Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

"This is Grandpa's Wood Release technique!"

Yamato was just as shocked as Tsunade when he saw the houses that appeared.

He was also a Wood Release ninja, but he could feel a surging vitality from the houses that Chiga had built, and that was precisely the biggest difference between him and the First Hokage.

The First Hokage's Wood Release was not simply composed of Earth and Water chakra; it also contained powerful Yang Release. Therefore, his Wood Release could no longer be considered a Bloodline Limit, but rather a Bloodline Elimination.

However, Yamato was unaware of this. He thought that he was unable to unleash the power of Wood Release because he did not have the massive amount of chakra that the First Hokage possessed.

The ordinary villagers of Konoha don't care about Wood Release or anything like that; they only know that the Hokage provided them with shelter so they wouldn't have to sleep on the streets.

They were only grateful to Chika, which in turn enhanced Chika's prestige as Hokage.

After all, this kind of concrete action is far superior to any kind of "Will of Fire".

After completing all of this, Chiga left directly, leaving the remaining cleanup work to a group of Konoha ninjas.

the next day,

Inside the Hokage's office, Chika smiled at Itachi and asked,

"Itachi, how did you sleep last night?"

Itachi's complexion had become much rosier, and he responded with a smile.

"Thanks to the Hokage, I slept very well last night. I haven't slept so soundly in a long time!"

"Hehe, that's good. You should get some rest during this time. By the way, how's Kisame?"

He's staying with me temporarily.

"Oh? He doesn't seem to want to go back?"

"No, he said he is now a prisoner and cannot leave at will."

Hearing this, Chiga couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. Kisame's actions were truly in line with his "honest man" persona.

Itachi suddenly bowed to Chiga and said,

"Thank you again, Hokage-sama, for sparing Kisame's life!"

Chika waved her hand dismissively and said...

"No need to be so polite. I really admire Kisame. Since he's not planning to leave, when you take over as head of the Anbu, just keep him by your side."

"Yes! If he agrees..."

Itachi pondered for a moment, then said with a serious expression, "Hokage-sama, I have another important piece of information to report to you. There is a man within Akatsuki who calls himself Uchiha Madara, and he seems to be the mastermind behind Akatsuki!"

"Uchiha Madara? Oh, you mean him."

Itachi paused for a moment, then asked,

"Does the Hokage also know of his existence?"

"Yes, of course I know. I also know that he is not Uchiha Madara at all!"

"Then he is?"

"Hehe, you should also remember him, his real identity is Uchiha Obito."

"Uchiha Obito!? Didn't he die in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge?"

"He didn't die. He was rescued and even awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, but only one."

"So Kakashi's is one too...?"

"Hmm, the Mangekyou Sharingan that has awakened is a space-time eye technique called Kamui, which is quite troublesome."

Itachi nodded. Spatial abilities are indeed difficult to deal with. Just look at Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique; it's practically a G-class ability.

Chiga slowly rose from his chair, looked out the window, and said softly.

"Now that you and Kisame have suddenly disappeared, he's probably getting restless. He might come to Konoha soon."

Amegakure Village

As usual, Pain stood on a statue at the highest point of the village. Suddenly, the space behind him distorted, and Obito emerged from it.

Payne didn't turn his head, and said calmly,

"Itachi Uchiha and Kisame went to Konoha and have now lost contact."

Obito nodded and said in a deep voice,

"I already know, damn it! I told you not to provoke Konoha!"

Payne snorted and said,

"What's the point of saying all this now? If those two get caught by Konoha, our intelligence will probably be leaked!"

"Hmph! I know Kisame, no need to worry. As for Uchiha Itachi... I think this matter is related to him."

"You mean Itachi Uchiha betrayed us?"

"He was never loyal to Akatsuki, so how could he have betrayed him?"

"Since you knew he harbored ulterior motives all along, why didn't you just kill him back then?"

Faced with Pain's attempt to shift the blame, Obito's face, hidden behind his mask, revealed an expression of utter disgust, as he cursed inwardly.

"It's just a puppet, what's with all the swagger?"

However, wasn't Obito himself a puppet? Not only him, but even Madara Uchiha was treated as a puppet by others, it was truly a nested doll situation.

Obito had his eye on Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan, since the Mangekyou Sharingan is the father of the tailed beasts, and having an extra pair of Mangekyou Sharingan would be very beneficial to his plan.

But what happened now completely disrupted his plans, and he could no longer wait and see.

He paused, then said in a deep voice,

"It seems I'll have to go to Konoha myself!"

