Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 288 Fragments of the Gedo Mazo

The streets of Konoha were brightly decorated, and both ninjas and ordinary people were filled with the joy of victory.

As a key figure in the victory of this war, Chiga was not welcomed by people as he walked down the street.

It seems that the higher-ups in Konoha used euphemisms to gloss over Chiga's achievements.

When Minato returned to Konoha with the four Jinchuriki, the village's leaders were almost speechless with astonishment.

They never imagined that sending Minato's squad to sabotage the rear of the Cloud Ninja would bring them such a big surprise.

Danzo Shimura, who had initially thought he had a tiny bit of hope of becoming the Fourth Hokage, slammed the door shut in anger and stormed out.

Damn it, I haven't even done anything yet, and the Third Shinobi World War is already over?

The day after Minato's team returned, both the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth made public statements in the ninja world.

The two major powers first explained that the five major powers have maintained a friendly relationship for decades since the establishment of the ninja village. Although there have been wars due to interests, most of the time they have maintained friendly exchanges in various fields such as politics, economy, and culture.

They believed that the initiation of the Third Shinobi World War was completely wrong and meaningless.

Furthermore, it has caused irreparable damage to the economies, cultures, and military of various countries.

Therefore, the two countries called on the three countries of fire, wind, and water to organize a five-nation meeting to coordinate the contradictions among the five countries through friendly exchanges.

This is probably just a face-saving way of putting it; in reality, it's a surrender.

After internal discussions, the three-nation alliance, represented by Konoha, quickly accepted the requests from the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning.

This also means that the Third Shinobi World War is officially coming to an end.

"Boss, give me two skewers of three-color meatballs!"

"Alright, we're having a massive sale these days—I mean, a 50% discount!"

Everyone in Konoha Village, from the oldest to the youngest, already knows that the Five Nations Talks will be held in Konoha, so all the shops in Konoha are having discount promotions.

In an instant, the streets were filled with people, the shadow of war had completely vanished, and they were celebrating joyfully in the streets.

Chiga was also caught up in the joyful atmosphere and bought two skewers of tricolor dumplings, which she didn't like, on the way.

To show her generosity, Chiga even handed a string of skewers to Itachi Uchiha, who was standing silently to the side.

"Here, this is for you! I heard you like this stuff, so I bought it especially for you!"

[Negative emotions from Itachi Uchiha, emotion value +10!]

Itachi Uchiha was probably still in shock after hearing Chiga mention the Sage of Six Paths, so he didn't accept Chiga's offer.

Chiga didn't pay any attention and hummed an unknown little song as she walked towards the Hokage Building.

"Third Hokage, I'm back!"

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was beaming with joy as he handled official business.

He didn't seem to mind that Chika had come in without knocking, and his face was kind and gentle.

After the Third Shinobi World War ended, Konoha Village was the victorious nation, and the dominant one at that, so naturally they reaped the greatest benefits.

As the current leader of Konoha Village, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, has also reached the pinnacle of his prestige within the village.

It can be said that he has gained both fame and fortune.

"Chiga, I hope you don't mind that we're focusing on promoting Minato during this mission!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's first words were an apology.

"It's alright. I'm sure the Third Hokage will compensate me in other ways for his promotion!"

Chiga didn't care about this, as it was something he and Minato had agreed upon in the first place.

Moreover, the more his own achievements were hidden, the greater the debt Minato owed him.

When Minato becomes the Fourth Hokage, Chiga will have no qualms about squeezing Konoha's research funds.

"certainly!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed heartily, "Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem!"

Two days later, the delegations from the defeated Land of Earth and Land of Lightning arrived at Konoha Village, where the Third Hokage personally greeted them at the village entrance.

Meanwhile, the victorious Land of Wind and the Land of Water also sent delegations to Konoha Village.

At this point, the envoys from the four major nations, along with the representatives from Konoha Village, began friendly talks.

After the negotiations were completed, the respective countries signed the contract documents.

This whole process will probably take some time.

At the negotiating table, countries argued fiercely for their own interests.

Although the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning were defeated nations, they acted very aggressively at the negotiating table.

They were forced to the negotiating table because the Jinchūriki were tied up.

However, the war potential of both countries has not been exhausted, so they still have a lot of confidence when they talk.

