Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 156 Fugaku: Learn from My Enemy (Please Subscribe)

"Yahiko, are you alright?"

When Yahiko returned to the Akatsuki base, he was still covered in blood and his face was very pale.

However, after he was brought into the house, Konan kicked everyone out, leaving only the core members of the Akatsuki; but when she kept people in, Fugaku Uchiha was also left behind.

One reason was to monitor him, and the other was because of Yahiko's prior analysis, as almost everything that happened after they arrived in Konoha was predicted by Fugaku Uchiha.

"I'm fine, Nagato, everyone, don't worry."

After the noisy crowd left, Yahiko sat up straight, showing no signs of weakness. He had been pretending to be seriously injured since returning, just in case Hanzo had planted people in the Akatsuki organization.

But Yahiko was certain that none of the people inside the room, except for Fugaku Uchiha, were Hanzo's men; they had joined when Akatsuki first started.

As for Uchiha Fugaku, although Yahiko didn't know where he came from, he instinctively felt that Fugaku had no ill intentions and couldn't possibly be someone sent by Hanzo.

"This was Jiraiya's doing, to deceive Hanzo and Amegakure."

Yahiko then recounted his and Konan's experiences in Konoha. Whether or not he had persuaded the Third Hokage with Akatsuki's ideology was no longer important; the most important thing was that Hanzo had already grown tired of Akatsuki and was preparing to take action against them.

Upon hearing about Uchiha Shisui and the police force, Fugaku Uchiha felt a slight stirring in his heart. He wanted to see his son and wondered how the Eighth Hokage was doing.

However, these three people are actually Jiraiya's disciples, so Jiraiya must have known about them with his Rinnegan. So why didn't the village react at all?

Could it be that the Rinnegan was deliberately placed in the Land of Rain?

Fugaku Uchiha had endless doubts about the backgrounds of these three people, but from Yahiko's words, he felt that the Akatsuki organization did not have much of a connection with Konoha.

Could it be that Jiraiya concealed the Rinnegan, so Konoha had no idea?

The thought flashed through Fugaku Uchiha's mind, but then he shook his head, thinking it was unlikely. How could such important information not be reported to the village?

"Next, we must make changes to prevent Hanzo from destroying our Akatsuki organization by other means."

Yahiko looked around at the people in the room, then asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"Let's relocate Akatsuki's base, Yahiko; although Akatsuki has grown considerably, they are no match for Amegakure now."

"Can we get Konoha to support us? Since they're willing to provide supplies, sending reinforcements shouldn't be a problem, right? If Konoha supports us, even Hanzo probably won't easily become our enemy."

"Idiot, Yahiko only came back because he was putting on an act with Konoha."

"So what do we do now?"

After discussing for a while, the group still couldn't come up with an effective solution. Yahiko didn't gain much from the discussion either, but thinking about it, it made sense. He was the one who gave orders to the Akatsuki before, and they just had to carry them out.

But now, facing Hanzo, Yahiko finds that he doesn't have any good solutions either.

The opponent is a demigod in the ninja world, and their intention to eliminate the Akatsuki organization is very clear. If they are not careful, everyone may be wiped out.

Suddenly, Yahiko saw Fugaku Uchiha and, remembering what he had said before leaving, asked, "Naga-kun, what are your thoughts?"

"Me? No, I was just following the leader's orders."

Fugaku Uchiha shook his head and said so, but Yahiko didn't want Fugaku to be so perfunctory, so he asked again.

"Please, Nanga-kun, our experience in Konoha this time is almost exactly as you described before. We can guess Konoha's reaction. Please give us your opinion; we really need it."

"Then I'll just say something casually."

After a moment of silence, Fugaku Uchiha spoke up, "How about the core members give up their ninja identities and continue to use their previous methods to win over the civilians of the Land of Rain?"

He realized that the reason for his failure was that he had ignored the will of the majority of his clansmen; not the ninja clansmen, but the non-ninja clansmen.

When they accepted Uchiha Yoichi's first payment, they had already lost. Ordinary clan members were not ninjas and could not even participate in clan gatherings.

But they can affect the families of ninjas!

Once, when Fugaku Uchiha went to see the Eighth Hokage Uchiha, he overheard the pacifist clansmen discussing him, questioning why he, as the clan head, was targeting Yoichi Uchiha, which caused him to be constantly complained about by his family.

