mother tell you not to come out no matter what happens? Your disease should've already made you immobile. You actually broke through your body's limitation… that's not bad at all!"

It seemed that only the infant in the container was in the little boy's world right now. He ignored everything else and went straight to it. He extended his arms and hugged the container lightly, putting his head in front of it and staring blankly.

The corners of Tonan's mouth rose slightly and he asked, "Do you also like him very much?" Seeing the boy remained silent, Tonan leaned down and extended his hand. He opened the little boy's eyelid with his index finger and thumb and looked at his eyes carefully.

Observing him, Tonan began to analyze. "Young children's spirits are incapable of enduring extreme fear or hatred. They instinctively choose to escape, wiping out most of their memories. What are the spirits' mechanisms? Why do some people go insane while others just suffer selective amnesia? I must study this when we return."

Tonan withdrew his hand and placed it on the little boy's head. He rubbed his hair gently and said, "Your parents protected you and now you want to protect your brother. Even after losing your memories, you've such a sense of responsibility… what a good boy!"

Nara Mido could see that Tonan's attitude toward the little boy was very gentle, so he asked in a low voice, "Tonan-sama, do you want to take him in?"

Tonan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, I'm going to take them back and use them for human experiments. If they survive, I'll give them the right to live."

Hearing Tonan mention human experiments without hesitation, great panic rose in the hearts of the three Leaf ninjas. Mido could have never imagined that the righteous Konoha hero in everyone's hearts was nothing more than a demon who secretly performed human experiments.

But now, Tonan had told them this secret. Didn't that indicate that they were already dead in his eyes? Mido gulped and put his right hand into his ninja bag quietly. He said with an awkward face, "If you don't have any instructions for us, we'll now, Tonan-sama."

Tonan chuckled lightly. "Make a move quickly. In the last moments of your life, you must at least symbolically struggle. Otherwise, you'll never get another chance. The moment the weak discover the strong's secret, their life and death are already out of their control. Besides, your death is more valuable to me. It can gain me a perfect tool."

"Attack!" Mido shouted and rapidly made hand seals, "Shadow Imitation Technique!" "Mind Body Transfer Technique!" Yamanaka Tosa also aimed at Tonan and at the same time, he anxiously said to Akimichi Enka, "Enka, why are you standing still? If we don't kill him, we'll die here."

Enka hesitated for a bit but decided to attack Tonan. His body grew bigger and turned into a human ball, rolling towards Tonan. "Human Bullet Tank."

The first ninjutsu to affect was Tosa's Mind Body Transfer Technique. Instantly, his spiritual power flooded into Tonan's body. Seeing that Tonan was not dodging, he was overjoyed. Success!

In the next moment, his field of vision changed. He was not controlling Tonan's body as he had expected but instead entered a dark space. He tried to raise his hand but found that he was surrounded by a cage built with spiritual power.

He muttered in disbelief, "This is… Spirit Prison… How can you know the Yamanaka clan's spiritual secret technique!"

In the dark space, Tonan sneered. "When three people make a move, you've to send someone else first."

In the next moment, Tosa's spiritual power was overwhelmed by the boundless darkness. Outside, his body that was lying on the ground screamed instinctively and he died of brain death due to his spiritual power's exhaustion.

Meanwhile, Mido's shadow had reached Tonan's feet. But just when he sighed in relief, he found that his shadow suddenly parted and spread towards Enka's Human Bullet Tank's shadow, stopping Enka instantly and fixing on the spot.

"How is… this possible…" Mido didn't understand what was going on. He hadn't manipulated it so why did his ninjutsu move on its own? "Is there something I don't understand about this ninjutsu, which led to such an indiscriminate attack?" While thinking about it, Mido noticed to his horror that he couldn't move.

Tonan didn't seem to be affected at all by all this. On the contrary, he leisurely said, "I like the Nara clan's secret technique very much. It's very useful. However, I won't kill you all myself."

He leaned down and flicked the little boy's forehead lightly. He said with a gentle look, "Little fellow, they belong to you for tonight. I'm going to rest now."

Tonan put back all the tools he had taken out earlier and left the bedroom. After he sat down on the sofa, he picked up a pen and a scroll and began to take notes of the C-section he had performed just now.

Soon, screams resembling pigs dying in a slaughterhouse came from the bedroom.

"Ah! Forgive me!"

"Stop! Don't bite…"

……

Tonan wrote the surgical experience on the scroll and then glanced at the floor of the spacious living room. In his vision, two pure white souls were kowtowing to Tonan. He smiled gently and his left Mangekyo spun slowly. The two souls were pulled into his Shuten Space.

"You don't need to thank me, thank justice." Tonan chuckled lightly and suddenly thinking of something, he glanced at the wall. With Byakugan's perception ability, his vision penetrated through many obstacles. He saw a red-haired body hiding in the distant underground laboratory, tinkering with a charred corpse.

After a while, Tonan withdrew his gaze. At this time, a pair of bloody little hands stuck out from the bedroom door and grabbed the feet of the unconscious Sarutobi Masato. Then, little by little, Masato was dragged into the room.

Rumble… It was a very dark night outside. The roaring wind was deafening enough to give the impression that the sky would collapse at any moment. Large raindrops fell violently on the roof.

Thunder clapped, lightning flashed, and the sound of wind and rain covered the screams coming from a small house.

"Time and place are the same. This should be right. Kabuto… He's a very good assistant."

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Chapter 244: Sun Shining Post Rain, Hatake Baby

The next morning, after the rainfall, the soil emitted a damp and rotten smell. As the sky turned bright, thick morning mist rose from the earth and covered the entire village. After a long time, a fiery red sun rose amid the purple mist, radiating dazzling flames around it.

With the temperature rise, the morning mist disintegrated into the air and the entire world became clear and bright.

Coo, coo, coo… Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp!!! In the sky, a few white pigeons blithely followed the flocks of birds that were fleeing in a hurry, enjoying their food one bite at a time. A few feathers fluttered down toward the house below.

One of the feathers brushed past the eaves and landed on the windowsill. Sunlight shone into the room through the curtain gaps. The person on the bed turned over and blocked the light with his hand. He frowned and opened his hazy eyes.

"You're awake." A magnetic and gentle voice came through. Uchiha Tonan, who was sitting beside the bed, put down the book. He got up and walked to the window to open the curtains.

The bright sunlight lit up the bedroom, bringing in a burst of warmth. "Sun exposure is good for your body and you'll also grow taller."

The little boy on the bed slowly got up. Tonan picked up the container with a baby inside and gently placed it in his arms. The boy looked at it and was in a daze for a moment. Then, the confusion in his eyes disappeared.

The previous night's bloodcurdling memories invaded his mind. His body began to tremble wildly and he involuntarily held the container tighter. Tonan sat down beside the bed and rubbed his silver hair. He consoled, "Don't worry, your disease is a genetic defect that caused partial loss of skin, muscle, and joint functions."

"Although there is no cure for the root cause, the Mystical Palm Technique can be used to nourish and restore tissue activities, curing the symptoms."

Perhaps it was because of Tonan's gentle behavior or the relaxed atmosphere, but the boy's mood gradually calmed down. He raised his head and looked around the room.

Right now, the room was clean and tidy. The walls were white as if they had just been repainted. The fresh petals on the windowsill had some crystal drops of water. A single feather lay quietly beside it and the air exuded a faint fragrance.

The entire world seemed to be peaceful and comfortable. It was as if the hellish scene of last night was just a nightmare. The little boy lowered his head and looked at the baby in the container. He muttered, "Was I dreaming?"

Tonan smiled a little and gently replied, "How could it be a dream? No matter how terrifying a dream is, it cannot match the cruelty and despair of reality. You were busy until midnight and collapsed because of exhaustion."

"When I came in, you were covered in blood. The whole room was filled with blood and ripped flesh. I took advantage of that time to wash you and created several clones to clean up the room. I also buried your parents in your backyard. Doesn't it feel comfortable now?

"By the way, what's your name?"

"I…" The little boy frowned. He couldn't recollect his name. Tonan smiled lightly and patted his shoulder. "Can't remember, right? You have lost your memories. The situation was controlled after I treated you though. You can still recall your parents, at least."

