I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

Although the three fortresses are located within the Land of Frost, they have always been managed and garrisoned by the Hidden Cloud Village.

Konohagakure also has troops stationed at some important military outposts of the allied countries.

This is all normal.

However, outside the three fortified cities, the main population of the entire coastal passage consists of ordinary people from the Frost Kingdom.

They wouldn't say that those were enemies too.

The ninja's mercenary culture originated in the Warring States period. Under the mercenary system, ninjas did not have the concept of patriotism.

They have no nationality, only ethnic or village affiliation. Their ideal is not universal harmony, but to use their own strength to achieve a higher social status and income level. Fighting for their country is just part of their job.

Uchiha Shingen certainly wouldn't consider the people of the Land of Frost as enemies.

He makes money from Konoha, Konoha makes money from the Land of Fire, and has nothing to do with the Land of Frost.

He, who was already a corporate slave in the first playthrough, said that the ninja's "I'm here to make money, just give me the money" mentality really appealed to him.

It's easy to accept.

Organizations like ninja villages have taken this concept to the extreme, both internally and externally. If these ninja villages were thrown onto Earth, they would be ridiculed by business leaders.

Why wouldn't he protect and contribute to such a good organization?

Standing outside the north gate of Nanguan City, Uchiha Shingen dispelled the barrier he had previously erected using Ice Release.

No one escaped; they should have all been eliminated.

Outside the North Gate, the roads were in terrible condition, the ground was full of potholes, and the remains of the Cloud Ninja were scattered everywhere, with hardly any intact.

In his first playthrough, in order to overcome the shortcomings of the Impure World Reincarnation to the greatest extent, he designed this set of techniques so that he could use it directly without having to spend time on preparation.

Through this technique, he can seal the impure beings so that they can be used continuously. In other words, each impure being only needs to be created once. When using them, he can not only share the vision of the impure beings and control their behavior, but also use the technique that is no longer available in the second playthrough to use the impure beings as his clones. The techniques of mutual multiplication of explosive tags and mutual multiplication of impure beings are also part of this technique.

Although he had a momentary impulse to review the plans he had failed to complete, it was truly just a momentary impulse.

It's not like the first Shinobi World War; the circumstances, objectives, and needs of the battle are completely different now.

Moreover, he is no longer without arms and legs; many conditions are no longer met, and this is the limit of his ability to utilize the reanimated beings.

One South Gate City is enough to earn 5000 million taels.

Uchiha Shingen had no regrets about losing these Edo Tensei.

The biggest lesson he learned on his first playthrough was that external forces can only be used temporarily, while one's own strength is the only thing worth relying on.

If his original body had the strength it has now in his first playthrough, he wouldn't have died.

Even the big dog won't die, because he would definitely kill Golden Horn and Silver Horn on the spot.

That's about enough, let's deactivate it.

Thinking this, Uchiha Shingen prepared to dispel the spell.

Before they could even begin, a deafening explosion resounded through the city, shaking the very ground.

"There are still people in the city?" Ye Cang asked, somewhat surprised.

She had witnessed the fighting power of the reanimated creatures and was eager to know which freak was so powerful that he could fight them for so long, and whether the power of this ninjutsu was too great.

"It wasn't the opponent's ninjutsu; it was Edo Tensei."

Through the technique, Uchiha Shingen knew that the Edo Tensei had activated the Mutual Multiplication Explosion Tags.

Each of the impure bodies was used as a sealing scroll by him, sealing a bunch of explosive tags. Through this technique, the impure bodies could activate the multiplicative explosive tags with their own power, which was much more convenient than having to go to the front to activate them themselves.

If you can use the Impure World Reincarnation technique from a distance, then don't show your face.

But...didn't we have enough left over? But given the intensity, we'll definitely run out this time.

Through the north city wall, explosions continued to occur within the city, and the flames from the explosions turned half the sky red.

Uchiha Shingen activated vision sharing.

Then he saw it, the enormous body that was being surrounded and blasted by a group of impure earth.

Uchiha Shingen was shocked.

After releasing the Edo Tensei, I went to cut off their retreat without activating my chakra senses, and yet the Eight-Tails is actually in this city!?

I almost missed it!

Instead of rushing over, Uchiha Shingen continued to observe with his vision open.

He's a living person, not an impure spirit. If you get caught in the Mutual Explosion Tags ninjutsu, you could really blow yourself up.

Soon, the impure beings used up their explosive tag reserves—after all, the multiplicative explosive tags on their bodies were original versions, and they had to use them all at once.

The Eight-Tailed Fox was repeatedly shrunken by the multiplicative explosive tags. Although it still retained its form, it was truly a pitiful sight.

Jinchuriki are not omnipotent, which is why the Senju and Uchiha clans basically do not use the method of becoming a tailed beast vessel to enhance their power.

If you're strong, you'll be strong even without a tailed beast; if you're not strong, you won't be strong even with a tailed beast.

The impure creatures had all stopped; the three hundred and eight of them surrounded the Eight-Tails, their chakra surging.

Their strength is far less than it was in life, but none of them feel that the tailed beasts are anything to be afraid of; this confidence does not come from their impure bodies.

