Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

Fugaku Uchiha had a million questions in his mind. Given the current situation in Konoha, as long as Tsunade returned to Konoha, she wouldn't need to say or do anything; the position of Hokage would definitely be hers.

But why...

"Some things cannot be explained in just a few words."

Tsunade sighed softly, removed the pure white mask from her face, revealing a face that countless Konoha ninjas were all too familiar with.

“I am well aware of the village’s situation, but there is nothing that can be done about it. The Nine-Tails’ attack was inevitable, but I didn’t expect it to be this serious… To be honest, if Konoha weren’t truly incapable of fighting against Kumogakure right now, I wouldn’t be here.”

When Tsunade learned that Mizuki Yoru had allowed her to come and help Konoha, she was extremely surprised.

Originally, Kushina was also supposed to be part of this operation, but she had only just completed her Shinigami transformation and hadn't mastered many things yet, so she was sent instead.

As for Uchiha Shisui...

It seems that it was because of him that Mizuki Yoru agreed to let them help Konoha?

"Our hearts are with Konoha, and even more so with the future, so Fugaku, say no more."

"……future?"

Fugaku still didn't understand what was so appealing about the Seireitei, what the future Tsunade and Uchiha Shisui spoke of was, and why it could make the most outstanding genius of the Uchiha clan, and the princess of the Senju clan, willing to abandon Konoha and their own clan to devote themselves to it.

But clearly, he knew he couldn't get an answer from Tsunade using ordinary methods.

That being the case...

"Shisui has eyes that are no less than mine, but Princess Tsunade, you shouldn't have that kind of power."

Fugaku murmured to himself, then suddenly looked up at Tsunade.

The next moment, Fugaku's three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly, transforming into a pair of intricately patterned kaleidoscopes.

Under Tsunade's astonished gaze, Fugaku's left eye's Mangekyou Sharingan suddenly spun, and a tear of blood flowed from the corner of his eye.

Tsunade felt the world around her suddenly change; the scenery turned black and white, and everything became blurry.

A gigantic Mangekyou Sharingan hangs in the sky, like a blood moon, the only light in this black and white world.

The pattern on that Mangekyou Sharingan was exactly the same as the Mangekyou Sharingan in Fugaku's eye socket, resembling a three-edged shuriken, except that there was an ink dot between each blade.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan, huh?"

Tsunade was not surprised; in fact, she was somewhat curious.

After becoming the captain of the Fourth Division, Tsunade not only mastered all the techniques that a Shinigami should be able to use, but also gained knowledge of Mizuki Yoru's various studies, including Wood Release and the Sharingan.

The more I learn, the more alarmed I become.

She knew that Kirigakure had a strong foundation, but she didn't expect it to be that strong. The bloodline limits that were treasured by various ninja villages and clans in the ninja world had already been analyzed by Kirigakure. Even non-organ-type bloodline limits such as Ice Release, Lava Release, Melt Release, and Boil Release had begun to be popularized among the general public!

Among these, the research on the Sharingan is particularly thorough.

Kirigakure has a complete set of Sharingan, from the single-tomoe Sharingan to the Mangekyou Sharingan, all of which are provided to Kirigakure researchers for study.

Although Tsunade is not a professional bloodline researcher, as the strongest medical ninja in the entire ninja world, her knowledge in this area is by no means weak, and can even be said to be quite complete. Therefore, in order to satisfy her curiosity and to see the power that was once comparable to that of her grandfather, Tsunade also joined in and began to study the Sharingan.

"The eye techniques of the Mangekyou Sharingan are all different. Fugaku, is this the eye technique hidden in your left eye?"

Tsunade curiously surveyed the surrounding space, and her frivolous attitude made Fugaku's temple throb with anger.

This is my Kaleidoscope, the ultimate power of the Uchiha clan!

Even the legendary Sannin shouldn't underestimate me like this!

"Princess Tsunade, I hope you will answer my question!"

Fugaku's voice came from all directions: "What is this future you speak of, and what exactly is this Seireitei? Why do you all keep rushing to join it!"

"..."

Tsunade paused slightly, then shook her head.

"Fool!"

"Since you won't tell me, then I'll dig it out of your mind myself!"

