Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 342 Nara Shikamaru's Hostility

"I apologize. I heard about what happened earlier. It was my ninja who acted impulsively. Please forgive him, Mr. Yang."

After Uchiha Yoichi arrived, Uzumaki Naruto was the first to apologize, and he also learned about Aozumi and Nitta's situation.

However, after apologizing, Naruto Uzumaki continued, "I'm sorry to have called you here. I believe you've already guessed it, Yoichi-kun. The prophecy has come true. Last night, a tsunami struck the Land of Water, completely submerging it. Although Kirigakure is doing its best to provide disaster relief, communications have been cut off, and we don't know what the situation is like there."

"Tsunamis have also struck the borders of the Land of Fire, the Land of Waves, and the Land of Tea. This disaster seems to have occurred in the ocean."

Uchiha Yoichi nodded after listening, and then said, "I understand the situation, but there's nothing I can do to help you in this situation, whether it's dealing with the disaster or treating the victims."

Is that so?

Naruto sighed inwardly. Since the prophecy was proposed by Yoichi Uchiha, he held a sliver of hope that Yoichi might have a way to resolve the matter.

Nara Shikamaru asked, "Is there really nothing we can do? We can only watch the disaster happen, and there's nothing we can do about it?"

Uchiha Yoichi rolled his eyes and said, "You're not thinking of stopping them ahead of time, are you? When Kaguya Otsutsuki came to this planet, could you have stopped them? Don't talk nonsense."

Nara Shikamaru frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

Out of a sense of responsibility to the village, he harbored a deep suspicion of Uchiha Yoichi, and this suspicion was also noticed by the other party. Moreover, by the time they met for the second time, Nara Shikamaru sensed that his suspicion had turned into hostility.

Although Nara Shikamaru knew he shouldn't think this way, he found it hard to suppress his suspicions, especially knowing that this guy in front of him could let people see the deceased.

Upon learning of this, Nara Shikamaru harbored suspicions, wondering if Uchiha Yoichi would use the deceased for his own profit.

Naruto Uzumaki said apologetically, "Is that so? I'm sorry, we were just too concerned about the disaster there."

"Perhaps the only thing I can do to help is to help you sense it."

Uchiha Yangyi changed the subject abruptly, saying, "Although I am not strong, I am good at mental power. My perception should be more refined than your ninjutsu. If it is a strange beast, I may be able to analyze some weaknesses, but if it is a natural disaster, then I can't help you."

Upon hearing this unexpected joy, Naruto immediately said, "Really? This will be a great help. Thank you very much."

Uchiha Yoichi continued, "I also have a request: if any treasures are found during the search, then whoever finds them keeps them."

"That's probably your main goal, right? Analyzing the weaknesses of the alien beasts is just a side effect."

"Shikamaru!"

Nara Shikamaru was interrupted by Uzumaki Naruto before he could finish speaking; Nara Shikamaru also realized that he had spoken too hastily and that what he said was somewhat inappropriate.

"In that case, never mind, I'll head back now."

After finishing speaking, Uchiha Yoichi turned and left.

After he left, the room fell silent. Sakura shook her head inwardly, feeling that Nara Shikamaru's behavior just now seemed to be deliberately targeting her.

Even if the other party really had this idea, at least they were willing to help, and shouldn't say it in public; however, Sakura and Nara Shikamaru are closer, after all, they have been ninjas from the same village for more than ten years, so she wouldn't criticize Shikamaru.

Sakura said, "Naruto, I'm going back now. I still need to organize a medical team to go to the border of the Land of Fire."

"Yes, thank you for this, Sakura."

After Naruto finished speaking, he dismissed Sakura. Once only he and Shikamaru were left in the room, Naruto asked, "What's wrong, Shikamaru? Did you notice anything amiss?"

"No, it's nothing. I was impulsive just now. I'm sorry, Naruto."

Nara Shikamaru shook his head and said, "I just felt that his purpose and behavior were a bit off, but I had no evidence. I acted a little impulsively just now."

"It's alright. You've probably just been too tired lately, plus the village has had so many things happen," Naruto Uzumaki said comfortingly. "The village still needs you right now, but once this busy period is over, you should go back and rest for a while."

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikamaru felt a sense of relief and asked, "If I go back, can you handle these jobs, Naruto?"

Naruto glanced at the piles of documents around the room, then smiled sheepishly and said, "It seems like it really won't work, but if we push ourselves, we should be able to make it through a few days."

"Forget it, I won't make that impulsive mistake again."

After finishing his sentence, Nara Shikamaru composed himself and returned to his work.

The sudden disconnection of the video conference by the Land of Water gave the other four ninja villages a very bad feeling, and they almost simultaneously sent ninjas to the Land of Water to investigate.

The ninjas from Kumogakure, Konoha, and Sunagakure were the first to arrive near the Land of Water, and were immediately astonished by the scene of the disaster.

They couldn't even imagine the scale of the tsunami that would engulf the entire water kingdom.

After meeting the envoys from the other three ninja villages, the Mizukage Chojuro of Kirigakure immediately requested their assistance, hoping they could help the Land of Water alleviate the disaster.

In return, Kirigakure could share crucial intelligence with them; Chojuro had wanted to summarize and discuss this matter during the video conference, but a tsunami destroyed all their infrastructure power stations and signal stations, so the video conference could not continue.

