Chapter 138 was only Author personal note.
Chapter 139 The Daimyo of the Land of Grass's Condemnation
"Alright." Anri Uzumaki nodded. Then, considering that Anri's current body might not be able to withstand the Flying Thunder God Technique's teleportation, the group bought a carriage in a small town not far from Kusagakure and leisurely headed towards Konoha.
The next day, while the group was still on their way, news of Kusagakure's ordeal spread throughout the surrounding countries.
At this point, the leaders of the various ninja villages realized that Uchiha Touhuan's earlier statement was serious!
Some leaders of smaller ninja villages, upon learning the news, began checking overnight to see if any of their forces had descendants of the Uzumaki clan, fearing that their forces would suffer the same fate as Kusagakure.
In the Land of Rain, Nagato frowned upon hearing about the plight of Kusagakure, their neighbor.
It wasn't that he pitied Kusagakure; among the nations between the Fire and Earth Great Nations, Kusagakure was notorious for its opportunistic exploits during missions.
While they dared not take advantage of the larger nations, they had thoroughly humiliated the smaller Land of Rain.
If Nagato hadn't felt the time wasn't right and wanted to remain hidden, he would have already dealt Kusagakure a blow.
However, Uchiha Touhuan's annihilation of most of Kusagakure's people brought back some unpleasant memories.
"Heh, is this the arrogance of a great nation?" Nagato's eyes were cold as he looked at the intelligence report brought by his subordinates.
"A colossal war god a hundred meters tall..." Nagato pondered, when Konan entered his room.
"Nagato…"
Konan hesitated, but the tacit understanding from years of partnership allowed Nagato to understand her meaning. He replied,
"Don't worry, although that thing looks terrifying, in terms of destructive power, my Shinra Tensei won't lose to it. Pain's Six Paths are more than enough to deal with that guy."
"Alright," Konan nodded, placed the food she brought for Nagato on the table, and then left Nagato's room.
Meanwhile, in Iwagakure, Onoki was grinding his teeth as he looked at the intelligence report his subordinate had brought.
"Are you sure it's a Susanoo that's a hundred meters tall and covered in armor?" Onoki repeatedly confirmed with the ninja who brought him the intelligence.
"According to the survivors of Kusagakure, that's correct." The ANBU nodded.
"Damn it! Another Uchiha Madara?" Onoki slammed his fist on the table.
He just couldn't understand it. Were Konoha's geniuses like leeks? One crop after another!
Over the years, as Iwagakure's greatest enemy, Konoha's situation had always been his primary focus.
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, who had caused them countless troubles in the last Shinobi World War, died at the hands of his own tailed beast.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who returned to power, grew increasingly weak with age, and with the village's higher-ups making a series of blunders, the previous generation of geniuses in Konoha were dying one after another.
Meanwhile, Iwagakure, under his leadership, was thriving. Although they were somewhat weak in top-tier talent—no one had been capable of inheriting his Dust Release technique for many years, and the village's most talented young man, Deidara, was not quite right in the head—Iwagakure's overall strength was beginning to show signs of surpassing Konoha's.
However, what Onoki didn't expect was that so little time had passed before the Fifth Hokage of Konoha had emerged so quickly?
And it was an Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan who became the Fifth Hokage.
Unlike Nagato, who had never witnessed Madara Uchiha's battles and could only judge the strength of the Uchiha Touhuan based on destructive power, Onoki had personally experienced that era! Madara Uchiha's godlike Susanoo had left a deep impression on the young Onoki.
It was a power beyond human capability to contend with. In that era, only Hashirama Senju could have single-handedly wiped out the entire ninja world.
But now, someone was telling him that Konoha had produced another Uchiha with such power, and this person was not even 20 years old!
Onoki wasn't entirely unaware of the Uchiha clan's previous plight. He had even considered recruiting members from the Uchiha clan before, but the difficulty was too great, so he never took any concrete action.
He never expected that someone from the Uchiha clan would be able to pull them out of that abyss and successfully become the leader of Konoha.
After a while, Onoki calmed down, sat at his desk, and pondered future strategies.
With Touhuan Uchiha taking the lead, all previous arrangements were useless.
He had to rethink his strategy for facing Konoha in the future.
Although Uchiha Touhuan's active battlefield in the Third Shinobi World War was in the southeastern part of the Land of Fire, near Kirigakure, Onoki had heard of him before.
This Uchiha genius, who could single-handedly instill fear in the entire Kirigakure, was someone Onoki could accept having awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.
