Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

She had just thought that Mitokado Homura was sensible and knew when to advance and retreat, but now it seemed that the old man was no better than Danzo.

"Damn it, this old woman has her eye on us. What a blunder."

Mitokado Homura felt uneasy under Momoka's gaze and deeply regretted mentioning the Wood Release plan earlier. He shouldn't have brought it up in front of Momoka; he should have discussed it privately with the Third Hokage.

Ultimately, it was out of fear of getting into trouble.

It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Mitokado Homura was naturally worried about putting his life in someone else's hands, which is why he desperately wanted to obtain the power of Wood Release in order to protect himself in front of Uchiha Madara.

He firmly believed that as long as he obtained the power of Wood Release, even if he couldn't defeat Madara Uchiha, he would still be able to protect himself.

After all, Wood Release was the most powerful force that allowed the First Hokage to defeat Madara Uchiha.

Chapter 275: Hyuga Tennin

After some discussion, the four of them finally came up with a list of talents for the talent development program: Kirito Tohsaka, Chizuru Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, the Hiashi brothers (Hizashi and Hiashi), and Karen Hyuga.

Despite Momoka's strong opposition, Nawaki was eventually removed from the training list.

"Let's leave it at that for now. Right now, we need to quickly summon these Konoha geniuses back to Konoha and then build an excellent team of mentors to ensure they grow up as fast as possible."

The third generation said with a solemn expression.

The appearance of Uchiha Madara has made him extremely uneasy. Only by improving Konoha's strength as soon as possible can he feel a little at ease. As for other things, he no longer wants to pay too much attention to them.

"Hiruzen, should we tell the other ninja villages that Madara Uchiha is not dead?"

Mitokado Yan suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, the other three fell silent.

Without a doubt, Madara Uchiha was a terrifying ninja with the power to overturn the current order of the ninja world.

However, from the perspective of other ninja villages, Madara Uchiha does not seem to be their enemy, since Madara Uchiha's target of revenge from beginning to end was only Konoha.

"Let's not talk about it. The attitudes of other ninja villages toward Uchiha Madara are still unclear. Our Konoha already has enough troubles; we can't afford to add another powerful enemy."

Tao Hua was the first to express her opinion.

Mitokado Homura's words clearly meant that he hoped to reduce the pressure from Uchiha Madara by relying on the strength of other ninja villages. However, how could other ninja villages share the pressure for Konoha if they did not have a direct conflict with Uchiha Madara?

Other ninja villages might take this opportunity to kick Konoha while it's down, since Madara Uchiha is old and probably won't live much longer.

When Madara Uchiha and Konoha clash, regardless of the outcome, it will be advantageous for them.

"That's true. The other great ninja villages are all hostile towards Konoha right now. If those guys find out that Uchiha Madara is not dead, they might laugh at us behind our backs, or even secretly contact Uchiha Madara to facilitate his attack on us."

"Tuan Dorm Koharu said with malice."

The Third Hokage was initially very interested in Mitokado Homura's proposal and planned to use other major ninja villages to share the burden of Madara Uchiha, but after hearing what Momoka and Koharu Utatane said, his fantasy was finally shattered.

Indeed, given Konoha's current relationship with other major ninja villages, it's hard to expect much from their integrity.

"By the way, we can't borrow the power of other great ninja villages, but we can borrow the power of Amegakure. Hattori Masanari and Hanzo of the Salamander are both well-known strongmen in the ninja world. If they are willing to take action, they will definitely be able to cause a lot of trouble for Uchiha Madara."

Especially Hattori Masanari, who possesses the forbidden techniques of Iwagakure, the Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique and the Super Heavy Rock Technique. With his assistance, our main combat force will all have the ability to fly.

Tao Hua suggested.

The other three people's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, thinking it was a great suggestion.

"Hmm~, Hattori Masanari, his strength is indeed worth looking forward to. I heard that he once defeated the Five-Tails Kokuou of Iwagakure all by himself. He has outstanding talent in both Water Release and Earth Release. With his help, our chances of defeating Uchiha Madara will definitely increase a lot."

Mitomon En nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly with Momoka's suggestion.

“I also agree with this suggestion, but it will be quite difficult to get Hattori Masanari to oppose Uchiha Madara. After all, he has Amegakure and the Land of Rain behind him. With Uchiha Madara’s strength, destroying the Land of Rain would not be a problem for him.”

