Uchiha's personal opinion

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Inside the Hatake family mansion, Hatake Sakumo held Kakashi in his arms, silently gazing up at the Tengu demon statue that was slowly descending from the sky.

Although "Konoha's White Fang" has always been regarded by the various countries of the ninja world and even the ninjas of Konoha as a strong person on par with Uchiha Tokumitsu, he also understands that since Uchiha Tokumitsu awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, the gap in strength between the two has widened completely.

It's just that Uchiha Tokumitsu is used to maintaining a balance on the surface and long-term development vitality, so he has been intentionally or unintentionally protecting Hatake Sakumo and the Reform Society's power.

Otherwise, given the strength of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Tokumitsu could have easily abolished the so-called House of Representatives and Senate after the transition was completed, and let the Governor-General's Office seize all the power.

But this perception has been overturned today.

With such power, is there any need for so-called authority?

Uchiha Tokumitsu is not someone who can be morally blackmailed!

Based on Sakumo Hatake's understanding of him, Uchiha Tokumitsu often didn't even treat people as human beings. Although he seemed harmless on the surface, his moral bottom line was actually more flexible than Orochimaru's!

"I want to fly to the sky someday too!"

With a childlike voice and eyes full of admiration, Kakashi pointed earnestly at the Susanoo, which had already landed on the ground but was still tall enough to be seen by the entire village.

"Very good, then you'll have to cultivate even more diligently from now on."

With a look of doting affection, Hatake Sakumo lifted Kakashi high in the air and said earnestly.

……

As Susanoo gradually dissipated, the Iwagakure messengers Akatsuchi and Hiruzen recovered from their shock.

Because the embassy district is located in the new Konoha area, the shock they felt was even greater than that felt by the ninjas in Konoha Village.

Even now, the leech's body was still trembling and had not yet fully calmed down.

The two looked at each other, speechless.

"...Should this report be returned to the village?"

Chi Tu sighed deeply, took out a scroll from his pocket and weighed it in his hand, his face full of lifelessness.

The battle report on the Konoha ninja army's clearing of the Akatsuki base was made public to the entire village. Information including casualties on both sides and the enemy's combat characteristics was shared with all Konoha ninjas of Chunin rank and above.

Under such circumstances, the Iwagakure envoys who were still staying in Konoha could easily find out the inside story of this battle.

While the Akatsuki purge was indeed massive in scale and highly successful, a resounding victory, the Iwagakure envoy still discovered a point of contention from an extremely cunning angle—

That means the Konoha ninja are not invincible! As long as their numbers are equal, Iwagakure can absolutely contend with the Konoha ninja army!

The reason supporting this argument is the casualty ratio in the clearing operations.

Although a casualty ratio of three to one seems good, the insightful Demon Leech believes that the fact that the Konoha ninjas only managed this exchange ratio despite having an absolute advantage and two tailed beasts fighting suggests that the Konoha ninjas' combat strength is actually only average.

Of course, Hiruzen's argument only holds true if the existence of the Uchiha clan is excluded.

As for how to eliminate the Uchiha clan, who are now the pillars of Konoha, that's another topic altogether.

So, after much effort, the two of them produced a reassuring report whose main purpose was to put the village at ease.

But after witnessing Susanoo's seemingly world-destroying magnificence, everything lost its appeal.

"...Burn it."

After suppressing the urge to tremble, the leech spoke softly.

"This is Konoha..."

Red Earth's fire escape technique wasn't very advanced; he still needed to form a Tiger Seal to condense a ball of fire to burn the scroll to ashes.

After scattering the ashes in his hand into the pool, Akatsuchi's face was full of desolation.

As a bodyguard of the Tsuchikage, he naturally knew about the Tsuchikage Ōnoki's ambitions.

In Onoki's heart, he always harbored resentment towards the existence of Konoha, and his desire to claim the title of the number one ninja village never died out.

But reality is always cruel.

During the two Shinobi World Wars, Iwagakure couldn't even subdue Kumogakure, let alone Konoha, whose strength was far greater.

After finally suppressing Kumogakure by taking advantage of the Shogunate's Northern Expedition and occupying territory in the Land of Lightning, Iwagakure had no choice but to make peace with Kumogakure due to pressure from Konoha.

Furthermore, the rampant joint counter-terrorism force brought an indescribable shock to Iwagakure; even ninjas below the Tsuchikage generally believed that Iwagakure had almost no chance to fight back against Konoha.

Such remarks are actually undermining the unity of the ninja village, which has been maintained by the "Will of Stone" by successive Tsuchikage.

Some things may seem like insignificant specks of dust to Konoha, but when they fall on Iwagakure, they feel as heavy as a mountain.

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As the Susanoo dissipated, the Uchiha ninjas who had been kneeling under the pressure finally stood up one after another. However, after sensing the presence of the person in front of the hall, none of them dared to raise their heads.

Uchiha Tokumitsu silently gazed at the statues inside the worship hall, seemingly sensing something indescribable about the central statue of the Goddess of the Rabbit.

