Kakashi Hatake followed in the footsteps of Uchiha Eboshi, finding the ground littered with the charred remains of Kirigakure ninja.
Hopefully, the Konoha ninjas who come to clean up the battlefield later won't be too horrified when they deal with the enemy corpses!
……
“Something’s strange… Everyone, stop and wait for the reconnaissance team to check the situation before proceeding.”
About one kilometer away from Mount Nara, a Kirigakure unit that was on its way to provide support to the Mount Nara base stopped here.
The other ninjas present did not raise any questions about the judgment made by the Jonin leading the team.
Because they are ninjas who fought their way out of the blood mist, obedience to the strong is ingrained in their bones.
Moreover, Captain Mei Terumi, who leads the team, would not issue such an order casually.
After hearing Mei Terumi's order, in order to "atone for his crimes," Hozuki Suigetsu, an old acquaintance of Uchiha Zou, was appointed as the squad leader of the reconnaissance squad in this Kirigakure unit.
He stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong? Ming, have you noticed anything amiss?"
"A thick fog enveloped the entire Nara Mountain; it was so quiet inside!"
Mei Terumi squinted as she looked at Mount Nara, which appeared incredibly silent and eerie under the moonlight.
Even though that place should have been the home ground of the Hidden Mist Village, she vaguely felt a sense of dread.
"The fact that the Mist Concealment Technique is being used on such a large scale must mean that a large number of enemies have already begun their attack; it's impossible for it to be so quiet."
Chapter 21, Changes Brought About by Controlling the Ten-Tails Cells
Faced with the strange situation at the Nara Mountain base, after Mei Terumi said that, Hozuki Suigetsu knew roughly where the problem lay.
He squinted slightly, surveying the distant, flickering lights of the Nara Mountain outpost, a scene of tranquility, and carefully separated a special water clone.
The water split into several parts, drifting slowly with the wind and following the thick fog towards the Nara Mountain base.
Occasionally, it would drift along with the mountain wind and other fog, pretending to be no different from other fog, in order to deceive the enemy's possible senses and reconnaissance.
About ten minutes later, Hozuki Suigetsu's water clone finally infiltrated the outer wall of the Nara Mountain base. The cloud of mist he transformed into slowly rose into the air, trying to bring the situation of the base into his perception range from a high place.
There were ninjas on night duty in the Nara Mountain base as usual, and judging from their clothing, they were indeed ninjas from Kirigakure stationed in this base.
But for some reason, Hozuki Suigetsu could sense a strange sense of unease about them...
"call……"
When Hozuki Suigetsu parted a portion of his mist to observe a ninja who looked very young, for some reason, he aroused the other party's vigilance.
"Who?"
The boy with calm eyes stared at the mist in front of him, then suddenly began to form hand seals, trying to trap the peculiar mist with earth magic.
"call……"
The mountain wind howled past, and the wisp of mist drifted away with the wind, disappearing into the vast fog.
"This is troublesome, Ming..."
Hozuki Suigetsu didn't harbor any illusions that the other party was merely testing him. The moment he realized his water clone had been detected, he immediately turned to look at Terumi Mei and said in a deep voice:
"The people stationed at the Nara Mountain base have most likely died in the line of duty. The people currently active in the base are Konoha ninjas dressed in their clothes... My water clone was actually discovered by a boy with only two dots on his eyebrows. He is most likely from the Uchiha clan, as only they have such sensitive perception."
"But... we were a step too slow, and Konoha took it first! Suigetsu... that Uchiha who caused your operation to fail... seems even more terrifying than you described..."
A look of self-reproach and regret appeared on Mei Terumi's young and beautiful face. Then, she quickly composed herself, her expression turning cold as she issued a stern order.
"The situation has changed! Everyone, remain on high alert and return the way you came... The Nara Mountain base has been captured by Konoha ninjas. We must bring this news back and have Lord Yagura allocate troops to prioritize retaking Nara Mountain!"
……
"Kakashi, why did you suddenly make a move?"
Having changed into a Kirigakure Jonin uniform and using the Transformation Technique to disguise himself as Uchiha Igaku, a Kirigakure Jonin skilled in Water Release, he cast a questioning glance at Hatake Kakashi, who suddenly used Earth Release.