Koharu, who was turning over a new room, expressed her concerns about the proposal.

The problem suddenly shifted back to dealing with Uchiha Madara.

Koharu Utatane is right. Aside from the five great ninja villages, what other forces or individuals in the ninja world would dare to provoke Madara Uchiha? Madara Uchiha was defeated by the God of Shinobi, but the God of Shinobi also died because of him.

Now, Madara Uchiha is not dead, but the God of Shinobi is dead.

Once the world learns of this news, it will be hard to say who won or lost that battle.

With Madara Uchiha's terrifying reputation, it would be very difficult for Konoha to find any help to deal with him.

"Amegakure and Konoha are now in a relationship of mutual benefit and mutual loss. If Amegakure loses the protection of Konoha, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and even Sunagakure will not let it get away with it. Hattori Masanari, the new leader of Amegakure, should be well aware of this."

I suggest sending more men to assist Amegakure in repelling Kumogakure as soon as possible. This will show Amegakure Konoha our sincerity and also demonstrate Konoha's strength.

Tao Hua thought for a moment, then spoke again.

“That makes sense. Assisting Amegakure in defeating Kumogakure as quickly as possible is something Konoha needs to deal with as soon as possible. We cannot fight Kumogakure at the same time as Madara Uchiha. We must end the battle with Kumogakure as quickly as possible.”

Mitokado quickly pointed out another important problem Konoha currently faces in dealing with Uchiha Madara.

Konoha has already learned the hard way about fighting on two fronts, and they can't afford to suffer the same fate again.

Upon hearing what Momoka and Mitokado Homura said, the Third Hokage finally took the matter of assisting Amegakure in defeating Kumogakure seriously, and frowned as he said:

"If we want to defeat the Cloud Village as soon as possible and minimize our losses, we need to commit a strong fighting force. Otherwise, we will easily engage in a protracted war with the Cloud Village. You know the temper of those Black Barbarian bandits. When they go crazy, they may not care about anything. We must break their spirit with one blow."

The other three nodded thoughtfully, but did not immediately express their opinions.

Soon, Momoka had an idea and said, "Then let Kirito go. With his abilities, the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode will be hard to use. If Kirito sets it up in advance, he might have a chance to kill him."

"Isn't it a bit of an overreaction to send Kirito over? I think the wisest choice is to bring him back to Konoha as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Mitokado Homura immediately objected.

Then, Koharu Utatane also objected, "Yes, Kirito is currently the strongest fighting force in Konoha. Madara Uchiha is eyeing Konoha covetously from the side. We should get Kirito back to protect Konoha as soon as possible."

"Hmph, those two cowardly old bastards, they don't care about anything when it comes to their own lives."

Seeing that the two immediately jumped out to object, Momoka sneered and then looked at the Third Generation.

The third generation was then embroiled in a fierce ideological struggle.

In his heart, protecting Konoha was undoubtedly the highest priority, but if the battlefield in the Land of Rain continued to drag on, it would definitely have a great impact on the current situation of Konoha.

If we don't deal with Kumogakure as soon as possible and minimize their threat, Kumogakure might come and take advantage of Madara Uchiha's attack on Konoha.

Is it a gamble that Madara Uchiha won't attack Konoha anytime soon, or a gamble that Kumogakure won't take advantage of their misfortune in the future?

The three generations were deeply conflicted.

About a minute later, Momoka's words made him suddenly see the light: "How about letting Minato Namikaze go to the Land of Rain with Kirito? Minato Namikaze has mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. The reason he can't teleport long distances now is because he lacks enough chakra, but as long as Kirito helps him, it won't be a problem."

“Great, Momoka’s suggestion is excellent. With Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Technique assisting him, Kirito can quickly return to Konoha to provide support. We don’t have to worry about Kirito being unable to return in time to support Konoha when Madara Uchiha attacks.”

The third generation was pleasantly surprised and praised Tao Hua highly.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu had to agree with Momoka's suggestion.

"Then let's settle it like that. Let Kirito and Minato Namikaze go to the Land of Rain as soon as possible to support Amegakure, and then defeat Kumogakure as quickly as possible."

