From Hokage to Visionary

Uchiha Sotsuki was busy taking out things and had no time to pay attention to Kakuzu who was chattering away.

"Uh?"

Kakuzu talked until his mouth was dry, but he was disappointed to find that the other party didn't listen to him at all, and even took out a pair of transparent gloves that seemed to be made of human skin from his arms.

The translucent glove made of human skin seemed to be wriggling like a living thing, emitting an ominous aura.

Looking at the glove, Jiaodu suddenly felt a chill, fear filled his pupils: "What are you going to do?"

"Relax, take a deep breath, and don't stress."

Uchiha Sogetsu put on his gloves politely, crossed his hands and said calmly: "This is the first time for everyone. It's your first time to die, and it's my first time to use it. Please cooperate and finish it as soon as possible."

Listen, is this human talk?

What do you mean this is your first time dying too? It sounds like no one can die twice!

"Wait, I'm still very useful!"

With only his head left, Kakuzu still tried to struggle desperately.

"Don't move!"

Uchiha Sogetsu reached out and grabbed Kakuzu's head, silently activating the 'Creeping Hunger'.

The cold touch caused dense bumps to appear on Kakuzu's scalp, and an unstoppable chill surged to his forehead. If he still had a respiratory system, he would even want to gasp for air.

But unfortunately, he couldn't do that because his neck was cut.

"Swallow!"

Uchiha Sogetsu said silently in his heart.

The wriggling hunger was cheering, and the spirit kept whispering in his ears, praising the great 'True Creator'.

"Uhhhhhh-"

Suddenly, a strong and twisted suction force broke out.

Kakuzu suddenly felt dazed, as if his soul was being forcibly dragged by the suction force and was being "pulled" out of his head bit by bit.

"No! Stop!" Kakuzu immediately realized that the other party was going to extract his soul. A look of horror appeared on his face and he screamed, "Please, don't do this!"

But unfortunately, his pleading fell on deaf ears of Uchiha Sogetsu.

Soon, an almost translucent spirit was dragged out of Kakuzu's head bit by bit, and the wriggling hunger devoured it with relish, as if it were a real wild beast, fiercely biting and gnawing on the spirit and slowly swallowing it.

Spirits devoured by the 'creeping hunger' will not only suffer pain during the process, but will also feel endless torment when they are subsequently released to pasture.

Of course, Uchiha Sogetsu is not soft-hearted. After all, no matter how you look at it, Kakuzu is not a good person.

The first time he 'devoured' Kakuzu's spirit, he could sense the feedback.

Now the wriggling hunger has only four remaining spots to devour, and it seems to know instinctively how to 'herd' souls.

"By the way, how can I level up like Xiao Ke?"

Uchiha Munetsuki fell into deep thought. Where could he find a Sequence 5 shepherd?

After thinking it over again and again, he decided to give up for the time being and planned to try the spirit body he just got. He didn't know how lucky he would be since it was his first time using it.

"grazing!"

As his voice fell, the ability of 'herding' was revealed this time.

I saw four Earth Resentful Creatures that looked like a cluster of black lines suddenly appear near him.

"Tsk, only one kind?"

Uchiha Sogetsu was not very satisfied. After all, it was his first time using it, but it was so ineffective that he only got one ability randomly.

However, he immediately fell into thought again: "Speaking of which, besides the Earth Grudge, does Kakuzu have any other abilities?"

It seems, seemingly, it should be. It's only Di Yuanyu, right?

While thinking, Uchiha Sotsuki felt a headache, his stable spirituality gradually became restless, and the voice in his mind praising the true creator seemed to become clearer and clearer. Suddenly, his eyes became stern, and he quickly pulled down the squirming hunger and threw it back into the system space.

"Hiss, this side effect is quite serious."

Uchiha Sogetsu used soothing to stabilize his spirit, then frowned and said, "I don't have the gray fog to suppress it. I'd better use it as little as possible in the future."

