Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

"By the way, speaking of Konoha, is there any news about that traitor Orochimaru?" Nagato asked.

"No, after that guy did such a big thing as assassinating a daimyo, it's like he just disappeared from the ninja world," Konan said.

"I understand." Nagato nodded, his Rinnegan eyes gleaming with a profound light.

Compared to the Land of Rain, the Hidden Grass Village, which also has descendants of the Uzumaki clan, is not so peaceful.

It's important to know that they belong to the forces that Uchiha Touko mentioned—those who have harmed members of the Uzumaki clan and will be pursued relentlessly by Konoha.

Karin and her mother are currently being kept in the village, used as blood packs to heal their injuries at any time. If Konoha finds out about this, who knows what they might do?

Therefore, the higher-ups of Kusagakure were also arguing about how to deal with the mother and daughter in the village.

The group was reluctant to release Karin and her daughter. Over the years, it was because of the existence of this "blood pack" in the village that the Jonin dared to take on dangerous missions, and the village had developed as a result. Moreover, the things they had done over the years were already within the scope of Konoha's purge, and Konoha would not let them off just because they released Karin and her daughter now.

"Hmph, I refuse to believe that Konoha would actually wage war over two women!" said a radical from Kusagakure. "Those two women are the property of Kusagakure! What right does Konoha have to interfere!"

"That's hard to say. The current Fifth Hokage of Konoha comes from the famous Uchiha clan," the leader of Kusagakure said in a deep voice.

"Are we really going to release those two women?" someone asked, protesting.

"Releasing them is impossible! Their blood is more effective than any medical ninjutsu." The leader of Kusagakure pondered for a moment before saying, "Give the order: this matter shall be kept secret in the village and no one shall be allowed to speak of it. Also, lock up those two women and do not let anyone know that they are in our village."

"Yes!" The high-ranking officials of Kusagakure present all accepted the order and left.

However, they thought they could keep Karin and her daughter a secret, but at this time, Uchiha Touko, who had returned to the Hokage's office, had already obtained the information.

"Damn Kusagakure! How dare they treat the descendants of the Uzumaki clan like this? I think they don't even respect me, the Hokage!"

Inside the Hokage's office, Kakashi, Fugaku Uchiha, Jacqueline Inuzuka, Shiki Aburame, and everyone at the current power center of Konoha were gathered together, listening to Toko Uchiha slamming his fist on the table and cursing at the desk.

On the desk, there was a report that the Land of Grass was torturing the descendants of the Uzumaki clan as blood bags.

"Lord Hokage, this matter cannot be left like this." Kakashi spoke up at this moment. "If the village hadn't issued a statement, that would have been one thing, but now that the village has issued a statement that it will protect all descendants of the Uzumaki clan, these people from Kusagakure still dare to do this. It seems they really don't take Konoha seriously."

"So, are we going to declare war on Kusagakure?" Fugaku Uchiha asked.

"Declare war? They don't deserve it!" Uchiha Touko sneered. "Send two people over there and tell them that either they release the people now and make those who harmed the Uzumaki descendants pay the price, or I will personally go to their door to seek justice for the Uzumaki descendants."

“Understood. Then, I’ll go there myself,” Kakashi said. “If the negotiations break down, I can still leave safely.”

“Alright.” Uchiha Touko nodded. “Then I’ll leave it to you.”

……

Within Kusagakure, if Karin and her daughter had been living in hell all along, then in the past few days, they had undoubtedly been plunged into a new level of hell.

Previously, the mother and daughter were allowed to bask in the sun in the village, but after the Hidden Grass Village decided to hide them, they were quickly moved overnight to a dark, underground basement in the village.

Furthermore, perhaps because they needed to vent their fear, these high-ranking members of Kusagakure became even more unscrupulous when absorbing the life force of Uzumaki, and they were so eager to bite off a piece of flesh from Uzumaki Anri's body.

Furthermore, after each time he finished using Anri Uzumaki, he would vent his anger by punching and kicking the two of them.

"I'm warning you, it was Kusagakure that gave you shelter. Your abilities are the only reason you survived. You'd better not have any unrealistic expectations." That day, after absorbing a wave of Anri Uzumaki's life force, a Jonin from Kusagakure coldly spoke to Anri Uzumaki, who was lying on the ground on the verge of death, and Karin Uzumaki, who was trembling beside her.

However, at that moment, Kakashi arrived alone at the gate of Kusagakure.

"Who goes there?" Upon seeing a stranger approaching, the ninjas at the gate of Kusagakure immediately became alert.

"Kakashi Hatake, the Hokage of Konoha, has come to pay a visit," Kakashi said coldly.

"A Konoha ninja?" The guard ninja from Kusagakure frowned slightly. "What business do you have in Kusagakure?"

