Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

With Shindou gone, who the hell is going to lane against White Fang? Who's going to carry him to get stats?

His purpose in coming on this time was just to pad his stats. As for resources, the jungle in the Land of Water is enough. If he wants to farm more jungle camps later, he'll have plenty of opportunities after he secures his position as Kazekage. Right now, padding his stats is more important to him.

After this period of facing off against the Aburame clan leader, he could clearly feel his progress. He believed that as long as he faced off against her for one or two more times, he might be able to become a Double Flower Red Stick. At that time, breaking through that guy who played with insects would be a piece of cake. With Konoha's White Fang having this True Fighting Master to support him, who could withstand his Golden Sand Set?

Back then, he could just farm whatever he wanted, racking up a bunch of MVPs, and then use the MVP trophy to propose to Carol...

Just thinking about Luo Sha makes me excited.

"Don't even think about it, everyone. The reason the Raikage invited me to team up is because he thinks I'm good at fighting and have strong professional skills. If you send people to team up with him, they won't be good enough for him to bother with you. You'll be the ones who get humiliated in the end. Why don't you just follow the village's lead and enjoy the village's benefits? Don't do those thankless things! If your clan produces a genius who can go toe-to-toe with me for three hundred rounds, then disregard what I said."

Rasa ran off to reply to the Raikage. Shindou, with his golden sword and imposing stance, watched as the group of old guys, whose eyes had been shining just moments before but had now dimmed, rolled their eyes around. He didn't even need Observation Haki; he could tell what these old guys were thinking with his own eyes closed.

Could it be that they're secretly planning to band together and notify their clans to send people to team up with the Raikage? Desire is endless. If you have 50,000, you want 500,000; if you have 500,000, you want five small goals... Now that the Raikage has extended a team invitation, even if it's not an invitation to them, just following behind the Raikage and getting some scraps is extra income for them.

After all, even if Jie brings back benefits from the Land of Water, the village might not distribute much of it to his family, since there are many families of all sizes in the village, and the money also needs to be put into the "national treasury".

So it's understandable that these old guys are tempted.

For the sake of his own people, Shinto gave them this advice. After all, these people were from families that supported Chiyo and helped Rasa take the throne. Whether they listened to his advice or not was their business. He still had to give face to his old leader and help Rasa boost his stats. He didn't have time to argue with them. If he sent people and they were wiped out by Onoki, that would be their own fault.

People have to bear the consequences of their choices!

Everyone present was speechless and completely abandoned the idea.

If my family had a genius who could go toe-to-toe with you for three hundred rounds, would I be sitting here listening to your babbling...? ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

......

Just as the three battlefields had ceased fighting and were all resting, Kirigakure, which had been attracting much attention but was now almost losing interest, finally took action.

This was also the first time that Kirigakure, which had kept a low profile for more than 30 years, stood on the stage of the Ninja World War. Perhaps it was to avoid being overshadowed by the other three villages. When Onoki was injured, Iwagakure took a truce, and Kumogakure and Sunagakure had just stopped fighting for less than a week, the competition for the leader of Kirigakure finally came to an end, and the virtuous and talented Hozuki clan leader was elected.

The Land of Water has three powerful clans: Hozuki, Minazuki, and Kaguya. The Hoshigaki clan's foundation and family history are still a bit lacking. The Kaguya clan was one of the top five powerful clans in the Land of Fire during the Warring States period, and they were even related to the mother of the Six Paths Sage. So even though they were defeated by Madara during the Warring States period and fled to the Land of Water, they still managed to develop into the third most powerful clan in the Land of Water in just a few decades thanks to their iron-blooded style and reckless fighting. However, outsiders are always outsiders. Their cultural differences meant that they could only become high-ranking members of Kirigakure, and the center of power never reached them.

Therefore, this battle for leadership had little to do with the Kaguya clan. The main competitors were the Hozuki, Minazuki, and Hoshigaki clan heads. However, compared to established powerful clans like Hozuki and Minazuki, the Hoshigaki clan was somewhat inferior, and their appearance didn't conform to popular aesthetics, ultimately leading to their elimination. In the final round, the two powerful clans, Hozuki and Minazuki, were the finalists. Although in terms of appearance, Minazuki easily surpassed the Hozuki clan, not all members of the Hozuki clan were ugly and had bad teeth. Some had genetic mutations that gave them good teeth, making them at least much better looking than the Hoshigaki clan. At least they weren't scary at night, and during the day they could barely be considered human.

