Inabi Presents a Treasure

Konoha

Hokage Rock

Naraku stood atop the Hokage Rock, gazing towards Konoha, with two people kneeling behind him.

"The Sage Power of the Cursed Seal —while this power is formidable, it's a double-edged sword. With your current strength, there are probably very few in the Shinobi World who can rival you..."

Naraku paused for a moment, then continued:

"Go, go to Yuho City and report to Uchiha Inabi, Uchiha Seki, and Uchiha Hyaku. Follow their instructions."

Just tell them what position you want and which department you want to work for; they'll understand after reading my letter.

With the two of you joining us, I can rest easy about the defense of Yuho City the Uchiha."

Naraku looked at Konoha, his back to the two people behind him, and said in a deep voice.

"I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

"Yes, sir!"

The two answered respectfully.

"Go!"

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With a whooshing sound, Uchiha Karasu and Uchiha Dangan had already departed.

Naraku sighed at their departure.

"I never imagined that the Uchiha Shinken would die from the Cursed Seal. Having withstood Wood Release, his future was limitless. And yet he died just like that... The Cursed Seal is definitely not to be underestimated..."

Naraku withdrew his thoughts, his palm rippled, and a Kusarigama gleaming with a cold light appeared.

"Let me see if this divine weapon, contributed by the Inabi, works."

Naraku carefully examined the Kusarigama.

The scythe handle is about 1.6 meters long, standing upright in front of Naraku's chest, with a bandage wrapped around it for grip.

The blade at one end of the sickle appears to be about 80 centimeters long, and about half the length of the handle.

At the other end of the long Kusarigama is an iron chain about two meters long, with a large weight at the end of the chain.

"I recently obtained Salamander Hanzo's Ninjutsu manual by chance, Inabi gave me a Kusarigama. Is she telling me to start playing with scythes?"

Naraku carefully examined the weapon in his hand, then leaped into the forest behind him.

He assumes an offensive stance, raises his Kusarigama, holds one end of the long-handled scythe in his right hand, and holds the iron chain in his left hand, manipulating the weight at the other end. He takes a deep breath, assumes an Iaijutsu stance, and rests the scythe blade against his left hip.

"Flash Cut!"

A figure flashed by, and a tree that required three people to encircle was cut down.

"Indeed, its Chakra conductivity is excellent. If it doesn't adjust its nature transformation itself, the Chakra transmitted through the scythe will be transformed into a sharp wind-attribute nature, making it a truly divine weapon."

Naraku tested the Kusarigama and was somewhat satisfied with its sharpness. He nodded slightly and swung the chain with his left hand.

"Kusarigama Strike!"

Whoosh! Boom!

The weight flew out and smashed a large tree ten meters away, leaving only about two meters of the iron chain exposed. However, there seemed to be a hidden connection between the chain and the long handle of the sickle.

Naraku played with the Kusarigama again, and the weight flew out, smashing a large tree twenty meters away. After trying it a few times, he learned the maximum range of the chain mechanism, which was about twenty meters.

"This distance, ah..."

At this distance, if the Kusarigama is used well, it is more effective than some conventional Ninjutsu.

"Dragonfly Cutter!"

Naraku channeled Chakra Kusarigama and chain, his left hand gripping the end of the chain near the weight, swinging the two-meter chain and scythe like a disc.

Naraku ran, his Kusarigama, swung into a disc, grazed the tree with one end, creating a sharp cut.

Naraku manipulated the mechanism in the Kusarigama sickle, causing the chain to grow longer and the millstone to expand.

"Dragon Glide Slash!"

The swaying iron chain and scythe were straightened by Naraku. The twenty-meter-long iron chain seemed to be as taut as an iron rod as Naraku lifted it high and then chopped it down.

Boom!

The large tree that Naraku had targeted was pecked in two by the Kusarigama of the Dragon Glide Slash, splitting it in two from the middle.

Call out!

Naraku pulled the chain, retrieving the scythe from his hand. Naraku channeled Chakra into the blade, causing it to emit a blue Chakra light.

Brush!

Naraku swung his scythe, and with a whoosh, a ball about two meters in size, visibly propelled forward, struck the tree, and slashed it open, leaving dozens of wounds.

The big tree swayed and eventually fell over.

