I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 214 Turmoil in the Ninja World

The Land of Water.

In the hazy mist, a figure slowly appeared in the valley.

"Lord Yekura, the one who uses the Scorching Release technique, I've come to greet you."

Just then, a figure of a Mist Ninja slowly emerged from behind the rocks in the thick fog. When the face was revealed, Yekura saw a relaxed expression on the headband on the other person's head.

"Thank you for your hard work, but it's just crossing a valley, there's no way you'll get lost."

"Hehe, you're right, please." The Mist Ninja scratched his head and gave a shy smile, which was quite deceptive.

Yekura, the Blazing Release user, looked at the Mist Ninja with a fake smile, but after Konoha Uchiha Yoru's reminder some time ago, she was still full of vigilance.

Upon secretly observing the surroundings and finding no traps, she inwardly chuckled to herself, realizing how foolish she had been to trust the ninjas of Konoha.

Since the Sand Village and the Mist Village are so far apart and have no conflict of interest, forming an alliance is the best option.

Just as Yekura relaxed her guard and exchanged a glance with the Mist Ninja before walking forward, she failed to see the cold glint in the eyes of the shyly smiling Mist Ninja who had her head down.

puff!

In an instant, a figure flashed away, blood splattering everywhere. Ye Cang's face showed disbelief. At this moment, a kunai was still stuck in her back. If she hadn't reacted quickly enough, the kunai would have severed her heart meridian if it had gone any deeper.

"What...are you doing!"

At this moment, Yekura recalled Uchiha Yoru's pitying gaze and warning, and stared at the Mist Ninja with even greater anger.

"Experience pain!"

The ninja burst into maniacal laughter; his earlier shyness was all an act.

The figure vanished into the thick fog in a flash, but the sound of air being torn apart from all directions shocked Ye Cang. Kunai and shuriken were everywhere.

In the thick fog, behind a boulder, Ye Cang felt cold sweat trickling down her temples, her back covered in blood. Damn it, Uchiha Yoru had actually been right.

"Such a beautiful back, it would be such a waste to fill it with kunai."

When Yekura recalled those words, she couldn't help but shudder. Was it really as Uchiha Yoru said, or was it all just a conspiracy by Konoha?

Yekura's calm eyes swept across the surroundings before his figure slowly disappeared without a trace. However, throughout the valley, Mist Ninjas revealed bloodthirsty smiles, like cats hunting mice.

Inside a cave, Ye Cang knew he couldn't escape for the time being. Despite being on guard, he still fell into a trap.

The moment the glass tube shattered, the black snake inside seemed to awaken from hibernation. Then, in the dim light, the black snake opened its mouth and made nauseating gurgling sounds.

First, a hand slowly stretched out, and then, with that hand supporting the ground, a figure emerged from inside the black snake.

The sticky substance on the figure dried quickly upon contact with the air, revealing a face that was none other than Uchiha Yoru.

"Heh, looks like you still haven't listened."

Seeing Uchiha Yoru's mockery, Yekura sneered, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted to see?"

She didn't believe the other party would be so kind as to save her; no one would believe there was no ulterior motive.

"Heh, every village has corrupt high-ranking officials who cling to power and are unwilling to let go, while people like you and me will be ostracized once they become powerful."

Facing Yekura's sneer, Uchiha Yoru made no attempt to hide his feelings, "The rotten roots have begun to greedily steal the tree's nutrients, so you need my help, and I need yours as well."

Facing the somewhat unfathomable man before her, Ye Cang's eyes revealed a hint of apprehension. She was no naive or innocent girl, nor was she a simple ninja. To be someone whom the Fourth Kazekage feared, she must have her own faction and power. Otherwise, a simple ninja would merely be a powerful tool.

"You want to cause chaos in Sunagakure!"

Yekura's extremely certain words echoed in the cave, but Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a disappointed look and said, "Too superficial. If your vision is limited to this, then you have disappointed me greatly."

"When you return to Sunagakure and calm down, I think you have the potential to gain some insights."

Walking slowly behind Yecang, looking at her bloodied back, Uchiha Yoru shook his head and sighed, "I told you so, it's such a pity to see such a beautiful back like this."

"Shut up!" Yecang snorted coldly at Uchiha's teasing. Anyway, she was already trapped. It would be best if the other party could help her, but if not, she wouldn't lose anything.

"As I said, this gift could save your life if you're on the verge of death, but it could also make your death come much sooner."

Faced with the threat of death, Yecang remained indifferent; at their level, death was no longer a source of fear for them.