"Call out the people in your village who have influence. I'm only giving you 15 minutes," Kakashi said.

The two guards at the entrance of Kusagakure exchanged a glance, and then one of them hurriedly rushed into the village.

Ten minutes later, a high-ranking official from Kusagakure arrived at the village gate with several of Kusagakure's Jonin.

"What brings the Hokage here today?" Shinzo Yoshioka, the leader of the Jonin squad from Kusagakure, asked, trying to appear calm.

Konoha issued a statement recently, and now the Hokage's assistant has come in person. It seems that he has ill intentions. However, before coming, Yoshioka Shinzo had already received instructions from the leader of Kusagakure. As long as he insists that Kusagakure has no descendants of the Uzumaki clan, Konoha will probably be unable to do anything about them.

"Konoha has received intelligence that two former Konoha allies, descendants of the Uzumaki clan, are in your Kusagakure village and are being mistreated by you. Can you explain this?" Kakashi said coldly.

"Heh, I wonder where the Hokage's assistant got this information from. Kusagakure doesn't know anything about the Uzumaki descendants," said Shinzo Yoshioka.

"I think you've misunderstood. I'm not asking if this happened. I trust our own intelligence channels more than your stories. I just want an explanation from Kusagakure." Kakashi glanced at Yoshioka Shinzo and the Kusagakure Jonin behind him and said coldly.

“We really don’t know anything about the descendants of the vortex,” Shinzo Yoshioka said, forcing a smile. “And…”

"I'm giving you only 30 minutes to hand over the descendants of the whirlpool from your village. Then, those who harmed them, the mastermind, commit suicide, and the others cut off a finger as an apology. If you delay, don't say I didn't warn you." Kakashi directly interrupted Yoshioka Shinzo, who was planning to continue muddling through, and issued his final ultimatum.

"Isn't Konoha being a bit too domineering?" Upon hearing this, Shinzo Yoshioka's face also turned cold. "Do you really think that Kusagakure is afraid of Konoha?"

"It seems that you Kusagakure people don't appreciate the Hokage's mercy." Kakashi said, pulling up the headband covering his left eye. The three tomoe in his left eye spun rapidly, transforming into a Mangekyou Sharingan pattern. He then summoned Pakkun using the Summoning Jutsu and then deactivated the summoning.

Upon seeing this, Yoshioka Shinzo immediately fired a signal flare and simultaneously drew his kunai.

The Kusagakure ninja behind him also assumed battle stance.

However, the next moment, with a spatial fluctuation, Shinzo Yoshioka's entire body was instantly severed in half by the distorted space, and blood gushed out.

The other members of Kusagakure were terrified upon seeing this. Kakashi's methods were too bizarre, and they were completely stunned.

"Does Konoha want to start a war?" At this moment, the leader of Kusagakure walked out with a gloomy face.

"You dare to talk about war with Konoha?" Kakashi sneered, taking out a special kunai and sticking it into the ground in front of him.

Chapter 138 Futsu no Mitama

After Kakashi planted the kunai in the ground, a spatial fluctuation occurred, and Genma Shiranui and the other two arrived with Touko Uchiha.

Uchiha Touko, dressed in the robes of the Fifth Hokage and carrying the Swift Lightning Blade at his waist, appeared at the gate of Kusagakure.

After landing, Uchiha Touko gestured for Shiranui Genma and the other two to step back, then looked up at the leader of Kusagakure.

"You...who are you?" The leader of Kusagakure was stunned by Uchiha Touko's killing intent and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Tokkou." After introducing himself, Uchiha Tokkou walked alone into the village of Kusagakure.

"What are you doing? Even if you are the Hokage, you can't just barge into another ninja village like this!" The leader of Kusagakure stood in front of Uchiha Touko and said through gritted teeth.

The other Grass Ninja followed their leader and blocked the gates of Grass Ninja Village.

Uchiha Touko raised his head, casually looking at the crowd blocking his way. He entered Sage Mode, and silver-gray facial markings appeared on his face, along with his Mangekyou Sharingan.

With a deafening roar, a bolt of blue lightning as thick as a thigh descended from the sky, landing precisely one meter in front of Uchiha Touko.

Dark clouds, imbued with thunder, appeared from nowhere and completely enveloped the entire sky above the Grass Ninja Village.

One bolt of lightning after another struck, and the ninjas of Kusagakure could only make way for Uchiha Touko under the might of the heavens.

Uchiha Touko walked silently into the Grass Village. His Sage Mode senses completely enveloped the entire village, and soon he detected two unusually powerful auras, one large and one small, and headed straight for them.

The leader of the Grass Village, who had been forced back by the lightning, changed his expression drastically when he saw the direction Uchiha Touko had gone.