“Jing Yue, your vigilance is still a bit lacking. That cloud of mist is clearly a water-based creation. Our disguise has most likely been exposed. They won’t be coming today.”
Sensing the chakra fluctuations, Uchiha Ei, who had rushed over from a distance, said this while removing the scarf covering his long black hair, with some regret:
"The commander on the other side is really vigilant... I originally planned to quickly capture this stronghold and then try to wipe out the reinforcements as well, but I didn't expect the commander to be so cautious!"
"It's probably because the Hidden Mist Village used a ninjutsu to create such a large area of fog, and the fog was too calm, which aroused their suspicion!"
Kakashi Hatake had clashed with Kirigakure the most on the battlefield, and after a little thought, he understood where the weakness lay.
Uchiha Igaku also realized what was happening at this moment, and said with some annoyance:
“The Land of Water is different from our Land of Fire. They live in fog year-round and are instinctively wary of such situations… Although Brother Elephant reduced the fog’s density earlier, it wasn’t completely dispelled in order to cover up the traces of the battlefield.”
"Do you think I wanted to? Who knew that these Hidden Mist Villagers would use such a large-scale Hidden Mist Technique right away? I can't possibly use ninjutsu to cover every single place; that would leave even more obvious traces."
Uchiha Eiji kicked Uchiha Igaku, who was standing next to him, in annoyance.
"Hehe, there's nothing I can do about it. Brother Elephant, you haven't fought against the Hidden Mist Village much, so it's really hard to notice these kinds of battlefield details. And it's really difficult to cover up all traces in a short time!"
Uchiha Igaku scratched the back of his head and grinned foolishly, trying to change the subject.
"By the way, Brother Elephant, where did you get the inspiration for that Lightning Release technique you created before?"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi Hatake, who was standing next to him, also perked up his ears, as he was also very curious about the Lightning Release ninjutsu developed by Uchiha Sō.
"This technique was inspired by my previous conversation with Lord Orochimaru."
Uchiha Xiang glanced at the curious Uchiha members around him, decided to reinforce his "genius" persona, and spoke slowly and deliberately.
"This technique also references the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Not only can you use Lightning Release to train your body in daily life, but you can also use it to instantly enhance your strength in battle."
"However, it's not perfect yet. It requires the user to have extremely strong control over lightning-style chakra. I'll simplify the technique in a while. In the meantime, you can practice lightning-style chakra transformations more..."
"Long live Brother Elephant!"
"I always knew that Lord Xiang was the strongest genius of the Uchiha clan..."
"Under Lord Elephant's leadership, the Uchiha will once again become great..."
Having understood the unspoken meaning of Uchiha Eiji, all the Uchiha present, regardless of whether they had joined the Heavenly Court, became his fanatical admirers.
The Uchiha who were able to fight for so long on the battlefields between Konoha and Kirigakure and Sunagakure were all elites of the Uchiha clan.
With the support of this group of young elites, his strength within the Uchiha clan will completely surpass that of Fugaku Uchiha, making him the de facto ruler of the Uchiha family.
At the same time, Uchiha Elephant's body trembled, and he finally successfully controlled the mass of Ten-Tails cells. The Eye of Infinite Evolution and the Eye of Great Luo Blessed Land also showed their respective changes.
[Great Luo Blessed Land: An incomplete mental dimension created by Yin Release, having obtained a core talisman, is beginning to evolve... Due to the instability of the Yin Release space caused by the evolution, Susanoo cannot be used, and the use of eye techniques is limited...]
[Ten-Tails Cells: Having absorbed enough Three-Tails chakra, they have been activated and integrated into the blessed land, becoming its core protective element. Their original essence, the Otsutsuki Divine Tree, the source of chakra, requires the following condition to be reborn as the Seed of the Divine Tree: refining enough chakra from the other eight tailed beasts and using Yin-Yang Release to return to their original state!]
[Infinite Evolution: The initial bound item begins to evolve, feedback begins, the next bound item's unlock rate is 1%...]
Chapter 22, Studying Medicine Can't Save the Ninja World
“Mount Nara is extremely important to Kirigakure. As long as we hold this place, the Kirigakure ninja forces will only have one option left: a frontal assault…”
"If Yagura Karatachi wants to continue besieging Konoha with the Sand Village, he must retake Mount Nara at any cost."
