I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 265 Integration of the Systems of the Two Great Ninja Villages

The battle in the Land of Water shook the entire ninja world.

When the news spread throughout the ninja world, the major ninja villages initially refused to believe it, but the most powerful ninja villages fell silent.

After all, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju are not from a distant past, and with the intelligence-gathering capabilities of the ninja villages, it is still possible to collect information about them.

At first, when they saw this information, they felt it was a joke. Were they sure this wasn't a story?

After all, exaggerating the achievements of deceased heroes and ancestors is a long-standing tradition.

However, after the news from the battlefield in the Land of Water spread, it became clear to all the major ninja villages that this was not a story, but a real force in the ninja world.

One man single-handedly defeated tens of thousands of ninjas—this is not a legend, but a true feat.

The ninjutsu unleashed by one person was overwhelming. The tailed beasts, which were regarded as a calamity and a deterrent weapon in the ninja world, were trampled on like pet dogs in the hands of the opponent.

The Land of Water has fallen; it fell in a single battle.

Following the death of the Fourth Mizukage, internal strife broke out within Kirigakure, led by Genji, and Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages in the ninja world, announced its complete merger with Konoha.

Iwagakure (Iwagakure Village)

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, looked at the intelligence report in his hand, his face so dark it seemed to drip water.

"Third Tsuchikage, this is a handwritten letter from the battlefield of Kirigakure, the Night of the Gods."

Night of the Gods! This is Uchiha Yoru's current title.

Like the title of demigod Hanzo, the ninja world loves to give all sorts of strange titles to the strong.

"letter?"

Onoki was somewhat angry. He had initially thought it was another threatening letter like the one from Madara Uchiha had sent before, but the contents of the letter shocked him greatly.

The letter revealed that the Fourth Mizukage did not die, but was taken away by a mysterious person using space-time ninjutsu, and the Three-Tails did not fall into his hands.

Moreover, the information about the mysterious person clearly indicates that he was the ninja who assassinated the person after the last Five Kage Summit.

A terrifying masked ninja with the Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release, who is suspected of inheriting the will of Madara Uchiha, has been secretly plotting a major conspiracy in the ninja world.

Its strength is extremely powerful.

"Another Kaleidoscope Sharingan and Wood Release technique?"

Onoki's eyes widened as he looked at the intelligence report, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

Did this guy really mess with the Uchiha and Senju clans? They're getting more and more into this mess.

But then, as if struck by a sudden thought, a sinister smile appeared on Onoki's face.

"A powerful enemy lurking in the shadows? Isn't that perfect for keeping this self-proclaimed god in check?"

"Where are you? Communicate my orders to secretly investigate the ninja in the ninja world who wears a mask and has one eye. Here is a portrait of him."

Despite this, Onoki remained suspicious and sent out ninjas to secretly investigate.

Not only the Tsuchikage, but Uchiha Yoru also wrote letters to the Kazekage and Raikage this time. At the same time, he joined forces with Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, and the master of Kirigakure to announce the news to the ninja world.

The first piece of news was that Kirigakure and Konoha had merged. Although Kirigakure would continue to exist, it would accept the rule of the Night God.

The second piece of news was about a conspiracy within the Blood Mist of Kirigakure, and this news was quite explosive.

The news spread throughout the ninja world that the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure had been controlled by someone, and that a powerful force in the ninja world was secretly plotting something.

The enemy possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release, and is suspected to be a successor of Madara Uchiha.

Meanwhile, the Fourth Mizukage was taken away by this enemy at the last moment of the battle.

Amid the sensation caused by this news, there was also a lot of skepticism, with many suspecting it was a smokescreen orchestrated by Konoha and Kirigakure to mislead the ninja world.

But none of that matters anymore. The smaller ninja villages don't have the strength, and the two major ninja villages, Konoha and Kirigakure, wouldn't bother explaining themselves to these smaller ninja villages.

The offices of the major ninja villages already contain portraits of Obito Uchiha wearing a mask, information on space-time ninjutsu, and locations where he was suspected of having appeared.

Given the intelligence capabilities of ninjas, it's impossible for Obito Uchiha to have been completely unaware of any clues, especially since the entire ninja world was investigating him this time.

Some might secretly believe that someone was restraining him, but wasn't Uchiha Yoru also secretly plotting something?

It would be very difficult to launch a war now to unify the ninja world and unite the two major ninja villages, Konoha and Kirigakure.

One issue is that Kirigakure will need at least three to five years to process what happened, given that they just had a major battle. The other issue is the rise of Uchiha Yoru, whose current status surpasses that of the Daimyo.

The daimyo of the Land of Water and the Land of Fire are already wary of him. Now, Uchiha Yoru needs to consolidate his internal power and stabilize the region, allowing Konoha and Kirigakure to better adapt and integrate. At the same time, he needs to resolve all internal troubles within his territory.

