Starting Out With Indra's Chakra

Konoha was already in a difficult position, yet Uchiha Liu Feng had pulled something like this. What exactly did he want?

"Hiss, he really is a clever one."

A smile appeared at the corner of Orochimaru's mouth. He glanced at his furious teacher, Sarutobi, who was angry yet helpless.

Uchiha Liu Feng had seized upon this very opportunity. Hiruzen Sarutobi could do nothing to him; with enemies outside, Konoha could not possibly start an internal conflict.

Moreover, Uchiha Liu Feng was still young. Even if he had done something wrong, he could use his age as an excuse. At most, people would think he was reckless and willful.

"Is the Uzumaki clan truly going to stand and fall with Uchiha Liu Feng?"

Jiraiya glanced at Tsunade. Speaking of which, the Uzumaki clan could be considered Tsunade's distant relatives.

"Why are you looking at me?"

Tsunade looked displeased and clenched her fist. She was in a bad mood and desperately needed someone to vent on.

Seeing the angry Tsunade, Jiraiya fearfully shrank his neck. One punch from Tsunade could cost him half his life.

"Neither Uchiha Liu Feng nor the Uzumaki clan can be spared. I think they have long intended to betray Konoha. We should strike first and destroy them." Danzo suggested.

"Danzo, wasn't this incident caused by you in the first place?"

Tsunade shot Danzo an icy look. As for the One-Tail, she believed it had nothing to do with Liu Feng. Danzo was probably deliberately framing him.

It was even possible that the One-Tail incident had something to do with Danzo himself. That was Tsunade's intuition.

"Old man Third, the best solution now is to give Liu Feng an explanation and resolve the conflict between both sides."

Tsunade spoke to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

That was indeed the best way to handle it, but Hiruzen Sarutobi might not accept it. He could not possibly lower his head to Uchiha Liu Feng.

Giving Liu Feng an explanation would mean that he, the Hokage, was bowing his head to a twelve-year-old brat.

Besides, this matter was not easy to explain.

"Perhaps Uchiha Liu Feng's Sealing Jutsu was not sufficiently refined, allowing the One-Tails Jinchuriki's seal to break. But it is a fact that Uchiha Liu Feng stood by and did nothing last night."

"I never sent Uchiha Liu Feng to scout the enemy. Someone saw him together with Nawaki last night. It is a fact that he was in the camp and did not act, so Uchiha Liu Feng is at fault in this matter."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said indifferently.

Tsunade frowned. She actually knew that as well. Liu Feng had been in the camp last night, and she had seen him too. She simply could not understand why he had not acted.

"Damn it, what was that brat thinking?" Tsunade was so angry that she wanted to drag Liu Feng back and give him a beating.

However, Tsunade felt that there might have been a reason Liu Feng had not acted last night. Perhaps he had exhausted himself too much to make a move.

After all, he was only twelve. Having gone through a battle during the day, how much Chakra could he have had left?

Because she had a good impression of Liu Feng, Tsunade subconsciously found excuses for him. Still, once she saw Liu Feng again, she would definitely get to the bottom of it.

At the Uchiha Clan Compound in Konoha, Liu Feng had already returned with his people.

"Uncle Uzumaki, you really have guts. You actually dared to come back with me."

Liu Feng looked at Uzumaki Akira. In truth, Akira had brought his people back not because Liu Feng had asked him to, but because he had taken the initiative to follow Liu Feng back.

"Didn't we agree when we formed our partnership? We would advance and retreat together."

"Besides, I have my own selfish reasons. Sending my clansmen to the battlefield to seal Tailed Beasts is far too dangerous. If we truly went to war, who knows how many of our people would die or be injured?"

Uzumaki Akira spoke to Liu Feng.

There was another reason as well: Uzumaki Akira held resentment toward Hiruzen Sarutobi. The Uzumaki Clan splitting into two branches had Hiruzen Sarutobi's handiwork behind it.

"Liu Feng, by doing this, you have completely torn all pretenses with the Third Hokage."

Mikoto's father, Uchiha Cloud, was also there. He had returned from the battlefield as well, and worry showed on his face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi might not be able to deal with the Uchiha now, but what about after the war?

"Liu Feng, since you dared to do this, you must have a backup plan, right?"

Uchiha Sou remained calm and composed. He had not stopped any of Liu Feng's actions, allowing him to do as he pleased.

"I suppose I do have one. Immediately send people out to spread the news that Danzo deliberately released One-Tails Shukaku to frame Uchiha Liu Feng, and that Uchiha Liu Feng left the battlefield with his clansmen in anger."

Liu Feng's eyes flickered as he instructed Uchiha No.

"Also, spread word of my achievements in destroying the supplies of the Three Ninja Villages and capturing the One-Tail. Do not hide the fact that I know the Flying Thunder God Technique either. Let every Konoha resident know."

"Yes."

Uchiha No did not ask why. He obediently went to carry out the task.

Hearing Liu Feng's arrangements, Uchiha Sou, Uzumaki Akira, and Uchiha Cloud immediately understood. Uzumaki Akira's eyes even lit up as he looked at Liu Feng.

Manipulating public opinion was truly brilliant.

"However, Liu Feng, your reputation will also suffer. After all, directly taking your people away from the battlefield was going too far." Uchiha Sou said to Liu Feng.

