Konoha: The Innately Evil Uchiha

Chapter 103 Nighttime Healing for Blood Fear, Konoha's Trump Card (Please Subscribe!)

The spring breeze has stopped.

The night ends and the day dawns.

As the morning light streamed through the window and fell on the floor, dust motes floated in the beams of light.

Mikoto's face was gentle and kind, her brows slightly furrowed. She turned lazily, finally able to rest, and drifted off to sleep, feeling both exhausted and refreshed.

She sleeps gracefully on her side.

She possesses exceptional grace and poise.

Last night's fierce wind and rain actually made her look much younger, sweeping away the gloom on her brow.

The room was filled with a unique, subtle fragrance.

"..."

Looking at the messy 'battlefield', Yin Yue took out a clean set of black clothes from her storage space and slowly walked to the single hot spring pool in the backyard.

At this moment, he was full of energy, slowly got up, and felt his feet were slightly light.

wow-

Entering the hot spring, I relaxed my body and mind, closed my eyes, and sensed my own spiritual power. The chakra channels in my mind provided feedback, and my spirit was enhanced by 7%.

The enhancement brought about by his mental strength made him more perceptive, his thoughts more agile, his attention more focused, and his reaction speed gradually increased.

In short, there are many benefits, but the price to pay is... a bit of kidney pain.

boo——

A soft sound.

Yin Yue raised her right hand, took out the green medicine, and drank the liquid that contained a strong life force. This was the bottle she reserved to drink before refreshing the page each day.

The cool, comfortable natural power soothed his body, and gentle forces, like delicate, tender hands, enveloped his kidneys, bringing nourishment and fullness, ultimately resulting in a subtle increase in his overall strength.

He understood once again why the green medicine quest was released first, and the importance of the green medicine.

Without any restorative potions, he desperately wanted to quickly enhance his mental strength, walking on thin ice.

"call--"

Having regained her peak condition, Yin Yue breathed a sigh of relief, her gaze returning to calm. After soaking in the hot spring for ten minutes, she put on her black clothes and returned to her room.

"Ugh—"

Tsunade let out a soft moan, her phoenix eyes tightly closed, her exquisite features bright and captivating.

Her brow furrowed at times, then relaxed, as if she were having a nightmare; her graceful body trembled slightly at other times.

Sleeping position is flexible.

She was graceful and elegant.

"Not enough." Yin Yue shook her head, feeling that she could do it again.

He didn't intend to ruin the people all at once. After glancing at the situation, he immediately turned around and prepared to go out to inform the Uchiha to postpone their departure by two hours. He also planned to take a casual stroll around the Land of Hot Springs to see if there were any missions available.

They need to be allowed to sleep peacefully for a while.

creak-

The sliding door opened.

Upon exiting, they encountered Mei Terumi walking out of the courtyard across the street. After a moment of awkwardness, Mei Terumi smiled.

"..."

Yin Yue nodded in response, exchanged a brief greeting, and the two went out together.

"Good morning, what a coincidence! Shall we go have breakfast together?" Terumi Mei smiled radiantly, revealing her signature polite yet slightly awkward smile.

The two approached each other.

Even though Yin Yue had already soaked in the hot spring, a tranquil fragrance mixed with another rich aroma still lingered on her body.

Mei Terumi frowned slightly, realizing that something was amiss.

Yin Yue noticed something amiss, her nose twitched slightly, and she thought she would go out later to buy some green tangerines to get rid of the smell.

As Mei Terumi walked ahead, she instinctively tiptoed to look into Yin Yue's room, only to find that the sliding door was already closed.

"morning."

Yin Yue responded without changing her expression, but then suddenly spoke, startling Terumi Mei.

"Um... the night wind was so noisy in the bamboo forest last night... I, I didn't sleep well."

Mei Terumi maintained her professional fake smile.

She hurried to catch up, unsure of what to talk about with Yin Yue alone, so she started an awkward conversation.

"Yeah, it's noisy, let's go."

"good!"

