The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

I almost forgot, Uchiha Kiyoshi is also a medical ninja. Even if I hurt him, can't he still heal himself while fighting?

Uncle, I'm reporting that Uchiha Kiyoshi is cheating.

Fugaku Uchiha possessed a strong will and quickly adjusted his mindset, setting Uchiha Kiyoshi as his target. With this goal in mind, Fugaku trained even more diligently.

Having witnessed Uchiha Kiyoshi's fighting style, Uchiha Fugaku would try to learn from it during his training.

"Art," was Fugaku Uchiha's assessment of Kiyoshi Uchiha's battle—achieving maximum effect with minimal expenditure.

Aside from the absolute dominance in taijutsu, which he couldn't learn, Fugaku Uchiha mastered most of Kiyoshi Uchiha's combat techniques.

The Second Shinobi World War

Chapter Seventy: The Outbreak of War

Time passed, and just as Sarutobi Saku recovered from his injuries and the members of Team 3 regrouped for acclimatization training and planned to carry out another mission, a sudden piece of news shocked everyone.

The Land of Rain has launched a war against the Land of Iron!

Instead of directly engaging in war with major powers like the Land of Fire, the Land of Rain chose to invade the Land of Iron.

A country without ninjas has managed to survive, demonstrating the formidable strength of the Land of Iron.

Unlike other countries, the Land of Iron has no ninjas, nor does it have a ninja organization. The main fighting force of this country consists of samurai, who follow a unique training path specific to the ninja world.

Samurai generally honed their swordsmanship, and the most powerful, like Mifune in the later stages, were comparable to Kage-level ninjas. Furthermore, the samurai's superior close-quarters combat ability was a significant counter to ninjas, preventing them from having time to form hand seals during battle. Therefore, in battles between samurai and ninjas, as long as the skill difference was not significant and the fight was close-quarters, the samurai would generally prevail.

The Land of Rain chose to attack the Land of Iron for two reasons: firstly, to test the intentions of the other three great nations; and secondly, because the Land of Iron is rich in mineral resources and has a developed forging industry, producing more than 30% of the weapons in the entire ninja world.

Taking over the Land of Iron meant a continuous supply of provisions, which is why the Land of Rain launched its immediate attack on the Land of Iron.

The intelligence arrived a day after the incident. Uchiha Kiyoshi didn't have many intelligence channels, but his two teammates, one the eldest son of the Senju clan and the other the nephew of the Hokage, provided timely and comprehensive information.

"It is said that when the warriors of the Land of Iron heard that Hanzo was coming, they turned and ran. Only Mifune stood up and resisted Hanzo the Salamander. In the end, Mifune's sword was broken, and he begged to exchange his own death for Hanzo not killing his comrade. Hanzo appreciated Mifune's spirit of sacrificing himself to protect his comrade, so he did not kill him, but gave him the antidote."

As he spoke, Sarutobi Saku also expressed his admiration for Mifune's spirit, even with a hint of reverence.

Sarutobi Saku had the most comprehensive information, or rather, not more comprehensive than Nawaki's information, but because he was reliable and remembered a lot. So Uchiha Kiyoshi listened to his retelling.

"Alas, in the end, the Land of Iron was still conquered by the Land of Rain."

"So, is the Land of Rain planning to launch a ninja war? They've even prepared supplies."

Hearing Uchiha Kiyoshi's assessment, Sarutobi Saku was also surprised. Thinking about it, it made a lot of sense. The Land of Iron was a major weapons manufacturing country, and even Konoha purchased many of its supplies from the Land of Iron. He hadn't considered this before.

"What? There's this aspect too? What will we do if the Land of Iron is conquered by the Land of Rain? Many of Konoha's ninja tools were bought from the Land of Iron!"

Rope Tree, who was standing nearby, also realized what was happening and shouted.

"It's not as serious as you think. The Iron Country was only defeated, not destroyed."

The Land of Rain isn't adjacent to the Land of Iron; the Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfall are in between. At most, they would just sign an agreement after being defeated, requiring the Land of Rain to provide them with a certain amount of supplies.

We can still purchase ninja tools from the Land of Iron for our other ninja villages.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was the calmest. Apart from lacking information and being unable to accurately judge the timing of some events, he had a good understanding of the general trend of the ninja world. Once he knew something, he could quickly deduce most of the information.

