I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 171 The Amazing Sword Drawing Technique

The Land of Whirlpools.

This town is a gathering place for countless ninja, rogue ninja, and samurai who come for profit, as well as countless merchants.

The First Hokage's greatsword? That's probably why Tsunade, one of the three legendary Sannin, came here, especially since it was lost by the Second Hokage within the Land of Lightning.

When Sesshomaru (Uchiha Yoru) thought of this, he couldn't help but sneer inwardly. He was really shrewd; finding the First Hokage's weapon would be a huge boost to his reputation.

"So you're the ninja who accepted the mission?"

A ruthless ninja with a ferocious face stared at him with a fierce look and said directly, "This is damn expensive. Come on, treat my eyes."

The grotesque ninja had a scar on his forehead, but he was a one-eyed man. Beside him was another weak ninja, clearly having been threatened into coming here.

"don't want."

Just as the weakened ninja was about to speak, he was struck by a powerful blow. The one-eyed ninja's angry punch rendered him speechless and nauseous.

The bustling hotel was packed with people, and countless people who witnessed this scene wore bloodthirsty, schadenfreude smiles. In this dark city, such sights were nothing new.

"A deposit of 100,000 is required, and another 500,000 will be paid upon completion."

In everyone's sight, a noble young man sitting at the dining table remained unmoved with a cold expression, calmly stating everything. When the one-eyed dragon Lang Ren saw that the other party was not intimidated by him, he immediately smiled, but his eyes became even more cautious.

"Good, stop dawdling and wasting time, hurry up and put his glasses back on."

It's obvious that this one-eyed ninja has captured someone to replace his own eye. However, medical ninjas are already a scarce resource in the ninja world, let alone medical ninjas capable of replacing eyes.

Rin Nohara is the lowest-ranking known medical ninja who has undergone eye swapping, but she was a Chunin-level ninja during the war and even became a disciple of Minato Namikaze. She is definitely not a medical ninja with ordinary talent; otherwise, the village would be wasting too many resources.

Since the village could arrange to train a ninja of Minato Namikaze's caliber, there are only two possibilities: talent or family background. It is obvious that Rin Nohara is of the talent type.

Therefore, a medical ninja whose medical ninjutsu reaches the level of eye-changing techniques is technically far superior to an ordinary Chunin-level medical ninja, but not quite at the Jonin level.

In particular, the combat power of medical ninjas is a weakness. In the ninja world, only the five great nations have the ability to train a large number of them. Some smaller ninja villages have very few.

"it is good."

With his words concise and to the point, Sesshomaru's calm expression showed no hesitation, only indifference. Although the other party was wary when he saw this, he still glared threateningly at the ninja he had captured.

"Little Kame Saburo, don't worry. As long as you only have one eye, if you resist, then it won't just be one eye."

Faced with the threat of the one-eyed ninja, the frail Kame Saburo chose to submit out of fear. Between his life and a lost eye, any intelligent person knows how to choose, and this is also the cruelty of the ninja world.

A scream echoed throughout the restaurant. Even though medical ninjutsu had blocked his pain receptors, Kojima Saburo couldn't help but scream in panic when he suddenly lost sight in one eye—it was human instinct.

With the bloodied eyeball in his hand, Sesshomaru couldn't help but show a look of disgust and aversion in his eyes, even though he was wearing surgical gloves, as if he was disgusted that he had dirtied his hands.

"hurry up!"

The one-eyed man looked at the bloodied eye with an excited expression. His eyes could finally see again. No one could understand the pain of a person who had lost an eye.

Sesshomaru coldly manipulated medical ninjutsu, directly removing the opponent's damaged eyeball and replacing it with a new one. As the pale green medical chakra nourished the eye, the various optic nerves began to connect, and the one-eyed rogue ninja immediately showed excitement because he saw light.

Meanwhile, the one-eyed Kame Saburo, in agony while getting his eye replaced, clutched his eye, hastily ripped off a piece of cloth to cover it, and then hurriedly fled the scene.

Faced with the choice between an eye and his life, he chose his life. However, the other party was having his eye replaced, and he had to escape as soon as possible. This was his best chance, because once the eye replacement was finished, his life would be in someone else's hands again.

As Kojima Saburo fled in a sorry state, everyone gasped in surprise. Such an easy eye-swapping technique probably reached the threshold of Jonin level, but only in terms of medical ninjutsu, not combat power.

Medical ninjas are a scarce resource, and are the envy of countless rogue ninjas and small ninja villages.

Several self-aware ninjas exchanged glances, and then the three of them quietly chose to leave. With a thorough understanding of their own strength, they knew even more clearly that the one-eyed Kame Saburo was a prime target.