When the little boy heard the word 'parents', his eyes flashed. "Why don't I feel like I've lost my memories?" Tonan patiently explained, "People with amnesia generally cannot feel their memory loss. It's like unless there was no reminder from others, they won't think about what they have forgotten."

The boy quietly looked at the curled-up baby in the green solution and gently caressed the container. "Thank you… you are a good person."

Tonan raised his eyebrows hearing the little boy's words and said with a smile, "I'm not a good person. Let me be upfront and tell you that I'm my own person. If you truly think about it, I'm much worse than those people. I'm one hundred percent a big villain."

Hearing this, the little boy raised his head suspiciously. He looked at Tonan's face brightly lit by the sun and said, "You're a bad person as well? It doesn't look like that at all."

Tonan shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "If there are just two classifications, good and bad, in this world, then I'll be in the bad people's camp."

Tonan had no intention to pretend in front of his future subordinate. Back then, Tonan had the Great Elder whom he could talk with a half-opened heart. After he died, he and Shimura Danzo became like-minded friends.

But the war would be over sooner or later. At that time, they would inevitably have a conflict of interest and their brotherly friendship would be over. Tonan too wanted to have someone to talk to. Social needs were not a necessity for him but it would be better if he could.

"Why did you help me? I remember that they seemed to know you. Aren't you all together?" The little boy thought for a long time and asked the question he had in his heart.

Tonan thought for a bit and answered, "Good people live in harmony and help each other. But bad people use each other. They had no value to me. So, if they must die, then I'll kill them. In any case, in this world, except for your own life, everyone else is worthless."

The little boy lowered his head. His eyes dimmed slightly and he asked, "So, you want to use me?"

Tonan nodded, "Yes, I want to use you. I saved you and your brother, and let you both have the right to breathe under the sun. A person must have principles and learn to repay kindness. Besides, although I want to use you, I have no intention of harming you. If you and your brother come with me, you'll have a home to return to. Isn't that a good thing?"

The little boy didn't think for long. He nodded quietly and said, "Alright." Tonan smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Uchiha Tonan, a Leaf ninja. In the future, you and your brother will follow me back to live in Konoha. I'll transfer you two to the Hatake clan's genealogical record."

"Then, you two will also have a noble surname. Your name is Kabuto. As for your brother, let's call him Isan. Hatake Kabuto, Hatake Isan… Aren't these good names?"

"Hatake Kabuto… Hatake Isan…" Kabuto repeated these two names several times. He then looked up at Tonan and said, "Thank you… Can Isan survive?"

Tonan pondered for a while and touched his chin, "He's not fully developed yet. I improved the ratio of the solution in the container last night. It's similar to the amniotic fluid environment. As long as a certain amount of nutrients is injected into the container every day, he can grow up healthy."

"As for both of your congenital defects… After my research is done, I'll be able to cure you any time."

After explaining this, Tonan stood up and walked out of the bedroom. "Come and say goodbye to your parents. When you come again, I guess you'll already be a grown-up."

Kabuto pursed his lips and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. He got off the bed with the container in his arms and followed Tonan out of the room.

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Chapter 245: Assistant Hire, Looming Shadow

In the vacant lot behind the house, a new grave was built. Considering that the deceased couple was married, Uchiha Tonan buried them together. Kabuto, who was recently given the Hatake family name, held the container in his arms and stood in front of the grave with Tonan.

He neither cried nor became hysterical. He stood quietly as if he was in a daze and also as if he was reminiscing. Tonan understood that everyone expressed emotions in different ways while grieving.

Some would cry, some would laugh, and some would remain silent and suppress all grief in their hearts. Perhaps, because of his genetic disease, Kabuto was much more sensible than his peers. Now, he has also had a younger brother who was not even developed yet.

He subconsciously had a sense of responsibility. Responsibility tends to make people's minds grow rapidly and mature faster. After a long time, Tonan reached out and patted Kabuto's shoulder. He said, "It's better to kneel when worshiping your loved ones. That's etiquette."

Kabuto was stunned when he heard this. He nodded and put the container on the ground before he knelt. A long time later, Tonan took off a ninja bag from his waist and handed it over. "Don't be too sad. Open this and take a look."

"This is…" Kabuto opened the ninja bag and took out two lifelike wood carvings from it. The moment he saw them, his eyes turned red. It was said that seeing an object makes one think of its owner. Kabuto sobbed as tears fell from his eyes.

Tonan slowly squatted and caressed Kabuto's hair. He said, "I was worried that because of your amnesia, you'll forget what your parents looked like. So, I carved their sculptures last night. Like this, they can accompany you at all times. Watching you and your little brother grow up healthily together."

At this moment, Kabuto was already crying. He plunged his head into Tonan's arms and choked with sobs, "Thank you…, Tonan-sama."

Ding! Gained Hatake Kabuto's acknowledgment. Tonan stretched out his hand and patted Kabuto's back. With a triumphant smile on his face, he said, "Using honorifics like sama makes us too distant. You and I will get along day and night hereafter. Just call me san."

"Tonan-san…" After a long time, Kabuto stopped crying and left Tonan's embrace. He calmed his expression and turned his head. Looking at the grave resolutely, he said, "I will be a good older brother and take care of Isan. You two have to be happy in the other world and not worry about us."

Tonan smiled lightly, "As long as you two are healthy, they will be happy." After speaking, he looked up at the sky and said, "Rest in the room for a while. I'll take care of a trivial matter first and come pick you up later."

……

The village where Kabuto lived was on the east side of the mountain chain. It had abundant rain and lush vegetation. On the west side was the Land of Wind territory. The mountain chain was a clear dividing line. The terrain and environment on the east and west sides were very different.

On the east side, there was a mountain forest, and on the west side, there was a desolate desert. Somewhere deep underground in the desert, someone had dug a wide laboratory. There was only one oil lamp burning in the lab, lighting up the entire space dimly.

There were various kinds of odd-shaped mechanism parts everywhere on the ground and a corpse that was dismembered and scorched in a special container. A red-haired boy was sitting on the ground, reconstructing the broken arms one by one. His movements were a bit impatient as if he was worried about something.

In the almost closed space, apart from the noise of assembling parts, there was only the sound of his breathing. After a long time, an arm was reconstructed. The red-haired boy then wiped the sweat on his forehead.

Suddenly, the red-haired boy's ear tips moved and he immediately looked over.

Sa, sa, sa…. A sandworm crawled out from the wall. Sandworms were very common in the Land of Wind. They survive by devouring the micronutrients in the sand. The red-haired boy heaved a sigh of relief and muttered, "It seems that that man has had a great influence on me. Even with the early warning of the alarm devices buried on the surface, I feel frightened."

The red-hair boy continued to bury his head in the modification of the next limb. For some reason, he seemed to be in a daze because of the interruption just now. The invincible figure he saw on the battlefield that day kept popping into his mind.

He mumbled while reconstructing the limb. "How great it would be if such a powerful ninja could be transformed into a puppet one day! He would become the greatest puppet in the world."

While speaking, he felt that the puppet parts in his hands suddenly became less valuable. It seems the strongest Kazekage was also just this strong!

Huff huff… Transforming puppets was also a physical task. The red-haired boy wiped the sweat from his forehead and his breathing was a little short.

Huff, huff, huff… After the transformation was complete, the last step for activation was to inject chakra. The red-haired boy held the arm part and injected his chakra into it.

Clack, clack, clack… The puppet arm began to move according to the red-haired boy's thoughts. With a satisfied smile on his face, he said, "Good." Suddenly, his pupils shrunk and he felt as if someone had grabbed his heart tightly, an ominous feeling enveloping him.

"Someone is here!" He turned his head abruptly and spread his fingers, as several puppets appeared around to protect him. The oil lamp swayed gently, illuminating various parts and instruments placed everywhere in the dim laboratory.

Nothing had a trace of being moved. The red-haired boy frowned, "Strange… it feels strange, I can't tell what's wrong."

"Where is the problem?" The boy scanned the laboratory several times but found nothing unusual. But the warning signs in his heart kept reminding him that something was wrong.

After a long time, the tense red-haired boy let out a long sigh and repeatedly told himself in his heart that there was no problem. He suppressed the warning signs. He then dispersed the puppets around him and turned around. He crouched down to transform the puppet again. But he had squatted just halfway when he was dumbfounded.

