Five Kage Summit, Parallel World

"It has basically recovered."

In the room, Shiraha got up from the bed and used "Soul Projection" at the same time, which consumed nearly half of his Mental Power and Magic Power power. He also had to create a soul clone, which was a great drain on him.

It took him nearly ten days to recover his depleted Mental Power and Magic Power energy; the recovery of his soul would take even longer.

Of course, this level of soul consumption wouldn't have a significant impact on his combat strength. Moreover, it's unlikely that war will break out in the Land of Whirlpools in the short term, especially since most of the Uchiha clan has moved there. The three powerful individuals with the Mangekyō Sharingan are a force that no major country can ignore, except for Konoha.

However, using "Soul Projection" is much more convenient than using the improved Spiritualization Technique, making it a one-time solution.

After advancing to the second level "Spirit Summoning Warlock", his sensitivity to creatures of the same bloodline has been greatly enhanced.

Even Uchiha Issei, who had left this space, and the White Snake Sage in Ryūchi Cave, who was outside the Shinobi World, could be vaguely sensed by Shiraha.

As for those in the same space, his perception was extremely clear.

If Shion were kidnapped again, he would definitely be able to pinpoint Shion exact location in a short time through their bloodline connection.

Of course, such a thing is almost impossible to happen again. After the previous accident, Shiraha has strengthened the barrier in the palace of the Demon Country. The fact that Kakuzu and Sasori captured Anrokuzan this time also fully demonstrates that the two did not slack off during the guard duty.

In addition, Lanke had previously traveled across the ocean to investigate the Gelel Stone Vein, was too far away from Shiraha, so he could only know that Lanke was still alive through blood ties, but he could not determine his location.

Now that he has been promoted, he can basically confirm Lanke's location, but it is still too far away. Even though he has mastered the art of flight, it will not be able to reunite with Lanke in a short time.

However, since Lanke hasn't found the exact location of the Gelel Stone Vein yet, there's no need to look for Lanke now.

This time, because Nagato took the initiative to give him the Rinnegan, Shiraha was able to advance ahead of schedule.

After being promoted to the second level "Spirit Summoning Warlock", he clearly felt that his cultivation speed had slowed down a lot. This was mainly because the Mental Power requirements for each promotion were higher and higher. The stronger the Mental Power, the slower the process of Gaseous State, Liquid State and Crystalline State would be.

This is why Formal Wizard often have lifespans of hundreds of years, but many Wizard still do not advance in rank until their physical bodies perish and their souls decay.

Shiraha doesn't have this problem at the moment.

He's exactly 30 years old this year and is already a level 2 sorcerer. This speed of advancement would probably arouse suspicion among high-level Wizard in the Wizarding World.

After all, the process of materializing Mental Power takes a lot of time and cannot be accelerated by simply having high talent. Moreover, the overall data of a warlock is higher than that of Wizard of the same level in the early stages. The larger the base data, the longer it takes to materialize Mental Power.

"It will probably take a long time to advance to Third Level. Now we'll see what the avatar gains."

Shiraha thought to himself, then put on the silver-white Wizard Robe hanging on the shelf.

The Third Raikage of Kumogakure, A, seemed to be shocked by the Uchiha Clan joining the Uzumaki Clan, so he took the initiative to propose Five Kage Summit and invited Shiraha and Kushina to participate.

Shiraha is definitely going this time, and he can take this opportunity to formally propose the reconstruction of the Land of Whirlpools.

Times have changed.

The separation of politics and military affairs within the framework of "one country, one village" will be completely transformed.

I believe that one day in the future, other countries will also be affected.

At the same time, Shiraha also needs to comfort the fragile hearts of the other villagers.

With the Uchiha joining and the Land of Whirlpools being officially rebuilt, the Great Nations Five Great Shinobi Villages of the Shinobi World will become Six Great Nations Six Great Ninja Villages.

Currently, the main source of funding for each village is the allocation from the daimyo, and each village also accepts various commissions from the daimyo and other domestic entities.

Like Konoha, the victor of the Third Great Ninja War, they can receive missions not only from their own country but also from other countries.

The reason why the Daimyo of the Land of Wind dared to cut the funding of Sunagakure was because he had already delegated many tasks to Konoha.

As for whether doing so would make Sunagakure weaker and Konoha stronger, that's not something the Daimyo of the Land of Wind should be concerned with.

Konoha boasts the most elite Shinobi World, the highest mission success rate, and the best service, all at reasonable prices.

No matter how much money they give, Sunagakure will still be defeated, so they might as well just give up.

The Ninja World War was essentially caused by the disparity in the distribution of resources among the nations. For example, the Land of Fire already possessed the best land in the Shinobi World, which was not something that could be won in a short time, but missions could.