Uchiha Yoru first reached out his hands to gently treat and stop the bleeding on the other person's beautiful back. Fortunately, the wounds were not deep. Then he slowly lowered his head and leaned against the other person's neck.

With a sinister smile, Uchiha Yoru slowly opened his mouth and bit down on the skin of her neck. Blood flowed out instantly, and at the same time, the mysterious power of the cursed seal within his teeth quickly seeped into her body through the wound, causing Yoru to groan in pain.

"This is the gift. Whether you survive or not depends on yourself. This shadow clone of mine is the chakra sealed inside the summoning beast. As time goes by, the chakra also dissipates. It is only enough to heal and keep your body from collapsing. The chakra will only last for two hours."

The pain of the cursed seal was unimaginable. Yecang gritted his teeth and clutched his neck, the intense pain turning into muffled groans. At this moment, Uchiha Yoru slowly took out various blades such as explosive tags, wire, and kunai from the other party's weapon bag.

Traps were then set up in all the surrounding passages, and finally Uchiha Yoru formed a hand seal to create a barrier.

"This barrier can prevent sensory ninjas from detecting you, but I still need to stabilize your body. Your chakra can only last for an hour and a half. The rest is up to your fate."

Seeing Yekura clenching her teeth in pain, unable to utter a sound, Uchiha Yoru shook his head, then stepped forward and used medical ninjutsu to stabilize her cells, trying to help her adapt to the power of the cursed seal as quickly as possible.

Inside the valley, shadowy figures flickered like fleas.

"Continue investigating. The Sand Ninja must be hiding; they couldn't have escaped."

"Yes."

Dozens of Mist Ninjas searched the valley in anger but still couldn't find it. Finally, in a fit of rage, they began a thorough search. At dawn, a pair of eyes slowly opened inside a cave.

Yecang slowly opened his bloodshot eyes. At this moment, he felt a surge of power in his body. The wounds on his back had healed. He had to admit how powerful a high-level medical ninja was.

More importantly, when she touched the curse mark on her neck, she immediately sneered, "Although I don't know what your scheme is, I have indeed survived."

There was an explosive tag stuck to her chest, connected to a life seal. Once she lost her life force, the explosive tag would detonate, burying her directly inside the cave.

Yekura ripped off the explosive tag, her teeth clenched. She had suffered terribly the previous night, but she wasn't entirely without feeling. "Uchiha Yoru!"

He said things like, "What a beautiful back! What a waste of her figure!" and finally stuck an explosive tag to his chest.

Fueled by rage, the power of the cursed seal began to spread. In a short time, half of Yekura's body was covered with black cursed seal patterns, and her body was further strengthened.

Boom!

After a booming sound echoed from within the valley, the Blazing Release: Leaf Village appeared, but this time it used its immense power to break through and then disappeared into the Land of Water.

……

News of the upheaval in Konoha's Uchiha clan spread throughout the ninja world: Fugaku Uchiha was assassinated, and the new clan leader turned out to be the genius ninja Uchiha Yoru, who had just turned eighteen.

However, when news broke that Uchiha Yoru had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan under pressure from his clan, the entire ninja world was in an uproar. Those unfamiliar with the Mangekyou Sharingan became even more apprehensive after researching the information.

Upon awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, Uchiha Yoru immediately transcended the ranks of geniuses and was even listed by various ninja villages as a powerful ninja with Kage-level strength and an S-rank danger level.

Meanwhile, Konoha was experiencing a series of upheavals that shocked the ninja world. All the major ninja villages were grinning with excitement and couldn't help but laugh. Konoha, which was known as the number one village in the ninja world, seemed to have started to decline after the Third Shinobi World War.

The death of the Third Hokage's eldest son at the Fire Temple, the assassination of the Uchiha clan head, the split of the twelve guardian ninja of the Daimyo's mansion, and the turmoil on the border—one event after another gave everyone hope.

There's even a feeling in the ninja world that Konoha isn't as powerful as it seems, and could be dethroned at any time. Many ninja villages have already started making secret plans.

However, it wasn't just Konoha that was experiencing unprecedented turmoil; Kirigakure and Sunagakure followed suit.

First, there was Mei Terumi, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure who claimed to possess two bloodline limits. She raised the banner of the Fourth Mizukage's attempt to slaughter all bloodline limit ninjas within the Land of Water and openly formed a rebellious force, which was called the Rebel Army.