I have to say that at this moment he is still a little envious of Xiao Ke. The gray fog is simply a magical weapon!

After being disturbed by Kakuzu, Uchiha Sogetsu didn't plan to rest anymore. He simply packed up and planned to go back to Konoha directly.

I don’t know what interesting things have happened in Konoha after being away for so long.

When talking about Konoha, one person must be mentioned.

Danzo has been almost annoyed to death by Sarutobi Hiruzen these days. This old man is inexplicable and keeps asking her to discuss important matters all day long.

As a result, when the person came, without discussing the matter for a few words, he said that they had been classmates for many years and he insisted on taking her to reminisce about the past.

Either take a hot spring bath or drink alcohol

Until the very end, the look that Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Danzo even made the ninja who founded the Root feel a hint of inexplicable fear.

He...Uh, no, is she really that charming?

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 122: Becoming Famous in Konoha

Wearing the stars and the moon, traveling day and night.

When Uchiha Munetsuki arrived at the main gate of Konoha, the foggy sky had just broken.

A ray of sunlight shines through the clouds onto the wide avenue.

The member of the Konoha Guard who was in charge of guarding the gate was yawning and rubbing his sleepy eyes. When he walked out of the sentry post and was about to stretch his body, his expression suddenly froze. He stared straight ahead with his eyes wide open, and his mouth slowly opened.

When Uchiha Munetsuki came closer, he couldn't help but frowned when he saw his strange look: "What's the matter, Yuan Tai, I haven't seen you for a few days, you don't recognize me?"

"No it's not"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tai's face immediately turned red, and he said with some excitement: "I didn't expect that you still remembered me. Welcome back to the village, Master Zong Yue!"

grown ups?

Uchiha Sogetsu raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

It is quite intriguing that such honorifics would actually come out of the mouth of a member of the security team. You know, his reputation in the Uchiha clan has never been very good. Many people call him behind his back: a lackey of the Hokage, a shame of the Uchiha family, and so on.

In the past, when the guards saw him, they would at most nod in greeting and would never show such enthusiasm.

"Well, I hope you don't take the past things to heart." Yuan Tai seemed to know how they treated Zong Yue in the past. He scratched his head awkwardly and said ashamedly: "We all know what you did in the Hidden Mist Village. As expected, you are the real hope of Uchiha!"

When he said the last sentence, Yuan Tai's face and eyes were shining with strong admiration and respect.

It seems that this must be the Hokage's trick. Uchiha Munetsuki thought for a moment, but then he showed a deep smile, gently patted Yuan Tai's shoulder, and chuckled: "Don't worry, we are all from the same family, why would I take it to heart? Besides, I can be where I am today because of the bloodline of the Uchiha clan!"

Although he was a little surprised, he had to admit that Sarutobi Hiruzen's move just helped him.

With the Hokage behind the scenes fanning the flames, there was no need for him to become famous.

"Yes, yes! Lord Munetsuki!"

Yuan Tai felt the strength on his shoulder and the voice that was as warm and gentle as a spring breeze, and secretly clenched his fists.

What is charm?!

This is!

Although he has great strength, he is not arrogant at all.

Be elegant in manners, kind in character, polite to others, respect the weak, and be tolerant and generous!

I ask, where else can we find such a perfect person besides Uchiha Munetsuki? !

At this moment, Yuan Tai felt deeply ashamed for what he had said. He cheered up and said fanatically, "Lord Munetsuki, thank you for forgiving me for my previous rude words. From today on, I will be your loyal follower. I believe that only you can lead Uchiha to glory again!"

In fact, ever since the Uchiha clan knew what Uchiha Sogetsu did in the Hidden Mist Village, their perception of him changed almost overnight.

From the initial derogatory words such as "Hokage's lackey" and "Uchiha traitor", it gradually turned into "gentle and humble", "powerful", "Uchiha's hope" and so on, which are full of commendatory words. Even a large number of young people began to worship Uchiha Munezuki.

And Uchiha Motoyasu is one of those admirers.

