Uchiha Madara's Fury

[Due to the host's panel integration reaching 70%, my voice function has been successfully activated.]

[From now on, the host may consult this system for answers to any questions.]

"Good, very good."

Uchiha Aoba let out a soft huff: "I have a question right now. How is it that I only killed sixty-six Iwagakure ninja? Did you go and skim some off the top without my permission?"

[I am wronged, host.]

[This system is strictly honest. The number of Iwagakure ninja you eliminated is indeed exactly that many.]

[As for those who were heavily or lightly wounded, they are not included in the count.]

[Furthermore, there is another piece of bad news to inform you of.]

"No, are you toxic?"

Uchiha Aoba's mouth twitched: "What kind of system are you? You just activated your voice function and you're already hitting me with two pieces of bad news. Are you doing this on purpose?"

[The host is mistaken. Even if I did not tell you now, you would discover it yourself later.]

"Fine, just say it."

Uchiha Aoba said helplessly.

[Due to the host's strength having reached the Super Kage level, in order to prevent you from farming points and causing the integration rate to rise too quickly, from now on, killing Genin and Chunin will no longer provide integration progress.]

[The same applies to missions below A-rank.]

Uchiha Aoba suppressed the urge to curse: "What about Jonin and Kage-level powerhouses? Including missions A-rank and above?"

[Those remain unchanged.]

"That's a relief. At least you have a conscience and didn't lower those, which makes it barely acceptable."

Uchiha Aoba shook his head and sighed, saying: "Is there anything else? If not, hurry up and activate the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan for me, and fuse the Hashirama Cells."

[Does this system need to explain to you what 'no hand seals required' means?]

"No need. Isn't it just clapping your hands together and shouting 'come on', then matching it with the corresponding level of ninjutsu?"

[Correct, but is the host certain about performing both simultaneously?]

"What do you mean?" Uchiha Aoba asked guardedly.

[If performed separately, the host will feel no pain; it will simply be a natural, seamless experience.]

"???"

"When I awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, it wasn't like that at all."

[As for the specific reason, didn't the host already guess it before?]

[There is an essential difference between a standard Sharingan and a Mangekyo Sharingan, so the awakening process is naturally arduous.]

[The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan is different.]

[Compared to the Mangekyo Sharingan, it is not a further evolution, but rather the removal of its side effects.]

"What about the Hashirama Cells?" Uchiha Aoba asked, puzzled.

[That won't be painful either.]

"Are you sure?"

[Extremely sure. Why would I lie to you?]

"Fine, I'll trust you this once."

Listening to the system's firm and earnest tone, Uchiha Aoba signaled for it to activate the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan first.

However, he still braced himself mentally to endure the pain.

As it turned out, the reality was exactly as the system had described. Uchiha Aoba did not feel a shred of pain; on the contrary, his eyes felt somewhat comfortable, causing his body to involuntarily relax.

As for the subsequent fusion of the Hashirama Cells, it was the same.

It felt good.

By the time everything was finished, Uchiha Aoba had drifted into sleep without even realizing it.

When he woke up, it was already the next morning.

He got out of bed.

The Jonin vest he had taken off yesterday had been collected by members of the Logistics Department at some point.

Laid out by the bedside was a brand-new vest.

Even his shoes had been replaced with new ones.

Uchiha Aoba didn't pay much attention to this; after dressing neatly, he walked out of the tent.

He intended to report to Namikaze Minato.

Although Uchiha Aoba's strength had reached the Super Kage level, and logically speaking, he shouldn't need to worry about such trivialities of life—in this era where the Otsutsuki had yet to emerge, calling himself the strongest in the ninja world would certainly not be an exaggeration.

Whether he saw Namikaze Minato or not, it didn't really matter.

However, the personality of Uchiha Aoba had never been like that.

Therefore, he could not bring himself to act arrogant or act recklessly just because he possessed great power.

As long as others did not provoke him.

He remained exactly as he had been before, and would continue to be so in the future.

On the contrary.

If someone failed to read the room, Uchiha Aoba would absolutely not mind showing them what it meant to be cruel.

On the way to the commander's tent.

It was different from what Uchiha Aoba had experienced in the past.

The Konoha ninjas in the camp cast looks of awe and admiration at him one after another.

Some even greeted him respectfully, calling out loudly, "Good morning, Lord Aoba."

The reason for all this.

Naturally, it was the formidable strength Uchiha Aoba had displayed on the battlefield yesterday.

To be honest.

Experiencing this feeling for the first time, Uchiha Aoba felt very gratified, yet also somewhat unaccustomed to it.

However, he quickly adjusted his mindset.

From his initial surprise and awkwardness to accepting it calmly, it only took a short stretch of the road.

When Uchiha Aoba arrived at the commander's tent and saw the guards at the entrance salute him respectfully before going in to announce his arrival, he was already able to respond with a blank expression.

As the guard returned and signaled that Uchiha Aoba could enter the tent, he had just stepped inside.

Namikaze Minato's happy voice immediately rang out.

"Aoba, you've come just in time!"

"Teacher Minato, Lord Jiraiya."

"No need for formalities."

Namikaze Minato reached out to stop Uchiha Aoba's gesture and led him to the table, saying, "After discussions between Jiraiya-sensei and me, the war report has been completed and has already been sent back to the village via summoning animals."

"However, we still need to wait for the Hokage to dispatch a negotiation envoy to settle the war reparations with Iwagakure, so we cannot return just yet. I will need you to work hard for a little longer."

Uchiha Aoba was stunned: "What does Teacher mean?"

"The war is over?"

"What is that brat Ōnoki of Both Scales doing?"

After hearing the report, Uchiha Madara was so angry he nearly stood up from his stone chair.

In a direct confrontation between Konoha and Iwagakure, Uchiha Aoba had actually forced Ōnoki of Both Scales to admit defeat?

Then what about his plan?

One had to know that the White Zetsu were already prepared, just waiting for an opportunity to lure away the troublesome Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Aoba, and then draw Uchiha Obito over.

They were just one step away from the finish line.

Yet now Tobi was telling him that Iwagakure had surrendered!

And it was initiated by none other than the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki of Both Scales. It would be strange if Uchiha Madara could refrain from being angry.

"Lord Madara, what should we do next?"

Tobi asked.

"Ōnoki of Both Scales."

Uchiha Madara took a deep breath, suppressing the rising fury in his heart.

"I used to think that this brat could barely be considered a figure in the current ninja world."

"It seems I misjudged him."

"Hehe, in my opinion, this can't entirely be blamed on Ōnoki of Both Scales."

Tobi turned a blind eye to Uchiha Madara's anger, still acting heartless: "If you ask me, it's mainly because Lord Madara left too deep a psychological shadow on him when he was a child."

"So much so that as soon as he saw Uchiha Aoba's Susanoo, he couldn't help but associate it with that scene from his childhood. Plus, Iwagakure's casualties were continuously rising, and he was being held back by Namikaze Minato, unable to break free."

"With several factors combined, Ōnoki of Both Scales saw no hope of victory, which is why he surrendered so decisively."

Listening to Tobi's words, Uchiha Madara actually understood this point very well.

It was just that, given his current condition, he really could not afford to wait any longer.

"As things stand, there is no other way; we must proceed directly to the next step of the plan."