He raised his head and looked forward. In front of him, there was a laboratory wall, illuminated by the oil lamp. Then, he looked back. The oil lamp behind was still burning quietly. He took a deep breath and moved his gaze down.

There was no shadow below him! Only at this moment did he realize why he was feeling strange. There were so many parts in the laboratory but they all had one thing in common—even under the oil lamp's light, they had no shadow.

At this time, a shadow spread from the red-haired boy's back to his nape. It turned into a pair of hands and grabbed his neck.

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Chapter 246: Friendly Visit, Falling Out

The red-haired boy's eyes suddenly widened and his pupils shook rapidly. At the critical moment, he moved his fingers slightly.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh… The surrounding puppets opened their mouths simultaneously, shooting thousands of thickly dotted needles at the red-haired boy. The tip of those needles was coated with green poison. One might well say that they were highly poisonous.

It had to be said that the boy not only had the most ingenious manipulation technique but the accuracy of the puppets he produced was also very high. All the needles merely brushed past him, completely covering his body.

Ta, ta, ta… And just like raindrops, they pierced through the wall. But the firm grip on his neck and the feeling of suffocation didn't disappear. The boy glanced down from the corner of his eye and saw a dark shadow on his shoulders.

"Are Leaf ninjas here… That means, that man might have also come. Damn it! When?"

Sa, sa, sa… At the same time, crawling sounds came from all over the laboratory. Sandworms crawled out from the ground towards the center. These pitch-black worms were rapidly devouring the soil. Gradually, the number increased and they consumed enough soil to create a large crater that was expanding with their efforts.

"You're very cautious. There are explosive tags and alarm devices buried everywhere." From the deep crater, Uchiha Tonan's gentle voice could be heard. He was standing on a stone pillar that was slowly rising from the crater as if he was riding an automatic elevator.

After the stone pillar rose to the ground level, it quickly changed into a seat under the Tonan's control. He ignored the vigilant look of the red-haired boy and sat down. He waved his hand and said, "Scatter."

As if waiting for the cue, the sandworms burrowed into the ground at once. He then carefully looked at the red-haired boy who was under the Shadow Imitation Technique's control and leisurely said, "I advise you not to move, I didn't come to kill you. If you are alright to have a good conversation, just blink once."

The red-haired boy immediately blinked. Tonan smiled and the Shadow Imitation Technique that was grabbing the boy's neck disappeared. The boy coughed heavily and took a few deep breaths, staring at Tonan.

The two of them sized each other up quietly. After a long time, Tonan spoke in a firm tone, "Sasori."

The boy frowned on hearing his name and solemnly asked, "Do you know me?"

Tonan nodded lightly and answered, "I've known you for a long time. I heard that you are the most talented puppet master in Suna."

Sasori lowered his eyes a little and moved his right foot a little. He noticed that a small hole had appeared on the ground at some point. He assumed that before Tonan came, he controlled a sandworm to drill a hole and then used the Shadow Imitation Technique to attack him from underground.

"Why are you looking for me? If you want the corpse, you can take it." Sasori had seen Tonan's strength. He knew that if they fought, he had little to no chance of winning. So, he expressed his willingness to give up Sandaime Kazekage's corpse that he had finally obtained.

Tonan shook his head hearing Sasori's words and replied with a smile, "If he was still alive, I might be a bit interested. But he's a corpse now. Besides, I intentionally left the corpse to you that day. It was a meeting gift for you. In fact, I'm here to ask you for a favor."

Don't want the corpse? Sasori sighed in relief in his heart and narrowed his eyes slightly. "What favor?" he asked.

Tonan took out a storage scroll and took out the content. He placed it on the ground. It was the instrument that broke in the laboratory earlier. "This toy is broken and I can't fix it."

Sasori raised his eyebrows and asked with surprise, "You came to look for me so that I can help you fix this?"

Tonan shook his head and said, "Of course, it's not just that. I loved to learn things since I was a child. When you are repairing, please teach me the principle as well. In the future, if it is damaged again, I won't need to bother you."

After explaining, Tonan leaned forward and said in a low voice, "In addition… I want all your knowledge about puppet techniques. Especially the puppets you created."

"Impossible!" Sasori refused with a firm look and his hands were already in a fighting stance. Tonan chuckled lightly and waved his hands with an easy-going look, and said, "Don't say it so absolutely like that. Most of the things in this world have a price. Tell me your price. Ninjutsu, medicine, human body materials, money, you can ask for anything. Knowledge needs to be shared to bring forth new ideas. Monopoly will lead to extinction."

Sasori said solemnly as if he was waiting for this, "I don't want anything. You are a Leaf ninja and you are already so powerful. Why do you want to learn puppet techniques?"

Tonan touched his chin and answered after thinking for a bit. "Is it useful? I truly haven't thought about it. I just happened to meet you and saw that you are weak and easy to bully. In this situation, if I don't take something from you, I'll feel that I've suffered a loss on this trip. Learning is purely to increase my knowledge."

Hearing this, Sasori looked angry and coldly said, "Impossible. These are Suna's secrets. Even if I die, I won't give them to you."

Tonan spread out his hands and lightly said, "Then, there's nothing to discuss."

Whoosh… A ghost-faced puppet appeared behind Tonan. The puppet stretched out its six arms and a sharp blade emerged from the tip of each arm and stabbed at Tonan's head.

Bang! A sharp stone pillar protruded from the ground, piercing through the ghost-faced puppet, and left it hanging. At the same time, Sasori also launched an attack. He had already jumped to the wall at some point.

With his feet firmly planted on the ground, he opened a scroll and yelled, "Acute Corrosion Stream Column." A torrential water column suddenly burst out from the scroll, attacking Tonan. Tonan quickly opened the storage scroll and put the instrument on the ground into it.

He then opened his palm and attacked the water column. Tonan's palm quickly grew larger and it became so big that the palm completely blocked him.

Zi, zi, zi… The Acute Corrosion Stream Column hit the palm and emitted pungent white smoke but it didn't hurt Tonan in the slightest. He absorbed nature's energy every day to cultivate whenever he was free. Since he didn't need to worry about emotional power, the speed at which Tonan could absorb energy was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

At this moment, the strength of his Adamantine Body was very good. It might have already surpassed Enma. This is despite it being less than half a year since Tonan started cultivating the Adamantine Body.

In addition, he used a large amount of nature energy for cultivating senjutsu chakra. His progress speed was indeed terrifying.

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Chapter 247.2: Testing New Techniques, Soul Search Seize

The black smoke at the cave's entrance was swaying abnormally. And then, Uchiha Tonan walked out of it, fanning himself with his hand. He said with a look of disgust. "The power isn't great but the after-effect is not low. Your preference is a bit over the top."

This shouldn't be his everything, doesn't this fellow have an immortal body… Sasori's forehead was covered in a cold sweat, and he sternly said, "Uchiha Tonan, I can teach you everything except the Puppet Secret Technique. Otherwise, I can only bet everything I have and risk my life against you."

Hearing this, Tonan looked up and saw many red-robed puppets floating in the air, surrounding him. The sight was indeed quite intimidating but Tonan found it amusing. "You want to risk your life against me? I must ask this. Do you even have the ability?"

Everyone has pride and a genius like Sasori, who was arrogant since childhood, more so. Tonan humiliated him again and again, which made his anger uncontrollable. He moved his ten fingers rapidly to control the Performance of a Hundred Puppets technique to attack Tonan.

The red-robed puppets attacked Tonan at once. Among them, a red-robed puppet that was holding blades in both arms slashed at Tonan. Tonan raised two fingers and lightly blocked the blades. He said with a smile, "Only power and intensity conform with the norms. I'm not interested in completely relying on numbers to win. Now, let's test the Yamanaka clan's secret technique."

In the next instance, Tonan turned into a black shadow and under the siege of the Performance of a Hundred Puppets, he approached Sasori like a fish in water. No matter how the puppets attacked, they couldn't obstruct him in the slightest.

