Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan

As a military force, the Shadows rely on the Daimyo for economic purposes, but the thoughts of the superhumans and ordinary people are not the same, especially since one of them is the highest nobleman who is born superior to others.

No one felt it was necessary to come up with a solution; the fate of Daming Prefecture was not necessarily something that needed to be resolved.

The Akatsuki's purge of the five great ninja villages has been suspended for a long time, and may have already been completed.

Without the threat of being killed themselves, the Daimyo's mansion dared not break with the ninja village at this time. Although protecting the Daimyo was necessary, it was a step below the village.

……

Inside the assigned accommodation.

Kirabi stood at the window, gazing indifferently at the bustling crowd below.

Representatives from the four major ninja villages were all seated in the busiest commercial street, from where they could observe the prosperity of Konoha.

However, when such prosperity is built upon the oppression of Yunyin, it only becomes more and more irritating to look at.

Kirabi was not agitated at this moment; his mind was unusually calm.

"Compared to adults, are we really...?"

Killer Bee nodded: "Following Konoha's decisions is the direction Kumogakure will take from now on."

Yugito was puzzled: "Although Konoha is very strong, they haven't demanded that we obey them. Isn't this... a bit too much..."

Killer Bee remained expressionless, turned around, and walked to Yugito.

"Before Uchiha Kumo and Uzumaki Sora are decided to fight to the death, what I just said represents the attitude of the entire Kumogakure. Even if he asks you and me to fight against Akatsuki, you must go."

Yukito looked at him and asked, "Why?"

Killer Bee said calmly, "In order to preserve more power, so that Kumogakure can still exist in the future."

……

Sand Hermitage.

Gaara looked down at the street and said, "Compared to them, I am indeed too small. The representatives from Sunagakure not only need to participate in the talks, but also have to take the Chunin Exams..."

Temari shrugged: "Don't I have to take the Chunin Exams too? Granny Chiyo must have had a reason for sending us here, and I heard that Uchiha Kumo's three disciples will also be participating in this Chunin Exams."

"The disciples taught by great figures are not necessarily great figures themselves, and all the genin from our four great ninja villages who are participating in this exam should have already been spoken to."

At this moment, Ma Ji, who had been silent all along, stood up.

After slowly walking to Gaara's side, he said, "The Chunin Exams are the last chance. If the younger generation of the four great ninja villages cannot defeat Team 7 even if they join forces, then we will not heed any of Iwagakure's future proposals."

“Sunagakure has its own advantages, and those advantages lie with you, Gaara. You have a lot of entanglements with that person. The most important thing is that Granny Chiyo let you out after the Fourth Kazekage left.”

Gaara frowned slightly.

There are still many things he doesn't quite understand, but that adult taught him to protect those who care about him and to protect the entire village.

……

The secluded dwelling in the mist.

"That old man, the Third Tsuchikage, is too active. He's almost at the end of his life, isn't he afraid of being killed in Konoha?"

Mei Terumi sighed as she spoke.

Compared to Iwagakure, how much better is Kirigakure...?

Under the oppression of Uchiha Kumo, the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages had long ceased to engage in equal dialogue.

"Onoki was somewhat flustered. As an elder who had lived since the founding of the village, he couldn't bear to watch Iwagakure gradually fall behind Konoha."

As Qing spoke, she reached out and brushed her hand across her right eye, where the original eye patch was no longer there and was no longer needed.

After personally returning the Byakugan to Konoha last time, he replaced it with a regular one and lost the Byakugan's ability to detect.

Under the threat of Uchiha Kumo, Kirigakure was unable to continue possessing the Byakugan.

Because all it takes is a pretext for delayed rescue, and Kirigakure will suffer heavy losses like Kumogakure. If they delay any longer, they might be wiped out.

Mei Terumi said with a worried look, "Things are different now than they were three years ago. Back then, the four great ninja villages still had the courage to fight against Konoha."

"Now... apart from that stubborn old man Onoki, Sunagakure and Kumogakure have completely submitted. As for us..."

The words spoken by an old man still alive in the village before I came here are still vivid in my ears.

Aside from agreeing to let the genin who participated in the Chunin Exams gang up on Team 7, they should obey Konoha's orders in everything else and not have any other ideas.

The old man said these words personally in front of the few remaining high-ranking members of Kirigakure, and Mei Terumi understood his intentions very well.

He left this humiliating choice to the dying man, while entrusting the future to himself, ensuring that the shadow's dignity would not be tarnished.

After all the senior executives, including Qingdu, left, there was a long talk.

"The Fourth Hokage of Konoha is about to step down."

The old man's words startled Terumi Mei.

"The Fourth Hokage is still very young! It's not impossible for him to serve as Hokage for another twenty years at his age, so why did he step down?"

The old man squinted at Mei Terumi: "Your upbringing didn't involve much hatred towards other ninja villages; it was mostly hatred towards the Village of the Bloody Mist. Someone like you should fit their plans for now..."

