Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 131 A Gathering of Powerful Individuals

Around noon, on the outskirts of Kirigakure in the Land of Water, in an uninhabited house, Obito, having removed his mask, sat cross-legged on the ground eating ramen.

"The ramen in Kirigakure is not as good as the Ichiraku Ramen in Konoha."

Obito pursed his lips and muttered to himself.

After eating more than half of a bowl of ramen, a white Zetsu emerged from the rather dirty ground.

"Oh, eating ramen? I wonder what it feels like to need to poop after it's digested?"

Obito's face darkened. "Fei, how did you become just like those idiots obsessed with defecating?"

"Haha, although I'm not as obsessed as those idiots, I'm actually quite curious about what the urge to poop feels like."

"Stop talking nonsense. You've found an opportunity for Yagura to go out?"

"No, we just need to wait patiently. There's news from Konoha."

"Uchiha Gen has left the village; he possesses the three-tomoe Sharingan."

"Uchiha Gen?"

A figure flashed through Obito's mind, and he suddenly realized, "Oh, it was him."

"Back in the Ninja Academy, that guy wasn't as good as Kakashi, but he was still an excellent student, much better than me, the bottom of the class."

"That guy is the same age as me, and he's already at three tomoe at such a young age. His strength is probably no less than Kakashi's."

"Ah, this guy is incredibly talented."

"He is not only one of the twin stars of the Uchiha clan, but also a disciple of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin."

"According to the information sent by White Zetsu below, he once stayed in Team 7 for a period of time, and his ancestor on the family tree is Madara's younger brother, Uchiha Izuna, so you have quite a connection with him."

"So, are you ready to take action?"

Obito Uchiha sneered, "I completely severed ties with my past the moment I attacked my teacher and his wife."

"Let alone him, even if it were Kakashi, I wouldn't hesitate for a second."

"They'll all exist in the new world anyway, and they'll thrive!"

Clearly, in Obito's mind, even if the real person is dead, as long as they live on in his memory and in other people's memories, they still exist.

"So when do you plan to make your move?"

"Once we control Yagura, there's no need to rush things there; it's just a piece of cake."

"If Yagura really can't find an opportunity, then he should create one himself."

"Waiting like this isn't going to work..."

Obito finished the last bite of ramen, casually wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and straightened his expression.

"That's true, I'll keep an eye on the relevant intelligence."

"Then I'll go first..."

The next moment, another White Zetsu emerged from the ground, and what it said completely baffled Obito and Tobi.

"Fei, the ten White Zetsu lurking in Konoha have gone missing."

Obito and Tobi looked at each other in bewilderment. Had they lost contact?

Why did they go missing? What gave them the right to go missing?

No matter whether they are low-ranking or mid-ranking White Zetsu, they cannot resist the orders of high-ranking White Zetsu.

They wouldn't hesitate to let them die, so why did they suddenly disappear during a mission?

"Are you sure?" Afei asked seriously.

"I've already sent White Zetsu lurking near Konoha to investigate the village, so of course I'm sure."

There isn't a single White Zetsu in Konoha.

Ah Fei scratched his head vigorously, utterly perplexed, and asked, "How could this be?"

Obito looked puzzled and asked, "Aren't there any clues at all?"

When was it discovered that they were missing?

"Not a single White Zetsu came to report intelligence during the regular contact time this morning."

"No clues have been found so far."

After a moment of silence in the room, Obito said with a somewhat grave expression, "Could it be that Konoha Village, using the White Zetsu corpse left behind after the Nine-Tails' attack, has figured out a way to find the White Zetsu?"

"It's possible, but not very likely."

"Our White Zetsu's ability to hide and infiltrate is unparalleled in the ninja world," Tobi said with considerable pride.

"Don't send too many White Zetsu to Konoha for now. Send them one at a time and find out the cause as soon as possible."

"That's all we can do," Afei said, quite frustrated.

……

In the central-western part of the Land of Whirlpools, heavy snow was falling among the vast mountains, and the ninjas of Konoha were engaged in a fierce battle with the ninjas of Kirigakure.

Because Kirigakure had planned this attack for a long time and had more high-level ninjas, the Konoha ninjas inevitably fell into a disadvantageous position and were pushed back more than fifty miles from the central part of the Land of Whirlpools, but they were never completely defeated.

