Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha

Hundreds of Kushina shouted a warning in unison. Minato saw this and his eyes twitched. He silently followed his wife and charged forward.

The scorpions in the cave were dumbfounded; there were just too many of them...

Osamu Furukawa was behind them, and the black iron sand helped to block the puppet's attacks from time to time, allowing Kushina's shadow clones to perform better.

Despite her limited combat experience, Kushina successfully suppressed the puppets with her tenfold numerical advantage. Soon, some of her clones produced blue chakra spheres, which, under cover, easily hit the enemy puppets.

"boom..."

Seeing the puppet shattered and Minato Namikaze disappear again, Sasori immediately ran away.

After abandoning Hiruko, Sasori jumped onto the Third Kazekage puppet and, with the unfolding of the Sand Iron Wings, quickly disappeared into the passage behind.

When Minato appeared in the cave, he sensed a faint chakra that had quickly left. Although Hiruko's appearance was closer to that of a real person, he was certain that it was just a puppet.

"Did they escape? There's actually a puppeteer who can control 50 puppets. No wonder he's a genius ninja from Sunagakure."

"That's not something a human body can do; the other party must have modified their body."

Osamu Furukawa, who appeared from behind, took over the conversation, while Kushina, who followed in, took a deep breath. Using the Rasengan repeatedly had taken a toll on her health.

"Flying is a real problem. For now, we can only solve this by using barrier and sealing techniques."

"It has been confirmed that the enemy possesses more than 10 flying golems..."

Hearing her husband's words, Kushina laughed heartily, not taking the puppet to heart at all:

"Once the sealing team and the barrier team arrive, even if the enemy masters the flying puppets, they won't be able to leave!"

"I just don't know how to sense the body, and I don't know if Jiraiya-sensei's method is reliable."

Furukawa Osamu did not participate in this topic. While the Konoha ninjas searched for Nagato, he secretly searched for Black Zetsu. With the Amber Purification Bottle, he could try to seal the Gedo Mazo.

"With the help of two immortals, there is still a great chance!"

"The key lies in restricting space-time ninjutsu. Just because I can't sense the coordinates doesn't mean that guy can't do it. He can distort space."

"Kushina, don't be careless. You're in charge of the sealing, but be careful too."

Minato hurriedly reminded his wife that he had always disagreed with Kushina's participation in this operation, as the enemy's abilities were too dangerous, but in the end he couldn't resist his wife's pleading.

"With my ability to limit the Mangekyou Sharingan, there's no need to worry too much."

“The enemy can break through space, and I can also sense the coordinates outside, but the absorption speed of those eyes should be even faster now, so we really need to be more careful.”

As Furukawa Osamu used iron sand to erode Hiruko, he whispered a reminder that his split spirit had already seen the information Kisame provided to Terumi Mei.

Considering that Obito may be spying on them again recently, their eye power will most likely increase...

After hearing their words of advice, Kushina's burgeoning ego vanished. That legendary power was indeed beyond her capabilities.

"I understand. I will be more careful for Naruto's sake."

Kushina, who was cooperating with the inspection of the cave, sighed inwardly. She really hoped that her son could grow up happily in a peaceful environment, and she hated the guy who stole the Nine-Tails even more!

...

Obito, unaware that his Mangekyou Sharingan had undergone a complete transformation, was still being cursed countless times by Minato and his wife in their hearts, and that his spying continued even after he gained even greater power.

Perhaps the time for parting is approaching, as Kakashi and Rin Nohara have recently increased their taijutsu training sessions.

Late at night, the limp and powerless girl buried her head in Kakashi's arms. They hadn't used protection lately, and although Nohara Rin was embarrassed, she still blushed and whispered:

"Kakashi, do you think it's possible that it's possible?"

"No...no way?! Lin, it's all my fault, your birthday isn't until a few days away..."

Kakashi was startled by the girl's words and quickly hugged her to apologize. Rin Nohara chuckled softly, and after a few whispered words, their body temperatures began to rise again.

"You must prefer boys! Your father probably wants to see you continue the bloodline."

"Kakashi, should we come up with a name in advance? I seem to be recalling some things from the past, which seem to be related to Obito Uchiha."

