There Are Two People Uchiha Madara Hates Most

Beneath the ruins of Leaf Village's western wall, ninjas from Leaf Village, Sand Village, Iwagakure, and Cloud Village were still fighting, but in a certain area, the ninjas had all stopped fighting.

Everyone was looking up at the sky.

The body of the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, floated in mid-air because Uchiha Shingen had imbued it with the Light-Weight Rock Technique.

The old man's face showed no resentment, but rather a sense of relief.

Uchiha Shingen didn't even leave a trace of blood on him.

Rasa looked silently at the figure he had considered his primary rival since his youth and had chased after for his entire life.

Although he defected to Sunagakure's interests, he did not feel happy about Ōnoki's death.

Can Sunagakure properly protect itself against Hidden Leaf Village, which now possesses this power?

"Dad!" Huang Kitsuchi stared in disbelief as Ōnoki was stabbed to death by Uchiha Shingen with a single sword.

Because it's too simple, it feels unrealistic.

The Third Tsuchikage, who ruled Iwagakure for the longest time and led the Iwagakure to its peak of prosperity, had many flaws, yet he was also the father of Iwagakure's strongest man. How could he just die like that?

"It's Brother Kitsuchi." Uchiha Shingen saw him. "You're here too. It would have been so much better if you hadn't come."

Kitsuchi did not answer; he stepped out of the line.

From his entrance to his killing of Ōnoki, Uchiha Shingen displayed overwhelming power, which no ninja present could withstand.

Ninjutsu was completely ineffective against him, even Dust Release.

The wide trench he plowed out of the earth with a wave of his hand was there, and there wasn't a single intact corpse in it.

Uchiha Shingen descended, taking Ōnoki's body with him.

He descended to where the Rock Ninja were, waved his hand, and Ōnoki's body floated lightly to the ground, appearing before the Rock Ninja.

"Lord Tsuchikage..."

"How could this be!"

Compared to the shock and horror of the Rock Ninja, Kitsuchi simply walked up to his old father's body and looked at the face he had spent decades with.

Uchiha Shingen did not humiliate their Tsuchikage, preserving the dignity of Iwagakure.

Just like when Ōnoki returned the body of the Third Raikage of Cloud Village.

"Let's go somewhere else?" Kitsuchi asked Uchiha Shingen.

Uchiha Shingen glanced at the Rock Ninja around him, then at the Konoha Ninja still within his line of sight, and nodded in agreement.

The Rock Ninja parted to make way, Uchiha Shingen and Kitsuchi headed in the opposite direction from Hidden Leaf Village.

Until they entered the Leaf Great Forest.

After the two stood still, Kitsuchi Tu Hand Seals, and the ground beneath his feet rose up. Then, more pillars of earth and stone rose up.

Uchiha Shingen allowed him to use his technique without stopping him.

The time it takes for him to Rinnegan depends on his Chakra and his ability to withstand the Two-Tails 'Chakra; it's still early.

The opponent is Kitsuchi, one of the best representative ninjas of the old era. Although he is known as the Shadowless Ninja, he is actually one of the ninjas of this level.

They deserve basic respect.

A series of earthen and stone pillars connected Uchiha Shingen and the location of the Kitsuchi, gradually piecing them together into a large platform of sufficient area.

Uchiha Shingen stepped on it; it was very sturdy.

Looking down from the platform, one can see the collapsed western wall of Leaf Village in the distance, and the ninjas fighting around it. At this height, they appear like ants spread out on the ground.

Presumably, many people are watching this place.

"Shingen, fight me to the death!" Kitsuchi's voice was calm.

"Okay." Uchiha Shingen turned around.

A cracking sound rang out; it was gravel gathering on the right arm of the Kitsuchi.

Kitsuchi is a powerful Iwagakure known for his iron fist and manipulation of the earth. He learned everything from Ōnoki, but Ōnoki's body can no longer withstand this fighting style, so he has become a drifting old man.

But in his youth, Ōnoki was also a fierce character who used Earth Release techniques to clear the way and wielded his Rock Fist to smash people everywhere.

