Naruto: Building the Strongest Uchiha Starting with Gacha Pulls

Chapter 168 Upgrades Again

That night.

Upon receiving the news, Orochimaru personally led a team of over a hundred people to the stronghold.

The battlefield had not yet been cleared, and Orochimaru squatted on the ground, examining the traces of the battle left during the day.

"Another master of the Lava Release bloodline limit, even you can't defeat him, so how does he compare to Kalei?"

Orochimaru turned his head away and asked the disciple waiting beside him.

"Their approaches are the same, but Tsuchida is as young as you, Orochimaru-sensei."

Being young means being strong and healthy, with fewer weaknesses, and also indicates that there is still room for improvement.

Whether Tsuchikage can cross this threshold like the Sannin is anyone's guess, not even Gen Uchiha.

Judging from the development of the original timeline, he played a significant role in the face of the reanimated Third Raikage, assisting Naruto's Shadow Clones in defeating the reanimated Raikage. However, his raw strength was not yet at that level, and he was probably still half a step weaker than the Sannin. His strength has not undergone a qualitative change since then.

However, Uchiha Gen's arrival has already changed the course of some things in the ninja world, and as his strength and influence increase, the changes he brings will only increase.

In the coming years, Tutai still has the opportunity to continue to grow stronger.

Even disregarding the future, just looking at the present, he is already a top-tier powerhouse who has entered the lower echelons of the ninja world, capable of bringing about change in a war.

"Our next goal is to take down the fortress in the Arima Mountains that Danzo abandoned. From there, the Cloud Village's garrison can always maintain a high vantage point and keep us under pressure, like a thorn in our side."

But if we can retake that place, we can push the defensive line back up and use it as a springboard to threaten their main base in the Kingdom of Yu.

With the addition of this earthen platform, this already tough nut to crack will become even tougher.

Orochimaru's expression was somewhat gloomy.

"Then Danzo's forces will be even more important. Without his cooperation, we won't be able to take it down on our own."

"I understand, and he will understand too."

"Danzo might not be so clear-headed. Given his style of doing things, he might actually see this as an opportunity to blackmail us."

Gen Uchiha shook his head.

You could say Danzo was bad, but you can't say he was good. He was really good at doing bad things, but he was also quite good at ruining his own affairs.

His narrow-mindedness and extreme personality resulted in a significant deficiency in his overall perspective.

Otherwise, during the Nine-Tails' rampage, the collapse of Konoha, and Pain's invasion in the original timeline, he wouldn't have led the Root members to cower in fear, using the excuse of Konoha's survival to preserve their strength.

Orochimaru pondered for a moment, glanced at Uchiha Gen a few times, and slowly nodded.

After hearing what Gen Uchiha had just said, he also had some doubts.

That really is Danzo's style of doing things.

"After your last encounter with Danzo, did you deliberately study him? It seems you have a pretty good understanding of his personality and behavior."

"Well, I don't think he's a good person. Plus, he has close ties with the Third Hokage and my uncle, and he has a lot of power and influence in Konoha. So I specifically used the clan's channels to investigate him."

Gen Uchiha nodded to Orochimaru.

"Very good. Eyes that can see into other people's hearts are more important than Sharingan that can see through ninjutsu. But you must remember not to blindly trust your own judgment of people's hearts, because everyone is a complex individual, and the human heart is always the most unpredictable."

Orochimaru stood up from the ground and looked at the bright moon rising in the night sky.

"If Danzo can't see things clearly, then we'll make him come to his senses on his own. If he can't explain himself with words, then we'll find something for him to suffer a loss. Then he'll come to us on his own initiative to seek cooperation."

Seeing Orochimaru's familiar confident demeanor, Gen Uchiha knew that he had another plan.

"So what should we do next? We definitely can't stick to the original plan anymore, right?"

"To deal with Danzo, you have to entice him with benefits, but you can't just blatantly put the meat in front of him and let him bite it. You have to let him find the meat by following the taste himself before he will take the initiative to pick it up."

I'll plan this. When he sees the meat, he'll get caught in the traps on the ground. He'll definitely come to us seeking cooperation and asking us to clear the way for him. As long as he thinks it's safe and profitable, he'll pounce on it.

As for you, take a good rest these next couple of days and get back to your best condition.

"Then I'll go back and rest now."

"Well, let's go back to headquarters. Since I'm not there, you should be in charge. The old patriarch of Nara will assist you with all matters. Also, the recent mission settlements have been approved, so don't forget to collect your due rewards."

"Yes, Orochimaru-sensei."

Uchiha Gen nodded in response.

The mission reports accumulated on the battlefield during this period have been approved by the Third Hokage and the Ministry of State Affairs, which means that a large amount of experience will soon be available.

The next day, in the morning.

After a night's rest and a morning's journey, the Uchiha finally made it back to their camp.

After learning about the situation at the headquarters, Uchiha Gen received his reward for the mission and then entrusted the matter to the old patriarch of the Nara clan before returning to his residence to rest.

The hot springs of the Land of Hot Springs are famous throughout the ninja world. Uchiha Gen's current residence also has a water pipe connected to the hot springs, so when needed, the hot spring water can be channeled into the bathtub for a relaxing bath.

Every time he came down from the battlefield, Uchiha Gen liked to take a bath to wash away the sweat and the fatigue that had accumulated recently.

Taking a bath is truly a very pleasant thing.

A good bathtub, combined with a hot spring famous throughout the ninja world, would elevate the experience to another level.

After soaking for a while, Uchiha Gen opened the panel and began to collect the recently completed tasks one by one.

[Character Name: Uchiha Gen]

Character Level: 41

[Currently loading character cards: Kakashi Hatake (Young), Sasuke Uchiha (Path of the Ninja)]

[Currently available item cards: 0]

Available card draw attempts: 6

Special Items: None

【当前属性值：忍8；体7；幻7；力7；速9；精7；印8；贤8；合计：61】

Since the last time, the attribute values ​​on the panel have not changed much, except that the ninjutsu stat has increased slightly. This is mainly because he has fully absorbed the experience of young Kakashi's lightning and earth ninjutsu, and has become a Jonin who has mastered the nature transformation of three chakra natures.

The value of this character card has been almost completely used up, which makes room for a new guaranteed character card.

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