695. The hatred level has been maxed out by Uncle Ban.

Now that the Hozuki clan had passed the image test, the final stage was the recruitment and voting. In this regard, the Hozuki clan, having produced a Mizukage, clearly had a stronger network than the Minazuki clan. It's true that appearance matters, but strength is equally important. Both the Hozuki and Minazuki clans possess bloodline limits, but the awakening threshold for the Hozuki clan's bloodline limit is very low, almost requiring only the right hand. In contrast, the awakening of the Minazuki clan's Ice Release is much more difficult. Very few members of the entire Minazuki clan have awakened Ice Release, and everyone's water attribute affinity is naturally maxed out. Under these circumstances, the Hozuki clan naturally had an inherent advantage over the Minazuki clan. Not to mention, the Hozuki clan had produced a Mizukage, although that Mizukage didn't do his job properly, instead leading raids and stealing from the village's base. However, he did bring some benefits to the village back then. Therefore, in the final voting round, the Hozuki clan won by a huge margin of two votes, and the Hozuki clan leader was successfully elected as the leader of this war.

Now that the leader has been chosen, let's fight!

The Hozuki clan chief was quite arrogant, or perhaps it was because Kirigakure had been holding back for over thirty years, everyone eager to show the ninja world that Kirigakure wasn't just good at raiding enemy bases, but also incredibly skilled in tough battles. If it weren't for the lack of a leader upon arrival, their tactics wouldn't be so disjointed—one person suggested artillery bombardment, another the triangle attack, yet another Princeton assault… the situation would be chaotic and unsustainable. Therefore, the primary task before engaging Konoha was to choose a leader; otherwise, they would be planning to bombard Konoha's headquarters before even landing!

Now that the leader has been chosen, the Hozuki clan chief doesn't say a word. After finishing their last meal and resting for five hours, on a dark and windy night, each person carries a torch and leads the charge towards the Konoha camp, successfully igniting the flames of war.

Because of Kirigakure's unsportsmanlike conduct, with over 40,000 people launching a night raid, Jiraiya's Uchiha and Hyuga forces, along with a group of Konoha underlings, were caught off guard and completely suppressed. If Kirigakure's top fighters hadn't been missing two Red-Staff members, Konoha would have been utterly crushed on this battlefield.

Even though they hadn't been completely crushed, Konoha was still suffering a series of defeats. The two great leaders of the Hozuki and Minazuki clans fought Jiraiya in the night. Although their Ice Release and Water Release skills weren't quite up to par, their attributes completely countered Jiraiya's limited Fire Release. While they couldn't defeat Jiraiya, they were able to hold their own. In particular, the seamless connection between their Ice Release and Water Release prevented Jiraiya from even having a chance to summon his toad parents to prepare a powerful attack.

On the other side, the encounter between the Kaguya clan and the Uchiha clan was like a spark igniting a firestorm. Seeing the uniforms bearing the Kaguya insignia, the Kaguya clan, already known for their ruthless and reckless fighting, seemed to awaken their ancestral beauty, their eyes even redder than the Uchiha's. They unleashed their full power from the start, their bodies covered in bones like hedgehogs, charging relentlessly towards the Uchiha. They didn't even glance at other Konoha ninjas as they passed by. At this moment, their eyes were only on the Uchiha. Especially the Kaguya clan head, whose grandfather had been beaten into a meat sandwich by Madara, was completely reckless, charging to the front and relentlessly attacking Fugaku, taking all of Fugaku's fire-style techniques without dodging or fending off. Anyone who stood in his way was even one of his own; now, his eyes were only on the Uchiha.

The Kaguya clan's reckless and vengeful nature shocked not only Konoha but also the Kirigakure. They knew the Kaguya clan was always fierce in battle, but this was the first time they had ever seen them so reckless. Especially the Kaguya clan leader at the front, who was like a ruthless bandit with terminal cancer, charging forward without even dodging the powerful Fire Release techniques.

That's fucking amazing!

However, many people are also puzzled as to what makes the Kaguya clan so vigorous and fearless, not even afraid of taking on five Uchiha at once. You know, the Uchiha's reputation is too great. Before the battle, they were all thinking about how to avoid the Uchiha. But the Kaguya clan is different. They can't wait to kill the Uchiha!

