Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 526 Passing Away

The sky was overcast, as if a huge gray curtain was covering the entire village.

At the memorial monument in Konoha, a group of people held white chrysanthemums and silently mourned the passing of an elderly man.

His life was a mix of merits and demerits, filled with controversy. He was once an outstanding Hokage and ninja who made many contributions to protecting the village.

However, he also made some mistakes, which aroused dissatisfaction and controversy among many people.

Toshiro stood before the crowd, gazing at the old man's portrait, and slowly spoke: "Third Hokage, your achievements will be forever recorded in history. Although there were unpleasant moments, time has passed, and everything has faded away. Rest in peace."

In the original story, this old man died in Konoha 60, killed by his own disciple, Orochimaru. However, with Toshiro's intervention, the old man has lived to this day and can be considered to have died of old age.

The third generation represents the spirit and values ​​of an era.

He experienced historical events such as war, peace, and changes in the ninja world, and his life witnessed the changes of the times.

His experience, wisdom, and stories are an important asset for understanding the past, present, and future of ninjas.

With his passing, the culture, traditions, and lifestyles of his era will gradually disappear.

"Finally done!"

On the desk, a tall stack of documents obscured Toshiro's face; only his sighs could be heard.

"Looks like I should retire earlier!"

He rubbed his sore wrists. Since Tsunade became pregnant, this heartless boss had stopped exploiting her like before.

He had no choice but to start handling official business himself.

"Shikaku, how are the preparations for the Allied Shinobi Forces going?"

After attending the Third Hokage's funeral, Toshiro began to busy himself with the formation of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Especially after Kisame passed on the intelligence about the White Zetsu army, they began to prepare for this great battle in full swing.

"It's proceeding smoothly, however..."

The death of the Third Hokage was a huge relief for them. Due to their original alliance with the Sarutobi clan, the Ino, Shika, and Cho families hadn't had a good time in recent years.

For the sake of his family's interests, he even had to change his lazy nature, trying to gain more attention under the Hokage.

"But what?"

"It's the daimyo of various countries; persuading them to seek refuge is proving difficult."

Upon hearing this, Toshiro couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Unlike in the original story, Obito didn't make the overly dramatic announcement of the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War during the Five Kage Summit, which caused them some considerable trouble.

"Anyway, they have their own guardian ninjas, so it doesn't matter if they don't want to."

He didn't really take his name too seriously.

Whose ancestors weren't once wealthy?

Their Uchiha ancestor, Indra, was actually the eldest son and grandson of the daimyo of the Land of Ancestors.

As for these people who unfortunately pass away, they have plenty of descendants waiting to take their place; they are not short of people at all.

"Is there no problem with funding?"

Since war is inevitable, it naturally requires spending money, especially a large-scale war like this, where money flows like water.

"There are no problems with the Fire, Earth, and Thunder factions, but there are some issues with the Wind and Water factions."

"However, the Kazekage and Mizukage have already replied that there is no problem."

"That's for the best!"

They're very easy to deal with in the Land of Fire. Back when he became Hokage and went to the Land of Fire, he spent a lot of his "eye power".

As for the Land of Wind and the Land of Water, one was already impoverished, and the other had been exploited by Obito for several years and has yet to recover.

"How are things going with Naruto and Kushina?"

It seems that Obito has no intention of capturing the Nine-Tails, but he still needs to be on guard to prevent any unexpected trouble from happening along the way.

"They stayed with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki the whole time, and the secrecy was kept very tight."

To be fair, Shikaku is quite capable, especially now that he's eager to prove himself, he's putting in his best effort.

He handled all the tasks, big and small, assigned by Toshiro very well.

As for why there are still so many backlogged documents even with Shikaku's help.

Uh…procrastinators all understand.

"Kirabi?"

As expected, that kid ran away. When the Fourth Raikage found him, he was being attacked by Hidan and Kakuzu.

If the Raikage hadn't arrived in time, this guy would probably have suffered a considerable loss.

Having just attended the Five Kage Summit and received information about some members of the Akatsuki, the Raikage killed the two members of the Immortal Duo.

After thoroughly dealing with Bee, they took him back to the village. Considering that the Akatsuki might be after the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, they decided, after discussion, to imprison them on Turtle Island.

On the other side, Deidara, bound hand and foot and with his chakra sealed, met his teacher whom he hadn't seen for many years.

My whole personality became a bit awkward.

"Deidara, you idiot, it's one thing to mess around all these years, but you even joined that Akatsuki organization, and now you've been captured."

"Look at the pathetic state you're in now! You've completely disgraced the Iwa ninja!"

Looking at this disciple on whom he had placed high hopes, Onoki cursed him a few times in exasperation, then changed the subject and spoke politely to Jiraiya.

"I haven't even thanked Jiraiya for showing mercy yet. I'll take this good-for-nothing back to Iwagakure for interrogation."

"Waaaaah!"

With a piece of tape over his mouth, Deidara was still struggling violently despite his limited mobility, seemingly trying to say something.

Judging from the indignant look on his face, it was easy to tell that this guy was very unhappy about being captured.

Especially when he looked at Hei Tu beside him, his eyes began to twitch uncontrollably. Clearly, his capture this time was inextricably linked to Hei Tu.

"It seems Deidara is hungry. I've prepared plenty of delicious ingredients for you. Would you like to try some?"

A mischievous smile flickered in her dark eyes as Kurotsuchi gave Deidara a sweet smile. She then pulled out a large amount of 'food' from behind her back, including soil, rocks, granite, and many other things.

"Which one do you prefer, this...this...or this?"

"..."

Looking at the food Kurotsuchi was holding, and then at the devilish smile on his face, Deidara couldn't help but roll his eyes.

This little girl is getting more and more into playing pranks. She eats clay, not this junk.

Besides, clay doesn't fill you up!

"That... is possible, but... will something like what happened a few years ago happen again?"

He scratched his head, but Jiraiya did not refuse Tuying's request.

But what if Deidara is handed over to the Iwagakure ninja and then mysteriously disappears like last time, becoming a member of the Akatsuki again?

(End of this chapter)