27 Years Old, Strongest in the Ninja World!

After finalizing the specific implementation plan for the Odd Jobs Agency project with Mei Terumi, Kokoro took Mist Village Obito quietly embark on a journey to recruit talent for the Land of Land of Rice Fields.

The initial target was Hidden Star Village) in the Land of Bears.

However, things did not go as smoothly as he had initially anticipated.

When the old man, with his white hair, met the Third Hoshikage and was told in detail about the terrible side effects of the Mysterious Peacock Method, the old man, who had dedicated most of his life to the village, immediately made up his mind to lead the entire village to abandon this secret technique with such severe side effects.

However, the Mysterious Peacock Method has been passed down in Hidden Star Village for far too long, and it has long been inseparable from the villagers' beliefs and lives.

The old man knew perfectly well that revealing the truth immediately would inevitably cause an uncontrollable upheaval in the village.

Furthermore, he remained suspicious of Kou's motives as an outsider, so he politely declined Kou's proposal.

Just as Kou was seriously considering whether to switch to a more direct approach, a delightful "accident" quietly occurred.

That night, the Third Hoshikage was assassinated by a high-ranking member of the same village.

The assassin's name was Akahoshi, and he was one of the high-ranking members of Hidden Star Village).

After being easily subdued by Kou, this enraged man publicly denounced the Third Hoshikage's "despicable act" of violating the "ancestral teachings" and arbitrarily abolishing the Mysterious Peacock Method in front of the entire village. He then raised his arms and shouted, calling on everyone to stand on his side.

However, after learning the horrifying truth that practicing the Mysterious Peacock Method would severely shorten one's lifespan, the villagers resolutely chose to stab Akahoshi in the back.

Just as the villagers were about to panic, Kou Shunshi expressed his willingness to accept them and publicly promised to develop an improved plan in the future to completely eliminate the side effects of the Mysterious Peacock Method.

Under the bewildered gaze of the Third Hoshikage, the villagers almost eagerly volunteered to follow Kokoro to the Land of Rice Fields.

Ke, adept at learning from experience, instantly grasped the essence of this journey of reference:

First, put on an easygoing, agreeable facade and patiently wait for those with ulterior motives to jump out on their own.

Then, at the crucial moment when they bared their fangs and were about to attack, he displayed his overwhelming strength in front of everyone;

Finally, they were recruited as subordinates—it was practically perfect!

During the subsequent mission to Mount Katsuragi to subdue the Tsuchigumo Clan, Kou replicated this combo, and the effect was outstanding!

The Hidden Star Village of the Land of Bears and the Tsuchigumo Clan of Mount Katsuragi in the Land of Fire were thus officially incorporated into the territory of Kou.

As the organization continues to expand, Kou has given this unique new force, as well as the land it is rooted in, a brand new name.

[Rice]!

Rice, which grows from the fields and brings hope for survival to the people of the Ninja World!

The Land of Rice Fields was officially renamed the Land of Rice.

After the Rice Organization was officially established, Kokoro's already abundant life became even busier.

After all, besides personally promoting the development and growth of this new organization, he also had to keep an eye on the work in Mist Village at all times, and he absolutely could not let Obito see any clues.

Thanks to the painstaking efforts of Kokoro and the members of Mist Village, the Odd Jobs Agency plan achieved near-unprecedented success in the Ninja World.

It has even gradually been hailed alongside the Kumogakure's Notebook Association, whose business scope has expanded to the entire Ninja World, as one of the "two most innovative industries of the new era."

As for how he felt when he heard that the legitimate business he Teuchi was being compared to the shady businesses of the Kumogakure... well, that's left to your imagination.

Following the resounding success of the Odd Jobs Agency Project, Mist Village entered its most rapid and golden period of development since its founding.

Koko precisely seized this momentum, traveling around the world as the Mizukage Aide, and with his impeccable diplomatic skills, secured a huge amount of external investment for Mist Village.

The majority of this investment was used for scientific and technological research and development, as well as comprehensive development in various fields such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure throughout the Land of Water.

