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

Chapter 168 Uchiha Tou's Plan

"Jiraiya, are you aware of the environmental changes in the Land of Wind?"

In response to Jiraiya's question, Tsunade simply asked him a question in return, and Jiraiya's face immediately showed a surprised expression:

"You mentioned the environmental changes in the Land of Wind... I have indeed heard about that. I heard that the deserts in the Land of Wind have been managed very well, and in just a few years, the green coverage has surpassed that of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning."

"Wait a minute, according to you, that was something that defector Uchiha Hiu did? Able to modify the environment... Don't tell me that brat learned Wood Release, or did he inject himself with Hashirama cells?"

"He didn't receive many injections of Hashirama cells, but he can indeed indirectly use Wood Release... When Uchiha Touyu fled Konoha, he also stole a copy of the sealing technique from Root and learned the Impure World Reincarnation ninjutsu!"

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique?! No way... Could it be that guy resurrected the First Hokage...?"

Jiraiya's face showed surprise, and Tsunade gave him a disapproving look before speaking:

"What do you think? There are plenty of my grandfather's cells in the roots! With the Impure World Reincarnation technique and the cells from my grandfather's remains, summoning him wouldn't be difficult at all!"

"Although the grandfather summoned through the Impure World Reincarnation technique might not even be as strong as an elite Jonin, he is definitely capable of modifying the natural environment."

"The Impure World Reincarnation technique... now it seems even more suspicious..."

Jiraiya muttered something to himself, then suddenly raised his head:

"Under these circumstances, hasn't Konoha taken any measures against him? They can't just watch the reanimated Hokage, Hashirama cells, and all those forbidden techniques they developed flow into Sunagakure!"

"Heh, it sounds simple, but how do you actually do it? Just wipe out the Sand Village?"

Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya disdainfully and retorted:

"Whether it's ninjutsu or Hashirama cells, they've all been consumed by the Sand Village. Even if we try to get them back, they'll definitely leave behind copies of the ninjutsu and newly cultivated Hashirama cells."

"Unless Sunagakure is completely destroyed, it is almost inevitable that these things will be lost to the outside world."

"As for taking measures against Uchiha Touyu, such as ordinary assassinations, unless I send out a Kage-level assassin, ordinary ANBU agents would be completely ineffective against him, a Kage-level assassin who is also extremely cautious and afraid of death."

"The only remaining option is a direct, head-on assault... I don't want to start a major war with the Sand Village right now!"

Jiraiya had to admit that Tsunade's words made a lot of sense. Generally speaking, it was difficult for rogue ninjas to be protected by other major ninja villages. After all, it was also difficult for other ninja villages to guarantee the loyalty of rogue ninjas. On the contrary, if they took in rogue ninjas, it would definitely cause conflicts with the rogue ninja village. Therefore, under normal circumstances, major ninja villages would not take in rogue ninjas from other ninja villages.

Unless... it can bring sufficient benefits!

Uchiha Touya did indeed bring huge benefits to the Sand Village, so it's understandable that they couldn't give him up.

"Can't we think of a way to sow discord between that Uchiha brat and Sunagakure? After all, the Uchiha brat isn't a native ninja of Sunagakure, so Sunagakure probably doesn't trust him much..."

"I'm sorry, but according to the information I've obtained, the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure, Pakura, has a very good relationship with him, and they even sleep in the same bed every night."

"Uh...sharing a bed?! I remember the Fifth Kazekage, Yekura, was supposed to be a woman!"

"That's right, she's a beautiful woman with a touch of heroism and a great figure! Your thinking is also correct, they are in that kind of relationship, so you should know why I didn't use any divisive tactics."

Jiraiya twitched his lips. Although it is said that two tigers cannot share one mountain, there is also a next line: unless one is male and the other is female.

Now that Uchiha brat is the Kazekage's man, how can he possibly sow discord?

"Alright, I've already told you all the information. If you're going to do something, then go for it. Konoha will provide you with all the help you need, except for the initial assistance."

Tsunade waved her hand and spoke to Jiraiya. Jiraiya's expression was slightly worried, but he didn't say anything more.