Kitsuchi was the successor of Ōnoki's Earth Release Nintaijutsu.

Earth Release, which uses earth and rocks from nature as a medium, is indeed one of the few escape techniques that can minimize the influence of the Preta Path Realm.

The Kitsuchi began to run.

His imposing physique was not cumbersome; his eyes revealed a resolute disregard for life.

[Taijutsu... yeah, it's been a long time since I've fought like this.]

Uchiha Shingen assumed a fighting stance.

As the Rock Fist swung towards him, their eyes met, Uchiha Shingen didn't see the hatred he had expected in Kitsuchi's eyes.

With the Earth Release: Earth Spear enhanced, Uchiha Shingen unleashed his fist using the Senju Great Strength.

He showed Kitsuchi full respect, and he did not use the Lightning Release Taijutsu, which had an elemental advantage.

Two fists, without any fancy moves, collided.

Uchiha Shingen's feet, the earth and rocks cracked, causing his feet to sink into the ground.

The Kitsuchi that made him pay this "price," as the one impacting, was punched far away. The originally dense rock layer on his arm was smashed into fragments the moment the two fists collided, revealing his bloody and mangled hand.

Without uttering a sound, Kitsuchi Tu slid two gullies across the rocky platform using only his feet.

Blood began where the two parted ways and stained the ground.

"Kitsuchi, your punch wasn't meant with hatred." Uchiha Shingen withdrew his fist, then gently pushed off the ground with his feet.

"I killed your father, and you don't hate me?"

"..." Ignoring his almost crippled right arm, Kitsuchi looked at Uchiha Shingen and asked, "Aren't you the most skilled in Ninjutsu?"

"Yes, my forte is Ninjutsu," Uchiha Shingen nodded, "But that came after I mastered Taijutsu."

Here's a joke: in the first Impure World Reincarnation Tensei, his greatest offensive power is probably Taijutsu.

The Eight Gates, which stood at the pinnacle of Taijutsu in this era, was not the strongest in the Warring States period.

After all, this is a technique that heavily relies on talent and accumulated practice, with the latter being more important than the former.

Might Guy's father Might Duy, lived through the turbulent era from the Second Shinobi World War to the Third Shinobi World War. He trained diligently for twenty years, and when he opened the Eight Gates, even the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were able to survive.

Even those practitioners of the Eight Gates during the Warring States period, who opened Eight Gates, might not have been as powerful as Might Guy with Five Gates.

Only in this relatively stable era of the Ninja Village, with the help of the long-term peaceful environment of the Ninja Village, Might Guy, with his amazing perseverance, able to elevate the power of the Eight Gates to a terrifying level that could defeat Madara Uchiha in his Six Paths Madara form.

Therefore, the most famous Taijutsu during the Warring States period was never the Eight Gates.

During the Warring States period, everyone was skilled in physical endurance. The first time around, known as the Wu Zu, he naturally had his own unique strengths in Taijutsu.

Therefore, Uchiha Shingen did indeed first master Taijutsu before mastering Ninjutsu.

He didn't lie to Kitsuchi.

Kitsuchi saw sincerity in Uchiha Shingen's eyes.

They used to be friends, Uchiha Shingen wouldn't lie to him about that.

"I see." Kitsuchi Tu nodded, indicating that he understood.

His daughter was already grown up, and he was a high-ranking member of Iwagakure. Knowing that the difference in strength was vast, he naturally wouldn't hold the thought, "I don't believe it! You're lying to me! I won't lose! I can win as long as I work hard!"

I've long lost that passion.

After carefully considering the whole plan, Kitsuchi realized that his stubborn father had never intended to return alive.

The old man has been the Tsuchikage for far too long; as long as he is alive, Iwagakure cannot accept that he is no longer the Tsuchikage.

Perhaps, it was with the idea of using his life to inspire the ninjas of Iwagakure and to let Deidara take over his position.

This stubborn old man will never accept a normal retirement or dying in a hospital bed...

