Three Blows Scattered the Soul of Earth: Sir, I'm from Iwagakure

"AAAAAH!!!!!"

Onoki's son, Kitsuchi, was tied to an electric chair and subjected to electric shocks.

"Talk! Tell us Iwagakure's defenses and your next move! Hurry up, or else... heh heh!"

Inside a secret chamber, Konoha's ANBU interrogated Kitsuchi.

"Hmph! I'm not Onoki's son! I'm just an ordinary Iwagakure ninja!"

Kitsuchi declared with an unyielding expression.

Yet Kitsuchi refused to admit it. He knew full well that if Konoha learned he was Onoki's son, they might use him to threaten the old man.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

The Konoha ANBU ninja struck Kitsuchi three times in a second!

Kitsuchi immediately could not take it anymore.

Three blows scattered the soul of Earth. Sir, I'm from Iwagakure.

"I'll talk! I'll talk! I'm from Iwagakure! I'm Onoki's son!"

Kitsuchi bared his teeth in pain, tears nearly spilling from his eyes.

"Good! Then quickly tell me Iwagakure's defenses!"

The Konoha ANBU ninja coldly handed Kitsuchi paper and a pen.

Kitsuchi obediently confessed everything.

"Lord Hokage, he confessed it all. These are Iwagakure's defenses and important intelligence!"

The ANBU handed the scroll to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After reading it, Konoha's four elders revealed sinister smiles.

"Hahaha, that old Onoki probably won't be sleeping tonight~"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile.

Danzo Shimura's lips curled upward. "Hehehe, the Tsuchikage's son is extraordinarily valuable!"

"With this battle, the balance between offense and defense has shifted. We hold every advantage!"

Koharu Utatane said, adjusting his glasses.

"It is all thanks to Minato and Obito Uchiha. This Obito Uchiha is a fine Uchiha!"

Homura Mitokado said.

At that, the other three nodded.

"This is why I entrusted him to Minato. Under Minato's guidance, he will certainly become an Uchiha clansman who places immense importance on the village!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said calmly.

"By the way, Mirror's descendant has also been performing remarkably on the battlefield lately. He has repelled many Hidden Mist Village assassination units and earned the title Water of the Body Flicker!"

Koharu Utatane said calmly.

(In the anime, when Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha carried out missions together, I felt the timeline was off. Shisui Uchiha already had the Mangekyo Sharingan during the Third Shinobi War and had even repelled Ao. So why would he still be doing missions with little Itachi Uchiha after the war ended?)

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with a smile.

"That is a good thing! Perhaps the Uchiha Clan's problem can be resolved peacefully under our leadership!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile.

At this time, Obito Uchiha was an orphan with no attachment to the clan, and he was now Minato's disciple.

Meanwhile, Shisui Uchiha was Mirror's descendant. His background was impeccable, his standing was sound, and he now possessed the Will of Fire!

The Uchiha Clan's two geniuses were currently both in his grasp, while Fugaku Uchiha was also a relatively moderate and mild-mannered figure.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi was confident that he could solve the Uchiha Clan's problem and complete the unfinished work of his teacher, Tobirama Senju!

Danzo Shimura narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.

He still favored a policy of exterminating the Uchiha Clan.

But for the sake of political correctness, he did not say so now.

After all, the Uchiha Clan was currently a main force in the war, and they had not done anything wrong. If he dared to push for their extermination, the Uchiha on the front lines would never accept it!

"Then, Hiruzen, how do you intend to handle Iwagakure?"

Koharu Utatane asked.

"Hmm... if possible, I would still choose peace talks. Konoha is currently under siege from several major powers. Because of the Eight-Tails incident, the Hidden Cloud Village believes we were behind it, and they are now sharpening their blades against us as well!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly as he smoked.

Konoha was currently being besieged by several major powers. Stopping even one war would be worthwhile.

Once the war with Iwagakure ended, Konoha could devote more attention to the Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Mist Village.

Furthermore, because of the Hidden Cloud Village's Eight-Tails incident, they suspected Konoha had been behind it, so they too were preparing for war.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's approach was rather cautious.

The other two advisors also nodded. They did not wish to continue the war with Iwagakure either.

It was too draining. Kannabi Bridge alone showed how overstretched Konoha had been; they had not even been able to send a ninja force to support Minato and his disciples.

If Minato and his disciple had not both been overwhelmingly powerful, the Battle of Kannabi Bridge would have been an absolute defeat!

"What?! I disagree!"

Danzo Shimura slammed his hand on the table and glared fiercely with one eye!

The other three were slightly startled and looked toward Danzo Shimura.

"I oppose a ceasefire. We should strike Iwagakure hard now and crush them. Otherwise, once Iwagakure catches its breath, it will definitely bite back!"

Danzo Shimura said coldly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head helplessly. "Danzo, we did not even have enough ninja forces to support Minato and his disciple. Where would we find forces for another offensive?"

"If you have them, then lead your Root and fight."

The moment Hiruzen Sarutobi said this, Danzo Shimura instantly fell silent.

The meaning was obvious. They could not even scrape together troops for support, much less for an offensive now.

If Root had the strength, then Root could go!

Hearing this, Danzo Shimura could only nod. "In that case, this old man agrees to a ceasefire. However, the ceasefire terms must be acceptable to all of us and give Konoha's ninja an explanation!"

Danzo Shimura was not stupid. There was no way he would truly lead his own trusted forces to wipe out Iwagakure in one push.

"Since no one has any objections, I will convene a meeting now and propose a ceasefire."

"Now, we must guard against an attack from the Hidden Cloud Village!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said slowly as he rose to his feet.

The other three slowly nodded.

Iwagakure Front Line

Obito Uchiha lay on his bed, flipping through novels and books from the Shinobi World's common folk.

There were no phones in this world, no Twitter, and certainly no short-video apps for him to watch.

Obito could only read to pass the time.

There was no helping it. The Shinobi World's technology tree was a little crooked. They had electricity now, enough for Orochimaru to conduct certain human cloning experiments.

Yet they simply did not have things like mobile phones.

He remembered that Kakashi had a laptop in the original story. Perhaps it would not be invented until a few years later.

"I'll definitely invent something like a mobile phone someday!"

Obito Uchiha was nearly bored out of his mind.

At this moment, he even wanted to run into the Kamui space and braise some old Konoha chicken wraps.

But he did not want to reveal the Mangekyo Sharingan's power too early.

It would likely make certain people wary of him.

"My, my~ Our Blood-Red Flash seems a little restless~"

Suddenly, a teasing voice rang out.

Obito Uchiha immediately looked toward the window.

There, Jiraiya crouched outside the window, watching Obito Uchiha with a wicked grin.

Obito Uchiha was slightly stunned, then broke into a smile.

"So it was Lord Jiraiya. Where have you been making your fortune lately?"