Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

Onoki demanded that Takigakure take responsibility for the loss of the tailed beasts, but Iwata Sawamoto disagreed and angrily denounced Onoki as an executioner during the negotiations, saying that the loss of the tailed beasts was entirely Iwagakure's fault.

Because of his rather agitated remarks, Konoha, as the host of the meeting, politely asked him to leave the negotiation site.

Onoki also clearly stated that if the problem of the Five-Tails cannot be resolved, then this war will definitely not end easily.

Onoki's idea was clear: the Land of Waterfall had to hand over its tailed beast as compensation. However, Uchiha Tokō would definitely not agree to this condition, since the Seven-Tails was now considered Konoha's own property, and they would not hand it over so easily.

In order to push forward the negotiations, Uchiha Touko could only promise to help Iwagakure in the future to take back the Five-Tails from Akatsuki. After another round of wrangling, Onoki reluctantly agreed to the terms.

With Onoki and Iwata Sawaki, who was forced to sign the armistice agreement by circumstances, the war, which had lasted for nearly three years, finally came to an end.

As Uchiha Touko said at the beginning of the war, the glory of this war belongs to the Land of Waterfall.

As for who owns the land and minerals? That's not important. What's important is that the Land of Waterfall demonstrated its power to the ninja world in this war, and monopolized this unparalleled glory.

……

After signing the agreement, Onoki did not intend to stay in Konoha any longer and planned to return to the Land of Earth that very night. However, before leaving, Onoki did not forget that he still had a disciple studying in Konoha.

"Hokage, have Deidara come over. I'll just take him away." Onoki said while drinking tea brewed by Uchiha Touko in Uchiha Touko's office.

“Of course,” Uchiha Touko said with a smile. “Now that the war is over, it’s time for Deidara to go home. I’ll call him over right now.”

Uchiha Tokō summoned an ANBU member and asked him to go and tell Deidara.

"This kid must have caused the Hokage quite a bit of trouble these past two years," Onoki said after the ANBU messenger left.

“No, that’s not true. Deidara is a very sensible child,” Uchiha Touko said.

"You're too kind, Hokage. I know very well how much of a headache my own disciple is," Onoki said, waving his hand. Although he initially sent Deidara to Konoha to annoy Uchiha Touko, he had actually missed his disciple after more than two years.

However, the ANBU member who went to deliver the message quickly returned to the Hokage Building, bringing back Deidara's words:

"Let that old man go back alone. I'm too lazy to go back to Iwagakure. I feel much better in Konoha than in Iwagakure. Everyone in Konoha is talented and speaks so nicely."

Upon hearing the message from the Anbu, Onoki's temples bulged with veins. He glanced at Uchiha Touko before looking at the Anbu member who had delivered the message, gritting his teeth as he said, "Did that brat really say that?"

"Don't be angry, Tsuchikage. He's just a kid; it's normal for him to be a little rebellious," Uchiha Touko said cheerfully. "How about we go and try to persuade him ourselves?"

"It's been too long since I've dealt with him! He's gone too far!" Onoki slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "Where is that brat now?"

Having no other choice, Uchiha Tokō took Ōnoki to the construction site currently managed by the Yamato Construction Group.

However, before the two even reached their destination, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out, sending a massive mushroom cloud soaring into the sky.

Hearing that familiar sound, Onoki's lips twitched, and then he looked at Uchiha Touko, seemingly trying to find a hint of annoyance on Uchiha Touko's face.

But Uchiha Touko continued walking forward without changing his expression.

"Hehe, I'm really sorry, my disciple has caused trouble for Konoha." Although Onoki said this, his face showed the expression most often seen on the face of a parent who lets their unruly child run wild.

However, when he arrived at the scene of the explosion, the scene was completely different from what Onoki had expected.

"Deidara is awesome! This explosion was even bigger and more powerful than the last one." A man wearing a safety helmet said after handing Deidara water.

