Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 229 Preparing to Capture Obito

Uchiha Yoichi put away the camera. It's a pity that although the ninja world has developed computers, there is no editing software. It may take a long time to develop one.

"But these don't need editing, they're all the best parts."

Over a dozen hours, each of the three cameras used four batteries, but they will still be very useful in the future.

"It seems like Dark Kushina disappeared just now, and the normal Kushina returned in her place. That's true. Could doing something like this really suppress the darkness?"

"No, it should be related to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan."

Uchiha Yang glanced at the strategy guide and found that it was indeed as he had thought; although a prompt had appeared earlier, the instructions had not changed.

"Hmm? We've got intelligence from the Land of Water?"

Uchiha Yoichi suddenly received a memory from his Wood Clone in the Konoha Hokage Building office. It was a message from him about the mission he had issued to investigate the Akatsuki organization, and that the Anbu had already gathered some clues.

The Anbu members have now relayed the message back to the Hokage's office and are awaiting his reply.

"What a coincidence, Obito Uchiha. Let him make one last contribution to the Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Yoichi shook his head and said this. He then returned to the tent and fed the unconscious Kushina a pill to restore her strength. After leaving a note explaining the situation, he left using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

After Kushina wakes up, she probably wants to calm down and may not want to see him for the next few days, so it's better to let her be by herself for a while.

With the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan appearing, Uchiha Yang immediately used Susanoo.

The Anbu members had arranged to meet with Kirigakure in the Land of Waves, which is quite close to this sea area; they could simply fly there.

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The Land of Waves, a desolate outskirts of District C, is a small country crisscrossed by rivers and connected by various floating bridges, much like a nation born between rivers. Therefore, the areas separated by the rivers are named with letters.

"Hey, how much longer are we going to have to wait? Hasn't your ninja in charge arrived yet?"

Qing couldn't help but speak up. They had been there for a long time, originally intending to discuss exchanging information, but the other party kept dragging their feet, saying they had to wait for the person in charge to arrive before they could make a decision.

What a joke! So much time has passed already. If they still haven't come, can they keep waiting?

The squad leader of the dark detachment said coldly, "We are waiting for a message from our assistant. We cannot make any decisions until the order is received."

"I don't think you're being sincere at all!"

Qing said with a dissatisfied look, "Even if the person didn't come, couldn't they at least tell us some information?"

The Anbu ninjas and Shinji Uchiha ignored these rude remarks, but the Kirigakure ninjas were quite agitated.

"Qing, bear with it, this matter is extremely important to us."

Mei Terumi was speaking when she suddenly sensed a terrifying presence approaching. She looked up abruptly and saw a colossal creature gradually drawing near in the sky.

"careful."

Mei Terumi only had time to utter those words before she saw the massive, dark blue armored warrior, taller than a mountain, suddenly crash to the ground.

Rumble!

This enormous creature fell from the sky like an earth dragon turning over. The Konoha Anbu, the Uchiha clan ninjas, and all the Kirigakure ninjas lost their footing, and some even fell to the ground with a thud.

The entire Land of Waves was shaken, and even the people in District D felt as if a natural disaster had struck.

"This...this is...Susanoo?"

Mei Terumi said with fear in her heart, "It is no secret that Susanoo has shone brightly on the battlefield between Kumogakure and Iwagakure and overpowered the perfect Jinchuriki; moreover, the name of Konoha Raiga has resounded throughout the ninja world, and which of the major ninja villages does not know the name and information of Uchiha Yoichi?"

After Susanoo was released, Uchiha Yoichi jumped down from the sky.

A figure landed heavily on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust and aftershocks, and then a person emerged from the dust.

"To assist the master."

"Chieftain!"

The Konoha Anbu and Uchiha clan ninjas quickly greeted Uchiha Yoichi. After seeing the Susanoo from earlier, they already knew that it was Uchiha Yoichi who had arrived.

Uchiha Yang asked, "Are they the Hidden Mist ninja who want to cooperate with Konoha?"

The ANBU squad leader said, "Yes, my lord, the leader is Mei Terumi, a well-known double bloodline ninja from Kirigakure."

"Well, since we're going to cooperate, let's start by showing some sincerity."

Uchiha Yang turned around and calmly addressed the group of fearful Kirigakure ninja. Among them, only Terumi Mei was able to maintain her composure. As for the others, their legs were trembling as they stood, which was the greatest courage they could muster upon seeing the complete Susanoo.

"Your Excellency, what kind of sincerity do you expect?"

Mei Terumi took a deep breath and, summoning her last bit of courage, said, "If Kirigakure needs to make any sacrifices, we can do it."

"Of course, just return the things from Konoha."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mei Terumi suddenly realized that Yoichi Uchiha had disappeared from her sight. The next second, she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"This Byakugan belongs to Konoha, right? Now you can return it to us."

"green!"