"Shingen, from now on, it's your era."

"Kitsuchi, believe it or not, there will be many more people like me in the future."

"It's chilling to hear." Kitsuchi Tu squatted down, his right arm, which could no longer move, dangling to the ground.

"Surrender, Kitsuchi, Iwagakure still needs you," said Uchiha Shingen.

He didn't want Kitsuchi to die here.

Kitsuchi was one of the very few high-ranking members of Iwagakure who consistently advocated for friendly relations with Leaf Village. Unlike Ōnoki, he did not harbor the deep-seated fear and distrust of Leaf Village.

"No need. For the village, our deaths in battle can bring good results," Kitsuchi said. "By the way, what will you do with Iwagakure?"

"What's the point of you dying here?" Uchiha Shingen said. "You know that this means you're doomed to lose on the battlefield, don't you?"

"Shingen, answer my question."

"The signing of the agreement means that Iwagakure's enemy isn't Leaf Village. Their real enemy has been watching our villages all along," Uchiha Shingen said. "Of course, after we win on the battlefield."

"What kind of enemy is this? Even with your strength, you can't defeat it?"

"Would you believe me if I said that going to fight him one-on-one right now would be suicide?"

Let alone a few punches to take down the three-eyed girl with Perfect Susanoo, even the Impure World Reincarnation Uchiha Madara Uchiha Shingen could only be considered evenly matched.

"Understood. If such a person really appears, Iwagakure will definitely stand with you. You can rest assured about that."

"I believe that too," Uchiha Shingen said. "Are you sure you really want to die here? Don't you want to see what the future holds?"

"Shingen, why do you think I created this thing?" Kitsuchi pressed his left hand to the ground beneath his feet. "I won't let anyone high and mighty forgive my life. Since you're so confident, then take this attack of mine head-on, Shingen."

The massive earthen platform cracked open with a loud bang.

Kitsuchi and Uchiha Shingen fell down at the same time. By the sunlight shining through the narrow opening above, Uchiha Shingen saw Kitsuchi form a hand seal.

Suddenly, large swells of clay appeared on Uchiha Shingen's body, and at the same time, this clay became extremely heavy.

[So that's how the Added-Weight Rock Technique is performed.]

Uchiha Clan memorized this Ninjutsu.

Kitsuchi also completed the second technique with one hand.

Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique.

The earthen walls on both sides began to close together, making a squeaking sound as the outer sides were being compressed.

Uchiha Shingen was aware of the other party's plan.

Everything was for this moment, using this piece of earth and stone as a barrier to perform the Mountain Earth Technique from the outside.

This was exactly what Uchiha Shingen had been waiting for.

Kitsuchi had made up his mind, so his mission was to make the Rock Ninja truly despair.

Goodbye, Kitsuchi.

With the Cursed Seal channel fully opened, seemingly endless Chakra, transformed by the Preta Path, was entirely channeled by Uchiha Shingen into the Ninjutsu he was about to use.

Super Shinra Tensei!

Chapter Thirty-Six: Two People Uchiha Madara the Most

As one of the founders of Hidden Leaf Village, Uchiha Madara stated that he did not recognize the current Leaf Village city at all.

But he did recognize the West District, which had the largest area of Leaf Village but the fewest people.

When the wall was built, part of the forest was enclosed as a buffer for the settlement. After all, there were too many creatures that would sneak in and kill people in the middle of the night, and this distance was enough for the village's ninjas to react.

Compared to when the village was built, apart from the addition of some farms and infrastructure, the overall situation has not changed much.

Uchiha Madara, accompanied by Black Zetsu, stood on a tree.

He didn't stay in the Uchiha Clan Compound for very long; he had already left when Uchiha Shingen Chibaku Tensei.

He found Uchiha Shingen's actions in annihilating the Mist Ninja army quite agreeable.

So he began to observe this younger man.

The state of Impure World Reincarnation cannot last forever, and this is not the reincarnation he wanted. Therefore, choosing another suitable pawn before leaving is a very good idea.