Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

The eight generations and the original person behind them also bowed in unison.

To show respect to this third Tsuchikage!

"Alright! It's settled then. Next is the issue of your clan's relocation. Although Konoha seems to have given up, given the Hokage's personality, especially Shimura Danzo's, we still need to be more cautious. I will have Akatsuchi lead a group to meet your clan, and I'll have Akatsuchi lead a group of Anbu and medical support personnel back with you first. Right now, the most important thing is to ensure your clan's safe return to Iwagakure!"

Seeing that the commander's response was also decisive and without any hesitation.

Onoki's eyes softened, and he chuckled softly.

"Yes!"

The general replied in a deep voice.

"Then let's leave it at that for now. Oh, and if it's alright, the two of you behind me..."

"Lord Tsuchikage, my name is Uchiha Hachiho (Kagahara)."

"Well then, if either Yatsushiro-kun or Kogahara-kun is able, please leave one of them behind. Regarding the issue of your clan's residence, we need to make some more detailed arrangements. I will have the relevant personnel in the village contact you so that we can make the most efficient arrangements possible!"

"And then..."

135. Heading South to Provide Support (Third Update)

It's the same old story.

Once a consensus is reached on the core issues, all other details can be easily resolved. Especially with the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, having made up his mind, even if his orders cause a stir among a small number of mid- to high-ranking Iwagakure ninjas when they are relayed back to the village, Onoki's decades of prestige, and the fact that many discerning people can see that the addition of the Uchiha clan will bring extremely rich benefits to Iwagakure, will make a difference.

After a brief period of turmoil, all of these people obeyed Onoki's orders and went straight into the work of receiving the Uchiha clan. This included two main aspects: one was to receive the advance team of the Uchiha clan, led by Huangtu, with Akatsuchi in charge of backup to prevent any unexpected situations.

Another measure was to set aside a large open space on the east side of the village and immediately dispatch earthwork professionals and a group of Iwa ninjas with the strongest earth-release techniques to assist in establishing the Uchiha clan's base. It can be said that the area of ​​this base far exceeded the size of any ninja clan that Iwagakure originally had, which is also due to the sheer size of the Uchiha clan.

In the ninja world, almost 90% of ninja clans have a total population of only a few hundred people, while the Uchiha clan has hundreds of combat-ready individuals. Even after experiencing continuous great battles, the number of Uchiha ninjas has remained at around three hundred.

Such a size is unmatched by any other ninja clan in Iwagakure. Ordinary people are not yet aware of this news, but Iwagakure ninjas with some status or strength learned about the Uchiha clan's joining almost immediately after Onoki gave the order.

The vast majority of people are not welcoming of this news, and some even hold a degree of malice and hostility towards it.

Of course, there's no deep-seated hatred involved. In the two recent Shinobi World Wars, the Uchiha clan barely appeared on the northwestern battlefield, fighting against the Iwa ninja. So, there's no deep-seated hatred between them.

It was purely out of a sense of 'fear' about the sheer size of the Uchiha clan and about the famous Uchiha clan members like Shoji, Fugaku, and Shisui who possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan.

The arrival of such a powerful ninja clan would inevitably lead to a reshuffling of the village's share of profits. Although these people could also see that the arrival of the Uchiha clan would definitely change the landscape of the ninja world, Iwagakure had a high probability of replacing Konoha and becoming the number one ninja village in the ninja world.

This will also increase the profits that Iwagakure can share!

Let Iwagakure grow bigger and stronger!

But this is ultimately a 'future tense'!

It is clear from the current situation that their share of the 'benefits' has been taken away.

Therefore, even the most rational person will find it difficult to view things from the most objective perspective when it comes to their own vital interests.

Only the commoner ninjas in Iwagakure and the group of ninjas most loyal to the Third Hokage, Onoki, were indifferent to the arrival of the Uchiha clan.

In summary.

In the vast village of Iwagakure, it's hard to find many people who would welcome the Uchiha clan. This situation will likely continue for a long time, until Shoji, Fugaku, Shisui, and others lead the Uchiha clan to truly bring immense benefits to Iwagakure, allowing most of the villagers to share in these gains.

Only then can the Uchiha clan truly integrate into Iwagakure.

This is a process that the Uchiha clan must go through when choosing to join any ninja village, and Onoki understands this.