At the Nara Mountain base on the border of the Land of Fire, Uchiha Sō explained to Tsunade, the logistics commander who had come to provide support.
A light drizzle continued outside the camp. As autumn deepened, the proximity to the sea made the air quite humid, which was rather uncomfortable.
"Hey, isn't this the brat who told me back then that studying medicine couldn't save the ninja world?"
On Tsunade's usually heroic face, a rare hint of teasing appeared.
"Back then, I was fortunate enough to be valued by Lord Orochimaru, who recommended me to study medical ninjutsu with you for a period of time. During that time, I was very grateful for your care, Lady Tsunade!"
Putting on his Konoha headband again, Uchiha Xiang, who was just as handsome as the readers before him—in ancient China, he would have been as good-looking as Pan An—revealed a look of reminiscence.
"I still believe this now, for Konoha, for the Will of Fire!"
Uchiha Ei said seemingly firmly, but unfortunately, Tsunade found this scene utterly unbelievable.
When they first met, Tsunade might have believed that he was a fanatical brat like Uchiha Shisui, brainwashed by the Will of Fire.
However, after being personally sent by Orochimaru and studying medical ninjutsu under her for nearly half a year, Tsunade's understanding of Uchiha Enoshiro is quite profound!
This is a guy who appears obsessive but is actually cunning. As for his talent, well, you could call him a genius, but he's not the kind of genius you'd expect.
He always gave Tsunade the impression that he was a mentally ill person with a broad mind.
When faced with a problem, they can always come up with new solutions from unexpected angles.
So when she heard that he had proposed at the Uchiha clan meeting that Fugaku Uchiha divorce his wife, pursue her, and then use the influence of both clans to become the first Hokage of Konoha, she had a premonition that their next meeting was not far off.
However, unexpectedly, the war between the five great nations broke out, and Orochimaru assigned this guy to the front line of the war.
Even now, after capturing the key stronghold connecting Kirigakure to the Land of Fire, he is "worried" that he cannot hold it and has requested Tsunade's assistance.
According to the normal timeline, after the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade should have left Konoha due to the deaths of her younger brother and lover, and the Legendary Sannin of Konoha should have disbanded.
However, Uchiha Sō, who was a time traveler, encountered a critical problem while researching bloodline enhancement drugs, a problem that even Orochimaru could not solve.
This forced him to seek help from Tsunade, which led to Uchiha Sho going to Tsunade's tutelage to learn medical ninjutsu.
It was during this six-month period that a precocious Uchiha boy met Tsunade, who had just lost her younger brother and lover.
His unique and imaginative ideas, along with his innovative development of medical ninjutsu, naturally attracted Tsunade's attention.
During her studies, Tsunade even considered taking Uchiha Samurai as her disciple.
Unfortunately, this was rejected by Uchiha Sō, who harbored certain ulterior motives towards Tsunade deep down.
He even shouted in front of Tsunade: Studying medicine can't save the ninja world; he wants to inherit the ever-flowing Will of Fire and change the endless conflict in the ninja world.
Perhaps wanting to see if this arrogant and haughty boy could truly change Konoha, Tsunade stayed at Konoha Hospital and even overcame her hemophobia with the subsequent comforting from Uchiha Sō.
Meanwhile, after learning that Orochimaru had asked the Third Hokage to have Uchiha Sho lead the Uchiha clan to join his ranks to fight against the Sand Ninja invasion, he took the initiative to serve as the logistics commander on this side.
She couldn't quite explain whether she was worried about Uchiha Ei, this boy she somewhat disliked, dying on the battlefield at such a young age, just like her younger brother, or whether she wanted to do something for Konoha.
"Alright, Uchiha brat, since it's for Konoha's sake, I'll leave the rest to you. I'm only here to oversee things at your request. Breaking news: Yagura Karatachi has successfully sealed the Six-Tails inside himself and become its jinchūriki. Be careful!"
Tsunade's impatient tone revealed a hint of seriousness; the current situation was far from optimistic.
Although it's unclear where Uchiha Sō and Orochimaru got their confidence to fight against both Kirigakure and Sunagakure simultaneously, Yagura Karatachi, a new generation Kage-level shinobi from Kirigakure, is definitely the strongest contender for the Fourth Mizukage after becoming the Six-Tails Jinchūriki.
His strength was so great that even Tsunade was wary of him.
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