The climate of the Land of Whirlpools is not as warm and pleasant as that of the Land of Fire. In the Land of Fire, it sometimes snows in winter and sometimes it doesn't.

Winters in the Land of Whirlpools always bring snow, but whether it snows or not doesn't affect the war between ninjas.

It was 12:30 pm, lunchtime, but neither side, already locked in a fierce battle, showed any sign of backing down.

Thousands of meters in the air, Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru rode on Zhu Rong's back. The cold wind and snow were dispelled and melted by the invisible heat, and the sounds of exploding tags and ninjutsu clashing could be heard faintly...

"We've finally arrived."

"Zhu Rong, land directly where the fighting is most intense."

"Yes, Master."

"Shouldn't we keep it a secret and give Kirigakure a surprise?"

Orochimaru licked his lips, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

"There's no need for that; our early arrival is a big surprise."

"Besides, I have many more surprises prepared for Kirigakure," Uchiha Gen said with a faint smile.

"Hehe... I'm looking forward to it too."

Zhu Rong swiftly swooped down from the sky, quickly finding the most intense battleground during its descent. It slightly changed direction and continued its dive.

The fiercest battle took place in a river valley, where Jonin were locked in combat. Swords flashed, floods raged, lightning flashed and thunder roared, flames raged, the earth trembled, and gales swept through, altering the very landscape.

Since everyone's opponents were Jonin, no one dared to be careless, so no one noticed the two people and one dragon swooping down from the sky.

With a deafening boom, debris flew everywhere, and dust billowed. The ninjas who were fighting were drawn to the scene and retreated away from their opponents before turning to look.

As the smoke cleared, Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru appeared, both with faint smiles on their faces, as if they were there for a vacation rather than to fight.

As for Zhu Rong, he has already disappeared.

Uchiha Gen originally didn't want to hide Zhu Rong, but seeing that the Hidden Mist ninjas hadn't discovered him, he took advantage of the smoke and dust to hide himself, so as to give the Hidden Mist ninjas a surprise at the crucial moment.

"Lord Orochimaru?"

"Lord Orochimaru has arrived."

"And there's Orochimaru's disciple, a genius of the Uchiha clan!"

"Our support has arrived."

"..."

The Konoha Jonin were overjoyed at the sight, and their morale soared.

The Hidden Mist ninja's expression didn't look so good.

After all, a person's reputation precedes them, and Orochimaru's intimidating presence was built up through brutal ninja wars; it was not a reputation earned without effort.

However, the Kirigakure Jonin were not too afraid. Although they did not have any Kage-level ninjas, their Jonin-level combat strength was clearly superior, and they had many elite Jonin among them.

Although the enemy is formidable, it is simply impossible for these elite members of the Mist Village to retreat without a fight!

Suigetsu Hozuki, the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, vice-commander of the Hidden Mist Anbu, and frontline commander, took out a signal flare from his ninja tool bag. With a bang, the firework exploded, and four light red water lines appeared in mid-air.

The ordinary Mist ninjas remained indifferent upon seeing the signal flare, but the extra Mist jonins who were wreaking havoc among the Konoha chunin and genin immediately abandoned their opponents and quickly regrouped in the valley.

Orochimaru and Uchiha Gen glanced at the signal flare in the sky, but remained unmoved, quietly waiting for the gathering of the Hidden Mist Village's elite warriors.

The Konoha Jonin were somewhat worried upon seeing this and wanted to offer some advice, but considering Orochimaru's personality and reputation, they swallowed their words.

Within a minute, one after another, the Hidden Mist Jonin arrived at the valley and surrounded the Konoha Jonin on the outskirts.

Uchiha Gen looked around and recognized many familiar faces based on their appearances and family crests.

Suigetsu Hozuki, Raiga Kurosuki, Juzo Biwa, Kisame Hoshigaki, the Hozuki clan, the Minazuki clan, the Kaguya clan, the Terumi clan, the Hagoromo clan, etc.

In terms of the number of clans with bloodline limits, Kirigakure ranks second only to Konoha, with other ninja villages falling slightly behind...

(End of this chapter)