Guidance from the Ancestor

Upon seeing Kakashi suddenly appear, Yichen's attack was a completely subconscious reaction.

Then he was frightened by the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' forceful intervention.

Unable to grasp the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' thoughts, Yichen hesitated to make a move.

But Yichen's shock did not spread to the others. This was an unexpected encounter that caught both sides off guard. With a formidable enemy at hand, neither side had time to think.

Izumi Uchiha instinctively used her Mangekyo Dōjutsu absorb the eye power of others when facing Itachi Uchiha.

Itachi Uchiha was slightly frightened by Yichen's Light Release, and he was mainly worried about his beloved younger brother, so he was a little distracted and was once again given the initiative by Izumi Uchiha.

Just like when he first fought Itachi Uchiha, Izumi Uchiha was once again struck by her Dōjutsu.

To Izumi Uchiha, she absorbed nothing this time; Itachi Uchiha's eyes seemed to be just empty shells.

Just like countless Sharingan whose eye power was drained by her!

Izumi Uchiha aback, thinking that Itachi Uchiha had figured out a way to counter her Dōjutsu.

So Izumi Uchiha quickly changed tactics and used a different Dōjutsu on Itachi Uchiha.

This Dōjutsu can render Itachi Uchiha blind; it's Dōjutsu that can temporarily strip the Mangekyō Sharingan of all its vision.

This Dōjutsu can not only reduce the opponent's Mangekyō Sharingan vision to zero, but also prevent the opponent from effectively using their Dōjutsu.

After all, casting Dōjutsu requires focused vision.

However, Itachi Uchiha was not panicked; he had long been mentally prepared for his blindness.

Or rather, he had been preparing for this day for a long time, and he had even practiced fighting without using his eyes.

The moment Izumi Uchiha first Dōjutsu, Itachi Uchiha went blind, but he Izumi Uchiha.

He didn't even know he had been hit by a second Dōjutsu.

As Izumi Uchiha second Dōjutsu, Itachi Uchiha was One-handed Hand Seals.

He unleashed a massive Great Fireball in the direction of Izumi Uchiha.

Itachi Uchiha's reaction once again surprised Izumi Uchiha.

Having miscalculated twice in a row, and with even his own special move failing, Izumi Uchiha panicked for a moment and was caught off guard.

More importantly, she was not mentally prepared. She didn't have much combat experience to begin with, and Itachi Uchiha's Great Fireball Jutsu was too fast, so she simply didn't have time to react.

Fortunately, she had a companion. Yichen reached out towards Itachi Uchiha's Great Fireball and used Shinra Tensei to shatter it.

Only then did the still-shaken Izumi Uchiha react and unleash Susanoo.

On the other side, Sokai and Kakashi reacted quickly as well. Kakashi was holding Sasuke in one hand, preventing him from Hand Seals.

As he retreated rapidly, he aimed his left eye at Sokai and unleashed a Kamui attack.

Meanwhile, Sokai had already activated Susanoo and was preparing to launch a Totsuka Blade attack on Kakashi.

Kakashi activated Kamui decisively; the Susanoo Sokai appeared was torn in two at the waist and immediately collapsed.

At this moment, Yichen stretched out his other hand and pulled Sokai to his side.

However, Kakashi did not continue to make a move, because he realized that Yichen had no intention of attacking.

Yichen only saved Izumi Uchiha and Sokai when they were in danger.

Kakashi immediately beckoned Itachi Uchiha to his side.

Without hesitation, Itachi Uchiha leaped to Kakashi's side.

The two sides began a standoff.

Yichen was in a terrible mood. Kakashi had delivered himself right to his doorstep, and he really wanted to kill him once and for all.

If Kakashi dies in battle, Konoha will never be able to choose a suitable Hokage again.

Without a Hokage who commands respect, what kind of Great Ninja Village is Konoha?

With Yichen's Unifying the Ninja World, there are basically no obstacles left.

Although Kakashi has the Flying Thunder God Technique and many Sharingan on his left arm, making him difficult to kill, it is still a rare opportunity.