"Oh, I see. That explains it."

He patted his chest and let out an exaggerated sigh of relief.

"I wonder how the village will respond..."

"These are not things we need to consider; we just need to follow the village's arrangements."

Before that, you must train diligently so you can better survive on the battlefield.

"Qing is right, we should focus on our training. I heard from my uncle... uh, the Hokage that war is brutal, and even a Jonin could die if they're not careful."

"Then let's not take on any more missions for now and focus on our cultivation. Of course, we'll still complete any missions assigned by the village."

In the end, Uchiha Kiyoshi made the final decision: to play it safe and not take the lead for now.

Their squad has a somewhat special status, and Konoha wouldn't assign them a suicide mission at this time. They would probably wait until the situation becomes clearer before making any arrangements for them.

Uchiha Kiyoshi's thinking was clear: his team not only had Senju's son, but also the Hokage's nephew; the village wouldn't assign them a suicide mission at this time. Therefore, he needed to seize the opportunity to train diligently.

"War, huh? After all these years in the ninja world, is it finally time to face war?"

It's hard to say what Uchiha Kiyoshi's true feelings are about war. War is cruel, and one wrong move can cost you your life. But risk also represents opportunity, and only by seizing the opportunity can one rise rapidly. In the original story, powerful ninjas all began to emerge in war, experiencing life and death time and time again before finally growing stronger.

Even Uchiha Kiyoshi, who was cautious by nature, felt that the opportunities brought by war were indeed very important.

However, the Second Shinobi World War was not that simple.

In the original timeline, Nawaki died, and Kato Dan's physical location was exposed, leading to his death at the hands of the enemy. These events all indicate that Danzo began to emerge during this period.

Taking advantage of the war, Danzo's Root organization continued to grow stronger and began to eliminate dissidents. Anyone who could possibly stand in his way of becoming Hokage was to be killed!

"Never mind, let's focus on cultivation first."

As usual, Uchiha Kiyoshi trained alone, while Nawaki and Sarutobi Saku conducted combat training.

Saku Sarutobi was seriously injured during the last mission, which delayed him for half a month. His body was rusty, and he only gradually regained his strength in the battle with Nawaki.

Although a lot of time was wasted, it wasn't without its gains. Facing six ninjas of equal rank alone, with the threat of life and death looming between them, Sarutobi Saku's will was tempered, and his combat skills also improved.

Initially, Nawaki was dominating Sarutobi, but as Sarutobi regained his form, the two became evenly matched. Then, Sarutobi improved rapidly and eventually even dominated Nawaki.

"Ahhh, I'm not going to fight you in close combat anymore, I'm going to use ninjutsu."

Finally, Rope Tree erupted, seized the opportunity to break free, created distance, and formed hand seals.

Water Release: Water Arrow Technique

Numerous water arrows appeared, hindering Sarutobi Saku's approach.

That wasn't enough. Rope Tree used Shadow Clone Technique to create three clones, all of which formed hand seals simultaneously.

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique

At the same time, four Rope Trees spat out huge water balls, one attacking Sarutobi Saku, while the other three went towards the ground.

"Great Waterfall Technique! I see. You just mastered it recently? In that case, whenever there's an opportunity, I can use this ninjutsu to change the terrain, and Nawaki's water jutsu won't be so severely restricted by the environment."

Uchiha Kiyoya was also observing the battle closely and was surprised by Nawaki's actions.

He knew that Rope Tree had been practicing the Great Waterfall Technique, but it seemed that he had encountered a bottleneck and could not learn it.

Chapter Seventy-One: Individual Progress

Uchiha Kiyoshi was surprised that Nawaki had learned the Great Waterfall Technique, and Sarutobi Saku was even more astonished.

For a moment, even Sarutobi Saku was caught off guard by Nawaki's attack.

The surrounding terrain was altered by Rope Tree's Three Great Waterfalls technique, forming numerous water-filled puddles.

This environment is extremely advantageous for Nawaki, who is skilled in water escape techniques.

The key is that he used a ninjutsu that drastically altered the surrounding terrain, yet Nawaki still looked incredibly energetic. This is really unfair; he has so much chakra... truly remarkable.

Sarutobi Saku reacted quickly and changed tactics.

The change in environment only made it more favorable for Rope Tree to perform, without affecting his completion of the task. This is also one of the benefits of water treading training, as the impact of terrain on combat is greatly reduced.

