Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 235 The Fused Sharingan Eye Power

Xia Zuo's words silenced the four dead Hokage completely.

Jiraiya and Tsunade, two of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, frowned, clearly disagreeing with Xia Zuo's words, but they couldn't refute them either.

In the past 40 years, not a single war was started by Konoha Village, and peace was only achieved after the enemy was defeated and collapsed.

The Third Hokage endured immense humiliation in their pursuit of peace, despite failing to destroy Kumogakure. They too experienced and complained about it.

So no matter how much they disagreed with Xia Zuo, they couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Xia Zuo expressed his understanding, after all, it is difficult to rebuild one's values ​​when one is old.

Fortunately, Orochimaru, Shisui Uchiha, and Izumi Uchiha all highly recognized and fully supported Xia Zuo.

With the support of the three of them, Xia Zuo gained the support of the majority. After all, all four Hokage were dead. They had the right to express their opinions, but not the right to make choices.

Konoha Village's policy was determined according to Xia Zuo's idea: they would deal with the future crisis on their own.

Xia Zuo said with satisfaction, "Very good. Although Konoha Village will find it difficult to deal with this alone, we are Konoha Village after all, with a profound foundation."

"Look, we've gathered 10 Kage-level ninjas here."

"With this kind of wandering spirit, if it were used during the Third Shinobi World War, it would definitely be able to sweep away all the monsters and demons, and end the war in a complete victory in eight months at most."

The Kage-level ninjas present immediately burst into laughter.

The Fifth Hokage actually included the dead, which is quite impressive.

Even Xia Zuo himself couldn't help but laugh: "I'm sorry, Konoha is just a village after all, and its top combat strength is very limited. There's nothing I can do about disturbing you senior Hokage."

"But that's the reality; I can't trust ninjas from other villages."

"Take Sunagakure as an example. Before the Third Shinobi World War, they were our allies, but it was their sneak attack that ignited the flames of the Third Shinobi World War."

"A few days ago, I deliberately set a trap to lure Sunagakure. The Fourth Kazekage fell for it and launched an attack on me."

"But have you all considered this question: if it weren't me setting a trap, but an unknown enemy attacking Sunagakure instead, would the Fourth Kazekage, our ally, stand with Konoha or with Konoha's enemy?"

"You see, that's the problem with forming alliances. I have to spend most of my energy being wary of my allies, and even have to use my resources to monitor and guard against them."

"The combined fighting strength after forming an alliance might not even be as good as facing the enemy alone."

"It's very uncomfortable to feel like your fate is in someone else's hands."

"Therefore, I would rather rely on Konoha Village, at least so that I can devote all my energy and strength to dealing with the enemy, without having to face the endless troubles after forming an alliance, and without having to worry about any ally dropping the ball and killing us."

Hashirama Senju couldn't help but speak up, "But if we don't unite the forces of the ninja world, they could become our enemies."

Xia Zuo asked with a smile, "I don't absolutely reject allies, I just don't actively seek them out."

"First Hokage, when you brought together the various ninja clans of the Land of Fire, did you also bring all of them into Konoha?"

"Weren't there any bastards who infiltrated Konoha and sabotaged the village from within?"

Hashirama Senju was speechless; these were all true.

Tobirama Senju recalled the dangers of that time. Before Konoha was named, there was little difference between the village and the enemy country, and various incidents constantly broke out in the village.

Even his brothers were betrayed and assassinated; his close subordinates were bribed, and girls he fancied poisoned him.

His elder brother worked closely with Madara Uchiha; one was responsible for checking for dangers within the village and protecting the villagers and ninjas, while the other was outside the village, fiercely retaliating and hunting down every enemy who dared to harm the village.

It wasn't until Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha wiped out the opponents of the Land of Fire, until the ninja clans, unable to bear the casualties, moved overseas and established Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) modeled after Konoha (Leaf Village), and until the four great ninja villages were established one after another, squeezing out the living space of the ninja clans, that everything gradually stabilized.

The Thousand Hands Brothers suddenly realized that they, too, had become accustomed to the peaceful environment during the ten years of peace and lost their sensitivity to danger.

So the two of them stopped talking and accepted the Fifth Hokage, Natsume's, vision for the future of Konoha.

