Chapter 163 The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha
Uchiha Touhuan looked at the Seven-Tails, Chōmei, a gentle smile appearing on his face. This Seven-Tails was much more pragmatic than the Nine-Tails. Judging from Naruto's words, the Nine-Tails had been badmouthing him behind his back lately.
Moreover, the Seven-Tails' choice was entirely in Konoha's interest.
"This is a matter between the two of you. Konoha respects your choice," Uchiha Touhuan said.
"Thank you." A hint of gratitude appeared on Chōmei's insect-like face, while he thought to himself:
[Both are Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan, how come there's such a big difference?]
"You can say hello to your old friend later," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile, turning and leaving the sealed space.
Back in the outside world, Fu, who had exited the sealed space earlier, glared at Uchiha Touhuan, seemingly dissatisfied that he hadn't included her in his conversation with the Seven-Tails.
"I've talked to your partner, so you can stay in Konoha for now," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile, then looked at Kakashi, "Kakashi, when you go back to the police station, could you please take this kid to the Fugaku family's place?"
"To the Fugaku family again?" Kakashi was taken aback. To be honest, the Fugaku family's place had practically become the village's second-generation daycare. The kids would run to the Uchiha clan's territory as soon as they got out of school, and Naruto had learned to bring his luggage and go directly to the house when Kakashi was on a mission.
Sometimes, the kids would play too late and just stay at the Fugaku family's place, which meant that there were usually at least two kids at the Fugaku family's place every day.
"What else? Who among us can take care of the children?" Uchiha Touhuan spread his hands and said, "Besides, with Fugaku around, we can react immediately if anything happens to the Seven-Tails.
Fugaku might even be better at dealing with tailed beasts than I am. Also, Mikoto-nee really likes these children."
To be honest, these energetic children played a crucial role in Mikoto's quick recovery from the loss of her eldest son.
"I'm not a child anymore! I can take care of myself!" Fu said, puffing out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.
"In our village, anyone under 16 is a child," Uchiha Touhuan said. "You don't even have a guardian. How can I let you wander around our village?"
"Besides, you can make a lot of friends there, and one of them is the same child as you," Uchiha Touhuan said with a smile. "
Really?" The words "make friends" struck a chord with Fu, who had always felt lonely because of her identity, and she immediately said with some excitement.
"Really," Uchiha Touhuan smiled. "You should be able to get along with them quite well."
Soon, Kakashi took Fu to the Fugaku residence. Mikoto was happy to have a new member in the family and busied herself preparing a special room for Fu.
It must be said that Mikoto, a woman possessing all the beautiful qualities of a traditional woman, easily won the hearts of children. Fu quickly let down her guard in Mikoto's presence.
"You can stay here for now. Those two younger brothers I told you about haven't finished school yet. You'll see them in a few hours," Mikoto said to Fu with a smile.
"Um, Auntie, don't you care at all about my identity?" After hesitating for a while, Fu couldn't help but ask.
In Village Hidden by a Waterfall,, almost everyone was afraid of her identity as a Jinchūriki and dared not approach her, even her parents who had died when she was very young. It was only in Konoha that she truly experienced being cared for, which made her feel very unreal.
"Your identity?" Mikoto looked at Fu with some surprise. "You mean...?"
"A Jinchūriki, you know. A tailed beast is sealed inside my body, so many people have been afraid to approach me since I was little..." Fu said softly, but before she could finish, Mikoto gently patted her head.
Fu's question made Mikoto almost laugh. If you were to ask who in the entire ninja world was least sensitive to tailed beasts, it would probably be the Uchiha clan.
Even a regular three-tomoe Sharingan could use genjutsu to briefly affect a tailed beast and save their own life, let alone with several Mangekyou Sharingan users currently in the clan. So, the clan elders, who had gradually become disrespectful old men after Uchiha Touhuan became Hokage, loved to gather together every day and tease Naruto until he was red-hot, then laugh heartily at his screaming. Who else in the entire village would dare to do that?
"Child, this isn't something you can choose. In my eyes, you're just an ordinary child," Mikoto said with a smile.
Fu stared blankly at Mikoto, lost in thought.
"Just make yourself at home. If you need anything, you can tell me or Uncle Fugaku directly.
Don't let his seemingly unapproachable appearance fool you; he's actually a very kind person," Mikoto Uchiha said with a smile. ...
While
Fu was settling into Konoha, Iwata Sawaki had already arrived at the front lines and had already clashed with Village Hidden in the Rocks's leader for this special military operation, Kouta.
Although Iwata was completely overwhelmed by Kouta upon their first meeting, as the strongest ninja in Takigakure on paper, Iwata Sawaki managed to hold Kouta off for quite some time.
Even after both sides called for retreat, Kouta didn't allow him to wreak havoc among their mid-level ninja units. However, the price was that Iwata Sawaki had many horrifying wounds on his body.
"Chief, are you alright?" After Iwata Sawaki received treatment from the medical ninja, a high-ranking member of Village Hidden by a Waterfall, approached him with concern.
"I'm fine." Iwata Sawaki waved his hand, then took out the combination ninjutsu scroll that Uchiha Touhuan had taught him from his pocket and said to everyone, "Hurry up and find suitable ninjas in the village to learn this combination ninjutsu, and then get them to master it as quickly as possible, otherwise we will be completely unable to face Village Hidden in the Rocks's combination ninjutsu."
"Yes!" A high-ranking member of Village Hidden by a Waterfall, took the scroll from Iwata Sawaki and left.
At the same time, inside the tower of Amegakure, Nagato also received news of Village Hidden in the Rocks's invasion of Village Hidden by a Waterfall.
A powerful aura erupted from Nagato's body, and his withered fingers clenched tightly together.