Mei Terumi, a powerful ninja whom no one had ever heard of before, proved her strength when she drew her greatsword Samehada. Suigetsu Hozuki was also frustrated and could only accept being defeated and having his sword taken by her. After all, it was better to be defeated by one of his own Kirigakure ninjas than by an outsider.

The immense power, coupled with the political pressure from the Land of Water's enemies to force bloodline ninjas to join Mei Terumi's ranks, resulted in a large number of bloodline ninjas gathering around her in a short period of time.

Mei Terumi even gained considerable support by raising the banner of overthrowing the Blood Mist policy, and many ninjas who had defected because of the Blood Mist policy chose to return to the Land of Water and join the rebel army.

In a short time, Terumi Mei's rebel forces grew stronger day by day.

In Sunagakure, Pakura, the Scorching Release user, is a hero of the village. After returning from a mission, he led his bloodline ninja force to fight against the Fourth Kazekage and even claimed that the Fourth Kazekage and the higher-ups had framed the village's hero.

The Sand Village was thrown into turmoil. With the Fourth Kazekage's prestige damaged, he couldn't directly make things difficult for Pakura. Thus, two factions emerged within the village.

Of the five great ninja villages in the ninja world, three of them experienced turmoil in the same year, all due to internal conflicts and instability. Among them, the Kirigakure village was the most intense, which had degenerated into a civil war.

The conflict between Sunagakure and Konoha is relatively peaceful, limited to political struggles and has not yet escalated to the point of armed conflict.

However, this change caused an uproar throughout the ninja world. Some powerful small ninja villages seemed to see hope of taking over and began to emerge with ambition.

The two ninja villages, Kumogakure and Iwagakure, became worried. It seemed as if a mastermind was behind all of this, but who could possibly have the power to cause such turmoil in the three great ninja villages? Although it was impossible, the two ninja villages still secretly began to investigate their own villages.

Even a powerful village like Konoha is experiencing turmoil, and Kirigakure and Sunagakure are not far behind. They cannot afford to follow in their footsteps, so they hurriedly began to deal with the unstable factors within their own villages.

……

Konoha Hokage's office building.

"Yakura from Sand Ninja Village, Mei Terumi from Kiri Ninja Village."

Upon seeing the intelligence from the ninja world, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose hair was already gray, showed a rare moment of relief amidst his weariness.

Taking a deep drag on his pipe, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and said, "I have ordered Shikaku Nara at the front to prepare for negotiations with Kirigakure."

"At the same time, Nara Shikaku secretly made contact with the rebel forces of Kirigakure to establish diplomacy, allowing Konoha to sell or even exchange various strategic materials."

Having seized the opportunity, Hiruzen Sarutobi certainly wouldn't let it pass. Establishing diplomacy with the rebels would essentially mean making trade deals, even if it meant selling some resources even if it didn't make them any money, since this would be a way of indirectly weakening Kirigakure.

"Send more people to secretly investigate the information about Sunagakure. We must find out everything about this Scorching Release user, Pakura. At the same time, we may be able to establish some friendship. Konoha welcomes all friends who yearn for peace."

Seeing their friend regain his former vigor, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu both smiled.

"Sarutobi, the Sand Village and the Mist Village have finally revealed a weakness, so we must seize the opportunity."

Previously, Konoha was the only one of the five great ninja villages with a lot of trouble, but now it's clear that the second-largest village is making fun of the eldest. Everyone is in a similar situation, and the more the great powers are weakened, the less likely a ninja world war will break out.

"Sarutobi, the Uchiha clan's affairs have also been exposed. Now, people from Iwa, Kumo, Kirigakure, and even Suna have begun to investigate in secret, probably with the same intentions."

Mitomon Homura said with a slight frown, "They want to support the weaker forces of other ninja villages to incite infighting among them. Other ninja villages think the same way."

The conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership has been laid bare, and any other ninja village that simply stands by and watches would be a fool.

Everyone knows that supporting the weaker party means you can watch the show with almost no effort of your own, making it the most profitable business.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had naturally considered this as well. In fact, the best way was to use the power of thunder to destroy this force and nip the threat in the bud.

But the Uchiha clan right now is not a sprout, but a large, thriving tree.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag of his cigarette and said in a deep voice, "For now, let's stabilize the Uchiha clan. The situation cannot be allowed to deteriorate any further. In fact, it has eased somewhat. Let's resolve the unrest on the border and in the Daimyo's capital first."

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu nodded in agreement with Hiruzen Sarutobi's cautious political stance.

Konoha can no longer withstand the storms, especially now that the Uchiha clan possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan, which makes them feel an unprecedented danger.

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