All Heavens: Transcending Dimensions Starting with the Uchiha

The selection of the new Mizukage will be decided internally by Kirigakure, and Konoha is not allowed to interfere!

This is the bottom line!

"happy!"

An approving glint flashed in Uchiha Enoki's eyes.

"Specific details can be discussed directly with the Fifth Hokage."

Before departing, Lord Uchiha Sō, in the name of the Hokage, guaranteed: Konoha respects Kirigakure's autonomy in internal affairs, and the new Mizukage will be elected by Elder Genji and the Jonin through mutual consultation!

A confident smile played on his lips.

"As for support: Konoha's elite Anbu can be on standby at the border to keep the Mizukage's loyalists occupied!"

The Land of Fire will immediately open a maritime trade route exclusively for the Land of Water and sign a draft trade agreement for ten years, guaranteeing that the Land of Water's seafood enjoys most-favored-nation treatment!

This draft can be reviewed by Elder Yuan Shi as a first step in demonstrating our sincerity!

If the matter is accomplished, this agreement shall take effect immediately!

The conditions are clear and compelling!

The readily available draft trade agreement was especially tempting to the water nation in its predicament!

Not interfering with the selection of the Mizukage further dispelled core concerns!

Mei Terumi pursed her red lips, her mind racing as she weighed her options.

These terms, especially the trade agreement, are almost impossible to refuse.

And Konoha's motive...

"Konoha's motive?"

She looked directly at Uchiha Sho.

"Helping a potential rival grow stronger?"

"A stable, rational Kirigakure that shares a common enemy and trade relations with Konoha,"

Uchiha Enoki's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's.

"It is far more in the interest of the Land of Fire than a chaotic, weak, and madman-controlled Mist Village!"

We don't need mortal enemies, we need a rational neighbor who can face real threats together!

Moreover, the Fifth Hokage... really "admires" you, Mei Terumi!

Investing in you is investing in the future security of Konoha!

Is this reason enough?

Does Uchiha Elephant "admire" me?

Bah! I've heard so much about this guy. He once declared that he wanted to pursue Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and he's also entangled with that wealthy Konoha merchant...

Mei Terumi's face flushed slightly, her heart trembling violently.

However, what is the common enemy?

"...Who exactly is the mastermind behind this?"

She asked the most crucial question, her voice hoarse.

Uchiha Sho remained silent, raising his hand with a wisp of pure Yin Release chakra swirling around his fingertips.

He projected a vague yet impactful memory—the three-tomoe Sharingan flashing in the Fourth Mizukage's eyes, and the silhouette of a figure shrouded in a vortex mask, exuding a cold and evil aura—directly into Mei Terumi's mind!

At the same time, a name as cold as a venomous snake burrowed into the depths of her consciousness: Uchiha Madara!

"A spirit that should have died, a schemer who intended to overthrow the entire ninja world!"

Uchiha Sō's voice was deep and full of warning.

"He manipulates your shadows just to make the Hidden Mist Village bleed to death in infighting!"

At the same time, it was he who controlled the Nine-Tails to cause an uprising in Konoha, leading to the deaths of the Third and Fourth Hokage.

His power is beyond imagination, and his target is definitely not just a single Hidden Mist Villager!

Going it alone, you can't fight anyone!

We need to unite, we need to share information, and we need to deliver a fatal blow the next time he shows his face!

boom--!

"Uchiha Madara!"

The terrifying associations evoked by the name, combined with the fragments of evil eye power, caused Mei Terumi's face to turn deathly pale and her body to sway slightly!

The cruelty of the truth is far beyond imagination!

Seeing the deeply shocked Mei Terumi, Uchiha Sho knew that the most crucial step had already been taken.

"The basis of cooperation is common goals and mutual needs."

He softened his tone, speaking with sincerity.

I bring you my sincerity:

Transfer the bloodline family destined to sacrifice themselves to reduce internal strife within the Mist Village;

Provide a blueprint for economic cooperation to help restore the fog-shrouded area;

Share intelligence on the 'Undead' and fight the threat together.

What you need to do is to restrain the forces under the Yuan Shi's command and control the actions of the Konoha takeover team when the rebellion breaks out...

Turn a blind eye.

And in his future role as Mizukage, he will usher in a new chapter of cooperation between the Land of Water and the Land of Fire!