"How is this possible…" Sasori was horrified seeing this. Tonan instantly arrived in front of Sasori and stretched out his hand. Then, he shot out chakra from his fingertips cutting off Sasori's chakra flow, and sneered, "Your trash puppets can't even touch my clothes. Since you cannot differentiate what is good for you, I'll get what I want myself. Let me see what's in your brain."

Sasori had long known that there was a big gap between Tonan and him but he hadn't expected it to be this big. When his opponent got serious, he couldn't even withstand a single move. His face was filled with terror and with a trembling voice, he asked, "What are you doing?"

The corners of Tonan's mouth rose slightly and he leisurely answered, "I recently learned a Mind Reading Technique but I haven't had the chance to try it. So I want to try it out with you. But I prefer to call it… Soul Search."

After speaking, Tonan used the Mind Reading Technique and began to violently seize Sasori's memories. The technique was very harmful to the subject. Under normal circumstances, the person must be anesthetized. Through this, not only the casting difficulty would be reduced but it would also reduce the damage suffered by the subject.

However, there was no difficulty for Tonan at all and he never considered the damage other people suffered. A dull spiritual energy entered Sasori's brain, frantically searching for his recent memories. At this moment, his body was twitching involuntarily. With foam forming in his mouth, he said, "Spare… spare me… I'll tell you…"

A strange smile appeared on Tonan's face as he replied, "Why would I bother you? Let me be more direct." The pain of the mental impact was beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Even Sasori, a big villain in the original work, was unable to withstand this torture and his eyes gradually turned white. "You are… a devil… kill… me…"

After a long time, Tonan got what he wanted and gently let go. Sasori fell to the ground and his body kept twitching from time to time. Tonan looked down at him and hesitated for a moment. He then picked Sasori up and walked into the distance.

After half an hour, in the former laboratory, Tonan was tinkering with the puppet parts Sasori had left behind. "I used to think these things looked like toys in the anime but I didn't expect them to be so sophisticated. It's simply dark technology."

Meanwhile, another Tonan appeared in the laboratory and threw Sasori to the ground. He then disappeared leaving behind a puff of white smoke. The one who fought against Sasori just now was Tonan's flicker clone. After all, this was Sasori's main base. What if he had some dark tech that could kill him?

Tonan was always a cautious person. It was impossible for him to directly knock on an opponent's door without enough intel. The moment the flicker clone disappeared, its memories were transmitted into the mind of Tonan's main body.

Then, without even looking at Sasori, he got up and walked to a wall in the laboratory. He extended his hand and pressed the wall.

Ta, ta, ta… A black box appeared next to it. The small box was full of sealing techniques. Tonan, who had taken Sasori's memories, knew that the main function of these techniques was to block perception. There were no other dangers.

He opened the box and took out the scroll inside. This scroll recorded all the puppet techniques Sasori knew in detail, including the human puppet he developed. Tonan opened it and carefully read it.

After a long time, he muttered, "Has the regeneration core theory already been researched?" His eyes immediately shone and he turned his head back to look at Sasori on the ground. He had a look of eagerness to give something a shot…

"This is great! The manufacturing material for the regeneration core is all here and there are several clones to work together. I think I'll be able to go back to the village before it gets dark and make dinner for Kabuto…"

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Chapter 248.1: Return To Camp, Educating People

In the evening, the sun hid behind the mountain range. Half of the sky was lit up with a fiery red sunset while the other half was immersed in a deep blue backdrop. Hatake Kabuto sat under the eaves holding the container that had his baby brother Hatake Isan.

He was waiting for Uchiha Tonan's return. Kabuto was after all just a child, who didn't know what to do after his parents' sudden death, not to mention how violent their death was. After waiting a long time, he finally heard the sound of footsteps from a distance. He raised his head to look over.

At this moment, Tonan was walking towards him with a cylindrical object in his hand. Even though Tonan was still far away, Kabuto immediately got up and when Tonan came closer, he bowed a little and greeted him, "Tonan-san."

Tonan smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry that I kept you waiting. I'll go and cook a meal for you now. You must be hungry."

Kabuto was taken aback for a moment. He hadn't imagined that a ninja as powerful as Tonan could actually cook like any ordinary person. He bowed again and politely replied, "Thank you Tonan-san for taking the trouble."

Tonan nodded slightly and walked into a room. He casually placed the regeneration core on the coffee table and tied an apron. Then he walked into the kitchen to start cooking the food.

Ta, ta, ta… Kabuto heard the clear and rhythmic sounds of the knife hitting the chopping board coming from the kitchen as if the person in question was an expert in mundane things such as cutting vegetables. Kabuto felt it was inappropriate that he was doing nothing to contribute.

So, he walked over to the kitchen door and stood there, wanting to see if he could find something to help with. The knife in Tonan's hand was moving rapidly. He was now handling the meat, instantly cutting it into pieces. Seeing his practiced movements, Kabuto was even more surprised.

"Go and sit at the dinner table. You can't help with anything here," Tonan instructed without raising his head. Kabuto nodded his head and walked over to the table. He obediently sat down without making any noise. Not long after, Tonan came over with several dishes giving out an appetizing aroma.

Once he pointed to Kabuto to begin eating, the young boy did not hold back. He picked up his chopsticks and reached for the food. This meal was not too delicious primarily because the ingredients were too crude and only salt was used for seasoning.

Also, most of the vegetables were moldy and soggy because they were very stale by now. Tonan did choose vegetables that were still edible to cook but that too was barely fresh. The two still ate their meal without saying anything.

During this time, Kabuto frequently turned his gaze to the regeneration core on the coffee table. His eyes were filled with curiosity but since he did not know Tonan well as yet, and he instinctively felt that the relationship between them was that of superior and subordinate, he didn't dare to ask any questions.

Instead, it was Tonan who chewed on his food leisurely and said, "You can ask if you are curious. I'm not a man-eating beast, you know. What are you afraid of?"

Kabuto swallowed the food in his mouth and tentatively asked, "What is that thing?" Tonan replied without hesitation, "It is called a regeneration core. It takes out the human heart and brain with a special technique and then with the addition of some special materials, it fuses the two."

Kabuto nodded his head and asked another question. "What's the use of this thing?"

Tonan's chopsticks paused as he explained, "A human being's soul and consciousness will be sealed in this regeneration core. Because the burdens of other systems in the human body are removed, and it is protected by a special sealing technique from outside, the flesh and blood in the regeneration core can survive for a very long time. It is not wrong to say that the person in this will never die."

"Never die…" When Kabuto heard Tonan's words, a hint of yearning flashed through his eyes.

Tonan continued to explain, "Yes, this person is called Sasori. He is a genius puppet master from Suna and he is the one who researched this regeneration core. He wanted to transform himself into an immortal, undying puppet. And since he happened to meet me, I decided to help him. Once I return to my base, I'll assemble a suitable puppet body for him, so that he can move freely again."

"That's amazing…" Kabuto opened his mouth wide. He was greatly shocked. He came from a family where he would hear his parents speak about how ninjas could use powerful ninjutsu such as fireball, water, and similar techniques. But he had never thought that they could actually also do something as nature-defying as this.

Tonan looked at Kabuto's shocked appearance and said with a gentle smile, "Don't be envious. There is not just one path to immortality. In my opinion, this path belongs to the heterodox path. When you gain more knowledge in the future, sooner or later, you'll walk on your path. Let's eat now. After we are done, we have to hurry on with our journey back through the night."

"Yes, Tonan-san." When Kabuto heard that they had to hurry on with their journey, he subconsciously responded by speeding up his eating speed. It was like he never realized that his time to leave the place that was his home for all these years, and where his parents were buried, had come.

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Chapter 248.2: Return To Camp, Educating People

Half a month later at the Leaf's base camp on the Kikyo Mountain, just after Uchiha Tonan led Hatake Kabuto to the laboratory, Nara Shikaku came to his door. He said with an anxious look, "Tonan-sama, you are finally back."

Tonan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen in the war?"

Shikaku solemnly nodded and replied, "Our assassination squads that entered the Land of Rain have suffered some losses. When all is said and done, there is a great disparity in our military strengths. Each of our squads often has to face two or three enemy village squads at once."