The battle between the two Nawaki and Rope Tree ended in a draw.

Nawaki's ninjutsu was relentless, yet it didn't cause much damage to Sarutobi Saku, who wasn't incapable of ninjutsu himself. Sarutobi Saku, with his superior combat skills, used fewer ninjutsu to hold his own against Nawaki.

Both of them have made significant progress in their strength. Nawaki has learned the Great Waterfall Technique, and his combat skills have also matured over the past three years. Although he is not as skilled as some people like Uchiha Kiyoshi, he is still at a passable level.

Saku Sarutobi recovered from his serious injuries and seemed to have broken through his limits. His chakra improved, reaching over 1,300 chakra, and he had begun to break free from the limitations of chakra when using C-rank ninjutsu.

A C-rank ninjutsu consumes only a few dozen chakra units, while a B-rank consumes between 500 and 2000. Higher-rank ninjutsu, such as A-rank and S-rank techniques involving ultimate techniques, have chakra consumption that is not so easily categorized. For example, the Flying Thunder God Technique, although described as a forbidden technique, also has its own rank, S-rank. Strictly speaking, the Flying Thunder God Technique doesn't consume a very large amount of chakra. Minato Namikaze used it hundreds of times in a battle without much difficulty, indicating that it consumes at most around 100 chakra units.

Of course, there are definitely differences in distance.

Both of them made remarkable progress, and Uchiha Kiyoshi couldn't help but sigh that life-or-death battles were indeed the most effective way to unleash potential.

Uchiha Kiyoshi made even more significant progress, awakening the Sharingan, and all his stats improved dramatically, increasing his overall strength by at least 20%.

Despite the mere 20% increase, Uchiha Kiyoshi can now be said to be on par with his two predecessors.

"Rope Tree, you've actually mastered the Great Waterfall Technique! Not bad!"

Saku Sarutobi wasn't envious or jealous of Nawaki learning the Great Waterfall technique; on the contrary, he was quite happy. This greatly reduced Nawaki's reliance on terrain and made him stronger, which was a great benefit to the team's safety, so he was naturally excited.

"Haha, that's right! Don't you know who I, Nawaki, am? I'm the man who's going to become Hokage!"

Uchiha Kiyoshi rolled his eyes at Nawaki, but couldn't resist giving him a jab, lest the guy get too cocky.

"It's good to learn the Great Waterfall Technique, but you still need enough time to practice it. It's not enough. You need to become so proficient that you can reduce the number of hand seals, or even complete it in three to five seals."

"Huh? Qing, you're not jealous, are you?"

Tell me, are you just jealous because I learned a B-rank ninjutsu?

"Jealous of you? It's not like I don't know B-rank ninjutsu."

Kiyoshi Uchiha slapped away the hand that Rope Tree was pointing at him and said irritably.

“That’s right, Nawaki, Kiyoshi is right. It was just that I didn’t think of it, or rather, I knew you had been learning it but hadn’t mastered it, and I didn’t subconsciously think of it, which gave you the opportunity to use the Great Waterfall Technique.”

In a true life-or-death battle, the enemy will consider all aspects, and you won't have many opportunities to unleash a ninjutsu like the Great Waterfall Technique.

Sarutobi Saku also voiced his support for Uchiha Kiyoshi, to prevent the guy from continuing to act arrogantly, otherwise he would be a real nuisance today.

Rope Tree was indeed taken aback, and he knew that both of them were right.

In battle, there are very few opportunities to use ninjutsu like this that require a long time to form hand seals, and the enemy won't be foolish enough to let you use it.

There's another point that Nawaki didn't think of, but Uchiha Kiyoshi did: as the eldest son of the Senju clan, Nawaki would be the subject of intense intelligence gathering from other ninja villages. Knowing that he was skilled in Water Release, they would naturally guard against any opportunity for him to use ninjutsu like the Great Waterfall Technique.

However, this point doesn't need to be mentioned.

The three exchanged a few words and then went their separate ways to continue their training.

Uchiha Kiyoshi, of course, should first practice body tempering techniques.

After more than two years of study, Uchiha Kiyoshi's body-building techniques have been perfected. They are no longer simply and rigidly imitating wild beasts, but have incorporated Uchiha Kiyoshi's medical knowledge to improve these movements, making them more suitable for human training.