Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

That was shot out by the Tailed Beast Ball.

A fierce battle broke out between the Iwa ninja and the Kumo ninja in this small port located in the southwestern coastal region of the Land of Lightning. Nearly five thousand corpses were left behind by both sides. This only includes the ninja who died in battle. If the civilians who were not evacuated from the port in time are included, the number will exceed ten thousand!

"Those bastards from Iwagakure."

Darui stood at the edge of the deep pit created by the Dust Escape Technique, watching his subordinates dive into the sea to search for the bodies buried in the ocean. After the great battle, not only did many people die, but many also went missing. His current job was to search for the missing, or to put it more bluntly, to search for the bodies.

after all,

In such a great war, disappearance and death are practically synonymous.

Or rather, death is the best outcome. If they were captured by the Iwa ninja, it might be better to die on the battlefield!

Looking at the mangled corpse of his comrade that had been pulled from the water, he had nowhere to vent his pent-up anger. He could only face the western sea and curse the Iwa ninja. This was his only outlet for his anger at the moment.

"Darui, how's it going today?"

Two wooden figures walked over.

"We've found two more mutilated corpses. It looks like the search won't be over anytime soon. Yugito-senpai, how's your work going?" Darui asked, turning to look at the two Yugitos standing beside him.

After the battle with the Iwa ninja ended, the Iwa ninja boarded their large ships and fled. The Kumo ninja, with most of their ships destroyed, were unable to organize a large force to pursue them. Furthermore, even if they could organize a force to pursue them, given their current morale, if they caught up and clashed with the Iwa ninja again, the best-case scenario would be mutual destruction.

Under the persuasion of Tsuchikage and his advisors, the Fourth Raikage, A, abandoned his plan to pursue the Iwa ninja and instead returned to Kumogakure to appease the villagers. At the same time, he also had to deal with the inquiries from the Daimyo's office, as the Raikage Daimyo could not remain silent after such a major incident.

A, Tsuchida, Killer Bee, and the others left and returned to Kumogakure.

However, Darui and the two Yugito stayed behind. They were given the task of cleaning up the battlefield, and they also received a request from the local residents to help rebuild their homes. In addition, they were on guard against the Iwa ninja launching a surprise attack. Although the possibility of the Iwa ninja doing so was very small, they still kept a backup plan for the sake of caution.

"After so many days of arguing, there's finally some progress. The location of the new port has been confirmed. Next is the planning and design, and then the official construction work will begin... My work here is still a long way from being finished."

The two wooden figures replied.

"Senior Yugito, um... are you feeling alright?"

What do you want to ask?

"Wouldn't you be impatient with the reconstruction work?"

"It was alright, but the arguments among the nobles were a bit annoying. They dragged their feet and weren't efficient at all. Fortunately, they finally got to a conclusion today."

Yugito rubbed her temples. Rebuilding the port was no ordinary task. In the past, she probably wouldn't have had much patience for such a long-term mission. It was only because her personality had changed and she was no longer keen on fighting but yearned for peace that she became very patient with this kind of construction work.

"That's it!"

Darui nodded, indicating that he understood, without any change in expression on his face.

However, he felt a bit more troubled. Before leaving, the Raikage had given him a secret mission: to monitor the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yugito Nii, and then record the observations and submit them regularly.

As for why we did this,

Darui has recently come to deeply appreciate the changes in Yugito Nii. The arrogant and belligerent Two-Tails Jinchuriki of the past was simply a figment of their imagination. Now, Yugito Nii is kind-hearted, helpful, and a truly good person!

However, he could not be considered a qualified ninja.

During his probing, he discovered that Yugito Nii wasn't completely incapable of killing for the sake of the village, but... the pain and inner turmoil after killing always lingered in her. She reported all of this truthfully, knowing in her heart that it might not be long before the village would change its Two-Tails Jinchuriki!

But now that Turtle Island has been lost,

How do you train a perfect Jinchūriki?