Chapter 326 Reactions from all parties

The news of Itachi Uchiha's return and appointment as the head of the Anbu spread quickly throughout Konoha, and this time people accepted it swiftly.

After all, the current Hokage is from the Uchiha clan, so what's so strange about having another Anbu chief?

As for Kisame, Itachi originally wanted to make him a captain of the Anbu, but he refused, feeling that he, as a prisoner, had no right to be a captain.

There was no other way but Itachi had to keep him by his side as a personal bodyguard.

Because Kisame's shark-like face and the large sword he carried on his back were so conspicuous, Kirigakure quickly learned that Kisame was in Konoha.

Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, immediately spread the word that Kisame and his allies would not interfere, but the greatsword Samehada must be returned to Kirigakure.

When Yugao reported this news to Chiga, Chiga smiled dismissively and said,

"When did Samehada become Kirigakure's property? Tell them, if they want it, they can come and take it themselves!"

Mei Terumi was furious when she found out, but at the same time she was surprised by Konoha's attitude.

In the later years of the Third Hokage's reign, Konoha began to give people the impression that it was easy to bully. Take the case of Hyuga Hizashi, for example. Even though Kumogakure started the trouble first, Konoha still sent Hyuga Hizashi away in order to quell Kumogakure's anger.

After Tsunade took over, the situation improved slightly, but it still couldn't be completely reversed. We haven't seen a direct "head-on" approach like Chiga's for a long time.

Mei Terumi couldn't help but become interested in this Sixth Hokage who had suddenly appeared. She thought that she must find out what kind of man this Uchiha Chika was when she had the chance.

Also, I've heard that all the Uchiha clan members are incredibly handsome...

Mei Terumi, an older single woman, has already memorized the name "Uchiha Chiga," but her motives are somewhat impure.

The Kazekage Gaara and the Raikage A were relatively indifferent to the change of Hokage in Konoha, but the Tsuchikage Onoki was a bit restless.

At first, he was only slightly surprised when he heard that Konoha had a new Hokage, but after learning the name of the new Hokage, he jumped up from his chair.

Because he heard the words "Uchiha"!

As the longest-living Kage, he naturally experienced far more than the other Kage. During this long period of time, he saw countless powerful figures, but the one who impressed him the most was undoubtedly Uchiha Madara!

He would never forget those scarlet eyes. In front of those eyes, he and his master were like two ants, only able to crawl at Ban's feet.

Even though Onoki's strength is now far greater than before, he still believes that even if he were to encounter Madara Uchiha again, the outcome would not change in the slightest.

That kind of power is something that ninjas simply cannot possess. In Onoki's eyes, the Uchiha are simply a clan blessed by the gods!

When he heard the news of the Uchiha clan being wiped out, he was relieved, but now another Uchiha has appeared.

He wouldn't be so excited if it were just an Uchiha, but the main reason is that he also learned that Chiga once summoned a 100-meter-tall half-giant in Konoha, and the Konoha ninjas had no way to deal with that giant.

A name immediately popped into Onoki's mind: Susanoo!

Just as Onoki was feeling troubled, his granddaughter, the future "Leg Shadow" Kurotsuchi, came to his office. Seeing her grandfather looking so worried, she asked curiously,

"Grandpa, you look terrible. What happened?"

Onoki nodded slowly and said in a deep voice,

"Konoha has a new Hokage! His name is Uchiha Chika!"

"Uchiha? Weren't they wiped out? I remember there was only Sasuke left in Konoha, right? Who is this Uchiha Chika?"

"I don't know much about this person either, but based on the information I have now, he has already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan!"

"The Mangekyou Sharingan? What's that? Is it very powerful?"

Onoki didn't speak. He controlled his body to float to the window and murmured,

"Is the ninja world about to descend into chaos again?"

There's a saying that goes, "Whether the ninja world is in chaos or not, it's up to the Uchiha to decide!"

Beside a tombstone in Konoha, space suddenly distorted, and a figure wearing a vortex mask emerged from it—it was Uchiha Obito.

He gazed at the tombstone before him, his face beneath the mask etched with sorrow.

Placing a bouquet of white flowers in front of the tombstone, Obito whispered...

"Lin, it's been so long since I've visited you. Please forgive me. Once I've completed that plan, we'll be able to see each other again!"

"Actually, I can take you to meet her right now!"

A voice suddenly rang out from behind Obito, who was immediately startled. He quickly made his body intangible and turned around to look at the person who had come.

A familiar face came into view.