Shinobi World Turmoil
The Land of Water.
In the hazy mist, a figure slowly appeared in the valley.
"Pakura, the master of the Scorch Release technique, I've come to greet you."
Just then, a figure of a Mist Ninja slowly emerged from behind the rocks in the thick fog. When the face was revealed, Pakura saw a relaxed expression on the Forehead Protector on the other person's head.
"Thank you for your hard work, but it's just crossing a valley, there's no way you'll get lost."
"Hehe, you're right, please." The Mist Ninja scratched his head and gave a shy smile, which was quite deceptive.
Pakura, the Blazing Release user, looked at the Mist Ninja with a fake smile, but after Konoha's Uchiha Yoru's reminder some time ago, she was still full of wariness.
Upon secretly observing the surroundings and finding no traps, she inwardly chuckled to herself, realizing how foolish she had been to trust the Konoha ninjas.
Given the vast distance between the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja, and the lack of any conflict of interest, forming an alliance would be the best option.
Just as Pakura relaxed her guard and exchanged a glance with the Mist Ninja before walking forward, she failed to see the cold glint in the eyes of the shyly smiling Mist Ninja who had her head down.
Pfft!
In an instant, a figure flashed away, blood splattering everywhere. Pakura's face showed disbelief. A Kunai was still stuck in her back. If she had Kunai would have severed her heart meridian if it had gone any deeper.
"What... are you doing!"
At this moment, Pakura recalled Uchiha Yoru's pitying gaze and warning, and glared angrily at the Mist Ninja.
"Experience the pain!"
The Mist Ninja burst into maniacal laughter; his earlier shyness was all a facade.
The figure vanished into the thick fog in a flash, but the whooshing sounds coming from all directions shocked Pakura. Kunai and Shuriken were everywhere.
Beneath the thick fog, behind a boulder, Pakura felt cold sweat trickling down her temples. Her back was covered in blood. Damn it, Uchiha Yoru had actually been right.
'Such a beautiful Beautiful Back, it would be such a waste to fill it with Kunai.'
When those words flashed through Pakura's mind, she couldn't help but shudder. Was everything really as Uchiha Yoru had said, or was it all just a conspiracy by Konoha?
Pakura's calm eyes swept across the surroundings before she slowly disappeared without a trace. However, throughout the valley, Mist Ninjas revealed bloodthirsty smiles, like cats hunting mice.
Inside a cave, Pakura knew he couldn't escape for the time being. Despite being on guard, he still fell into a trap.
The moment the glass tube shattered, the black snake inside seemed to awaken from hibernation. Then, in the dim light, the black snake opened its mouth and made nauseating gurgling sounds.
First, a hand slowly reached out, and then, supported by that hand, a figure emerged from the black snake.
The sticky substance on the figure dried quickly upon contact with the air, revealing a face that was none other than Uchiha Yoru.
"Heh, looks like you still haven't listened."
Seeing Uchiha Yoru's mockery, Pakura sneered, "Isn't this exactly what you wanted to see?"
She didn't believe the other person would be so kind as to save her; no one would believe they had no ulterior motives.
"Heh, every village has corrupt high-ranking officials who cling to power and are unwilling to let go, while people like you and me will be marginalized once we become powerful."
Facing Pakura's sneer, Uchiha Yoru made no attempt to hide his feelings, "The rotten roots have begun to greedily steal the tree's nutrients, so you need my help, and I need yours as well."
Facing this somewhat unfathomable man, Pakura's eyes revealed a hint of apprehension. She was no naive or simple-minded ninja. To be someone whom the Fourth Kazekage feared, she must have her own faction and influence. Otherwise, a simple ninja would merely be a powerful tool.
"You want to cause chaos in Sunagakure!"
Pakura's extremely certain words echoed in the cave, but Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a disappointed look and said, "Too superficial. If your vision is limited to this, then you have disappointed me greatly."
"Once you return to Sunagakure and calm down, I think you have the potential to gain some insights."
Walking slowly behind Pakura, looking at her bloodied back, Uchiha Yoru shook his head and sighed, "I told you so, it's such a pity to see such a beautiful Beautiful Back like this."
"Shut up!" Pakura snorted coldly at Uchiha's teasing. Since she was already trapped, it would be best if they could help her, but if not, she wouldn't lose anything.
"I've said before, this gift could save your life if you're on the verge of death, but it could also hasten your demise."
Faced with the threat of death, Pakura remained indifferent; at their level, death no longer held any fear for them.
Uchiha Yoru first reached out his hands to gently treat and stop the bleeding from the other person's Beautiful Back. Fortunately, the wounds were not deep. Then, he slowly lowered his head and leaned against the other person's neck.