Upon hearing this, Terumi Mei's face lit up with joy. Seeing that Ingetsu had not refused the invitation to have breakfast together, she immediately shut her mouth in delight and quickly followed after him.

Mei Terumi followed Yin Yue through the corridor, turned right, and arrived at the inn where the Uchiha clan lived.

Just as Yin Yue was about to knock on the door, the Nanfeng Squad, on night patrol, descended from the eaves.

"team leader--"

"Um."

Yinyue told Terumi Mei and Nanfeng about their upcoming departure and asked them to inform the others.

The group is now close to the coastal port of the Land of Hot Water. Once they cross the sea and reach the Land of Waves, they will be able to reach the Land of Water very quickly.

The Blood Mist Village has been afflicted for several years, much like a serious illness for the Hidden Mist Village. Countless rogue ninja have fled the village, including members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The Hidden Mist Village has not experienced major chaos, entirely due to its abundant resources.

Since Yin Yue has agreed to go to Wuyin and everyone is on their way, Terumi Mei is not in a hurry.

Suddenly, a noise was heard coming from the communal bedroom where the Uchiha youths lived:

"Tamao, you know your older brother. The captain... he really... likes the clan chief's wife?"

"I don't know if he really likes her or not, but given my brother's kind-hearted nature, and the clan chief's wife is already a widow, he certainly wouldn't let her live a life of widowhood... Otherwise, just think how miserable Sasuke would be without a father!"

"That makes sense!"

"From now on, you all need to be more polite to the lady. This is all Itachi's fault. You can all go after Itachi from now on!"

"..."

Outside the inn, Terumi Mei and Nanfeng's expressions changed slightly. They turned to look at Yin Yue, only to be surprised to find that Yin Yue had walked away, her back to them, and said coldly:

"Tama is in good spirits. Hmm, let's entrust him with the night watch for the next month!"

"yes--"

Upon hearing this, Nanfeng was overjoyed.

Inside the hostel:

"Wait, why do I hear my older brother's voice?"

"You must have misheard, Tamao. Continue talking to us about the captain."

……

Mei Terumi followed Sumatsuki away.

The sound of hurried footsteps rang out.

Shizune, her face pale, clutched the little pig, Tonton, and hurriedly looked around before rushing down the corridor: "Yinyue, everyone, Lady Tsunade didn't come home last night. Did you see her?"

The people behind shook their heads.

Yin Yue paused, her expression unchanged, and calmly said, "She will be back in a while."

"Huh?" Shizune's dark eyes darted around, and she exclaimed in confusion. But seeing Yinyue's certainty, she pressed on, "Yinyue, did you see Lady Tsunade last night?"

Yin Yue nodded: "I contacted her and asked her to help research drugs so I could help her treat her hemophobia..."

"Um?"

Mei Terumi immediately looked at Izuru with a strange gaze, feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

"I see... No wonder you smell like Lady Tsunade." Shizune frowned and sighed, realizing the problem, and tentatively asked, "But when will you be able to treat those symptoms?"

"You'll know when she gets back and you can ask her." Yin Yue couldn't continue the story and quickly left.

"oh--"

Shizune stood there blankly, muttering to herself, "Lady Tsunade probably finished treating her hemophobia and went out drinking to drown her sorrows at night. That makes sense. If Lady Tsunade disappeared now, Yin Yue would probably bring her back."

"bulibuli——"

The little pig sniffed with its keen sense of smell, its eyebrows furrowing as it fell into thought.

Leaving the hotel and walking down the street, I saw many shops opening their doors as dawn broke.

Izakayas, Taiwanese restaurants, and small eateries... open for business early.

The once quiet streets became bustling with more pedestrians.

Look around.

Hidden beneath the rising steam from the hot spring, rows of rustic wooden houses are faintly visible.

Smelling the aromas of fried, steamed, and roasted food, Yin Yue felt as if she were walking through smog-filled streets from a past life.

"Breaking news! Breaking news! Iwagakure has officially declared war on Konoha! The reason is that after the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha failed to pay the war reparations it promised to Iwagakure during the previous war..."

A newspaper vendor's shout echoed through the street, abruptly breaking Yin Yue's immersive experience.