The ninjas from the other villages did not have the authority to grant Chojuro's request. Fortunately, Kirigakure repaired the signal station at that time, and Chojuro was able to reconnect with the other four Kage.

After expressing their desire for support, the other four Kage thought for a moment and agreed to help Kirigakure; after all, they had decided to negotiate and help each other, and they couldn't just watch Kirigakure suffer.

They also promised Chojuro that they would do their best to persuade their own daimyo to aid the Land of Water.

Naruto Uzumaki also took the opportunity to tell the other four ninja villages about Uchiha Yoichi's identity and the prophecy he had made, and apologized for not informing them in advance because he had not been sure if the matter was true or false.

The Fifth Raikage, Darui, spoke up, "If he can foresee disasters, can he also foresee other things? Why did this happen in the ninja world? It's truly unbelievable that it intersected and collided with other dimensions."

Gaara then spoke up, saying, "I'm more interested in whether this is the only one, and whether similar disasters will occur again, especially if they happen near Sunagakure."

The other four Kage looked grave after hearing this. According to the investigation by the Hidden Mist ninja, the tsunami must have occurred on the distant sea; it wasn't directly near the Land of Water. If it had destroyed the Land of Water to this extent, it would have been unimaginable if it had occurred next to their ninja village.

Kurotsuchi asked, "Hokage, can that Onmyoji predict the exact time of a disaster? If so, even if he can't predict the location, we can still prepare accordingly."

Naruto Uzumaki said, "It's not certain yet, but I'll ask again. I'll let you all know as soon as I have any news. Oh, right, Mizukage, Sasuke Uchiha from Konoha has gone to the sea to investigate the source of the disaster."

After some further discussion, the group ended the video conference.

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"Is it there?"

Sasuke Uchiha received a message from the Hidden Leaf Village's ninja hawk, informing him of the information the Hidden Mist ninja had gathered. The note also mentioned the culprits behind the terrifying tsunami and the location where they last disappeared.

After preparing for the tsunami, Chojuro immediately dispatched ninjas to the sea to gather intelligence. The dispersed search by more than twenty ninja squads actually led one of the ninjas to spot a sea king that had not yet dived into the seabed.

However, at that time, the Hidden Mist ninjas dared not approach at all. The huge monster, thousands of meters in size, made the Hidden Mist ninjas' legs go weak when they saw the Sea King.

Tailed beasts are only a few dozen meters long. Even the Ten-Tails from the Fourth Shinobi World War was only a little over a thousand meters long, while the Sea Kings they encountered were each five thousand meters long.

Seeing such a colossal creature that towers into the clouds, the fact that the Hidden Mist ninja didn't fall into the sea in fright is a testament to their strong mental fortitude.

Therefore, the Hidden Mist ninjas did not dare to approach to investigate more detailed information. After seeing the Sea Kings slowly dive into the sea, they quickly returned. They did not even see how many Sea Kings there were, but they were certain that there were at least three.

"A gigantic monster at least four or five thousand meters tall"

After reading the information, Sasuke Uchiha felt a sense of unease. It was a monster four or five times larger than the Ten-Tails from before.

The message also instructed Sasuke to return and discuss forming a team to investigate, but after some thought, Sasuke decided to go alone. After writing down his reasons, Sasuke had the ninja hawk transmit the information back.

He has space-time ninjutsu and Susanoo, so even if those monsters are powerful, he is confident he can escape; but other ninjas are not so sure, and if they form a team to investigate together, they might become a hindrance to him.

After sending the ninja hawk away, Sasuke Uchiha headed towards the location provided by Kirigakure.

Meanwhile, rescue operations also began at the border of the Land of Fire.

The tsunami affected a large area, but fortunately it was only one wave. After it subsided, the civilians who escaped and survived began to rebuild their homes.

They searched for usable furniture, wood, and other valuables that hadn't been destroyed by the sea. Finding 100,000 taels of silver was considered quite good for the common people here.

"Big brother, look what this is?"

While two ordinary brothers were inspecting their ruined house, the younger brother suddenly found a magnificent treasure chest and immediately called his older brother over.

"Was this left by my father and mother?"

The villager came over and took a look, then immediately shook his head and said, "No, they don't have such a nice box. We've never heard of anyone in our village having such a nice box. Could it have washed ashore from the sea?"

After this idea came to mind, the commoner brother looked at it more and more and felt that it was possible. He couldn't understand the patterns and words on it at all, and it didn't seem to be the language of the Land of Fire.

"Give it to me, I'll open it and see, there might be something good inside."

The commoner brother found a hammer and an axe, then took the treasure chest from his underling and said, "If there's any treasure inside, we'll have the money to rebuild our house."

Bang!Bang!Bang!

However, after hammering and axe for a long time, panting heavily, he still couldn't open the box; the box and the lock were very hard, and after hacking for a long time, he could only make a shallow mark on them.

"Big brother, what do we do now? Let me chop it up?"

"Forget it, this box is such a nice one, it might be worth some money. Let's just sell it along with the box!"

The commoner, panting, waved his hand and shook his head, then sat down to rest and think for a while before getting up and saying to his underlings, "We're not around here. Let's go to Konoha Village or the capital. There are lots of rich people there; maybe we can get a good price!"

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered what some people in the village had been discussing after reading the ninja world newspaper a while ago: it seemed that there were people in Konoha who specialized in buying these strange and valuable items.

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