As for the three countries on Konoha's side, they are the victorious nations after all, and there's no reason for them to be led by the nose by the defeated nations, so they aren't too afraid either.

The atmosphere was tense, and they had even started fighting.

Before long, quite a few people were admitted to Konoha Hospital.

Seeing this situation, Chiga estimated that it would take at least a month to reach an agreement.

Feeling utterly bored, Chiga began to study the fragment of the Gedo Mazo.

This fragment is from the Divine Tree, after all. How could Chiga be so careless as to share it with Orochimaru?

Therefore, I had no choice but to start researching it myself.

In her own laboratory, Chiga placed the fragment into a culture medium.

Chiga observed the fragment using the instrument.

Unfortunately, there was no fluctuation on the instrument; it seemed to be just a dry fragment.

"Wait a minute, from my perception, this fragment contains a lot of life!"

Chiga scratched his head. When he cut off this fragment, he had already examined it. Although it looked ordinary, it was definitely not an inanimate object.

Chiga then realized that the culture medium probably didn't suit the Gedo Mazo's taste.

After all, the Divine Tree grows by absorbing chakra, so its nourishment should be chakra.

Chiga placed her hand on the glass and channeled her chakra into the shards.

However, the fragment remained unchanged after absorbing Chiga's chakra.

"They're really picky!"

Seeing this, Chiga thought for a moment and then left the laboratory.

A short while later, Chiga returned, this time with a piece of Isobu's fingernail in his hand.

This time, as the fingernail of the three-tailed isobu approached, a slight fluctuation appeared on the instrument.

Before Chiga could even throw the fingernail into the incubator, the fragment began to absorb the Three-Tails Isobu's chakra from a distance.

Chiga raised an eyebrow. It seemed that to cultivate this fragment into a divine tree, it would be necessary to feed it with the chakra of the tailed beasts, and it might even be necessary to gather the chakra of all nine tailed beasts.

Subsequently, Chiga would cut off a small amount of the Three-Tails Isobu's chakra each day to feed this fragment.

As Chiga fed it, the fluctuations on the instrument became more and more obvious, and the dried fragments seemed to exude a trace of life.

However, after Chiga fed the Three-Tails Isobu's chakra for three days, the fragment stopped absorbing the Three-Tails Isobu's chakra.

"Is it because it's reached its full potential and needs to be allowed to rest, or should we replace it with a different tailed beast?"

Chiga thought it should be the latter, since Hagoromo Otsutsuki divided the Ten-Tails' chakra into nine streams, while Isobu of the Three-Tails only contained a small amount of special power from the Ten-Tails' chakra.

It is estimated that nine parts need to be combined to fully awaken this fragment.

Fortunately, he lacked everything except the chakra of the tailed beasts.

Thinking this, Chiga hurriedly headed towards a certain direction in Konoha.

Through layers of tight barriers, Chiga arrived at a certain detention location.

As soon as he entered, he saw Kushina.

Chiga greeted her with a smile, "Kushina-sensei!"

As the perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha, only Kushina had the strength to suppress the rampage of four Jinchuriki at the same time.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kushina to guard him.

"Hey, what brings you here?"

When Kushina saw Chiga, she asked in surprise, "You didn't disgust the Iwa and Kumo ninja at the negotiation meeting? I heard that the representatives of the five countries fought fiercely at the meeting, and almost demolished the Hokage Building!"

"Don't even mention it. Every time I'm in a meeting, the Cloud Ninja and Iwa Ninja have a very clear objective; they just come straight at me. Beating them up isn't very meaningful, since we can't kill them anyway!"

Chiga waved his hand, then said to Kushina, "Kushina-sensei, I want to collect the chakra of a tailed beast. Could you please keep an eye on it for me?"

"good!"

Kushina nodded and, in cooperation with Chiga, extracted the chakra of the tailed beasts from the four sealed Jinchuriki.

After collecting the chakra of the four tailed beasts, Chiga looked at Kushina.

Seeing this, Kushina knew that Chiga wanted the Nine-Tails' chakra.

But the Nine-Tails inside Kushina refused to cooperate no matter what.

It transformed into a small Kurama, perched on Kushina's shoulder, and warily asked Chiga, "Kid, what are you trying to do by collecting the chakra of the Tailed Beasts?"

"Oh, I obtained a small fragment of the Outer Path Golem. I want to see if I can cultivate a Divine Tree."

