Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 196 Sand Village Ninja: The Goddess is Gone! (4000 words)

After lunch, Yekura left.

Uchiha Gen personally escorted her to the entrance of the Konoha camp. Since they were already boyfriend and girlfriend, he should at least show some consideration.

In fact, Pakura was also very happy about Uchiha Gen's change in attitude and behavior, and happily returned to the Sunagakure camp.

As soon as Yekura returned to the Sunagakure camp, Maki and the Sunagakure Jonin came to greet her.

After eating and resting, Ye Cang had already regained her usual heroic and spirited appearance.

"How is it going?" Maki asked impatiently.

"Seven percent, that's the bottom line set by the Konoha leadership."

"I can only negotiate up to seven percent."

Maki and the other Jonin were overjoyed upon hearing this, as this amount was already quite good.

From the beginning, they never really intended to get back 10%. In the village's higher-ups' expectations, 7% was already the ideal situation.

They have exceeded their target; the village's minimum requirement for them was 5.5%.

"Lord Yecang, you have done a wonderful job."

"Undoubtedly the best!" Maki exclaimed, giving a thumbs-up.

Ye Cang modestly declined for a while, and then everyone exchanged pleasantries before dispersing.

The next morning, Maki and Yekura brought people to conduct routine negotiations, but it was just a formality; in reality, the agreement had already been prepared.

At the entrance of the Konoha camp, Orochimaru stood with his hands behind his back and chuckled, "It wasn't for nothing that I put you in charge of the negotiations; you even found a foreign girlfriend..."

Today is the day to sign the agreement, and Orochimaru, as the commander-in-chief, naturally can't slack off any longer and must come to witness it.

"Please don't blame me for using my position for personal gain."

"What's wrong with that?"

"I've used my position for personal gain far too often."

"Besides, it didn't cross the old guys' bottom line, what can they say?"

Uchiha Gen: "..."

As expected of Orochimaru, he's really awesome!

If it were Minato Namikaze, there would be absolutely no opportunity for him to abuse his power for personal gain.

People may like impartial and incorruptible individuals, but they don't like being their friends or family.

People may dislike someone like Director Qi who puts all the village dogs into the police dog program, but if he's a relative or friend of his, they'll be very happy!

"Then I will learn more from you in the future."

"Hmm, I'll teach you the techniques for scamming funding sometime in the future. Your position as the head of the police department also requires funding, right?"

"That's right."

"Then the tricks for getting funding will come in handy."

Uchiha Gen: "..."

"Don't be shy, anyway, your Uchiha clan is so rich."

"If you're too embarrassed to use it, give me the funds you've obtained through deception. It'll be better if you can spend less time traveling and more time on research."

Uchiha Gen: "..."

I can't handle your shamelessness.

He truly deserves to be called a teacher; there are indeed things we can learn from him.

Just as Uchiha Gen was considering how to reply, the Sand Village crew arrived.

"Lord Orochimaru, Lord Gen," Maki said with a slight bow.

"Orochimaru-sensei, sir." Yekura bowed slightly.

Maki: "???"

Other Sand Ninja: "???"

Maki and the other Sand Ninja focused their attention on Yekura, their faces and eyes filled with confusion.

Seeing this, Uchiha Gen smiled and explained, "Yakura and I are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, so it's reasonable for her to call Orochimaru-sensei after me, right?"

"Konoha and Sunagakure are allies, so it's okay for us to date, right?"

Boyfriend/girlfriend relationship...

Upon hearing this, Maki and the others' expressions changed, and they looked at Yekura in shock, seeking confirmation...

Tell us quickly, this isn't true!

We are indeed in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

Ye Cang lowered his head slightly, looking meek and shy.

Click...

From Maki down, every Sand Village ninja seemed to hear the sound of their own hearts breaking.

Their goddess... is gone!

And it was stolen by foreigners and people from other villages! It's outrageous!

When this news reaches the camp and the village, how many male ninjas will be heartbroken.

Although it was quite uncomfortable, Maki still had to force a smile and say, "It makes sense, it makes perfect sense, and there's no problem with it."

"Lord Gen is a genius of Konoha, and Lord Yekura is a genius of Sunagakure. You two are a match made in heaven."

Sigh, I dare not say anything sarcastic. The agreement hasn't been written down yet, so Konoha still has the possibility of backing out.

He has already reported the good news to the village. If anything happens to him or his subordinates, the village will definitely punish him severely, and his future will be ruined.

Although goddesses are important, they are secondary to one's own future.

Clearly, Maki is a career-oriented man, which is completely different from Obito's ultimate love-obsessed nature, and is also the complete opposite.

