Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

Chapter 173 Even Ninjas Have to Do Bricklaying...

In late November of Konoha Year 51, the temperature dropped again, but the renewed Shinobi World War showed no signs of abating.

After encountering resistance from Konoha, Iwagakure and Kumogakure immediately dispatched the strongest forces from their villages.

With the arrival of the Jinchūriki on the battlefield, the intensity of the war increased even further.

Even Rōshi, who yearns for peace, showed up at Iwagakure. The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, simply didn't believe the news that the merchants had been spreading recently.

Within the village, in order to suppress those who sought peace, Onoki repeatedly emphasized his point of view: "If Konoha continues to develop, Iwagakure will eventually become the next Sunagakure."

"Only by eliminating their remaining forces can Iwagakure have a bright future. I will not leave this mess to the next Tsuchikage; let me bear this sin!"

Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, responded the most enthusiastically. Not only that, he even helped to promote the Tsuchikage's views. When the war broke out, he rushed to the front line at the first opportunity.

Rōshi, the Jinchūriki of the Four-Tails, initially did not want to get involved, but after learning about the devastating attack on Konoha, he began to waver.

The intelligence department easily obtained information about the current situation of Konoha Village. The Iwagakure ninjas would feel extremely excited whenever they saw photos of the giant crater and the ruins in the distance.

Although we've never lost before, this time everyone wants to really win!

With the status of a victorious nation, they could change the existing commission market. For the sake of a better life for the next generation, Rōshi was persuaded by a group of Iwagakure ninja.

As a Jinchūriki, everyone understands his thoughts, so Roshi's task is to restrain the Yellow Flash.

As long as this old rival is contained, and the ninja forces are engaged, the Iwagakure ninjas are determined to force the current Konoha to negotiate reparations.

After half a month of preparation, Iwagakure and Konoha once again clashed on a large scale in the Land of Grass.

With their morale soaring, the Iwagakure ninja went completely berserk. For the future of the village and for a better life for the next generation, the Iwagakure ninja fought fearlessly in the cold weather.

Although the week-long battle failed to defeat the Konoha ninjas, which puzzled everyone, the Iwagakure ninjas eventually put their doubts aside under the leadership of the Third Tsuchikage.

Konoha has already started to lull the outside world with "fake news," and defeat is only a matter of time!

The reconstruction of Konoha Village is in full swing every day, with basic construction projects continuing despite the lack of snowfall.

Although the frontline war required drawing upon the village's core strength, this situation did not prevent the genin from carrying out their missions at the construction site.

The genin who had previously complained about finding cats and farming now particularly missed their peaceful life. Even ninjas were more efficient at carrying bricks than ordinary people!

During this special period, even D-level missions have become "laborious tasks".

The genin who mastered Earth Release ninjutsu had an even harder time, as they had to work with the architects to complete the basic civil engineering work.

Because the village was attacked and war broke out, some children from the ninja academy graduated early.

Hayate Gekko, Izumo Kamui, Tetsuo Kotetsu, and Iwashi Tei are the four kids who have just graduated from school. Unlike previous years, they are not leading a team of Jonin for the time being, and they will be working on the construction site after graduation.

Early in the morning, Moonlight Gale was chopping wood. The commercial street was being replanned, and due to the impact of the war, there was a severe shortage of building materials.

While construction was still possible, the genin had no choice but to use whatever materials were available, as required by the mission. Cutting down trees to make planks was already a good job, at least much more interesting than digging holes and carrying bricks...

"When will these tasks end? I thought graduating early would mean being sent to the front lines."

Wearing a small black hat and with his long hair covering his right eye, Izumo Shinzuki was chopping wood. Unlike his companions, he complained every few minutes after doing this tedious task for a while.

"Hey, are you questioning the Hokage's decision? This is clearly taking care of us genin!"

"These tasks will stop after the snowfall, and the pay isn't bad, so I'd be willing to keep doing them."

With his black spiky hair, Gangzi Tie responded to his friend irritably, saying that complaining would seriously affect the efficiency of the task. It was not easy to get this kind of job, and he did not want to do manual labor.

The two started arguing loudly, and Iwashi, who hadn't said a word until now, had to tighten her headscarf and glare at them before interrupting, "Without a Jonin leading the team, what are you arguing about!"

"Even if we wanted to go to the front lines, it would be difficult for low-ranking ninjas like us to survive."

"The number of casualties seems to have increased recently. Most of those who sacrificed themselves were Chunin and Genin. People like us who just graduated are very lucky."

When Moonlight Gale, who was working silently, heard the word "luck," he narrowed his eyes and muttered, "The luckiest person in our year should be Red Bean."

None of the boys responded when they heard the girl's name. Although she was also 11 years old, Anko had already graduated two years ago and had not only become a disciple of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, but had also received care from the hero Osamu Furukawa.

While they were still "laying bricks," Red Bean had already begun to carry out some advanced missions, an experience that made the children at the ninja academy extremely envious.

"Forget it, let's not compare!"

