The Remarkable Uchiha

In the past two weeks, Ōnoki's gravity-based Ninjutsu has improved rapidly. He already had decades of experience using Ninjutsu such as the Light-Weight Rock Technique.

This time, by traversing back and forth between the Supergravity Space and the Ninja World and experiencing two different gravity changes, he made great progress.

Within a few days, Ōnoki's flying speed using the Light-Weight Rock Technique was significantly improved.

Yichen took the opportunity to suggest to Ōnoki that he learn the Banshō Ten'in and the Shinra Tensei.

To be honest, Ōnoki had studied the Banshō Ten'in before, but had no clue how to get started. However, under Yichen's guidance and by switching between two different gravity environments, he has actually shown some signs of getting the hang of it.

Compared to Ōnoki, Uchiyama Takuhiro's progress is the most obvious. In the past two years, with Ōnoki's guidance, Uchiyama Takuhiro has also learned the Light-Weight Rock Technique, but he is not yet very proficient.

In the Supergravity Space, under such extreme conditions, Uchiyama Takuhiro unsurprisingly became Elite Jonin, and his Light-Weight Rock Technique also underwent a qualitative change.

After entering the Supergravity Space for the first time, Uchiyama Takuhiro stayed inside for half a day. When he emerged from it, looking exhausted and barely managing to do so on his own, he was already Elite Jonin.

To be honest, Yichen couldn't believe that Uchiyama Takuhiro could come out of there on his own. Although Yichen and Ōnoki had used Earth Release inside to raise the ground inside the Supergravity Space, even if he couldn't stand up, he could have crawled out.

However, Uchiyama Takuhiro's strength, the fact that he could move around inside was already quite remarkable. It was precisely because his talent for gravity far surpassed that of ordinary people; any other Elite Jonin would definitely not have been able to get out.

For the next two weeks, each time Uchiyama Takuhiro entered the Supergravity Space, his understanding of the Light-Weight Rock Technique improved slightly.

After two weeks of practice, Uchiyama Takuhiro was already able to easily take others into the air.

After finishing their training near Uzushio Village, Yichen led everyone back to the Land of Fields, where Ōnoki planned to continue his journey.

Before parting, Ōnoki Yichen said again, "Yichen, you can practice Light Release on your own, but never try to integrate Light Release into your body lightly."

"If you really want to take this step, remember to call me along. I can give you some advice then. Cultivation can't be rushed, and developing a bloodline limit can't be rushed either. And the development of Kekkei Tōta must be approached with utmost caution."

Yichen nodded and said, "Third Generation, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Ōnoki then said to Sokai, "Zhongxing, you must listen to your teacher and not overreact to everything."

Sokai said impatiently, "Alright, old man, you can go and continue your journey."

Ōnoki was furious, but he couldn't do anything about Sokai. Just like with Deidara, Ōnoki spoiled these children far too much.

Yichen didn't care. With his own supervision, Sokai wouldn't stray from the right path. He would only go further and further down the path Yichen had anticipated.

Yichen nodded to Kawakita, Takuya, Uchiyama Takuhiro, Wada Akio, and others in Ōnoki's group, and then led his own group back to Iwagakure.

After returning to Iwagakure, Yichen gathered his advisors and began analyzing the intelligence Orochimaru had given him.

"Obito Uchiha, Mangekyō Sharingan Obito Uchiha, is going to join forces with Danzo? And their target is still the Uchiha Clan?" Ikura, having read the information Orochimaru provided, found it hard to believe.

Ever since Yichen revealed Obito's identity, Iwagakure has been meticulously gathering information about Obito Uchiha's time in Konoha. Because Konoha ninja considered Obito dead, information about Obito was very easy to obtain.

The intelligence report didn't mention anything about how the Uchiha Clan had Obito. Although Obito's grades were poor, and he was the Dead Last in the Ninja Academy's Advanced Class, his kind nature meant that not many people in the Uchiha clan deliberately bullied him.

In fact, the Uchiha clan members with normal minds are quite united. There are quite a few in the Uchiha Clan like Obito who have poor talent or even no talent at all, but they all live a good life.

Although Obito was the Dead Last, he was still the worst Dead Last in the Advanced Class, and he became a ninja smoothly. He did not experience any discrimination within the Uchiha clan.

So Ikura couldn't understand it and said, "The Uchiha Clan hasn't wronged Obito Uchiha, so why is he targeting the Uchiha Clan? Could the intelligence be wrong? If it's true that Obito Uchiha targeting our Iwagakure, I'll believe it."

This is reasonable for a normal person, but Obito suffered too many losses at the hands of the Iwa ninja. It wouldn't be surprising if Obito went against the Iwa ninja. However, Obito had absolutely no reason to target his own clan.

However, the problem is that this is the Uchiha. Madara Uchiha was betrayed by his entire clan, yet he didn't hold a grudge against other Uchiha; he only had eyes for Hashirama Senju. So no matter how Obito Uchiha's mind works, Yichen says it's reasonable.