When Tonan heard this, his tone became distant. "Are you saying you want me to do something about it?" Shikaku saw that Tonan seemed a bit displeased. But he still lowered his head and said, "Yes, Tonan-sama, if possible…"

Honestly speaking, the main forces in this war were the Ino-Shika-Cho clans and the Hyuga clan. Shikaku was distressed because the casualties among his clan ninjas were quite high. Looking at their receding numbers, he wanted to test if he could make Tonan take action and control the losses.

As for the problems that Tonan mentioned earlier, Shikaku honestly didn't care too much about them. At best, he was hedging his bets with Tonan in the picture. He did not care what eventually happened to him. Tonan was not very different either. It didn't matter to him whether more people on Konoha's side died.

As far as he was concerned, most of the Leaf ninjas had already acknowledged him and their deaths were perfect to enhance his strength. He had already gained significantly from it and he did not mind getting more benefits without raising a finger.

In any case, he had already made a big move before, making the allied forces of the two countries retreat. Moreover, he killed Suna's Kazekage. His military achievement was already significant enough. As long as the last line of defense at Kikyo Mountain didn't fall, no one could complain about him.

No matter how big the loss was, that would be because the Ino-Shika-Cho and the Hyuga clans were not strong enough, or because the commander-in-chief, Shikaku, was not competent enough. "I'm very sorry but my current state is not suitable for assassination missions. If you can't bear the losses, you can retreat to Kikyo Mountain. At that time if they come, I'll make a move." Tonan resolutely refused Shikaku's request.

Shikaku was surprised by this but he continued to persuade Tonan. "Kikyo Mountain just occupies the main path. But the paths to the Land of Fire are not limited to one. If we lost too many strongholds in the front, the enemy villages can attack us through the other routes. We really must stop that from happening."

Seeing that Shikaku had no intention to stop pestering him, Tonan decided to stop pretending to be polite or understanding of the situation. He gave Shikaku a meaningful look and coldly replied, "The other paths are not so easy to traverse. Even if chunin and genin use them, crossing over mountain after mountain will consume their strength and they won't even be strong enough to lift a kettle. More importantly, my duty is to defend Kikyo Mountain and repel the enemy."

There was a hint of threat in his tone. When Shikaku saw such an expression from Tonan, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly lowered his head and bowed deeply toward Tonan. He said, "I understand. Please rest well, Tonan-sama." He then immediately turned around and left.

After walking out of the laboratory, he moved his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and heavily heaved a sigh. Yamanaka Inoichi, who was waiting outside for him for a long time, hastily asked Shikaku as soon as he saw him, "Did Tonan-sama agree?"

Shikaku reached out to pat Inoichi's shoulder and shook his head helplessly. He said, "Inform Hizashi-sama to call back the Hyuga clan members to the base camp."

In the laboratory, Kabuto who was standing behind Tonan, weakly called out, "Tonan-san…" Tonan turned around and with a gentle smile on his face, he said, "You don't need to worry about these things. Come with me. I have got a textbook just for you."

After speaking, he led Kabuto to the innermost room in the laboratory. In the next moment, he took out a storage scroll from his ninja bag and made hand seals. As soon as he placed his hand on the scroll, a muffled noise came along with a puff of white smoke.

Kabuto was dumbfounded. He saw the 'textbook' was indeed many books and scrolls piled up on the ground, which almost touched the ceiling. It was like a hill. "This is…"

Tonan reached out his hand and rubbed Kabuto's hair. He said with a smile, "The books and scrolls here are just a portion of the basics. You should be able to read them all in about half a year. You don't need to comprehend them all. You just need to memorize them first. Then, you can start practicing."

"After a period of practicing, you will need to revisit these to read them again. Repeat it several times, and you'll learn many new and useful things. This is called the unity of knowledge and practice."

Kabuto was overwhelmed. The little boy swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded his head in a daze. Tonan made a hand seal and created a shadow clone. The clone walked over to the pile of books and gestured at Kabuto. He said, "Come on, we will first sort these out. Then, I'll teach you how to read. You can ask me if you don't understand anything."

Kabuto lowered his head to look at the container in his arms, and asked, "What about Isan…" Tonan, who was beside him, stretched out his hands to pick up the container, and replied, "He'll be fully developed in a few months. When that time comes, I'll send someone to take him back to the Konoha Welfare Institution. There are specialized people there to take care of him. After the war is over, you can meet him again."

Kabuto nodded and fell to his knees. He bowed deeply toward Tonan and said, "Thank you, Tonan-san." Tonan nodded with satisfaction and left the room with the container. Right now, his priority number one was to get ready and start trying to make human puppets.

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Chapter 249.1: Choosing A Side, Perfect Puppet

Time passed away slowly a day at a time. Because Uchiha Tonan had killed Sandaime Kazekage in front of everyone right at the beginning of the war, Suna's overall morale had dropped greatly and they had retreated to their base camp. They had reached the state where they couldn't retreat any further.

Even in the following assassination campaign launched in the Land of Rain, Suna would send dozens of squads symbolically. Considering their troops' lack of morale, it would not be wrong to say that they were not making enough effort. Although Iwa and Suna were allies at this moment, Suna's attitude was negative and they were also unwilling to increase casualties among their top ninjas.

But with time, one of Suna's influential figures, Ebizo, personally came to the frontline and assumed personal command of the troops. With this and several other encouragements, Sand ninjas' moods gradually changed from gloomy to pure hatred towards the Leaf ninjas.

From the intelligence that his troops had gathered, Ebizo had learned that Tonan was too strong. So, instead of a head-on battle from the straight route, he began to mobilize Sand ninjas to attack Konoha's strongholds in the Land of Rain.

Most of these strongholds guarded the tracks leading to the Land of Fire. It was just that these were very narrow mountain terrains. It would take significant physical strength and energy for ordinary ninjas to cross over these. Moreover, in a situation where they were ambushed, just using large-scale ninjutsu or a set number of explosive tags would be enough to cause heavy casualties among them.

Naturally, these routes were not too worrisome for jonin. But in a war, a large number of chunin and genin could play a big role. Without enough foot soldiers, it was useless to run into the Land of Fire's interior with just a few jonin.

On the surface, during the war between the five great nations, the forces were not allowed to harm civilians or maliciously destroy towns. So, jonin could only gather information. If they charged into Konoha, it would be tantamount to delivering their heads.

In the current circumstances, the allied forces of Suna and Iwa could only disperse their people to attack the strongholds. Three full months had already passed. Tonan didn't make a move even once.

Nara Shikaku had no choice but to order Leaf ninjas to stop the assassination missions and withdraw to the strongholds and guard them to death. At the same time, he asked Konoha for reinforcements. Finally, after the Leaf reinforcement arrived, the situation stabilized under Shikaku's command.

But when the reinforcement arrived, he also received a new order from Sarutobi Hiruzen. The content of the new order instructed him to dispatch more than ninety percent of Kikyo Mountain's combat personnel. And if there was an enemy attack, he was instructed to make Tonan stand in the front.

Hiruzen's order made it obvious that he wanted to kill Tonan with a borrowed knife. He wanted the Sand and the Stone ninjas to besiege Tonan. But in this situation, if Tonan failed to defend the base camp, then the western front would completely collapse.

The risks were too great. Hiruzen's order of course didn't say that he wanted to kill with a borrowed knife even if Konoha takes a heavy hit. Rather, it said that the gap in military strength was too big, so they could only use a strange move like this and take the risks.

It also said that Tonan was his disciple and he completely believed in his ability. This was very interesting. If Tonan died under the siege, then Hiruzen could throw the blame onto him. Saying, he shouldn't have blindly believed in Tonan's ability and overestimated him. Then, he needed to take just some responsibility for himself, but not all…

For a moment, Shikaku stared at the information scroll in his hand and fell into deep thought. He was having a hard time deciding whether to follow the order or not and how to handle this ordeal.

Yamanaka Inoichi, who was behind him, read the information and solemnly asked, "Shikaku, what are you going to do?"

"Pick a line," Shikaku closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then he muttered again, "It's time to choose a side."

Akimichi Choza and Inoichi looked at each other and then with a determined look, they said in unison, "You make the call. We'll follow you."

Shikaku closed his eyes and nodded. After that, he spoke very slowly. "Disobeying Hokage's order during the war is treason and loss of righteousness. When all is said and done, Hokage is the current Hokage. We have no choice."