Mei Terumi instinctively clasped her hands together in preparation for forming a hand seal, but as soon as she turned around, several incredibly hard trees sprouted from the ground nearby, tightly binding Mei Terumi's wrists, ankles, and neck.

Then a sharp splinter grew out and stuck to her temple. If she moved even slightly, the splinter could pierce her head.

She wasn't the only one; all thirty-odd Kirigakure ninja present were wrapped in trees, with sharp wooden spikes protruding from their temples. Some of them didn't react in time, while others, like Mei Terumi, formed hand seals, attempting to use ninjutsu.

But before they could even use their ninjutsu, their lives were no longer their own.

Uchiha Yoichi, standing beside Ao, patted him on the shoulder and asked with a smile, "What do you think? Are you going to return this Byakugan?"

The scene was completely silent. Some of the weaker Kirigakure ninjas were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their legs trembled.

He subdued them all in an instant and could take their lives at any moment. Is this the almost invincible Raiga of Konoha?

"Return the Byakugan to Konoha, Lord Raiga of Konoha."

Mei Terumi quickly spoke up, saying that she herself was on the verge of collapse under such a death threat, let alone her companions who were weaker than her; if they didn't agree, they didn't know how many of them would survive today.

"That's right. Konoha has received your sincerity. Now let's talk about the Fourth Mizukage."

Uchiha Yang said with a smile, and his smile made the tense and almost suffocating atmosphere on the field disappear.

The wood-style branches that had been wrapped around the Hidden Mist ninja loosened and retracted back to the ground. A wooden table and chairs also appeared next to Mei Terumi.

"Shinji, collect the Byakugan."

Uchiha Yoichi spoke to Shinji, then sat down at the wooden table and turned to Mei, saying, "According to Konoha's intelligence, the one controlling the Fourth Mizukage is likely a masked member of Akatsuki. However, he knows space-time ninjutsu, so given just a moment's opportunity, he can escape."

Even another Kamui was ineffective. The only way to deal with Obito was to attack him the instant he entered the Kamui dimension.

There are not many people in the entire ninja world who can do this. Right now, only Uchiha Yoichi can do it. Even if Uchiha Obito is a kilometer away, he can easily interrupt Obito's retreat into the Kamui dimension.

However, we need to go to Kirigakure to confirm Obito's whereabouts; at least we need to use some information to bring him out.

"The Akatsuki?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi said thoughtfully, "I think I've heard of this organization before. Is it the one from the Land of Rain?"

Hanzo's actions were quite significant. Although Kirigakure was closed off from the world, it still gathered information from other ninja organizations. Akatsuki, on the other hand, was highly regarded in the ninja world. Not only was Hanzo being hunted, but he was also the top target for bounty missions in underground gold exchange offices.

"A rogue ninja organization actually managed to control our Fourth Mizukage."

Mei Terumi was somewhat incredulous, but Uchiha Yoichi could kill them all so easily, there was no need for him to lie.

"The Akatsuki still has some powerful ninjas, and the one controlling the Fourth Mizukage is very likely a rogue ninja from Konoha, so we must capture him. And why didn't you elect the strongest Mizukage, but instead chose this guy?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's mockery, the faces of the Hidden Mist ninja present flushed red with shame and anger, but they dared not utter a word, nor did they have the courage to refute him.

Mei Terumi's expression was also somewhat unpleasant, but despite her young age, she still managed to speak calmly: "Your Excellency, do you have any suggestions for dealing with the Akatsuki organization that uses space-time ninjutsu?"

What have the Fourth Mizukage been paying the most attention to lately?

"Besides implementing the Blood Mist policy, our biggest concern is finding out the whereabouts of the Three-Tails; however, if the Fourth Hokage is indeed being controlled, does that mean the Akatsuki wants information about the Three-Tails?"

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Yoichi said, "Take me in, and then tell the Fourth Mizukage that you have found the whereabouts of the Three-Tails. As long as you can confirm that he is with your Fourth Mizukage, I can take care of him."

His sensory abilities were also very strong; even if Obito Uchiha maintained his intangible state, it would only last for five minutes.

Once the five minutes are up, or the moment Obito deactivates his Hollowfication and hides in the Kamui dimension, he's doomed.

However, Mei Terumi asked with some surprise, "To make a move in the village?"

"Do you think you can lure someone out? Don't be naive. If we're not careful and let that Akatsuki member escape using space-time ninjutsu, it will be very difficult to track him down again."

After finishing speaking, Uchiha Yang stood up and said to Mei and the other Kirigakure ninja, "Let's go."

Although Obito Uchiha is not very strong, his space-time ninjutsu is very troublesome. Apart from his speed, it is difficult for others to deal with him. Moreover, if he were to use Izanagi, it would be even more difficult.

"Then I'll leave it to you, sir."

Mei Terumi thought helplessly to herself. She could only hope that Uchiha Yoichi didn't have any other ideas about Kirigakure, otherwise Kirigakure really wouldn't be able to do anything about him.

