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

"Lord Jiraiya."

"Hmm? Shingen, welcome back." Jiraiya looked a little sleepy.

However, the fleeting sadness in his eyes proved that this Kage-level figure was not truly without spirit.

"You must be tired from the journey. Go back and rest early. You don't need to report to me." He waved his hand lazily. "Go soak in the hot springs. The hot springs here are nice."

"No, Lord Jiraiya, I have important information." Uchiha Shingen had already prepared his speech, and then he finished recounting the events of Nanguan City in one breath.

During this process, Jiraiya's mental state changed from wanting to pick his nose to wanting to slap himself.

"The fortress is gone?" The man's eyes widened.

"Yes."

"Did you discover the sealed Impure World Reincarnation? Or was it left behind by the village's elders?"

"Yes, but that's not important, Lord Jiraiya. The Cloud Ninja's military supplies won't be replenished anytime soon."

"No, Shingen, this is important!" Jiraiya stood up with a "whoosh," about to say something, when he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was an Uchiha.

Although Jiraiya had no prejudice against the Uchiha clan, he knew that there were some things that were not suitable to say to the Uchiha.

He had heard it from the old man.

There was such a person who was an important figure in Konoha during the Second Hokage's era, and who served as the teacher of the old man and several others, including Shimura Danzo.

He was also the acting principal of the ninja academy at the time.

He was also a hero of Konoha, who sacrificed himself in the First Shinobi World War. His specialty was the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

And he died at the foot of Nanguan City.

"Have you found the remains of that village elder?" Jiraiya asked.

"No."

Want my remains? Dream on! Even the Cloud Ninja couldn't get them, you're dreaming.

Having spent half his life digging graves, how could he possibly allow anyone else to have the opportunity to obtain his remains!

He placed the final wave of multiplicative detonating tags on his own body.

"Really not?" Jiraiya kept asking, clearly concerned.

“There wasn’t one to begin with.” Uchiha Shingen said impatiently.

This is Naruto, are you planning to change careers? Not writing erotica anymore, but "Tomb Raider Paradise"?

If you don't rush to my grandma's house, I'll livestream my third playthrough!

"Is that so... No, there isn't any..." Jiraiya decided to go to Nanguan City to look for it after the battle was over.

If a person with a thousand hands and no feet were to leave behind a body, that would not be something to be treated lightly.

At the very least... it cannot fall into the hands of any ninja clan.

Of course, from his personal perspective, he hoped that the body of the Thousand Hands and Feetless could return to his hometown and be buried in Konoha decades later.

"I understand. In that case, the strategy against the Cloud Ninja needs to be changed."

Jiraiya became serious.

"Shingen, go and inform the Uchiha clan that we need to have a meeting."

"Shouldn't we attack now?" Uchiha Shingen felt there was no need for that.

Why hold a meeting? Just start marching and beat them so badly they won't even recognize their own mothers.

He was ready to eat the meatballs right away.

"A little more time won't make a difference; we must make the most of this opportunity." Jiraiya seemed to have a hidden meaning in his words. "If we rush things, we'll only give ourselves away. This will be the final battle!"

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Konoha's Strategy

As a veteran Konoha player, Jiraiya believed he knew the Cloud Ninja very well.

The Hidden Cloud Village has a high tolerance for battle losses, but it is also very weak.

They are highly capable because they are genuinely unafraid of tough battles, but they are weak because their war gains must cover their costs; once the costs exceed the gains, they cannot continue fighting.

The people below will start to cause trouble.

Uchiha Shingen destroyed South Gate Castle with the legacy of Senju Muzoku and killed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Regardless of how much of Senju Muzoku's legacy he obtained, this victory will certainly deal a major blow to the fighting spirit of the Cloud Ninja.

The loss of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is a fundamental loss.

However, the Cloud Village leadership will definitely suppress this news, and then use revenge as a pretext to further increase troops, expand the scale of the war, and even cooperate with the Iwagakure ninja to force the Land of Fire to negotiate peace and recover losses through war reparations.

Therefore, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki will definitely be sent to the front line, because Konoha has never had a precedent of using Jinchuriki in battle.

As the ultimate weapon on the battlefield, the power of the Jinchuriki is undeniable.

Fortunately, although Konoha's Jinchūriki do not leave the village, they have always had giant summoning beasts.

But meetings still need to be held. It's not like the Warring States period, where you can just stand at the village entrance and shout "For the tribe!" and everyone will grab their weapons and gather a crowd to fight.

Moreover, Uchiha Shingen's contribution this time was enormous; Konoha hadn't seen such a devastating attack in many years.

Youth is an asset; if you're a veteran actor of the highest caliber, you'll be closely watched and won't have this opportunity.

From this day forward, Uchiha Shingen will be closely watched by all the ninja villages; he will no longer remain unknown.