"Some things can already be seen from Obito Uchiha's attacks on Sunagakure and Kumogakure. Minato Namikaze might not have had such thoughts, but the Fifth Hokage of Konoha will definitely be a powerful Kage..."

The Fifth Hokage of Konoha?

Mei Terumi frowned slightly: "What does Uchiha Yun want to do?"

The old man shook his head slightly: "It's all just speculation. There's no power to resist. All you need to know is that."

"Obito Uchiha was from Konoha. The Uzumaki clan, including Sora Uzumaki, was once Konoha's strongest ally. The Fourth Hokage's wife was from the Uzumaki clan, as was the First Hokage's wife, the first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."

"If the three strongest forces in the ninja world right now are all from Konoha, do you think the five great ninja villages would have any chance to resist?"

For a moment, Mei Terumi felt her heart skip a beat.

An emotion called fear is rising from the bottom of my heart and is constantly amplifying.

How can it be?

Even if it's just speculation, this kind of speculation is terrifying...

Resist? How do you resist?

The First Hokage, resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, directly smashed the Fourth Kazekage into pieces with a single blow. The situation on the Cloud Village side was not much better; the Fifth Raikage, even with a forbidden technique that could lead to mutual destruction, was unable to kill the resurrected Uchiha Madara.

These two forces are only a part of Obito Uchiha's side.

"Don't be too nervous, Fifth Mizukage. These are just my guesses."

The title "Shadow" calmed Mei Terumi down.

The old man continued, "Obito Uchiha's goal is to capture the Tailed Beasts and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Currently, he appears to be the weakest of the three parties. Furthermore, we have received intelligence that the reanimated First Hokage and Madara Uchiha have been sealed away."

"Their threat is no longer significant, but Uzumaki Sora's objectives could very well be exploited by Konoha, and Uzumaki Sora might even be happy to be exploited."

use?

Mei Terumi was getting a little irritated. Every time she discussed the state of the ninja world with the old man, she felt like a fool.

Does living longer make you smarter?

No, it should be that the longer you live, the more you see things clearly.

"The claim of 'using' is based on the premise that the previous guess was wrong, that is, the three forces do not belong to Konoha."

The old man's hand brushed against the cane in his hand.

"Even so, many things are already set in stone. Uzumaki Sora's goal is to eliminate the martial arts faction and the nobility, and to take all the hatred upon himself. This is what he said when he declared war on the five great ninja villages."

The old man trembled slightly at this moment, and even couldn't help but sigh.

"There are many, many people in this world who are pursuing peace. The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was like that, and so was Madara Uchiha."

"After the Warring States period ended, the ninja village system arose under the leadership of those two men. I still remember that Five Kage Summit, where the man known as the God of Shinobi actually knelt down and begged for peace..."

"It's our good fortune to have that man around. Only he could stand up against Uchiha Madara. Otherwise, we might not even have Kirigakure left."

As soon as the words were spoken, Mei Terumi understood.

The two warlords of the Warring States period, whose power once surpassed that of the entire ninja world, gradually drifted apart after founding Konoha due to their differing ideologies.

It was precisely because of the First Hokage's naive ideas that the other four great ninja villages were able to exist peacefully.

But now...

Both individuals possess unparalleled power throughout the ninja world, and both have extraordinary connections to Konoha.

But this time... the four great ninja villages didn't have the same good luck as before.

Although the two people may have different positions, their ideas coincide.

"Do you understand?"

The old man looked at Mei Terumi: "Even if the previous guess was wrong, based on the information obtained after the invasion of Sunagakure and Kumogakure, there was a time difference of nearly five or six minutes."

Mei Terumi exclaimed in surprise, "You actually calculated the time involved?"

The old man sighed, "The alliance of the five great ninja villages means that the speed of Uchiha Kumo's rescue is crucial to the survival of the village. How could we not seriously analyze this?"

"From the time the Impure World Reincarnation in Sunagakure was resolved to the time Uchiha Kumo descended upon Kumogakure, there was a time difference of five or six minutes. But the Flying Thunder God Technique is a space-time ninjutsu, with near-instantaneous speed..."

Mei Terumi was stunned.

He then looked at the old man and said, "Uchiha Yun did it on purpose; he deliberately wanted the Fifth Raikage to be killed!"

"Wait! The time difference for Uchiha Kumo to reach Kumogakure can be calculated, but the time difference for him to reach Sunagakure from Konoha can be easily found out, and no one can verify it."

"Oh!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the old man slammed his cane on the floor.

"Does it need verification? Do you think Uchiha Yun needs verification? Who does he need to verify with? You? Foolish!"

The old man trembled with rage, pointing his cane at Mei Terumi.

Normally, Mei Terumi would have already lost her temper by now, but this time she surprisingly didn't argue back.

"I'm telling you all this so that you understand the gap between us is so vast that you can't fight back, not so that you'll question Konoha!"

"If you say that during the Five Kage Summit, then the next village where a Kage is killed could very well be Kirigakure, you know that?!"

After he finished speaking, all that could be heard for a moment was the old man's panting.