Shoji, along with Fugaku, Elder Genran, Elder Sogen, and others who remained in the Grass Country and had made this decision together earlier, were also well aware of it.

There's no such thing as a free lunch!

To gain something, you must give something in return!

But for the Uchiha clan, this situation is far better than staying in Konoha. This is not only because the atmosphere at the bottom is fundamentally different, but also because of the attitudes of the two Kage, Onoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi, towards the Uchiha clan.

Such an environment.

This is already the optimal solution for the Uchiha clan in their current situation.

therefore.

Under Onoki's orders, the Iwagakure ANBU and medical elites, who had made initial preparations, set off south with Shoji, led by Huang Tu. Shoji's feelings of relaxation and joy far outweighed his tension and worry.

The road ahead was still winding and twisting.

Everything is far from being a point where we can be completely at ease, but at least once this step is taken, Jiang Si can see the bright future of their clan. The only difference is that they must move forward more steadily in order to truly reach the destination they desire.

The eighth generation of the Uchiha clan, after leaving Konoha, went south to lead their own clan members, while the shogun and Koga remained in Iwagakure, accompanying the professionals sent by Onoki to survey and build their settlement.

They finally determined the final resting place for their clan.

The Land of Grass is located in the northern region bordering the Land of Earth.

Two days ago, when Shoji led Yashiro and Kogahara away from the Land of Grass and sped northward, Fugaku, as the head of the clan, also readjusted the clan's habitat, choosing to come to this terrain location, which, although the environment was slightly worse, was easier to defend.

Sharingan!

This is the strongest eye technique recognized in the ninja world (even though the Rinnegan is considered by almost everyone to be the eye of God and therefore does not exist).

There have always been many beings in the ninja world who covet the Uchiha clan's bloodline limit. The Uchiha clan members who died on the battlefield were taken back by various ninja villages for in-depth forbidden research, with Kirigakure and Kumogakure being the most representative among them.

They desperately wanted to obtain the bloodline limit of the Byakugan and Sharingan.

However, so far, only Kirigakure has obtained the Byakugan. This is not a complete bloodline limit; it was just good luck that they killed an adult ninja from the main branch of the Hyuga clan and managed to steal one of the Byakugan before the opponent destroyed his eyes!

It wasn't that they truly obtained the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit.

Not to mention the Sharingan.

The fact that no one from another country has ever possessed the Sharingan in the ninja world is clear proof of this!

Throughout the entire original work, Kakashi was the only non-Uchiha clan member to obtain the Sharingan!

The price he paid was that his chakra was constantly being depleted, despite his original reputation as a genius.

Kakashi Hatake, whose total chakra reserves are not low, has to expend one-third of his chakra in his daily life to supply his Sharingan. Once he enters battle mode, the Sharingan will devour Kakashi's chakra even more frantically.

136. Before the agitation

Kakashi, who is not from the Uchiha clan, was never able to freely turn his Sharingan on and off.

Furthermore, due to the incompatibility of bloodlines, the adaptability of the Sharingan is also a problem. With the same Sharingan, the pressure and consumption that Kakashi needs to bear are far greater than those of ordinary Uchiha clan members.

Even geniuses like Kakashi are like this.

Not to mention the ordinary people in the ninja world.

This is also the biggest reason why other ninja villages still cannot obtain the Sharingan bloodline limit, even though the Uchiha clan is not as protective of its main family members as the Hyuga clan, and the branch family has the Caged Bird Seal to restrict them.

Adaptability is truly a huge problem!

The Sharingan's exclusivity is more than two or three levels higher than the Byakugan's!

Of course, this only fueled the greed of those in the ninja world who coveted the Sharingan. They always attributed their inability to obtain the Sharingan bloodline to a lack of materials, saying that a pair of eyes and a corpse of an Uchiha clan member were not enough for experiments.

Then there are ten pairs of eyes, ten corpses of Uchiha clan members, or even more research materials. The strongest clan created by the strongest eye technique. No ninja village in any other country that aspires to the top of the ninja world can resist the temptation of these eyes.

On this point, Fugaku, as the clan head, understood it far better than anyone else. Therefore, even when no pursuers appeared in Konoha, Fugaku still arranged the clan's defenses in a comprehensive, cautious, and meticulous manner.

We must prevent any unscrupulous individuals from overstepping their bounds!

