Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 245 The Land of Bears

"Thank you for your hard work, Toshiro..."

In the Hokage's office, Toshiro finally breathed a sigh of relief as he handed a scroll to the Third Hokage.

Fortunately, I was lucky and survived the mission without any major incidents.

Otherwise, we would have really been screwed over by that old man, the Third Generation.

Ever since he visited Sunagakure with Yekura, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, summoned him and gave him a reply to deliver to the Third Hokage.

Knowing that Sunagakure was not a place to stay for long, Toshiro didn't even say goodbye to Pakura. He immediately set off, drew a bird, and left Sunagakure carrying himself.

"Tell me in detail about your mission and what you saw and heard in Sunagakure!"

Instead of rushing to read the Kazekage's reply, Hiruzen Sarutobi inquired about Toshiro's mission and his experiences in Sunagakure.

No matter how small the matter.

Listening quietly to Toshiro's narration below, including the methods Toshiro used to complete his mission and his comments on Sunagakure along the way, the Third Hokage took a deep drag on his pipe.

He was having another headache about how to arrange things for this outstanding member of the Uchiha clan.

If he were placed under Minato's command, given his usual strength and intelligence, he would definitely become a valuable assistant to Minato, completely overshadowing the members of other families.

However, the other person's thoughts still made him hesitate. The other person was in stark contrast to another Uchiha he admired.

As for arranging for him to be placed elsewhere...

After looking at the photos hanging on the wall, the Third Hokage made up his mind.

Three days later, in the Land of Bears.

"Heh! Heh! Heh! I never expected that Toshiro would actually come under my command~"

Orochimaru's sinister voice rang out from the large tent in the center of the Konoha camp.

"I never imagined that my next meeting with Orochimaru-senpai would be on the battlefield again!"

"And at this crucial moment, Orochimaru-senpai doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all!"

Unexpectedly, the Third Hokage was truly inhuman, actually placing himself under Orochimaru's command.

This is absolutely outrageous!

This guy will defect from Konoha in a few years, and then there will be a lot of trouble.

"Everything tangible will eventually wither away. Rather than caring about those intangible things, it's better to..."

At this point, Orochimaru stopped talking and did not reveal his thoughts.

However, Toshiro could still see a hint of anger on his face, indicating that he was still somewhat unhappy about being abandoned by the Third Hokage.

"If there's anything I can do under Orochimaru-senpai's command, as long as it's within my capabilities, I will do my utmost to cooperate!"

Now that he was under Orochimaru's command, Toshiro didn't hesitate and made a grand promise to go.

How much effort he puts in depends on Orochimaru's performance. He's already decided that he'll simply give up on anything beyond his Jonin abilities.

He's not so afraid of Orochimaru now; it would be great if he could have a conflict with him in public.

Uh! Orochimaru at his peak might not be able to beat him, but he could still protect himself.

Orochimaru didn't take this seriously at all, and instead had his subordinates arrange accommodations for Toshiro.

He himself seemed lost in memories.

"Toshiro-senpai!"

Just as he was about to familiarize himself with the camp, a voice called out to Toshiro. He turned around and saw that it was his subordinate from the Grass Country camp.

"Shisui! What are you doing here? I remember the family members are all recuperating in the village. How come you're on the battlefield in the Land of Water?"

Since the end of the great war with the Land of Earth, although there are still occasional conflicts on the border, Konoha, having dealt with two rivals, can finally take a breather.

Meanwhile, the Uchiha clan, which also suffered heavy losses in this war, is busy reorganizing its security forces. So why is Shisui here?

"I've applied to the Hokage to come to the front lines!"

"You bastard!"

Unlike Toshiro, who was eager to give up, Uchiha Shisui inherited the Will of Fire very well.

What a passionate and wonderful young man!

Are you the only one?

"No, Grandpa Yingzai was worried about my safety, so he sent several of his clansmen along!"

Uchiha Hideya, the only surviving member of the second branch, was born before the founding of Konoha.

Thanks to Toshiro's large summoned beasts, Uchiha Hideya successfully escaped unscathed from the war. Otherwise, according to what he knew in the original story, almost all the older members of the Uchiha clan who were able to go to the battlefield would have perished.

When the clan meeting was held, there was no one older than Fugaku.

"Is that so? Then you'd better take good care of yourself!"

"Killing the enemy is not something a child like you can do!"

The child is only nine years old, so there's no need to be overly enthusiastic.

After saying goodbye to Shisui, Toshiro began to explore the camp located in the Land of Bears.

The Land of Water used this peninsula, which extends from the mainland, as its landing point and as the battlefield for its confrontation with Konoha.

The local ninjas from the Land of Bears, facing both Konoha and the Land of Water, chose the same approach as those from the Land of Grass.

Just lie down flat.

Toshiro sighed, thinking that Hanzo the Salamander, who was about to die, truly deserved to be called a demigod in his youth.

During the Second Shinobi World War, facing the major nations of Wind, Fire, and Earth who had turned their countries into battlefields, they made their stance clear directly.

Regardless of which country's ninjas they belong to, anyone who dares to step into their country is considered to be waging war against the Rain Ninja.

At first, the major powers took it as a joke, thinking it was just the helpless barking of the Rain Ninja.

Even when Hanzo the Salamander declared war on several major powers simultaneously, they didn't take it too seriously.

However, once Hanzo of the Salamander, who had the advantage of terrain, consolidated his forces of Rain Ninja who hated the ninjas of the major nations, he was able to achieve his goal.

Several major powers were defeated one after another.

The opponent's Sanshotoxin is simply too potent, and the environment of the Land of Rain is perfect for the opponent to utilize.

Although the consequence of this was that it directly dragged the entire Land of Rain into an endless war, leaving the whole country in ruins.

However, it also earned the respect of all major powers, including Konoha.

This is also the reason why, although various countries have sent troops from the Land of Rain to infiltrate other countries from time to time, the Land of Rain has never been used as a battlefield.

It's nothing like the Grass Country next door, or the Bear Country now.

(End of this chapter)