After seeing Susanoo, which is like a god, Mei Terumi couldn't muster any thoughts of resistance.

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When she woke up, Kushina opened her eyes and looked somewhat dazed.

While complaining about Uchiha Yoichi's lack of self-control, Kushina then realized that she was the only one left in the tent.

Suddenly remembering what had happened yesterday, Kushina's face immediately showed feelings of shame, anger, and guilt.

"Minato, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

Quietly closing her eyes again, feeling the tranquility inside the tent, Kushina no longer knew how she felt.

Last night, she was trapped in darkness and could only passively accept her feelings, but later, after an unknown amount of time, Kushina found that she could suddenly control her body, and the darkness within her retreated.

After gaining control of her body, Kushina once wanted to rebel and change the situation.

But none of that matters now. Uchiha Yoichi isn't here. She just saw the note he left. Uchiha Yoichi won't be back anytime soon, so let her calm down.

She actually regretted making that deal with Uchiha Yoichi. Although it was all for the purpose of reviving Minato, what difference was there between her deal and betraying Minato?

Kushina felt that she had put the cart before the horse.

Does she hate it?

Of course I hate them, but who do I hate?

Kushina realized that she didn't even have a target to resent. Her dark side was right about one thing: she hadn't rejected Uchiha Yoichi immediately, but in her heart she had already agreed to it.

Humans are strange creatures sometimes. For example, if two poor people are in the same boat in every way, they don't have any negative issues with each other.

But humans are creatures that aren't afraid of being poor, they're afraid of being compared to others.

Minato died, and Kushina was heartbroken and saddened. However, despite her sadness, she was able to accept it, since being a ninja was a high-risk profession.

Even a powerful ninja like the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, was assassinated by the Ginkaku brothers, so how much more so would Minato be facing the legendary Rinnegan?

However, when Kushina saw that Uchiha Yoichi possessed the ability to bring people back to life and successfully revived Nawaki, she felt resentful.

If they can revive Nawaki, why can't they revive Minato?

Even knowing that this ability to reverse life and death came at a great cost, Kushina still felt resentful. She saw how Tsunade, who had once been despondent, could find happiness again, so why was she the only one trapped in suffering?

This negative emotion, deliberately stirred up by Kurama (the Nine-Tails), has led to the current situation.

Now that it has already happened, what Kushina can't accept is simply her guilt towards Minato.

"I'm sorry, Minato, I didn't mean to."

"Stop crying and whining, you weakling."

As Kushina was sobbing, she suddenly heard a familiar voice beside her. She turned her head and was surprised to find that the darkness around her had not disappeared.

"What, what's wrong with you?"

"I didn't disappear? Hmph, why should I!"

Dark Kushina sneered and said, "I was the one who revived Minato, and I was the one who took responsibility for your choice. Why should you, a weakling, make me disappear? I even gave you my body willingly."

Speaking of this, Kushina Darkness gritted her teeth and thought that it was strange that she was afraid of that guy's Sharingan back then. Was she seen through?

Moreover, her current state with Kushina is also strange. Without the help of the real waterfall, they can see each other face to face. It's really strange. Has she not completely taken over the body yet?

"I will definitely defeat you, for using my body to do such a thing."

Kushina, filled with shame and anger, tried to prop herself up to fight the darkness, but felt weak all over and collapsed again after a short while.

"If you can do it, then go ahead and try, you cowardly coward."

After saying that, Dark Kushina sneered and disappeared from Kushina's sight.

The next second, Kushina suddenly opened her eyes. This time she looked around and found that there was no darkness around her; the blanket was still on her, as if she had just been dreaming.

However, since that had already happened, Kushina simply stared quietly at the top of the tent. After regaining some strength, she dragged her aching body to the waterfall to wash herself.

She was indeed going to stay here for a while, but Kushina hadn't thought about what to do next.

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"Mei Terumi, Funaki, what's the matter?"

As soon as they entered the Mizukage Building, Mei Terumi and Yoichi Uchiha, who had used the Transformation Jutsu, were stopped; the Mizukage Building was now heavily guarded, and they were questioned from the moment they entered.

Mei Terumi spoke up, "We have information about the Three-Tails that we need to report to the Fourth Hokage."

"Three tails. Wait a moment."

The Hidden Mist Anbu spoke, and then one of them quickly went upstairs to report the matter to the Mizukage.

Upon seeing this situation, Mei Terumi was 100% certain that the Mizukage had been controlled. Otherwise, it would be so difficult for a Jonin like her to even meet him. The other party was simply trying to avoid anyone who posed a threat to him.

Mei Terumi thought to herself with relief that she hadn't turned into Ao, otherwise, facing Byakugan, the other party might have really hidden away.

After a while, the Kirigakure ANBU came down and said to Mei and Yoichi, "You can go upstairs. The Fourth Hokage is waiting for you in his office."

"Understood."

After Mei Terumi finished speaking, she and Yoichi Uchiha went upstairs.

(End of this chapter)