The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

Hongzhi spoke casually, and Uchiha Sasuke, upon receiving this information, felt as if his world had been turned upside down. The guy sealed inside Uzumaki Naruto actually had such a powerful background?

"So, to activate the Eye of the Moon Project, we must collect all the Tailed Beasts?"

Sasuke asked again, and Hiroji could clearly feel the guy's struggle. It was obvious that Naruto Uzumaki still held special significance for this guy.

"You can understand it that way, but that doesn't mean that having the Rinnegan and the resurrected Ten-Tails will guarantee success. First, you need to have the physique to control the Rinnegan, and second, you need to have the power to control the Ten-Tails. The guy who transplanted Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan obviously doesn't have these conditions. When the Akatsuki gathers all the tailed beasts and resurrects the Ten-Tails, that's when we'll make our move to seize the Rinnegan."

"If you don't want to wait, I can give you one of Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan. Then we can join forces to create a new world."

Hongzhi calmly looked at Uchiha Sasuke. If this guy agreed, then he would just split Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan in two, giving one to Uchiha Obito and the other to Uchiha Sasuke.

When the Sage of Six Paths bestows power upon Sasuke, the Rinnegan belonging to Madara Uchiha will likely have no connection to Madara Uchiha anymore. Of course, the possibility of Black Zetsu reviving Madara Uchiha still exists.

If Sasuke Uchiha can't keep his Rinnegan, he'll probably become a one-eyed Uchiha. It's just unknown whether the Sage of Six Paths will allow his remaining Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan to evolve into a tomoe Rinnegan, or simply give him a regular Rinnegan.

"I still prefer to awaken the Rinnegan myself."

Uchiha Sasuke's words shattered Hongzhi's illusions, but that was no big deal. The final result wouldn't be any different anyway. Even if Uchiha Sasuke injected Hashirama's cells, it would still take time to awaken the Rinnegan, and the possibility of transplanting the Rinnegan still existed.

"Although you are a genius, and can even be said to be the closest to Madara Uchiha in the Uchiha clan, and the second person to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, awakening the Rinnegan is not something you can achieve just by wanting to."

Hongzhi spoke with a smile. Upon hearing this, Sasuke Uchiha was not in a hurry. Now that he possessed the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, it was inevitable that his power would gradually increase.

There's no need to consider this guy's mood at all; just inject Hashirama's cells directly. As for whether there will be any problems with his body, that's a joke. If Madara Uchiha succeeded, how could he possibly fail, having also awakened the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?

"You don't need to worry about this. I will help you obtain the Rinnegan, but in return, I will need Hashirama cells!"

Uchiha Sasuke's arrogant voice came, almost making Hongzhi burst out laughing. Although the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan is very strong, if you were facing Pain now, you would probably only be killed because of Uchiha Itachi's sake.

However, even so, if Uchiha Sasuke wanted to get beaten up, Hiroji would definitely not stop him, after all, this was the necessary path to adapt to the new power, or rather, a special method.

Chapter 400: A Brief Peace Finally Arrives

"Deal. Once you succeed, I can not only provide you with Hashirama cells, but also the bloodline fusion fluid of the Otsutsuki clan. Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, the Senju, Uchiha, and even the Uzumaki, Kaguya, and Hyuga clans... all these famous clans' power sources are Otsutsuki."

This isn't something I made up; it was researched by that genius medical ninja of Konoha. It's a proven bloodline fusion fluid from the Otsutsuki clan that can accelerate the awakening of the Rinnegan. Even I, who don't have the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, feel my Mangekyou's potential gradually increasing!

Hongzhi's words alerted Uchiha Sasuke, who turned to look at Hongzhi and asked coldly, "Did you steal his work?"

Hongzhi was somewhat surprised to hear Uchiha Sasuke's words; this guy would actually ask such a question. However, this would not affect Hongzhi's arrangements for him.

"No, no, that guy left Konoha and joined my side to verify whether his conclusions were correct. Otherwise, who do you think has been treating you lately?"

Hongzhi spoke calmly, and Uchiha Sasuke, upon hearing this, fell into a long silence, finally leaving behind the words "It's a deal," before sitting down completely without saying another word.

"Since you're going to seize the Rinnegan, it's not appropriate for you to stay here with me any longer. I'll send you to the Ninja World."

Upon seeing Sasuke Uchiha's appearance, Hongzhi immediately opened a dark vortex beneath his feet, causing Sasuke to fall directly out of the Kamui dimension. This was the Land of Demons, where Jugo and Suigetsu, whom Sasuke had painstakingly recruited, were thrown.

Hopefully, they can have a wonderful reunion with Uchiha Sasuke, but it's probably unlikely that the three of them will gain anything from it.

After all, the Fourth Raikage will definitely start the Five Kage Summit if he's not an idiot. At that time, it will be a battle of grudges and rivalries between the Akatsuki and the five great ninja villages. Whether Sasuke Uchiha can participate in the battle is a question.

As for the final result, the Akatsuki organization was definitely wiped out. After all, the Akatsuki had too few members, and after the five great ninja villages began collecting intelligence on the Akatsuki nationwide, Amegakure could not keep it a secret for long.

