Turning Lies into Truth / You're All So Impressive

Those houses that would collapse in an explosion are not a village; the village is where your companions are.

Thinking back on the days he spent with the Demolition Corps members, Deidara realized that the people he cared about weren't just his teacher and that idiot Kurotsuchi.

A slight smile appeared on Deidara's face as he ran.

Then, his smile vanished.

He ran out of the block and saw a large group of people in the distance.

Many of them are Grass Ninja, which doesn't matter.

But the group of Grass Ninja were standing meekly in front of one person.

When Deidara saw the man, the man also saw him and gave him a knowing smile.

Without saying a word, Deidara turned and rushed into another alley.

At the same time, he took out a makeshift signal tube, pointed it upwards, and sent out a signal.

Watching the fireworks explode in the sky, and Deidara running away without any hesitation, Uchiha Shingen looked at the Kusagakure leader with a grim expression and smiled.

"Kusagakure still has plenty of resources left."

"No, Lord Shingen, we just wanted to do our part for Leaf Village." The leader of Kusagakure smiled as if he was about to cry.

"Don't look so grumpy." Uchiha Shingen withdrew his gaze. "You can think of it in a brighter light. Many people from the Grass Ninja were going to die today anyway. It's better to be killed by the enemy than by your own people."

"Shingen is right..."

"Now that we've discovered the Rock Ninja, there's no other way; I have to take action."

Chapter Thirty-Six: Turning Lies into Truth

The Rock Ninja exploding in the sky were immediately seen by all the Iwa ninja who were causing destruction in Kusagakure.

They abandoned the escaped prisoners who had already gone mad and ran towards their planned destination.

At this moment, Uchiha Shingen had already appeared at the entrance of Kusagakure.

The chaos caused by the Demolition Corps has also spread here.

There were quite a few prisoners in the Kusagakure prison, since the Grass Ninja were always sneaking around arresting people. Uchiha Shingen stood at the gate and glanced around to see a group of prisoners locked in a fierce battle with the Grass Ninja reinforcements.

He bit his finger and pressed it to the ground.

Accompanied by the smoke from the Summoning Technique, the enormous body of the Black Snake appeared.

Because of its location, part of its body passes right through the doorway.

The gate to Kusagakure made it uncomfortable, so it swayed its body.

With a deafening roar, an entire section of the high wall, along with the gate, was shattered as the Black Snake stretched its body. The debris flew into the air and landed on the Grass Ninja in front of it.

The Grass Ninja never dreamed that the gate behind them would fall on their heads out of the blue.

Instantly, they cried out and tried to escape, but compared to human bodies, these remains were far too large.

At least a hundred Grass Ninja were smashed into mincemeat.

The prisoners were overjoyed because they were all unharmed and not included in the investigation.

Upon seeing the giant snake swimming ahead, they instinctively felt that this creature was no good, so someone shouted, "Brother! Where did you come from?"

When Uchiha Shingen heard the prisoners' voices and saw their joyful expressions as if they were seeing their own brethren, he felt utterly bewildered.

"Shingen." The Black Snake was also puzzled. This was the first time it had been summoned by a spirit and a human had seen it so happy.

It subconsciously slowed its movements, sensing that this might be one of Uchiha Shingen's people.

"Are these your subordinates?"

"Nonsense, I don't have such idiotic subordinates." Uchiha Shingen waved his hand. "Ignore them. Just kill any two-legged creature here."

The Black Snake suddenly realized what was happening, and then slashed its One-Tail down at the group of prisoners.

After a loud bang, more than a dozen more souls perished.

Those who were still alive, whether prisoners or Grass Ninja, were enraged.

"Kill this beast!" Both sides said this simultaneously.

The difference is that after the prisoner finished speaking, he ran away immediately.

Everyone had the same idea—you guys go do it, I'm off!

As for the Grass Ninja, they really went for it.

A dense Shuriken shot towards the Black Snake, covering its entire body.

They were all strapped with Explosive Tag.

Amidst the deafening explosion, dazzling flames bloomed from the Black Snake's body.

The earth seemed to shake, flames and thick smoke shot into the sky, and blazing flames darted about, engulfing the monster's figure.

The Grass Ninja kept throwing Shuriken with Explosive Tag until they ran out of stock.

The explosion lasted for more than ten seconds; in those short ten seconds, the place became hell.

Suddenly, a light shone from within the billowing black smoke.

The Black Snake revealed its form, its body covered in Chakra armor, and it was completely unharmed.

Above it, Uchiha Shingen, also covered in Majestic Attire, remained completely unharmed.

He had already completed the hand seals.

Fire Release: Searing Migraine!

With a continuous influx of Chakra, a highly compressed small fireball landed on the ground.

A raging fire erupted from there, engulfing the Grass Ninja Army in an instant.

The flames seemed to have gone mad, darting wildly with the wind and recklessly devouring everything in their path. The figures of the Grass Ninja were reflected in the dazzling Kakkō. The flames were like living things; the Grass Ninja trapped in the sea of fire could neither escape nor break through to continue their attack in order to survive. They could only be burned alive to ashes amidst their desperate cries.

As for those who were fortunate enough not to fall into the sea of fire, the flames had already scorched their hair and eyebrows from afar. They felt the scorching heat waves crashing down like a tidal wave, as if they were in an endless, terrifying hell, their hair standing on end and their hearts filled with despair.

Unable to face the monster before them any longer, they scattered in all directions. The scene was too terrifying, extinguishing their will to fight.

But Uchiha Shingen wasn't about to be polite with them.

He came here to kill.

The Black Snake darted out, crushing everything in its path and carving a bloody trail.