People like Uchiha Itachi could easily defeat tailed beast containers when they were alive.

Their strength has decreased, but their control over that strength and their combat experience have not been diminished.

Seeing the Eight-Tails, which had shrunk considerably and was lying there panting, the Edo Tensei members showed no mockery. Losing to them was perfectly normal.

The Tailed Beast Container restricts both the Tailed Beast and the container itself.

Both ends are not pleased.

Moreover, this is a very immature container.

Uchiha Itachi walked over, and flames condensed in his hand into the shape of a longsword.

This was the ninjutsu he was most skilled in during his lifetime, Kagutsuchi.

Although he didn't have the Mangekyou Sharingan, his exceptional talent in spiritual power allowed him to use this powerful eye technique, which had been recorded by his clan, through his three-tomoe Sharingan. With this eye technique, he made great contributions to the Uchiha clan. Although he was eventually killed by Senju Muzu, he was simply unlucky in that battle.

Who could have predicted that! The two were fighting so well when suddenly a tree stump appeared out of the way and hit him squarely on the chin...

There was really no way to deal with this. Even if Madara and Izuna were there, they couldn't do anything, as they were also dealing with Hashirama and Tobirama at the time.

Looking at the young man from the Yotsuki clan, Uchiha Itachi felt a rare pang of pity. This young man must be very unwilling to accept his defeat.

"Young man, go in peace, my sword is swift."

Uchiha Kei swung his flaming sword and severed Killer Bee's head.

Before Killer Bee's head even hit the ground, a figure appeared in the arena—it was Uchiha Shingen.

"So, you've come to keep your promise?" Uchiha Itachi said coldly.

“Yes, but…” Uchiha Shingen looked at the flaming sword in his hand, “He even used Kagutsuchi.”

"What's the problem?"

"No, you just cut down a clone." Uchiha Shingen suddenly kicked out, his toe piercing through the head that had already fallen to the ground.

Killer Bee's remains transformed into a section of octopus tentacles before everyone's eyes.

Uchiha Kei turned around and threw out his flaming sword, which transformed into a fiery dragon in mid-air and flew towards the ruins to the north.

There, Killer Bee was running wildly.

Chapter Twenty-Five: You're Free

The Fire Dragon flew very fast and caught up with Killer Bee in the blink of an eye, then swooped down.

Killer Bee, who was running wildly, was covered with a layer of Eight-Tails chakra. He suddenly lunged forward, covered his head, and rolled into a building that had mostly collapsed.

The next moment, the fiery dragon exploded.

With a deafening roar, the surrounding buildings collapsed like building blocks, and flames surged outwards like a whirlwind, turning everything into a sea of ​​fire amidst crackling sounds.

Chirabi burst out of the rubble and continued his mad dash northward.

Behind me, I could hear the sounds of buildings being demolished en masse.

There was no time to look back; Killer Bee had never run that fast in his life.

"Damn it! Damn it!" he cursed as he ran. "How is this old man so powerful?!"

[Don't get in contact with it, your chakra will be burned away... Idiot! Dodge! His fire jutsu isn't over yet!]

Acting as Killer Bee's "eyes," the Eight-Tails was constantly reminding him, only to discover once again that the silly guy had misunderstood.

"Huh?" Killer Bee was a little confused after being scolded again. He was in the middle of his habitually high-speed speech when, before he could stop, things changed around him.

Flames rise and fire rages.

The flames, which had been scattered among the ruins, seemed to be infused with new power and shone brightly!

The fireworks were dazzling, piercing the sky, and the shadows on the ground disappeared, shrinking back into the gaps.

The scorching heatwave roared again, and the remaining rubble on the ground whispered and rustled in terror. Streaks of yellow and red flames shot into the air, filling the sky with fire.

A deafening roar swept outwards, and flames carrying chunks of building debris were lifted high into the air, where the extreme heat melted them into volcanic bombs.

This is one of the most powerful combination ninjutsu of Uchiha Kei, which uses the power of Kagutsuchi to give Fire Release a tangible power, and is a product of maximizing both nature transformation and form transformation.

Fire Release: Volcanic Rock Bullet.

The red-hot rocks hurtled down, leaving more than a dozen fiery streaks in the air. Uchiha Shingen stood beside Uchiha Itachi, watching this familiar scene. Now that he had set aside his prejudices, he felt a sense of admiration.

As expected of the strongest Fire Release user among the Uchiha of that generation, even with Madara Uchiha's high standards for choosing people, he regarded Uchiha Kei as his most important follower.

He was just unlucky and got caught in a stray bullet from Hashirama Senju.

Killer Bee didn't have the same mindset as Shingen Uchiha.

He let out a strange cry and began frantically dodging the "volcanic rock bombs" falling from above.

Actually, Killer Bee's treatment was already quite good. When Uchiha Kei used this ninjutsu with all his might during his lifetime, he started with hundreds of "volcanic rock bullets".

Uchiha Shingen almost got killed by this move during his first playthrough; the range was too large, and he couldn't escape.

At this moment, Uchiha Shingen opened his Sharingan, staring intently, firmly memorizing the flow and changes in Uchiha Kei's eye power and chakra.