Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

"Heh, the Hokage and I are indeed of the same mind," Onoki laughed. "It seems Konoha is prepared to deal with the changing situation?"

"Heh, before that day truly arrives, who dares to say they've made perfect preparations?" Uchiha Touko said. "We can only do our best to make arrangements so that the village can navigate the turmoil to the other side. Isn't that what Iwagakure has been doing all these years?"

“What the Hokage said makes sense,” Onoki nodded. “As Kage, it is our inescapable responsibility to help the country and the village reach the other side amidst the turmoil.”

"I wonder, in the eyes of the Hokage, who in this vast ninja world can control the entire situation?" After saying this, Onoki was silent for a while before looking at Uchiha Touko and asking.

"The ninja world is so vast, I really can't say for sure who can control the situation in the ninja world right now," Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

"Amegakure in the Land of Rain, where Hanzo, a demigod of the ninja world, once fought against three great nations single-handedly. Though he was defeated, he was still honorable. Could he influence the situation in the ninja world?" Onoki asked.

“His strength relies entirely on external things. Once the poison of the salamander is neutralized, he will be nothing but a skeleton in a tomb,” Uchiha Tokō said.

“The Hidden Sand Village in the Land of Wind, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, is that alright?” Onoki said.

"The village's leader has to personally engage in craftsmanship to keep the village running. It's laughable," Uchiha Touko said dismissively.

"The Hidden Mist Village of the Land of Water, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, is that alright?" Onoki asked again.

"The Hidden Mist's policies are self-destructive and nonsensical. The only reason it has survived to this day is because of the geographical advantage of the sea. If it weren't for that sea, I could have destroyed it all by myself," said Uchiha Touko.

"And what about A, the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning?" Onoki continued to press.

“That Fourth Raikage is nothing but a reckless fool, not worth worrying about,” Uchiha Touko said.

"If none of these people are capable, who does the Hokage think is the one who can influence the situation in the ninja world?" Onoki asked, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Hehe, aren't all the people who have the qualifications and ability to influence the situation of the entire ninja world sitting here?" Uchiha Touko laughed.

At this moment, Uchiha Shingetsu was locked in a fierce battle with his final opponent. The arena, which was neither too big nor too small, was now engulfed in flames. His final opponent, while dodging and weaving, accidentally made eye contact with Uchiha Shingetsu.

Uchiha Touko smiled faintly, looked at Onoki, and said with burning eyes, "If you ask me, the only two people who are truly qualified to influence the situation in this ninja world are you and me."

Onoki narrowed his eyes and fell silent.

After this series of tests, although Onoki still couldn't see through Uchiha Touko, he was certain of one thing: Uchiha Touko's ambitions were far from simple.

"Heh, the Hokage's thoughts are once again in sync with mine." After a long while, Onoki slowly spoke, "In that case, why don't we take this opportunity to form an alliance between our two great ninja villages and jointly deal with the upcoming changes in the situation? What do you say?"

“I knew the Tsuchikage’s grand invitation to me to participate in this Chunin Exams wasn’t for nothing,” Uchiha Tokō said. “However, the Tsuchikage’s suggestion is exactly what I was thinking. With our two villages working together, we can surely achieve great things in the changing times to come.”

"If the Hokage thinks this way, then it couldn't be more fitting," Onoki laughed. The battle below had come to an end. Uchiha Shingetsu's opponent, having been affected by the genjutsu, had lost the ability to fight. Uchiha Shingetsu, representing Konoha, won the championship of this joint Chunin Exams tournament.

"As for the detailed cooperation plan, we will discuss it at the banquet later. I wonder what the Hokage thinks?" Onoki asked.

“The Tsuchikage is the master of this place, so I, as a guest, will naturally follow his lead,” Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

……

That evening, after a banquet celebrating the successful conclusion of the joint Chunin Exams, Uchiha Touko and Onoki chatted until late into the night.

Soon, a treaty entitled "Non-Aggression Treaty between the Two Nations of Fire and Earth" was drawn up after discussions between the two.

Uchiha Tokō and Ōnoki signed the two copies of the treaty and affixed their seals to represent their respective identities.

Having done all this, Uchiha Touko finally embarked on his journey home.

Before leaving, Onoki personally came to the village entrance to see him off.

Naruto and Deidara, the two blond-haired guys, also bid each other a reluctant farewell at the village entrance.

"Little brother, take care of yourself. Try to avoid using that technique of repeatedly canceling clones in a short period of time if you can. Also, take this."

