Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 222 Kushina's Darkness

"Thank you, Yang Yi. This is the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode you mentioned. It feels very different."

Kushina also had a lot of Nine-Tails chakra stored in her body. With a gentle movement, her whole body was covered in golden chakra.

A golden chakra cloak with nine tomoe on it, and even square beard marks appeared on Kushina's face.

"I feel several times stronger than before."

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Yoichi said, "This mode has many abilities, such as sensing malice and all-round enhancement. You can try your speed first, use the Body Flicker Technique to go there and come back."

"The Instantaneous Movement Technique? I'll give it a try."

Kushina nodded upon hearing this and said that Uchiha Yoichi used more Nine-Tails chakra than she did, so she would try it based on his experience.

Swish!

Bang!

A golden figure vanished in an instant, and before Mina Uzumaki could react, she heard a loud crash.

Then she turned her head and saw that Kushina, draped in a golden chakra cloak, was standing on the wall in an instant.

"Wow, that's fast!"

Mina was shocked. Kushina's strength was not as good as hers before, but now, just by her speed, she could hardly see her anymore.

But before Mina could continue praising, Kushina let out a painful plea.

"Ahhh!! My leg is broken and I can't pull it out. Mina, please help me!"

Kushina stood on the wall trying to pull her foot out, but suddenly felt a sharp pain and immediately asked Mina Uzumaki for help.

Uchiha Yoichi, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but show a satisfied smile, which he quickly suppressed.

As expected of the idiot Uzumaki, it seems there aren't many smart people in the Uzumaki clan!

After Mina Uzumaki healed Kushina's foot, she brought Kushina back. This time, Kushina didn't dare use the Body Flicker Technique, but instead glared at Yoichi Uchiha with resentment.

However, Uchiha Yang said, "You can't even control the Body Flicker Technique. Even if you activate the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, you can only rely on your foundation to bully Jonin. You won't be able to handle any ninja with slightly stronger abilities."

Kushina now is not even as good as Naruto who has obtained the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. At least Naruto is still fighting and is skilled in using Shadow Clone Rasengan. Kushina, on the other hand, has been resting for almost two years and hasn't left the village to fight much before.

After hearing this, Kushina remained silent for a moment before saying, "I understand."

"You still want revenge, don't you? After absorbing the negative emotions from the Nine-Tails' chakra, you were almost completely corrupted. You're not even as good as last time."

Uchiha Yoichi saw through Kushina's thoughts and said to her, "I'm not trying to advise you, but if you act impulsively and die, Mina will most likely be the one raising Naruto. Think it through yourself."

The amount of Nine-Tails chakra he obtained this time was not small; it would last him for several months if he trained normally, and he wouldn't need to feed Godzilla anymore.

The repeated use of tailed beast chakra seems to only help Godzilla accumulate power, making it difficult for it to accumulate evolution.

Uchiha Yoichi estimated that Godzilla would need to be fed the chakra of the other tailed beasts. Perhaps only after Godzilla had been fed the chakra of all nine tailed beasts could it continue to evolve.

After all, the combined chakra of the nine tailed beasts is the Ten-Tails, which is a significant change in quantity.

After the three returned to the house from underground, Uchiha Yoichi picked up Karin again and teased her, hoping that his eldest daughter wouldn't be a fool like Uzumaki. However, since they both had the Uchiha surname, the chances of her being a fool were probably not high.

After teasing her for a while, Karin finally burst into tears at Uchiha Yoichi's antics. Uchiha Yoichi then hurriedly handed his daughter back to Mina and said to her, "Mina, I'm going back to my research on alchemy."

"Honestly, Yoichi made Karin cry again!"

After taking her daughter, Mina Uzumaki complained, "Karin is usually quite well-behaved, but if Uchiha Yoichi teases her like this, she'll definitely cry."

"Yang Yi, please wait a moment, I have something I'd like to ask you."

Seeing that Uchiha Yoichi was about to leave, Kushina Uzumaki called out to him, then, under his questioning gaze, asked, "Yoichi-kun, can you revive the dead?"

Uchiha Yoichi narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, then asked, "Jiraiya told you?"

"No, it's because after I met Nawaki, Jiraiya-senpai told me some things, saying that Nawaki's revival was related to you."

