The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 163 Discovery of the Cemetery

A thin mist hangs over the Katz Plains day and night, and the undead wander among the ruins.

These are buildings from hundreds of years ago, protruding from the ground like tombstones, but none of them retain their original form.

A small squad of combat ninjas unleashed several powerful fireballs, clearing out the undead blocking their path.

One of the combat ninjas from the Hyuga clan looked at the reddish-brown, blood-stained, desolate land. His white eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze pierced through layers of obstacles, but it remained unchanged from the past ten days, with no new or interesting changes.

"Captain, nothing has changed."

"Let's move on to the next location."

Because of Uchiha Muan's repeated orders, Uchiha Baru equipped his patrol teams with an extremely luxurious setup, with all of them being Uchiha ninjas as team leaders.

The team must include Hyuga and Uzumaki ninjas, while the remaining members are either invited by the team members themselves or randomly assigned.

Ten small teams patrolled this plain, known as the cursed land, day and night. The recruited adventurers, lured by the high bounty, showed unprecedented enthusiasm for the place.

Among them, I did encounter some undead with considerable strength, such as bone dragons, undead archmages, and undead legions.

The strongest is the Death Knight, whose strength is close to that of an elite Jonin. In particular, his health is forcibly locked down to 1 point, and a second blow is needed to completely kill the Death Knight.

Ordinary adventurers were terrified and trembled, but with the help of ten patrol teams, they managed to withstand the attack and eliminate all the undead. As a result, casualties also occurred among the combat ninjas.

Later, Uchiha Baru personally led the team and crashed into a very large but dilapidated ghost ship.

A thick fog formed around the ghost ship, like a membrane enveloping its hull, making it invisible beyond fifteen meters.

Even the Sharingan won't work; the Hidden Mist Technique, similar to that of the Hidden Mist Village, can be greatly utilized if one has the Byakugan.

Furthermore, this peculiar vessel, which relied on negative energy and floated about one meter above the ground, was directly sent to the Konoha Academy of Sciences by Uchiha Baru.

If we can figure out the secrets behind it, I reckon Konoha will be using flying cars and spaceships to get around from now on.

After completing their routine patrol missions, the five squads that emerged from the Katz Plains entered the Free City built on the edge of the plains.

The city was jointly funded by the Kingdom and the Empire to support adventurers and knights of the Empire who were sweeping away the undead in the Kaz Plains.

Now, the knights belonging to the empire have disappeared from the city; only adventurers and ninjas roam among them.

"Still no findings today."

After reporting the situation, the five teams learned of the good news from the ninja world.

Like begets like. The children born to a daimyo are the heirs to the nation, and the children born to the leader of the ninja world are the heirs to the leader.

This is a simple, universal truth.

The Hokage position in Konoha has been alternated between the Uchiha and Senju clans. Now that the leader of the newly established ninja world's prosperous sphere has been appointed, the next Hokage can only be the son of Uchiha Takeo.

This is the consensus of the Uchiha clan.

As for what outsiders think, that's not important. If anyone dares to have an opinion, then let's have a go.

Just as the five patrol teams were about to set off, an adventurer riding a fast horse, his face filled with panic, arrived at the Adventurers' Guild without stopping and reported a piece of news that had been passed down to everyone.

Right at the edge of the Katz Plain, a massive ruin suddenly appeared – it was circular in shape, protected by a six-meter-high thick wall, and had two obvious entrances: a front gate and a back gate.

As they attempted to explore, they encountered numerous high-level undead, equipped with magical armor and shields, wielding a variety of enchanted weapons.

Without the strength of an adventurer at the mithril level, one would be like wheat being harvested, falling in swathes before these magnificent skeleton soldiers.

The adventurer who escaped was a magic caster who had mastered the ability to fly; all his other teammates had died under the swords and spears of the undead.

"Just search their brains."

Compared to language, directly searching through memories is not only more convenient and faster, but also avoids misunderstandings caused by individual expression abilities.

The Uchiha three-tomoe elite responsible for guarding the Free City Guild waved his hand and "invited" the adventurer to the office, whereupon the Yamanaka clan ninja kindly made the adventurer faint.

After a long while, the mountain ninja rubbed his throbbing temples, then compiled and summarized the information he knew and handed it over to the person in charge.

"As expected, some information was missed."

Upon seeing the information on the paper that the ruins were a large cemetery with a chaotic and disorderly style, yet clearly showing signs of long-term human intervention and weeding, the Uchiha Jonin let out a cold laugh and continued reading.

The cemetery has temples of moderate size in all four directions: east, west, south, and north. Inside, there are some kind of emblems and flags made of precious metals, coffins piled with treasures, and large armored stone statues.

Some adventurers couldn't resist taking a bite of the treasure, and a rustling sound immediately echoed nearby.

Immediately afterwards, hordes of skeleton soldiers surged forward. Many adventurers were killed by the powerful skeletons in a single encounter, and the survivors died for their lives, driven by greed and the desire for food.

Only the last magic caster used a flight spell, mounted a horse placed outside the graveyard, and rode back to the Free City.

They were preparing to spread the news, to muddy the waters, and to gain even greater benefits.

"At least he has some self-awareness as a weakling."

After reading it once, the Uchiha Jonin instructed his Uzumaki lieutenant, who was standing beside him, to relay the message to the others.

Meanwhile, he was writing a letter for Uchiha Baru. After finishing it, he used a miniature Flying Thunder God Formation to send the letter to the palace of [Ye Rantil].

Meanwhile, five patrol teams within the Free City were also ordered to search for intelligence at the Great Cemetery.

Minako Uzumaki, who was stationed in the fortified city, touched her stomach and could feel a life force being born within her.

(The fruits of Kaori, Guri, and Takean-san's labor are not unique to you.)

Just as Minako Uzumaki was feeling smug, the door opened and Sukama hurried in, carrying an urgent letter.

"Lady Minako, this is an urgent message from the Free City via the teleportation array."

"Let me see it quickly."

Minako Uzumaki's heart stirred, remembering Uchiha Takeoshi's entrustment. She took the letter from Sukama, read it carefully, and then connected it with the spatial imprint within her body to convey the message to Uchiha Takeoshi.

(End of this chapter)