Although the statues in the main hall and the worship hall are exactly the same, after the blood sacrifice that took place before the worship hall, the statue of the goddess of the rabbit seems to have gained some more charm...

At this moment, the priestess Risa finally regained her senses and, looking somewhat disheveled, bowed to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"Thanks for your hard work……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't care about the mess that the priestess Risa made during the ritual, and instead said something gentle.

Immediately, the priestess Risa felt her heart, which had been in her throat, settle back into her stomach.

"You don't need to be so reserved."

Uchiha Tokumitsu turned around and spoke to his clansmen.

"You may also enter the temple to worship."

The clansmen were immediately relieved and rushed into the worship hall to burn incense and pay their respects.

"This is how I plan to proceed in the future..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu turned back to the priestess Risa and asked, "This main hall will be open to the public, while the worship hall will remain exclusively for the Uchiha clan. Is this in accordance with the proper rites?"

"Perfect! Absolutely perfect!"

The shrine maiden Risa nodded vigorously.

How could it not comply!

She's not blind; there's no way she couldn't see the strange things inside the worship hall.

In addition, the oppressive aura emanating from heaven and earth that she sensed before fainting terrified this priestess who had dealt with ghosts, gods, and demons since childhood.

As for whether it conforms to the ritual...

That's just a matter of saying a few words!

If there is no precedent in history, it means that history is wrong. Changing it from now on is to set things right and bring the rituals of the gods back to the right path!

After Uchiha Tokumitsu displayed his immense power, which could rival the might of heaven and earth, he was already seen as a living god in the eyes of the "superstitious" priestess Risa.

If she weren't afraid of displeasing Uchiha Tokumitsu, she would have rushed back to build a temple and erect a statue for him, hoping to obtain some "divine arts" through prayer and sacrifice.

After giving some further instructions on minor details, Uchiha Tokumitsu slowly walked towards the Temple of Heaven.

Although his memories of his past life were somewhat hazy and he didn't know the details very well, the Temple of Heaven built under the supervision of Uchiha Shisui still looked quite impressive overall.

At least the construction was carried out exactly according to the renderings.

Gently stroking the white jade railings on both sides, Uchiha Tokumitsu stood on the altar and silently unleashed his full sensory abilities, sensing the murmurs in the darkness.

After throwing the Yasakani no Magatama to blast away the dark clouds that were trying to cover the sky, he began to sense the sealed ancestral god in the sky. Although the murmurs he sensed were extremely vague, like unconscious sounds made in a dream, they were real and undeniably real.

Uchiha Tokumitsu withdrew his senses, and the murmurs in his ears vanished without a trace.

Perhaps it was the blood sacrifice that brought about this, or perhaps Kaguya Otsutsuki was seeking self-preservation. But none of that matters.

Most importantly, Uchiha Tokumitsu allowed the Sage of Six Paths, whose soul was still intact, to see his extraordinary abilities and his extraordinary understanding of the history that had been erased. Coupled with the complete Susanoo, this was enough to make the Sage of Six Paths wary.

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu obtained the Sage Mode origin from Ryuchi Cave, he wanted more.

Especially after experiencing the feeling of soaring through the sky, his ambition grew like a snowball.

Whether it's the vast ocean of stars or the everyday life of ordinary people...

"I want it all!"

Chapter 359 There Will Be an Echo

The following day, the opening of Tokuko Shrine attracted a large influx of Konoha villagers.

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu temporarily transferred several priests from his clan's Nakagawa Shrine and dispatched multiple squads from the police department to maintain order, and used loudspeakers to announce that the shrine was already too crowded and was temporarily closed to worshippers, none of this could dampen the enthusiasm of the Konoha villagers.

After a sleepless night of contemplation, Orochimaru once again went to the police headquarters to see Uchiha Tokumitsu.

He's about to completely surrender!

……

The toad sage of Mount Myoboku also sat there staring blankly all night.

This is a very rare phenomenon.

In the past, the Toad Immortal was only lucid on very rare occasions; otherwise, he explored the future in his dreams.

But this time is different.

Although the ordinary Greninja of Mount Myōboku and even the two sages, Fukasaku and Shima, did not sense anything due to the distance, the Great Toad Sage still sensed something unusual.

The constraints on natural energy are beginning to loosen...

In other words, the threshold for accessing and manipulating natural energy has begun to decrease.

This is a phenomenon that hasn't happened since the Sage of Six Paths sealed the Goddess of Rabbit and distributed her chakra!

"A time of great turmoil..."

The Great Toad Immortal sighed deeply.

Before Kaguya Otsutsuki descended, the source of power in the savage ninja world was actually natural energy.

Moreover, the three holy lands at that time were just one of many heterodox forces.

However, although Kaguya Otsutsuki is a naive and innocent girl, she can be truly ruthless when she gets serious.

Despite lacking combat experience and common sense, Kaguya Otsutsuki still managed to destroy numerous gathering places of otherworldly beings by overwhelming them with her strength, basically annihilating all kinds of demons and spirits, and turning them into fertilizer for the growth of the Divine Tree.