There's a Kind of Shinobi Called Uchiha Shingen / Like Father, Like Son

As he drew closer, he finally saw it clearly.

A group of Cloud Ninja are speeding across the snowy plains.

Above them, large clay birds were chasing after them.

It would occasionally dart down, dropping Clay Bomb with each dive.

Such a distinctive and unique Ninjutsu could only belong to Deidara.

The Sharingan reflected Deidara's Chakra, a genuine Jonin- level ability.

The child from back then has truly grown into a capable ninja.

Becoming Jonin at this age is an exceptional talent, even in Hidden Leaf Village, where the ranking system is extremely rigorous.

Most importantly, in this timeline, Deidara did not drift further and further away from Iwagakure.

In the original timeline, the Uchiha Clan was wiped out two years prior, and Deidara was recruited into the Akatsuki by Uchiha Itachi in the same year.

It's unclear what changed him, but he wasn't ostracized by Iwagakure for his obsession with explosions.

Uchiha Shingen had no intention of greeting Deidara; he kept his distance.

The Cloud Ninja were running towards the forest, but Uchiha Shingen didn't think they could make it that far.

With Sharingan, he could clearly see the Chakra of these people; none of them had reached the Jonin level.

It's only a matter of time before they're completely wiped out by Deidara.

Uchiha Shingen believed that Deidara had also sensed his presence. His Clay Explosion Release required Chakra sensing ability; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to control those Clay Bomb for precise long-range attacks.

Uchiha Shingen landed on the treetop at the edge of the forest, watching Deidara finally wipe out all the Cloud Ninja after several dives.

The clay bird circled in the sky for a while, then flew towards him.

The large clay bird flew to the edge of the forest and landed.

It stopped not far from Uchiha Shingen.

Deidara, now a young man who has grown from a child, stands on the back of a clay mount.

"Lord Shingen," Deidara said, looking at the Konoha Ninja who had once captured him, "I never expected to see you here."

"Long time no see, Deidara." Uchiha Shingen smiled. "Did Kurotsuchi come with you?"

Eight years have passed, and everyone has changed a lot.

However, he hadn't paid much attention when Deidara was a child, but now that he's a young man, Uchiha Shingen wondered if Deidara in this timeline was born a bit too early. In the original timeline Deidara was supposed to have died before he was twenty.

And right now, Naruto and the others haven't graduated yet.

However, considering that Konohamaru Sarutobi was also born too early, Uchiha Shingen felt that it wasn't surprising.

"Kurotsuchi is with the teacher," Deidara said. "I heard you and Pakura- neechan have a child too, congratulations."

"Thanks." Uchiha Shingen nodded.

When Namikaze Minato entrusted Deidara and Kurotsuchi to him, he then shifted the blame to Pakura.

Back then, Pakura was probably not fully integrated into Leaf Village yet, so she was quite kind to Deidara and Iwagakure, the two children from Kurotsuchi. For Deidara and Kurotsuchi, who were in the enemy camp, Pakura was not an enemy, but a kind older sister.

They did form a friendship with Pakura before their release.

When Uchiha Shingen got married, Deidara and Kurotsuchi sent gifts to Pakura.

Of course, their relationship ended there; after all, they belonged to different ninja villages.

No one knows how long the friendly relations between Iwagakure and Leaf Village will last.

Uchiha Shingen didn't expect Iwagakure to never see through his schemes; as it turns out, those who can manipulate ninja villages are no fools.

As time went on, Iwagakure gradually became familiar with the game and took some countermeasures, but the most crucial element, the Bounty Exchange located within the Land of Grass, still existed.

As long as this Bounty Exchange continues to operate normally, Iwagakure and Leaf Village will remain allies.

Based on this Bounty Exchange, Leaf Village has been exploiting Iwagakure for years, profiting immensely from both money and intelligence.

On the one hand, Iwagakure can only find alternatives elsewhere; on the other hand, their wartime mission issuance system is also detached from this platform.