"Kushina, what are you trying to say? Are you trying to revive Minato Namikaze?"

Uchiha Yang said, "First, if you can't do this, you won't even have Minato Namikaze's body. Second, the price is too high, and I don't want to do it. So don't even think about it. Either train hard to take revenge, or raise Naruto properly."

After saying that, Uchiha Yoichi left.

After everyone left, Mina Uzumaki looked at Kushina and said, "Kushina, you should have told me about this beforehand."

"Mina."

Kushina was a little touched and said, "I'm sorry, Mina, I should have told you beforehand. Maybe Yoichi wouldn't have refused."

"No, I'll refuse you beforehand!"

Mina spoke up, and her words startled Kushina, whose expression then turned even more distressed.

"That's Yoichi's eye technique, but the stronger the resurrected person, the greater the consumption. The Nawaki alone kept Yoichi from using his Sharingan for over a year! So if I had known your plans, I definitely would have refused, after all, I am Yoichi's wife."

Mina Uzumaki said matter-of-factly that although she and Kushina were friends and from the same clan, Uchiha Yoichi was her support, so her stance naturally had to be on Uchiha Yoichi's side.

"Is it really that energy-consuming? I'm sorry, Mina, I didn't know either."

Kushina sighed, feeling extremely distressed. Seeing her only hope shattered, she didn't know what to do next.

The chance of reviving Minato is almost impossible, and the prospect of training herself to avenge Minato is too slim. It seems that raising Naruto is the only option, but no matter what Kushina thinks, she feels a little unwilling.

Kushina herself didn't realize that the negative energy in the Nine-Tails' chakra had been deeply implanted in her heart; even Naruto, whose heart was affected by Ashura's chakra, couldn't avoid darkness, let alone a member of the Uzumaki clan whose chakra was somewhat special.

Without Ashura's chakra influence, the negative emotions from the Nine-Tails' chakra would soon take root and amplify in Kushina's heart.

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This Chunin Exam was primarily for peaceful exchange, and also served as a chance to showcase Konoha's strength to the ninjas from smaller countries. However, the genin from the Sand Village who came to participate were treated with considerable courtesy.

For the third individual match, the daimyo of the Land of Fire and several smaller daimyo came, along with many nobles and merchants to watch the match.

The popularity of ninja games has led many ordinary people to want to watch ninja matches, since these are real ninjas, not just characters in a game.

Furthermore, Uchiha Yoichi arranged for two commentators, but they wouldn't explain the effects of the ninja's secret techniques. Instead, they would only delay for a few seconds before stating what they saw. This way, they wouldn't disturb the battle below, and everyone could understand the situation on the field.

Although Uchiha Yoichi was the Hokage's assistant, he didn't stay with the Daimyo. Instead, he found a private room and watched the movie with Mikoto and Mina.

Inside the private box were Itachi Uchiha, Haku, and Kimimaro, three younger children. However, after watching the match for a while, Itachi couldn't help but come back and hug Sasuke. But while hugging Sasuke, he saw Karin next to him and hugged her as well.

"Father, Mother, Aunt Mina, I'll let Karin and Sasuke watch the match too."

"Yes, please, Itachi."

Uchiha Yang said, "Karin is now over a year old and has started to remember things. She can start training when she is three years old. Learning knowledge and practicing taijutsu usually start at the age of three."

The matches off the field were one after another, and the performances were all very exciting.

However, the strongest genin today is still Yugito. Even without using the Two-Tails' power, she is stronger than many chunin.

Moreover, this was before Uchiha Yoichi gave Yugito Hashirama cells and the Sage Seal to increase her strength. If all of these had been used, Yugito's current strength would definitely be no less than that of a Jonin.

After the third individual match, the Chunin Exams came to an end.

Yugito won first place and deservedly became a Chunin.

Of the sixteen participants in the third individual competition, twelve became Chunin, while the remaining four were simply not strong enough.

This match was very enjoyable for everyone to watch, especially for those betting on the sidelines, because Uchiha Yoichi told Yugito not to show too much strength, since many people hadn't seen Yugito's true power in the previous matches.

Uchiha Yoichi, who ran the betting operation, made a fortune, and the two daimyo of small countries left Konoha cursing.

Finally, when seeing off the daimyo of the Land of Fire, Uchiha Yoichi also went.