Inoichi frowned and said with a restless heart, "But Tonan-sama… He doesn't seem like a good person… Perhaps, he'll retaliate against us in the future."

Shikaku stood up abruptly and slammed the information scroll on the table. He said in a deep voice, "No, there is still an opportunity to ease up with him. I'll stay behind in Kikyo Mountain. At that time, if Tonan-sama can't hold on, I'll personally bring up the rear and let him escape. It can be regarded as a life-saving grace and he might not implicate our clans in his resentment."

Inoichi and Choza had never thought that Shikaku would decide to sacrifice himself to protect their clans. The two looked at each other quietly for a long time. Then they stared at Shikaku and said, "Ino-Shika-Cho always advance and retreat together. We'll stay with you."

Meanwhile, in the laboratory, Tonan looked at the masterpiece in front of him and touched his chin. He then casually mumbled to himself, "Truly… pursuit of petty pleasures thwarts high aims. I unwittingly made so many toys."

Even though it sounded like he was complaining, he picked up the regeneration core and squeezed it into the belly of the finished red-haired puppet. Once the core was inserted, the red-haired puppet's eyes spun a few times. Then, all of a sudden, the dull and lifeless orbs became bright and piercing.

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Chapter 249.2: Choosing A Side, Perfect Puppet

The red-haired puppet raised his hands and put them in front of his eyes. He then lowered his head to look at the regeneration core in his abdomen and a human-like ecstatic expression appeared on his face. "Is this…"

Tonan looked at Sasori in front of him and said with a smile, "Do you like it? This is a superhuman puppet that I specially made for you. The whole body is made with bionic materials. It's waterproof, fireproof, and rustproof. Both hands are equipped with a heavy-caliber chakra gun barrel, which can release ninjutsu of any attribute. There is also a vortex booster around the regeneration core, which you can deploy, and it can erupt out with a larger amount of chakra for a short time."

Hearing Tonan's explanation, Sasori raised his head and stared at him with a baffled look. He finally said, "You did this for me…" Soon afterward, he trembled with excitement. He stretched out his hands to caress his new body and frantically said, "It's truly perfect… I can feel it. My body's sense of touch has become more precise. And the surface of this puppet feels like real skin."

Tonan smiled lightly and explained, "I stripped off this skin from someone else's body and soaked it in a special medicine, which greatly enhanced the skin's toughness. I also added many bionic neurons to your puppet body. Now, your sense of touch is at least five times greater than that of the average person. You are now a perfect work of art."

"A perfect work of art…" Sasori felt that these words were tailor-made for him, so he couldn't help repeating them. However, in the next moment, his eyes condensed. He stared at Tonan and asked in confusion, "Why did you go to such lengths to help me? Aren't we enemies?"

Tonan, however, just spread out his arms and a magnificent brilliance seemed to appear on his face. He said, "Art has no national boundaries."

"Art has no national boundaries…" Sasori lowered his head when he heard Tonan's words and then repeated them several times. A gentle smile played on Tonan's lips. He pulled Sasori over and pointed at several large puppets placed in the open space. "Come, come with me and look at these. This is the skin I made for you with the remaining materials."

Sasori looked over and with a foolish look on his face, he stammered, "This… so… so beautiful…"

Tonan took a few steps forward and stood next to the large puppets. He began to introduce each of them to Sasori one by one. "This is an insect-type skin. It has thermal sensation and low-altitude flight functions, which can make it easier for you to hunt down enemies. This is a bird-type skin."

"It has an aerodynamic and streamlined shape, suitable for long-distance flights. This is a cheetah-type skin. It has a four-limb joint gear drive, and a nine-level gearshift and it increases dynamic equilibrium. And this is mecha-type skin. It's not much different from your human puppets but it is made up of materials with increased sturdiness. Moreover, a hydraulic pressure device boosts the power of the limbs so it has extraordinary strength."

Huff, huff… Hearing Tonan's descriptions, Sasori's chest kept rising and falling. His entire body was quivering with exhilaration. "Are these all for me?"

Tonan smiled a little and replied, "They are all yours. Do you like them? This is your payment for sharing your knowledge."

Sasori gulped and subconsciously walked over to the large puppets. He reached out his hand and caressed them like a fool in love. After a long time, he calmed down and looked at Tonan with reverence. He placed his hands on his knees and bowed deeply. "Tonan-kun, you are truly an artistic genius. Please forgive me for my previous ignorance. You are right, knowledge should be shared so that new ideas can be born."

Ding! Gained Sasori's acknowledgment. Hearing the system's prompt, Tonan's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch. What's the use? Now, Sasori just had one regeneration core left. After his death, he would only provide some chakra and spiritual energy at the most.

He had already acquired his most precious thing, which was the knowledge of human puppets and mechanical manufacturing. He could use some of this to enhance his strength. As for Sasori's status as a Sand ninja, these things didn't matter to him.

Tonan really had no loyalty whatsoever to Konoha. For him, Konoha was just his private pasture and Sasori was livestock on someone else's pasture. As for whether helping him transform into a puppet would help the enemy… In Sasori's current state, would Saosri still be his enemy?

Sasori would continue to pursue his so-called puppet techniques, which required the use of a large number of strong corpses for experiments. How could it be possible for him to go back to Suna… He would only become Tonan's right-hand man in the future, especially after the war was over…

After a long time, Sasori looked at Tonan with a puzzled look. He said, "Tonan-kun, aren't you afraid that I'll return to Suna and help them deal with Konoha?"

The corners of Tonan's mouth rose a little. He patted Sasori's shoulder and answered, "It's just a war. Think about it, which war has exterminated a village? The essence of war is to use conflict to eliminate excess resource consumption. You are a devout artist. You should pursue a higher level of art."

"You see, things like human puppets don't need to eat or drink and can live forever. If the standard of materials can be lowered, it can be popularized in the entire world. At that time, will there be any wars?"

These words pierced through Sasori's heart and his concern for Tonan's identity completely disappeared. "Tonan-kun, your thinking is exactly the same as mine. If you want me to help you transform, you can be completely assured of my technique."

Sasori looked at Tonan with an eager look on his face. Tonan patted his shoulder lightly and shook his head. He said, "No, you are a pioneer of art. But I'm quite a greedy person, and I want the most perfect one. When your art reaches its peak, come and help me transform."

Sasori nodded and said, "Then, you have to live. If one day you feel that you are going to die of old age, don't endure it. Now, I'm immortal, and I've enough time to pursue the highest level of art."

Tonan withdrew his hand and folded his arms in front of his chest. He said, "You should stay here for the time being. I have enough experimental materials here. I, however, like to study living ones. After they are dead, you can use them for your puppet research."

"Thank you very much." Sasori looked at Tonan gratefully. At this moment, Tonan had completely become a like-minded partner in his heart.

Right then, a panic-filled yell came from outside interrupting their conversation. "Enemy attack!"

Sasori frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Do you need my help?" Tonan looked up at the laboratory wall. The three tomoe in his eyes spun and his eyesight penetrated through the entire Kikyo Mountain. Then he saw a large number of ninjas rushing towards the mountain in the distance.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and leisurely replied, "No need. You, after all, used to be a Suna ninja. It's not a good idea to make you attack your former village's ninjas."

Sasori bowed to Tonan again and said, "Thank you for your understanding."

Tonan nodded slightly and handed Sasori a scroll. He then turned and walked out of the laboratory. "Store these skins and go to a farther place to experience them. If a Leaf ninja stops you, you can directly tell them you are with me."

Sasori stored the huge puppets and jogged to keep up with Tonan. "I'll follow you. Since they've already reached here, the situation isn't so optimistic. I don't want you to die on the battlefield."

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Chapter 250.1: Surprise Swarm Attack, Coldly Looking On

At this moment, it was past midnight. The bonfire was long extinguished and the darkness in the distance rushed in like the wind. The bright stars inlaid in the black night were shining like gems.

A crescent moon hung high in the dark blue sky, casting a dim light on Kikyo Mountain. The Nara Shikaku team of three including Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza ran out of the commander's tent. They stood at the mountain side and looked into the distance. With Shikaku's eyesight, while he couldn't see the lurking enemy village ninjas from the distance, he could see the dark wind that enveloped the sky flying over to the Leaf base camp.

