At the end of March, as news of victories kept coming from the front lines of the Land of Frost, the Konoha Ninja were so excited that they all volunteered for battle.
"We want to fight alongside Lord Xiu!"
The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, looked at the Jonin Division and smiled wryly. Not long ago, when Orochimaru was still around, these people didn't have this attitude.
Tsunade was in the room, also saw the battle report. After the Fourth Raikage was seriously injured, the Kumogakure launched a counterattack, only to be slaughtered by the Konoha Ninja: "It seems that in another month, the battle in the Land of Frost will also come to an end."
"This Fourth Raikage is really stubborn; he's still insisting. Old Man, are we going to take control of the Land of Frost?"
Tsunade asked, "The main reason for the current conflict is that the Kumogakure have lost their buffer zone, and the Land of Frost has sided with Konoha."
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the map, pondered for a moment, and then gave his answer, "Now that we've reached the border of the Land of Lightning, there's no need to be polite with the Kumogakure."
"With the buffer of the Land of Frost, the pressure on the Land of Hot Water ' defenses has been greatly reduced. Given the village's current situation, maintaining daily garrison duties should not be a problem."
The usually conservative Sarutobi Hiruzen offered a relatively radical opinion, Tsunade to glance at her teacher with surprise before jokingly remarking, "If Teacher Sarutobi had shown this attitude earlier, there wouldn't have been differing opinions in the village before, would there?"
"Things were different back then. Luckily, you chose to stay, otherwise the Hokage Position alone would have given me a headache for a long time."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, then contentedly puffed on his cigarette; Tsunade's identity could alleviate many conflicts.
Tsunade had just opened the file, was slightly taken aback. Many years had passed without her realizing it, and her life had completely changed.
Tsunade felt a strange throbbing in her body and tried hard to control the feeling of dissatisfaction. During this time Senjutsu Chakra left by Shu Furukawa was constantly decreasing, so she had to slow down her training of the Strength of a Hundred Seal.
"The sooner we end the war, the better, so you can set the budget for the second half of the year."
"The Daimyo of the Land of Fire is delighted to see this. They will be visiting again in a few days. Tsunade, you will be in charge of receiving them this time."
"It's time for this Old Man to retire. Asuma seems to want to join the Twelve Guardian Ninja; this has been going on for days."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed repeatedly as he thought of his disobedient Asuma. Compared to Shu Furukawa, who had the mindset of Hokage at the same age, his youngest son was far inferior.
The teacher's frequent chatter about everyday things made Tsunade realize that he had really gotten old. After a few simple responses, she suddenly missed the life with Shu Furukawa: "Now that he's back, he'll probably stay by my side the whole time..."
The battles on the front lines of the Land of Frost attracted the attention of many forces, but for Obito Uchiha of Land of Rain, he only cared about what he saw.
Obito had always lived in Konoha, experienced for the first time the hardships of ninjas in Small Nations. Many Genin could barely make ends meet, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates was extremely poor.
Orphans left behind by war receive no care, and the elderly, having lost their families and lacking the ability to care for themselves, are ultimately left to die alone.
Apart from the elite ninjas, the ninjas of Amegakure seem to be trapped in a state of distress; there is no laughter here, only violence and tears.
Nagato's purge of Hanzo's Hanzo hastened the village's decline. Obito secretly memorized what he saw, often recalling Madara Uchiha's words. "Only bitterness, pain, and loneliness permeate reality..."
Over the course of a month, Obito reaffirmed his belief: he was determined to end this hopeless reality, where everything would be reborn in his dreams.
Upon returning to the dark stone cave, Obito found that Madara Uchiha had become even more frail, and the old man's life seemed to be coming to an end.
"My people, what have you seen?"
"I think you should already understand what I said before; this is the drawback of Hashirama's implementation of the ninja village system."
"Ahem... What we need to do is end this world and sever all ties of cause and effect!"
In the past, Obito wouldn't have understood these words, but after witnessing the painful deaths of those he cared about and the difficult lives of the lower-ranking ninjas, he wholeheartedly agreed with this view, "You're right, this hopeless world should be destroyed."
"If everyone could live happily in their dreams, there would be no conflict like we have now."
"I am ready. In the new world, all misfortune will disappear, and everyone will live happily."
Obito Uchiha responded with a serious expression. White Zetsu jumped over from a distance, looked at the transformed boy, and asked with a playful grin, "If you were required to destroy the village you love so much with your own hands, what would you do?"