Moreover, it wasn't just the three of them; there were other people in the restaurant who had the same idea.

"My eyes!"

When his vision returned, the one-eyed ninja was instantly excited. But in an instant, his expression changed, and he clutched his newly replaced eye in pain, pointing at the other man and cursing, "Damn it, my eyes hurt so much! You didn't learn any Taoist skills, did you? Damn it!"

"Your skills are terrible. I'll let it go since you barely managed to replace my eyes."

It was obvious to everyone that this one-eyed rogue ninja was trying to renege on his debt, but the other party was clearly still wary of this aristocratic-looking medical ninja, and finally took out a thick wad of banknotes from his pocket.

"We only have 100,000; we still need 400,000!"

The indifferent voice came out again. Sesshomaru took off his medical gloves with disgust and threw them away. He looked at the banknotes on the table and realized that they were still missing a lot. Meanwhile, the one-eyed ninja stood up with an angry look on his face.

"Damn it, my eyes haven't fully recovered yet. I need to find another medical ninja to confirm, otherwise I don't trust you. I'll give you the rest after my eyes are better."

He was trying to cheat, but how could someone who could appear in this chaotic city be a simple person? So this rogue ninja calmly took out some money, which could be considered as giving an explanation for this matter.

Ask for less, and everyone will keep quiet. If things really escalate, it's not certain who will suffer a loss, since you are a medical ninja.

Countless people in the restaurant wore expressions of amusement, as if watching how this scene would end. At the same time, many of them wanted to test the strength of this medical ninja. If he was ordinary, he would definitely be worth a good price; if he was very strong, it would be a good thing for them to befriend a medical ninja.

Just then, a flash of cold light appeared. While countless people were still dazed and unaware of what had happened, only a very few people's pupils shrank, revealing expressions of shock.

What a fast sword-drawing technique!

"Four hundred thousand. I think your body is worth that much." With the cold voice echoing, the standing ninja slumped down with a thud, a red line appearing on his neck, followed by a steady stream of blood that dripped onto the floor.

"Eyes, limbs, heart, liver, spleen, and lungs—this is your money, sir."

Just then, the restaurant owner came out with a big smile on his face. He looked the corpse up and down and held up five fingers. "All the organs are intact, and it is nourished by Chunin-level chakra. It's just that it's a bit old."

Looking at the so-called 500,000 taels in the boss's hand, Sesshomaru nodded indifferently, "Okay, send the money to my room."

"Alright, sir, please go ahead."

Murder and bloodshed were commonplace in this chaotic place, and almost no one was surprised. But when the truth came to light, countless people showed expressions of shock.

What a swift sword draw! So many of them didn't even see how the opponent drew his sword; only a few caught a glimpse of a cold light.

After Sesshomaru calmly departed, the crowd began to discuss among themselves. A powerful ninja alone was not enough to amaze them, but to possess such skillful medical ninjutsu in addition to such strength was something else entirely.

Rogue ninjas, outlaw ninjas, samurai from small countries, and so on—high-level medical ninjas are incredibly rare resources. Having a ninja of this caliber in the wild is like finding a hot commodity.

If you say that there is a powerful ninja or samurai with the rank of Jonin wandering the ninja world, everyone will just gasp in amazement and then go about their business. But if it is a powerful medical ninja, then after the initial shock, everyone will start to inquire about the information.

After all, which of them doesn't live a life of constant danger, risking their lives? Injuries and poisoning are commonplace, and it's not uncommon for them to lose an arm or a leg or become disabled after a mission. What if they could get to know a medical ninja like this?

My savior!

"All we know about this person is that he comes from the Land of Fire, and his ancestors were samurai nobles."

"I see. No wonder your sword-drawing technique was so amazing."

"In my opinion, this person's sword-drawing technique has exceeded the scope of ordinary ninjas, so we should not act rashly."

Amidst the murmurs and whispers, everyone in this dark gathering place knew that a fallen samurai noble with advanced medical ninjutsu had arrived.

Spies from various countries have begun to move in secret. If it were just a Jonin, they might investigate, but someone with advanced medical ninjutsu is a different story.

Someone capable of cultivating advanced medical ninjutsu is either a treasure of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages or a small one. How did they end up here? As for a ninja with exceptional talent who has cultivated to this level, it's not impossible, but unfortunately, it's too slim.

Back in his room, Sesshomaru gazed calmly through the window at the bustling town, seemingly unmoved by anything, though he was already pondering his mission.

The First Hokage's great sword was lost when the Second Hokage died in the Land of Lightning. It is highly likely that it fell into the hands of the Land of Lightning. Why did it disappear for so many years and suddenly reappear here?