Rin Nohara climbed onto Kakashi and earnestly recounted her fragmented memories. As her voice trailed off, Obito, who was watching, became increasingly excited.

"Lin really remembered me..."

But as they listened, the voices changed again. Rin Nohara seemed to have been ambushed, and the two started whispering sweet nothings again. With Kakashi's help, the girl quickly let out a soft cry:

"Kakashi, let's call him Obito if he's a boy! Don't be shy about me..."

"Lin, thank you..."

Upon hearing their conversation, Obito, who had just been extremely excited, completely lost his composure. Thinking about the possible scenarios in the future, he felt dizzy and hurriedly transformed into a vortex and disappeared.

Inside the Kamui dimension, Obito crashed to the ground in a sorry state, his eyes throbbing with pain, and the right half of his body boiling over as a large amount of power from Hashirama's cells was once again being absorbed.

"what!!"

"Obito Hatake! Obito Hatake... Waaah..."

Chapter 228 "Darkness" Erosion

In mid-November, Konoha secretly dispatched a reserve team, marking the official start of operations for the support ninjas.

Most of the village's ninjas were unaware of what had happened. In such an extraordinary battle, ordinary ninjas couldn't do much, and everyone was enjoying the peaceful life after the war.

The Uchiha clan was aware of the village's high-ranking officials' movements. Led by Uchiha Shisui, several Uchiha ANBU members participated in the capture operation.

The enemy possesses a Four-Tails Jinchuriki puppet, and Shisui and the others practiced many tactics in response to this target.

As for whether they could suppress the tailed beasts with their eye power, the Uchiha group didn't know.

Fugaku Uchiha strongly supported this operation, as it was also an opportunity to test just how big the difference was between the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and the Mangekyou Sharingan!

At every clan meeting, the "followers of Uchiha Madara" would rebel against his will, and Fugaku wanted to use facts to strike at these disobedient clan members.

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Itachi Uchiha was unable to participate in major clan operations because he was too young, and often could only perform boring, low-level tasks.

Many elite Jonin have gone out, and recently the instructor leading the team has become Minazuki Yuuki.

This Jonin, who appeared to be around 40 years old, looked completely different from his name; his appearance could even be described as overly rough...

With short black hair, a headband tightly bound around his forehead, messy thick eyebrows, round eyes like fish eyes, large nostrils, and thick lips, the new captain's appearance was so striking that Itachi couldn't bear to look at him directly.

Although he knew it was wrong to judge a book by its cover, after observing the other person's ordinary ninja skills, Itachi Uchiha sighed in his heart more than once:

"Appearance might also be a part of one's abilities..."

In the afternoon, after completing his escort mission, Itachi Uchiha returned to the village and waved goodbye to the group. He could tell that the captain was jealous of his talent, but he didn't care.

"Itachi, want to have dinner together tonight? How about we go for three-color dumplings?"

Shinko extended the invitation with great enthusiasm, while Pegasus, standing to the side, scoffed and then muttered under his breath.

"Women really only care about looks..."

Itachi Uchiha turned to look at the two of them, noticing the expectant look on Shinko's face, but ultimately shook his head and calmly replied:

"I'm sorry, Shinko, I have to take care of my younger brother."

"Ah, it's alright. Itachi is such a kind person!"

Shinko sighed. She naturally didn't have any special thoughts about 8-year-old Itachi. As for why she cared about him, it was simply because she admired strong people.

After Fugaku Uchiha recently revealed that Itachi Uchiha had awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of 8, the entire village was buzzing about Itachi Uchiha's talent.

For ordinary ninjas, high-level battles are too far removed from their lives; these gossip tales are far more appealing.

Itachi Uchiha has now officially become "someone else's child" (a term used to describe someone who excels at rank in Chinese literature). Although he is still a genin (lower-ranking ninja), everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before he is promoted to jonin (higher-ranking ninja).

When Itachi Uchiha arrived at the shopping street, he was about to browse the clan members' shops to buy some gifts for his younger brother when he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him:

"Itachi! I didn't expect to run into you here!"

Uchiha Izumi jogged over to the boy, and when she looked at Itachi with her big eyes, a sweet smile appeared on her face.

Feeling awkward being stared at by a girl, Uchiha Itachi turned his head away, then, remembering something, asked in a low voice:

Why aren't you at school today? Did you skip class?