It's right for men to pursue their careers. With Maki's ambition, it's no wonder he was able to become a high-ranking member of Sunagakure and reach the pinnacle of his life.

"Not bad, you're very good at talking. Sunagakure made the right choice in selecting you as their commander."

"Let's go, let's sign the agreement directly, and skip the previous procedures."

Orochimaru smiled faintly, then turned and left.

"Don't go back after you sign the agreement. Have lunch with me." Uchiha Gen said in a low voice.

The Sand Village ninjas wore tense expressions, deeply displeased, but dared not voice their displeasure, and could only sulk in silence.

Perhaps the most satisfying thing in life is when others dislike you, yet can't do anything about it...

Yekura genuinely believed that Uchiha Gen simply wanted to have dinner with her, and readily agreed.

Little did they know that while they were eating together, they also had to eat something else beforehand...

The group arrived at the council tent in the center of the Konoha camp. As usual, all irrelevant people stepped aside, and the commander and deputy commander went inside.

With no objections, the matter was quickly settled. Maki and his men left, while Yekura stayed behind for the time being.

"As my student's girlfriend, I, as her teacher, should give you a gift when we first meet."

"Take these two reels."

With a thud, Orochimaru formed hand seals, and two puffs of white smoke appeared, followed by two scrolls with green backgrounds and red patterns falling onto the long table.

In front of Uchiha Gen's girlfriend, Orochimaru thankfully refrained from using his signature move of spitting out scrolls from his mouth.

"This..." Yekura looked at Uchiha Gen.

"Teacher, what kind of ninjutsu is this scroll you're using?"

"Anything below B-rank is unacceptable," Uchiha Gen said casually, raising an eyebrow.

"Heh heh... When have I, Orochimaru, ever been stingy?"

"A B-rank Wind Release ninjutsu, a B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu, and they can also be combined into an A-rank composite ninjutsu."

"With your girlfriend's Scorching Release bloodline limit, once she learns it, she'll probably be able to unleash power surpassing even an A-rank composite ninjutsu," Orochimaru chuckled.

While the level of ninjutsu does not entirely represent its destructive power, it is undeniable that higher-level ninjutsu is often more powerful.

Uchiha Gen gave a thumbs-up and exclaimed, "Teacher, you are as generous and considerate as ever!"

"Alright then, I'll take care of all the military affairs before the decisive battle begins."

"Yakura, please accept this."

Upon hearing this, Yekura picked up the scroll on the table, bowed sincerely, and said, "Thank you, Orochimaru-sensei."

"Um."

"I'll leave military affairs to you. I'll be leaving now."

After saying this, Orochimaru got up from the chair and quickly merged into the ground and disappeared.

"Do you usually interact with your teacher in such a disrespectful manner?"

After happily putting the two ninjutsu scrolls into her ninja tool bag, Yekura asked curiously, her big orange eyes blinking, giving her a uniquely cute look.

"My relationship with Orochimaru is not just that of a teacher and student, but also that of a friend and a like-minded person, so it's natural that we can be more relaxed with each other."

As he spoke, Uchiha Gen casually pulled Yekura's hand over and played with it.

Yecang tried to pull it back, but failed after a few attempts, and gave up since there was no one else in the tent.

"Like-minded?"

"What are your aspirations?"

Uchiha Gen smiled faintly and said, "It's not possible to say for now."

"So, what are your aspirations or dreams?"

"So mysterious."

Ye Cang muttered something, but didn't press for details. He raised his hand and brushed the hair from his forehead, saying, "I have two dreams."

"The first goal is to become a legendary female ninja like Elder Chiyo."

"The second is to become the Kazekage and lead Sunagakure to prosperity."

Chiyo's strength is naturally insignificant compared to those of a cheater, but in terms of ordinary bloodline, Chiyo can indeed be considered a legendary female ninja.

Therefore, we cannot laugh at Yekura's first dream as being too low-level. There are very few female ninjas with the rank of Kage, and each one is a legend.

"A truly magnificent dream. As far as I know, there hasn't been a single female ninja from the five great ninja villages to date," Uchiha Gen exclaimed with a smile.

Tsunade was the first female Hokage among the five great ninja villages, setting a precedent in the ninja world. After her came Mei Terumi and Kurotsuchi, the "Leg Hokage".

There are basically no female leaders in other small ninja villages either; even if there are a few, they are just leaders and not considered Kage.

Even Hanzo, the little tyrant of the small ninja villages, from the Amegakure village, was only a leader and did not hold the title of Kage.

With such grand ambitions, it's no wonder that Yekura was secretly harmed by the Fourth Kazekage Rasa in the original work.

