Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 253 Father and Son Meet

"That's pretty much it. Are there any other questions?"

Uchiha Yoichi explained his plan to the Konoha high-ranking officials present. It was actually very simple: to overwhelm them with force. The Sand Village would have no chance to resist such a massive Konoha army.

With Pakura leading a group to merge with Konoha from within, and Konoha's ninja army gathering from without; having just suffered heavy losses from an attack by Madara Uchiha's group, even losing the One-Tailed Beast, how could the Sand Village possibly be a match for Konoha?

With his arms crossed, Tobirama Senju asked, "Fifth Hokage, are you really ready to unify the ninja world? Have you made arrangements for the ninjas of the five great ninja villages and the nobles of various countries?"

"Pretty much. In fact, I don't need to care about those nobles and ninjas from other villages at all. Even in Konoha, the number of ninjas will only be reduced and increased. Only the most outstanding people among their peers can become ninjas."

Uchiha Yang stated his plans directly, as his power as Hokage was absolute within Konoha.

"As for those who were eliminated, we can only let them develop in other areas. As long as they can use chakra and ninjutsu, they are all rare talents; but let's not talk about that for now. We need a commander now. Who is willing to take on this role?"

After Uchiha Yangyi finished speaking, he immediately looked at Hatake Sakumo, but he suddenly found a more suitable candidate than Hatake Sakumo.

"Second Generation, are you interested?"

"I?"

Tobirama Senju paused for a moment, then said, "I am currently in Edo Tensei (Impure World Body)."

"That's alright, just be careful not to get sealed. I think there's almost no one in Sunagakure who can seal you; besides, I need to stay in the village to keep an eye on the Nine-Tails and the Two-Tails, so the front lines need a decisive person."

When Uchiha Yangyi mentioned the Nine-Tails and the Two-Tails, Senju Tobirama knew he should be wary of Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Yoichi then continued, "The Fourth Hokage would have been a good fit, but he has a grudge against several high-ranking members of the Sand Village. If he were to become the frontline commander, he would be heading towards war. So, you are the only suitable candidate."

Tobirama Senju didn't refuse and said, "Alright then, I'll take this mission."

Shortly after the founding of Konoha, he and the then-Daimyo of the Land of Fire wanted to take the opportunity to unify other ninja clans and small countries. However, with the precedent set by the Land of Fire and Konoha, other countries followed suit and supported the joint annexation of various ninja clans.

In just one year, the Five Great Nations and the Five Great Ninja Villages were established; at that time, unifying the ninja world was already very difficult and would require a great deal of effort.

Tobirama Senju originally wanted to persuade his elder brother Hashirama to continue unifying the ninja world so that peace could be achieved in the long term; however, Hashirama Senju thought that it would cost hundreds or thousands of ninja lives, so he abandoned Tobirama's idea, and the situation among the five great ninja villages became deadlocked.

Now that there is an opportunity to unify the ninja world, Tobirama Senju's interest has been rekindled; even if it is difficult to annex the five great nations, as long as the Land of Wind and the Land of River are annexed, Konoha and the Land of Fire will become the number one ninja world.

At that time, other ninja villages dared not initiate a war against Konoha.

"It will take the ninja force about four to five days to reach the border of the Land of Wind, but Pakura of Sunagakure can't wait that long. We need a powerful ninja to go there and support her."

Uchiha Yoichi paused here, then looked around before continuing, "The First Hokage, the Second Hokage, Jiraiya, Uchiha Masato, and Uchiha Shisui."

More than thirty names were read out, all of them strongmen from the village. If they went to Sunagakure and fought with the Sunagakure ninja, the damage they would cause would be several times greater than that caused by the Edo Tensei.

Moreover, their main task was to protect the thousands of people in Yecang from being wiped out by Rasa and his group of high-ranking Sand Ninja. After all, these were Sand Ninja who were going to join Konoha. These thousands of Sand Ninja could lead 30,000 to 40,000 Sand Ninja villagers to join Konoha, directly causing the Sand Ninja Village to fall apart.

This is definitely the time when Konoha is most likely to absorb the Sand Village. If the Sand Village recovers and eliminates Pakura and the others, even Rasa and the others will suffer heavy losses, and Konoha will have to pay a considerable price.

After Uchiha Yoichi finished speaking, Hatake Sakumo said with some concern, "Isn't the village too weak?"

Mobilizing two-thirds of the ninjas to deal with the Sand Village would be foolproof, but the village itself might only have a little over two thousand ninjas left.