Now, decades have passed since the era of the ninja villages, and the grudges between the Uchiha and Kaguya clans can be traced back to the Warring States period, which is already ancient history. Although the Kaguya clan was almost wiped out by Madara and forced to leave the Land of Fire, Madara wiped out more than just one or two clans in that era. So, while the Kaguya clan's expulsion from the Land of Fire may have been a sensation, as time has passed, much of history has been lost to the river of time, and only a few clan records mention it in passing.

It just so happens that the second male lead's father, Uchiha Fugaku, is a history and literature enthusiast. As a member of the Uchiha clan, the minimum educational qualification is a master's degree. As the leader of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku is certainly well-read, if not extremely so. He also happens to be a serious history doctoral student, and he especially loves studying his clan's history, yearning for the supreme glory of the Uchiha clan at its peak.

While the Uchiha clan members were bewildered as to what grudge the Kaguya clan held against them, Fugaku Uchiha had already mentally cursed Madara Uchiha, their most outstanding leader in Uchiha history, and his family. Looking at the relentless, ferocious, and powerful Kaguya clan on the other side, and at his own clan members whose resolve was beginning to waver, Fugaku led his clan in a desperate retreat, his innate hatred for Madara Uchiha at its peak. How the hell were they going to fight?

Why couldn't you have been more thorough back then? Now you're living it up down there, while we, your descendants, have to bear the consequences... (▼へ▼メ)

Madara: If it weren't for that bastard Hashirama kissing me back then, I would have wiped out these trash long ago! (「▼皿▼」)

Hashirama Senju: ? ? ? ?

However, no matter how angry Fugaku Uchiha was, it was useless. Although Madara had already left the Uchiha clan, he was still his predecessor. Moreover, the Uchiha clan's most glorious achievements were earned by Madara. The Uchiha clan was still relying on the glory that Madara had earned to survive.

What can you do if your descendants aren't up to par?

On the other hand, unlike the Uchiha who were relentlessly chased and attacked, the Hyuga clan completely upheld Konoha's last shred of dignity in this battle. They fully demonstrated the essence of the Hyuga clan's defensive counter-attack style, with one person taking on two, and two teams taking on six. Although there were no flashy special effects, their absolute defense, the Rotation Technique, was incredibly powerful. A single ninjutsu was met with a Rotation Technique, and even a kunai or several shuriken were met with another Rotation Technique. Their counter-attacks were executed flawlessly.

The Hyuga clan's outstanding performance severely stimulated the Uchiha clan's proud nerves. The Uchiha, who had been being chased and beaten by the Kaguya clan, saw the Hyuga clan's second-in-command, who had been suppressed by them for years, being so active. Recalling their previous cowardly behavior of relying on the clan leader to cover their retreat, they felt deeply insulted. Their momentum suddenly surged, and one Uchiha after another broke through to the next level on the spot. One tomoe to two tomoe, two tomoe to three tomoe, three tomoe... After going around in circles for a long time, they were still stuck at three tomoe.

Seeing the skeletal man charging recklessly towards them, they grabbed their weapons, their eyes blazing red, and charged!

696. The Kaguya clan is determined to destroy the Uchiha clan.

This was a fierce battle. Although the Uchiha clan had unleashed their full power, the Konoha side was outnumbered. Even if the Uchiha clan fought ten against one, they could not make up for the huge gap. The Konoha side fought and retreated.

Just as Kirigakure was about to invade the Land of Fire, Konoha's reinforcements finally arrived. These reinforcements were no ordinary troops; they were practically Konoha's elite, including even Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son. Now, the two sides were roughly evenly matched. Normally, anyone else seeing Konoha's reinforcements arrive would have rested briefly before engaging again. Kirigakure, seeing they were about to invade the Land of Fire, wasn't in a hurry; a steady and methodical approach was key to victory. Although Konoha's reinforcements arrived, Kirigakure's formation... Rong Ye was not afraid at all. Although there was no superstar leading the way, there were still many all-stars. With the seamless cooperation and attribute advantage of the Hozuki clan chief and the Minazuki clan chief fighting Jiraiya, they could at least go toe-to-toe. If Jiraiya didn't enter that half-baked Sage Mode, his strength would actually be just so-so. After all, he was a bit of a brain cell sluggish. His ninjutsu was limited to fire release and a few toad ninjutsu, plus ordinary taijutsu. He didn't have as many tricks as Orochimaru, and his taijutsu wasn't as explosive as Tsunade's. He put all his points into half-baked Sage Mode.

So if Kirigakure had a leader who wasn't swayed by emotions, Konoha's reinforcements would have already arrived. Unless the leader was Madara, they wouldn't be able to take down Konoha's stronghold in one fell swoop. Since they couldn't take down Konoha's stronghold, they might as well stop and rest at the border of the Land of Fire before fighting again.