However, the intervention of the Sage of Six Paths just now sent chills down Yichen's spine.

Yichen was unsure of the Sage of Sage of Six Paths' bottom line, and he was also uncertain whether the Sage of Six Paths would actually take action to kill him.

He had a clear plan for how to negotiate with the Sage of Six Paths, but when the Sage of Six Paths actually displayed his incredible supernatural powers, Yichen still felt uneasy.

After one round of fighting, the two sides temporarily stopped.

Yichen thought for a moment and said to Kakashi, "Hokage, are you trying to start Ninja World War by suddenly invading our Land of Earth?"

That's right, the place where they are, although it was the Land of Fire many years ago, is now indeed the territory of the Land of Earth.

Kakashi's sudden appearance here as the Kage of Konoha in the Land of Fire is nothing short of an invasion.

Kakashi, however, found Yichen's tone rather strange; this blustering yet cowardly style was nothing like Yichen's usual demeanor.

Banishing the absurd thought from his mind, Kakashi said, "Tsuchikage, my appearance here was an accident. I can apologize to Iwagakure, and I can also offer compensation."

"It's all a misunderstanding, let's leave now."

At this moment, Sokai said, "You can leave, but leave Sasuke behind. He's a member of our Uchiha Clan."

Sokai is still recovering from the backlash of his ocular power after Susanoo was destroyed.

However, he felt that with Yichen present, his side clearly had an absolute advantage.

Izumi Uchiha didn't speak. Like Kakashi, she noticed that something was wrong with Yichen and was somewhat worried.

Given Yichen's personality, it's impossible for him to just sit back and start negotiating without doing anything.

Especially when one side has the upper hand.

Considering that Yichen's Light Release had suddenly disappeared, Izumi Uchiha wondered if something was wrong with Yichen's health.

So, while she was observing Kakashi and Itachi Uchiha on the other side, she was also keeping an eye on Yichen's side, even after activating Susanoo.

Kakashi glanced at Itachi Uchiha, who seemed a bit off, and guessed that there might be something wrong with his Mangekyō Sharingan.

So he quietly took a small step closer to Itachi Uchiha.

Then he said, "The Uchiha Clan is part of Konoha, and they will not leave Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Izumi Uchiha coldly replied, "Hokage, our Uchiha Clan was destroyed by your Konoha High-ranking officials."

"Don't you feel incredibly shameless to say things like that now?"

Kakashi remained silent. As someone who sympathized with the plight of the Uchiha Clan, he was powerless to refute Izumi Uchiha's questioning.

Izumi Uchiha also recalled Kakashi's stance on the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, so she softened her tone and said, "Hokage, you haven't wronged our Uchiha Clan, but the Uchiha and Konoha are absolutely mortal enemies."

"Sasuke didn't know the truth about the massacre of his clan before, and he didn't care about living in Konoha. Now that he knows, there's no way he can survive if he stays in Konoha."

"Hokage, you saved so many of our clansmen on the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, so please spare Sasuke today."

Kakashi glanced at Sasuke was still unconscious.

For Kakashi now, Sasuke represents more than just the rightful heir of the Uchiha.

He also placed his hopes on Kakashi's revival of Konoha.

However, Kakashi seemed to have suddenly realized something: why was it always Izumi Uchiha speaking, while Yichen remained silent?

Kakashi tentatively asked, "Tsuchikage, what do you mean?"

Yichen rolled his eyes; if he could, he wouldn't want to speak.

If Izumi Uchiha and Sokai could force Kakashi to keep Sasuke, he would naturally be happy to remain silent.

It's not like I forced Sasuke to stay; the Sage of Six Paths shouldn't blame me.

But now that Kakashi is asking for his opinion, Yichen really doesn't know what to say.

Yichen glanced at Sasuke and the completely blind Itachi Uchiha with complicated emotions, thought for a moment, and said, "Hokage, I'll give you two choices."

"First, leave either Sasuke or Itachi Uchiha. Second, leave your left eye!"

"I cannot let the three of you invaders escape unscathed. Otherwise, I declare war on behalf of the Iwa ninja and Konoha!"