Is the Land of Lightning trying to muddy the waters and get more people involved? Now that I think about it, it really does seem to fit the Land of Lightning's usual behavior.

meow~

Just then, a meow rang out, and a ninja cat appeared, bowed respectfully, and then dropped the scroll it was carrying in its mouth in front of it.

The Ninja Cat is a summoning beast clan with deep ties to the Uchiha clan.

"Let's go back."

After saying this softly, the ninja cat nodded respectfully, and a wisp of white smoke from a summoning beast flashed and disappeared from the table, leaving only a green scroll.

As the scroll was opened, a flash of crimson appeared in the instant the eyebrows were lowered, and the true contents of the scroll immediately came into view.

"As expected, my guess was right. The First Hokage's weapon has disappeared for many years. People have even forgotten that the First Hokage ever had a weapon, and only remember the legend of Wood Release."

Compared to the village and the clan, he trusted the clan more. Therefore, after carrying out this mission, he secretly contacted the clan elders and the clan head. As expected, as the oldest clan and the number one powerful family in the ninja world, they were indeed capable. They sent the information over in just one week.

The intelligence passed down from the clan clearly stated that the First Hokage's greatsword had suddenly appeared in the Land of Whirlpools, suspected to be a plot by the Land of Lightning. However, the Grand Elder's final instruction seemed a bit excessive, suggesting that if given the opportunity, one should approach Tsunade and try to take down the Senju clan.

"So that means there's a huge scheme going on here." Sesshomaru pondered calmly, realizing that the situation was more complex than he had imagined.

The Land of Water, Konoha, and the Land of Lightning, which wants to cause trouble and take advantage, are just some of the countless small countries, rogue ninjas, and outcast ninjas that flock to the area.

In the Konoha base hundreds of kilometers away from the town, Sarutobi Shinnosuke had almost stabilized the situation on the front line, but when he heard the news from the town, he frowned.

"After entering the town under the guise of Sesshomaru, Uchiha Yoru didn't do anything significant? He merely used medical ninjutsu to acquire wealth?"

Upon seeing this information, Shinnosuke Sarutobi's expression immediately turned serious. "What exactly are you planning to do?!"

"Shin-no-suke, we can't let Uchiha Yoru come." Just then, Sarutobi Umeko appeared on the side, and after looking at the information coming from the town, she immediately showed her dissatisfaction.

"If we can retrieve the First Hokage's great sword, it will be a great achievement for you. The First Hokage's weapon returning to the village is an honor that belongs to you alone."

With no resistance from Konoha, Sarutobi Umeko immediately revealed her ambition, openly stating the benefits of the matter.

"What are you planning to do?"

Shinnosuke Sarutobi sometimes regarded his ambitious wife as his right-hand woman, as her shrewdness could indeed help him in certain situations.

Sarutobi Umeko sneered, "The front line has gradually stabilized. As long as we gradually test the waters with Kirigakure a few times, we can switch from defense to offense and win a few more battles. Then, people in the village will naturally praise us."

"But the mission of that brat Uchiha cannot be delayed. Hesitation will only lead to more trouble. We should secretly leak the brat's identity directly."

As she said this, a cold glint flashed in Sarutobi Umeko's eyes, and she sneered, "The temptation of collaborating with Orochimaru on human experiments is enough to lure some people into drugging them."

"Sesshomaru! Orochimaru! Hmph, since this brat can't forget his poisonous snake teacher, let's push him around. I don't believe the greedy ghosts of Kumogakure won't take the bait."

Although Sarutobi Umeko's methods were somewhat extreme, Sarutobi Shinnosuke had to nod secretly in agreement after hearing them. "You mean exposing Sesshomaru's identity and using human experimentation as bait?"

"Indeed, the human experimentation that could fascinate Orochimaru and almost turn him into a rogue ninja must have been secretly suspected by the four great ninja villages for a long time. It must be at least an S-rank forbidden technique, otherwise it would not be worth it at all. And how could the ever-greedy Cloud Ninja not take the bait?"

"Moreover, this time the weapon of the First Hokage is most likely a trap set up by the Hidden Cloud Village." At this point, Sarutobi Umeko sneered, "Let this brat lure out the Hidden Cloud Village first, then after we defeat the Hidden Mist Village on the battlefield, we can take over the Land of Whirlpools. We'll search every inch of the place and I don't believe we won't find the First Hokage's weapon."

"Since the Cloud Ninja dared to release this information, it must be true."

It must be said that Sarutobi Umeko truly deserves her title as the former head of the Anbu; her intellect and mind are indeed extraordinary.

This part of the story is only a few tens of thousands of words long, and it can be considered as setting the stage for the awakening of another kaleidoscope, so it will be finished very quickly. I hope everyone will enjoy it.

(End of this chapter)