The Great Hero Uchiha

Uchiha Miyuki naturally wanted to discuss matters related to the later stages and strategy.

Regardless of whether we cooperate or not, the initial focus should be on the war in the Land of Bears. Only by controlling this area can our logistics keep up when we attack the Land of Fire's mainland. This will also give us an advantage in terms of being able to attack or defend, and recoup our initial war investment. Otherwise, if any unforeseen circumstances arise, our logistical supplies could be cut off. We can also use this opportunity to test the sincerity of all three parties and alleviate some logistical pressure.

"Yes, you are in charge of handling this matter."

The outcome was already predetermined. The high-ranking officials of Kirigakure could not spare any fighting force at the moment, and Uchiha Miyuki had already gained the full trust of the Kirigakure community through various battle reports.

At this moment, Uchiha Miyuki couldn't help but smile as he looked at the reply.

The basic framework for the Four Kingdoms Rebellion scenario is now in place.

As expected, Kirigakure is my strongest support!

The next day, Hozuki Mizuki met directly with representatives from all three parties.

"Eliminating Uchiha Miyuki is in our common interest, so there's no need to say more about it. However, you should all be aware of the situation in the Land of Bears. We are under great logistical pressure, so it would be best if you brought more supplies so that we could force Uchiha Miyuki out. Of course, if you bring your own food and cooperate with our Hidden Mist Village in the battle, I have no objection."

The representatives from all three parties had clearly learned about the situation in the Land of Bears before they arrived, and they even encountered the fishing force from Kirigakure on their way.

Just as Uchiha Miyuki said.

To kill Uchiha Miyuki, the four parties need to cooperate fully, with the Hidden Mist Village as the main force. To speed up the operation, they need to provide material support.

Otherwise, they can only fight for Kirigakure and force Uchiha Miyuki out through force.

These are the two options.

The representatives of the three parties naturally know which option to choose.

The three exchanged glances and nodded, with Iwagakure taking the lead in speaking.

"We can provide some material support to Kirigakure."

Hozuki Suigetsu immediately handed a list to the representatives of the three parties.

The list wasn't extensive, and it didn't contain anything confidential. It seemed quite generous, and the representatives from all three parties accepted it without hesitation.

"Now that an agreement has been reached, please make preparations as soon as possible. Otherwise... the longer we delay, the stronger Uchiha Miyuki will become, and the easier it will be for him to expose his whereabouts."

"it is good!"

Half a day after the three representatives left, the representatives from Kumogakure and Sunagakure secretly returned.

Uchiha Miyuki's eyes lit up immediately.

The seeds of suspicion are about to take root and sprout.

"Have you two made up your minds before coming back?"

“I can double the items on the list in exchange for information from Kirigakure.”

Hozuki Mizuki immediately shook her head.

"ten times."

"Too many."

"Compared to this intelligence, this is not much."

This conversation, which may seem like just haggling, actually reveals a lot of information.

The current demands for intelligence, combined with the exclusion of Iwagakure, the attitude of Kirigakure's commander towards Uchiha Miyuki, and the overall situation in the ninja world, make the answer quite clear: Iwagakure is using Kirigakure and Sunagakure. From the current perspective, Iwagakure is reaping the greatest benefits, while the other two villages are simply diverting Konoha's forces to Iwagakure.

People tend to trust information they analyze themselves rather than information obtained directly from others.

The reason for this conclusion is quite simple.

Uchiha Miyuki used the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan in the Land of Rivers, but all the Sand Ninja who saw this power died, and Konoha's internal intelligence also showed that Uchiha Miyuki used a forbidden technique.

Hidden Cloud Village?

I've never even met Uchiha Miyuki.

In other words, the only place where it is certain that Uchiha Miyuki possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan is Iwagakure.

Aside from Iwagakure, Kirigakure currently holds the most influence!

After all, Uchiha Miyuki had been fighting Kirigakure for ten months. Whether Uchiha Miyuki had the Mangekyou Sharingan and what his strength was, he had more say than Sunagakure and Kumogakure.

They have a conflict of interest with Iwagakure, but what about Kirigakure? At least during the Third Shinobi World War, there is no direct or indirect conflict of interest. Moreover, their current cooperation with Kirigakure is generally beneficial to Kirigakure, so there's no reason for them to sacrifice their own interests and harm themselves in this way.

If we follow this line of thinking, the current alliance is entirely orchestrated by Iwagakure, and all kinds of intelligence come from Iwagakure.

At least for now, it seems—

Compared to Iwagakure, which has both old and new grudges and conflicts of interest, Kirigakure, which is outside the alliance, is more trustworthy.

only!

This information was obtained far too easily; it was clearly a deliberate reminder from Kirigakure.

Hozuki Mizuki stared at the two of them and said something with a hint of meaning.

"This is not just an intelligence fee, but also the foundation for future strategic cooperation."

The two representatives exchanged a glance.

really--

Kirigakure has bigger ambitions.

"We need to consult with the village."

"Oh."