To utilize the legacy of the Thousand Hands and Feetless Technique, one must be at the Kage level. The techniques of the Thousand Hands and Feetless Technique are not something anyone can master.

The legacy itself will also be a problem, as there will be many old guys coveting it, not just in Konoha, but even more in other villages.

No one believed that anyone would not keep the inheritance sealed after obtaining it.

Those were the most outstanding people at the end of the Warring States period. Their ninjutsu was so advanced that they could create the sixth village in the ninja world on the spot.

This isn't going to be easy; there will be a lot of fuss about it later.

It remains to be seen whether the Uchiha clan can withstand it.

Although he said he wasn't in a hurry, Jiraiya acted quickly and convened the meeting promptly.

He first announced the news at the meeting.

The crowd was in an uproar.

The Jonin, who came from a commoner background, was shocked by the extraordinary result, but the Jonin of the ninja clan were more concerned with the legacy.

That's a creature with a thousand hands and no feet!

After Madara Uchiha left Konoha, he and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, were the ones who held real power in Konoha, one openly and the other covertly.

Shimura Danzo was just a shameless "dark ninja" with dark methods. Everyone should criticize and condemn him as they see fit, and if there is concrete evidence, he can be killed directly.

But he has no hands and no feet... In the village, only Tobirama Senju can curse him. Try cursing someone else?

Otherwise, if this scumbag had been chasing girls all over the village, would everyone have just watched?

Do you really think ninja girls are so easy to pick up? You think you can just flirt with them whenever you want? And then a slap is all it takes to end it?

People would rather he be the "scumbag with a thousand hands" than see him revert to the "evil of the forest" from their memories.

"Shingen-kun, those... those resurrected through Edo Tensei, did none of them survive?" a Jonin asked Uchiha Shingen.

"What else? Invite them to Yugakure for a bath?" Uchiha Shingen retorted.

This attitude wasn't exactly good, but no one seemed to mind.

After all, having made such a great contribution, being questioned is bound to be unpleasant.

But I still have to ask.

During the Warring States period, everyone was wicked, their consciences were lost, landlords went bankrupt, warriors wandered, the strong preyed on the weak, and starving people were everywhere.

The various ninja clans fought each other for years, leaving corpses strewn across the land. Among the Senju of the Forest, there was one man whose brothers, parents, and even lover all perished during this time. By the time everyone finally noticed him, he had already grown from an ordinary, unknown Senju into the ultimate evil of the Senju of the Forest.

He was known as having a thousand hands and no feet.

After the village was built, he suddenly changed his personality and began to pursue love.

Such a wonderful thing, anyone who tries to stop it must be hung on the flagpole as a sacrifice to the heavens.

Moreover, the ninja clans weren't entirely against becoming in-laws with him, given that he possessed many valuable items.

But his last relationship was with a girl from the Uchiha clan.

All the Jonin of the ninja clans believed that Senju Muzoku must have left a method for using his legacy in another part of the Uchiha clan.

It's possible that Uchiha Shingen was his descendant.

Back then, Qian Shou Wu Zu (a character with no hands and feet) never went home to sleep every night.

Even with the best protective measures, there will always be times when things are overlooked, right?

The group recalled the portraits of the thousand-armed, footless man recorded in their clan, but unfortunately, they couldn't find any common ground with Uchiha Shingen's appearance.

"Ahem!" Jiraiya coughed heavily. "Let's get down to business. I intend to launch a decisive battle against the Cloud Ninja ahead of schedule. Does anyone have any objections?"

"Isn't this a bit too aggressive?" a Jonin from the Sarutobi clan said. "Our military supplies have been depleted recently, and subsequent resupply has not yet arrived. If the Cloud Ninja sets a trap because of this, the situation will actually be in the Cloud Ninja's favor."

“I think it’s possible. The Yunren Army is currently facing a greater shortage of military supplies than we are. More than half of their military equipment is in Nanguan City. The military supplies in their camps are probably only enough for defense.”

"But they have the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, so there's still a chance for them to turn the tide."

“We can gather our Jonin together. Jiraiya and Shingen both possess giant summoning beasts, so they will not be weaker than Jinchuriki on the battlefield. If we can kill the Two-Tails, the news of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's death will be impossible to hide, and the Cloud Village will definitely seek peace. The Iwagakure will then target the Cloud Village.”

"It's hard to say. We've recently received intelligence that Iwagakure is in contact with Sunagakure. It's possible that the Iwagakure ninja will attack Konoha instead."

The group discussed the matter earnestly.

However, the option of gradually pressuring the Cloud Ninja with sheer force, pushing them to their limits, and then decisively defeating them has a slight advantage.

Jiraiya saw this.

This is certainly not out of fear of battle, but rather stems from a more fundamental need.

To perform meritorious service.

Uchiha Shingen's contribution was not only significant, but more importantly, it came too quickly, disrupting many ninja clans' plans for the war.

Of course, everyone wants their village to win, but they also want to meet their expected returns.