With Uchiha Yoruro slowly opened his mouth and bit down on the skin of Yoru's neck. Blood flowed instantly, and at the same time, the mysterious power of the Cursed Seal within his teeth quickly seeped into Yoru's body through the wound, causing Pakura to groan in pain.
"This is the gift. Whether you survive or not depends on yourself. This Shadow Clone of mine is Chakra sealed within Summoning Beast. As time goes by, the Chakra also diminishes. It's only enough to heal and keep your body from collapsing. The Chakra will only last for two hours."
The pain from the Cursed Seal was unimaginable. Pakura gritted his teeth and clutched his neck, the intense pain turning into muffled groans. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru slowly rummaged through the other's Tool Pouch and pulled out various weapons such as Explosive Tags, Steel Wire, and Kunai.
Traps were then set up in all the surrounding passages, and finally Uchiha Yoru formed a hand seal to create a barrier.
"This barrier can prevent sensory ninjas from detecting you, but I still need to stabilize your body. Your Chakra can only last for an hour and a half. The rest is up to your fate."
Seeing Pakura clenching her teeth in pain, unable to utter a sound, Uchiha Yoru shook his head, then stepped forward and used Medical Ninjutsu to stabilize her cells, helping her adapt to the power of the Cursed Seal as quickly as possible.
Within the valley, shadowy figures flickered incessantly, like fleas.
"Continue investigating. The Sand Ninja must be hiding; they couldn't have escaped."
"Yes."
Dozens of Mist Ninjas searched the entire valley in anger but still couldn't find it. Finally, in a fit of rage, they began a thorough search. At dawn, a pair of eyes slowly opened inside a cave.
Pakura slowly opened his bloodshot eyes. He felt a surge of power within his body. The wounds on his back had healed completely. The strength of a high-level Medical Ninja was undeniable.
More importantly, when she touched the Cursed Seal on her neck, she immediately sneered, "Although I don't know what your scheme is, I have indeed survived."
There was an Explosive Tag stuck to her chest, connected to a Life Seal. Once she lost her life force, the Explosive Tag would detonate, burying her directly inside the cave.
Pakura ripped off the Explosive Tag, her teeth clenched. She had suffered terribly the previous night, but she wasn't entirely oblivious. "Uchiha Yoru!"
He uttered comments like, "What a beautiful Beautiful Back! What a waste of her figure!" and finally stuck Explosive Tag to his chest.
Fueled by rage, the power of the Cursed Seal began to spread. In a short time, half of Pakura's body was covered with black Cursed Seal patterns, and his body was further strengthened.
Boom!
After a booming sound echoed from within the valley, Scorching Release Pakura technique, appeared. This time, she used her immense power to break through the barrier and then disappeared into the Land of Water.
News of the upheaval in Konoha's Uchiha clan spread throughout the ninja world: Fugaku Uchiha was assassinated, and the new clan leader turned out to be the genius ninja Uchiha Yoru, who had just turned eighteen.
However, when Mangekyō Sharingan Uchiha Yoru had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan under pressure from his clan, the entire Shinobi World was in an uproar. Those unfamiliar with the Mangekyo became even more apprehensive after researching the information.
Upon awakening the Mangekyo, Uchiha Yoru transcended the ranks of geniuses and was even recognized by various ninja villages as a powerful ninja with Kage Level strength and an S-rank danger level.
Meanwhile, Konoha was experiencing a series of upheavals that shocked the Shinobi World. All the major ninja villages were grinning with excitement, unable to contain their laughter. Konoha, once known as the number one village in the Shinobi World, seemed to have begun its decline after the Third Shinobi War.
The Fire Temple, the death of the Third Hokage's eldest son, the assassination of the Uchiha Clan Head, the split of the Daimyo's Twelve Guardian Ninja, and the Border Instability —one event after another gave everyone hope.
There's even a feeling in the Shinobi World that Konoha isn't as powerful as it seems, and could be dethroned at any time. Many ninja villages have already started making secret plans.
However, it wasn't just Shinobi World Konoha was experiencing unprecedented turmoil; Kirigakure and Sunagakure followed suit.
First, there was Kirigakure, Rogue Ninja from Mei Terumi who claimed to possess two Kekkei Genkai. She raised the banner of the Fourth Mizukage's massacre and attempted to eliminate all Kekkei Genkai ninjas within the Land of Water, openly forming Rebel Forces known as the Rebel Army.
Mei Terumi, a powerful ninja whom no one had ever heard of before, proved her strength when she drew her Great Sword: Samehada. Suikazan Fuguki also frustrated and could only accept being defeated and having his sword taken by her. After all, it was better to be defeated by one of his own Mist Ninjas than by an outsider.