The Mist Ninja has fallen, ushering in the era of the Fifth Mizukage under the rule of the Night of the Gods.

Mei Terumi swiftly suppressed the troublemakers and began to abolish various irregularities within the village, while Yoru Uchiha had already returned to Konoha.

Time has passed, and two months have gone by since the Water Kingdom was incorporated into the territory.

Konoha, Hokage's office building.

Inside the conference room, Uchiha Yoru gazed at the Hokage Rock and said quietly, "If a war breaks out at this time, Obito won't just stand by and watch, and neither will the one who's been hiding the deepest."

Although he is powerful now, he is not invincible. If pushed too far, he can summon the Leaf Village Dance King, who is Uchiha Madara, who is even more powerful with the Rinnegan than he was at the Valley of the End.

He needs more time, not to mention the so-called Sage of Six Paths.

However, just as Uchiha Yoru was deep in thought, the door to the conference room was pushed open, and one after another, renowned ninjas from the ninja world walked in.

Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Mitarashi Anko, and many other top-tier Jonin from Konoha were all present.

Meanwhile, the Kirigakure side also had elite ninjas such as Kisame Hoshigaki, Zabuza Momochi, Ameyuri Ringo, and Juzo Biwa all join the fray.

This time, there were three chairs. Uchiha Yoru sat in the middle, with the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi and the Fifth Hokage Tsunade on either side.

"Oh ho, it seems everyone has arrived."

Just then, Jiraiya's hearty voice rang out, along with the squads of Genma Shiranui, Raido Namiashi, and Genma Deivashi.

However, the three of them looked noticeably pale. Their formation clearly indicated that they had been teleported back using the Flying Thunder Formation technique.

"Lord Ye, I have not failed you."

The three looked pale and exhausted, which amused Uchiha Yoru, who nodded and said, "It seems your strength still needs improvement. Even with the slug's recovery, you're still so weak."

"Haha~"

Laughter immediately filled the meeting room, and even the usually stern-faced Mist Ninjas broke into smiles.

The three members of the Genma Squad exchanged wry smiles. It wasn't that they were weak; they had teleported so many times, and the chakra slugs could replenish it, but they needed to recover their mental strength on their own.

Jiraiya laughed heartily and casually, but when he looked around at the ninjas in the conference room, even he was secretly shocked. This power had already surpassed that of Konoha at its peak.

even!

Thinking of this, Jiraiya looked at the three people on the three chairs, and when he saw Uchiha Yoru and Tsunade, he felt a bitter smile in his heart.

It's likely that it won't be long before the powerful forces of the First Hokage at his peak and Madara Uchiha appear.

It really is going to surpass the peak in Konoha's history. After all, this is the union of the Senju and Uchiha clans. If they have a few children, what will happen in the future?

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru coughed lightly, and everyone's expressions immediately turned solemn. Now that Konoha and Kirigakure were fully integrated, they knew that this meeting was related to the future of the two villages, and even the future of the ninja world.

"Everyone, the Land of Water and the Land of Fire have begun to fully integrate, but some problems still need to be encountered. The common people are fine, but the hatred between ninjas has always existed."

"For example, the hatred within Kirigakure itself, the hatred between bloodline ninjas and ordinary ninjas, regardless of the reason, caused by the Blood Mist policy, has continued for many years and cannot be changed overnight."

"There's also the ninja hatred between Konoha and Kirigakure, and so on. These factors can all become tools for the enemy to launch covert attacks."

Looking around at everyone, Uchiha Yoru solemnly raised a rather realistic question: peace and integration are not as simple as a single sentence.

As for Naruto Uzumaki being able to create temporary peace, it was because he encountered an even stronger external force during the Fourth Shinobi World War. If they didn't put aside their prejudices and join forces, they would die, and even their own family and friends in the ninja world would die. That's why the Allied Shinobi Forces were formed.

"I have several policies in the following order."

Seeing the solemn expressions on everyone's faces, and some of the bewildered ones who didn't know how to solve the problem, Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a wry smile. If most of the ninjas were purely ninja-minded, this would be too difficult for them.

"My belief in the supremacy of ninjas is not for personal gain, but based on evidence. Ninjas possess immense power, and it is inherently unfair to treat them as equals to ordinary civilians."

Seeing that Jiraiya seemed about to object, Uchiha Yoru said in a deep voice, "Take the rich and the poor, for example. Do you think the rich would distribute their wealth to the poor to achieve a level of fair distribution?"

"It's like, as fellow ninjas, would you be willing to pass on your ninjutsu, or even secret techniques, to ordinary ninjas?"