Humm, humm, humm… A faint buzz filled the air. Looking at the accompanying darkness, Inoichi frowned and asked, "What's that? Are these bugs?"

Shikaku narrowed his eyes slightly. Immediately afterward, a look of surprise appeared on his face and he said, "No, these are the bees from the Kamizuru clan, the Aburame clan's sworn enemy."

Inoichi was startled hearing this and said with a solemn look, "Damn it! Although Tonan-sama's strength is high, these people obviously want to use these bees that are hard to deal with to get rid of us first."

Shikaku took a deep breath. His face had a look that said he was prepared to die. "There are not many combatants left here now. Any military tactics are useless as well. Let's prepare to fight to the death. As long as I die here, regardless of the result, our clan will not meet with any mishaps. Let me bear all the guilt and resentment."

Both Inoichi and Choza's eyes were filled with sadness and they clenched their fists together. Choza took a deep breath and replied in a deep voice, "I'll go and look for Tonan-sama."

Shikaku immediately turned his head and yelled at Choza, "Don't go. It's impossible for him to not know that there is an enemy attack. Instead, quickly go and notify the ninjas in the base camp, and light the campfires. In this kind of situation, having a clear line of sight will be comparatively more advantageous."

At this moment, at the highest place at Kikyo Mountain, Uchiha Tonan and Sasori stood side by side on the cliff's edge. They were observing the chaotic Leaf base camp.

Looking at the great dark wind flying over, Sasori turned his head to Tonan and said, "It seems all of the Kamizuru clan people have been mobilized. You don't have enough Aburame ninjas or fire-style ninjas here to stop them. I guess this will be a very difficult battle. What do you plan to do? You should know that against these insects, even if you keep using the fire-style ninjutsu, you won't be able to stop them."

Tonan didn't answer him. He just quietly looked at the remaining ninjas who were largely in place to manage the logistics in the base camp below. Then he meaningfully said, "With so few people here, it seems they want to force me to make a move."

It was only at this moment that realization dawned on Sasori. It had already been some time since the enemy attack warning was first issued but there were just a few hundred ninjas in the Leaf base camp. What was worse was that it seemed like they were not even high-leveled ninjas. He asked with a puzzled look, "Where did all the Leaf ninjas go?"

"They have of course gone to the place where they were asked to go but I wonder whose intention it was." Tonan cast a sidelong glance in the direction of the commander's tent. Then as if speaking to himself, he said, "Once you do something, you must pay the due price. But then, it can also be counted as improving someone's memories."

At this moment, the Kamizuru clan-controlled bees had swept through the entire Leaf base camp. Leaf ninjas took action as best as they could in an attempt to stop the bees but for humans, the bee's structure was too small. And this swarm was very large in number. The Leaf ninjas didn't know where to begin their defense or their counterattack.

"Fire Style – Great Fireball Technique."

"Earth Style – Mud Wall Technique."

"Damn it… Shadow Imitation Technique is also useless and these things basically can't be cut down by kunai."

"No, except for fire-style, all other ninjutsu are useless."

……

In front of the commander's tent, Inoichi and Shikaku took out their kunai and made a desperate effort to resist the swarms. With a jonin's strength, they could use kunai to cut down the bees. It was just that the number of bees was too large for this move to be effective.

Their physical strength was depleting rapidly. At this moment, the might of the Akimichi clan was displayed to some extent. Choza looked at the large swarms of bees in front of him and stretched out his arms. He angrily shouted, "Expansion Technique." His hands suddenly enlarged and swatted the bees like huge cattail leaf fans.

Pop! With the joint attack of the two palms, tens of thousands of bees were killed in one instant. However, the dispersed bees also found a large target to attack. They frantically pounced on Choza's arms and ferociously stabbed their poisonous needles.

"These annoying bees!" Choza yelled with a look of extreme pain on his face as he kept waving his arms around. His method may be much better than using a cannon to hit a mosquito but soon, the venom of the poisonous needles spread throughout his body.

This poison could not only paralyze the nerves but it could also clot the blood within the body and block meridians, causing the chakra flow to stagnate. After a few breaths, Choza finally was unable to withstand. He gritted his teeth and inhaled a mouthful of cold air. He roared, "It hurts…"

After that, Choza felt like the world around him was spinning and he fell straight to the ground. His enlarged arms also shrunk but they had already turned bluish-black from the bee stings. Inoichi saw that Choza had lost his combat power.

He rushed to his side and used a kunai to cut down the bees that were attacking them. He could feel that his physical strength was being consumed at a super pace but the number of bees seemed to be endless.

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Chapter 250.2: Surprise Swarm Attack, Coldly Looking On

Akimichi Choza was already rendered powerless and Yamanaka Inoichi was faring no better. Being surrounded by the massive bee swarms and with no way out, Inoichi felt immense despair. He shouted, "Damn it! These bees are too difficult to deal with. And there are only a few Aburame clan members in this camp. Even if they try their hardest, they can't stop these things."

In the distance, the Suna and Iwa ninjas were on standby under Onoki and Ebizo's command. At this moment, a sensory ninja from Kumo walked over to Onoki's side and whispered, "Tsuchikage-sama, the Leaf base camp didn't have too many people, to begin with. Under the bee swarms' attack, at least two-thirds of the ones that were there have already lost their combat power. The rest are also not looking very good."

Hearing this, Onoki nodded his head and stroked his beard lightly. He said, "Let's wait a bit more and see how Uchiha Tonan will respond to this attack. According to the information that was sent back from Konoha, every time that fellow uses his full power to fight, he faces a very serious backlash that can have a lasting impact."

"We don't need to risk our lives to get rid of such a person. If he has no way to deal with this situation today, then we'll attack Kikyo Mountain with all our strength and claim the mountain and break this defense for the Land of Fire. And if he is able to block it, then we'll deplete Konoha's strength as much as possible."

Ebizo, who was walking beside Onoki, frowned slightly after he heard these words. He then said, "A backlash… I never would've imagined that Iwa's intelligence was so well-informed. I have also received a piece of information. I heard that Kumo's eight-tailed jinchuriki has mastered the perfect jinchuriki form and has already entered the battle as well."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Onoki's face. Evaluating the overall scenario, the grasp of this war increased even more in his heart. He leisurely commented, "That's perfect. Let Kumo put pressure on Konoha. It would be best if Tonan is transferred away from here. At that time, we'll launch a full-scale attack again. In any case, Konoha doesn't have the strength to attack so we can attack them at will. Offense is the best defense."

Kamizuru clan's bee swarms had already enveloped the entire Kikyo Mountain. At the highest point of the mountain's peak, Uchiha Tonan and Sasori watched Leaf ninjas fall one after another with a cold gaze.

By this time, hundreds of bees had discovered Tonan and Sasori's location and took the initiative to surround them. Sasori lowered his head to look at the tiny bees on his body that were continually stinging him with their poisonous needles. He said with a calm face, "The human body is simply too fragile. If they transform into puppets, they don't need to be afraid of these little things."

There was a sense of superiority in his words.

"No, no, no," a deep, magnetic voice fell on Sasori's ears. He turned his head to look at Tonan, who was talking like nothing could impact him. "The human body is not as fragile as you think." Sasori saw that just like him, a group of bees sat on Tonan's body and kept stinging but they were unable to pierce through his skin.

At this time, one bee flew up and dived down at high speed toward Tonan. The result was that when it stabbed his body, its poisonous needle bent. Tonan raised his hand and caught the dizzy bee. Be brought it in front of his eyes. After sizing it up, he said with admiration, "What a cute little bee. It's hard working and down-to-earth, and it is tirelessly doing other people's bidding."

Tonan then reached out his two fingers and straightened the bee's bent poisonous needle. But his action did not stop there. He continued to slowly pull the needle out little by little. The needle dragged all the bee's internal organs out together. "Rigid hothead…" For an unknown reason, seeing this, Sasori felt a chill. He thought that this form of Tonan was a bit too scary.

He wanted to swallow subconsciously but he realized that he had already become a puppet, who basically had no saliva. After collecting himself a little, he asked, "I'm very curious about one thing. How will you clean up this mess later?"