"Sakumo-kun, clan leader Yoichi, I am truly amazed by how prosperous Konoha has become in such a short time. Your governance capabilities have also greatly surprised me."

Upon hearing the daimyo's words, Hatake Sakumo quickly shook his head and said, "Daimyo, this has nothing to do with me. Yoichi-kun is handling all the village's administrative reforms."

He was only in charge of distributing classified missions, and if it weren't for the fear that Uchiha Yang would get angry and quit, he would have even handed over the classified missions to him.

"I only managed to make Konoha prosperous thanks to the Uchiha Merchant Guild. However, Your Excellency, our plans for the Land of Wind will require the cooperation of the Daimyo's government. I believe that we will be able to annex the Sand Village in two or three years."

Uchiha Yoichi said to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire that they were the only group of people on this road outside Konoha Village, surrounded by people from the Daimyo's residence and Konoha, so they could discuss things without worry.

Daimyo's eyes lit up: "They've already started?"

"Yakura has already pledged allegiance to us. All we need to do is vigorously support her reputation and prestige, and Yakura will lead the people of Sunagakure to pledge allegiance to us. At that time, without Sunagakure, the Land of Wind will become history."

Uchiha Yoichi smiled and continued, "However, this requires the cooperation of the Daimyo's government to block the supplies purchased by the Land of Wind as much as possible, so that Yekura can establish his authority through this means."

"I understand. I will have Zhengming cooperate with you from now on, Clan Chief Yang."

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire laughed and said that no one doesn't want to expand their power. Back then, his grandfather also saw the potential in the alliance between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and took the initiative to approach the two of them to provide funds for the construction of Konoha.

This allowed the Land of Fire to rapidly expand from a small country into one of the five great nations.

However, the other four countries soon realized what was happening and quickly supported the establishment of the ninja village, bringing together the power of ninjas.

Although the Daimyo's grandfather believed that Konoha could eliminate other ninja villages and allow the Land of Fire to continue expanding, Hashirama Senju did not share this view. Even though the Land of Fire was willing to fully support Hashirama Senju, he was unwilling to do so.

Neither the Second Hokage nor the Third Hokage had this plan afterward; although they initiated wars, the final results were similar: signing peace treaties, wasting national resources, and gaining a little over a decade of peace.

Now the daimyo of the Land of Fire finally sees hope for expanding the country's territory.

After saying goodbye, the daimyo of the Land of Fire led his men back to the capital.

Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Yoichi also headed towards the village. On the way back, Hatake Sakumo asked, "Yoichi-kun, are you confident against the Sand Village ninja?"

Uchiha Yang nodded and said, "I'm absolutely confident. The Sand Village's national strength is too weak; it's so weak that it can't even supply itself domestically. If all goes well, we can annex the Sand Village in three or four years."

"In that case, why don't you become Hokage, Yoichi?"

After finishing his sentence, Hatake Sakumo sighed and continued, "Yoichi-kun, listen to me first. As you can see, although I am capable of handling political affairs, the position of Hokage is truly not suitable for me. I don't know what the village should do next, and that's why I refused the Hokage position."

"Senior Sakumo, don't make excuses. I can assist you from the side."

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Hatake Sakumo's face darkened; his carefully crafted emotional appeal had been abruptly interrupted. However, after a few seconds of silence, he continued, "Yoichi-kun, you're just one office away from becoming Hokage. Everyone in the village knows that you are the most suitable person to be Hokage, so don't refuse."

Uchiha Yoichi carefully examined Hatake Sakumo and realized that he genuinely didn't want to become Hokage, so he said, "You're still a little short. Let me achieve another merit, like capturing members of the Akatsuki. Haven't we got any information on the Akatsuki lately?"

"No, the Anbu and the ninjas from Amegakure captured all the Akatsuki members who were hiding, but there was no news of Nagato and Konan. They must be hiding in other countries."

Hatake Sakumo's attention was diverted, and he continued, "They might be hiding in a small country where ninjas are scarce. I've already dispatched ANBU and commissioned ninja teams to investigate. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

"By the way, Yoichi-kun, Jiraiya has been taking on a lot of missions lately, and he's been completing them very efficiently. You might not have noticed, so I thought I'd let you know."

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(End of this chapter)