The search for Uchiha Tou was a mission that Jiraiya received from the Great Toad Sage. Even if Uchiha Tou was also an S-rank rogue ninja of Konoha, it was not a reason to involve Konoha.

Watching Jiraiya leave the Hokage's office after receiving the information, Tsunade finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, then suddenly her body trembled.

A large hand wrapped around her waist from behind and lifted her up. When she sat down again, there was now a human cushion on the Hokage's office chair.

Tsunade gently swayed her body and felt a chill in her lower body, followed by a feeling of being filled. Her face immediately turned rosy, and she gently bit her lip, revealing a seemingly painful expression.

"Tsk, the heroes of justice arrived really fast. Tsunade, you barely finished speaking, and the heroes of justice here have already rushed over."

"Ugh... I... how was I supposed to know this guy would suddenly come back... You evil Uchiha brat, don't go too far."

"Hmph... You've already called me an evil Uchiha brat, how could I not go too far?"

Uchiha Hiyu slipped one of his hands inside his clothes and began to climb to the top. Tsunade trembled violently and had to put her hand in her mouth and bite down hard.

"I'll punish you severely this time! You disobedient little ox!"

"Ugh..."

……

After giving Tsunade a good beating for her loose tongue, Uchiha Hiu used the Flying Thunder God Technique again and arrived at Sunagakure.

The Great Toad Sage instructed Jiraiya to claim that he was the culprit who destroyed the ninja world, and Uchiha Touyu certainly wouldn't let it go so easily.

To be honest, if the Great Toad Sage hadn't pulled this stunt, Uchiha Touyu wouldn't have remembered that these three holy lands were also excellent targets for exploitation. But this time, the Great Toad Sage's actions completely reminded Uchiha Touyu.

Ryuchi Cave's summoned beasts were, after all, his own. Although he had never used Ryuchi Cave's summoned beasts except to devour some giant snakes' souls, he still had some connection with them. He didn't intend to take action against those giant snakes that had already developed their own consciousness.

The Slug Sage of Shikkotsu Forest is a summoning beast that has never left its home in the entire ninja world for thousands of years, so it will basically not affect Uchiha Tou's plans.

Furthermore, Tsunade is currently the most valued vessel for Uchiha Touyu, so considering her feelings, it wouldn't hurt to let that Slug Sage go.

But the Great Toad Sage was in cahoots with the Sage of Six Paths, and Uchiha Tou didn't actually have any particular opinion about the Sage of Six Paths. It was simply a difference in their stances.

Regardless of what the Sage of Six Paths' intentions were in spreading chakra, creating the Pure Land, and having his two sons reincarnate repeatedly—whether it was a conspiracy or a coincidence—the Sage of Six Paths did indeed save the world in the past, and he hasn't interfered much in the development of the ninja world now. From this perspective, his merits far outweigh his demerits for the sake of the ninja world's inhabitants.

But... the Sage of Six Paths is a savior, while Uchiha Touya is a great demon king!

Not to mention that he absorbed the chakra of Ashura and Indra as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, erasing the traces of the Sage of Six Paths' two sons, there was a considerable personal grudge involved.

The key issue is that Uchiha Tou also coveted the Pure Land guarded by the Sage of Six Paths, wishing he could refine all the soul essence within it!

That is the final destination of countless souls and lives in the ninja world over the past thousand years. Even ordinary souls cannot withstand the erosion of a thousand years and will gradually dissipate. But the amount of souls stored in the Pure Land now is more than ten times more than all the lives in the ninja world combined.

Furthermore, the stronger the soul, the longer it can last. If we calculate it solely by soul energy rather than quantity, the soul energy in the Pure Land is at least dozens of times greater than in reality.

Whether the Sage of Six Paths was a savior or a schemer who had transformed over a long period of time, he certainly couldn't just stand by and watch Uchiha Hiu refine all the souls in the Pure Land. The two sides would definitely have a battle in the end!

Since that's the case, and the Sage of Six Paths is in cahoots with the Great Toad Sage, it's only natural for Uchiha Touyu to simply cut him down like a leek.

"The Great Toad Sage's strength should not be weak, but it can't really be that strong. Otherwise, when the Otsutsuki descended, these demons and monsters wouldn't have been so afraid to utter a sound, only daring to secretly instigate him."

