Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

Qingshui has this kind of personality; she always shoulders everything alone…

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Inside the Water Shadow Building.

"Yoshi, you've had a tough time lately..."

Qing Shui played with the azure blue straw hat in his hand and praised, "The construction of Wuyin is very good. You've worked hard."

Hyuga Hizashi chuckled: "I was just doing what you asked."

Aokiji shook his head, gesturing for Hyuga Hizashi to approach.

Hyuga Hizashi approached, his expression turning serious: "Lord Aoshui, what are your orders?"

"Take off your headband, let me see your caged bird mark..."

Hyuga Hizashi's expression hardened, and his hands trembled.

This is to...

Lord Qing Shui is going to…

Hyuga Hizashi gritted his teeth and revealed his forehead, which he considered the most shameful thing in his life.

In the very center of his forehead was a dark green cross, flanked by wavy stripes.

The famous Caged Bird Seal is the identification mark of the main and branch families of the Hyuga clan.

Essentially a type of cursed seal, it has the ability to seal the Byakugan. If the recipient dies or the eyeball leaves the brain, it will enter a self-destruct program. It can also be triggered by the main family as a means of punishment.

Aokiji looked at Hyuga Hizashi's forehead and smiled.

It wasn't a particularly complex technique; it simply connected the white eye, the cranial nerves, and the Caged Bird Seal together...

But it is effective enough.

A chain is enough to keep the dog on, isn't it?

Neji, a branch family member of the Hyuga clan, received brainwashing education from birth to protect the main family. His fighting style was limited to Gentle Fist from a young age. Even as a Jonin, he had hardly ever used any of the Five Elements Release techniques, let alone seal techniques.

Moreover, the mark of the caged bird only seemed simple to Qing Shui…

The magatama in Qing Shui's eyes spun, the mechanism of the caged bird flashed through his mind, and then he deduced it in reverse—

Snapped!

Qingshui slapped Hyuga Hizashi on the forehead, making a crisp sound.

With this strike, the Caged Bird Seal that had been on Hyuga Hizashi's forehead for nearly thirty years instantly began to shrink, contracting from both sides towards the center of his brow, eventually turning into two luminous green dots.

"Sealing Technique - Unsealing Seal..."

Qingshui delivered another slap to Hyuga Hizashi's head, this time implanting the technique that would allow the branch family to regain their freedom into Hyuga Hizashi's mind.

Hyuga Hizashi felt an unprecedented sense of ease on his forehead, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Once you've experienced that feeling of freedom, you can never go back.

The Caged Bird Seal is said to protect the family from separation, and indeed, it does have some objective effect.

But given the same level of white eyes and the same family background, who would be willing to be someone else's slave?

The ninja world is inherently dangerous.

When you possess secret techniques or bloodline limits, you'll naturally attract the attention of enemies and bounty hunters. This is normal; it's not unique to the Hyuga clan's Byakugan...

Moreover, does the main family have the protection of a caged bird?

Ultimately, this is nothing more than enslavement…

"The freedom I sought, the vision that was once blocked, I have finally obtained today!" Hyuga Hizashi suddenly knelt down, looking up at Aoshui. Under the sunlight, Aoshui's white hair seemed like that of an immortal descending to earth, radiating brilliance.

An immortal touched my head, granting me freedom…

This is probably what Hyuga Hizashi is thinking right now.

Hyuga Hizashi recalled how he met Aoshui when Aoshui invited various ninja clans to Root. The arrogant Hyuga clan elders were unwilling to send members of the main family, so they sent him, a member of the branch family, to participate.

But Qingshui didn't look down on him; instead, he accepted him with a smile and gave him the appropriate status and respect.

Even now, Hyuga Hizashi is still struggling with how to get Aozuki to release the Caged Bird from his demands. In his opinion, he would have to risk half his life to even have the right to hint at it.

But Qing Shui didn't; she simply untied him.

"From your lane opponent, Hyuga Hizashi: You have gained the Byakugan!"

"Hizashi, I have high hopes for you, and I have high hopes for the Hyuga branch family."

Qingshui patted Hyuga Hizashi on the shoulder, signaling him to stop kneeling: "You need to think carefully about how to use the Release Cage Seal..."

Qing Shui rubbed his temples wearily.

Hyuga Hizashi looked startled and quickly asked, "Lord Aoshui, are you alright?"

"It's alright, go do what you need to do."

Aokiji handed Hyuga Hizashi a scroll and said softly, "There's a task I'm giving you inside. Read it after the war is over..."

Hyuga Hizashi accepted it with both hands, placing it carefully against his heart, and solemnly promised, "Lord Aoshui, I guarantee to complete the mission!"

Aoki smiled but didn't say much: "Go and inform Kisame, Mei Terumi, Kaguya Kimijiro, and Zabuza to gather at the place where the Three-Tails and Six-Tails are sealed. I have some arrangements to make."

Hyuga Hizashi accepted the order and ran off quickly.

【Hidden Mist】: When you take control of the Hidden Mist Village, the strength of the ninjas under this unit will be reflected back to you, including but not limited to bloodline, chakra, ninjutsu skills, and physique.