"Do these great powers really like starting wars?" Nagato said through gritted teeth, "And every time, it's us small countries who suffer the damage of war." "
Nagato, we received a request for help from Village Hidden by a Waterfall,." At this moment, Konan walked in and said to Nagato, "They want us to help them stop Village Hidden in the Rocks's high-ranking forces, and they're offering a high price."
Hearing Konan's words, Nagato fell into deep thought.
"So, should we accept this request?" After a while, Konan asked, "However, if we accept this request, Kakuzu might be a bit upset. After all, according to him, Takigakure betrayed him, forcing him to leave the village." "
Accept it! Of course we should! When negotiating with Village Hidden by a Waterfall, we can also try to lower the price a bit." Nagato turned to look at Konan, his Rinnegan eyes filled with anger. "It's time to let these great nations that arbitrarily start wars experience the pain of war. Moreover, if Iwagakure deploys its Tailed Beasts, I will personally capture them."
"What about Kakuzu?" Konan asked.
"Let's increase his share of the reward for this mission." Nagato said.
"I understand." Konan nodded. It was clear that Nagato truly intended to make Village Hidden in the Rocks pay the price for starting the war.
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Konoha, Uchiha clan territory, Sasuke went home with his friends after school.
Besides their Seven Stars Society comrades, their little group has recently expanded considerably, mostly with girls. First, there's Hinata, who always hangs out with Naruto. Neji is quite annoyed that his sister follows a blond guy around all the time, but since the blond guy is his junior brother, he can't say much.
Then there's Ino. Shikamaru and Choji always leave her out, which annoys her, especially since Sasuke is among their friends. So, after Ino beats them both up, Shikamaru has no choice but to bring her along.
Then there's Sakura, Ino's best friend, who was pulled into the group. Sakura is now a benchmark among ordinary ninjas at the Ninja Academy. Having been taken in as a personal disciple by Tsunade, she's not only the top student in the medical school, but her combat abilities have also improved rapidly. Although limited by her still-developing body and chakra reserves, she can't yet fight against freaks like Naruto and Sasuke, but ordinary ninja students are no match for her.
Of course, all of this came at a price. Sakura, not even eight years old this year, suddenly noticed while looking in the mirror that her hairline seemed to have receded by two millimeters, making her already large forehead appear even larger. She also had almost no free time; whenever she had a spare moment, she was engrossed in a medical book. Even Sasuke, whom she used to be most interested in, was no longer on her radar.
Therefore, Sakura initially didn't want to come to Ino's invitation, but Ino kept dragging her along. It also happened to coincide with Tsunade giving Anri a medical check-up that day, so she was given a day off, temporarily escaping her mountain of books and exercises.
Then there were Tenten and Lee, who came with Neji. Tenten, as Neji's classmate, was always very enthusiastic towards him. Neji couldn't do anything about this rich young lady. He could use his aloofness to distance himself from her when they split up the family, but not now. After all, her family was the supplier of ninja tools for the Hyuga clan. As the chosen young head of the Hyuga clan, Neji had to maintain a good relationship with her.
As for Lee, it's funny. He originally had no talent in ninjutsu or genjutsu and was completely at the bottom of his class. Normally, he would have to wait until graduation and joining Guy's class to truly start working his way up.
But coincidentally, the recent massive Three Pure Ones Training Corps movement in the village, with its large groups of green-clad trainers running around the village every morning, made him realize that this training method seemed to greatly improve taijutsu.
So he took the initiative to approach the Three Pure Ones Training Corps instructor and asked to join, completely baffling Sakurai Hideaki.
Undeterred by the rejection, Lee obtained a matching bodysuit from who-knows-where and trained daily with the Sanqing Training Team. This caught Might Guy's attention upon returning to the village, who took him on as a disciple. Might Guy even approached Uchiha Touhuan, hoping to make him Lee's instructor after graduation from the Ninja Academy. Uchiha Touhuan, of course, had no reason to refuse.
Lee's strength improved rapidly as he began learning the Ganguka style early, becoming the only one in his class capable of sparring with Neji. Therefore, Neji would also include Lee in his training.
So, when a large group of them were brought home by Sasuke, if Uchiha Touhuan were there, he would probably be amazed that the future Konoha 12 had already gathered.
"Mom, I brought my friends over!" Sasuke exclaimed eagerly upon entering.
"Okay, Sasuke, have your friends sit down. Mom will get you some snacks," Uchiha Mikoto called from the kitchen.
Then, the group followed Sasuke into his living room. However, as soon as they opened the door, they were met with Fu, who had been sitting there for a long time.
Fu and Sasuke's group were both startled. At that moment, Chōmei, who was inside Fu's body, reminded Fu to pay attention to a blond-haired boy in the group. "Sasuke, this is Fu.
She'll be staying with us from today onwards. You two should get along well." At this moment, Mikoto also entered the living room carrying a large plate of snacks and said to Sasuke.
"Hello, my name is Uchiha Sasuke. Nice to meet you!" Sasuke greeted Fu very politely. However, Fu was staring blankly at Naruto, and Naruto was also staring blankly at her.
At this moment, in a strange space, Chōmei and Kurama faced each other across two sealed doors, while Fu and Naruto stared at each other below them.
"Are you... someone like me?" Fu asked, glancing up at the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails merely glared and bared its teeth, enough to terrify the girl.
"Nine-Tails, you're still as wicked as ever. Don't frighten my companions." At that moment, a transparent insect wing descended, blocking the way between the Nine-Tails and Fu, while Chōmei spoke up.
"Companions? Looks like you've already succumbed to humans, haven't you? What a disgrace to the Tailed Beasts," the Nine-Tails sneered, baring its teeth.
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