But who is the current leader of the Hidden Mist Village?

The Hozuki clan leader, along with the Kirigakure underlings, had been holding back their anger for thirty years, and the younger ones for one or two decades. They had waited so many years for this battle not to prove how great they were, but to let the ninja world know that Kirigakure was not only good at using tricks, but also capable of fighting tough battles!

So when Konoha's reinforcements arrived, with both sides having roughly equal numbers and lineups, Kirigakure, despite playing away, was not intimidated and simply went all out!

The battle raged from day to night, and then from night to day again. When their blue aura ran out, they slashed with swords; when their swords dulled, they stabbed with kunai; when their kunai were worn out, they bit with their teeth... The two sides fought like mortal enemies. Since they had reached the border of the Land of Fire, the Konoha side refused to give an inch. The Mist Ninja, driven by the Kaguya clan's reckless spirit, were also blinded by rage and attacked without regard for their own lives. In the end, both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the battle ended when neither side could even lift the explosive tags. The Mist Ninja temporarily retreated, and the Konoha, unable to pursue, set up camp on the spot.

The two sides fought for three days and three nights, suffering heavy casualties on both sides. The total number of casualties was more than 20,000. Although most of them were cannon fodder, such a huge casualty ratio still ignited the ninja world, making the small ninja villages and countries that used to follow the big ninja villages and take advantage of them tremble and withdraw from the war quite consciously.

This is terrifying! This kind of war is something that small ninja villages and small countries can't handle. Even those neighboring small ninja villages that had been harassing Konoha and causing it a lot of trouble recently have quietly withdrawn from the battlefield. Now that Konoha has suffered such heavy losses, no one dares to provoke them.

To avoid being wiped out by Konoha later in the season...

However, this battle also allowed the ninja world to witness the spirit and style of Kirigakure. It was so damn flamboyant! More than 40,000 people fought against more than 20,000 people and still managed to launch a night raid. They truly deserve to be the epitome of despicable and shameless. Now, if you search for the keywords "despicable" and "shameless", the results won't be Onoki or Shiki, but definitely Kirigakure.

Kirigakure's actions completely defied the traditions of the ninja world. In large-scale battles like this, when have the two sides ever not called up their troops and shown off their strength, started by exchanging words, and then started fighting after getting heated with their arguments? Kirigakure's approach of not talking at all and launching a night raid after everything was prepared is unprecedented and has refreshed everyone's understanding of war.

In this battle, the Uchiha clan suffered the heaviest casualties. From beginning to end, the Uchiha clan relentlessly fought the reckless Kaguya clan. The Uchiha clan's reputation for possessing the most powerful bloodline limit in the ninja world wasn't just empty boasting; normally, one against five might be excessive, but one against two or three was certainly possible. However, facing the reckless Kaguya clan, who possessed the bloodline of Kaguya-hime, and being outnumbered, the Uchiha clan members led by the second male lead's father suffered heavy losses. Less than one in ten remained intact. Some were killed in the Kaguya clan's dying counterattacks, while others were fought to the death by the Kaguya clan in desperate two-on-one battles. Even the second male lead's father, Uchiha Fugaku, was among them. After many clan members died and awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan's advanced level, Double Flower Red Staff, they were all severely injured by the reckless Kaguya clan chief's trade-off tactics. Due to some indescribable reason, Fugaku Uchiha, who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan's advanced level, Double Flower Red Staff, did not reveal his Mangekyou Sharingan and still fought using the three-tomoe Sharingan. However, after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, his strength increased dramatically. Even without using the Mangekyou Sharingan, he was still a low-key Double Flower Red Staff user. Kaguya clan chief, with her near-Kage level combat power, managed to severely injure Fugaku Uchiha through a trade-off. In the end, if it weren't for the group of clan chiefs from Kirigakure pulling him away, Fugaku Uchiha would probably have been killed by Kaguya clan chief in a one-for-one trade without even using his Mangekyou Sharingan abilities.

This shows just how fanatical the Kaguya clan was in this battle. The Uchiha suffered heavy casualties, and the Kaguya clan's casualties were naturally not small either. However, they didn't care. Losing a team battle was acceptable, but the Uchiha had to die. This had been their clan's creed for decades. After the war ended, the Kaguya clan head sent a letter back to the clan, and the clan immediately mustered up its forces and started playing music and dancing again, showing that they were determined to fight the Uchiha to the death in this battle.