When Uchiha Yoru said this, he stared directly at Jiraiya, who opened his mouth twice, looking embarrassed, and scratched his head, remaining silent for a moment.

Would he teach ninjutsu to ordinary ninjas? No, it's almost instinctive.

"Therefore, I hereby order all the bloodline ninjas of Kirigakure to relocate to Konoha, using Konoha as their base. Kirigakure will continue to exist, and I will arrange for medical and educational ninjas from Konoha to stay with our Kirigakure comrades."

"At the same time, ninjas who have reached the Jonin level can move with their families as long as they pass the review. Similarly, ninjas from Konoha can also move to Kirigakure."

"The Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Leaf Village need to unite, and even more so, they need peace. This is the precursor to peace in the future ninja world. I hope you will cooperate with me to accomplish this great ambition."

Uchiha Yoru practically declared that his future goal was to unify the ninja world. Everyone understood what he meant, and some were excited while others were worried.

"At the same time, I decided to have the Mist Ninja and the Konoha Anbu exchange information, and to transfer the ninjas who had hatred to each other, to different places in the east, west, south, and north to carry out missions, so that they would hardly see each other again, and even separate the time when they carried out missions if possible."

"Time can heal all wounds." As he said this, Uchiha Yoru looked at the mostly bewildered eyes of the crowd and sighed helplessly as he explained.

"When the Uchiha and Senju clans joined forces to establish Konoha, all the other ninja clans that joined the Konoha family harbored hatred towards them. However, they suppressed it under the pressure of overwhelming power. Then, peace attracted them, causing them to suppress their hatred for the sake of their descendants."

"Finally, there is time. As time goes by, the hatred gradually fades when facing a common enemy, until the hatred of the previous generation is buried with them in the yellow earth, and that is how we have the peaceful Konoha we have today."

When Uchiha Yoru said these words, he was almost directly addressing Jiraiya, while also telling everyone that his ambition was not empty.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui's eyes grew even more fervent, while Uchiha Itachi beside him revealed a resolute expression.

"Teacher Yoru is great. This is the path our predecessors walked. You can see the whole leopard from a single spot. If Konoha can do this, what about the entire ninja world? The bloodshed of this era will be wiped away with the hatred of the next era."

Peace!

Uchiha Yoru's ambitions all revolved around peace, as he told everyone. Throughout the original work, almost all the powerful ninjas had suffered from the damage caused by war, so they hated war, and peace has always been the pursuit of everyone.

Uchiha Yoru has now blatantly pointed out a clear path, and they even have the ability to make it happen.

"Once the Mist Village in the Land of Water stabilizes, the first step will be the peaceful integration of the Mist Village and the Konoha Anbu. This integration means sharing intelligence, and suitable Konoha ninjas can join the Mist Village Anbu, and vice versa. At the same time, for missions between the two villages, we will first find some easy-going ninjas and have them work together."

"Subtly and gradually, in the future, the ninjas of Kirigakure and Konoha will shake hands and make peace, just like when the five great villages were first established, and become one family."

"The second step is to exchange teachers and students between Kirigakure and Konoha, prioritizing orphans, but setting their age at seven. At the same time, preferential treatment and rewards will be given to these teachers and students, such as assigning them to stronger ninjas after graduating from the Ninja Academy, such as special jonin or even jonin."

"The third step is to prohibit all speech and rumors that undermine the peaceful coexistence between Konoha and Kirigakure, and to prevent the spread of stories about camaraderie among comrades from the two villages on missions together, or even love stories after marriage..."

"Fourth, Konoha will also implement the true rule of ninja supremacy, instead of the previous vague concept. At the same time, the ninja academy will teach from a young age that the powerful ninja are dedicated to protecting their homes and civilians, rather than the previous idea that ninjas are just tools."

"fifth……"

After Yoruichi Uchiha explained his decisions, Tsunade and Mei Terumi's eyes shone with emotion, but even more so with heartache.

In their eyes, Uchiha Yoru probably had a firm belief in peace when he was a teenager, and he took action and even faced reality, planning his future policies early on.

Because these are not things that can be thought of overnight.

Jiraiya was secretly shocked, and even a look of disappointed admiration appeared on his face. What he admired was that this kid had a dream, and not only did he take action and work hard, but he also referred to the various experiences of his predecessors.

Even his ideal of peace is hollow; he has been searching for peace aimlessly and has yet to find it, so he can only place his hopes for peace on the chosen one.

Uchiha Yoru's peace philosophy, however, evolved from being empty at the beginning to being constantly enriched. He summarized his experiences from past history and events, and then developed his own peace philosophy.

Uchiha Yoru made real efforts and took action, unlike Uzumaki Naruto who only talked the talk and talked the walk, spouting empty peace ideas.

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