Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 155 The Arrival of Messengers from Iwagakure and Kumogakure

Thinking of this, Tsunade finally gave a bitter smile. Just as Uchiha Touyu said, since they had already started profiting from others' suffering, there was no point in pretending to be virtuous anymore.

It wasn't just Uchiha Touyu who treated the entire ninja world like a vegetable garden; weren't those who were dependent on Uchiha Touyu also eating their fill of delicious food?

Given this, what right do I have to criticize others for being worse off?

"Tsunade-neechan, you're overthinking it. Why do you care about those ordinary Konoha ninjas? They're all just doing it for money anyway. Since you've become a ninja, you'll all have to face that day eventually!"

Kushina Uzumaki hugged Touma Uchiha tightly, her red hair brushing against Touma's face and shoulders, a nonchalant smile on her face.

"No matter what the circumstances of their death, I don't think they would care. After all, for ninjas, isn't death their inevitable fate?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes upon hearing this:

"Kushina, don't forget, it seems like everyone here is a ninja!"

"Really? But all I know is that I'm now a member of the Flying Feather faction. I don't care about being a ninja or anything like that!"

"Tsunade, do you care more about your status as a ninja and Hokage than about Hirakawa?"

Tsunade sighed:

"You know how this evil Uchiha brat deals with women. No woman can escape his grasp."

"Kushina, you don't need to say anything. I was just expressing my feelings. Maybe, like Touya said, I'm just being sentimental!"

After enjoying himself in the Hokage's office, Uchiha Hiyu put his Anbu mask back on and strolled out.

"Speaking of which, it's always either wearing a mask or using genjutsu, it's quite troublesome. Now even Orochimaru has been redeemed and can walk freely in the ninja village, should I ask Tsunade to redeem me one day and issue a pardon?"

With a jumble of random thoughts running through his mind, Uchiha Touya suddenly paused for a moment and looked at a young ninja in the distance.

It was a young ninja who looked to be eight or nine years old, but his face was solemn and gloomy, making him seem somewhat old and mature.

Since the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War and Tsunade took over as Hokage, the graduation age of the Ninja Academy has been set at 12 years old or older. Only a very small number of students with exceptional talent and a strong desire to graduate early are allowed to do so.

So now, ninjas who graduate at eight or nine years old and become genin are not comparable to the cannon fodder during the war!

Back then, to graduate, all you needed to do was learn the basic Three Body Techniques and have some foundation in taijutsu and kunai throwing techniques, and you could pass directly. But in this peaceful era, if you want to graduate early, you at least need to demonstrate Chunin-level combat strength.

In other words, this eight- or nine-year-old kid in front of us is an absolute genius, with strength definitely at the Chunin level.

Of course, Uchiha Touyu didn't care about geniuses at all. What he really cared about was the clan crest on the kid's back, which looked like a pool paddle.

"A genius of the Uchiha clan, at this age, with that somber and resentful aura... could this guy be Uchiha Itachi?"

Itachi Uchiha is a strong contender for the top spot on the Uchiha list of psychopaths. Incidentally, another strong contender is Obito Uchiha, who wanted to destroy humanity because of the death of his female comrade whom he secretly loved.

If Uchiha Touyu had been born ten years later, he would have nipped this scourge in the bud. After all, this guy wiped out the Uchiha clan when he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he did so indiscriminately, regardless of gender, age, or social status. Anyone who was even remotely related to the Uchiha clan, except for his younger brother, would have had their entire family killed by him.

He didn't think that just because he had a bad relationship with the Uchiha, this guy would spare his life. He even killed his girlfriend, who was also a foreign Uchiha, let alone a stranger like him.

However, now that Uchiha Touyu has become the behind-the-scenes controller of Konoha, he naturally doesn't see Uchiha Itachi as a threat anymore. On the contrary, he is quite interested in Uchiha Itachi's talent.

Putting aside things like brain circuits, in terms of talent alone, Itachi Uchiha would definitely rank among the top in the entire Uchiha clan and would be a strong contender for first place.

That being said, we still have to take into account the advantage of Sasuke Uchiha being the reincarnation of Indra; otherwise, he wouldn't be a strong contender for first place, but rather the undisputed number one.