Xia Zuo nodded and continued, "As we all know, the more dangerous the crisis in the ninja world, the more advanced the forces that can participate."

"All of you here are Kage-level ninjas from Konoha Village. You are a supportive force in dealing with future dangers, and a force that I, as the Fifth Hokage, can trust."

Xia Zuo looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "Including you, Third Hokage, I believe your love for Konoha is real. You'd be willing to fight to protect Konoha even if it meant death, right?"

Having just recovered, Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at his murderer with resentment and sneered, "Hmph, I am the Third Hokage of Konoha. I will fight for Konoha even without you telling me."

"But I will never forgive you!"

Xia Zuo scoffed, "I don't need your forgiveness. Besides, do you think Hatake Sakumo-senpai, Kato Dan-senpai, and Uchiha Fugaku can forgive you?"

"Our relationship cannot be changed, but as long as you fight for Konoha, Third Hokage, I will maintain basic respect for you."

Tobirama Senju reached out and tapped Hiruzen Sarutobi on the head: "Monkey, how dare you refer to yourself as 'this old man' in front of me? You've got some nerve."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, slumped down after being slapped, muttering, "I was much older than you when I died, so why can't I call myself 'this old man'?"

Suddenly, Tobirama Senju laughed: "Alright, stop complaining."

"Think about all the mess you made during your time in power, and the Konoha ninja who died under your rule, do you really think you didn't deserve to be beaten?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless. When he was alive, he was blinded by power and could neither see nor hear anything. Even if he did see or hear something, he could ignore it with various excuses.

But now that he is dead and can no longer hold power, his eyes have naturally regained their clarity, and he has come to a profound understanding of the magnitude of the mistakes he made in the past.

Despite his words that he would not forgive Xia Zuo, he was actually grateful to Xia Zuo for stopping the Uchiha clan massacre, preventing the invasion of Kumogakure, and preventing himself from dragging Konoha into the abyss.

Sensing the change in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mindset, Tobirama Senju was pleased. He promised, "Monkey, as long as you fight for Konoha as Hokage, you can make amends for your mistakes. Don't you think that's incredibly fortunate?"

"As long as you can fulfill your duty to protect the village and continuously make contributions, one day you will be able to leave in peace, and the Konoha ninjas will forgive you."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, said sullenly, "I know, teacher, I understand."

Seeing that the problem was solved, Xia Zuo said again, "Everyone, there is something I must make clear: information about the potential major disaster that may befall the ninja world in the future must be kept strictly confidential."

The Konoha ninjas all nodded and said, "Understood, we will keep it strictly confidential."

Xia Zuo smiled and said, "Yes, I convened this small-scale meeting of Kage-level ninjas because I trust everyone."

"But the four Hokage resurrected through Edo Tensei, you have a huge weakness—the Pure Land."

"When you are freed from the cycle of rebirth and return to the Pure Land, your souls will be in the hands of the Lord of the Pure Land, and you will not even know that your memories have been read."

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju exchanged a glance. Tobirama asked疑惑地问道, "You mean to say that the Pure Land has an owner?"

Xia Zuo nodded and said, "Yes."

Hashirama Senju asked, "Who is the lord of the Pure Land?"

Xia Zuo: "It's the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki."

Apart from Orochimaru, who knew the information beforehand, everyone was startled by this legendary name.

Suppressing his shock, Tobirama Senju asked, "Fifth Hokage, how did you know this information?"

Xia Zuo said helplessly, "Second Generation, I can't tell you the source of the information, but I have confirmed its accuracy with the Grim Reaper."

Hashirama Senju asked, "Then what should we do?"

Orochimaru stood up and pointed to a device in the corner, saying, "The four Hokage who were resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique must undo the reincarnation in front of this device so that their corresponding memories can be extracted and temporarily stored here."

"When I undergo the Impure World Reincarnation later, I will transfer the stored memories back."

Tobirama Senju lowered his eyes in thought, then cautiously asked, "Fifth Hokage, are you suspecting that the Sage of Six Paths was also involved in the future disaster?"

Xia Zuo blinked, then nodded heavily: "I do have that suspicion."

