Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 138 Battlefield Changes (Please Subscribe)

Upon waking up again, Fugaku Uchiha immediately checked his body and found that he was much better. There was a piece of bread and a glass of water on the bedside table.

The bandages on his face were still on, and the way they were tied was the same as before. However, some of the medicine on his body had been changed, and he felt less pain.

"How naive."

Although Fugaku Uchiha was grateful to them for helping him change his medicine, he knew that such naive behavior would eventually cost them dearly in the ninja world.

After touching his eyes, Fugaku Uchiha picked up some bread and water and started eating. He needed to eat to replenish his strength, and the bread was better than nothing, but it could help him recover some strength.

The eyes were obtained by the Eighth Hokage from the Grand Elder; they were the eyes of a clansman who died in battle. Although they weren't his own, the Uchiha clan's constitution allowed Fugaku Uchiha to freely use the Three-Tomoe.

Fugaku Uchiha even felt that he could still use Susanoo.

However, he could no longer use the Dao Fanming Shen and Amaterasu. These two eye techniques, which resided in his eyes, were no longer needed after he removed the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"Where to next? The Land of Bears? Or the Land of Snow?"

After finishing his bread, Fugaku Uchiha began to ponder his next move. He decided to hide and evade the search by Konoha and the Uchiha clan, and then return to Konoha a few years later to check on Itachi's situation.

Further west of the Land of Rain are these two small countries. He had only heard of the Land of Snow, and knew nothing about it.

Small countries that are too far away have no communication with Konoha, and it is common for them to not have any contact for more than ten years.

"How about we settle down in the Land of Snow first, to escape the pursuit of Konoha and Uchiha Yoichi a few years ago?"

After making his decision, Fugaku Uchiha got up and prepared to leave; however, before leaving, he wanted to buy some more medicine.

Fugaku Uchiha left the room, but upon exiting, he saw that the people there were already busy moving goods in and out. Not knowing who to look for, he asked, "Where is the person who let me stay yesterday?"

"Oh, you're awake. Are you looking for Lady Konan? She's at the main gate. If you want to thank her, just go and tell her."

After learning the name and location of the female ninja from a passerby, Fugaku Uchiha headed straight for the main gate. He had also noticed today that this was not a hotel, but rather a base of their organization, which seemed to be called Akatsuki.

When Fugaku Uchiha arrived at the door, he saw the ninja named Konan. But before he could speak, Konan spoke first, saying, "You're awake? What are your plans? Are you going to leave or stay?"

"If you choose to stay, you can't just stay for free; you need to follow Xiao's principles to help others in need and spread Xiao's beliefs. If you choose to leave, then take advantage of the rain and go wherever you want to go."

Konan spoke up, and she could tell that the person with the bandage on his face was probably also a ninja, and very likely a rogue ninja; however, she didn't care about Uchiha Fugaku's identity. As long as she felt that the other party had no ill intentions, she would ask if he wanted to join Akatsuki.

Strictly speaking, Akatsuki also had many rogue ninjas. Although they were Amegakure ninjas, they never obeyed Hanzo's orders and even took in many ninjas who were dissatisfied with Hanzo's policy of making the Land of Rain stronger through war.

For Amegakure, the Akatsuki was probably the number one rogue ninja organization that posed the greatest threat.

"I"

Fugaku Uchiha originally intended to buy some medicine and then leave; however, seeing so many people bustling about, including some very old ninjas, all of whom seemed to admire the blue-haired female ninja in front of him.

"Can I stay?"

"Of course, but you need to accept the principles of our Akatsuki organization. We need like-minded people. If you don't accept the principles of our Akatsuki organization, you can stay in our gathering place. The Akatsuki organization will protect all those who yearn for peace."

Konan began by saying that the Akatsuki organization, which had grown to the point that Hanzo found troublesome by the age of thirteen or fourteen, relied on this very idea to continuously attract like-minded people.

In just a few years, it developed into a force to be reckoned with. Later on, even Hanzo had to rely on Danzo's power to eliminate the Akatsuki.

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After Konoha launched its counterattack, it caught the Sand Ninja completely off guard.

In the eyes of the Sand Village ninja, Konoha had no ability to counterattack. As long as they sent the One-Tailed Beast to the battlefield, Konoha would be no match for it. Although it would be difficult for them to conquer Kikyo Castle, Konoha could not launch a counterattack before they could deal with the One-Tailed Beast.

However, Konoha's counterattack caught the Sand Village completely off guard. Before the battle began, Jiraiya finally received some good news: through Uchiha Yoichi's telepathic message, the bear beside Mina agreed to go to the battlefield.