Back then, Madara Uchiha even had Indra's chakra refined by Touya Uchiha, so Indra's chakra definitely didn't have a reincarnation.

In other words, Sasuke Uchiha today is probably a level below Naruto Uzumaki, whose talent was drained by Ashura's chakra.

Based on this calculation, Itachi Uchiha is undoubtedly the most talented member of the Uchiha clan. Coupled with his eccentric personality, if we nurture him for a few more years, we should be able to find a way to awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"But this guy's kaleidoscope isn't anything new... Oh well, after all, the version updates too quickly, it's only natural that Tsukuyomi Amaterasu can't compare to Kotoamatsukami Kamui."

Remember in Naruto, Itachi Uchiha was the first Uchiha to unleash the Mangekyou Sharingan. At the time, he was known for his powerful genjutsu, Tsukuyomi, the strongest physical attack, Amaterasu, and Susanoo, a human giant. These were all incredibly powerful ninjutsu.

Unfortunately, it fell apart after the later version update. Tsukuyomi is a mere junior compared to Kotoamatsukami. Uchiha Touya now uses the Tsukuyomi space as a training ground. The strongest fire, Amaterasu, didn't burn anyone to death in the end. If it weren't for taking down one of the Fourth Raikage's arms and adding some prestige, it would almost have become a merciful technique like the Great Fireball Jutsu.

Even if he got his hands on those eyes, they wouldn't be of much use to Uchiha Touya himself. But no matter what, they were the Mangekyou Sharingan. Even if Uchiha Touya himself didn't use them, he could extract the innate abilities within and give them to others.

At this moment, Itachi Uchiha seemed to notice Tobi's gaze and looked up at the masked Anbu members not far away.

Uchiha Touyu nodded slightly as he looked at Uchiha Itachi, showing no sign that he had just been thinking about how to provoke Uchiha Itachi and gouge out his eyeballs.

Itachi Uchiha didn't pay much attention. As a genius of the Uchiha clan, he was used to the curious looks from others. He simply nodded politely and turned to leave.

Currently, the entire Hidden Leaf Village is basically under Tsunade's, or rather, Uchiha Tou's, control. The only exceptions are perhaps the Uchiha and Hyuga clans.

Even in Uchiha Tou's harem, there were still no female ninjas from these two clans. This was partly because Uchiha Tou didn't care much, and partly because these two clans were independent entities, and even Tsunade's ANBU couldn't infiltrate them.

While it's not that Uchiha Touyu is incapable of directly forcing women, it's always done with a strong purpose. Normally, he wouldn't be so shameless. His large harem in the three great ninja villages was basically chosen and offered to him by Tsunade, Terumi Mei, and Pakura.

As long as you cultivate with Uchiha Tou, even an ordinary female ninja can at least become a Jonin. If this were said openly, willing female ninjas would line up from the Hokage Building all the way to the gates of Konoha!

This is precisely why Tsunade was unable to infiltrate the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, and Uchiha Touya naturally wouldn't have the harems of those two ninja clans.

Half a month passed quickly, and on the morning of that day, two teams of ninja from other ninja villages arrived at Konoha.

Those were the ninjas sent by Iwagakure and Kumogakure to sign the peace agreement. The two groups of ninjas arrived with great fanfare, attracting many passersby to watch as soon as they entered the gates of Konoha.

Unfortunately, Konoha today is not what it used to be. Not to mention those commoner geniuses who have not yet fully transformed into combat power, Uchiha Tou's harem alone has greatly increased the strength of the entire Konoha.

Not to mention Tsunade, who has awakened Wood Release and learned Sage Mode. With such strong confidence, she naturally doesn't care much about the ninjas from these two villages.

The ninja who came to sign the peace treaty thought they would be warmly welcomed upon arriving in Konoha! But when they arrived, they only saw a dead-eyed, white-haired ninja coming to greet them.

"Greetings, guests from Iwa and Kumo ninja. I am Kakashi Hatake, a ninja from Konoha. Welcome to Konoha Village."

The white-haired, dead-eyed man who came to greet us was none other than Kakashi. The current Kakashi wasn't as miserable as in the original story; at least his two companions hadn't died yet. However, he was still influenced by Uchiha Tou, and he was extremely unmotivated when doing things.