"It's just a leave of absence! My mother caught a cold recently, and I've been staying home to take care of her. Fortunately, her condition has improved, so I had time to come out."

The two walked together, with Uchiha Izumi smiling as she shared her recent life. The girl was especially happy as they strolled along the bustling commercial street.

Uchiha Itachi suddenly stopped and looked at the street corner behind him. Uchiha Izumi, unaware that something was wrong, asked in a low voice:

"Itachi, have you found something?"

"No, it might be an illusion."

Uchiha Itachi responded calmly, but in his heart he was secretly wondering who was following him. The other party was obviously a powerful ninja who had mastered a secret technique.

The two strolled around until evening. When they returned to their clan's territory together, Uchiha Izumi suddenly saw Uchiha Sasuke looking at her with hostility, and she burst out laughing again.

"Itachi, your little brother is so cute, he seems to really like you!"

Izumi deliberately whispered in Itachi's ear, and their intimate gesture immediately made Sasuke gasp in surprise.

Just as Itachi was about to explain, the girl jumped aside, a blush rising on her face, and waved vigorously at the two of them, shouting loudly:

"Thank you for going shopping with me, Itachi. I had a really great time today!"

"elder brother!"

Sasuke grabbed Itachi's arm in dissatisfaction, his face filled with jealousy when he heard that his brother was shopping with a girl.

Seeing Sasuke's expression, Izumi Uchiha laughed and ran away. This was the happiest day she had had in a while.

"Alright, Sasuke, these are some snacks I bought for you."

"There's no need to stay at the shrine all the time. Go to the shopping street and the guard post area more often. Many clansmen live in the center of the village, which is more suitable for children."

After handing the gift to his younger brother, Itachi patted him on the head and gave him some instructions. Sasuke then showed a shy smile.

"I want to go on missions with my brother as soon as possible!"

"An 8-year-old with three tomoe Sharingan, my brother is amazing! I will try my best to catch up with him..."

Sasuke looked at Itachi with a face full of reverence. Ever since he learned about the Sharingan, his admiration for his brother had only grown.

Itachi Uchiha felt somewhat helpless about the impact on his younger brother; he didn't want Sasuke to embark on the path of a ninja so early.

He was certain his younger brother possessed considerable talent, and the thought of the consequences if their father discovered this filled Itachi with dread as Sasuke followed in his footsteps...

"Let's go. The mission is over for now. I'll take you to the shopping street tomorrow."

"Sasuke, you can't always be alone. Even though you're still young, you need to learn to make friends."

"I just want to stay by my brother's side!"

Itachi Uchiha looked at Sasuke again, a smile on his face but a sigh in his heart. He had still affected his younger brother. He could only hope that this situation would change when he grew up.

When Sasuke returned home, he became reserved upon seeing Fugaku Uchiha. After dinner, he felt envious as he overheard his father and brother's conversation.

Mikoto Uchiha noticed her youngest son's emotional change, sighed inwardly, but smiled gently and comforted him:

"Sasuke, your father still cares about you."

"Itachi is the same; we all hope you can grow up healthy and happy."

"Genius ninjas always carry immense pressure; there's no need to envy Itachi."

Still unable to understand these words while being held in his mother's arms, Sasuke, with his simple mind, raised his little face and asked softly:

Will my brother surpass that handsome older brother and become the most powerful person in the village?

"Will I be as amazing as my brother when I grow up?"

Mikoto Uchiha chuckled softly, ruffled her son's hair, and replied gently:

"You'll understand when you grow up. You have to listen to your brother."

Sasuke nodded vigorously. Although he didn't get an answer, he believed that his brother would be even stronger when he grew up, and all he needed to do was stand by his brother's side.

In the next room, Itachi Uchiha knelt before Fugaku and whispered his report on the unusual things he had noticed that day:

“Father, this afternoon I discovered that someone was following me.”

"The other party shouldn't be an Uchiha clan ninja..."

Uchiha Itachi, who was bowing his head to report, did not notice the unknown emotion that flashed in Fugaku's eyes. Soon, he heard his father's admonishing voice:

"As expected of my son, a ninja should always be vigilant, even in the village."