After the outbreak of war, although Hidden Leaf Village could judge the true scale of Iwagakure by the sharp decrease in the flow of Bounty Exchange, more specific information had to be obtained by themselves.

"Lord Shingen came to the Land of Iron to mediate?" Deidara asked again, seemingly very curious about the question.

"I don't have the authority or ability to do this all by myself. My job is simply to observe and provide the observation team with accurate and realistic information about the battlefield."

"Do you need any help?" Deidara asked enthusiastically.

"I appreciate your kindness, but as a third party, I have to be objective," Uchiha Shingen said with a smile, waving his hand.

"Okay, if there's anything I can help you with, please let me know."

Chapter 42 There is a type of ninja called Uchiha Shingen

As Deidara flew away, Uchiha Shingen still had a smile on his face and waved at him.

However, as the clay bird soared into the sky, Uchiha Shingen's smile vanished from his face.

Everyone knows that he specifically targets the Cloud Village.

However, he never targeted any particular village.

He jumped down from the treetop and Uchiha Shingen step by step to the spot where Deidara had just bombed.

The Cloud Ninja's severed limbs were scattered across the snowfield.

Dead beyond dead.

After confirming that there were no survivors, Uchiha Shingen left the place.

Over the next few days, he appeared intermittently on the battlefield.

Not to mention Iwagakure, Cloud Village also learned of this news.

But their reactions were different.

In the Iwagakure military camp, the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, convened a meeting that day and proposed a plan that surprised the Jonin present.

"Lord Tsuchikage? We've finally managed to get to this point, why are we retreating?"

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage -Hidden Leaf Village, although Konoha has not yet agreed to our request for support, the arrival of the White Ghost indicates that they no longer intend to avoid us. We can press our advantage and drive the Cloud Ninja into the sea in one fell swoop!"

After hearing those words, the Rock Ninja in the tent all felt invigorated.

For a long time, in battles between Iwagakure and other villages, as long as Ōnoki didn't intervene, the Rock Ninja army of equal size would always be severely suppressed by the enemy.

The root cause is that the Rock Ninja army's basic combat strength has always been poor, relying entirely on sheer numbers.

After the Third Shinobi World War, Iwagakure in terms of overall strength, still had the weakest grassroots combat power among the five major villages. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to pull off an operation where an army of over ten thousand Rock Ninja could only exhaust the Third Raikage to death.

If 10,000 Leaf Village ninja were to besiege the Third Raikage, he certainly wouldn't die from exhaustion.

Although the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, also died from exhaustion, he was surrounded and killed by the Kinkaku and Ginkaku' forces, not the Cloud Ninja army.

Therefore, although the Rock Ninja killed the Third Raikage Third Shinobi World War, it was hardly a remarkable achievement.

But this time, it's different.

Although Ōnoki was in charge, he rarely took action. The Rock Ninja army relied on its own strength to fight the Kumogakure army to a standstill, with the Cloud Ninja army slightly ahead, even with roughly equal numbers of troops.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Rock Ninja, as long as Ōnoki takes a proper action, those Cloud Ninja will definitely be driven into the sea, and the long-standing ridiculous reputation of the Rock Ninja army as "only relying on numbers" will finally come to an end.

"If you drive the Cloud Ninja into the sea, the Leaf Village's White Ghost will secretly help the Cloud Ninja kill you." Ōnoki coldly looked at the crowd.

He had one question on his mind that he didn't voice, "Are you all brainless like pigs or made of stone?"

Who gave you the misconception that Uchiha Shingen was anti -Cloud Village? Was he anti -Cloud Village? He didn't act like Uchiha Madara, which is already showing him some shame.

Having led this bunch of incompetent teammates for decades, Ōnoki felt that he had had it incredibly tough.

"Lord Tsuchikage, perhaps you are overthinking this?" a Rock Ninja said. "Although we have had some unpleasant experiences with Leaf Village over the years, Kumogakure has always been a threat to Hidden Leaf Village. Leaf Village will not betray our alliance until Kumogakure falls."

"They have already betrayed our alliance," Ōnoki said. "Otherwise, Leaf Village should have sent troops to fight the Cloud Ninja alongside us."