He then fabricated an explanation: "Besides the Sage of Six Paths, I also suspect Mount Myōboku, Ryūchi Cave, Shikkotsu Forest, or rather, besides Konoha Village, I suspect all sufficiently powerful forces."

"Therefore, the people I disclose intelligence to must have the strength and intelligence that I can trust, and be able to protect themselves and the safety of the intelligence."

Hashirama Senju's expression was more serious than ever before. He said earnestly, "Fifth Hokage, you did the right thing. I will dispel the Impure World Reincarnation here."

Tobirama Senju sighed, "Don't worry, I can do it too."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded seriously, but did not say anything.

Minato Namikaze asked pitifully, "Fifth Hokage, can I stay a few more days? I want to see Naruto Uzumaki and see how he's doing now."

Xia Zuo explained with a smile, "No, it's not about stripping away the memories now, but rather about dispelling the Impure World Reincarnation here."

"Fourth Hokage, you have plenty of time to watch Naruto and also to see how Konoha Village develops."

"Just don't expose yourself to other ninjas for now."

Minato Namikaze was overjoyed: "That's great! I misunderstood. I'm relieved now."

The meeting ended amidst laughter.

The Konoha ninjas were all busy with their own affairs, and soon dispersed.

Orochimaru and Tobirama Senju were busy with experiments and teaching, so Hiruzen Sarutobi went with them. His current task was to get beaten up by his teacher.

Hashirama Senju and Tsunade were busy with medical research, Shisui Uchiha was carrying out Xia Zuo's mission, and Izumi Uchiha was busy with the Uchiha's business ventures.

Jiraiya accompanied Minato Namikaze to visit Naruto Uzumaki.

Xia Zuo returned to his home, took out the blood of Uchiha Shisui and Kaguya Kimimaro, and hesitated whether to develop the Sharingan first or awaken the Shikotsumyaku first.

The failure to hunt down Itachi Uchiha and the failure to intercept Obito Uchiha made Xia Zuo's pursuit of power even more urgent, and his previous idea of ​​taking a break disappeared.

The brief "exile" by the black mist filled Xia Zuo with unease.

That might be because Kaguya Otsutsuki's power is too strong. He still has no idea how to break through it, so he can only focus on continuing to pursue the last two bloodline limits.

He hoped that the speculation about the bloodline limits of the three major organs in the final chapter of "The True Explanation of the Five Spirits Battle" was true.

Once he has mastered the Byakugan, Sharingan, and Shikotsumyaku, he will be able to open the path to the Bloodline Limit.

Only by surpassing the power level of a Kage and mastering the power of a Six Paths cultivator can one possibly become immune to Black Zetsu's power control and prevent dying a miserable death.

Xia Zuo looked at the two vials of blood in front of him and made his choice.

His bones remain unchanged, but his pineal gland had already undergone significant changes before today, showing signs of transforming into an eye.

Strike while the iron is hot. Xia Zuo selected Uchiha Shisui's blood, then quickly left home and rushed to the Valley of the End training grounds.

Inside the training room, he opened a test tube, poured Uchiha Shisui's blood into his palm, and applied a small amount to his forehead.

Just as Xia Zuo was circulating his chakra and absorbing Uchiha Shisui's blood into his body, he came into contact with the qualitatively transformed chakra of Wind Release, Lightning Release, and Fire Release.

The three different types of chakra immediately fused together upon contact with Shisui's blood, forming a completely new, extremely violent, and uncontrollable chakra.

Just as the chakra was about to get out of control, Xia Zuo guided the Yin Release chakra he had prepared beforehand to envelop the newly formed chakra.

Instantly, the raging chakra calmed down and merged with the Yin Release chakra that was wrapped around it, transforming into unprecedented power in a second form.

The moment Xia Zuo sensed this new power, he almost lost control and started shouting.

This is the power of the Sharingan!

Moreover, it's not your average Sharingan eye power.

The power of the Sharingan with a single tomoe, double tomoe, or even three tomoe is not comparable to this newly generated power.

Even though the power of Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Izumi's Mangekyou Sharingan was comparable to that of Xia Zuo in terms of strength, there was still a significant difference in their perception.

Xia Zuo's pupil power has a strong sense of taming, and controlling it feels like using one's own limbs.

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