Hearing this, Tonan raised his head and squinted his eyes. Looking at the stars all over the sky, he casually answered, "I will just give them a taste of their own medicine."

Perhaps, Tonan felt that it was almost time, or perhaps, he deemed that the punishment was enough by now. He raised his hands and made a series of seals, calmly saying, "Nature has evolved over a long period of time. Each species has its own innate natural enemy. Chakra, this extraordinary power can make something impossible, possible."

"It can let some kinds of creatures quickly break through the limitations of their innate characteristics and stand at the top of the food chain. When that happens, they become a natural enemy of all species…"

"Secret Art – Super Beast Infestation."

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Chapter 251: A Species Restrain, Summoning 'Golden Winged Roc'

At the commander's tent, Nara Shikaku held a kunai in both his hands. He waved them continuously, making an airtight blockade around his body. Such a low-efficiency method could only be used for defense and consumed significant physical strength. Basically, it could not be called useful.

Huff, huff… Shikaku was already sweating profusely and his chest was rising and falling rapidly as he gasped for breath. Out of the corner of his eyes, he quickly glanced at the Leaf ninjas around him. He saw a few of them standing back-to-back.

The fire-style ninjas among them were releasing fire-style ninjutsu at the bee swarm gathered in the air. The remaining ninjas were using kunai and short blades to slash at the bees.

"Fire Style – Great Fireball Technique." The fire-style ninjas didn't dare to stop and released ninjutsu again and again. By this time though, perhaps, because their chakra consumption was too high, they were just producing black smoke instead of fire.

In the next moment, the dense swarm of bees rushed toward the ninjas. The remaining people were scared to death. An earth-style ninja among them quickly made a series of hand seals. "Earth Style – Mud Wall Technique."

A semi-circular mud wall covered several people, blocking the bees' attacks. More and more bees pounced on and gradually covered the entire mud wall. These bees weren't ordinary. Regardless of toxicity, speed, endurance, hardness, or strength, they were multiple times stronger than ordinary bees.

There were even some species of bees that had the same ability as bugs to devour chakra. The earth-style ninja who used Mud Wall Technique could only feel that the chakra within his body was being drained rapidly. He shouted in panic, "No! My chakra is depleting too fast… I can't hold on for much longer."

When the other ninjas saw this, they quickly put their hands on his back and transmitted their chakra to him. But even like this, as more and more bees stuck on the mud wall, the chakra depleted faster. Anyone could see that it wouldn't take long for the mud wall to disintegrate.

The ninjas who had lost chakra had no way to resist. When Shikaku saw this, a hint of sadness flashed through his eyes. Many Leaf ninjas had already died and only a few jonin and some chunin were left alive.

But Uchiha Tonan had not made a move yet. "Is it over…"

Roar… Just when Shikaku was in despair, an ear-deafening beast roar sounded in the distant forest and a pair of scarlet eyes lit up. This was not Sharingan but a pair of unique eyes of a certain beast whose physical restrictions had been lifted. On the top of the trees in the forest, giant birds spread their wings and roared, as they flew towards the Leaf base camp.

As these birds approached, the bees' behavior changed as if they had encountered a nemesis. They instinctively began to fly around in the same place, seemingly unable to find a way to escape. In an instant, the pressure on the remaining Leaf ninjas was greatly reduced.

"What's that?"

"Is it reinforcements?"

"It seems like a bird."

"So many… does Konoha have a ninja clan that specializes in controlling birds?"

"Look! The bees are scared."

"It seems to be a powerful ninja beast of a certain lord."

"That is also too much."

……

Yamanaka Inoichi saw that the bees around him seemed to be out of control, flying around helter-skelter. He looked at Shikaku with an overjoyed look and said, "Could it be that…" A hopeful smile appeared on Shikaku's face and his dry mouth trembled lightly as he said, "It must be Tonan-sama who made a move… We are saved."

The beasts' roars came one after another and reverberated in the mountains for a long time, sounding like tens of thousands of war drums. Obviously, it turned a bit louder in everyone's ears and the bees seemed to be terrified hearing it.

Some inferior bees fell to the ground. Just the beast's roar was enough to scare them to death.

At Kikyo Mountain peak, Sasori was surprised by what was happening below. He titled his head a little and asked, "It's strange. What happened to the bees? Do your ninja beasts have a wide-range genjutsu?"

To put it honestly, this was the first time Tonan used Super Beast Infestation. The previous Beast Infestation Secret Technique was a ninjutsu he developed using the Aburame clan's secret technique as a reference.

And recently, he acquired a certain number of the Aburame clan's abilities and upgraded the Beast Infestation. But that was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that the ninja beasts nurtured by this secret art could absorb their master's chakra to improve themselves. And Tonan had senjutsu chakra.

In other words, the white pigeons absorbed a certain amount of senjutsu chakra every day to improve themselves. Because Tonan hadn't been able to utilize the Beast Infestation Secret Art since he cultivated senjutsu chakra, he too wasn't aware of the changes that had happened to this ninjutsu and the ability it possessed.

He closed his eyes but his ear tips kept twitching as he analyzed the beast's roar in his mind. After a few seconds, he suddenly opened his eyes in surprise and muttered, "Ultrasonic wave…"

Sasori, who was right next to Tonan, was startled. He asked with a confused look, "Isn't that something only bats have? Also, are bees supposed to be afraid of the ultrasonic wave?"

Tonan looked overjoyed. "Nature is truly marvelous. Every species is born with two instincts – survival and reproduction. The evolution of most species revolves around survival. Hunting too is an important branch of survival."

Although Sasori was a puppet master, he had sufficient knowledge in all other aspects. He could understand what Tonan meant. "You mean, your ninja beasts awakened the ultrasonic wave during their evolution. Yes, an ultrasonic wave can be used to catch the traces of prey. But why do I feel that this ultrasonic wave has a lot of destructive power? It's comparable to genjutsu."

This time Tonan didn't reply because the answer involved his secret. This was not any ordinary ultrasonic wave but one with the senjutsu chakra boost. As the white pigeons' master, Tonan could understand their thoughts. They hadn't fully activated their ability. The roars right now were nothing but just happy cheers.

By now, the white pigeons had already flown into the Leaf base camp. Under the moonlight and bonfires, they had lost their original appearance. Not to mention their enlarged sizes, their entire body was covered with golden feathers and their heads were even more majestic.

If anyone looked at them closely, they could see that the pigeons' appearance looked a bit like humans. This was because Tonan's senjutsu chakra was exclusive to the human race. And the white pigeons were animals. Once the Beast Infestation was activated, it was equivalent to activating the Sage Mode.

Humans would show beast-like features when using senjustu energy of the three holy lands. Animals were also similar. They would become humanlike. Sasori's eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "What a beautiful bird! What's the name of this ninja beast?"

Tonan casually threw out an answer. "Golden-winged roc. There are just a few in the entire ninja world. They were imported by the Land of Fire's Daimyo and then were given to me to cultivate."

Sasori did not doubt Tonan's nonsense. After all, this name suited this kind of ninja beast well. "This name is amazing."

The 'golden-winged rocs' roared as they were flying into the Leaf base camp. Then, they opened their mouths wide and flapped their wings. In an instant, a gust of wind blew up, causing sand and stones to fly in the air as if a wind-style ninja was casting non-stop ninjutsu.

Under their control, with their mouth as an endpoint, a tornado was formed. Most of the bees were already shaken by the roar. So, in an instant, they were swept up by the strong gust of wind and sucked into the pigeons' mouths. Some elite bees still had energy left. They flew high under the Kamizuru clan's control in the distance. They then flew down towards the pigeons.

But it was a pity that these were senjutsu-modified birds. The golden feathers on their bodies were as strong as steel. The poison needles couldn't penetrate them at all. Under the species' restraint, the efficiency of the pigeons was astonishingly fast.

In just a moment, the bees in the Leaf base camp were completely devoured. It was a one-sided slaughter.

Seeing that the bees had been completely wiped out, Tonan controlled the white pigeons to disperse into the distance with a thought. He turned his head to Sasori and smiled lightly. "I need to take care of something so I'll have to go now." Then, his figure disappeared slowly like an afterimage.

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