Therefore, Yichen explained to Ikura and the others, "The Uchiha who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan cannot be considered the same person as before. They are new people formed by amplifying a certain part of the previous person's emotions countless times."

"Maybe some Uchiha Obito Uchiha looked Dead Last on Obito Uchiha, that loser, so now Obito Uchiha feels the entire Uchiha Clan has no reason to exist. That logic makes perfect sense, doesn't it? Very Uchiha."

The group looked at each other, remaining silent. Although Yichen's Yichen was strange, for some reason, everyone felt that he wasn't joking, but rather very serious.

Finally, Kitsuchi said, "What if Zao Sokai also awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan in the future? Will he also become different from who he is now?"

Sokai has a good personality, and Kitsuchi likes him a lot. If Sokai were to turn into Obito Uchiha, Kitsuchi would probably find it hard to accept.

Yichen said, "That's very likely. Wasn't Obito Uchiha a very kind-hearted Uchiha before? Look at his personality now."

Seeing Kitsuchi's worried expression, Yichen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will guide Sokai properly and won't let him follow in Obito Uchiha's footsteps."

"Actually, the Second Hokage of Konoha also saw this problem with the Uchiha. He felt that the Uchiha Clan was beyond redemption, so he formulated a series of policies to exclude the Uchiha."

"But I think that once you understand the Uchiha Clan's personality, they're actually quite easy to deal with. Just give them what they want. After all, those arrogant guys don't care about worldly things like power and money."

"What they often want is recognition, and we'll give them that. Let them be heroes, even if they die in battle, give them enough glory. This won't add too much burden to the village."

"Sokai is the same. What he wants is the Uchiha Clan's living space. We Iwa ninja provide this living space, so even if he awakens the Mangekyo, there won't be any problems."

Kitsuchi was somewhat relieved after hearing Yichen's explanation.

Ming asked, "How are those children from the Uchiha Clan doing now?"

Yichen was aware of this matter and said, "There are a few children with average talent. If they fail to awaken the Sharingan in the future, I will not reveal their identities to them."

"As for the other talented children, once they grow up a bit, I will arrange for them to enter the Advanced Class of the Ninja Academy, so they can build strong bonds with other outstanding classmates."

"Alright, let's not talk about that. Let's talk about the information Orochimaru gave us. Let's assume it's true and how we should deal with it."

"Should we fan the flames and help Konoha annihilation of the Uchiha Clan, or should we notify the Uchiha Clan in advance, allowing them to launch a rebellion first and inflict a greater blow on Konoha?"

"Or, can any of you think of a better way to both gain an advantage and inflict a great loss on Konoha?"

After Yichen finished speaking, the conference room was quiet for a moment, then Ikura asked, "Is there any possibility that the Uchiha Clan can successfully rise to power?"

Yichen shook his head and said, "Impossible. How could a bunch of people who only know how to fight and kill possibly outmaneuver a schemer? If the Uchiha Clan had a powerful being like Madara Uchiha who didn't need to follow the rules, that would be one thing. But they don't."

"The Uchiha Clan is almost entirely composed of a bunch of self-important individuals who are actually quite despicable. Those with real strength have all been brainwashed by those who engage in scheming."

"That Shisui Uchiha, he has the name of genius but his brain is not normal. An Uchiha actually believes in the Will of Fire."

"When Kakashi sent that message last time, didn't he say he wanted to make contact with this Shisui Uchiha? The Uchiha Clan can't even hold onto the heart of a genius like this, what kind of coup are they trying to pull?"

"I've also heard that Fugaku Uchiha's son, Itachi Uchiha, was a genius, and also someone who was brainwashed by the Will of Fire."

"I really admire Hiruzen Sarutobi. He has an incredibly sharp eye; every genius in the Uchiha Clan has been brainwashed by him."

Saka Yu thought for a moment and asked, "Yichen, are you sure that if the Uchiha Clan clashes with the Konoha High-ranking officials, Shisui Uchiha will side with the Konoha High-ranking officials?"

Others also found it hard to believe.

Yichen nodded and said, "That's right. This is the amazing Uchiha."

Saka thought for a moment and said, "Since the Uchiha are bound to lose, let's support Uchiha and let them make a big fuss. If necessary, we can even send troops to contain Konoha."

Ming said, "Won't doing this cause resentment from the village if Sokai?"

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "How about this, we don't take action, and we pass the blame to the Cloud ninja or the Sunagakure. That way, when Sokai, he won't hold a grudge against the village."

"We are enemies with Konoha after all, Uchiha Clan still belongs to Konoha, so they are naturally our enemies as well. It's understandable that we Sokai with the Uchiha Clan."

"I had talked to Sokai about this before, and he was prepared for it. He won't blame us for this."

Ikura said, "Then it's settled. We stand with the Uchiha Clan and can provide support if necessary. But as for sowing discord, let the Sunagakure or Cloud ninja take the blame."

Yichen nodded and said, "Okay. Senior Saka, you can handle the specifics. Even if they don't actually fight, it's fine. We can just create a tense atmosphere first. Once the atmosphere is right, the person who's going to take the blame will naturally step in."

Saka nodded.