I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

Especially the Iwagakure Village.

The day after Konoha announced that Minato Namikaze had become a rogue ninja, Iwagakure, which had previously withdrawn its forces to the Land of Grass, decisively launched another attack on the Land of Fire.

Faced with the resurgence of Iwagakure, Konoha was caught off guard and suffered a complete defeat, losing the territory it had painstakingly reclaimed once again.

Similarly, following the counterattack of Iwagakure, the other three villages of Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure also launched their own operations.

The internal struggles within Konoha are clearly being closely monitored by all the major ninja villages.

The incident involving Minato Namikaze has undoubtedly made all the major ninja villages realize the severity of the internal strife within Konoha.

When the enemy is fighting amongst themselves, it is naturally a good opportunity for our side.

It's like Sunagakure (the Hidden Sand Village).

Yekura launched a large-scale offensive against Konoha with considerable force, clearly intending to take advantage of Konoha's demoralized state to completely crush the village.

Due to her hemophobia, Tsunade had been in a period of inactivity, and her strength was the weakest among the three legendary Sannin of Konoha.

Faced with Yekura's overwhelming attack, Tsunade relied on her slug and medical abilities to enhance her side's overall combat strength, but ultimately she was at a disadvantage and could only barely put up a fight.

As for Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

Among them, Kumogakure has always been in the most advantageous position in the war situation.

The people Danzo arranged were no match for Orochimaru, which resulted in Konoha being completely overwhelmed by Kumogakure on this battlefield.

Compared to Sunagakure and Kirigakure, Kumogakure currently occupies the most territory in the Land of Fire.

The Hidden Cloud Village's offensive has now intensified, just like the Hidden Sand Village's.

The Third Raikage personally went to the front lines, leading the AB team and the army of Kumogakure, and Konoha launched an extremely fierce offensive.

Finally, there's Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).

The battle here is one of the better-fought battles among the four battlefields of Konoha.

But this is only slightly better; it's still at a disadvantage.

It was mainly Danzo's actions that made Konoha the side with the fewest troops among the four sides on the battlefield.

Konoha was able to withstand the pressure of the war with Kirigakure entirely thanks to the Uchiha clan, their main force.

In order to fight against Kirigakure, Fugaku Uchiha mobilized almost his entire clan and threw them into the war.

At the same time, the Uchiha clan is indeed extraordinary.

While the high-intensity war caused heavy casualties to the Uchiha clan, who were the main force, the intensity of the war also led to a continuous improvement in the quality of Uchiha ninjas, even as their numbers decreased.

Chapter 223 The Fighting Clan, Uchiha

A new pair of Sharingan are awakening.

The Sharingan evolved from one tomoe to two tomoe, and from two tomoe to three tomoe.

During the war, both the people of Konoha and the people of Kirigakure witnessed the terrifying power of the Uchiha clan.

This race seems to have been born for battle; death does not bring panic, but instead unleashes an even more terrifying power.

The best example of this is Uchiha Shisui.

This super genius of the Uchiha clan also entered the battlefield.

Although he is only ten years old, he has already evolved his Sharingan to the three-tomoe level.

He even mastered the incredible techniques of teleportation and illusion, earning the title of "Teleportation Still Water" at his current age.

The pressure of war is increasingly shifting towards Konoha.

Konoha did send reinforcements, but given Konoha's situation, the number of reinforcements sent was very limited.

The limited troop reinforcements did have some effect, though not negligible.

After all, Konoha's most critical weakness is its lack of top-tier combat power.

It's like the battlefield of Sunagakure.

If it weren't for Tsunade holding off Pakura's pressure, this battlefield would have already resembled the one in Kumogakure.

Sakumo Hatake of Konoha committed suicide, Hiruzen Sarutobi died, Jiraiya and the veteran Ino-Shika-Cho trio perished in battle, Orochimaru became a researcher, and Minato Namikaze became a rogue ninja.

All of this has led to an unprecedented weakening of Konoha's top-tier combat strength.

Naraku's handiwork was certainly involved.

However, people like Konoha's White Fang and Namikaze Minato undoubtedly stemmed from internal strife within Konoha itself.

Therefore, even the best foundation cannot withstand the corruption of those in power.

"They're all useless! We've already sent in reinforcements, yet they still haven't stabilized the situation. Do they expect me to personally take to the battlefield with these incompetent soldiers?"