Watching the departing representatives from Sunagakure and Kumogakure, Uchiha Miyuki knew that the initial plan had succeeded!

Regardless of any subsequent actions, cracks have already appeared within the alliance of the three villages, sowing the seeds of suspicion.

While it won't necessarily cause the villages to fall apart, it can alleviate the pressure on both the Cloud Village and the Sun Village's front lines. Compared to the Land of Fire, which is still some distance away, consolidating the interests they can currently obtain is in the best interest of both villages. The next step is to update the understanding of the events within the Kirigakure village.

Alliances are unreliable; each harbors its own ulterior motives!

The Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden Cloud Village don't genuinely want to attack Konoha. Instead, they want to win us over for a surprise attack on the Hidden Stone Village. They proactively offered to increase our requested supplies tenfold as a sign of their sincerity, without the Hidden Stone Village representative's knowledge. They also pointed out that the Hidden Stone Village wants to use us to distract Konoha's forces. This matter is too significant; they ask the village to make a decision.

P.S.: The Flying Thunder God Technique requires a Flying Thunder God Kunai as a coordinate; it's not teleportation, and Mundo can't just go wherever he wants.

Killing enemies allows the Chunin squad to carry Flying Thunder God kunai.

But how many Flying Thunder God kunai did the Fourth Hokage have? And how far could he teleport? After teleporting a long distance on the battlefield, he still had to assess the situation. He could kill an enemy Chunin instantly, but dealing with a Jonin always required some effort.

Furthermore, ninjas on the battlefield would often fight in small groups to avoid being wiped out by large-scale ninjutsu from powerful enemy fighters, and Minato Namikaze's chakra simply couldn't withstand that.

152. Upright and honorable

What are your thoughts?

I feel that maintaining the current situation is in the best interest of the village. As long as the Three-Tails is captured, we can take over the Land of Bears at any time. No matter what the other villages like Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure want to do, we can use the current situation to extract benefits from them, and then make appropriate decisions based on the situation.

Okay, let's proceed according to your plan.

At this moment, the management of Kirigakure increasingly felt that Hozuki Mizuki was more capable than the former commander-in-chief.

Not only is the war in the Land of Bears going very well, but it is also capable and far-sighted. Now it has even begun to calculate interests outside the Land of Bears.

Thinking of the former commander-in-chief, the Hidden Mist Village administration replied with another letter.

[Continue to use mist fishing as compensation for past mistakes.]

【Yes. 】

Uchiha Miyuki couldn't help but laugh; the former commander-in-chief had really become the officially designated fishing Kage-level powerhouse.

I have a proposal.

What proposal?

Kirigakure needs reform and opening up!

This war could indeed benefit the village enough, but the investment in the war is too great. I hope the village can establish a fisheries department to promote the fishing experience we have summarized in this war among the genin. This will not only prevent the fishing experience we have now from being wasted, but also open up another source of revenue for the village.

Compared to ordinary people, we ninjas can fish in the deep sea and the open ocean, and our efficiency and profits are far greater than those of ordinary people.

It will not affect the fishing income of ordinary people.

In addition, it fills the gaps in the village's D-rank missions, and has the resources and ability to train more genin.

Most importantly, it allows the capture of many rare fish, which have a huge market in Konoha, with some species fetching millions of ryo each.

【？？？？？】

Aren't we fighting Konoha?!

Why are you suddenly thinking of trading with Konoha? Wait a minute! A single fish can sell for millions of taels!?

Those nobles in Konoha are so rich!

One piece costs one million taels, ten pieces cost ten million, one hundred pieces cost one hundred million...

and many more!

Why do I feel like fishing is more profitable than war?!

This is also one of the reasons why I want to maintain the current state of the war. Let's start by exploring the profits from fishing, setting a small goal of earning 100 million taels! I hope the village will approve and support this.

What kind of support?

[Ice Release Ninja: Fish needs to be frozen and refrigerated for transportation; otherwise, the fish will spoil during long-distance transport.]

【Can. 】

Uchiha Miyuki didn't want to turn Kirigakure into Fish Shadow Village. Instead, he wanted to prevent the situation in the Land of Bears from spiraling out of control after the Three-Tails was captured. Therefore, he needed to do something else to prevent the Kirigakure leadership from rashly deploying their freed high-level combat power to the Land of Bears battlefield, so that he could continue to be the commander-in-chief!

Moreover, he can benefit from both sides, so why wouldn't he do it?

and many more!

Should I be bolder and maybe try to become the Fifth Mizukage as well as the Hokage?

Uchiha Miyuki shook his head.

This is too outrageous, but... I still started to think about the possibility of this.

It's not difficult to disguise oneself as a member of the Hozuki clan; all one needs to do is obtain the Hozuki clan's secret techniques. Unlike bloodline limits, anyone with the Water Release attribute can learn these techniques, so there's room for manipulation. The real problem lies in Uchiha Miyuki's inability to create clones. He can't always appear mysteriously as the Kage of a village, can he?

Furthermore, the prisoners of war had already learned some of the inside information.