If Yekura only wanted to become a legendary female ninja like Chiyo, becoming an elder would be fine, but wanting to become a Kage crossed Rasa's bottom line.

Without Tsunade, and following Mei's example, a female Kage would be not only a pipe dream, but also very difficult for male ninjas to accept.

At that time, Yekura had repeatedly distinguished himself in the war, and his prestige was approaching that of the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure.

Rasa never expected to be assassinated by Orochimaru and die young, so he was very wary of Pakura, who threatened his position.

In addition, since the situation required appeasing Kirigakure, Rasa directly plotted to assassinate Yekura.

However, Gen Uchiha did not intend to tell Yekura about these things that had not yet happened.

Saying it out loud would be harmful and useless; Yecang would most likely think he was trying to sow discord, thus creating a rift between them.

Some things you only believe when they actually happen!

Letting Yekura see Rasa's true colors and making him completely disillusioned with Rasa and the village would be very beneficial for him.

There are too many countries and too many ninja villages in this world. We don't need so many countries and ninja villages. One is enough.

Hearing her boyfriend's praise, Yekura was very happy and took Uchiha Gen's hand.

You'd better work hard.

"If you become the Fifth Kazekage, I can live off your wife."

"Pfft..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Cang burst into laughter, her smile as radiant as a flower, and said, "Alright, I'll definitely work hard so you can live off my wife."

Seeing Yekura's radiant smile, Uchiha Gen's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but wrap his arms around Yekura's waist and lean closer...

Ye Cang subconsciously turned her head and whispered, "Not here."

"Shall we go to my tent?"

"Mmm," Ye Cang said, her cheeks flushed and her voice barely audible.

Uchiha Gen was secretly delighted; Orochimaru's gift and the kind words he had spoken to him had worked.

The results proved to be quite good. Although Ye Cang was a little awkward and shy when she came out of the tent, she did not shake off Uchiha Gen's hand that was holding hers.

As for Uchiha Gen, he made no attempt to hide it, ignoring the astonished looks he received along the way.

This time, Uchiha Gen brought Pakura not to a tent for official business, but to a tent for rest.

As usual, I created shadow clones and performed a series of operations.

About an hour later, Ye Cang emerged from the tent as if nothing had happened, her face flushed, radiant, and her thin lips slightly swollen.

Uchiha Gen followed him out and they went together to the tent where official business was being handled.

This time, Uchiha Gen was more well-behaved, exchanging management and training insights with Yekura in his spare time from handling military affairs.

After having a hearty lunch together, we took Yecang back home.

……

Sunagakure was very satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations and sent a letter to praise Maki and Yotsuke.

As for Pakura becoming Uchiha Gen's girlfriend, Sunagakure thinks it's a good thing, at least for Sunagakure now.

There's no such thing as forcing a couple to break up.

The Konoha leadership was somewhat dissatisfied with the outcome of the negotiations and the fact that Pakura had become Uchiha Gen's girlfriend, but they did not retaliate.

Why did Orochimaru refuse to take responsibility?

It's not surprising that Uchiha Gen, being young and impetuous, couldn't resist the Sand Village's honey trap.

Upon receiving the news, the Uchiha clan began to consider finding a girlfriend for Uchiha Gen within the clan.

How could the excellent bloodline of the Uchiha clan fall into the hands of outsiders, let alone people from other villages or foreigners?

Even if they are to fall, they must leave behind an excellent bloodline within the clan!

With the dust settled, Konoha and Sunagakure began preparing for the final battle, sending military supplies to the front lines in droves, and equipping each ninja with full weaponry.

Such a major operation naturally did not escape the notice of the Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied forces, and Iwagakure and Kusagakure began to prepare for the decisive battle.

In reality, Konoha and Sunagakure had no intention of hiding it; it was an open conspiracy from the start.

If the Iwagakure and Kusagakure allied forces dare not confront each other head-on, they will have no choice but to retreat under the pressure of a large, unpretentious army.

If they keep retreating, they'll eventually have to leave the Land of Grass and return to the Land of Earth.

Furthermore, as morale declines with each retreat, the chances of winning also decrease. It's better to fight to the death from the beginning while morale is still high.

Seven days later, everything was ready. Except for the necessary personnel who stayed behind, all the ninjas from Konoha and Sunagakure gathered at the Konoha camp.

The ninjas wearing Konoha and Sunagakure headbands were arranged in two distinct, scattered attack formations.

Under orders from their high command, they maintained their formation and charged forward, like a surging wave advancing towards the shore on the ocean...

(End of this chapter)