The mission belongs to the village, but my life is in my own hands... Oh, this mission doesn't seem to require me to risk my life, so that would be a waste of my time watching adult videos!

The two Jonin leading the teams from Cloud Village and Iwa Village looked at Kakashi, who was completely unmotivated, and although they had some dissatisfaction in their hearts, they couldn't say it out loud.

Despite his lack of motivation, Kakashi is arguably the most promising young ninja in Konoha. He was close to Kage level by the end of the Third Shinobi World War, and now, several years later, he is definitely a Kage-level powerhouse.

Konoha sending a Kage-level savior to greet them is something that can't be faulted at all, even if the Kage-level savior's attitude is slightly problematic.

"I never expected to be greeted by the renowned Jonin Kakashi! I was fortunate enough to receive your help during the Third Shinobi World War!"

The leader of the Iwagakure ninja village said something sarcastic, and Kakashi gave him a deadpan look for a moment before scratching his head:

"Um...who are you?!"

These words immediately broke the guard of the Iwagakure ninja, who shouted:

"I am Firelight! Look at my eye! This is the eye you cut out!"

"Oh, so it was firelight. I remember now."

Kakashi waved his hand dismissively and said that when he entered the Iwa ninja battlefield, his strength was roughly at the quasi-Kage level, and he quickly rose to the Kage level in the two years of fighting. He had killed or wounded several hundred ninjas, so how could he possibly remember who this Iwa ninja was?

As is well known, Iwagakure has the largest number of Jonin among the five great ninja villages, but its quality is also the worst. Often, special Jonin or even elite Chunin from other ninja villages can fight against Iwagakure's Jonin.

The overemphasis on collectivism made Iwagakure disciplined and skilled in combined ninjutsu, but it also made Iwagakure ninjas all the same, with too much homogeneity, so Kakashi naturally wouldn't have much of an impression of them.

"You idiot, you haven't remembered me at all! You've completely forgotten about me! Damn it, I'll get you one day..."

"Lord Firelight, do not forget our purpose!"

A ninja from Iwa standing behind the Jonin named Hikari quickly grabbed his arm and tried to persuade him. Hikari immediately realized what was happening, snorted, and didn't retaliate.

Of course, after thinking about it carefully, he realized that even if he were to have an attack... could he still defeat Kakashi?

I was almost 30 years old when I participated in the Fourth Shinobi World War, while Kakashi was only thirteen or fourteen. I was almost killed by a single strike back then. If we fought again now, what other outcome could there be?

Kakashi ignored the somewhat enraged Huo Guang, figuring that Huo Guang couldn't possibly attack him in Konoha, and besides, he was no match for him.

He simply repeated the welcoming speech that Hokage Tsunade had given him, word by word, in a tone that sounded like a broken record:

"Konoha welcomes all ninjas who yearn for peace. You have come from afar and must be tired. Let me lead you to the Konoha Village guesthouse for rest and accommodation."

After speaking, Kakashi turned around and gestured for the group of outlying ninja behind him to follow him. The group of Iwa and Kumo ninja exchanged glances, feeling that the welcome was perfunctory.

"Is this guy going to just chop us up? I have a feeling this new generation of Konoha's White Fang is being cold and dismissive towards us. Could this be a trap set by Konoha?"

The leader of the Hidden Cloud Village, a ninja covered in muscles, stroked his chin and said something, then glanced around.

"You idiot barbarian! If Konoha really wanted to keep us here, they wouldn't need to send anyone to greet us. The moment we stepped through Konoha's gates... no, to be precise, after we entered the Land of Fire, they could have just summoned a bunch of ninjas to hack us to pieces!"

"Given Konoha's level, even if they had set up a trap, it should have been aimed at our Third Hokage and your Jinchuriki, the Raikage. What kind of trap would they want from us?"

Firelight complained disdainfully to the Cloud Village ninjas, then turned and followed Kakashi to the Konoha guesthouse.

The ninjas of Kumogakure were furious, furious, extremely furious, and finally... followed Kakashi to the guesthouse outside Konoha.

There was no other way; he couldn't very well attack these Iwagakure envoys in Konoha! He didn't know if Huoguang would be unlucky, but he was sure he would be.

(End of this chapter)