As the smoke and dust from the explosion gradually dissipated, several more men came to the edge of the crater to take measurements. They then returned to Deidara's side, exclaiming in amazement:

"Digong's skills are getting more and more exquisite. The data is exactly the same as the blueprints! I thought we would have to manually improve it after this explosion."

"Of course!" Deidara, who was being fawned over by a group of people, laughed heartily. "Recently, I've been doing some serious research on the precise control of the dosage! After all, as the Hokage once said, precision is the difference between slaughter and surgery."

"You guys get to work," Deidara said with a smile to the workers around him. "I have another site to rush to, Mr. Yamato is already waiting for me over there."

After Deidara finished speaking, he took out a piece of clay, kneaded it a couple of times, and shaped it into a large bird. Then he jumped onto the bird's back.

"Please take care, Deidara," the workers around him said respectfully.

Just then, Onoki's voice rang in Deidara's ears.

"Deidara!"

Upon hearing the voice, Deidara was startled at first, then turned around and saw Onoki standing next to Uchiha Touko, glaring at him angrily. He frowned slightly and said:

"Old man?" Deidara said impatiently, "Didn't I tell you? Why don't you just go back first?"

"What were you doing just now?" Onoki asked, taking a deep breath as he looked at his traitorous disciple.

"Didn't you see? I was practicing my art!" Deidara said impatiently. However, upon seeing Uchiha Touko, Deidara's expression changed. He flew to Uchiha Touko's side on his clay bird, his face beaming as if he were showing off a treasure. "Uncle Hokage, did you see that? My perfect control over the power of the explosion!"

"Impressive!" Uchiha Touko clapped his hands and said, "In the art of explosion, I, Uchiha Touko, would call you the strongest."

"Hahaha! I knew it!" Deidara burst into laughter after hearing Uchiha Touko's words.

"What exactly has this kid been doing for you these past two years?" Onoki looked at the two people in front of him who seemed to get along very well, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.

Damn it, it seems like I'm the one who's been teaching this kid ninjutsu step by step, and this kid has never been this polite to me.

"As you can see, Deidara is now the chief demolition engineer of Yamato Construction, the largest construction group in Konoha," Uchiha Touko said with a smile. "Deidara has made a great contribution to Konoha's current development speed. He is deeply loved by the people of the village."

Indeed, besides serving as Yamato's chief demolition expert, Deidara also works part-time as Konoha's fireworks master. During this year's New Year's celebration, Deidara's colorful fireworks show was widely praised by Konoha. Even though today is a weekday, on weekends, many villagers with free time will travel a long way to Deidara's construction site to enjoy his performance.

When Onoki heard this, his face looked as if he had eaten shit. So this disciple who was hated by everyone in Iwagakure had become an idol in Konoha?

Moreover, Onoki recalled the various strange and unprecedented buildings he had seen in Konoha these past few days. Could it be that Deidara was also involved in this? He was aiding the enemy. Did this kid even know that?

"Deidara, get down here and come back with me!" Onoki yelled.

"No!" Deidara raised his head and turned to fly away.

"You come back here! Doesn't Iwagakure have anywhere for you to unleash your art?" Onoki asked. "Come back with me now, and I'll clear out a spot for you to blast your way through, okay?"

"Those bumpkins from Iwagakure wouldn't understand how to appreciate my art." Deidara curled his lip, unmoved by Onoki's conditions.

"Only Konoha and the Hokage can truly appreciate and understand my art!" Deidara said.

"Didn't you realize he was just fooling you?" Onoki was so angry that he didn't care that Uchiha Touko was right next to him.

"I won't allow you to talk about the Hokage like that!" Deidara directly confronted Onoki.

……

Ōnoki eventually took Deidara away, but according to the workers present, the screams at the scene that day seemed to be even louder than the explosions their beloved Deidara had caused.

The conflict between the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Earth has come to an end, but the conflict in Kirigakure, which has already split into two kingdoms, North and South, has not stopped.