Yichen dared not act rashly, fearing the Sage of Six Paths would retaliate, so he handed the initiative over to Kakashi.

If Kakashi were to leave Sasuke behind, the Sage of Six Paths probably wouldn't do anything drastic to him.

Kakashi was furious upon hearing this, but something felt off.

He thought about it for a moment, and then, like Izumi Uchiha, he guessed that something might have happened to Yichen.

Thinking about this, Kakashi was somewhat tempted.

If Yichen is truly in trouble, then now is the best time to kill Yichen.

Although Izumi Uchiha and Sokai were troublesome, Kakashi felt that with Wood Release, Kamui, and Flying Thunder God Kamui, he had a good chance of killing Yichen, who was being protected by the two.

However, Kakashi sensed that Yichen's aura seemed to be fine.

Kakashi then suspected that Yichen was doing it on purpose, deliberately trying to lure him into making a move.

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, Kakashi wasn't worried about not being able to escape.

Although his Flying Thunder God requires Hand Seals, he can still easily use a large-scale Wood Release and then escape by hiding in the sea of trees.

Perhaps Yichen knew this, and therefore deliberately exposed a weakness to himself?

So Kakashi was torn about whether or not to test Yichen.

However, judging from the fact that Itachi Uchiha was completely blind, was watching from the sidelines, Kakashi must have been in a difficult position.

So Itachi Uchiha took out a bottle containing nutrient solution that he had prepared beforehand.

Then, quite naturally, he gouged out his own eyes and put them into the bottle.

Just as Itachi Uchiha slaughtered his own clan to prevent Konoha from going to war, he is now willing to sacrifice himself for peace.

Anyway, Sasuke has already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, his mission is over, and apart from these eyes, everything else on his body is useless.

Kakashi stared, momentarily stunned, at the pair of eyes Itachi Uchiha offered him.

Seeing this scene from not far away, Yichen sighed inwardly, but also breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though he didn't want Sasuke, if Kakashi voluntarily gave up on Sasuke, it would be good for Konoha to lose one of its ally.

In the future, Sasuke alone will be able to hold off Naruto, and he can easily destroy Konoha.

If Kakashi were willing to give up Obito Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan, Yichen would be equally happy.

Because Obito Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan is arguably the most valuable Mangekyō Sharingan in the Ninja World.

Having an eye that can communicate with other worlds allows for countless possibilities.

In comparison, Itachi Uchiha was the Yichen least wanted.

However, now that Itachi Uchiha has removed his Mangekyō Sharingan, it's likely that the Sage of Six Paths will no longer be watching him.

Even if Konoha loses another Kage-level Combatant, it's still not a loss.

Itachi Uchiha made the decision for Kakashi, which was tantamount to making the decision for Yichen.

Yichen no longer needed to hesitate about whether or not to ignore the Sage of Six Paths and attack Kakashi directly.

Kakashi took a deep breath and then looked at Yichen.

With a wave of his hand, Yichen Porcelain Release rapidly approached Itachi Uchiha and then sealed him away.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Yichen's attack, Kakashi's heart skipped a beat.

He increasingly felt that Yichen was trying to lure him into making a move. Did Yichen have some way to break the Flying Thunder God technique?

Does this method require you to actively close the distance?

Could it be some kind of special barrier?

Kakashi was lost in thought.

After doing all this, Yichen said to Kakashi, "I appreciate the Hokage's sincerity. Let's pretend today's events never happened. Goodbye!"

Kakashi's eyes flickered a few times, but in the end he formed Hand Seals and used the Flying Thunder God to bring Sasuke back to Konoha.

After Kakashi left, Yichen walked up to Itachi Uchiha and placed several more seals on him.

Izumi Uchiha somewhat worried about Yichen's condition. She disbanded her Susanoo a few steps forward, just about to ask, when she saw Yichen wave his hand.

Yichen looked back towards the branch headquarters, where quite a few Iwa ninja were watching their direction.

Yichen could sense that many Iwa ninja had formed a formation, ready to support him at any time.