Fugaku's voice grew increasingly majestic and sacred, and the radiance of the blood moon became ever more dazzling. The entire dark world completely lost its brilliance, as if everything had been swallowed up by the blood-red kaleidoscope in the sky.

Even the radiance emanating from Tsunade began to be gradually stolen away by it.

"Is it essence or illusion?"

A hint of disappointment flashed in Tsunade's eyes: "Fine, I won't tease you anymore."

"Yin Seal·Resolution!"

Just as the radiance on Tsunade's body was fading, an incomparably powerful aura suddenly erupted from her body, causing her light yellow hair to flutter.

In an instant, Tsunade's radiance returned, and the entire world distorted at that moment.

Fugaku groaned, feeling an intense pain in his left eye. In an instant, the world that had suddenly changed collapsed and shattered!

How can it be? !

"No matter what kind of illusion technique it is, it is ultimately a technique that uses chakra to interfere with the five senses and cause them to fall into illusion. As long as you expel your chakra, the illusion technique will naturally be broken."

Tsunade said in a calm tone, while kicking Killer Bee next to her to Fugaku, who was clutching his left eye and looking pained: "Stop your little schemes. If I had known you had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, I wouldn't have come."

"Without the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Kumogakure shouldn't be able to cause much trouble for Konoha. Good luck, for Konoha and for the Uchiha."

"Tsunade-sama..."

Fugaku growled in frustration, but Tsunade didn't turn her head and disappeared from the spot.

Only a few sounds could be heard.

“I am now the captain of the fourth division of Seireitei, and Shisui is the captain of the second division. You can keep what you know to yourself or tell the old man, it’s up to you.”

"However, I must remind you not to take any rash actions against Kirigakure. That guy, Mizuki Yoru, has a temper... that's not very good."

Tsunade's figure disappeared, leaving only Fugaku, who was covering his left eye and covered in blood and tears, panting heavily, tasting the bitterness of defeat once again with his proud Mangekyou Sharingan, which he regarded as his trump card.

After a long while, Fugaku finally recovered and silently picked up Killer Bee from the ground.

In any case, at least they captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki...

"Oh!"

White smoke appeared, and Killer Bee's body suddenly transformed into an octopus tail, causing Fugaku's expression to freeze again.

Chapter 165 The Exposure of Fugaku's Kaleidoscope! Kushina, your child is about to be possessed!

Tsunade's appearance caused Fugaku Uchiha's heart, which had gradually forgotten Shisui and even the Seireitei, to tighten again.

After meeting Shisui during the Third Shinobi World War, he believed that as long as he ignored and didn't care about those things, he could continue living his previous life.

But this is not the case.

First it was Shisui, then it was Tsunade.

The future they speak of must be something extremely important, so much so that they are willing to abandon their ninja clan and Konoha to pursue it.

but……

"Different road non-phase plan."

"I am the head of the Uchiha clan. What I bear on my shoulders is the future rise and fall, and glory of the Uchiha clan. Everything else is vain!"

Fugaku's gaze gradually hardened.

To him, what Shisui and Tsunade were going to do, or what was in the Seireitei, was none of that important.

The most important thing is that the Uchiha clan will get better treatment, greater influence and status in Konoha after taking the Hokage position!

"However, there is indeed a lot of room for maneuver regarding Tsunade's matter..."

After much deliberation, Fugaku ultimately decided not to inform Danzo of Tsunade's existence, but instead sent the information back to Konoha.

Tsunade's identity is too special. She is not only one of the Legendary Sannin and a disciple of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, but also the granddaughter of the First Hokage and a princess of the Land of Fire.

If Konoha learns that she has joined the Hidden Mist's Seireitei, it will undoubtedly cause a huge upheaval. This would not only be a major blow to the Hokage lineage, but could also be a key bargaining chip for the Uchiha clan to take power!

Therefore, this information needs to be released at a crucial moment.

For example, after the war ended.

E.g……

The election for the Fifth Hokage!

"It seems we can no longer hide our strength. This battle will be the battle to make my name known as Fugaku Uchiha, and the battle that will lay the foundation for my Uchiha clan to become the leader of Konoha!"

Fugaku Uchiha looked at the octopus tentacles on the ground, sealed them into a scroll, and quickly retreated to rejoin the main force.

Tsunade, who had left, did not go far, but appeared in the bushes not far away.