After all, a sixteen-year-old Jonin single-handedly broke into the Hidden Mist Village, killed the elite Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and assassinated the Third Mizukage.

Such exaggerated deeds would be rare even if we counted a few decades ago.

The key point is that he is only sixteen years old this year and is far from reaching his peak. It is not difficult to imagine how much he will grow if Uchiha Sogetsu is given another ten years!

Perhaps, the only one who can compare with him is Uchiha Madara!

But compared to the Shura of the Ninja World, the gentle and kind Lord Uchiha Sogetsu is obviously better!

Therefore, the younger generation of the Uchiha family regards Munezuki as their idol and believes that only he can lead the Uchiha family to regain its glory.

Facing Yuan Yasu who was like a fanatical believer, Uchiha Sogetsu felt a little uncomfortable. He could only use the excuse of going to report the mission and quickly get away from this guy.

He was afraid that if he continued talking, Yuan Tai would have to put a yellow robe on him.

On the way to the Hokage Building, Uchiha Sogetsu deeply felt the advantages and disadvantages of "fame".

The good thing is that almost all the ninjas who passed by smiled and nodded at him, with awe in their eyes, as if he had become known to everyone overnight.

The downside is that some people are just too enthusiastic.

For example: Obito and Kakashi, these two little guys, seem to be turning into fanatics.

"Being stared at like this is somewhat unbecoming of an 'audience'."

Uchiha Sogetsu sighed in his heart, but felt helpless. He was not Adam, he did not have the innate uniqueness, and he was not the King of Angels.

If you want to change the tide of the times, you can only do it yourself.

What is an audience?

He is both an actor on stage and a director behind the scenes, manipulating and observing the direction of the entire drama from a third-party perspective.

While thinking, I arrived at the Hokage Building.

"Good job! Owl!"

Linjiao seemed to have been waiting here for a long time. When he saw him coming, he stepped forward and patted his shoulder, jokingly saying, "But, you went a little too far. The Hokage must have been very angry with you."

"Hey, Master Linjiao, please stop praising me." Uchiha Munetsuki showed a bitter face, showing a sympathetic look, and sighed: "You don't know how dangerous my trip was. I almost died in the Hidden Mist Village. As for the Mizukage... well, I was completely forced."

There was a deep sense of helplessness in his words, as if he had almost died on the battlefield and had survived by luck.

You know what, when Linjiao saw him like this, he immediately imagined a lot of scenes in his mind.

Uchiha Sogetsu was chased by the Mist Shadow and narrowly escaped death several times. He was seriously injured and dying. He was forced to the edge of a cliff, but he burst out with all his strength and finally managed to fight back and survive.

And that insidious and cunning Mizukage played with Sogetsu like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Sorry, I said it too lightly." Linjiao put away his smile, gave him a big hug, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, you won't suffer in vain. Our Konoha, the Hokage, will definitely avenge you!"

"It's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore."

Uchiha Munetsuki looked troubled and sighed: "It's just a little bit of wind and frost. Fortunately, I came back alive and lived up to the trust of the Hokage!"

"I understand, I understand everything!"

Linjiao immediately felt the same way, as he had gone through the same thing back then: "Come on, I'll take you to find the Hokage."

Having said that, he was about to walk out.

"Eh?"

Uchiha Sogetsu was stunned for a moment: "Master Linjiao, wait, where are you going? Isn't the Hokage in the building?"

"Uh, this. Hokage-sama."

The corners of Linjiao's mouth twitched, and he wanted to say something but stopped himself several times, with an incomprehensible and rather complicated expression on his face.

"Hokage-sama. Something happened?"

Uchiha Sogetsu frowned and immediately showed concern.

"No. This matter is more complicated."

Linjiao covered his forehead, lowered his head deeply, and said in a weak voice: "During the time you were away, a small thing happened. Danzo turned into a woman, and the Hokage has been staying with her during this period, ahem."

Uchiha Munetsuki: “???”