After witnessing the madness of the Kaguya clan, everyone in the ninja world gasped in shock. This was just too outrageous!

Throughout history, it seems only the Senju clan has ever pushed the Uchiha to this level. However, the Senju clan has declined, leaving only Tsunade and her younger brother. Although the Hyuga clan is showing signs of competing with the Uchiha, it is an undeniable fact that the Uchiha are the most powerful clan in the ninja world. Since the decline of the Senju clan, no other clan has ever been able to surpass the Uchiha to this extent. Although the Uchiha no longer has a leader as powerful as Madara, in terms of overall combat strength, the Uchiha are still number one.

The Kaguya clan's current frenzy, willing to annihilate the entire clan to kill the Uchiha, is truly astonishing. What kind of deep-seated hatred or resentment could drive them to such madness?

697. Even the Awakened Kaleidoscope cannot make you invincible.

The ninja world was shocked, but Fugaku Uchiha, who was recovering from his injuries, was so frustrated that he vomited blood. Madara had really stirred up too much hatred. As far as he knew, most of the ancestors of the Kaguya clan in Kirigakure were killed by Madara.

That's right, they were all killed by Madara. Back then, Madara single-handedly challenged the Kaguya clan, unleashing his Blue Giant powers and utterly crushing them. The Uchiha clan members were just standing by and cheering. Madara's lineage was once the most orthodox lineage of the Uchiha, but it was severed after Madara's departure. The current clan head's lineage is just a branch. They might have had some blood relation to Madara a few hundred years ago, but now it's as indistinguishable as water.

Because of this, the Kaguya clan projected their old hatred onto the current Uchiha clan, launching suicidal attacks whenever they saw them. Fugaku Uchiha was incredibly frustrated. If he could reveal his Mangekyou Sharingan, he would have loved to unleash Amaterasu on the Kaguya clan right now... burning these brutes to death.

Before awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, he thought that after awakening it, he would be invincible like Madara Uchiha. However, after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, he found that although his strength increased dramatically, he could not reach Madara Uchiha's level of invincibility. He had witnessed the power of Shiki the Golden Lion, and he did not believe that he could reach Shiki's level. For this reason, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he immediately hid the Mangekyou Sharingan after awakening it, and did not even dare to reveal it in front of his clansmen. He dared not use the Mangekyou Sharingan's abilities in the battle against the Kaguya clan, because once it was exposed, it was unknown whether it would be a blessing or a curse for the Uchiha clan.

Uncle Ban had stirred up far too much hatred back then.

Now that the Kaguya clan is clearly going to challenge the Uchiha clan to a duel, as the number one clan in the ninja world, he naturally can't back down. So the day after the battle ended, he also called for reinforcements from his clan, and then the music and dance began.

This is no longer about Madara Uchiha; it's about the reputation of the Uchiha clan.

......

"Hiss... This Kaguya clan has really gone mad. What kind of grudge could they possibly have to fight the Uchiha like this?"

On the battlefield in Sunagakure, the people who had been keeping an eye on Kumogakure to see when they would raid the Land of Earth received news from the battlefield in Kirigakure, especially the crazy performance of the Kaguya clan, which caused the surrounding mats to sell out.

That's fucking outrageous.

This suicidal attack clearly shows that they are determined to fight the Uchiha to the death. However, the foundation of the Uchiha clan, the number one clan in the ninja world, is still there. Even if the current Kaguya clan were to trade one for one person, they still wouldn't be able to defeat the Uchiha. At most, they could only cause the Uchiha to suffer heavy losses.

Even so, it's insane enough. This kind of courage to risk total annihilation to take down the enemy is something these clan leaders admit they can't do. Don't let their usual cowardice fool you; even when they're just going through the motions on the battlefield, they still have dozens of bodyguards around them. But when it really matters, they can still put themselves out of danger. But Clan Leader Kaguya is this crazy. They can't do it. Not only can they not do it, but even their previous generation of clan leaders couldn't do it. This isn't just a matter of courage; it's about the continuation of the clan. Nobody wants to become a sinner to their clan, right?

But Chief Kaguya really dared to do that, and the key is that his clansmen were so damn supportive of him, so crazy, they were practically insane!

