The Great Hero Uchiha

The vast ocean below was like a giant battery. Although the Thunder Kirin had disappeared, the power of lightning still surged within it.

However, within the massive battery in sight, a huge figure remained standing—

It is the Eight-Tailed Gyūki!

Not only did he not fall, but he also used the power of the Eight-Tails to save most of the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas. However, even with the protection of the Eight-Tails, most of them had lost their fighting ability.

This was still not unexpected by Uchiha Miyuki.

Uchiha Miyuki's calm gaze met the angry stare.

"Is your Hidden Cloud Village truly ready to unleash the power of Jinchuriki in the war!?"

Jinchuriki can draw upon the chakra of tailed beasts, but they can do so without using a Tailed Beast Ball. The current state of the Eight-Tails, which fully unleashes its tailed beast power, is very similar to using a Tailed Beast Ball. This could escalate the war further, potentially leading to a situation where tailed beasts are used indiscriminately. In that scenario, Konoha would theoretically hold an absolute advantage.

Because Konoha has the Nine-Tails, the strongest of the tailed beasts!

P.S.: The main problem is that I'm finding it increasingly difficult to fall asleep at night. It's not a matter of whether I rest one day or not; I still can't sleep at night even if I do rest now, so it's pointless. I'll just have to adjust gradually.

172. Anyway, I've provided it, so whether you use it or not, I'll still charge you!

During the previous war, all the ninja villages suspected that there was something wrong with Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but suspicion was just suspicion, and no one dared to gamble on whether the Nine-Tails was really unable to be deployed!

"No! Just disappear from my sight—"

Uchiha Miyuki dared to speak like that because Konoha held an absolute advantage.

Furthermore, even if the Eight-Tailed Gyūki had withstood the previous Kirin, it would not have been easy for him.

And the Hidden Cloud Village dared not gamble on whether the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would be able to make an appearance!

Water Release: Water Wave Hand

Low-level ninjutsu without a seal.

When Uchiha Miyuki used it at a level of development surpassing that of a Jonin, it stirred up the battery, which was like a lake, and rolled like the tide, forming a giant wave that crashed towards the Eight-Tails Gyūki!

The Eight-Tailed Gyūki coiled its entire body around itself, protecting the ninjas of Kumogakure.

At this moment, they not only had to endure the impact and pounding of the giant waves themselves, but also the lingering power of lightning in the water.

The Eight-Tails glared angrily at Uchiha Miyuki.

Uchiha Miyuki calmly met his gaze, even attempting to use his Sharingan to cast a genjutsu on him. However! For a terrifying creature like the Eight-Tails, the Sharingan, or even the Mangekyou Sharingan, was meaningless. Its massive chakra was more than enough to dissipate and break any genjutsu. Only by mastering the secret techniques left behind by the Sage of Six Paths could one control the tailed beast through the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Only after the lightning power in the lake was exhausted did the Eight-Tailed Gyūki release the people of Kumogakure who were under its protection.

Those who were still able to move quickly led the wounded away into the distance. Only the Eight-Tails Gyūki and the Fourth Raikage did not move, clearly intending to stay behind and hold off the Konoha forces.

The main deterrent force is still the eight-tailed ghoul that hasn't dissipated!

however--

Uchiha Miyuki knew that the Water Wave Hand technique wouldn't do much damage to the Eight-Tails, so why would he use it simply to humiliate his opponent?

That was simply to obscure the opponent's view and create an opportunity for a sneak attack.

A sneak attack on the Eight-Tailed Gyūki?

Do not!

They were the wounded.

Everything was part of Uchiha Miyuki's plan from the moment the Hidden Cloud Village entered this area. Even the appearance of the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, to protect the Hidden Cloud Village was part of it. The only uncertain factor was whether the Hidden Cloud Village would go crazy and escalate the war to the point of a chaotic battle between the tailed beasts. In order to ensure that the Eight-Tails would go berserk, these wounded members of the Hidden Cloud Village had to stay behind!

[Illusion Technique: Nirvana Abode Technique]

The falling phantom feathers landed on the wounded soldiers of Kumogakure. Kumogakure's troops were already severely weakened, and most of them were injured and unable to move.

Although the [Nirvana Abode Technique] did not affect all the Cloud Village ninjas this time, it did deprive the Cloud Village of its ability to evacuate.

Only by holding these hostages can the power of the Eight-Tailed Gyūki be truly restrained!

Uchiha Miyuki disliked gambling.

Only at this moment did the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails realize that what they had been confronting earlier was merely a clone! The true body had used the commotion created by the [Water Wave Hand] technique to circle behind them and attack the retreating troops, completely eliminating any possibility of escape for the Kumogakure forces—

"Uchiha Miyuki!"

The two members of the A and B duo from Kumogakure glared at Uchiha Miyuki.

Uchiha Miyuki met their gazes calmly and spoke in a flat tone.

"As the shadow of the village, you should know what you need to do now."

It wasn't until this moment that the Fourth Raikage began to believe the words that Iwagakure had said during the peace talks with Iwagakure! They, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and even Kirigakure, had been deceived by Uchiha Miyuki and made into pawns for Konoha to thwart Iwagakure's conspiracy. Moreover, Uchiha Miyuki had begun to set up this plan a year ago!

Do not!

To be precise, Uchiha Miyuki had already foreseen Iwagakure's next move a year ago, and used it to his advantage to complete a plan targeting the entire ninja world!

He single-handedly reversed the defeat that had been brewing due to the negligence of Konoha's higher-ups!

At that moment, a chill swept through my entire body.

They also truly understood the fundamental reason why Iwagakure, despite still having the strength to resist and even the ability to turn the tide of the battle, suddenly surrendered to Konoha.