However, the strength Uchiha Touhuan displayed in Kusagakure went beyond what could be simply described as the Mangekyou Sharingan.
More importantly, since he had led the Uchiha clan out of that mess, his character and methods were undoubtedly exceptional.
"So, is this a Madara Uchiha with brains?" Onoki sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I'll try to make contact with him during this time, test his personality."
Just as Onoki was pondering how to test Uchiha Touhuan, the door to the Tsuchikage's office was knocked on again.
"Tsuchikage-sama, Deidara blew up the toilets at the Ninja Academy, and now the Ninja Academy..."
The ANBU member who came to report hesitated, but Onoki had already imagined the scene, and his blood pressure immediately soared.
"That bastard! Didn't I tell him not to play with his bombs?" Onoki roared angrily, slamming his fist on the table.
"Uh, Tsuchikage-sama, according to the intelligence we received, this incident was instigated by your granddaughter, Deidara, because she didn't want to go to school..."
"Kurotsuchi is involved too?" The old man sat up abruptly upon hearing this, but the next moment, he clutched his back, cold sweat pouring down his face, "My back!"
...
While chaos reigned in the Land of Earth, Uchiha Touhuan and his group returned to the village.
The first thing they did upon returning was to have Tsunade give Uzumaki Anri a thorough medical check-up.
After examining Uzumaki Anri, Tsunade instantly became furious. Uzumaki Anri's body was severely depleted; she was practically on her deathbed. The people of Kusagakure hadn't treated her like a human being at all.
"Those bastards from Kusagakure!" Tsunade cursed as she looked at Anri Uzumaki's medical report. After cursing, she turned to Touhuan Uchiha and asked, "How did you deal with those bastards?"
"Not a single one of those who absorbed her life force escaped," Touhuan Uchiha replied calmly.
"Well done!" Tsunade said. Whether out of blood ties or medical ethics, Tsunade was furious at Kusagakure's actions. Therefore, upon hearing the news of Touhuan Uchiha's rampage in Kusagakure, Tsunade clapped her hands in delight. "Let's not talk about
that now. Is there a treatment plan?" Touhuan Uchiha asked.
"It's probably difficult to completely cure her; the loss of her life force is too severe." Tsunade's expression became very serious upon hearing this. "Right now, we can only use mild medicine to slowly recuperate her body. As for her bloodline ability, it can no longer be used."
After Tsunade finished speaking, she stared intently at Touhuan Uchiha.
"Do I look that much of a bastard?" Uchiha Touhuan was both amused and exasperated by the look in her eyes. Although this old woman had abandoned the Senju surname, she had completely inherited Tobirama Senju's suspicion of the Uchiha clan.
"What do you plan to do with them, mother and daughter?" Tsunade asked.
"Of course, I'll find them a place in the village to settle down. As for Karin, I'll arrange for her to enroll in the Ninja Academy. The future of the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques will probably fall to this little girl. I don't dare count on Naruto's sealing techniques."
"Alright." Tsunade nodded. "The Senju clan's former territory still has a place for them to live. I can also look after them nearby."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Uchiha Touhuan nodded.
Seeing Uchiha Touhuan's decisive agreement, Tsunade couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
[Doesn't he have any thoughts about this miraculous bloodline limit? You know, even with her medical skills, she can't guarantee it will be more effective than directly absorbing the other person's life force.]
If Uchiha Touhuan knew what the other party was thinking, he would definitely cry foul, as he truly had no interest in the Uzumaki clan's bloodline limit.
Firstly, Uchiha Touhuan's primary purpose in this action was to intimidate the surrounding small countries and to try and stir up trouble between the Fire and Earth Kingdoms. Rescuing Karin and her daughter was merely a side benefit.
Furthermore, although Uchiha Touhuan didn't consider himself a good person, the moral compass instilled in him in his past life prevented him from doing such a thing.
Uzumaki Anri and her daughter were temporarily placed in the Senju clan's territory.
The next day, Uchiha Touhuan received a condemnation letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Grass regarding the events in Kusagakure.
The Daimyo, engrossed in cricket fighting, hadn't attended court for a long time; the Fire Kingdom's court was essentially a one-man show by Uchiha Touhuan, the Grand Minister of State.
Therefore, the officials in the court were hesitant to read the entire condemnation letter.
"Read it," Uchiha Touhuan said unhurriedly, "Let me hear what this Daimyo of the Grass Hidden Village has to say."
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