"At most, he's at the level of Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha back in the day. Considering his age, he should be a bit weaker."

"That old toad's biggest trump card is probably his ability to communicate with the Sage of Six Paths, so when we deal with that old toad, we might even encounter the Sage of Six Paths!"

However, Uchiha Tou wasn't worried. He definitely couldn't defeat the Sage of Six Paths in his prime, but the current Sage of Six Paths was just a soul.

Even if we overestimate it, the Sage of Six Paths has already transcended life and death and can exert his full strength in his soul form, but for Uchiha Touyu, as long as the opponent is a soul, there is absolutely no possibility of defeat.

After all... besides the White Fang Sword Technique, what Uchiha Touyu is best at is Spirit Binding! A simple soul body, unless it is a monster hundreds of times stronger than him, will have a hard time escaping his control.

And someone hundreds of times stronger than him... at least in the Naruto world, Uchiha Touyu couldn't find such a monster.

Uchiha Touyu even hoped to encounter the soul of the Sage of Six Paths at Mount Myōboku. If he could control the soul of the Sage of Six Paths, even if Uchiha Touyu was no longer prepared to continue on the path of chakra, he could still gain a great deal from it.

Moreover, this would save him the trouble of searching for the Pure Land... The three holy lands were already very well hidden, and as for the Pure Land that contained all the souls, Uchiha Touyu couldn't find it at all. If he directly captured the Sage of Six Paths, he wouldn't have to worry about finding the entrance to the Pure Land.

The Land of Wind, Sunagakure Village.

The Sand Village is now a small oasis city.

As the Land of Wind's environment improved thanks to the Wood Release's afforestation efforts, the country's overall income also increased significantly.

Furthermore, with the entire Land of Wind's noble daimyo now under the control of Uchiha Hiu and fully supporting the development of Sunagakure, Sunagakure is no longer the ninja village huddled in a canyon, but a small city not much smaller than Konoha.

Among the five great nations today, the Land of Wind was the first to implement a nationwide chakra plan. Even before the implementation of the nationwide chakra plan, the daimyo of the Land of Wind had already created a considerable number of troops with chakra.

Although most of the army painstakingly built up by the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had been wiped out by Uchiha Hiu, the chakra refining technique had actually spread throughout the Land of Wind long before that.

In terms of absolute numbers, the Land of Wind has fewer people with chakra than the Land of Fire, but it has a group of commoners who have trained for quite some time. After the restrictions were completely lifted, the Sand Village also selected several thousand young people from these commoners to become ninjas.

Walking through this oasis city, Uchiha Touyu looked at the vibrant Sand Village and couldn't help but nod in approval:

"It's developing quite well..."

"Right! The number of ninjas in our village has now completely recovered to its former glory!"

With a hint of pride, the one who spoke was none other than the Fifth Kazekage of Sunagakure, Pakura.

There is a mysterious connection between the cauldron and its master. The closer the relationship and the more important the cauldron, the deeper this connection becomes. So, as soon as Uchiha Hiu arrived in Sunagakure, Pakura sensed his arrival.

"Hmm...it seems that in another two years, the leeks from Sunagakure will be ready for harvest..."

Uchiha Touyu's words made Ye Cang's expression freeze. She gave him a resentful look and whispered:

"Touhou, can't you at least try to appease me a little? I'm the Kazekage of Sunagakure, after all!"

Shrugging, Uchiha Touyu said softly:

"Those deceptions were pointless... not to mention that although I treated the ninjas from several villages like lambs to the slaughter, the actual losses I caused were nothing compared to the Fourth Shinobi World War!"

At least when Uchiha Touyu was harvesting leeks, he only harvested those who were already adults, and he would not harvest those who were not yet adults. In fact, he tried his best to ensure that those he harvested were ninjas in their 40s who did not have much potential.

As for the Ninja World War... let's take the last Ninja World War as an example. After that war, Konoha Village only had more than 2 ninjas left. In fact, nearly half of those 2 ninjas were junior ninjas who graduated later in life.

During the last Shinobi World War, Konoha had nearly 2 ninjas! In other words, less than 1/10 of them survived!

(End of this chapter)