Deidara pulled two clay figurines from his pocket and handed them to Naruto.

"What is this?" Naruto asked curiously.

“Based on the inspiration you gave me that day, the portable explosive clay I created will explode within 5 seconds after chakra is inputted. The power of the explosion is equivalent to three explosive tags exploding simultaneously, and it will also create a burst of colorful light, which can effectively interfere with the opponent’s vision,” Deidara explained.

“This…” Naruto stared blankly at the two clay figurines in his hands.

“Brother, take good care of yourself. I’ll come find you in a while, and then we can exchange ideas on new art,” Deidara said in a low voice.

"What did you say, brother?" At that moment, the celebratory cannons that were bidding farewell to the Hokage went off all around, making Naruto somewhat unable to hear what Deidara was saying.

"It's nothing, take good care of yourself." Deidara saw that Onoki was already looking in this direction, so he immediately changed his words.

"Big brother, you too!" Naruto said.

……

After saying goodbye, the group officially began their journey home.

A day later, just as the group had stepped out of the Land of Earth's border, Naruto suddenly clutched his stomach and said to Uchiha Touko, "Sensei, my stomach hurts!"

"I told you not to eat hot ramen after a cold popsicle last night, but you didn't listen. Now you know how dangerous that is," Uchiha Touko said after glancing at the kid.

However, despite saying that, Uchiha Touko still pulled out a stack of papers from his pocket, handed them to Naruto, and said, "Take care of this yourself from a distance, and remember to clean up any traces."

"Yes!" Naruto, who was in a hurry to relieve himself, didn't care about anything else. He grabbed the stack of papers from Uchiha Touko's hand and rushed out of the carriage.

“Teacher, those papers aren’t…” Sasuke looked at Uchiha Touko with an incredulous expression.

Chapter 150 Reactions from All Parties

"There's no other paper around, so I'll have to use this to wipe his butt," Uchiha Touko said, shrugging.

“Teacher, but isn’t this the treaty you signed with the Tsuchikage?” Neji asked at this moment.

“Yeah, that’s it.” Uchiha Touko nodded. “Is it strange?”

Both of them looked at Uchiha Touko with puzzled expressions.

“The moment this so-called contract is signed, it is destined to be torn up in the future, so this thing is useless in itself,” Uchiha Touko laughed.

"Why do you think there were the previous three Shinobi World Wars?" Uchiha Touko asked his two disciples.

Sasuke and Neji seemed to be deep in thought. After a moment's consideration, Sasuke finally gave his answer: "Because other countries covet the fertile lands of our Land of Fire?"

“That’s right.” Uchiha Touko nodded in satisfaction. “That’s exactly it. The three previous Shinobi World Wars were ultimately about other countries coveting the fertile land of our Land of Fire. Therefore, in each Shinobi World War, it was Konoha fighting against multiple countries in one village.”

"So, do you still think that this contract can restrain that old Tsuchikage and make him put aside his greed and get along with us amicably?" Uchiha Touko laughed.

"I understand." Neji and Sasuke nodded.

"So, this contract is actually no different from toilet paper. No, it's even worse than toilet paper for wiping your butt," Uchiha Touko said.

At this moment, Naruto returned to the carriage and complained as soon as he entered, "Teacher, the toilet paper you gave me is too hard, it's making my butt hurt."

Upon hearing Naruto's words, the three people in the carriage burst into laughter.

Back in the carriage, Naruto was still unaware of what had happened. He thought everyone was laughing at him, so he grumbled, "What are you laughing at? Those papers are really stiff!"

"Hehe, Naruto, do you know that you might have just used the most expensive toilet in your life?" Neji couldn't help but tease him.

Yes, how could it not be expensive? This time, he used it to wipe his butt after using the toilet, which is related to the nominal peace between the two countries.

……

After the group returned to Konoha, the news that Uchiha Touko and Onoki had signed the "Non-Aggression Pact between the Fire and Earth Kingdoms" spread throughout the entire ninja world.

Reactions varied. Some, less intelligent ones, like the Daimyo of the Land of Grass, privately remarked that Uchiha Touko and Onoki were idiots, questioning why the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, which are not even bordering each other, had signed a non-aggression pact.

However, the situation is not so optimistic for the daimyo and ninja village leaders of the other two small countries between the two nations, namely the Land of Rain and the Land of Waterfall.