"Don't they want to make money? Even the Leaf Village's White Ghost wouldn't allow it, would he? He was the one who spearheaded the alliance."

"Even if Iwagakure is gone, there's still Cloud Village and Sand Village." Ōnoki sighed softly. "Why don't I touch the Bounty Exchange? Isn't it because Iwagakure needs Leaf Village more? Alright, I'm not suggesting anything, this is an order. Shrink the battle lines. I don't want the young men of the village to die without knowing why."

Ōnoki had no doubt that once Uchiha Shingen discovered that Iwagakure was still able to gain the upper hand against Cloud Village while fighting on two fronts, he would secretly begin to target the Iwagakure ninja.

We're all the same kind of people, so there's no psychological burden in doing this kind of thing.

It is said that Uchiha Shingen also knows Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Given his style of leaving no survivors when acting alone, Iwagakure had no evidence to accuse him of the crime.

Even hiding nearby is not feasible, Iwagakure currently lacks Ninjutsu that can conceal oneself from the Sharingan.

The former Second Tsuchikage was capable, but the problem is that no one has learned his Ninjutsu.

Seeing that the Tsuchikage had given the order, the Iwagakure Jonin the tent, though not entirely understanding, were used to it.

It's okay if you don't understand, just follow orders. That's how Iwagakure has been all these years. They've been through so much hardship before, so there's even less chance now.

Watching the group leave without any qualms, Ōnoki, sitting alone in his tent, began to reflect on what he had done to deserve taking care of these real old men Tenten.

But when it comes to carrying out orders, these real bosses don't compromise.

Soon, the Rock Ninja army, which had initially held the advantage, began to shrink its battle lines.

This allowed the Cloud Ninja Army to regain many key battlefield positions.

In the process, they also annihilated some Rock Ninja squads that failed to retreat in time, either because of orders from above or because the orders were not delivered in a timely manner.

Given the sudden favorable situation and the news of Uchiha Shingen's appearance, Dodai felt that he had guessed the Third Tsuchikage's thoughts.

Having served as the Third Raikage's advisor for many years, Dodai may not be good at making decisions, but his ability to analyze the overall situation is quite good.

So, for once, he made a decisive move and decided to go with the flow.

If Iwagakure is playing the coward, then Cloud Village will be brave.

If you're so capable, then really leave the Land of Iron.

However, after issuing this order, Dodai was quite emotional.

To reach the level of Uchiha Shingen as a ninja is truly a life without regrets.

A few days later, the effects of this order were fully apparent.

The situation on the battlefield has completely reversed.

The Rock Ninja were initially fighting brilliantly, Cloud Ninja, forcing Deidara to come out again and bomb people.

But he was only one person after all. Although Clay Bomb were useful, he couldn't bomb all the Cloud Ninja were spread out in a super scattered manner.

The Rock Ninja's room to maneuver was significantly restricted.

This caused widespread discontent within the Rock Ninja army. Everyone was confused as to why they had suddenly become cowardly when they had been fighting so well.

Lord Tsuchikage, you must believe in everyone's strength!

Uchiha Shingen, watching from the battlefield, was speechless.

He wondered if Ōnoki was starting to become senile.

That's a terrible trick! Isn't that just treating him like a fool?

However, he also made an assessment of the strength of the Rock Ninja army.

Even while feigning weakness, the Rock Ninja managed to stabilize their battle lines, demonstrating their rapid increase in strength over the years.

Although the Cloud Ninja Army also accepted it, the Rock Ninja Army of the past could not have achieved this level of skill.

Without a doubt, Iwagakure is now stronger than Cloud Village.

To be more specific, it's because Iwagakure is too strong, while Cloud Village too weak.

Such Cloud Village can no longer pose a threat to Leaf Village.

Uchiha Shingen did not make any further contact with the Rock Ninja or Cloud Ninja; he quietly withdrew from the battlefield.

Chapter 43 Like father, like son

Uchiha Shingen left the Land of Iron.