By seizing the mission market and accepting missions from other countries, the funding for other ninja villages is reduced, naturally creating a vicious cycle: the number of ninjas decreases, ninjas don't receive enough mission training, their quality declines, thus reducing the mission success rate, and then the number of missions decreases even further.

When the number of ninjas is reduced to the point that it threatens the very foundation of the ninja village, it is better to start Ninja World War and trade lives for lives than to have these ninjas change professions.

No matter how much the daimyo of various countries cut back on funding, they will basically be forced to support the ninja villages' wars during wartime.

The most obvious examples are Sunagakure and Kirigakure. Apart from missions involving national secrets, the Daimyo would delegate some missions to villages in other countries when assigning tasks.

Moreover, merchants from different countries don't care about the fate of their countries or ninja villages. They entrust missions to whichever village has the highest success rate, best reputation, strongest capabilities, and most favorable prices. They have money anyway, and even if their own country is destroyed, they can simply transfer their assets and join another country.

In the early stages of the Uzumaki Clan's reconstruction, it mainly relied on the commercial and trade funds of the Serpent Spirit Corporation for operation, while also accepting a small number of missions.

Now that the Kirigakure has been defeated and the Uchiha has relocated, the Land of Whirlpools will definitely try to take over the mission market. Missions in the Land of Water are mainly assigned to Konoha and Kumogakure, with a small number being commissioned to the Uzumaki Clan.

With the reconstruction of the Land of Whirlpools and the increase in its strength and prestige, it will inevitably seize the missions that originally belonged to Konoha and Kumogakure.

In his letter inviting Shiraha to the Five Kage Summit, the Third Raikage, A, also vaguely mentioned this matter.

The Kumogakure Village's brutes dared to challenge the Third Hokage and bully Konoha, but they didn't dare to put on airs with Shiraha.

Because he couldn't beat either Kushina or Shiraha.

More importantly, the Uzumaki Clan's territory is so small, even if you manage to conquer it, what will you gain?

If pushed too far, Kushina could unleash the Kurama on Kumogakure's territory, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

The Eight-Tails has repeatedly emphasized that it is no match for the Perfect Nine-Tails, so the Kumogakure Village, which loves to use violence and threats, prefers to reason with Shiraha and Kushina.

After getting dressed, Shiraha left the underground laboratory and headed straight for the office building in the center of the clan's territory.

Kushina, dressed in an orange suit, was intently working on her documents at her desk.

Noticing the commotion, Kushina glanced up and saw it was Shiraha before lowering her head to continue working on the documents.

Once Shiraha reached Kushina from behind, she finally spoke, "Have you finished your work, busy lady?"

Shiraha reached out and massaged Kushina's shoulders, smiling as he said, "Aren't you usually slacking off? Why are you here so early today to work on documents?"

Basically, when he's at home, aside from training and necessary experiments, he handles most of the paperwork. Kushina is the type to slack off; she would never be this diligent.

"Don't try to shift the blame first. Who left a ton of unfinished business and then barged into the lab?"

Kushina gave a soft hum.

Shiraha increased the pressure of her kneading. "Is this force okay?"

"Hmm~!" Kushina's reaction said it all.

Snap!

Kushina quickly stopped processing the documents, slapped Shiraha's hand, and said, "It's broad daylight, be serious, and there are people next door!"

Shiraha smiled and said, "This isn't something you would normally say."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't disturb me while I'm working on my documents," Kushina retorted.

Shiraha: "Okay, I'm planning to discuss the Five Kage Summit with you."

Kushina: "Anyway, negotiation is something you're good at, so of course you should go. You can bring a few guards at most. If you want to bring Chiho, you don't need to tell me specifically."

"But what if I want to go with you?"

Shiraha drawled out the sound.

"With me?" Kushina was taken aback.

"Just the two of us, we're not bringing anyone else."

Shiraha added that Hikari is alright, but Taichi has truly reached the age where he is hated by everyone, even by the Kurama.

He couldn't understand how Taichi could meditate first and then exercise every day, yet still have endless energy, as if he never got tired.

Clearly, his overall talent is not as good as Hikari's, but his physical talent is not to be underestimated.

In order to lay Taichi, Shiraha is currently only letting him focus on the training of a sorcerer, and has not yet taught him things like the Knight Breathing Technique and Arcane Martial Arts.

After all, Taichi's training environment and conditions far surpassed his own back then, so there was no need for him to engage in training like the Knight Breathing Technique, which squeezes out potential and lifespan.

Compared to Taichi, whose personality is very similar to Kushina's, Hikari's personality is more like Shiraha's. She has a high degree of self-discipline and basically doesn't need him to supervise her training.

Kushina's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, but she then shook her head and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. We need to leave someone to guard the clan for safety."