Thanks to the continuous efforts of Kou and the people of Mist Village over the years, this village, once feared and called "Village of the Bloody Mist" by the entire Ninja World, has gradually shed its bloody color and begun to resonate throughout the Ninja World once again as "Pioneering Village".

As the Mist Village rapidly developed, the conservative forces, which were originally able to barely stand on equal footing with the Reformist Faction, found their living space shrinking smaller and smaller, to the point that they gradually lost their voice even in their own territory.

However, faced with this increasingly dangerous situation, the nominal leader of the conservative faction, the Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura, made no response.

Some Reformist Faction believe he may have finally come to terms with reality, while rumors continue to circulate among conservatives that he is actually Reformist Faction mole.

But those who spread those words were never seen again...

As for why Obito allowed Mist Village to develop so rapidly, Kōji couldn't help but have deeper speculations in his mind—

He probably wants to use Mist Village as a target to attract the attention of the entire Ninja World, thereby providing deeper cover for another force under his control.

Regarding the Moon Organization that he learned about from Raiga Kurosuki, Kou still couldn't get any relevant information.

The only way to get close to the edge of that secret organization is through Raiga Kurosuki, who is currently monitoring Uchiha Itachi as his partner.

In the past few years, he has not conveyed any substantial or key information.

The only thing that could be considered to have had an effect was...

He confirmed the possibility that he had already predicted in his mind.

Hiruko was indeed a member of that Moon Organization.

Kou wasn't particularly surprised by the result.

He simply moved this matter up a few more places on his mental to-do list, and then devoted more of his energy to his cultivation.

After all, there's no problem that firepower can't solve.

If so, then the firepower isn't strong enough!

The practical training of the Flying Thunder God Technique, the continuous improvement of the Impure World Reincarnation Technique, the thorough analysis of the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye technique "Tokoyo," the solemn inheritance of the forbidden technique "Raging Heaven" from the Tsuchigumo clan chief Ekunogyosha, the training of Ryuchi Cave Sage Techniques, and the solution to eliminate the side effects of the Peacock Mystic Art...

He, Uchiha Kuro, can still grow stronger!!

In between his busy training and secretly observing Obito's movements, Kotori did not forget Konoha, with whom he had established a cooperative relationship.

He regularly relayed information about the Akatsuki and some of Obito's information to Minato. When asking Minato about the difficulties in practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would occasionally offer some pointers on Naruto and Sasuke's training.

During this time, he inevitably ran into some old acquaintances from Konoha, leading to some awkward and comical incidents.

For example, after meeting the Third Hokage Hokage and Asuma, he was forced to watch the entire "filial piety" between the father and son in front of him.

As for the Akatsuki, apart from a few unexpected changes in its membership compared to the original timeline, there haven't been any significant changes overall.

If we had to put it simply, Konan finally realized that she didn't have the talent to draw doujinshi, so she decisively abandoned the path of learning from Kakuzu and instead reached a cooperation agreement with Kakuzu, setting up a large-scale underground chain of selling pirated doujinshi throughout the Ninja World.

As the biggest victim, the Kumogakure was naturally furious and used its financial power to trace the Akatsuki directly, issuing an extremely high bounty to the entire Ninja World.

The bounty was so outrageous that Kakuzu even considered exchanging his life for it...

Amidst these events, time slipped through our fingers like sand, and in the blink of an eye, five years had quietly passed.

During this long, unseen accumulation of five years, I have reached a level that I never even dared to imagine before.

Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, two top-tier Dōjutsu, has mastered the Seventh Gate of the Eight Inner Gates, and has achieved mastery of both the Five Elements Release and Yin-Yang Release techniques. He can now use the Flying Thunder God Technique in actual combat, and has begun to grasp the Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode.

The Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu has been improved and perfected, the Eternal World and Kagutsuchi have been thoroughly analyzed, and the forbidden technique "Rage Hair Heaven," whose power is comparable to the Super Shinra Tensei, has also been fully mastered...

Uchiha Kuro, 27 years old.

He is undoubtedly the strongest Ninja World!!