The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Compared to the previous option, the Fourth Raikage ultimately chose to compromise.

"It's not about what I want to do, but what Cloud Village should do." Hui smiled meaningfully.

The Fourth Raikage was taken aback, then realized something, and his expression gradually turned grim.

The defeat agreement clearly states that no country may initiate a war or engage in any serious acts that could provoke war within ten years; otherwise, the reparations period stipulated in the defeat agreement will be doubled.

The reparations for defeat were not paid in a lump sum, and they did not have that many resources. Apart from the initial compensation for the inheritance of ninjutsu and other skills, there were annual reparations.

Originally, this was supposed to be a three-year period, but now it has become six years!

The annual reparations are a huge sum for the Hidden Cloud Village!

Damn!

"Extend it for another year!" The Fourth Raikage tried to bargain.

Unexpectedly, Hui agreed quite readily.

"Row!"

After saying that, Hui dropped the corpse in his hand and quickly left the vicinity of Kumogakure.

The Fourth Raikage and a group of powerful Kumogakure members were left behind, only realizing what had happened later.

The damage Hui has caused to Kumogakure this time is too great, almost equivalent to three years' worth of reparations.

The reason for seeking compensation is simply to gain a formal status.

The fact that the Fourth Raikage was bargaining meant that he admitted that the Kumogakure was at fault in this incident.

This is enough.

Upon returning to Konoha, Hui's actions were praised by the village's leadership.

Entrusting this matter to Hui is the right choice.

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now. The important thing is Minato's succession ceremony. The Daimyo will be there, so we need to make sure the protection is in place. We absolutely cannot allow what happened today to happen again!"

Tsunade spoke up, thus ending the matter.

She didn't try to find out who had betrayed her whereabouts to the Hidden Cloud Village, because such things were almost impossible to trace. The moment the information was successfully leaked, the only chance to find out was already gone. If you can't catch someone in the act, you can't catch them.

We can only issue a warning to the other party.

Ugh.

When did Konoha develop such a huge internal problem?

The most troublesome one was actually Minato Namikaze. At this time, the appearance of such a being inside the village was extremely unfriendly to him.

This person may not necessarily be a spy; they may simply want to use the Hidden Cloud Village to achieve some other purpose.

Unfortunately, there wasn't a single clue.

Next, a heated discussion took place regarding Minato Namikaze's succession ceremony, after which the high-ranking officials dispersed.

"Sigh, I never imagined that Minato would become Hokage so quickly."

"Uchiha Fugaku sighed."

He was in the same class as Minato Namikaze, and they practically grew up together. However, he spent more time in the guard unit. After Minato Namikaze matured, he often carried out missions with other new generation geniuses, but he did not participate.

However, this does not mean that the two have a bad relationship.

While they weren't exactly best friends, they were at least acquainted.

They often play against each other.

"Haha, I heard that Minato dreamed of becoming Hokage since he was a child, and that he would become the man who became Hokage. It seems that he will not be able to achieve that dream."

Hui brought up the old joke, and everyone was stunned for a moment, but they quickly understood what he meant and burst into laughter.

Minato Namikaze was left scratching his head, unsure of what to do.

Amidst laughter, the Kage-level shinobi of Konoha returned home to attend to their own affairs.

For the next two weeks, Hui worked on accelerating the ripening of the medicinal herbs. There were many herbs in the New World that could replenish qi and blood. Although the New World was rich in resources, it was hard to find herbs that were old. How could they be as fast as Hui's method of ripening large quantities of herbs?

During this period, the ninja world was peaceful. While Uchiha Kiyoshi was practicing martial arts, his shadow clones instructed his two disciples in sealing techniques. Although Rin and Hyuga Ten's sealing techniques remained unchanged in power after more than three months, their foundation had been greatly strengthened. The biggest improvement was that they could now classify sealing techniques into Yin and Yang categories.

Uchiha Kiyoshi had been unable to carry out this task due to time constraints and intended to hand it over to them; now, he was finally able to begin.

Perhaps one or two years, perhaps ten or twenty years, Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't know how long it would take them to complete it.

However, compared to Uchiha Kiyoshi, who had to delve into everything, Rin and Hyuga Ten's research was much less extensive, so their progress shouldn't be too slow.

On the New World side, the Ancestor remained quiet for half a month. The Martial Arts Holy Land absorbed the blood and energy of geniuses from across the New World, continuously developing and growing stronger, its overall power constantly increasing, just waiting for the day it would reveal its true ferocity.

Leaf.

After a period of preparation, the ceremony for the succession of the Fourth Hokage finally began.

No accidents occurred during this period.

Perhaps they never intended to cause trouble at this time, or perhaps Konoha's recent actions made other ninja villages realize that Konoha was different.

No, it can't be said to be a different Konoha.

It can only be said that it reminded me of the old Konoha.

After all, Konoha's image was positive from the beginning.

Starting with the Third Hokage, the system gradually became one of constant compromise. Ironically, the Third Hokage served the longest, which damaged the reputation of Konoha as a whole.