This will be a major problem facing the higher-ups of the Cloud Village. In fact, the Cloud Village's higher-ups have also had a fierce argument about the two Yugitos, and it is a close contest. Not everyone agrees to replace the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

The opposition's reasons are easy to understand.

After losing Turtle Island, it's highly unlikely that a perfect Jinchuriki can be replicated. Replacing the perfect Jinchuriki, Nii Yugito, with a new Two-Tails Jinchuriki who occasionally goes berserk would only bring endless trouble to the village. The berserk behavior of the two previous Jinchuriki caused the Cloud Ninja a great deal of trouble.

The wound on the chest of the deceased Third Raikage was left when he subdued the rampaging Eight-Tails.

Anyway,

The Hidden Cloud Village is in chaos. A not only has to deal with the complicated official affairs within the village, but also has to deal with the Daimyo's forces. At the same time, he doesn't dare to forget the compensation agreement he signed with Konoha, and he grits his teeth to pay the corresponding compensation according to the agreement!

Although the current situation of the Cloud Ninja is not optimistic,

However, compared to angering Konoha and being humiliated by Uchiha Sogen, it's better to admit defeat. Uchiha Sogen has been leading Konoha's army to be stationed in the Land of Hot Springs and hasn't left. It's clear that if the Cloud Ninja dare to renege on their debt, then the next second will be a battle.

"Has the item been delivered?"

"It's already been sent away."

"Sigh! My father sighed more than once before he died that he could not find the lost Six Paths Ninja Tools. In the end, I couldn't even keep the last Amber Purification Bottle. Tsuchidai, I am such a failure as the Raikage!" A stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in his office and let out an extremely tired sigh.

"Lord Raikage, encountering a mission like Uchiha Munegen is no one's fault; it's just our misfortune! It's the misfortune of the vast majority of ninjas in this era."

Tu Tai's expression was complicated.

The sadness in her heart was no less than that of Ai.

However, he could not vent his emotions freely. Instead, he tried his best to comfort the Raikage, because at this moment, the Raikage must not collapse.

"I wonder if you, Raikage-sama, have read the diary left by the First Raikage? At that time, the First Raikage and his comrades faced two mountains weighing down on everyone: Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. In fact, the First Raikage died in depression largely because of this oppression and constraint."

Moreover, it wasn't just the First Raikage. At that time, apart from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of the Five Great Shinobi Villages all passed away within a few years. By the time Hashirama Senju passed away and the First Shinobi World War broke out, the Second Hokage of each village was active on the battlefield.

"We should be thankful that the Amber Purification Bottle wasn't stolen by the Iwa ninja. If it had, we might be considering an expedition to the Land of Earth right now."

"Tutai, you..."

Ai stared at the earthen platform, thought about it, and realized that what the platform said was true.

Rather than fight Konoha, he would rather fight Iwa ninja. While Onoki's Dust Release is troublesome, the elderly Onoki obviously doesn't have the strength to continuously release Dust Release techniques. As long as the right strategy is found, there is still a possibility of winning!

And Konoha,

No matter how the staff analyzed the situation, they couldn't find any way to defeat those few abnormal Uchiha.

"The Uchiha... what a family of monsters!"

"Who can argue with that!"

The Raikage and his assistant, both feeling a pang of sympathy, simultaneously let out a helpless sigh.

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On the vast, boundless sea, a rather large island is slowly moving south. If you look at it from a high place, you will find that the outline of the island looks a bit like a turtle. This is Turtle Island, which was originally an overseas enclave belonging to the Cloud Ninja.

However, this territory is now stamped with Konoha's seal.

The defeated Cloud Ninja reluctantly relinquished their island, which could have been used to train perfect Jinchuriki, to the Leaf Ninja.

Is this the place?

"Uchiha Shisui asked."

"This is the place known as the Real Waterfall!"

With a stern face, hope introduced the Konoha ninjas to them.