Even his own clansmen were influenced by his family, so his final choice to fight with strength was a last-ditch effort.

The Akatsuki organization could also use this method. When half of the ordinary people in the Land of Rain are on their side, even Hanzo wouldn't dare to act rashly.

"What's the point of this?"

One Akatsuki member asked, puzzled, "They've been doing this kind of thing before, and they've given up their ninja identity. How are they going to develop in the future?"

"Yahiko is our spiritual leader. If he were to give up his identity as a ninja..."

"Hanzo was about to kill your spiritual leader, but Yahiko was lucky to run into the Uchiha and stop him, otherwise they would be dead."

Seeing that no one spoke, Fugaku Uchiha continued, "In short, it is right to develop the power of the common people. If the common people of the Land of Rain stand on the side of the Akatsuki, then even the Hidden Rain Village cannot be an enemy of all its citizens."

At that time, any Rain Ninja who wasn't an orphan and had a family would stand on this side.

This is what Fugaku Uchiha came up with after constantly reflecting on the lessons he had learned from his failures. Although he was still unsure what to do after winning over the common people, he figured it couldn't be wrong to learn from the enemy who defeated him.

"Let's do as Nanga-kun says."

As soon as Yahiko finished speaking, he saw some people trying to persuade him, but Yahiko continued, "I know what you mean, but we are facing Hanzo now, so I don't want any of you to get hurt. Safety is the priority right now."

After hearing Yahiko's words, the Akatsuki members inside the room stopped trying to persuade him.

Hanzo's reputation convinced them; in Amegakure, they had grown up hearing about the demigod's fame. Before knowing that Hanzo wanted to kill him, Yahiko also had a lot of respect for the demigod.

After careful discussion, Yahiko conveyed his decision to everyone.

They temporarily shed their ninja identities and changed their methods of communication, but continued to spread the Akatsuki's ideals and help civilians.

Even Hanzo did not dampen Yahiko's determination to continue pursuing his ideals.

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Friction still occurs in the ninja world, but after the Chunin Exams, border conflicts have decreased significantly, although competition for mission assignments remains fierce.

This is a matter of ninjas making a living. The ninja villages of the five great nations have the financial support of wealthy daimyo, while the daimyo of smaller nations won't allocate much money to their own ninja villages.

However, the leader of the small ninja village is ambitious. They want to develop, so they naturally need money. Therefore, mission commissions are something they must compete for.

Konoha has returned to its pre-war state. Uchiha Yoichi now hardly deals with the security forces. With a well-established punishment system and notice boards announcing the situation to all villagers, the security forces' affairs have been greatly reduced.

After all, not all villagers are brainless and like to cause trouble, and then they get locked up by the police.

Uchiha Yoichi has used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to summon fifteen Jonin from Kumogakure, each of whom possesses 70% of their former strength.

The offerings were of good quality; this batch of Edo Tensei offerings were all enhanced by Mina using Hashirama cells.

However, not many Hashirama cells were used. If Hashirama cells were used sparingly, this batch of sacrifices could be strengthened, allowing the Edo Tensei bodies to exert 80% of their former strength. If White Zetsu were used, they might be able to fully exert their former power.

Of these fifteen Jonin from Kumogakure, Mabum was assigned to the merchant guild by Uchiha Yoichi. His Heavenly Delivery Technique, combined with the Amber Purification Bottle, allows him to transport goods 24 hours a day.

You could totally start a time-traveling delivery service!

As for the other fourteen impure bodies, Uchiha Yoichi handed over control of the talismans to Uchiha Toshiki, Uchiha Shinya, and Uchiha Hideto.

The three of them are in charge of medicines and military equipment. They often face threats, and by using their impure bodies in conjunction with their clan's ninjas, they can eliminate all threats within the Land of Fire.

Aside from these matters, Uchiha Yoichi spent his time in the village, besides his daily training, discussing business matters with Mikoto.

However, now Uchiha Yoichi is more likely to give direct orders to Yakushi Nonou. This woman is very good at gathering information. Although she relaxed a bit after leaving Root, she has slowly regained her ability as a "walking priestess" when she takes over affairs again.

The Uchiha clan's business in Konoha continues to expand. In addition to the food court, Mikoto has bought another piece of land, intending to use it to build a ninja game area.

However, this ninja game area is located on the border of Konoha, near the barrier.