"Don't worry, I'm still in the village, no one has harmed the village."

Uchiha Yang said that he is now the strongest in the ninja world. Both of his Rinnegan have evolved into six-tomoe Rinnegan, and he can also condense Truth-Seeking Balls. Even if the Iwa and Kumo ninjas bring an army of 20,000 ninjas, they will eventually become his nourishment.

However, eating people is a bit too much, and even if the Uchiha had that ability, they didn't do it on purpose.

But if the enemy comes knocking, he can give it a try.

After Uchiha Yang gave the order, all the ninjas who received the mission began to move. Several months earlier, Yuhi Shinku had received the order and made ample preparations.

Within half a day, the entire ninja squad was assembled. However, those ninjas who were called out in the morning had already set off ahead of time. They needed to reach Sunagakure within a day, so time was tight.

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"Lord Madara, there seems to be some movement in Konoha. About thirty-four strong ninjas have left the village, led by Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju. However, it seems that Hashirama Senju has also been resurrected."

After receiving the message from the White Zetsu clone, Black Zetsu immediately reported to Madara Uchiha. The White Zetsu clone was very fast at transmitting information. As long as the Wood Release tree roots were spread underground in advance, the information seen by the clone could be quickly transmitted over using chakra.

"Has Hashirama has been resurrected too?"

Upon hearing the name Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha immediately became interested. In the ninja world, Hashirama Senju was the only one who could pique his interest. Perhaps another Uchiha junior who had awakened the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan might also be interested.

If Hashirama were still in his Edo Tensei body, Madara Uchiha might have been much less interested, but now that Hashirama has been resurrected, Madara Uchiha feels the urge to fight.

"Did Hashirama come to see me?"

They brought so many ninjas who are fairly strong; they must have known about his resurrection and came looking for him.

"It doesn't seem so, Lord Madara."

Black Zetsu said, "It seems they went to the Sand Village in the Land of Wind. Konoha also sent a large number of ninja battalions, about four or five thousand people. This doesn't seem like a small operation. Konoha probably wants to completely destroy the Sand Village."

"Destroy the Sand Village?"

Madara Uchiha was stunned when he heard this. Such a large force was not coming to find him, but to deal with the Sand Village instead.

"Ha, that bastard Hashirama."

It seems he was truly underestimated. When Madara Uchiha heard that these people weren't looking for him, he didn't feel any relief, but rather a surge of anger.

Does this mean he doesn't care?

"Lord Madara, it's possible that our intelligence wasn't leaked. Even if Hashirama Senju wanted to find you, he wouldn't know where you are. Moreover, the Fifth Hokage is currently in charge of Konoha, and according to Fugaku Uchiha's intelligence, this should be his order."

Seeing that Madara Uchiha was planning to approach him, Black Zetsu quickly made up his mind and began to persuade him; the hope of his mother's resurrection was right in front of him, and he hoped that this reincarnation of Indra would not cause him any more trouble.

"Besides, isn't this a good idea, Lord Madara? Konoha has mobilized so many powerful warriors. Now we can send Fugaku back to the village to gather information on Yugito. He can persuade Itachi Uchiha, and if we can capture the Two-Tails, we can teach Hashirama Senju and Konoha a lesson."

"Lord Madara, this brings you closer to your ideal. If you are exposed, other ninja villages will hide their Jinchuriki, and your ideal will likely become further and further away."

They only targeted the Two-Tails because they knew the Two-Tails' jinchūriki was very young, and the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki lived near the center of Konoha, making it difficult to attack.

It just so happens that Uchiha Yoichi lives on the edge of the village, because his family prefers quiet places.

Madara Uchiha listened to Black Zetsu's words to some extent, after all, the Eye of the Moon Plan was his ideal, and also the dreamland of false peace that he rejected Hashirama's.

Moreover, appearing in front of the Ninja World now is not a good choice. The Four-Tails and Five-Tails have not yet been resurrected, and he just sealed the Six-Tails in Kirigakure. Next, there are the Seven-Tails and Eight-Tails.

"Let's do it this way, Black Zetsu. You'll go with Fugaku Uchiha this time."

After finishing speaking, Madara Uchiha turned to look at Fugaku Uchiha and continued, "Having mastered Yin-Yang Release, even without the Mangekyou Sharingan, most people wouldn't be your match. With the help of White Zetsu, capturing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki shouldn't be a problem."