Mei Terumi's Northern Mist Village, burdened by the enormous debts owed to Kumogakure, was struggling financially for both civilians and ninjas. This was incomparable to the rapidly developing Southern Mist Village, which was receiving aid from Konoha. Consequently, some members of the Northern Mist Village, unable to endure their difficult lives, chose to travel south for peaches.

Meanwhile, in the Southern Mist Village led by Takagi Seiman, there were some people who could no longer tolerate the Konoha garrison doing whatever they wanted within their Mist Village, and they chose the peaches.

The two sides were bustling with activity, creating a lively atmosphere.

Chapter 184 The Twelve Little Strongmen Graduate

In the past two years, although Takagi Seiwan suffered repeated defeats against the armies of Mei and Kumogaku, and could only rely on his adoptive father, Fugaku Uchiha, to fight the enemy, his ruthlessness in dealing with internal threats was so great that even Fugaku Uchiha had to admit it.

Fugaku Uchiha once thought that Danzo was the most shameless insect he had ever seen, but compared to the actions that Takagi Seijin had taken in Kirigakure, Danzo's methods were simply moral exemplars.

Since Takagi Seiman ascended to the position of Mizukage, the purge within his team has never stopped. One of the two elite Jonin who had previously been a contender for the position was arrested and imprisoned by him on charges of colluding with the north, and then executed on a fabricated list of charges. The other, seeing that things were not going well, went directly to the north.

Furthermore, Takagi Seiman strictly controls speech internally, and any statement expressing dissatisfaction with him or the Konoha garrison will be punished by him.

Furthermore, when distributing the four ninja swords that were still in Kirigakure, Takagi Seiman also demonstrated an astonishing mathematical talent to Uchiha Fugaku.

Besides the Mizukage, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are the most respected members of Kirigakure. Therefore, after taking over, Takagi Seiman naturally wanted to assign these four ninja swords to his confidants. However, according to Kirigakure's rules, to officially inherit the position of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, one needs the approval of more than half of the village's Jonin.

At that time, Takagi Seiman's control over the internal affairs was not as strong as it is now. The confidant who received the most votes only got 46% of the votes, but Takagi Seiman waved his hand and decided the ownership of these ninja swords directly, citing that it had already exceeded half after rounding.

As for Uchiha Fugaku, who was personally awarded the title of Konoha's Five-Star General by Uchiha Tokō, Takagi Seiman went to great lengths to flatter him. First, he spent a lot of manpower and resources to build him a residence in Kirigakure that was even more luxurious than the Mizukage's building. Furthermore, he never missed a morning and evening greeting to him. Fugaku felt that this guy was even more filial than his own two sons.

Furthermore, Takagi Seiman had subtly expressed to Uchiha Fugaku his desire to become Fugaku's adopted son, but Fugaku rejected this idea as soon as it came to mind. He was joking; to actually adopt this guy as a son would be to bring shame to the Uchiha clan's honor.

The situation in Southern Mist Village was like this, and Northern Mist Village wasn't much better in the past two years. In order to maintain the sovereignty of Mist Village while gaining the help of Kumogakure, Mei Terumi incurred a huge debt to Kumogakure. As a result, both villagers and ninjas in Northern Mist Village were struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile, the economic development in the south, with the strong support of Konoha, naturally made the people of Northern Mist Village restless. Compared to the few who left Southern Mist Village for the peaches, there were far more people in Northern Mist Village who couldn't bear the poverty and left for the peaches.

Mei Terumi had no solution to this, since Touko Uchiha hadn't shown her how to handle such a situation.

However, after learning about the predicament of his half-disciple, Uchiha Touko had the White Zetsu, who was hiding in Northern Mist Village, intervene and point out a clear path for Terumi Mei.

An article titled "Lady Terumi Mei shattered Fugaku Uchiha's Susanoo with a kunai" circulated in Kita-giri Village almost overnight.

Under White Zetsu's manipulation, a wave of personality cult swept through Northern Kirigakure. Before Mei Terumi could even react, she was already being hailed as Kirigakure's Great Sun, the only hope to lead Kirigakure out of chaos.