Looking back, Yin Yue noticed that the common people of the Land of Hot Springs who got up early in the morning were not interested in the newspapers with "war" as the headline.

Several passersby walked past the newspaper-selling ninja, but remained unmoved after hearing the headline.

Yin Yue walked toward the newspaper-selling ninja.

Only then did Mei Terumi emerge from the inn's main entrance, which bore a huge "Hot Spring Inn" sign, and catch up with Kazetsuki.

Looking around at the buildings that had never been ravaged by war, Yin Yue began to think.

The Land of Hot Water is located on the edge of the ninja world, in the coastal region. When conflicts break out between the neighboring Hidden Mist Village and Hidden Sand Village and Konoha, even if they land, they will only take the route through the Land of Waves.

The first three Shinobi World Wars did not affect this country or the small shinobi villages within it.

This has led to the local civilians being indifferent to the war, even when the fighting reaches their doorsteps, they firmly believe it is just an accident.

The Land of Hot Springs has nothing but hot springs, so it's hard to convince the common people that the five great ninja villages would wage war against the neutral village of Yugakure just to seize their hot springs.

"Breaking news! Breaking news! Cloud-hidden rapper 'Xiao Jin' and his disciple 'Bi' have released a new album..."

As soon as the newspaper vendor finished reading the entertainment headlines, several voluptuous female fans swarmed over, vying to buy the newspapers.

"..."

Yin Yue had never imagined that Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, would have such a loyal following in the ninja world.

"Give me a morning paper!"

Dressed in black, Yin Yue, accompanied by Mei Terumi, approached the newspaper-selling ninja in their true forms, and no one paid any attention to the two buying newspapers.

What S-rank rogue ninja, what future Mizukage that Kirigakure is grooming? In a peaceful country that doesn't care about war, nobody cares.

"Here you are, take care!"

The newspaper vendor mechanically responds with polite words and a smile after receiving payment for the newspaper.

Yin Yue took the newspaper and walked towards the street-side restaurant while reading it, her gaze sweeping over the entertainment headlines before turning to the wartime news.

This scene was observed by the perceptive Mei Terumi, who tentatively inquired, "Do you... usually enjoy listening to rap songs?"

"rare--"

During the time when Yin Yue casually answered Terumi Mei's question, she finished reading the content in the headline section.

The content is simple and concise.

Iwagakure has broken through the second wave of Konoha's border ninja garrison and is about to capture Kikyo Castle.

Meanwhile, a reporter from the Land of Hot Springs newspaper stationed in Kumogakure reported that Kumogakure had learned of Iwagakure's attack on Konoha and had made a series of border defense deployments, suggesting that a major operation was about to take place.

Yin Yue handed the newspaper to Terumi Mei beside her. The latter's beautiful eyes widened as she took the newspaper with both hands and scanned its contents.

"Would Kumogakure truly set aside their past grudge against Iwagakure for the annihilation of the Third Raikage and ally with Iwagakure in order to seize Konoha's rich territory?"

Mei Terumi couldn't see the situation clearly.

All she could be certain of was that, of the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure was not qualified to participate in any war.

As for Sunagakure, that's also an uncertain factor. However, with Iwagakure attacking Konoha, the current situation of the five great ninja villages will inevitably change, that much is certain.

Mei Terumi believes this could even be the beginning of the Fourth Shinobi World War!

Yinyue shook her head.

Mei Terumi sighed, "Can't you see the situation in the ninja world either?"

"No, what I want to say is that regardless of whether the Hidden Cloud Village takes action against the Hidden Leaf Village, in terms of timing, it will have some effect, but it will be too late."

"You mean... Konoha still has a trump card that can prevent them from being wiped out when facing simultaneous attacks from the two great ninja villages of Iwagakure and Kumogakure?!"

Mei Terumi looked incredulous.

"That's roughly the idea."

Drinking the moon, I surveyed the peaceful streets of Tangyin Village.

He thought to himself.

When Konoha and the Land of Fire truly faced a life-or-death situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the two Hokage assisted...