That's why Konoha is confident enough to take on the main battlefield this time.

At the start of the war, Konoha immediately attacked Chiyo's location. Even though she had the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, Konoha was not afraid. They had Minato Namikaze hold Chiyo back, and then had Mina Uzumaki and Geiz deal with the One-Tailed.

Although Geiz is still in its growth stage and not as powerful as the One-Tailed Beast, it has Mina Uzumaki to assist it. The Adamantine Seal is quite effective against tailed beasts. Even if the Adamantine Chain is used to bind the One-Tailed Beast's two arms, it can still provide great help to Geiz.

With his Gravity Technique, Stone Spike Technique, and Geiz's powerful bear paws and bite force, dealing with a tailed beast whose hands are restrained is quite easy.

In particular, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, is not very fast and is being watched by Geiz, making it difficult for it to release its Tailed Beast Ball and ninjutsu. Once it shows any signs of releasing ninjutsu, Geiz's bear paws strike Shukaku's head repeatedly, like a mountain pressing down on it.

Upon learning of this news, Rasa immediately dispatched reinforcements to support Chiyo.

However, just as the support ninja squad he dispatched set off, Jiraiya attacked with his summoning beasts.

Although Jiraiya brought fewer men, with the help of two toads, the war with the Sand Village was still fierce and evenly matched.

Rasa immediately realized that this was a counterattack by Konoha with a conspiracy, so he ordered his subordinates to gather reinforcements in the rear and launch an immediate counterattack against Konoha; during this time, Konoha was sending ninjas to support them, and the Sand Ninjas were not stopping either.

They wanted to completely seize the resources of the Land of Rivers, so they even reduced their forces in the war with Kirigakure and sent a lot of ninja reinforcements to the Land of Rivers.

Rasa's plan is to call in ninja reinforcements from the rear to launch a counterattack on Konoha, aiming to completely capture Kikyo Castle this time.

However, he sent three groups of subordinates to deliver the message, but only one person returned, bringing Luo Sha bad news.

Rain Ninja sent troops into the Land of Rivers, blocking the reinforcements from the Sand Ninja's rear.

Now Rasa knew why Konoha had the guts to counterattack: they had allied with Amegakure.

Upon learning this news, Rasa became somewhat worried about the situation with One-Tail. Konoha was clearly planning a counterattack, and if One-Tail also got into trouble, the strength of their Sand Village would be greatly reduced.

Thinking of this, Rasa became anxious, but even if he was anxious, it was no use; Jiraiya would not let him pass so easily.

The war and fighting continued from morning until night.

Many ninjas were exhausted, and the Konoha ninjas attacking the Sand Village were almost unable to hold on. Even the two giant toads had to return once, and after replacing them with new giant toads, they fought for a while before returning as well.

Jiraiya, seeing that it was almost time, ordered a retreat.

Rasa originally wanted to give chase, but he was afraid of an ambush, so he did not pursue Jiraiya and the Konoha ninjas. Instead, he sent many people to gather information.

Not long after Rasa sent out his men, Chiyo returned with a group of Sand Ninja.

At the same time, it also brought him bad news: Fenfu was about to collapse and had to be sent back to the village as soon as possible to reseal Shouhe.

In the absence of a suitable container, the only option is to seal Shukaku back onto the altar and wait for a suitable Jinchuriki container to be found before sealing Shukaku into the Jinchuriki's body.

Luo Sha's face turned very ugly upon hearing this, but he had no other choice. Otherwise, if Benfuku died, they would have to search for Shukaku's whereabouts again in a few years and capture and seal him away.

After Bunpuku was sent back, Chiyo also had to go back with him, because Chiyo was the ninja who presided over the transfer of the seal, and they couldn't do without her.

As a result, the Sand Village lost two powerful warriors on the battlefield in the Land of Rivers, making it difficult for him to deal with the powerful ninjas of Konoha on his own.

"Retreat and consolidate the defensive line!"

Rasa was unwilling to admit defeat. He had achieved considerable success and it would be a pity to give it up so easily. Therefore, he gathered the Sand Ninja and retreated to the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of River, and tightened the defenses.

However, Konoha and Amegakure did not let the Sand Ninja go just because Rasa had retracted his direction. The ninja from both villages continued their attack, forcing the Sand Ninja to keep their heads down.

Without One-Tailed Beast and Chiyo, the Sand Village ninja faced a very difficult situation dealing with Konoha's three large summoning beasts.