"The weapons forged by Seimei, the founder of this Land of Artisans? They're surprisingly good... I knew Seimei must be a talent!"

Naraku played with the Kusarigama for a while, and was quite pleased with himself.

The Kusarigama presented by Inabi was a weapon crafted by Seimei, the founder of the Land of Artisans. Although Seimei was ambitious after being resurrected by Inabi, his ninja tool craftsmanship was indeed a rare genius.

"It seems I need to make time to go to Yuho City to meet with Seimei and also to see Chimera Summoning Beast Hiruko. I wonder how the research is going and whether he has managed to fuse the Flood Dragon ninja beast as I requested."

Naraku has always been concerned about the development of Yuho City. As an extraterritorial stronghold of the Uchiha and a force exclusively for the Uchiha, Naraku does not want to merge Yuho City with Konoha for the time being.

The ninja tool craftsmanship of the Land of Artisans in Yuho City, and Summoning Beast's research on Hiruko beasts, are all excellent technologies, Naraku does not want to share them with Konoha.

However, once the technology of the Yuho City matures, it can be manufactured into products and sold in the Land of Fire or the world, accumulating wealth for the Uchiha.

The Uchiha Clan can openly act as agents for ninja tools and Chakra Armor. Now that Naraku has been Hokage for a year and his position is relatively stable, they can gradually bring some of the Uchiha's technologies to the forefront and reveal them.

"Um!?"

A strange vortex appeared in the air, and a masked figure emerged from it.

Naraku looked at the figure that appeared in the whirlwind with some surprise. After confirming that it was Obito, he breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that Obito had come to report because of his previous threat.

"I never imagined that after becoming Hokage, you, clan leader, would still have the leisure to practice your Kusarigama technique on the Hokage Rock. No wonder you're known as the Asura of Konoha."

Obito, who had suddenly appeared, still had a gloomy voice, but his speech was much more normal.

"Obito, you've arrived. It seems you've come to your senses."

Naraku showed no surprise at seeing Obito, speaking casually and subtly steering the conversation. At the same time, a whirlwind rippled in his palm, absorbing the chains into his internal space.

"Ah~ maybe so. I've always been like this, so there's no question of awakening."

"Clan leader, don't you think this world is terrible? Nations are constantly at war, and it's always the common people at the bottom who suffer, and... us mass-produced ninjas."

Wearing a mask, Obito spoke coldly, ignoring Naraku's actions.

"Obito, take off your mask and come with me to see Konoha. From the Hokage Rock, you can see a panoramic view of the entire Konoha."

Naraku did not answer Obito's question, but instead invited Obito to look at Konoha, then turned and walked towards the edge of the Hokage Rock.

After thinking for a while, Masked Obito took off his mask, revealing half of his wrinkled face and that peculiar Sharingan.

He also had a Sharingan in his left eye, seemingly Madara's legacy, and slowly followed behind Naraku.

"Obito, it will soon be New Year's Day of Konoha Year 52. Before we knew it, Konoha has been established for almost 52 years."

Fifty-two years ago, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the legendary ninja, Uchiha Madara, stood right here, looking down below.

They were determined to end the chaos, establish a peaceful village, and then unite like-minded people to create peace in the Shinobi World.

Ultimately, the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clans, these sworn enemies, reached a truce under the overwhelming power of their leaders, and Konoha was subsequently established...

Just as the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara had imagined, the newly reborn Konoha attracted many large and small ninja clans, and many people fleeing the war gathered there.

In just a few years, they amassed a population of hundreds of thousands, including tens of thousands of ninjas skilled in Ninjutsu. In the Warring States period, this force would have been enough to sweep across the land.

However, at this prosperous time, Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara disagreed. Hashirama Senju hoped to balance the power of all nations and maintain peace through this balance.

Uchiha Madara believed that to conquer all countries and make the world submit to Konoha, Konoha would become the sole superpower and there would be no more conflict.

Obito, regarding the ideologies of Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara, who do you think is right and who is wrong?

On the Hokage Rock, Naraku and Obito stood side by side, overlooking the Konoha below, where wisps of smoke rose peacefully.

Naraku's question also had the intention of changing Obito's thinking. The later Uchiha Madara, obsessed with power, created crazy plans such as the Eye of the Moon, and his original intention of establishing Konoha had been completely changed.