Faced with such a scheme, only if the major ninja villages put aside their hatred, prejudices, and interests, and absolutely trust each other, focusing solely on destroying Konoha and killing Uchiha Miyuki without regard for cost, could this be achieved. However! How could the major ninja villages possibly unite in such an idealistic way? As long as Konoha and Uchiha Miyuki don't recklessly push the four major ninja villages to the brink, and as long as there is a little room for maneuver, the major ninja villages will still act in their own self-interest!

He was unwilling to accept that the war had been lost with such overwhelming superiority before he could even unleash his true power.

The frustration of having no outlet for one's strength.

The anger of being used as a pawn —

A mix of emotions welled up inside him, but the Fourth Raikage could only manage to utter the words that Uchiha Miyuki had made him say.

"On behalf of Kumogakure, I surrender to Konoha..."

"Then let the Eight-Tails revert to its full tailed beast form."

The Fourth Raikage surrendered, and the Eight-Tails Gyūki also reverted to its full tailed beast form.

Uchiha Miyuki had a Konoha ninja hand over a pre-prepared surrender document to the Fourth Raikage, and then began treating and taking in the Kumogakure prisoners of war.

The Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee immediately became alert as they watched the Konoha ninja approach the wounded soldiers from Kumogakure.

The situation immediately became tense again.

Uchiha Miyuki calmly explained, "You should know very well that if I really wanted to kill someone, I would have done it already. I wouldn't have let the village ninjas get close to you. That would only increase unnecessary casualties. Many of your village's wounded will die soon if they don't receive treatment. If you don't want that, I can have the Konoha ninjas leave."

Uchiha Miyuki paused for a moment before adding another sentence.

"Of course, the treatment we provide to your ninjas in Konoha is not free. This has been included in the bill, and you will have to pay for it whether you use it or not."

The Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee exchanged a glance, remained silent for a moment, and finally nodded.

Uchiha Miyuki then allowed Konoha to continue treating the wounded from Kumogakure, while simultaneously directing the remaining Kumogakure ninjas who still possessed some fighting strength to work with the Konoha ninjas to clear the surrounding environment and set up a medical station. Seeing this, the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee sighed, their attitudes completely softening.

Even if we try to buy time through surrender and peace talks, it will be difficult to muster enough strength to launch an attack on Konoha once the wounded have recovered.

People are not so different from each other. Except for a very few, even if someone is ungrateful and tries to kill their savior, it will take them some time to process it. Moreover, they don't believe that Uchiha Miyuki, who has schemed so much, would not have considered this point. In this situation, there is basically no room for retaliation.

Uchiha Miyuki took a very tough stance: as long as Kumogakure pays this compensation, they shouldn't even think about starting any large-scale wars in the next few years.

P.S.: My biological clock is definitely messed up, but I force myself to sleep nine hours every day =_=

173. Only fragmentation can bring an end to war.

While treating the wounded, they also used sealing techniques to turn the Cloud Ninja into prisoners. Although the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki were not controlled by the sealing techniques, these wounded people were, in a sense, a kind of sealing technique.

One week later.

The recovered Jonin from Kumogakure returned to the village to gather supplies to ransom people from the Land of Rice Fields.

As for whether the other side will bring a large force?

All the troops that could be mobilized had already been captured by Uchiha Miyuki.

If Kumogakure wanted to mobilize a large force, they could only do so with the troops stationed to defend against Kirigakure and Iwagakure. But now Kirigakure is acting like a madman, relentlessly attacking Iwagakure without giving them any chance to negotiate. Kumogakure is genuinely afraid that Kirigakure might go insane and do the same thing on the Land of Lightning's own soil. How could they possibly mobilize this force?!

Moreover, the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki are both under Konoha's control, so Kumogakure naturally wouldn't act rashly.

While waiting for Kumogakure to prepare supplies, Uchiha Miyuki also received a battle report from the Land of Rivers.

Might Guy, the ultimate genin, became famous in one battle!

He opened all eight gates and single-handedly crippled a large army of Sunagakure.

Sunagakure surrendered.

however!

But the incident did not end there.

Because Konoha would simply pretend the Tailed Beast Bomb Plan never happened. In the original story, Kirigakure was far more powerful than Konoha, so they naturally wouldn't dare to pursue the Tailed Beast Bomb Plan.

But now that Konoha has the upper hand and the war in the Land of Rice Fields has subsided, Konoha naturally wants to investigate this matter.

This would undoubtedly push the war to the level of a tailed beast war!

And if we fail this time, what about next time?

What if Konoha doesn't notice next time?

The appearance of the One-Tailed Beast directly in the village will inevitably cause great casualties to Konoha.

Strangely, the Sand Village's higher-ups were completely unaware of this, always believing that Konoha had stolen the One-Tailed Beast. If it weren't for Uchiha Miyuki's cover-up of the situation in the Land of Kuma, preventing it from being exposed to other countries, the Sand Village might very well have pinned the blame on Uchiha Miyuki.

and many more!

Madara Uchiha won't pin this blame on me, will he?

Probably not.

Even if Obito Uchiha was incredibly stupid, he wouldn't believe such an absurd thing, right?

Uchiha Miyuki's mind raced, and his expression turned serious. If Uchiha Madara were to try to fool Uchiha Obito with the reason that "Uchiha Miyuki wants to use Kakashi to kill Nohara Rin in order to obtain a Mangekyou Sharingan and upgrade his own Mangekyou Sharingan to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan," Obito, given his intelligence, would likely believe him.

The ninja cat was immediately summoned.

You didn't lay a hand on me, did you?

[We haven't even started yet, what's wrong?]