Several figures stood in the bushes, each with a different posture, witnessing everything that had just happened.

"As expected of the captain appointed by Lord Ye, this level of combat power is simply exaggerated..."

Juzo smacked his lips, looking at Tsunade beside him with her voluptuous figure and stunning beauty. Involuntarily, the image of Tsunade beating the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and instantly breaking the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye technique flashed through his mind.

"After all, they are the Legendary Sannin. In front of the Legendary Sannin, neither the Uchiha nor the Seven Ninja Swordsmen are of any significance."

Kushimaru Kurishari said calmly, which filled Shizune, the vice-captain of the Fourth Division, with pride on her small face.

Lady Tsunade's strength is, of course, beyond doubt!

Without even releasing her Zanpakuto, she unilaterally and brutally beat up the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. That's Princess Tsunade's fighting power!

"Minazuki Yoru sent you here, not to watch me fight alone!" Tsunade said irritably, "How's the situation on Danzo's side?"

"It's basically all taken care of; all the pursuers have been eliminated."

Pipa Juzo patted the soul-absorbing device at his waist: "But speaking of which, the fighting power of Kumogakure is indeed quite formidable. Among the pursuers this time, there was a guy named Troy who was willing to risk his life to kill Danzo. If Danzo hadn't had a secret technique, he would have actually succeeded this time."

"Secret method?"

Tsunade frowned slightly: "What secret technique?"

“It should be a move similar to Izanagi.” Shizune quickly replied, “Danzo… Danzo’s heart was pierced by that Trojan’s Magnet Release Shuriken, but it returned to normal after a moment.”

"There was a fluctuation of Yin Release chakra within it, which is very similar to Izanagi in the 'Sharingan Eye Technique Analysis Manual'."

"Lord Yoru once said that the Sharingan in Danzo's eye, which belonged to Uchiha Kagami, was used up during the Third Shinobi World War. Therefore, it is very likely that Danzo transplanted one or more Sharingan during that period."

These words caused Tsunade to frown deeply, but she was not surprised.

She was certainly aware of the dirty dealings among Konoha's higher-ups, which was one of the reasons she left Konoha in the first place.

Even her grandfather's corpse was destroyed by the Konoha higher-ups. How could they possibly let the Uchiha clan, whom they had always been hostile to, go?

"Don't worry about it, these things are not our concern."

Tsunade calmly said, "We only need to help Konoha relieve the pressure on Kumogakure. As long as Konoha is not in a life-or-death situation, we do not need to intervene in the following battles."

"understand!"

……

Konoha Camp.

When Fugaku met Danzo, Danzo, who was mostly wrapped in bandages, seemed to be in good spirits, but his troops had suffered heavy losses.

Especially the Root elites. According to the intelligence provided by Danzo, if the Root elites hadn't risked their lives and fought to the death, and even activated the Inner Four Symbols Seal to become self-destructing trucks, they really wouldn't have been able to escape from the pursuit of the Hidden Cloud Village.

After the two sides met, they set up camp in Anzhai to rest and heal their wounds. It happened to be lunchtime, so Danzo, Fugaku Uchiha, and many elite Jonin ate a couple of rice balls to tide them over before sitting in the main tent and analyzing the current situation.

"Actually, this time, besides the Cloud Hidden, there is another team on the battlefield."

Danzo looked at Uchiha Fugaku in the main seat, feeling very unhappy about Hiruzen Sarutobi's order to make Fugaku the commander-in-chief, but he didn't say much. He said in a deep voice, "Uniforms, but not ninja attire... According to the information I have, they should all belong to the Seireitei of Kirigakure."

"Has Kirigakure also joined the battle?"

Fugaku frowned, appropriately displaying a solemn expression.

"I don't know, but those Seireitei guys are on our side. Maybe it's because Minazuki Yomi just signed a cooperation agreement with us and wants to help us out?"

Danzo scoffed, casually uttering a statement with an extremely low probability that sounded like a joke, before changing the subject: "You fought Killer Bee?"

"Yeah. He escaped using a tentacle substitute."

Fugaku Uchiha made no attempt to conceal anything and directly took credit for Tsunade's achievements.

Danzo, however, looked completely unconvinced, his exposed single eye fixed on Fugaku.