Chapter 137: Condemnation from the Land of Grass Daimyo
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"Okay," Uzumaki Anri nodded. Subsequently, considering that Uzumaki Anri's current body might not withstand the teleportation of the Flying Thunder God Formation, the group purchased a horse carriage in a small town not far from Kusagakure and proceeded towards Konoha at an unhurried pace.
The next day, while the group was still on the road, news of Kusagakure's fate had already spread throughout the surrounding major and minor nations.
Only then did the leaders of the various ninja villages realize that Uchiha Douhuan's previous declaration was serious!
Upon learning the news, the leaders of some smaller ninja villages also began overnight inspections of their own forces for the presence of Uzumaki clan descendants, fearing their own forces would follow in Kusagakure's footsteps.
Within the Land of Rain, Nagato frowned tightly upon hearing about the fate of Kusagakure, which bordered their Land of Rain. It wasn't that he pitied Kusagakure's plight; among the several nations situated between the major powers of Fire and Earth, the Land of Grass was the type universally disliked, always loving to take small advantages during missions. They didn't dare take advantage of the major powers, but the Land of Rain, being another small nation, had suffered quite a bit of aggravation from them. If Nagato hadn't felt the time wasn't right and wanted to conceal his own existence, he would have long since gone to teach Kusagakure a lesson or two.
However, Uchiha Douhuan's approach of directly wiping out more than half of Kusagakure stirred up some unpleasant memories for Nagato.
"Hehe, is this the arrogance of a great power?" Nagato's eyes were cold as he looked at the intelligence report sent by his subordinate.
"A giant war god a hundred meters tall..." Nagato pondered. Just then, Konan walked into his room.
"Nagato..."
Konan wanted to speak but hesitated. However, years of partnership allowed Nagato to understand her meaning. He replied:
"Rest assured. Although that thing looks terrifyingly powerful, in terms of destructive force, my Shinra Tensei wouldn't lose to it. The Six Paths of Pain are sufficient to deal with that fellow."
"Alright," Konan nodded, placed the food she brought for Nagato on the table, and then left Nagato's room.
Meanwhile, inside Iwagakure, Onoki looked at the intelligence report sent by his subordinate, nearly biting his teeth to pieces.
"Are you certain it was a Susanoo a hundred meters tall, completely covered in armor?" Onoki repeatedly confirmed with the ninja who delivered the intelligence.
"According to the survivors from Kusagakure, that is correct," this Anbu member nodded.
"Damn it! Is it another Uchiha Madara?" Onoki slammed the table forcefully.
He just didn't understand! Were Konoha's geniuses like leeks? Cut down one batch, and another sprouts!
Over the years, as Iwagakure's greatest enemy, Konoha's situation had always been his primary focus.
The Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, who had caused them countless troubles in the last ninja world war, died at the hands of his own village's Tailed Beast.
And Sarutobi Hiruzen, who regained power, grew weaker and more hesitant with age. Coupled with the frequent blunders from Konoha's higher-ups, Konoha's previous generation of geniuses were either dead or had fled. Meanwhile, Iwagakure, under his leadership, was flourishing day by day. Although somewhat lacking in top-tier geniuses – for so many years, not a single person capable of inheriting his Dust Release had emerged, and the village's most talented young man, Deidara, was mentally unstable – Iwagakure's overall strength had faintly shown signs of surpassing Konoha.
However, Onoki hadn't expected that after such a short time, Konoha's Fifth Hokage would emerge so freshly?
And it was an Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan who became the Fifth.
Unlike Nagato, who hadn't witnessed Uchiha Madara's battles and could only crudely judge Uchiha Douhuan's strength by destructive power, Onoki had personally experienced that era! Back then, Uchiha Madara's god-like Susanoo left a deep impression on the young Onoki. It was simply not a power that human strength could contend with. If not for the existence of Senju Hashirama in that era, Uchiha Madara alone could have plowed through the entire ninja world.
But now, someone was telling him that Konoha had produced another member of the Uchiha clan possessing this kind of power, and this person was not even 20 years old!
Onoki wasn't entirely unaware of the Uchiha clan's previous situation. He had previously entertained thoughts of poaching talents from the Uchiha clan, but due to the extreme difficulty, he never implemented concrete actions. He never expected that someone from the Uchiha clan could actually lead them out of that deep pit and successfully become Konoha's leader.
After a while, Onoki also calmed down, sat at his desk, and pondered future countermeasures.
With Uchiha Douhuan taking the stage, all previous arrangements became useless.
He had to rethink his strategy for facing Konoha in the future.
Although the battlefield where Uchiha Douhuan was active during the Third Great Ninja War was towards Kirigakure in the southeast of the Land of Fire, Onoki had heard of Uchiha Douhuan's name before. This Uchiha genius, who was said to have single-handedly struck fear into the entire Village Hidden by Mist – Onoki could accept that he had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.