He suddenly stood up, his powerful aura enveloping the entire area, his gaze sweeping across the void (where the Yuan Master was) and Terumi Mei.

"Did Wuyin choose to succumb to the blood mist and internal strife, becoming a sacrifice for the conspirators?"

Or will you choose to break free of your shackles, join forces with Konoha, and rebuild a stronger future from the ruins?

His voice was like a pronouncement of fate.

"The choice is in your hands."

We can wait, but can you?

Your time is running out.

The arrow of the bloodline family is already on the bowstring!

Chapter 171, A Marriage Between "Water" and "Fire"? Much Potential Awaits

In the courtyard, the aroma of tea struggled to drift amidst the chilling killing intent, almost dissipating under the weight of the heavy confrontation.

Mei Terumi's straight back was like a taut bowstring, and the last words of Uchiha Eizo, "Uchiha Madara," along with the evil image forcibly implanted into her mind, were still tearing at her nerves.

The name brought not only shock, but also a chilling abyss—a legendary undead who should have turned to dust in the Valley of the End had become the mastermind behind this boundless bloodshed in the Hidden Mist.

"call……"

She took a deep breath of the air, damp with night dew, forcibly suppressing her turbulent emotions, her voice slightly hoarse.

"We've received the intelligence. Cooperation... we can continue to discuss. But the final decision rests with my teacher."

She gave Uchiha Sho one last deep look, her gaze complex and unfathomable, containing apprehension, assessment, and a heavy feeling of being forcibly dragged into a huge vortex.

Without uttering another word, she turned away, the hem of her dark kimono tracing a clean arc in the moonlight. Her figure quickly disappeared into the deeper darkness of the courtyard entrance, leaving only the blue jade phoenix hairpin in her hair, which left a faint, cold glow as she departed.

In the courtyard, the tense atmosphere seemed to ease a little after she left, but Kakashi and Shisui did not let their guard down.

Kakashi's Sharingan continued to slowly rotate in the darkness, capturing the more concealed and denser chakra aura around him.

Shisui's fingertips never left the hilt of the sword at her waist.

“Brother Xiang,” Zhi Shui’s voice was extremely low, almost a whisper, “her words… were they just stalling, or…”

"It's a bargaining chip."

Uchiha Xiang sat back down on the stone bench, picked up the now-cold teacup, and gently stroked the rough ceramic cup with his fingertips, his eyes as calm as an ancient well.

“She's waiting for Master Yuan's final offer. We've revealed our hand; now it's their turn to name their price. And…”

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze seemingly piercing through the layers of shadows cast by the houses and the pervasive mist, landing on a dark corner outside the courtyard. A faint, knowing smile played on his lips.

“That ‘teacher’ was watching the whole time.”

At the same time, Uchiha Sō felt it was time to "make contact" with the Konoha Anbu lurking in Kirigakure.

They've been infiltrating Kirigakure for so long, yet the other side still hasn't made contact with them.

Was it because the Hidden Mist Village was monitoring them too closely, or had some other unexpected event occurred?

……

Outside the courtyard, in a secluded quiet room separated by two courtyards, the barrier that isolates one's aura ripples gently in the air like water.

Master Yuan's withered fingers slowly moved away from his eyes, and the light screen of the "Telescope Technique" that had just ended completely dissipated in his palm.

He sat hunched over on the prayer mat, his face, etched with the lines of time, appearing unusually solemn in the dim candlelight, yet carrying a sense of understanding that had broken through the fog, and... a touch of strange amusement.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, with only the occasional soft crackling of the candlelight.

"Ah……"

A low, aged laugh broke the silence. Master Yuan slowly shook his head, his eyes gleaming.

"Konoha's Anbu? A higher level of existence?... I was almost fooled by this exquisite disguise."

Every detail he had just observed flashed through his mind:

The other party was familiar with the decisions of Konoha's high-ranking officials and had a clear grasp of the details of the deaths of the two Hokage.

Especially their understanding of the terrifying name "Uchiha Madara's" actions in Konoha...

This is a core secret that no ordinary secret agent or high-ranking envoy could access!

More importantly, the imposter's final gaze upon his hiding place was precise, resolute, and carried a sense of control akin to overlooking a chessboard.