"It's fine. I don't care about reputation. Getting the benefits is what matters most."

Liu Feng smiled. Losing some reputation now did not matter. When he turned the tide in the end, every blemish would be covered up.

There was nothing else to discuss afterward. They only needed to wait for Hiruzen Sarutobi to come personally.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi did not personally come to invite him, Liu Feng would not return to the battlefield. Even if it meant failing the Super S-rank Mission and receiving no reward, it did not matter.

Some things were more important than profit. Liu Feng was not someone who accepted losses quietly.

From the moment Hiruzen Sarutobi called a meeting and summoned him, Liu Feng had known they were targeting him. Danzo's attack definitely had Hiruzen Sarutobi's tacit approval.

Those two knew best how the One-Tail's seal had been broken, yet they still had the nerve to accuse him.

That was why Uchiha No's actions and arrogant attitude had all been instructed by Liu Feng.

He wanted to publicly humiliate Hiruzen Sarutobi. And not only that—he wanted to stomp Hiruzen Sarutobi's face beneath his feet and make him come to Liu Feng himself to be stepped on.

As for completely offending Hiruzen Sarutobi, would Liu Feng care? As an Uchiha Clan Member, he and Hiruzen Sarutobi had been enemies from the start.

For so many years, Liu Feng had watched Konoha suppress the Uchiha. This time, he would at least reclaim everything they had lost.

When Liu Feng returned home and saw Mikoto, all the displeasure in his heart vanished.

"Mikoto, you seem to have lost weight."

After hugging Mikoto, Liu Feng's hands could not help roaming over her body.

"Kushina is still here."

Mikoto's face turned slightly red as she whispered into Liu Feng's ear.

Only then did Liu Feng notice Kushina. She glared at him indignantly. After coming in, this guy had kept his eyes on Mikoto, not even looking at Kushina once as he completely ignored her.

Of course Liu Feng ignored Kushina. Although Mikoto was still young, she at least had some curves. Kushina, meanwhile, was just a little bean sprout, so naturally Liu Feng did not pay attention to her.

"Hmph, didn't you see me?" Kushina snorted coldly.

"Sorry, I really didn't. You're so short that if you don't make a sound, how am I supposed to notice you?"

"Damn it."

Kushina ground her teeth angrily and cursed Liu Feng in her heart. And I was even worried about you.

Over the next few days, Liu Feng lived leisurely at home, but the situation on the battlefield was extremely grim.

The Third Kazekage, Ōnoki, and Hanzo of the Salamander, who had repeatedly suffered heavy losses at Liu Feng's hands, launched a counterattack with Tailed Beasts.

Oh, right. The One-Tail had returned to the hands of the Sunagakure ninja.

When the Sunagakure ninja brought it back, the Third Kazekage had been overjoyed, especially after learning what had happened within Konoha.

In the Third Kazekage's eyes, Konoha was courting its own destruction. To have internal conflict erupt at a time like this—heaven truly wanted Konoha dead.

"Teacher Sarutobi, this cannot continue. We cannot withstand the Tailed Beasts' assault. Deploy the Nine-Tails."

Orochimaru looked utterly bedraggled. Without the Tailed Beasts, they could still hold on for a while, but under the Tailed Beasts' terrifying destructive power, the Konoha Ninja had suffered heavy casualties.

Even Orochimaru had been injured. If not for his exceptional ability to preserve his own life, he might already have died.

"Sarutobi, there is bad news. Under the Third Raikage's leadership, Kumogakure has invaded our Land of Fire territory."

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was frowning in distress, Danzo delivered another piece of bad news.

"What?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi truly could not sit still anymore. He was so worried that his hair seemed to turn white. With Kumogakure joining in, and Amegakure Ninja included, Konoha would have to face four enemies alone.

There was also the Kirigakure ninja, whose situation remained unknown. With Konoha in such a crisis, there was no guarantee they would not take the chance to grab a share.

"We must send another group of ninja to stop the Third Raikage."

Danzo spoke to Hiruzen Sarutobi. If they did not stop the Third Raikage, Konoha might be raided by him.

"That damned Third Raikage is taking advantage of the crisis."

Cursing now was useless. They could only find a way to curb the enemy's offensive and then seek an opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

"Konoha does not have much strength left behind. They simply cannot stop the Cloud Ninja."

The more Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about it, the more distressed he became. As for splitting troops from this battlefield to provide support? That was impossible. They could barely withstand the allied forces of the Three Ninja Villages as things stood. Dividing their forces further would be seeking death.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi actually sent you two to find me. Is he trying to play the emotional card?"

Liu Feng looked at Tsunade and Nawaki before him. Unable to hold on any longer, Hiruzen Sarutobi had decided to make Uchiha Liu Feng act, so he had sent Tsunade and Nawaki to persuade him.

"If you came as guests, then we are friends. If you came to persuade me to act on Hiruzen Sarutobi's behalf, then go back and tell him to come himself."

At that moment, Liu Feng drank the tea Mikoto had poured for him, completely unhurried.

"Liu Feng, the Hokage cannot leave the battlefield at all right now," Nawaki said to Liu Feng.

"Oh, is that so? Then I can't go to the battlefield either. There's nothing I can do about that."