What a pity!

Yichen waved to Izumi Uchiha and Sokai, then led the sealed Itachi Uchiha away from the Iwa Ninja branch.

Knowing that Yichen was about to say something important, Izumi Uchiha quickly called for Sokai to follow along.

After leaving the sight of the Iwa ninja in the branch headquarters, Yichen slowly spoke, "Uncle-Master, please show yourself!"

Izumi Uchiha and Sokai had just stopped when they heard Yichen's words, and were somewhat confused.

Sokai instinctively asked, "Teacher Yichen, what did you say?"

However, Izumi Uchiha pulled him back, signaling him to be quiet.

Yichen ignored Sokai and, seeing that the Sage of Six Paths hadn't appeared, continued, "Uncle-Master, these two are your descendants. Although they aren't in the same master-disciple lineage as my master and I, they're not exactly outsiders."

"How unfair it is that my Uncle-Master protected Sasuke so much, yet he is so heartless towards his other descendants!"

There was still no response from the surrounding area.

Yichen continued, "Uncle-Master, I believe you already know that we have fused together a Giant Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan."

"I know you don't like Quan Luo and Sokai, but I'm only doing this because I didn't make things difficult for Sasuke today and even helped him with his questions."

"Please instruct them on how to use the Giant Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan to upgrade their own eyes."

Having said that, Yichen stopped speaking and quietly awaited the Sage of Six Paths' response.

Izumi Uchiha and Sokai looked at each other, both somewhat puzzled.

Both of them realized that Yichen was talking to someone, and that person was related to them.

While I haven't felt much of a difference Sokai intelligence yet, after combining my experiences with Neji's on the moon, Izumi Uchiha had some vague guesses in my mind.

Her heart started pounding wildly.

The two activated their Mangekyō Sharingan and searched their surroundings, but no matter how hard they looked, there was no one around.

After a moment of silence, just when Yichen thought he was going to leave empty-handed, a person suddenly appeared in front of him—it was the Sage of Six Paths.

Yichen's eyes lit up; he knew the sex scene was about to begin.

So he quickly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Greetings, Uncle-Master."

Then Yichen turned to Izumi Uchiha and Sokai and said, "Quan Luo, Sokai, this is the Sage of Six Paths, your ancestor."

"Come and pay homage to your ancestors."

Izumi Uchiha quickly pulled Sokai forward, bowed to the Sage of Six Paths, and said, "Greetings, Ancestor."

The Sage of Six Paths sighed, first glancing at Yichen with a complicated expression, then looking past Yichen at Izumi Uchiha and Sokai.

Yichen noticed that the Sage of Six Paths never looked at Itachi Uchiha. It seemed that Itachi Uchiha was no longer of any use to the Sage of Six Paths, and he would no longer interfere.

The Sage of Six Paths beckoned to the two and said, "Come here, I'll teach you how to communicate with that eye."

Yichen made a gesture to the two behind his back, and Izumi Uchiha and Sokai quickly stepped forward to the Sage of Six Paths.

The Sage of Six Paths reached out and tapped each of their foreheads.

As soon as they finished ordering, the two of them were plunged into an illusion.

Then the Sage of Six Paths looked at Yichen. He examined Yichen and found that Yichen's Soul Power was much stronger than when they last met.

However, while becoming powerful, Yichen's soul also appeared somewhat unstable.

The Sage of Six Paths didn't say much more. Yichen was intelligent enough to weigh the pros and cons himself.

Seeing that Izumi Uchiha and Sokai had obtained what they wanted, Yichen then said, "Uncle-Master, you told me last time that the stars of Hoshigakure would help me Five Elements Fusion."

"But I still don't know how to use that star. I would appreciate your guidance, Uncle-Master."

The Sage of Six Paths observed Yichen for a while, then said, "The star will come into play when you successfully fuse the first Chakra."

Perhaps feeling that Yichen was causing too much trouble, the Sage of Six Paths decided to satisfy Yichen's greedy heart this time, so he explained it in great detail.

Yichen carefully memorized every word the Sage of Six Paths said.