They might actually resort to desperate measures, releasing the Nine-Tails and violating ethics by using the forbidden technique Impure World Reincarnation to resurrect past Hokage, dragging other major powers down with them and destroying Konoha.

You can never judge a book by its cover. Even without specially modified corpses, ordinary Edo Tensei cannot unleash its full power.

However, given the strength of Konoha's deceased members, resurrecting all its powerful ninjas would be more than enough to deal with the combined forces of the two major ninja villages.

Of course, "drinking the moon" refers to the possibility that they would do this when the Land of Fire and Konoha were facing a life-or-death situation. It is unknown whether they would still have such courage after losing Danzo.

This time, Iwagakure attacked Konoha.

Yin Yue speculated that Iwagakure's main objective was most likely to take advantage of the situation, force the Land of Fire to relinquish its border lands, and reap substantial benefits.

Onoki's idea was clear: if he could destroy Konoha, all the better; if not, he wanted to try his best to find out all of Konoha's trump cards.

Let Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure see how much the once number one ninja village has become.

The reason is very simple.

If the Land of Earth truly wants to swallow the Land of Fire, then this time Onoki won't just bring that small Iwa ninja force; he'll directly launch a national war.

Nevertheless.

Yin Yue was still looking forward to seeing how much of Konoha's trump card Onoki could force them to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

His current actions against Konoha, in conjunction with Onoki and the Raikage, will have the same effect.

Even if Yin Yue were to destroy Konoha now, with the Green Medicine depleted, she would still have to deal with Iwagakure and Kumogakure, as well as the ever-watchful Akatsuki and Obito. In the end, she would only be doing the work for someone else.

Instead of working for others, it's better to strengthen your own power first, and then come back to reap the rewards after capturing the two tailed beasts of Kirigakure.

……

……

The Land of Fire.

Leaf.

At the Hokage Building, ninjas from all the major clans had assembled. With Mount Myōboku agreeing to participate in the battle, Hiruzen Sarutobi personally led the team to confront Ōnoki.

The morale of the Konoha ninjas is high.

They are waiting for the Hokage to lead the expedition.

at the same time.

The Root Organization's base, in an underground laboratory, in a dark room where corpses are stored.

The air was murky, filled with the stench of various chemical agents left over from the embalming of corpses.

Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Hiruzen Sarutobi stood in a triangle formation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi changed into a black combat suit, wearing a ninja helmet, exuding an aura of being fully armed and ready to lead an army.

"Hiruzen, others may not understand Konoha's current state, but you certainly do, right? Think it over carefully, even if it's just using Danzo as an experiment..."

Xiaochun, who was turning over to her room, tried her best to persuade her.

She clutched tightly in her hand a black forbidden technique scroll, "Impure World Reincarnation," passed down from the second generation.

Mitokado Homura's serious gaze fell on Hiruzen Sarutobi through his glasses.

He sighed:

"Hiruzen, think it over again. If you revive Danzo, Danzo will be grateful to you!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, his expression heavy, fell into deep thought and said, "Let's not consider that for now. We have the support of Mount Myōboku. As long as we defeat Iwagakure, we can find a way to delay Kumogakure."

The two Hokage advisors exchanged a glance.

"well--"

After sighing, Koharu, who was turning over to her new room, said helplessly:

"Alright, but I need a promise from you: if you are defeated, or if the Hidden Cloud Village exerts pressure and the Land of Fire and Konoha are in imminent danger, you must agree to allow the ninja village to use this forbidden technique!"

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's powerful eyes showed hesitation. After a moment of hesitation, he turned to look at Danzo's corpse, which had turned into a large tree.

If Danzo is still alive.

He doesn't need to consider such issues, much less bear the blame himself.

a long time.

Hiruzen Sarutobi left the Root organization's corpse storage room, which housed the bodies of other Hokage, and said in a deep voice, "Alright!"

The previous chapter didn't have a main plot; it mainly focused on interactions with Tsunade and Mikoto. They were in the process of being rescued, and since it was hopeless, everyone could only join the book club group...

(End of this chapter)