Chiga did not hide her purpose and spoke frankly.

"The Divine Tree... is a fragment of the Ten-Tails!"

Upon hearing this, Nine-Tailed Buddha was immediately alarmed and said impatiently, "Boy, destroy that thing right now! You're playing with fire!"

"Don't worry, it's just a tiny bit, it won't get out of my control."

Chiga assured him.

Kurama said, "No, I will never give you my chakra. Forget about it!"

"Hey, Kurama, look at this, do you remember this thing?"

Chiga had no choice but to reveal the moon mark on her hand.

Upon seeing the mark, Kurama's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Yin power? How is this possible? This is something only the Six Paths Elder possesses. How could it be on you?"

"Of course, he gave it to me. He said that the ninja world seems peaceful on the surface, but in reality, there are turbulent undercurrents. The Rinnegan has even appeared, so we can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch. Therefore, he chose me as his representative, so that I can turn the tide and save the ninja world from this predicament!"

Chiga's ramblings fooled Kurama.

After all, the power of Yin is real and cannot be mastered without being personally granted it by the Sage of Six Paths.

After tricking Kurama into giving him the Nine-Tails' chakra, Chiga thought for a moment and then said to Kushina, "I'm planning to go to another world in a few days. Kushina-sensei, would you like to come with me?"

"Leaving in a few days?"

Kushina's face fell, then she said dejectedly, "I won't go with you! The Third Hokage said that these four Jinchuriki must be kept under close watch. Although the Cloud and Iwa ninjas have come to negotiate, there are many ninjas among them who are skilled in infiltration. They seem to be looking for a place to hold the Jinchuriki. Judging from this, they probably still have the intention of intercepting the Jinchuriki, so I can't leave here for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Chiga understood that the Cloud Ninja and the Iwa Ninja were probably stalling for time, which was why they showed no intention of cooperating during the talks.

A few days later, in another Naruto world.

Chiga and Itachi Uchiha appeared on Hokage Cliff.

"Phew, after waiting for more than two months, you've finally arrived."

Before Chiga could even head to the Hokage's office, a ninja dressed in Anbu uniform appeared before him.

He glanced at Chiga and Itachi Uchiha, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Chiga-sama, are you the only two who came?"

"Yes, there are some important matters over there, so we can't spare any manpower!"

Chiga offered an explanation.

"Understood. I'll go report to the Fifth Hokage now. Please wait in the village."

The Dark Guard didn't say much after hearing this; they simply said one sentence and then vanished in an instant.

Chiga arrived at Hokage Cliff and looked down. To her surprise, in just two months, the Fifth Hokage's portrait had already been carved there.

Just like in the original story, Tsunade succeeded as the Fifth Hokage.

"Uchiha Chika, you're going to die!"

Just as Chiga was about to leave, a roar suddenly came from the other side, and then a figure jumped out.

[Negative emotions from Uchiha Sasuke, emotion value +99!]

Hissing sounds.

At the same time, a sharp sound suddenly appeared.

Chika and Itachi looked up and saw lightning flashing on Sasuke's right hand.

"You're responsible for the mess you've made!"

Chika frowned and spoke to Itachi Uchiha beside her.

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha would not refute Senga's words. After seeing Sasuke Uchiha, he was all smiles.

Without much thought, Itachi Uchiha stood in front of Chiga.

"Your brother?"

For Uchiha Sasuke, these past two months have felt like an eternity, with no real interest in training.

He thought his brother had died in another world, and there wouldn't even be a body left.

Unexpectedly, he would see Itachi Uchiha again, and his face immediately lit up with joy.

He then tried to recall Chidori, but it was too late.

He immediately shouted at Uchiha Itachi, "Hey, brother, get out of the way!"

Itachi Uchiha could have easily grabbed Sasuke Uchiha's wrist with one hand to prevent Chidori from hitting him, but he seemed to want Sasuke to know his current state, so he didn't dodge.

As Chidori entered Itachi's body, Sasuke was completely distraught.

"Sasuke, you're still as clumsy as ever!"

Itachi Uchiha looked at Sasuke Uchiha with tenderness and said softly.

"Brother, why aren't you?"

Before Sasuke Uchiha could finish speaking, he saw some flying dust slowly condensing onto Itachi Uchiha's wound.

"Edo Tensei, brother, you're still dead!"

(End of this chapter)