"Hahaha, what's so strange about that? That's why you people should spend your time reading books and newspapers instead of wasting time on trivial matters. You don't even know about the major events that shook the ninja world back then? You know, the Kaguya clan was one of the top three powerful clans in the Land of Fire during the Warring States period, even more powerful than the Hyuga clan. Later, I don't know if they angered my idol Madara or if Madara just didn't like them, but Madara single-handedly stormed into the Kaguya clan, crushing many and almost wiping them out. It's said that in the end, it was only because Hashirama Senju arrived in time and used his ultimate verbal attack to silence Madara that the Kaguya clan was spared." "Destroyed, but back then, the strongest members of the Kaguya clan died at Madara's hands, and the Land of Fire was under Madara's protection. The Kaguya clan had no choice but to leave for the Land of Water to eke out a living. Imagine the hatred of such a family being destroyed and their people killed. Now, the older generation of the Kaguya clan are almost all descendants of those who died at Madara's hands. Now that they've encountered the Uchiha, it would be strange if they didn't seek revenge. The Kaguya clan has always been battle maniacs, never thinking of their own lives in a fight. Now that they've encountered their sworn enemy, it's no wonder they haven't awakened their ancestral bloodlust... An idol is an idol; the hatred they've stirred up over the years hasn't lessened at all. That's fucking awesome! ヾ(^?^)?"

After finishing speaking, Masato looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle towards the Land of Water, filled with endless emotion.

Some people are dead, but they live on in people's hearts... wait! My idol seems to still be alive, right?

It'll be soon, though. Should I go see my idol off on his final journey...?

(￣ェ￣;)....

Everyone was speechless at his arrogant demeanor. Some remembered that this bastard's uncle, the First Hokage, had been killed by Madara Uchiha before dying young.

This bastard actually idolizes his enemy! I hope the First Lord's coffin lid stays shut...

However, they really didn't expect that the Kaguya clan and the Uchiha had such a tragic relationship. They really are always learning something new!

"In that case, the Uchiha are in for a tough time. The Uchiha aren't as strong as they used to be."

Rasa said gloatingly, "The Uchiha have always been the core of Konoha's main force. Although no super-powerful Uchiha have emerged in recent years, their bloodline limits are like cheat codes. Once they awaken their Sharingan, they can easily take on two opponents at a time. They're too damn monstrous. Now that the Uchiha have clashed with the Kaguya clan, he has witnessed the madness of Kaguya's battle. Even if the Uchiha wins in the end, they will suffer heavy losses, indirectly weakening Konoha's strength."

"That depends on how far the Kaguya clan has fallen. The Uchiha clan is, after all, the oldest and most prestigious clan in the ninja world; they won't squander it all so easily..."

Masato said indifferently. He didn't agree with Rasa's statement, but he didn't say anything. He was just a young man and his view of things was too one-sided. He estimated that the casualties of the Uchiha in this third war should not be too great. Otherwise, where would the Uchiha get the confidence to stage a coup in the future?

However, it's unclear whether the second male lead's father awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan during this war. Although the original work doesn't mention whether Uchiha Fugaku had the Mangekyou Sharingan, it's estimated that he probably did. After all, both of his sons awakened it, so there's no reason why he, as the father, couldn't, whether from a genetic or prognostic perspective.

Unless... the Uchiha clan is very chaotic, and they can't tell the difference between sons and fathers...

698. Madara: Thanks to Hashirama for that one word back then.

"Hahaha! Fight! The more intense the better!"

In an underground city in the Land of Water, loud laughter echoed all around. The old man, whose back was covered with tubes and who was so old that he was no longer human, laughed wildly after hearing the report from his white-clad underling.

His laughter was tinged with regret; the higher one climbs, the colder it gets. He had no one to share this joy with. At this moment, he was incredibly grateful that Hashirama, that bastard, had kissed him back then. He hadn't wiped out the Kaguya clan back then. He really had to thank Hashirama for that kiss!

"Hmph! I didn't expect the Uchiha to become more and more useless. They even managed to push those trash from the Kaguya clan to this point. They're truly useless! (▼へ▼メ)"

One second the old man was laughing heartily, the next he immediately changed his expression, his eyes filled with a mixture of disdain, pleasure, and anger at his lack of ambition.

His brother's dying wish was for him to take care of those foolish clansmen, but in the end, it was those same foolish clansmen who betrayed him. Look at the Uchiha clan now, a pathetic bunch without Madara's leadership! If those bastards had left Konoha with him back then, they would have already unified the ninja world and reached the moon!

"Lord Madara, I discovered a group of Sand Ninja in the Land of Water. They seem to be out hunting, and the leader is Chiyo's son..."