Inside the tower of Amegakure, Nagato sat in his room, gazing at the map of the ninja world in deep thought. The signing of such a seemingly absurd treaty between two large, unconnected nations meant that the smaller nations between these large nations should be the ones to be wary.

"Uchiha Touko and Onoki have probably already discussed how to divide up our small countries," Nagato muttered to himself after looking at the map for a while. "It seems the plan needs to be accelerated."

……

There was little movement in the Land of Rain because Nagato believed he could control the situation with his own strength, but things were not so peaceful in Takigakure at the moment.

As a small country, Takigakure has ninja villages, but their strength is not among the top. The only thing the village can rely on is the Seven-Tails, which the first leader obtained from Hashirama Senju at a great cost. However, the Seven-Tails' jinchūriki has not yet grown up. Their village is like an ant in front of an elephant, whether it is Konoha or Iwagakure.

The previous example of Kusagakure serves as a cautionary tale, and aside from the Seven-Tails, their Takigakure village is only slightly stronger than Kusagakure.

"It seems that the only way to save the village is to choose one of them to back down and submit," said Iwata Sawamoto, the current leader of Takigakure Village, after a long sigh at a high-level meeting in the village.

"So, should we choose Iwagakure or Konoha?" the assistant from Takigakure asked at this moment.

Upon hearing this, the meeting fell silent. Judging from the current situation, neither siding with the Land of Fire nor siding with the Land of Earth seemed like a good choice.

"The Land of Fire, perhaps." After a while, the leader of Takigakure finally uttered his choice with difficulty.

“The Land of Fire? But Uchiha Touko seems to have a difficult temperament to get along with,” Takigakure’s assistant said.

“But I think at least he can win. After all, Onoki is too old. If something happens to him, does Iwagakure have a reliable successor?” Iwata Sawaki said.

"That makes sense." Everyone in Takigakure Village nodded in agreement upon hearing this reason.

"Then let's send someone to make contact with Uchiha Touko," Iwata Sawaki nodded.

……

After returning to Konoha, Uchiha Touko first reviewed the official duties of the past period.

"You handled it really well. Why don't you come to the Hokage's office more often and help me with these official duties?" Uchiha Touko teased Kakashi after pouring him a cup of tea.

"Don't give me that!" Kakashi said with one dead fish eye. "These past few days have been filled with the security team's affairs and your official business at the Hokage Building. I haven't even had time to read a book."

"Alright, alright." Uchiha Touko nodded with a smile. "By the way, the four genin selected by the security team this time performed very well in the Chunin Exams. Although they didn't officially become Chunin at the tournament, I think their strength is enough. In a while, you should promote their positions and benefits."

"I understand." Kakashi nodded.

The two chatted and drank tea, and before long, there was a knock on the door of the Hokage's office.

"Come in," Uchiha Touko said loudly.

The office door opened, and Kado walked in, bowing to the two of them.

"Lord Hokage, I will assist you." Kado bowed obsequiously to the two men, then placed a gift on his desk and said, "This is a snowfield rock tea from the Land of Snow that someone recently sent me. It is extremely precious, with an annual production of only thirty taels. I feel that such a rare item would be a waste in my hands. Only in the hands of Lord Hokage can it be called a collection and appreciation."

"Yes, that's thoughtful of you." Uchiha Touko nodded and accepted the gift.

Then, Kado took out a pile of beautifully packaged books and handed them to Kakashi.

"What's this?" Kakashi's eyes lit up when he saw the pile of books.

"I have long heard that you are a loyal fan of Jiraiya, the bestselling author in the ninja world. Therefore, I went to great lengths to collect this set of 'Make-Out Paradise' in the ninja world. The original collector's edition was originally intended to be signed by Jiraiya himself before being given to you, but recently we have been unable to find any trace of Jiraiya in the ninja world, so this is the only way. I hope you will not find it offensive."

"Hmm, very good." Kakashi nodded and put away the collector's edition of Icha Icha Paradise. There were only ten sets of this original collector's edition of Icha Icha Paradise in the entire ninja world. When it was first published, Kakashi didn't have this hobby, so he missed out on these things, which has always been a big regret for Kakashi. But he didn't expect that Gato would be so thoughtful as to get him this set of books. As for the autograph issue, that's not a problem. When Jiraiya returns to the village, he can ask for any autograph.

Uchiha Touko looked at Gato and nodded in satisfaction. He had to admit that Gato was a very good man, and it was worth all the effort he had put into training him.

"How's the matter I asked you to handle going?" Uchiha Touko asked.