"Hokage, that's a secret location of Kusagakure. Don't go too far!" the leader of Kusagakure said as he chased after Uchiha Touko.

He desperately wanted to stop Uchiha Tokō, but the relentless barrage of lightning prevented him from making any progress.

Soon, Uchiha Tokō arrived at the place where Karin and her daughter were being held.

Seeing this, the leader of Kusagakure had no choice but to risk his life to block Uchiha Touko's path and said, "Hokage, please stop. This is a secret of Kusagakure. Do you really want our two villages to go to war?"

"Make way." Uchiha Touko finally uttered his first words after arriving at Kusagakure.

The next instant, Uchiha Touko drew his Lightning Bolt.

The moment the lightning bolt was drawn, Uchiha Touko also transformed into a sharp blue lightning bolt.

To the group of Grass Ninja, all they saw was a blinding flash of light before they found themselves lying on the ground.

Upon reaching the entrance to the secret chamber, Uchiha Touko sheathed his sword, glanced coldly at the grass ninja, and said, "That was just the back of the blade. Your fate will be decided by the people inside."

After Uchiha Touko finished speaking, he kicked open the door and walked towards the underground cage.

The sound of kicking open the dungeon door instantly woke up the mother and daughter inside. Anri Uzumaki rushed to her daughter's side and shielded her tightly with her body.

After Uchiha Touko dealt with several guarding ninjas, he pushed open the dungeon door.

Seeing the mother and daughter huddled in the corner of the cell, Uchiha Touko frowned, took a deep breath, put on a gentle expression, and quietly approached the mother and daughter.

"I...I can heal your injuries, please don't hurt my daughter." Anri Uzumaki looked up at Touko Uchiha with a face full of fear, while hiding Karin beneath her even more tightly.

"Sorry I'm late." Uchiha Touko took off his divine robe and draped it over the mother and daughter. "The nightmare is over."

"Who...who are you?" Anri Uzumaki stared blankly at Touko Uchiha, who was exuding divinity in Sage Mode, and asked in a daze.

"The Fifth Hokage of Konohagakure in the Land of Fire, Uchiha Tokkou, has come to take you home," Uchiha Tokkou said with a smile.

Just then, the leader of Kusagakure staggered into the dungeon. Upon seeing the scene before him, his expression froze, then he forced a smile and said to Uchiha Touko:

"Heh, Hokage," the leader of Kusagakure chuckled dryly. "We only recently discovered their whereabouts and were just about to notify Konoha. Since the Hokage has come in person, let's take them away."

Uchiha Touko ignored him and instead whispered to Uzumaki Anri, "Do you remember who hurt you here?"

Anri Uzumaki nodded.

"Does the Hokage really intend to wage war against us, the Grass Ninja?" the leader of the Grass Ninja Village asked through gritted teeth.

"Start a war?" Uchiha Touko turned around, a cold smile on his face. "Are you even qualified?"

As Uchiha Touko finished speaking, a jet-black skeleton materialized out of thin air, centered on himself, protecting Karin and her daughter within it. In a short while, a colossal martial god, hundreds of meters tall, rose from the ground within the village of Kusagakure, and the houses surrounding the dungeon collapsed completely in an instant.

This enormous war god was covered in jet-black armor, with silver natural energy runes shining brightly on top of it.

The leader of Kusagakure was being held in Susanoo's hand. He struggled desperately, his face turning red, but he couldn't budge even a single finger of Susanoo.

"You identify the people, I'll kill them. I won't let any of those who have hurt you get away with it." From within the space at the head of Susanoo, Uchiha Touko turned back to look at Uzumaki Anri and said.

Anri Uzumaki, inside Susanoo, looked completely bewildered. The events that had occurred in just a few minutes were far beyond her comprehension.

Before Anri Uzumaki could react, Karin, who was in her arms, poked her little head out from under the sacred robe covering her, and then pointed at the leader of Kusagakure who was being held by Susanoo.

"That's the guy! He always brings people to bully Mom!" Karin shouted.

"Karin!" Seeing this, Anri Uzumaki quickly snapped back to reality and pressed Karin's head back down. "Don't talk nonsense."

"It's alright," Uchiha Touko said with a smile. "Little girl, this guy bullied your mother, right?"

After saying that, Susanoo squeezed hard, and the current leader of the Land of Grass turned into a pool of blood in the sky above the Hidden Grass Village.

"Leader!" The grass ninja below cried out in pain upon seeing this, but they couldn't muster any thought of resistance in front of the hundred-meter-tall Susanoo.

At this moment, Anri Uzumaki also came to her senses. A fierce look flashed across her face, and a hint of hatred appeared in her eyes. She pointed to a high-ranking member of Kusagakure who was trying his best to hide his figure below and said, "My lady, it was that person who captured us here."