The feedback multiplier is positively correlated with the loyalty of the Hidden Mist Ninja to you.

This talent unlocks the final laning phase, and upon completion, grants a special reward—the Ocean Contract.

"Maritime pacts, loyalty, and strength..."

Qing Shui silently repeated these keywords to himself; he was one of Konoha's best teachers...

Rin Nohara, not even ten years old, and Asuma, whose talent was mediocre, were able to learn Healing Palm Technique and high-level Fire Release techniques similar to Madara Uchiha's under Aozumi's tutelage...

As for the issue of loyalty, that's even easier to handle.

Loyalty of the human heart is loyalty, loyalty of illusion is also loyalty, and loyalty of the human heart plus illusion is an ironclad loyalty!

After the battle with Qingshui, the weak Kirigakure ninjas were essentially purified, and only those with immediate combat capabilities survived.

Furthermore, with the combined efforts of Kaguya Kimijiro and others to purge the village, Kirigakure was effectively reduced to just over two thousand men…

But they are all elites, talents who are worth teaching and brainwashing.

Qing Shui played with the Water Shadow Hat in his hand and stood up.

As Tobirama Senju watched this scene, his heart was filled with sorrow.

The ocean is Aoshui's future graveyard, and Kirigakure village and its ninjas are the gravekeepers Aoshui has chosen for himself...

Tobirama Senju couldn't help but ponder once more...

When exactly did Qing Shui become aware of that nine-tomoe Rinne Sharingan?

When did he first develop the will to seal himself away and suppress the Sage of Six Paths?

Tobirama Senju didn't know...

All he knew was that if the topic turned to the Will of Fire or his love for the ninja world, it was a different story.

Qingshui is above everyone else!

Second update, 4000 words!

Chapter 209 Tobirama: I hate it so much, I can't worry about Aozumi!

"Hoo... Are the Three-Tails and Six-Tails, the two tailed beasts of Kirigakure, sealed here?"

Guided by Kisame and the others, Aoshui and the core ninjas of Kirigakure arrived at a valley.

"Yes, Lord Qingshui."

Kisame, carrying the greatsword Samehada on his back, had a wary expression on his upright face. He diligently and obediently performed his duty of protecting Aoshui, his small eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, as if afraid that the tailed beast might suddenly attack and harm Aoshui.

"Deep within this lake, the Three-Tailed Beast hides..."

"And within the mountain above are six tails. Since Kirigakure does not yet have a suitable sealing jutsu user or a jinchūriki, they can only be temporarily stored here."

Qing Shui nodded.

After the "surrender to the Blue Water faction" or "new elite faction" formed by Kisame and others carried out an internal purge, the remaining two or three thousand Kirigakure ninja, although all of them were in their prime, lacked experience and depth.

Compared to the old school, they lack the inheritance and foundation of ninjutsu. High-level techniques like sealing techniques, which require talent, classic texts, and time to hone, are even more difficult for most people to master, let alone deal with the tailed beasts known as natural disasters.

They're just a bunch of idiots who only know how to act recklessly...

But Qing Shui was quite satisfied with this kind of hidden mist; what he wanted were these barbarians who had not yet been developed and whose strength and mindset had not yet been solidified.

With just a little guidance, their skills improve by leaps and bounds. And if you have a heart-to-heart talk with them about their ideals and ambitions, their loyalty skyrockets, it's truly unstoppable...

To some extent, Qing Shui is also reducing the difficulty of the final laning phase after activating the Heart of the Mist.

Qing Shui was still tempted by the Ocean Contract reward.

In fact, Aozumi had considered going to an even more extreme point, such as wiping out Kirigakure and leaving only a few ninjas. In that case, loyalty could be easily brainwashed using his eye techniques. However, considering the subsequent plot, that approach might not be so appealing...

"The Hidden Mist Village possesses two tailed beasts, the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails, yet its strength has consistently ranked at the bottom among the Five Great Hidden Villages."

Qing Shuishui commented succinctly, "This is naturally related to the internal strife caused by the previous Blood Mist Village, but the inability to fully utilize the power of the two tailed beasts is also a very important reason."

"After the rise of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, they mastered the method of making Jinchuriki use the power of Tailed Beasts, which completely raised their threat level to large-scale armies and their tactical significance to several levels."

Mei Terumi sighed softly.

Actually, Kirigakure wasn't without opportunities to master the power of the Tailed Beasts...

However, the Third Mizukage was unwilling to take this risk, and instead drew some power from the tailed beasts' chakra from external sources, mainly to suppress opposition within the village, which left him with no other option.

From this perspective, perhaps it would be more troublesome if the Third Mizukage mastered the power of the Tailed Beasts, which would accelerate the process in the Blood Mist Village.

Mei Terumi glanced at Kisame and Zabuza, shook her head, and thought to herself:

"If the Blood Mist Village continues for a while longer, even without Lord Qing Shui's appearance, perhaps even these Mizukage's direct subordinates wouldn't be able to tolerate it and would defect one after another..."