The immense power, coupled with the political climate of the Land of Water's hatred that compels Kekkei Genkai ninjas to gather around Mei Terumi, resulted in a large number of Kekkei Genkai ninjas suddenly appearing around her.
Mei Terumi even gained considerable support by raising the banner of overthrowing the Bloody Mist Policy, and many ninjas Rogue Ninja because of the Bloody Mist Policy chose to return to the Land of Water and join the Rebel Army.
In a short time Mei Terumi's Rebel Army forces grew stronger day by day.
In Sunagakure, Scorching Release Pakura, was a hero of the Sunagakure. After returning from a mission, he led his Kekkei Genkai ninja force to fight against the Fourth Kazekage, and even claimed that the Fourth Kazekage and the higher-ups had framed the village's hero.
The Sunagakure was in an uproar. With the Fourth Kazekage's prestige damaged, he couldn't directly make things difficult for Pakura. Thus, two factions emerged within the village.
Of the Five Great Ninja Villages in the Shinobi World, Three Great Shinobi Villages experienced turmoil in the same year, all due to internal conflicts and factional disputes. Among them, the Kirigakure was the most intense, evolving into a civil war.
The conflict between Sunagakure and Konoha is relatively peaceful, limited to political struggles and has not yet escalated to the point of armed conflict.
However, this change caused an uproar throughout the Shinobi World. Some powerful small ninja villages seemed to see hope of taking over, and ambitious ones began to emerge.
The two ninja villages Kumogakure and Iwagakure, became worried. It seemed as if a mastermind was behind all of this, but who could possibly have the power to instigate such turmoil among the Three Great Shinobi Villages? Although it was impossible, the two villages still secretly began to investigate their own villages.
Even a powerful village like Konoha is experiencing turmoil, and Kirigakure and Sunagakure are not far behind. They cannot afford to follow in their footsteps, so they hurriedly began to deal with the unstable factors within their own villages.
Konoha Hokage Building.
"Pakura from Sunagakure, Mei Terumi from Kirigakure."
Upon seeing the intelligence from the Shinobi World, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose hair was already gray, showed a rare hint of relief amidst his weariness.
Taking a deep drag on his pipe, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and said, "I have ordered Shikaku Nara at the front lines to prepare for negotiations with Kirigakure."
"At the same time, have Shikaku Nara secretly contact the Rebel Army forces of Kirigakure to establish diplomacy, allowing Konoha to sell or even exchange various strategic resources."
Having seized the opportunity, Hiruzen Sarutobi certainly wouldn't let it slip by. Establishing diplomacy with the Rebel Army, which is essentially a trade, means they'll sell some resources even if it doesn't make them money, since this is a way of indirectly weakening Kirigakure.
"Send more people to secretly gather intelligence on Sunagakure. We must find out everything about this Scorching Release Pakura. At the same time, we might be able to establish some friendship. Konoha welcomes all friends who yearn for peace."
Seeing their friend regain his former vigor, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu both smiled.
"Sarutobi, the Sunagakure and the Kirigakure have finally revealed a weakness, so we must seize the opportunity."
Previously, Konoha was the most troublesome of the Five Great Ninja Villages, but now it's clear that the second-largest village is laughing at the eldest. Everyone is in a similar situation, and the more the great powers are weakened, the less likely Shinobi World War will break out.
"Sarutobi, the Uchiha's affairs have also been exposed. Now, people from Stone Ninja, Cloud Ninja, Mist Ninja, and even Sand Ninja have begun to investigate secretly, probably with the same intentions."
Mitokado Homura said with a slight frown, "They want to support the weaker forces of other ninja villages to incite infighting among them, and the other ninja villages think the same way."
The conflict between the Uchiha and the Konoha High Command has been laid bare, and any other ninja village that simply stands by and watches would be a fool.
Everyone knows that supporting the weaker party allows you to watch the show with almost no effort on your part, making it the most profitable business.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had naturally considered this as well. In fact, the best way was to use the power of thunder to destroy this force and nip the threat in the bud.
But the Uchiha right now is not a sprout, but a large, thriving tree.
Taking a deep drag of his cigarette, Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice, "For now, let's stabilize the Uchiha Clan. The situation cannot be allowed to deteriorate any further. In fact, it has eased somewhat. Let's resolve the unrest on the border and in the Daimyo's Mansion's capital first."
Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu nodded in agreement with Hiruzen Sarutobi's cautious political stance.
Konoha can no longer withstand the storms, especially now that the Uchiha Clan Mangekyo, which makes them feel an unprecedented danger.
Please support me.