However, the strength Uchiha Douhuan displayed in Kusagakure could no longer be simply summarized as Mangekyou Sharingan.
More importantly, since the other party could lead the Uchiha clan out of that mess, his mentality and methods naturally needed no further elaboration.
"So, is this an Uchiha Madara with a brain?" Onoki sighed deeply, facepalming as he lamented. "During this period, let's try to make contact with him. Probe his personality."
Just as Onoki was still calculating how to probe Uchiha Douhuan, the door to the Tsuchikage's office was knocked again.
"Lord Tsuchikage, Deidara blew up the Ninja Academy's toilets! Now the Ninja Academy..."
The reporting Anbu hesitated, but Onoki could already imagine the scene, and his blood pressure instantly soared.
"That bastard! Didn't I tell him not to casually play with those bombs of his?" Onoki roared furiously, slamming the table.
"Uh, Lord Tsuchikage, according to the intelligence we received, this incident was instigated by your granddaughter, encouraging Deidara. The reason was she didn't want to go to school..."
"Kurotsuchi was involved in this?" The little old man shot up upon hearing this, but the next moment, he clutched his lower back, cold sweat dripping. "My back!"
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While chaos ensued in the Land of Earth, Uchiha Douhuan's group also returned to the village.
The first thing the group did upon returning to the village was to have Tsunade thoroughly examine Uzumaki Anri's body.
After Tsunade finished examining Uzumaki Anri's body, she instantly became furious. Uzumaki Anri's body was severely depleted, already like a candle flickering in the wind. Those people in Kusagakure hadn't treated her like a human being at all.
"Those bastards from Kusagakure!" Tsunade cursed out loud, looking at Uzumaki Anri's medical report. After cursing, she looked towards Uchiha Douhuan and asked, "How did you deal with those bastards?"
"All those who absorbed her life force, not a single one escaped," Uchiha Douhuan said calmly.
"Good job!" Tsunade said. Whether out of kinship through bloodline or due to doctor's ethics, Tsunade was greatly angered by Kusagakure's actions. Therefore, upon hearing the news that Uchiha Douhuan went on a killing spree in Kusagakure, Tsunade clapped her hands in approval.
"Let's not talk about that first. Is there a treatment plan?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"Completely curing her will likely be difficult. The loss of life force is too severe," Tsunade's expression turned grave upon hearing this. "Right now, we can only use gentle medications to slowly nourish her body. As for her bloodline ability, she can no longer use it in the future."
After speaking, Tsunade stared fixedly at Uchiha Douhuan.
"Do I look like such a bastard?" Uchiha Douhuan felt both amused and exasperated being looked at like this. Although this old woman had already renounced the Senju surname, she had thoroughly inherited Tobirama Senju's suspicion towards the Uchiha clan.
"How do you plan to settle the mother and daughter?" Tsunade asked.
"Naturally, find a place in the village for them to live peacefully. As for Karin, I will arrange for her to enroll in the Ninja Academy. The Uzumaki clan's Sealing Jutsu inheritance will likely fall on this little girl's shoulders in the future. I can't count on Naruto for Sealing Jutsu anymore."
"Alright," Tsunade nodded. "There's still space in the former Senju clan compound where the mother and daughter can live. I can conveniently look after them nearby."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you," Uchiha Douhuan nodded.
Tsunade felt somewhat puzzled seeing Uchiha Douhuan agree so readily.
[He doesn't have any designs on such a miraculous bloodline? You know, even with her medical skills, she couldn't guarantee it would be more useful than directly absorbing the other party's life force.]
If Uchiha Douhuan knew her thoughts, he would surely cry foul. He truly had no designs on the Uzumaki clan's bloodline.
Firstly, the fundamental purpose of Uchiha Douhuan's action this time was still to deter the surrounding small nations and simultaneously try to muddy the waters between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. Rescuing Karin and her mother was just incidental. Furthermore, although Uchiha Douhuan admitted he wasn't exactly a good person, the moral bottom line shaped by his previous life prevented him from doing such things.
Uzumaki Anri and her daughter were temporarily settled in the former Senju clan compound.
And the next day, Uchiha Douhuan received, during the court assembly, the official condemnation document sent from the Land of Grass Daimyo regarding the events that occurred in Kusagakure.
The young Daimyo was obsessed with cricket fighting and hadn't attended court for a long time. The current Land of Fire court could be said to be the sole voice of Uchiha Douhuan, the Grand Minister of State. Therefore, regarding this document which thoroughly condemned Uchiha Douhuan, the officials in the court assembly were somewhat afraid to read it aloud.
"Read it," Uchiha Douhuan said unhurriedly. "Let me hear what this Land of Grass Daimyo had to say."
(End of Chapter)
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