"As long as I don't have to move bricks, I don't know what the village will look like after it's rebuilt. I heard that many residential and commercial areas have been replanned."

"Thanks to Lord Xiu for saving everyone that night, otherwise many people would not have seen the day the reconstruction was completed."

Izumo Kamitsu sighed. The attack that night was too sudden, and it was a miracle that he survived.

"It should be even prettier! After all, we were all involved, so it should be better than before."

For once, Gangzi Tie didn't make a fuss about the issue, and his face showed anticipation. When he grows up, he can tell the younger generation that he also contributed to the construction of the village!

Dieyiwashi felt that his companion had inexplicably become "energetic," and turned his head to mutter to himself, "I hope the younger generation won't laugh at us. Ninjas working on a construction site, our generation might be the only one in history."

Inside the Hokage Building, with a large number of ninjas gathering at the front lines, Tsunade's work has become somewhat easier. The only problem she's currently facing is the issue of medicine supplies.

Fortunately, with the full support of the Land of Fire, the medicines can last for a while longer. In addition, the medical department has fully returned to normal operation. If we can get through this month, things will turn around.

As night fell, Tsunade looked at the project progress report, a satisfied smile appearing on her fair face. After handing the documents to Furukawa Osamu on her left, she exclaimed, "The genin have adapted to this job very quickly indeed!"

"Without them completing these tasks, we would have had to wait for the weather to warm up before we could start construction."

"Thanks to your suggestion, the reconstruction process has been accelerated."

While the genin were complaining, Furukawa Osamu, after seeing the contents of the document, felt that having ninjas do construction work was very efficient.

Although there are suspicions of child labor, these children are indeed useful. After carefully examining them, Furukawa recorded some data, which will provide him with valuable experience for rebuilding Kirigakure and Amegakure in the future: "It will take at least half a year to complete the reconstruction work. For the New Year, everyone will have to make do."

"Is the teacher still worried about the situation in the Land of Grass? Even with two Jinchuriki, Minato can handle it."

Furukawa Osamu responded simply and affirmatively that the injuries caused by Kamui were indeed very serious, but as long as the Flying Thunder God Technique could be used, the threat to the Jinchuriki would be greatly reduced.

"Two Jinchūriki acting together is something that Iwagakure didn't even see during the last war."

"With Sarutobi-sensei there, I believe in them, but the tailed beasts are still a big problem."

"The reason Danzo stepped forward at this time was because of the Nine-Tails issue. The old man wanted to resort to his old methods again, such as surveillance, but it was completely ineffective."

Tsunade was speechless when she thought about the recent distrust of the Uchiha by the two advisors and Danzo. Recalling what happened that night, she found it difficult to refute such lingering issues.

It is true that someone with Uchiha power stole the Nine-Tails, but the identity of the enemy remains unknown.

"The older generation still cares about the village, and the teacher doesn't need to completely deny the other party's actions."

"The Root ninjas who went to the front lines deserve encouragement. Intelligence work is very important if we want to acquire the Tailed Beasts, and the Anbu is still somewhat lacking in this regard."

Osamu Furukawa approved of Root's plan to capture the Tailed Beasts. Although targeting Takigakure as an "easy target" was not honorable, it was indeed the least costly operation.

Tsunade sighed helplessly. Seeing Furukawa Osamu get up, she turned her head away somewhat awkwardly, but in the end, she stood up as well.

"This is to protect the teacher's safety. My injuries are much better now, so don't worry."

Furukawa Osamu hugged his teacher and whispered words of comfort. Tsunade sensed the hand on her waist and nodded slightly. With the activation of the Flying Thunder God Technique, the two quickly returned to the courtyard.

Under the pitch-black night, Tsunade took a deep breath and was about to refuse, but after being held in his arms, she twisted her body and finally lowered her head to rest against her disciple's chest.

This overly intimate behavior had crossed a line, but every time Tsunade wanted to refuse, she would remember how badly injured Furukawa Osamu looked that night.

"Teacher, I'll be going to the front lines soon."

"Before the weather warms up, at least we should take back the Land of Frost, so that the trade routes to the Land of Fields won't be affected."

"Don't take the advisors' words to heart. Work is so tiring, you should try to keep a good mood every day. They're just afraid of the legendary power of the Uchiha clan."

Hearing Furukawa's words of comfort, Tsunade subconsciously looked up and saw her disciple's concerned eyes. In the end, she reached out her arms and gave him a silent, intimate hug.

"It was just a hug..."

Tsunade tried to comfort herself, but the thought of Furukawa Osamu's current appearance still made her face flush.

Fortunately, the disciple did not do anything excessive and continued to respect her.

After confiding for a while, Furukawa Osamu put his arm around his teacher and returned to the room. Tsunade looked at her disciple who was preparing a midnight snack, and returned to normal, squeezing into the kitchen to help prepare the food.

Soon, laughter and complaints filled the room. Tun Tun dared not approach the kitchen. The pink pig looked at the two of them, puzzled, tilting its head in thought: "Why do humans like to deceive themselves?"