Uchiha Sasuke suddenly felt a sense of falling, which allowed him to successfully summon his summoning beast, the hawk; otherwise, he would have at least fallen flat on his back.

Hongzhi didn't pay attention to Uchiha Sasuke's subsequent actions. Instead, he prepared to find a place to wait for the Akatsuki to summon him. If sealing the tailed beast relied solely on Konan and Nagato, it would probably take both of them a lot of work to succeed.

However, whenever the Akatsuki members are summoned, a problem arises: when the Eight-Tails' octopus legs appear, the entire Akatsuki will likely burst out laughing, and Pain's authority as the leader will be at its lowest.

This is not something to be happy about; on the contrary, it makes Hongzhi feel somewhat helpless, since the Akatsuki organization is about to face the alliance of the five great ninja villages!

However, it won't be Hongzhi who gets beaten up in the end, so there's no need to worry about this. But the situation between Iwagakure and Konoha seems a bit awkward. Iwagakure only recently withdrew from the Land of Fire and is probably still in negotiations.

If they receive an invitation to the Five Kage Summit from the Raikage of Kumogakure at this time, will they really not start fighting right there at the meeting?

Furthermore, there is no Kazekage in Sunagakure. Could it be that they forcibly selected one in order to participate in the Five Kage Summit?

"I wonder if the identities of the Five Kage will change, but their individual strengths are hard to describe."

Hongzhi shook his head helplessly, and then slowly waited.

......

In a small town in the Land of Fire, in a seemingly ordinary room, Onoki reluctantly signed the compensation agreement demanded by Konoha, since the whole thing started because of his mistake.

He had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill. It wasn't impossible for him not to sign, but Kurotsuchi was still in the hands of the Konoha ninja. Even if he didn't sign, the end result would be that he would just return to Iwagakure. At worst, Konoha and Iwagakure would become enemies.

The problem is that if he doesn't sign, Kurotsuchi will remain a prisoner of Konoha forever, and might eventually become a member of Konoha. After all, it was quite common during the Fourth Shinobi World War to reward prisoners to a ninja.

At that time, Iwagakure and Onoki will be utterly disgraced. After all, Kurotsuchi is the designated next Tsuchikage. If Konoha were to bestow her upon some ninja, the scene would be too beautiful. As for whether Kurotsuchi would agree.

The five great ninja villages have too many ninjutsu, turning them into mere puppets who only know how to obey orders. Once this happens, it is irreversible.

"Alright, now we can bring Black Soil back!"

After signing the agreement, Onoki spoke with a gloomy expression. Although it was Iwagakure's responsibility at first, Iwagakure still suffered great losses. However, Konoha didn't care about this at all and only used every means to squeeze Iwagakure's resources during the negotiations.

"If nothing unexpected happens, she is already on her way back to Iwagakure."

Jiraiya looked at Onoki across from him and calmly said, "There are still many hidden dangers in Konoha. There is absolutely no need to play tricks at this time."

Moreover, since Onoki has signed the agreement, he naturally cannot go back on his word; otherwise, who would believe any promises or agreements made by Iwagakure in the future?

"That would be best!"

Upon receiving this reply, Onoki nodded and then floated out of the negotiation room. He had been somewhat afraid these past few days, fearing that another guy in an Akatsuki uniform might suddenly appear from a corner.

Being controlled by genjutsu is terrifying. He felt like he had just taken a nap, but Iwagakure suffered more than half of its losses. Although most of the damage was due to compensation demanded by Konoha, there was nothing that could be done about it.

After all, it was he who was controlled by the genjutsu, not the Hokage, and Huangtu's plea for help back then actually delivered Kurotsuchi, whom Iwagakure couldn't sacrifice, into Konoha's hands.

"It's finally over."

Jiraiya closed the scroll, a smile appearing on his tired face. Now, Konoha and the four great ninja villages were in a relatively peaceful relationship, giving Konoha time to deal with its own problems.

For example, the matter of the Hyuga clan, and the butterfly mark covering the entire population of Konoha. If this matter were directly exposed, Onoki probably wouldn't have signed such an agreement. After all, it would be a stretch to call Konoha a paper tiger now.

Konoha's losses would be even greater than those of Iwagakure, not even including the harm Obito Uchiha inflicted on Konoha. If all of these are taken into account, Konoha's two legs have been completely severed, and it may take decades to recover.

In this situation, the relationship with the four great ninja villages becomes very important. Although things will eventually be exposed, it will be impossible for Iwagakure to back out at that time. As for the other ninja villages, they still have some sense of shame.

"Finally, a brief period of peace has arrived!"

Jiraiya stepped out of the room, looked at the sun in the sky, and slowly smiled.

Chapter 401 How could this be?!

In the Raikage's office in Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage, with his left arm in a cast, slumped on the sofa. In the Raikage's usual spot, a figure was busy at work; this was undoubtedly the Raikage's secretary.