Fugaku Uchiha nodded, then, as if remembering something, said, "Lord Madara, I want to bring my son with me. He's a genius, and it's best for him to stay by my side."

"Whatever you want, I'll get White Zetsu to help you later."

Madara Uchiha said nonchalantly that he had seen many geniuses, and that he and his younger brother Izuna had both awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, making them rare geniuses in the Uchiha clan.

For the Uchiha clan, the Sharingan is the standard for measuring strength; without awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, they can never reach the top of the ninja world.

"Let's go, Fugaku-kun, while Konoha's ninja population is greatly reduced."

Black Zetsu suppressed his excitement and said to Fugaku Uchiha, "With each tailed beast we collect, we get closer to the resurrection of Kaguya's mother."

It's almost time; the time for Mother to be resurrected is almost here.

Black Zetsu thought excitedly to himself, then immediately burrowed underground, intending to wait for Uchiha Fugaku outside Konoha and gather intelligence.

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"Mother, I'm going to school."

"Wait a minute, Itachi, did you bring the bento?"

When Mikoto saw the bento box on the table, she quickly picked it up and went to the door, placing it in Itachi's hand. Lately, she had been getting up very early every day to come and check on Itachi.

"Kimimaro and Haku are both with you. Why do you always forget to bring them?"

However, Itachi Uchiha was a little troubled after seeing the three-tiered deluxe bento box. It was too conspicuous, and he would be surrounded by many people every time he ate lunch, which made him have to hide and eat in the meantime.

Itachi didn't know how Kimimaro and Haku were doing, but he was a little reluctant to bring such a luxurious bento box, especially since it contained quite a lot of food.

"Mother, this is too much. Please make less in the future. Simple rice balls will suffice."

"This was prepared based on the amount you eat at home on your days off. You're practicing breathing techniques now, right? Those breathing techniques, combined with ninjutsu training, require a considerable amount of food."

Mikoto Uchiha said with a gentle smile, then put the bento box into Itachi's backpack, filling it to the brim.

"Your father had quite an appetite back then; he could eat the equivalent of more than a dozen people's worth of food. The more someone can eat, the stronger they are, Itachi."

Itachi sighed inwardly, then smiled at Mikoto and said, "I understand, Mother."

After saying hello, he went out, where Shiro and Kimimaro were already waiting for him.

Upon seeing Itachi's overflowing backpack, Haku couldn't help but laugh and say, "Itachi-nii-san still brought it. When you get to school, you should share food with your classmates; they all seem to like that."

I'll try my best.

Itachi sighed and said that he preferred to eat lunch alone, and it was too difficult for him to get together with others.

"Haku, Kimimaro, I'll come find you at noon."

"Okay, Itachi-nii-san."

"Let's go find Bai at noon. I'll go too."

After agreeing on their plans, the three headed towards the Ninja Academy. All three of them actually possessed strength exceeding that of a Genin, but there was still much to learn at the Ninja Academy. Having strength without knowledge was equivalent to being a giant baby ninja.

Therefore, there is no longer such a thing as graduating early, unless one is so outstanding that Uchiha Yoichi makes an exception for him.

On his way to the Ninja Academy, Itachi Uchiha suddenly saw a mark by the roadside, which made his eyes flicker, and then he stopped.

Upon seeing this, Haku and Kimimaro stopped and turned around to ask, "What's wrong, Itachi-nii-san?"

"I suddenly forgot something. I need to go back. You guys go to school first."

Uchiha Itachi paused for a moment, then smiled at Haku and Kimimaro. The two exchanged a glance, and then Haku said with a smile, "Then we'll be going now. Itachi-nii-san, don't be late."

"it is good."

After Haku and Kimimaro left, Itachi Uchiha hesitated for a moment, but still ran into the street next to him. With his current strength, most Chunin were no match for Itachi Uchiha, and he easily avoided everyone he encountered on the way.

After following the marker to a relatively remote construction site, Itachi Uchiha looked around but couldn't find the next marker.

"As expected of my son, Itachi, he was able to detect such a subtle signal."

A person suddenly emerged from behind the construction materials, and as he slowly approached, his familiar face immediately awakened Itachi Uchiha's memories.

"Father, father?"

"It's me, Itachi. It's been a long time."

Looking at Itachi, who had grown up a lot, Fugaku Uchiha couldn't help but feel excited. When he left, Itachi was only about three years old, and now he was seven or eight.

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