" Nagato deeply hates the Konoha Ninja. To gain his trust, you might very well have to become an enemy of Konoha."
Obito pulled down his hood, revealing his slightly longer hair. His crimson Sharingan seemed to gleam with an evil light. He calmly replied to the question, "Obito Uchiha of the Konoha Uchiha clan is dead."
"I will guide the Rinnegan to complete the plan, and no one can stop me."
The White Zetsu attached to Obito chuckled incessantly. Noticing his companion's surprised expression, he proudly announced, " Obito isn't the idiot he used to be!"
"What's wrong with everyone being immersed in a sweet dream? Maybe in my dream, I can experience the feeling of pooping."
"The urge to defecate must give me the same pleasure as murder..."
Madara Uchiha didn't pay attention to these few inferior White Zetsu. He saw Obito's calm yet resolute eyes and nodded in satisfaction.
Just as he had predicted, the Uchiha, having experienced love, would unleash boundless power upon losing it. These Mangekyō Sharingan were even more extraordinary than he had anticipated. "My clansman, from this day forward, you will officially inherit the name of Madara Uchiha!"
"Don't let me down. In this final period, I will continue to teach you Susanoo and Genjutsu."
"Make good use of the power of these Mangekyō Sharingan, kill that nemesis who inherited Tobirama Senju's will, and no one can stop the power of the Sharingan and Rinnegan."
Obito Uchiha. The old man had explained the complete plan to him, but he also had his own ideas.
If he could master those Rinnegan, he could completely sever ties with Madara Uchiha.
One person is enough to complete "Rin's World," Obito Uchiha doesn't want to be controlled by the old man.
"Ahem... Don't be careless. Your nemesis is still growing, and has been wreaking havoc in the Land of Frost all this time."
"You already know a lot about his Senjutsu, and I've also explained his Kekkei Genkai to you."
"You must further improve the absorption speed of your Dōjutsu; only in this way can you compensate for your lack of combat experience."
"Now that you've inherited Madara Uchiha's name, I won't allow you to fail."
"Especially the defeat at the Senju Clan's will..."
As Madara Uchiha spoke, he drifted back into reminiscence. The old man's thoughts had already wandered. Obito didn't laugh at him, but silently nodded.
In this hellish reality, beautiful memories are the driving force that sustains my belief. "Lin, give me some more time."
Late at night, in the Konoha camp on the front lines of the Land of Frost, Shu Furukawa once again felt his rapid progress. Just as the Katsuyu had said, there was no limit to Senjutsu.
After frequent [ Collection ], the spirit's energy increases, and the amount of Senjutsu Chakra it can hold increases again.
With the Senjutsu Chakra from the Strength of a Hundred Seal combined with the Indra and Ashura Chakra to modify his body, Shu Furukawa's perception of Natural Energy became increasingly clear, and his absorption efficiency increased once again.
Most of the Konoha Ninja were discussing when Kumogakure would surrender. The Fourth Raikage, wounded, couldn't hold out much longer, and a complete victory was only a matter of time.
Minato Namikaze returned to the campfire with the warmed-up food and, seeing Shu Furukawa finish his "meditation" session, immediately chuckled and teased him.
"I left a Flying Thunder God Mark on Killer B, so he should be able to stay put in the back now."
"I didn't expect that Kumogakure would have mastered the method of developing the power of the Tailed Beast. Our village is indeed a step behind in this regard."
After frequent clashes, Minato sensed the difference in Killer B's use of the Tailed Beast's power. Just maintaining his composure throughout was impressive; the Eight-Tails ' power was extremely strong.
" The Lord Hokage has been researching Sealing Jutsu lately, hopefully the village can catch up eventually!"
"The Eight-Tails ' secret technique of 'losing its tail' is quite interesting. Jinchuriki usually die when their Tailed Beast are extracted, so perhaps losing 'a tail' could solve that problem."
Shu Furukawa jokingly shared his conjecture, Minato, about to tease him, suddenly realized something and muttered to himself, "It seems quite feasible?!"
"When I get back, I can ask Kushina. With her current power, having the Chakra from cutting off her tail shouldn't be a problem."
"The secret techniques of the Kumogakure are truly useful. It's a pity they only know how to plunder and rarely communicate. Otherwise, I would love to exchange Sealing Jutsu with them."
Shu Furukawa agreed, noting that Kumogakure also possessed the Sage of Sage of Six Paths ' "treasures," and he felt a certain affinity for them. "After the ceasefire, we could try some exchange activities; I'd also like to see the treasures left behind by the Sage."