While Mei Terumi herself was unaware of exactly what had happened, it was an undeniable fact that the number of Peach Seekers in Kitagiri Village was decreasing under this trend.

Over the past two years, there have been constant frictions between the two sides in Kirigakure at the border, but neither side has the determination to go to war directly, and the situation has remained stable.

As for the Land of Lightning, after Uchiha Touko planted the seeds of division, the rift grew wider and wider over two years thanks to the relentless efforts of White Zetsu.

Especially after a white Zetsu, disguised as a white warrior from the Land of Lightning, killed another white Zetsu, disguised as Haki, a massive riot broke out in the Land of Lightning.

Countless Haki haters from the Land of Lightning took to the streets, chanting the slogan "Haki haters' lives matter too," and started a new round of zero-dollar purchases.

The white people of the Land of Lightning were also unhappy with this situation. They said, "You Haki people have done a lot of illegal and criminal things. Even the Haki person who was killed by kneeling was a criminal who violently resisted the law. And now you say that we, the law-abiding white people, are discriminating against you?"

The Land of Lightning has always been known for its martial spirit. The initial demonstrations quickly turned into violent protests, with civilians in the Land of Lightning taking to the streets and engaging in fierce battles with people of different skin colors.

In the end, it was only after the Hidden Cloud Village dispatched a large battalion of ninjas that order was restored to the Land of Lightning.

However, although the riot in the Land of Lightning was suppressed by the ninjas dispatched by the Hidden Cloud Village, the fire also managed to reach the Raikage, A.

The white people of the Land of Lightning believe that the Raikage is biased towards the Haki, but the Haki in the Land of Lightning accuse the Raikage of not standing on their side as a member of the Haki.

Although A himself didn't care much about these rumors, they did affect the morale of the Cloud Village ninjas. Now, the Cloud Village's Haki Black has started to refuse to carry out missions with the white people.

Ai saw this situation and was very anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

As for the Land of Earth, having just experienced a great war but only reaping some barren land that is difficult to cultivate, it will take them a long time to heal their wounds.

Of the five great ninja nations, only the poorest, the Land of Wind, besides Konoha, has remained unaffected.

However, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was clearly not one to stay put. In the past two years, he had considered joining the battlefield of the Land of Waterfall in order to get a share of the Land of Waterfall's mineral resources.

For the Kingdom of Wind, they absolutely do not want to miss any opportunity to gain even the slightest advantage.

However, Uchiha Tokō only needed one move to subdue the Land of Wind.

Just as Rasa had assembled his army and made contact with Iwata Sawaki, Uchiha Touko, in his capacity as Grand Minister of State, passed a bill to protect the interests of the mining industries within the Land of Fire and its allies. In short, it imposed a 20% tariff on the metal resources of the Land of Wind.

This dealt a severe blow to the economic lifeline of the Land of Wind. It should be noted that the Land of Wind's largest source of income is the various minerals in the desert, and the largest buyers of these minerals are the Land of Fire and the surrounding small countries. Uchiha Tokō added tariffs and, in his capacity as Grand Minister of State, warned the Daimyo of the Land of Wind not to interfere in the wars of other countries.

At first, the daimyo of the Land of Wind was quite assertive, and he immediately imposed tariffs on the Land of Fire as well.

Seeing this situation, Uchiha Toko directly changed the tariff to 300%. The 20% tariff was the result of careful calculation by Uchiha Toko after having Gato do it. It would put great pressure on the Land of Wind, but it would not cause the other side to collapse completely. However, after the other side retaliated, Uchiha Toko basically just blindly pressed 0 when setting the new tariff.

Anyway, once you exceed this line, there is absolutely no difference between 300% and 3000%.

Sometimes, Uchiha Tokō really wanted to understand the thought process of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind. When Uchiha Tokō first imposed tariffs, it was just a small warning. He didn't really intend to do anything to the Land of Wind. After all, after imposing these tariffs, the economic development of the Land of Fire would also have some impact.