Especially Gates, the Earth Bear!

Not only is it affected by gravity magic, but it also has an incredibly hard magic shield. Sand ninjas could use explosive tags to injure the other two toads if they fought desperately, but it wasn't so easy against the Earth Bear.

They fought their way through the area affected by the gravity spell and carefully dodged the attacks of the stone spike spell, but when they took out the explosive tag, they found that they couldn't break through the Earth Bear's magical shield at all, and were instead slapped to death.

Under this onslaught, the Sand Village ninja became increasingly vulnerable, and after less than two months of resistance, Rasa finally decided to surrender.

Even though he was admitting defeat, Rasa had no intention of signing a document of defeat. Instead, he decided to sign a peace treaty with Konoha.

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"It's finally over!"

After the news of the Sand Village's decision to sign the peace agreement spread throughout the Konoha camp, many Konoha ninjas celebrated and cheered.

Mina was also very happy. She had been on the front lines for about half a year. In the beginning, she was busy treating the wounded and preparing poisons, but in the last few months, she not only had to work in the medical camp, but also go to the battlefield.

People on the front lines of the Land of Rivers are now praising Mina Uzumaki, saying she is the strongest medical ninja since Tsunade.

Every time Mina Uzumaki heard this title, she would shake her head in embarrassment and refuse, but the other Konoha ninjas really thought so.

Medical ninjas don't usually know offensive ninjutsu, and they are generally the ones protected by other ninjas when they go to the battlefield. But Tsunade is different. Her title as one of the Legendary Sannin was earned through fighting. The rules for medical ninjas to protect themselves were set up for other medical ninjas.

Only the last rule for medical ninjas was one that Tsunade herself set for herself.

However, Mina Uzumaki broke this rule. Although she did not know the Hundred Healings Technique, she was invincible on the battlefield of the Land of Rivers with the help of the Vajra Seal, a bloodline seal unique to the Uzumaki clan, and the Earth Bear.

Seven days after the Sand Village announced a ceasefire and expressed their intention to sign a peace treaty, Jiraiya summoned all the Jonin on the front lines, as well as Mina Uzumaki, the leader of the medical team, and addressed them.

"The Sand Village has confirmed its surrender. After the negotiations conclude and the peace agreement is signed, the frontline ninjas will gradually retreat. However, the medical team and the wounded can leave and return to the village now. Our team has confirmed that the Sand Village will not wage war again."

Jiraiya announced the good news with a smile. The reason he let the medical team leave first was to confirm that the Sand Village had already sent a group of ninjas back and was no longer able to start a war.

"The village will compensate and reward the ninjas who sacrifice their lives on the battlefield. The village will not forget the ninjas who contributed to the victory over the Sand Village."

After Jiraiya finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but look at Uchiha Seitaro and Uzumaki. In their eyes, Uzumaki Mina's surname should be Uchiha, and the Uchiha clan had contributed a lot on the battlefield of the Land of River.

Mina Uzumaki's medical ninjutsu and antidote alone were key factors in defeating the Sand Ninja, as was Hachiman Uchiha, who risked his life to block the Sand Ninja's reinforcements at a crucial moment in the counterattack.

He fought against three opponents single-handedly and even killed two of the Sand Ninja Jonin.

Afterwards, the Uchiha clan sent another thirty ninjas, all of whom performed admirably; it can be said that the Uchiha clan contributed at least 20% of the strength to the victory over the Sand Ninja on the River Country battlefield.

When dividing the work, it accounts for at least 20%!

Mina Uzumaki asked, "Lord Jiraiya, when will the medical team and the wounded be able to depart?"

Jiraiya pondered for a moment and said, "Let's set off tomorrow morning. Although the war is over, it's still somewhat dangerous to have a team consisting only of medical personnel and the wounded. Shikaku, you choose four mission teams and go back to Konoha with the medical personnel first. I'll stay here and wait for the negotiators."

Nara Shikaku nodded and said, "Yes, I understand, Jiraiya-sama."

After the meeting, Mina Uzumaki returned home and was complimented by her medical teammate. It was said that upon returning to the village, Mina Uzumaki would definitely become a medical jonin, and might even be promoted to a high-ranking position in Konoha Hospital.

The war greatly improved Mina's medical ninjutsu; if Tsunade weren't around, she might have been Konoha's number one medical ninja.

However, Mina Uzumaki didn't care about any of that. After returning home, she lay on her bed, rolling around and chuckling to herself. She would be able to see Yoichi the day after tomorrow.

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