Late at night, when Osamu Furukawa arrived at Shikkotsu Forest, the slugs of all sizes began to greet him cheerfully: "Lord Osamu, are you going to modify that body that sealed the Nine-Tails?"

"How exactly were the weapons on those puppets made? Does Lord Xiu have any clue?"

Can Master Shu sense the coordinates of the Grim Reaper? The Grim Reaper might also be a creature created using Yin-Yang Release...?

With a completely new subject of study, the creatures finally stopped focusing on reproduction.

Furukawa Osamu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If the user exerted their power silently while cultivating in their true form, he really wouldn't have been able to resist.

"It seems that Kurama still refuses to cooperate. No problem, I will cooperate with White Zetsu tonight to extract its chakra."

"The Yang-attribute Tailed Beast Chakra can accelerate my body's transformation. I'll have to trouble you all then."

, 7

After Furukawa Osamu finished explaining tonight's plans, the slugs responded in their soft, sweet voices.

Practicing together is one of their few pleasures.

The White Zetsu's body contains a fragmented spirit of Osamu Furukawa. This "cage," specially designed for the Nine-Tails, embodies much of Furukawa's effort.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, White Zetsu, was composed of the latest Hashirama cells. Osamu Furukawa used his mutated Spirit Transformation Technique to replace the original consciousness in the cells, preserving the complete energy structure.

Not only that, but Furukawa Osamu and the slug also used the remaining roots of the Divine Tree to perform a Sage Chakra baptism on the body, giving it the ability to passively absorb natural energy.

Although it cannot compare to Furukawa Osamu's body, which has undergone several transformations, the White Zetsu's extended use of Sage Mode after its modification is also quite long.

Wood Release ninjutsu can also be used on the White Zetsu's body. Combined with the Eight Trigrams Sealing Technique, it completely suppresses the Nine-Tails' chakra!

"It seems the sealing effect is better than expected!"

Furukawa Osamu arrived at a stone platform, carefully sensed it, and immediately praised it. The Jinchūriki White Zetsu, under the control of the spirit, also opened his eyes and quickly added, "The Nine-Tails is unwilling to cooperate, so we still need to suppress it with eye power."

"Doesn't Master Shu intend to try Jinchuriki training?"

The slug crawled onto the body of the Jinchūriki, White Zetsu, waving its tentacles and asking curiously. Furukawa Osamu chuckled and simply replied, "It will understand sooner or later in the face of my eye power."

"This body is only used for experiments and to replenish chakra. With the power of the Nine-Tails, other modified White Zetsu will not need to consume spiritual energy when they move around."

Now that he has the Nine-Tails' chakra energy, Furukawa Osamu will not easily consume the precious energy he has collected, after all, it is the key energy for his longevity.

As a live slug taller than a person arrived in front of Furukawa and completed the resonance, Sage Mode was instantly activated.

With his crimson eyes empowered by Sage Chakra, and his three tomoe slightly rotating, Furukawa Osamu's spirit entered the seal of the Jinchūriki, White Zetsu, and the towering metal gate immediately came into view.

"What kind of monster are you?! Where did you send my other half?!"

Nine-Tailed Fox roared, then brought its massive fox head close to the doorway, opened its mouth wide, revealing sharp teeth, and threatened again in a furious voice: "Don't even think about getting me to cooperate with your evil experiments! I'm going to kill you, you human insect!"

Just as it was about to continue shouting, Nine-Tails saw a thick branch appear at the metal gate and immediately withdrew its claws, then glared with its vertical pupils.

"Are you still unwilling to reveal any information about the Sage of Six Paths?"

"I just want to learn about some history. Can you still sense the presence of the Sage of Six Paths?"

Furukawa Osamu calmly observed the large fox in the cage. The Nine-Tailed Fox, upon hearing the question, began to screech wildly again, showing no intention of communication. Finally, it angrily shouted, "Don't expect to get any information from me!"

"Roar! Damn monster! Damn Sharingan!"

The Nine-Tails tried to resist but was quickly controlled by Furukawa Osamu's eye power, lying quietly in the cage, steadily transferring chakra into the White Zetsu's body through the Eight Trigrams Sealing Technique.

"If you cooperate obediently, you won't be manipulated by me."

Furukawa Osamu whispered something, and the giant fox completely lost its temper. Its vertical pupils transformed into Sharingan eyes, and it shifted its body slightly, obediently curling into a ball...

After finishing its "recharging" for the night, the Nine-Tails awoke in a fit of impotent rage, roaring angrily. Seeing Furukawa Osamu looking at it, it immediately shut up, asking the question that had been bothering it: "You clearly don't need my power, so why did you do this?"

Furukawa Osamu's spirit revealed a meaningful smile, looked at the giant fox, and said softly, "You are the key to the plan, don't underestimate yourself."

Nine-Tails felt a chill run through its body and instinctively hid in the darkness. Furukawa Osamu stopped drawing chakra and looked at the enormous "energy source" with increasing satisfaction: "Yin-Yang Release is truly wondrous; I must [harvest] the Six Paths Sage's..."

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