Witnessed by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and all the villagers of Konoha, Minato Namikaze, wearing a Hokage robe with the character "Hokage" printed on it, slowly walked onto the high platform.

After his inaugural address, the villagers dispersed, and the daimyo of the Land of Fire was safely escorted away by his guards.

From then on, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, officially took office.

Konoha is about to enter a new era.

Chapter 382 Declaration of War

With the rise of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Konoha entered a new era.

This had no effect on Uchiha Kiyoshi, whose attention was now focused on something else.

Compared to the ninja world, which poses little threat to him, he is now more concerned about the movements of the Sage of Six Paths.

He was wondering why the Sage of Six Paths had stopped moving after detecting his presence.

After all, even if they only probed a little, shouldn't they at least test me? For example, whether I was an ambitious person like Madara Uchiha, or whether I was also planning something like the Infinite Tsukuyomi...

It wasn't until Uchiha Kiyoshi re-entered the Pure Land and sensed the collision of more than a dozen powerful auras that he realized it wasn't that the Sage of Six Paths hadn't conducted further tests, but rather that the opponent had been entangled.

At the same time, Uchiha Kiyoshi gained a clear understanding for the first time about the strong.

In the ninja world, the power levels fluctuate greatly. At high levels, there are beings like Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths, or even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. At low levels, the power levels are truly low, where even a moderator can become a demigod.

The Pure Land is different; it contains a considerable number of strong individuals, including all the powerful figures throughout the history of the ninja world and those born locally.

The lifespan of a soul is almost infinite, especially for souls at the level of the Sage of Six Paths.

This time, Uchiha Kiyoshi gained a truly clear understanding of what constitutes a strong person.

So there are so many strong people.

"At least fifteen or sixteen! And these are just those who were attracted by the Sage of Six Paths' actions, and they are beings at the same level as the Sage of Six Paths."

Uchiha Kiyoshi could sense that although these auras varied in strength, they were essentially the same.

If there are so many powerful figures at the level of the Sage of Six Paths, then what about those at the level of Hashirama Senju? And what about Madara Uchiha, who possessed the Rinnegan but wasn't the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki and was at the pseudo-Six Paths level?

Maybe more.

Therefore, no matter how the ninja world changed, Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't care and devoted all his energy to the Pure Land.

The dozen or so powerful figures seemed determined to keep a close watch on the Sage of Six Paths. Although no fight broke out, they didn't leave either, apparently provoked by his actions. Indeed, whatever had happened, the Sage of Six Paths' risky expedition to explore the ninja world meant something significant had occurred. Either their hidden primordial continent had been discovered, or something had happened within the ninja world itself that threatened the Sage of Six Paths' position. Whatever the reason, they couldn't allow the Sage of Six Paths to continue.

The standoff lasted for half a month. Although the standoff subsided afterward, the atmosphere remained the same, suggesting that they planned to stay on the first floor.

Uchiha Kiyoshi also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, with them watching over him, he didn't have to worry about the Sage of Six Paths coming after him.

"There's been another extra period of development."

However, let's hurry up and achieve that breakthrough. Relying on others is not as good as relying on yourself. Only when you are strong can you be fearless.

Having so many powerful beings at the Six Paths level, which is equivalent to gods, gathered together is not without its advantages.

They were all beings who had mastered the rules. With so many "rules masters" gathered together, the fluctuations of the rules in the first layer of the Pure Land became even more obvious. Uchiha Kiyoshi even spent most of his time here comprehending the rules in order to save time.

It's practically a sacred place for cultivation created by human intervention.

Looking at the increasingly refined golden core within his soul, Uchiha Kiyoshi continued his cultivation.

He sensed that his soul cultivation would change soon.

......

Two months passed after the Fourth Hokage took office.

New World.

Two and a half months have passed since the pilgrimage route was opened, a total of ninety days, and the strength of the martial arts holy land can be said to have achieved a leap forward.

With unlimited resources, the original tribal members experienced a significant increase in strength. All the original guards became first-class members, and even other members who were not originally part of the guards or had retired received martial arts inheritance, which led to breakthroughs in their strength and made them first-class members as well.

Among them, the number of those who have entered the top level has increased by about ten.

This only applies to the original tribe members of the martial arts holy land.

In just ninety days, more than these changes occurred; over a thousand new members joined, all of whom were geniuses in Qi and Blood cultivation.

That's equivalent to the more than one thousand most powerful geniuses on the entire continent!

Whether they were already top-tier or broke through later, there were a total of more than a dozen of them.

So far, including everyone, the martial arts holy land has four priest-level combatants. Recently, there has been a breakthrough, with thirty top-level combatants and nearly a hundred first-class ones!

With such strength, they possess an overwhelming advantage over any of the other three major tribes!

"Gentlemen, since the establishment of the Martial Arts Holy Land, the three major tribes have repeatedly targeted us. I wonder what everyone's thoughts are on this."