"Aoi..."
"Hm?"
Uchiha Aoi, who was grilling meat, looked over.
For some reason, as if guided by instinct, Uchiha Aoi felt that the aura of her teacher, Ogawa Gō, seemed to have changed.
"Teacher Ogawa?" Uchiha Aoi asked.
"What were your Chakra attributes again?" Su Nuo asked with a laugh.
Uchiha Aoi rolled her eyes.
"Mine are Fire Release and Earth Release. Teacher, remember your student's Chakra attributes properly! Your attributes are Earth Release, Water Release, and Yang Release, right?"
"Then I'll teach you Earth Style Ninjutsu."
Earth, water, and yang—those Chakra attributes were truly standard for the Senju Clan.
Earth Release plus Water Release was Wood Style.
However, although it sounded simple, only one person in ten thousand could awaken Wood Style.
"Teacher, you're finally going to teach me Ninjutsu? Those two are progressing much more slowly than I am. I don't want to be the cook anymore."
"You still don't understand the art of grilling."
"My Chakra control is already extremely refined. Teach me Ninjutsu!"
"All right... I'll teach you my ultimate self-created Ninjutsu."
Su Nuo laughed and casually slapped his hand.
As an experimental subject, Ogawa Gō's mental state was actually poor.
The current Ogawa Gō had been in a hypnotized state for a long time. Su Nuo controlled him even more smoothly than he had controlled Hyuga Shin back then.
Ogawa Gō had not died. His spirit was merely fragile, and that fragility had been created through torture.
Now, Su Nuo's Genjutsu was Ogawa Gō's "willpower." From this perspective, as long as Su Nuo's Genjutsu continued, Ogawa Gō would remain "strong-willed" forever.
"Earth Style: Black Xuan Armor!"
Large amounts of earth and stone flew in from the surroundings and wrapped around Ogawa Gō's body, eventually forming a suit of armor.
"Armor... Whoa."
"That's so cool!"
The other two Civilian Ninja disciples excitedly came over as well.
Ogawa Gō laughed heartily.
Uchiha Aoi, however, complained,
"Armor? Doesn't that throw away the mobility that a ninja needs most?"
"But I can make up for that." Ogawa Gō laughed.
More than sixty years ago, people still wore armor.
Later, they stopped wearing it and completely embarked on the path of the assassin.
But was it possible that mobility and defense could be possessed at the same time?
Uchiha Aoi froze slightly.
Then she saw two streams of water appear beneath Ogawa Gō's feet. He immediately began moving all over the place.
"This..." Uchiha Aoi was dumbfounded.
Could he really have both?
After all, everyone else had stopped wearing armor.
"This is my ultimate weapon on the battlefield. And unlike other ninjas, I charge everywhere." Ogawa Gō laughed.
Su Nuo, inside his body, let out a cold laugh.
Ogawa Gō had suffered quite a few injuries on the battlefield.
He had healed some serious injuries but ignored the minor ones. Naturally, Ogawa Gō had endured all the pain from every injury himself.
That made Ogawa Gō's already fragile spirit even weaker, leaving him completely controlled by the Genjutsu every moment.
Su Nuo sneered, but he was actually reminded of Fushiguro Megumi.
I really miss you, Fushiguro Megumi.
The Ten Shadows Technique was excellent, especially Mahoraga.
If Mahoraga had not adapted to Infinite Void and developed Space Slash, which could break through Infinite Void, Sukuna probably would not have been able to defeat Gojo Satoru.
Infinite Void was too absurd.
"Gojo Satoru..."
Su Nuo began to space out again, sinking into his memories.
As time passed,
the war between Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure entered a stalemate.
Relying on the Elite Mobile Force led by Namikaze Minato and the close cooperation between the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan, Konoha temporarily stabilized the situation on the battlefield.
However, the shadow of war still loomed over the entire Shinobi World. All sides were plotting in secret, ready to make their move.
The civilians and ninjas felt that the war would not expand any further, because the current clash among the Three Great Hidden Villages was already large enough.
But reality would undoubtedly teach them a lesson.
Sunagakure.
The new Fourth Kazekage Rasa gazed into the distance, looking toward Konoha.
Beside him, Kazekage Advisor Ebizō, who was in charge of intelligence and espionage, advised him, "Sunagakure is weak right now. We shouldn't start another war."
"We lost a great deal of resources after being invaded by Kumogakure and Iwagakure. We border only the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire. With Sunagakure's current strength, traveling thousands of miles to attack Kumogakure... though it would be revenge, it isn't realistic. Attacking the defensive Iwagakure wouldn't be realistic either." Rasa spoke calmly. "In the end, it's Konoha of the Land of Fire..."
"But that's the First Ninja Village." Ebizō sighed.
"Iwagakure and Kumogakure are both attacking Konoha... If the Mist Ninja also..." Rasa hesitated as well.
"But is that possible? The Third Mizukage is an isolationist." Ebizō spoke up. "He formed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and refused to participate in the Second Shinobi World War, allowing the Mist Ninja to recuperate. During his reign, the Mist Ninja's economic strength recovered and its military strength improved. Personally, I believe he is more likely to continue refusing to participate in the Third Shinobi World War. In fact, he may do more than simply stay out of it—he may even sell war supplies to Kumogakure and Konoha at the same time."
Rasa sighed, feeling that Ebizō made sense.
"Perhaps. But if—just if—such a day truly comes, and the Mist Ninja, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure join forces to attack the Land of Fire, then Sunagakure of the Land of Wind will also follow suit and claim a share of the spoils."
With that, Rasa turned and left.
At that moment,
in the Mist Ninja village,
"What...?!"
"Damn it!"
"I have to... I have to go back..."
"Uchiha..."
"...Madara!"
The Third Mizukage trembled all over. In the end, however, his eyes grew vacant, and he fell to his knees in a posture of submission. It was obvious that he had fallen under a Genjutsu.
Not far away, an aged old man leaned on a cane and calmly watched this scene.
"The preparations are complete."
"Next..."
"We'll wait for the right opportunity to act."
"Attacking Konoha will complete my plan... and it can also count as a small gift to Konoha..."
Konoha.
Uchiha Fugaku was found by Uchiha Miya and Hizashi Hyuga.
Hizashi Hyuga clearly explained why the Konoha Military Police Force needed reform, as well as the various benefits of the reform.
He explained it very clearly. It was basically all benefit and no harm, but Uchiha Fugaku was still somewhat hesitant.
Was this reform really a good idea? The clan was already strongly opposed to it...
Moreover, the Military Police Force was regarded by the Uchiha Clan as the power in their hands—their last shred of dignity.
It could not be opened to outsiders so easily.
And now it was being opened to the Hyuga Clan and Civilian Ninja.
"You're the Clan Head!!" Uchiha Miya shouted angrily, and her Mangekyō Sharingan appeared.
"All right, all right, all right! Don't get worked up! I'll change it!" Uchiha Fugaku said with a bitter expression.
Why did it feel as though he had no authority as the Clan Head?
Within the clan, the clan elders attacked him mercilessly. Here, Uchiha Miya opened her Mangekyō Sharingan at the slightest disagreement.
Sigh!
Soon,
following Hizashi Hyuga's suggestion, Uchiha Fugaku opened positions in the Military Police Force to the Hyuga Clan, the other ninja clans, and Civilian Ninja.
On the first day the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar.
"You get a Ninjutsu if you successfully join! As expected of the Uchiha Clan—how generous!"
"During wartime, who wouldn't want to learn more Ninjutsu... Too bad my family is just a civilian family."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Lord Namikaze Minato! The pride of Civilian Ninja!!"
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