Seeing that the three generations and others agreed with her suggestion, Momoka decisively struck while the iron was hot.

At the same time, she felt a great sense of relief.

Her ultimate goal in proposing that Hattori Masanari and Hanzo of the Salamander from Amegakure support Konoha in their fight against Uchiha Madara was to get the Third Hokage to agree to send Kirito to the Land of Rain for support.

Tsunade is currently in the Land of Rain, and without any powerful Konoha ninja protecting her, she feels extremely uneasy, fearing that her enemy, Madara Uchiha, will cause her trouble.

Moreover, Madara Uchiha is very likely to cause trouble for Tsunade.

After all, Tsunade is the granddaughter of the First Hokage, the most powerful successor to the next Hokage of Konoha, and someone Kirito cares about a lot. If Tsunade falls into the hands of Madara Uchiha and is used to threaten Konoha, Konoha will be in a very passive position.

……

Meanwhile, in the Land of Wind, in the oasis where the Konoha military camp is located.

At this time, Kirito was unaware of the extent of the impact Orochimaru's intelligence had on Konoha. He was focused on trying to extract information about the journey to the moon from Hyuga Tennin.

"This is really difficult. The Impure World Reincarnation technique has a very strong binding force on the soul. It is quite difficult to break through its jutsu defense and directly contact the soul inside. The best way is to directly release the Impure World Reincarnation technique from Hyuga Tennin and then take the opportunity to intercept his soul."

Kirito looked at Hyuga Tennin, who was bound hand and foot by the chakra chains formed by his Vajra Seal, and scratched his head in annoyance.

Meanwhile, Hyuga Tenjin was also silently observing Kirito.

Not long ago, Kirito displayed astonishing soul power, using a kind of soul ninjutsu he had never seen before, and almost pulled his soul out of the body of this impure world puppet.

Unfortunately, his soul had already formed a strange connection with this impure puppet, and forcibly pulling his soul out of the impure body would only cause his soul to collapse directly.

Even so, he could still clearly feel that his soul was being invaded to some extent.

As expected, the incredibly powerful young ninja in front of him planned to obtain certain information by invading his soul.

"What is this kid up to? Could he be eyeing the power of the Byakugan?"

Hyuga Tennin thought to himself.

In fact, aside from rolling his eyes, he really couldn't think of anything else about this dead man that Kirito could covet.

He believes that Kirito most likely wants to obtain the method to break the Caged Bird Seal from him, and then steal the Byakugan from the Hyuga clan ninja.

Hyuga Tennin wasn't worried at all, because he had no idea how to break the Caged Bird Seal. The Hyuga clan might have had a way to break it in the past, but the current Hyuga clan had long since lost that method.

Therefore, once a member of the Hyuga clan's branch family is afflicted with the Caged Bird Seal, they can never escape it in their lifetime.

Not to boast, but he didn't believe that anyone in the current ninja world, apart from that old woman Mito Uzumaki, could break the Caged Bird Seal.

If this kid in front of you is just trying to roll his eyes at you, then you're destined to end up with nothing.

"It's definitely easier to have Chizuru help out. Although I could also come into contact with the Impure World Reincarnation technique and attach it to my soul if given some time, it's still a bit risky. Forcing it could severely damage my soul, or even cause it to be completely destroyed. That wouldn't be good."

Kirito suddenly spoke up.

As he spoke, a milky white light shone from his right hand, and he then reached out his hand towards Hyuga Tennin in front of him.

Soon, his hand reached into Hyuga Tennin's body without any hindrance and pulled out a soul wrapped with a large number of black and purple chains from the impure body.

Then, the milky white light on his hand suddenly shone brightly.

At that moment, Hyuga Tenjin immediately felt a soul power that did not belong to him being injected into his soul, causing his soul to feel a swelling pain, and his consciousness to become muddled.

He didn't know how much time had passed before his consciousness returned to normal. His soul had returned to his impure body, while the young ninja in front of him continued to show a troubled expression. Then, the other party used the Shadow Clone Technique to create a shadow clone and let the shadow clone leave.

A moment later, a black-haired girl walked in and opened her Sharingan with special patterns in front of him.

"Kaleidoscope Sharingan!"

Hyuga Tenshinobu was astonished when he saw Chizuru's eyes.