Especially at times like these.

It is especially important to ensure peace and tranquility within the clan.

Even ordinary clansmen must do their utmost to ensure that no one is injured. This is not an unfounded worry of Fugaku's. In fact, since the Uchiha clan left Konoha, there have been constant probes from other villages along the way. Fugaku could clearly sense the ill intentions of these people. If it weren't for the fact that there was a real shortage of manpower, and that he didn't need to consider whether this was a strategy by other forces to lure the enemy away from their stronghold.

Fugaku wanted to directly mobilize the clan's forces to drive these people away.

Therefore, the defensive pressure on the clan is still unprecedented.

It can be said that since the clan withdrew from Konoha, Fugaku has hardly had a proper night's rest. The dual fatigue on both the physical and mental levels has caused the Uchiha clan leader to visibly lose weight.

"Father, you should eat some more, otherwise your body won't be able to take it!"

Inside the outermost defensive line of the clan.

A short figure flashed over and arrived in front of Fugaku, who was already wearing the Uchiha clan's standard combat uniform, which he hadn't taken off for seven or eight days. Holding a bowl of steaming hot noodle soup in his hands, he looked up at Fugaku and said this.

This short figure was none other than Fugaku's eldest son, Uchiha Itachi. For the past few days, Itachi had been the one being protected, closely following Mikoto and comforting the clan members who were several years younger than him. When the Konoha pursuit force stopped its mission and the clan decided to temporarily come to the Land of Grass to rest, Itachi took the initiative to find his father and offered to perform patrol and guard duties as a member of the clan!

Fugaku did not refuse his son's request.

In Fugaku's view, this was an inevitable step in Itachi's growth and a sign of his maturity. Moreover, if this incident hadn't happened, Fugaku's original plan was for Itachi to graduate from the Ninja Academy this year.

Therefore, during these days, Fugaku has been taking Itachi on fixed-point patrol and defense missions.

"No, you eat, Itachi. I have no appetite."

Although Fugaku was only thirty-five years old, his face was full of vicissitudes. However, when he saw Itachi, Fugaku still managed to force a gentle smile, gently patted the shoulder of his still young but already very reliable eldest son, and said with a smile.

"But Father, you only ate some dry food at noon today. If you don't eat something else, your health will easily collapse. This is also what Mother asked us to do. You should eat a little more!"

Itachi shook his head, looking at Fugaku with a very stubborn expression.

Different experiences can bring completely different changes to the same father and son.

At least compared to his contemporaries in the original work, Fugaku's mindset has changed significantly. He no longer forces himself to maintain a stern appearance. Itachi, on the other hand, did not follow the twisted and cruel path depicted in the original work.

It's not just her appearance; her inner nature also reveals her gentle personality.

The relationship between father and son is also more harmonious and congenial than in the original story.

"You..."

Fugaku stared intently at Itachi's resolute little face, then chuckled and shook his head. He reached out and took the bowl of noodle soup, slowly drinking it down amidst Itachi's happy expression. The warmth instantly warmed his stomach, dispelling the chill of winter.

“Although I’m allowing you to join the defense force, you still need to set aside some time to stay with your mother. Many people in the clan are feeling lost and uneasy right now, and your mother also needs to take care of many things. Sasuke is still young, so you need to keep that in mind as well. Do you understand, Itachi?”

It wasn't just the confusion and unease after leaving, but also the grief caused by the deaths of clansmen. The death of more than a third of the ninja clan members meant that more than half of the families in the clan had to wear mourning clothes. The Uchiha clan had not experienced such a scene for decades. Even the coup 30 or 40 years ago only ended with the deaths of a few dozen stubborn clansmen.

The Uchiha clan has never suffered such devastating casualties before.

It goes back to the Warring States period, when the Hagoromo clan fought against the Senju and Uzumaki clans. In that great battle, not only did many of their clansmen die, but Madara Uchiha's younger brother also perished.

The battle between the Uchiha and Senju was incredibly fierce.

And the situation remains the same now. As a result, the emotions within the clan are quite unstable. Mikoto, who had long since settled into the role of a wife and mother, took the initiative to step forward on her way out of Konoha. As the clan leader's wife, she has been helping her husband and calming the emotions within the clan. This is Mikoto's responsibility, and it is also Mikoto's gentleness.