A Gaze Full of Malice

[Left Eye: Okuninushi]

(Okuninushi: The god of martial arts, agriculture, and medicine in Japanese mythology.)

Lightning Immunity (Passive state after awakening)

Rapid Healing (Active healing ability)

Okuni Rebirth (Ultimate ability, can only be used on oneself. Requires a long recovery period after use, during which the left eye cannot be used. Blindness lasts for over five years.)

[Right Eye: Takemikazuchi]

(Takemikazuchi: The god of thunder, swords, and archery in Japanese mythology.)

Thunder Control (Passive state after awakening, mastery of Lightning Release, enhanced Lightning Release control)

Eight Thunder Arrows (Active attack ability; after marking a target, lightning attacks within one thousand meters will actively track them.)

Takemikazuchi Realm (Ultimate ability, empowers oneself and others to increase lightning energy levels, limited to once per day.)

The so-called "Eight Thunder Arrows" ability is quite similar to the records in Japanese mythology.

"Great Thunder at the head, Fire Thunder at the chest, Earth Thunder at the abdomen, Young Thunder at the back, Black Thunder at the buttocks, Mountain Thunder at the hands, Field Thunder at the feet, and Split Thunder at the genitals."

This is a Mangekyo active attack ability where, once struck by a thunder arrow, eight different damage effects manifest on the body.

While Fugaku was being treated by Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru led the Konoha forces to thoroughly purge the remaining resistance.

After the Konoha reinforcements arrived, the few remaining Sand Ninja could not stir up any trouble.

During this process, some injured Konoha ninja, especially those who had also been afflicted by the Chiyo Poison, were all sent to Tsunade.

Seeing that Fugaku was still undergoing treatment, Uchiha Fucheng led Mikoto and the others to simply join in the work of setting up tents for the injured ninja.

During this time, several ninja belonging to Root began to appear repeatedly around the medical camp.

Uchiha Fucheng could always sense a faint, lingering malice in the crowd, constantly locking onto him.

I need to find a way to kill a few of them; otherwise, being constantly targeted by thieves is not a good thing. Fucheng pretended not to notice.

However, his Sharingan observed the crowd from time to time, searching for some familiar-looking ninja faces.

And indeed, Fucheng discovered an "inconspicuous yet impressive" ninja.

The reason for the impression was that this child was too young.

The other party looked to be only eight or nine years old, seemingly a civilian or orphan who had not long graduated from the ninja academy.

During the Second Shinobi World War, low-aged ninja on the battlefield were nine times out of ten civilians or orphans.

Those powerful ninja clans, even small ones like the Inuzuka or Aburame, would not let their clan members officially participate in war before the age of ten.

For a Genin under ten, the mortality rate on a battlefield of this scale was ridiculously high!

The child before him was short and thin, with soft, flaxen hair.

On her round face, she wore a pair of round, black-rimmed glasses.

Because she was so small and thin, she stood out like a "crane in a flock of chickens" among the group of ninja.

At first, Fucheng was not sure, but when he heard a Genin call out her name, Fucheng quickly confirmed it: this was the "Wandering Miko" from his memories.

Yakushi Nonō!

She was currently just a newly graduated medical Genin.

He wondered if she had already been recruited into Root by the "Pot Kage."

It was not that Fucheng wanted to go against Shimura Danzō right now.

It was just that having just evolved his Mangekyo Sharingan, Fucheng felt too much ill will.

To be able to be so openly hostile toward the Uchiha within the Konoha camp, especially toward an Uchiha with a Mangekyo of such high strength, in Fucheng's view, it was nine times out of ten a Root ninja under Shimura Danzō.

He was no judge and did not need evidence; whoever was the most suspicious, he would just find a way to kill them directly.

Since he would eventually clash with Shimura Danzō, he naturally would not miss the opportunity to lead some Root ninja out of their misery.

The "Wandering Miko," Yakushi Nonō, had high talent in medical ninjutsu.

Therefore, this time, she had been following Tsunade's medical unit to learn on the go.

What Fucheng was thinking about now was how to transfer the "Wandering Miko" to his own command.

On this battlefield, there were nearly two hundred Uchiha clan ninja.

Uchiha Fucheng's status as a ninja was far higher than that of an average Konoha Jōnin.

For the transfer of Yakushi Nonō, he only needed Tsunade's personal approval.

Fucheng made up his mind and walked to the newly built medical tent, intending to speak directly to Tsunade.

After all, Yakushi Nonō was not exactly a special figure, and asking for her openly was the most effective method.

Inside the tent, four hospital beds were lined up in a row.

Tsunade had finished treating the toxins and wounds, placing the stabilized Fugaku on the bed furthest inside.

"Lady Tsunade!"

Fucheng nodded to the guards standing watch at the entrance and thanked Tsunade in a low voice, "My deepest gratitude for your treatment, Lady Tsunade. Without you, my brother Fugaku would likely have been in mortal danger this time."

Tsunade flicked her blonde ponytail and cast a meaningful glance at Uchiha Fucheng.

"There is no need for such formalities. Because of the treatment from your Mangekyō, Fugaku's life was never actually in jeopardy. He was merely suffering greatly due to the toxin's encroachment."

Tsunade looked him over carefully; Uchiha Fucheng bore a slight resemblance to Fugaku, but his features were far more handsome and radiant.

Tsunade couldn't help but sigh inwardly, Another young genius.

"The Uchiha clan truly produces genius after genius. It isn't just Fucheng; many of the Uchiha jōnin participating in this war seem to be under the age of twenty."

Unlike the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, Tsunade did not "turn pale at the mere mention of the Uchiha."

During her childhood, the Uchiha she encountered most often were people like Kagami Uchiha—individuals with excellent temperaments who were close to her.

Having not lived through the Warring States period, Tsunade harbored no special "hatred or disgust" toward the Uchiha clan. The phrase "the naturally evil Uchiha" did not seem to exist in her dictionary!

On the contrary, the Uchiha ninjas she had interacted with all seemed to be decent people.

This time, it was also because a small squad of Uchiha ninjas had successfully saved Nawaki's life on the battlefield.

Otherwise, the reckless Nawaki might truly have been killed by the Sand Ninja's explosive tag trap.

Fucheng asked, "Lady Tsunade, would it be possible for Yakushi Nonō in the camp to look after Fugaku for me temporarily? I know this child; she is a very meticulous medical genin."

Tsunade recalled who Nonō was—a young girl who had been following her to learn medical ninjutsu—and nodded in agreement.

Since Nonō was just an ordinary genin, it was indeed appropriate to arrange for her to care for Fugaku if she was an acquaintance of Uchiha Fucheng.

Seeing Fucheng thank her once more, Tsunade waved her hand with a smile.

She also brought up Nawaki, "I heard from Uchiha Yashiro that you were the one who first discovered the explosive trap. Thanks to your arrangements, they were able to save Nawaki, and I must thank you for that. If you ever have need of anything in the future, you can come directly to the Senju compound to find me. Consider it a favor I owe you."

As she spoke, Orochimaru, who had just lifted the curtain to enter the tent, looked at Uchiha Fucheng with an intrigued expression.

Orochimaru added with a smile, "Nawaki is my student as well, Fucheng. I, too, owe you a favor."