"True Waterfall... Is this where the Jinchuriki of the Cloud Ninja train to control the power of the Tailed Beasts?" Jiraiya looked up and down at the waterfall, which was not actually very large, his eyes filled with fervor.

"Well, you could say that. However, according to the feedback from Killer Bee and the two Yugitos, the training at the Fall of Truth is just preparation. But... Killer Bee also said that without completing this preliminary training, it's impossible to control the power of the Tailed Beasts."

Hishi answered Jiraiya's question in a very formal and methodical manner.

The monotonous voice was devoid of emotion, as cold as a robot.

However, neither Jiraiya nor Uchiha Shisui were the type to nitpick. They understood Hi's feelings, but that didn't stop them from explaining everything to Hi. Although they had all sorts of information about Turtle Island, which they had dug out from Killer Bee's mind, they still wanted to hear Hi's explanation.

"The Falls of Truth, as the name suggests, is a place where you can see a person's true self. According to Killer Bee, Jinchuriki can see their true selves here. In fact, it's not just Jinchuriki; everyone can see their true inner self here."

"So, we can give it a try?"

"That's what Shi Shui murmured."

"can."

hope nodded.

"What? Shisui, do you want to give it a try?" Jiraiya asked.

"...Forget it! We can talk about it another time." Shisui hesitated for two seconds, but ultimately refused. He really wanted to see what the real him was like, but the current situation wasn't suitable for doing such a thing; the Cloud Ninja were still around!

Even if we really want to try it, we should wait until the Cloud Ninja leaves; there's no need to take the risk now.

"That makes sense. Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Jiraiya was also very interested in the real waterfall, but he didn't forget that he had a mission on his shoulders, carrying the lives of so many people under his command. He couldn't just do whatever he wanted. Although he had already made up his mind that he had to try it himself before letting Naruto try it!

beside,

hope's face twitched, and her eyes twitched.

Jiraiya's words pierced his heart, leaving it bleeding profusely.

Yes! From now on, Turtle Island belongs to Konoha and has nothing to do with Cloud Ninja anymore. Whenever he thinks about this, Xi's heart aches, but he can't show it on his face. He absolutely cannot lose face and dignity in front of the Konoha ninja.

"A real waterfall... I never imagined there was such an amazing place in the world!"

Zhi Shui stood by the pool, overwhelmed with emotion.

"The secrets of the ninja world are far more numerous than what you and I have ever seen."

Jiraiya's words were born from his own feelings.

Seeing this Turtle Island, he couldn't help but think of Mount Myōboku. According to the eldest brother and the eldest sister, Mount Myōboku was also located in the ninja world. It would take a month to travel from Konoha to Mount Myōboku. However, he had always been summoned to Mount Myōboku by the Reverse Summoning Jutsu and had never actually walked there.

to be frank,

Given the wondrous ecological environment of Mount Myōboku, it's impossible to imagine exactly where it is located in the ninja world.

Thinking of Mount Myōboku, Jiraiya couldn't help but recall his previous meeting with the Great Toad Sage. The Great Toad Sage had recently made a new prophecy, which was even more vague and perplexing than the previous ones.

However, one thing is certain.

The future of the ninja world is destined to be turbulent, with countless storms brewing in the darkness. The search for the Child of Destiny must continue, even though the importance of the Child of Destiny has been greatly diminished in the new prophecy. While the Child of Destiny is indeed destined to make a great contribution to the future ninja world, he/she no longer seems to have the power to determine the future fate of the ninja world.

A newly emerging force has taken over a portion of the positions of the chosen ones.

"Hopefully it's not a bad thing!"

Jiraiya spoke to himself in a voice that no one but himself could hear.

[Chapter 235. Amber Vase]

While Jiraiya and Shisui were taking full control of Turtle Island, Sogen, who was still in the Land of Hot Water, received compensation supplies from the Cloud Ninja. Money and supplies were just a small bonus; Konoha was not short of money. After defeating the Cloud Ninja, the Fire Daimyo gave Konoha an extra allocation.