Shiraha said, "You forgot, the situation is different now. Many Jōnin from the Uchiha Clan have joined us, and with Chiho and Shisui staying behind, they are more than capable of handling most situations. If you're still worried, just have the Nine-Tails Clone leave some Chakra to guard the area, and that will ensure everything goes smoothly."

"So I'll attend the Five Kage Summit with you?"

"Yes."

"Just the two of us, not bringing anyone else?"

"Of course, my king."

"Very good!"

Kushina jumped up from her seat and, like an octopus, used both her arms and legs to hug Shiraha.

Since she and Shiraha left Konoha to rebuild the Uzumaki Clan, the farthest place she has ever been in all these years is a small island not far from the East Sea. When Shiraha is away, she has to fulfill her responsibilities as the head of the Uzumaki Clan, making sure that all clan members see her every day and giving them a sense of security.

Kushina could only show her childlike side with Shiraha, and she hadn't had the chance to travel with Shiraha like that for many years.

Shiraha patted Kushina on the back, saying that she had worked hard all these years.

He will likely spend most of his time in the clan from now on, since the time required to advance from level two to Third Level is probably longer than the time it takes for him to advance from apprentice to level two. Of course, this time is considered long for someone with Shiraha's high cultivation speed, but in the Wizarding World, it is ridiculously fast.

If there are any special opportunities during the process, or if Lanke finds the Gelel Stone vein in advance, which can greatly improve the purity of his bloodline, it may shorten the advancement process.

In any case, Shiraha and Kushina's strength has already surpassed the Kage Level. He doesn't know how strong Hashirama and Madara were at their peak, but he knows that in the current Shinobi World, probably no one can withstand a combination of punches from the couple.

However, steady development is Shiraha's habit, and there is no need for him to become arrogant.

There are two sides to the story.

After being covered by the powerful Dragon Vein Chakra, Uchiha Issei felt as if his body was caught in Uzumaki, with an invisible force pulling at his body from all directions. However, thanks to the protection of his own Chakra, his body was not injured.

Soon, amidst a feeling of weightlessness, "Uchiha Issei's" body appeared from the spatial Uzumaki.

"Um?"

By the time Uchiha Issei came to his senses, his body was already in mid-air, then plummeted straight down.

Below me was a dense forest, and ahead of me were large buildings.

Seeing this, Uchiha Issei immediately covered his feet with Chakra, and as he descended to the treetop, he used his feet to gain leverage and stood steadily on the treetop.

However, his expression suddenly became strange.

"Is this the Training Ground of Konoha?" Uchiha Issei was stunned for a moment, realizing that he had come directly from the depths of the desert in the Land of Land of Wind to Konoha under the power of the Dragon Vein.

After all, it was the village where he had lived for more than ten years. Although everything seemed unfamiliar, he remembered the location of the Hokage Rock very clearly.

"Uchiha Issei" awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan, and with his powerful dynamic vision, even the Hokage Rock in the distance becomes clear.

"One, two, three, seven?!"

Uchiha Issei was stunned. Wasn't it supposed to be about traveling back in time? How come there's already a seventh Hokage in Konoha?

"Have I traveled to the future? Or..."

Uchiha Issei was somewhat surprised and uncertain. The key was that in his world, his connection with his original body was faint, but he did not sense the presence of his original body.

"Could it be that at this point in the future, the original body has already undergone interdimensional travel?"

Based on the appearance of the relief sculpture on the Hokage Rock, it can be deduced that the Fifth Hokage is Tsunade, the Sixth Hokage is Kakashi, and "Uchiha Issei" is not sure who the Seventh Hokage is, after all, the carving level of the Hokage Rock is too bad. He can only guess based on hairstyle and appearance. Tsunade and Kakashi's appearance features are more obvious, so he can recognize them.

Even if each Hokage serves for several decades, only a little over a hundred years have passed by the time of the Seventh Hokage. In that time, the original body may have advanced to the Third Level, but the probability of advancing to the Fourth-Level is not high. Moreover, even if the original body were to advance to the Fourth-Level, given the stability of the original body and the strength of Star-Level expert, it would likely take a long time to strengthen itself and would not easily engage in interdimensional travel.

Uchiha Issei thought to himself, but decided to go into Konoha first to find out what was going on.

With that in mind, "Uchiha Issei" used the Transformation Jutsu and walked towards the main street of Konoha.

However, what he didn't know was that when he first appeared inside Konoha, although the Barrier Squad ninjas didn't notice him, two special ninjas in Konoha simultaneously sensed his Chakra.

At this moment, in the Hokage Office.

Naruto, who has become the Seventh Hokage, and Sasuke, the Hokage Advisor, are discussing matters concerning the Kara.

P. S.: Due to unforeseen circumstances, I failed to make up for the missed update. I'll tell you all about it in detail after I've dealt with this matter in the next few days. Ugh, so annoying.