Uchiha Yoichi planned to open this ninja game area to the entire Land of Fire, but the Konoha barrier would detect everyone entering and leaving Konoha, thus creating a conflict between the two.

So Uchiha Yoichi went to negotiate with three high-ranking officials: Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.

In the end, Uchiha Yoichi finally agreed, because with the security force there, it was impossible for any spies to pass through, or even for any ninja to sneak into Konoha right in front of the security force.

The Sharingan can see chakra. Although it cannot see meridians and acupoints like the Byakugan, it can easily see the flow of chakra and ninjutsu.

Furthermore, Uchiha Yoichi produced a letter from the Daimyo's residence, hoping that Hiruzen Sarutobi would support the construction of a ninja paradise. Many noble families in the Land of Fire wished to see this ninja paradise appear.

The daimyo's letter was not an order, but Hiruzen Sarutobi still had to consider it carefully. If he refused, it wouldn't just be the daimyo's mansion that was dissatisfied with Konoha.

That's why Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group agreed to Yoichi Uchiha's request to build a ninja amusement park on the edge of Konoha's barrier, which would not only have ninja games and various related merchandise, but also other entertainment venues.

Furthermore, the surrounding areas were also acquired, and will be developed gradually in the future.

For the past month or so, this has been the busiest thing Uchiha Yoichi has been doing in the village.

Although strength is fundamental in the ninja world, Uchiha Yoichi's strength has entered a period of slow growth.

He absorbed all the Star Stone Chakra within the Star Stone, his eye power increased significantly, and the chakra within his body changed considerably; most importantly, Godzilla fell into a deep sleep once again.

However, this period of slumber was Godzilla's transformation. Most of the Star Stone Chakra was absorbed by Godzilla, and Uchiha Yoichi only got a small share.

Having absorbed so much, Godzilla should evolve by now.

Under the immense Yin Release chakra of Uchiha Yoichi, Godzilla's spirit was almost completely controlled by the Sharingan. Now, Uchiha Yoichi can easily mobilize and control Godzilla's power; one could even say that he is Godzilla.

Through repeated exposure to the fever, Uchiha Yang had long since become accustomed to Godzilla's power.

I've already accumulated enough chances to draw superpowers once, and I'll soon be able to accumulate enough for a second time. Once I've accumulated three chances, I can draw a power I've used before.

If you choose "Disarm the opponent barehanded", Uchiha Yoichi can kill anyone in the ninja world by calling on Uzumaki Mina.

However, it's still uncertain what abilities are needed; we'll choose based on the situation.

In the past month or so, the biggest progress for Uchiha Yoichi has been that he can now cuddle with Mikoto and Mina to sleep at night.

Although neither of them could accept sharing a bed with the other, even Mina Uzumaki, who was the most obedient to Uchiha Yoichi, couldn't accept it, Uchiha Yoichi still used the old method.

Whenever Mikoto was out of her mind, Uchiha Yoichi would carry her to Mina's room.

By then, although Mina was furious, she was stopped by Uchiha Yoichi, while Mikoto was too weak to get up.

However, they both share a common regret: neither of them has gotten pregnant yet.

Mikoto desperately wants to have a boy, and if she names him Sasuke, she feels her life will be complete. She will then focus on being a good wife and mother and taking good care of her family.

Mina Uzumaki wanted to give Uchiha Yang his first child, but despite accepting many things, her belly still didn't grow bigger.

Mina even secretly took some to have it tested, and the conclusion was that Uchiha Yoichi's activity was very strong, a level of activity that even surprised the medical ninjas who conducted the tests.

Uchiha Yoichi was unaware of Mina's actions. If he had known, he would have definitely tied her up and given her a good scolding for daring to question his fertility.

After the Chunin Exams, Hyuga Satomi recovered from her injuries at the hospital, and Team 8 had their last gathering. Yuhi Kurenai and Hyuga Satomi became Chunin, while Uchiha Yoichi resigned from his position as the Jonin leader of Team 8.

However, Class 8 was retained and renamed Class Kurenai Yuhi, with Kurenai Yuhi as the class leader.

Although it was just a Chunin squad, when the three of them unleashed their full power, even the weakest of them would be an elite Chunin or a special Jonin, making even A-rank missions no challenge for them.

So Uchiha Yoichi was relieved, knowing that even if they went to the battlefield, they could save their lives.

However, this brief period of peace did not last long before it was shattered by a sudden event.

(End of this chapter)