The Sage of Six Paths' teachings were not profound, nor were the uses of the stars he described difficult.

However, Yichen was able to glean much information that he found useful from certain details in his words.

The Sage of Six Paths' perspective of looking down upon things from a high vantage point can provide Yichen with many points of reference.

After a long while, Yichen came back to his senses. By then, the Sage of Six Paths was gone, and Izumi Uchiha and Sokai beside him had also woken up.

One of them stayed by Yichen's side, and the other stayed by the sealed Itachi Uchiha's side.

Yichen could tell from their excited eyes that they must have gained a lot.

So Yichen said, "Ask whatever you want to ask."

Yichen said this while looking at Izumi Uchiha, and with his intelligence, Sokai certainly wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with it.

As expected, Izumi Uchiha, "Lord Tsuchikage, was that person really the Sage of Six Paths? He's been secretly protecting Sasuke along?"

Yichen thought for a moment and said, "You could say that. Your Uchiha Clan are all his descendants, but among your generations, Sasuke is a special case."

"The Sage of Six Paths had other reasons for paying attention to Sasuke, but we don't need to worry about that."

Izumi Uchiha nodded as if she understood, then said, "Then will we still be able to deal with Konoha in the future? I'm not willing to let Konoha go like this."

Yichen laughed and said, "That's easy. The Sage of Six Paths doesn't care about Konoha. He only cares about Sasuke and a few others."

"He won't be angry if we kill other Konoha ninja."

"Konoha is a Great Ninja Village. If we suppress Konoha to the point where only a few ninjas remain, then Konoha is finished."

"Isn't the village's new strategy to suppress Konoha?"

Izumi Uchiha, and he said, "Teacher Yichen, I understand now. I've always found it strange that you didn't just send troops now, even though it's the perfect time to destroy Konoha."

"So that's why! Lord Tsuchikage, when did you find out that the Sage of Six Paths was protecting Konoha?"

Yichen laughed and said, "I knew it from the beginning, which is why I suggested that the village devise a strategy to deal with Konoha from the perspective of internal strife."

Izumi Uchiha nodded in sudden realization.

Seeing that Izumi Uchiha was alright, Yichen said, "We mustn't discuss the Sage of Six Paths' matter with anyone outside the higher-ups when we get back."

"This matter will affect morale. Once everyone knows that Konoha has a Sage behind it, their confidence as the number one Great Ninja Village in the Ninja World may disappear."

"We'll tell the outside world that I spared Konoha for Sasuke's sake. This will both sow discord between Konoha and Sasuke and make Sasuke more inclined to side with us."

"Although Kakashi took Sasuke away today, it might not be a good thing for Konoha."

"Sasuke and Konoha are not of one mind. Getting Sasuke to completely obey the Hokage won't be that simple."

Izumi Uchiha solemnly, and although Sokai beside her didn't quite understand, he also nodded in agreement, showing a kind of sympathetic agreement.

Yichen paused for a moment, then said, "Quan Luo, Sokai, tell me what the Sage of Six Paths taught you this time."

He couldn't respond to the conversation between the two Sokai, but he could answer this question.

So he eagerly said, "The Sage of Six Paths told me about the Sharingan."

"Including the Rinnegan, and the even more powerful Tomoe Rinne Sharingan with Rinnegan in the future."

"The Sage of Six Paths also taught me how to communicate with the Giant Sharingan, and how to use Giant Sharingan to awaken our own high-level eyes."

Yichen looked at Izumi Uchiha, Izumi Uchiha, indicating that she had learned the same thing.

He added, however, "The method the Sage of Six Paths described is somewhat different from Neji's."

Some time ago, the two communicated with the Giant Sharingan using the method Neji to awaken the Tenseigan, but the effect has not been good.

Yichen laughed and said, "Very good. Let's go back to the village and communicate with the Giant Sharingan now. I look forward to the day when your eyes evolve again."

Izumi Uchiha and Sokai nodded quickly, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Yichen then took Itachi Uchiha and the other two back to the branch, and then teleported back to the village.