To be fair, the reason why the Hawks in Hidden Leaf Village couldn't gain traction wasn't mainly because the Hokage disliked war, but simply because the Hawks members had a rather unconventional mindset.

It might be hard to believe, Shimura Danzō's thinking was more mainstream than these people's. He was indeed very insidious, ruthless, and without any bottom line, but he still understood the rules of the game in Leaf Village.

The Leaf Village Hawks's unconventional nature isn't due to their belligerence; there aren't any war fanatics among them. However, their methods are rather perplexing.

They all ran to the Hokage, demanding that Hokage drag the Grass Ninja who deceived Leaf Village into the war between Leaf Village and Iwagakure. How could they even think of that?

Based on the principle of "you're good, I'm good, we're all good," Uchiha Shingen felt the best solution was to make Kusagakure's description of Leaf Village as "severely damaged and unable to fight" true.

The persecution of the Uzumaki Clan is one thing, and the attempt to shift the blame to Rock Ninja after attacking Leaf Village ninja is another. With these two reasons, he could easily wreak havoc in Kusagakure.

Moreover, the Grass Ninja also attacked him.

As for the Iwagakure Demolition Corps, Uchiha Shingen would not let them go either.

Only Deidara and Kurotsuchi are worth capturing alive; the others are not.

Standing atop the Black Snake's head, Uchiha Shingen Hand Seals.

With two swishes, Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita appeared behind him.

Uchiha Shingen did not possess the extremely exaggerated range of the Flying Thunder God Technique, but he could transfer people or objects bearing the Flying Thunder God Seal to other Flying Thunder God Seals, or "pull" them to his side.

The latter can be considered a reverse use of the Flying Raijin: Guiding Thunder.

The two people who were forcibly dragged over by Uchiha Shingen were both completely bewildered, but they still managed to stabilize themselves with Chakra in an instant.

Especially since Hyuga Yayoi was holding that little girl in her arms, she was particularly careful.

Uchiha Shingen glanced at the little girl, who looked frightened. When she met his Sharingan, she immediately fell asleep.

Hypnotizing the little girl, Uchiha Shingen began hunting Rock Ninja using his Chakra senses.

The Black Snake began rampaging through Kusagakure, killing every Grass Ninja it encountered along the way.

Its body was so conspicuous that the high-ranking members of the Kusagakure could see it clearly.

Some were furious, while others complained that Uchiha Shingen had been too ruthless.

But no one stopped Uchiha Shingen.

Whether you're angry or frustrated, you only have one life.

Uchiha Shingen didn't care what these people thought. Deceiving Leaf Village's allies was something that couldn't exist in this Ninja World. If it did, then he would just turn the lie into the truth.

Chakra senses, the Rock Ninja have already begun to assemble.

Although he felt that the Grass Ninja needed to be further weakened, Uchiha Shingen considered it for a moment and decided to eliminate the Demolition Corps first.

Having received instructions from Uchiha Shingen, the Black Snake twisted its body and charged westward towards Kusagakure with a clear objective.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: You guys are really excellent

Under the command of Uchiha Shingen, the Black Snake rampaged through Kusagakure.

He also draped the Majestic Attire over Hyuga Yayoi and Inuzuka Keita behind him, since the three of them were standing on the Black Snake's head and it wouldn't be good if they were hit by some rock or something.

It's alright that the three of them are ninjas, but that little girl can't take it.

Boom--!

Another building collapsed. Black Snake and Manda are quite a match; the couple always want to rush towards any building they see.

Uchiha Shingen didn't bother to count how many Grass Ninja were blown away along the way.

As long as he's a ninja, that's fine.

Despite his seemingly chaotic behavior, he actually has principles.

Even when fighting in someone else's village, he would only charge towards the areas with the most ninjas.

Furthermore, he didn't harass the entertainment venues either; they were all working people, some of whom might even be from overseas. The spirit of working people should be respected. Although there were definitely ninjas among them, Uchiha Shingen still let them go.

He never deliberately opens fire in areas where civilians congregate, unless it's thieves or the like.

Before long, the Black Snake had broken through the Kusagakure and appeared at the western end of the village.

Uchiha Shingen immediately spotted the dozen or so Rock Ninja who had already gathered there.

The Rock Ninja stared at the familiar Chakra armor, their minds racing with thoughts of its intricate design.

One of them pulled out a makeshift tube, set off a firework in the sky, and then all the Rock Ninja present charged forward like pigs.

"How brave." Uchiha Shingen didn't stop the other person's actions. If he hadn't been standing so high, he would have wanted to go down and snatch the tube to set off fireworks.

The Rock Ninja who stay in Kusagakure are the good Rock Ninja; they can die last.

To express his gratitude, Uchiha Shingen decided not to let them die in the snake's mouth or tail, and took matters into his own hands.

He told the Black Snake to stay where it was, then jumped off its head and landed on the ground.

The Rock Ninja, who were halfway through their charge, were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, grabbing their weapons and rushing forward with shouts of surprise.

The Majestic Attire on Uchiha Shingen's body began to change. The shape of the armor disappeared, and Chakra Cloak -like state formed around him, which continued to change.

The speed of the change was faster than the Rock Ninja's sprint; before the Rock Ninja could even reach him, more than a dozen large hands had already taken shape.

Then he took the picture.

Boom boom boom--!

When the dust settled, there were no survivors; they had all died peacefully, without any suffering.

"Thank you all for your hard work." After sincerely thanking the pile of minced meat on the ground, Uchiha Shingen gathered his Chakra back into armor and jumped back onto the Black Snake's head.

The Black Snake turned its head and charged back into Kusagakure.

A strong wind blew in his face, Uchiha Shingen was in an extremely good mood.