Inside the Hokage's office, as Danzo listened to the battle reports from various battlefields, he grew increasingly furious. Finally, in a fit of rage, he slammed his hand on the desk in front of him.

He didn't see the deteriorating situation as his own fault, but rather as a result of his subordinates' incompetence.

brush!

Just as Danzo was getting angry, a member of the Root organization appeared in the office.

"My lord, the Sharingan we recently collected has been returned!" The Root member knelt on one knee and reported respectfully.

Upon hearing this, Danzo's expression softened considerably, and he nodded, saying, "That's right, send these Sharingan to Orochimaru again!"

"Yes!" The Root organization member who accepted the order prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Danzo suddenly called out to the other party, and said in a deep voice, "How is the situation with Uchiha Shisui? Haven't you dealt with him yet?"

"I'm sorry, sir, Uchiha Shisui's strength is so formidable that our ambushes have repeatedly failed," the Root member quickly explained.

"Useless! The other party is just a kid in his teens. No matter how strong he is, he can't be that strong—" Danzo was about to get angry when he learned that he still couldn't deal with Uchiha Shisui.

However, he stopped abruptly halfway through his reprimand, his face turning grim.

He maintained the same attitude towards the Uchiha clan, harboring deep-seated hostility and wariness.

Therefore, in addition to planting people to steal the Sharingan, he also arranged to assassinate Uchiha Shisui as Uchiha Shisui's reputation rose.

At first, he thought he could deal with Uchiha Shisui quickly, but the current situation has exceeded his expectations.

The repeated failures, coupled with Uchiha Shisui's terrifying growth rate of awakening the Sharingan at the age of five, evolving it into a two-tomoe Sharingan at the age of six, and a three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of nine, caused Danzo to have uneasy suspicions.

That is, could it be that Uchiha Shisui has once again evolved the Sharingan, from the three-tomoe Sharingan to the Mangekyou Sharingan?

Although Danzo believed this conjecture was highly unlikely, what if it were true?

The main reason is that Uchiha Shisui's talent was something even Madara Uchiha couldn't match back then.

Danzo's expression shifted unpredictably.

If Uchiha Shisui really does evolve the Mangekyou Sharingan, then this brat will definitely become an even greater threat to the Uchiha clan.

The thought of another pair of Mangekyou Sharingan appearing within the Uchiha clan filled Danzo with intense killing intent.

Naraku was having a very happy time.

The crafting of the [Spirit Gathering Array Plate] accelerated his cultivation considerably.

Although it will still be quite some time before he reaches the perfect eighth level of Qi Refining, the accelerated pace of his cultivation has made him very happy lately.

Similarly, this applies not only to spiritual practice but also to daily life.

"Mile, your skills have improved quite a bit recently."

In the dense forest of their private training ground, Naraku stroked the head of Miroku, who was squatting in front of him, expressing his appreciation.

Miroku, who was carefully performing oral care, paused for a moment, looked up at Naraku, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "These are all things that Kaluro taught me. She said that you would like them more, adults."

Naraku suddenly realized: "No wonder your technique was so familiar, it turns out it was Jia Liuluo who taught you."

"Does Your Excellency not like it?" Maitreya asked somewhat nervously.

"How could I not like it? Come on, let's continue!" Naraku smiled and pinched the other's cheek, then told him to continue.

Seeing Naraku's smile, Miroku immediately relaxed and resumed carefully tending to his oral cavity.

Just like a fitness coach charging a fee for acting as a training partner.

Naraku and Miroku are in the same situation now.

As the Land of Demons merged into the Land of Stars, Miroku was assigned by Naraku to be Nonou's assistant, and was groomed to be a key member in the future.

This training includes not only management but also skills.

Not long ago, Naraku, as usual, sought out Miroku for training to help him unleash the demonic power within him.

Through his efforts, Miroku has now basically mastered the power of demons and gods. Apart from a lack of experience, his strength can be said to have reached the level of a top-tier expert.

Similarly, after a new round of training, Miroku consciously paid Naraku, his sparring partner, once again.

Oral care is just the beginning.

A moment later, in the dense forest, Miroku had already stood up and bent over, his hands resting on the large tree in front of him, as Naraku further demanded payment.

Inside the Konoha camp.

In a separate area, there is a house newly built using earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique or method of earth manipulation).