While the Raikage of Kumogakure are all powerful individuals, the majority of affairs are actually handled by the Raikage's secretary, although the general direction of matters is definitely decided by the Raikage.

Otherwise, there would be no need for the Raikage to exist at all.

"Isn't it ready yet? There's no need to be so serious about this. As long as those guys aren't stupid, they'll definitely agree to hold the Five Kage Summit."

The somewhat anxious Raikage looked at the busy Mabui, his secretary who had handled his affairs before he became Raikage, a secretary he could absolutely trust.

"Although that's true, the Five Kage Summit is a top-level meeting, so we still need to be careful, otherwise we'll be the ones who lose face for Kumogakure."

Mabui raised his head and spoke calmly. Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage obediently chose to shut up. Since they met, he had never been a match for Mabui in terms of reasoning, and this situation was not suitable for solving problems with violence.

"It's all set. The location is the Land of Iron, which is an absolutely neutral country. All the previous Five Kage Summits were held there."

The time didn't last long. Mabui slowly raised his head and spoke to the Fourth Raikage. The Fourth Raikage, who had been feeling a bit bored, immediately perked up upon hearing this.

"Remind the Hokage to bring that genius medical ninja along, consider it a favor I owe them."

The Raikage, whose left hand ached from excitement, calmly said, "Anyway, this isn't the first time this has happened. Everyone's enemy is the same. The Hokage of Konoha shouldn't refuse this."

"I will write it down."

Mabui glanced at the Raikage's empty right hand and nodded calmly. In the past, such medical ninjas were a headache for all ninja villages, but now they were a reassurance for all ninja villages.

As long as that guy is still around, aside from anything else, a Kage-level expert can recover from injuries extremely quickly, and a Kage-level expert is someone who can influence the course of a battle. Under such circumstances, the chances of victory for the Five Great Shinobi Villages will become increasingly greater.

Once the Akatsuki organization is defeated and the Tailed Beasts are successfully retrieved, it will no longer be a problem.

However, after this, Konoha will become a troublesome place. The ninjas who were healed before that guy died will definitely not be willing to attack Konoha.

"Have the Anbu deliver the scrolls to the other ninja villages as soon as possible, and we should also prepare for the war against Akatsuki as quickly as possible."

The Fourth Raikage spoke with some agitation. Although this was very likely a conspiracy by that mysterious person, the combined forces of the five great ninja villages would be a headache even for Hashirama Senju if he were alive!

Even if that guy wanted to use the five great ninja villages to weaken the Akatsuki's power, it was impossible for him to defeat them. No matter what his schemes were, they were meaningless in the face of the absolute power of the five great ninja villages.

"clear."

Mabui nodded, then got busy again. A few minutes later, several ANBU left the Raikage's office. Their mission was to deliver the scrolls to the corresponding Kage as quickly as possible.

......

In the Hokage's office in Konoha, Tsunade looked at the scroll Jiraiya had brought back, a slow smile spreading across her face. But the smile didn't last more than a few seconds before her expression turned grim again.

"What's wrong? You can finally focus on resolving the internal affairs of Konoha. Shouldn't you be happy?"

Seeing the change in Tsunade's expression, Jiraiya felt somewhat bewildered. Although Konoha had lost many excellent ninjas, the fact that the war had ended was the best outcome.

Moreover, they have good relations with the four great ninja villages, which is a situation that any Hokage would want to see!

"Did you have some conflict with Hongzhi at the Konoha camp?"

Tsunade didn't say it explicitly, but she still had some doubts about the information Kakashi brought back. There was no reason for Jiraiya to have such a big conflict with Hiroji, or for Kakashi to bring Hiroji back in the end.

"Those are just trivial matters, how did they get to you?"

Jiraiya was somewhat surprised. Although the wounded in the Konoha camp had not been directly treated and healed by Hiroji, none of them had any life-threatening problems. They had already entered the Konoha Hospital, so in theory, there shouldn't be any special problems.

Moreover, there's no need for Tsunade to care about these minor conflicts, since they're just things I don't know about.

“If it were just a conflict itself, then there would be no problem. But after Hongzhi returned to Konoha, he conducted an experiment on Naruto Uzumaki and then disappeared without a trace. Although I think this has nothing to do with you, ordinary ninjas don’t care what the so-called truth is!”

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya, who hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the situation, and spoke with some distress. This was something no one wanted to see, but things were just so absurd. Koji had left Konoha in pursuit of the so-called truth.

Unfortunately, Jiraiya was the one with whom he had a conflict in the end, and now this matter has become common knowledge with the return of the ninja who went to war.

At that time, the overall trend in Konoha will not be good news for Jiraiya. After all, no matter how strong Jiraiya is, he won't be able to help many ninjas. And that guy is a medical ninja, who has basically treated more than half of the ninjas.

"how so?!"

Jiraiya, who hadn't been particularly concerned about the matter before, became unusually excited after receiving the news. Not caring was one thing, but for it to turn into this state was another.

If something unexpected happens and the Konoha ninjas refuse to believe him, then there will definitely be problems. What's even more serious is that that guy actually left Konoha. Isn't that a bit too shocking?