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At the sound of the voice, Uchiha Shi raised an eyebrow, recognizing it as his little brother Fugaku's voice.
But that didn't make sense. Didn't Fugaku get stabbed through the heart by Tōgō Hayato and die?
Before Uchiha Shi could think it through, Seiichirō pulled open the wooden door and walked out, a vein throbbing on his forehead.
"How did this brat manage to bite through the gag again?"
Hearing the commotion from the opposite room, Seiichirō couldn't help but curse.
He quickly opened the door to the opposite room, pointed to a figure tied to a wooden stake in the center, and turned to Uchiha Shi, saying:
"This is the first matter."
"This brat is spouting nonsense, ranting about you being his evil god brother and all sorts of nonsense, but according to the information we obtained from interrogating the Hot Springs Shinobi,"
"the Jōnin named Tōgō Hayato, whom you fought, was his teacher."
"Tōgō Hayato is closely related to the ambush set by Kumogakure. We initially wanted to kill this brat,"
"but his constitution is somewhat special, and he has a connection to you."
"So, it's up to you to decide how to handle him."
Seiichirō pointed at Fugaku on the wooden stake, frowning.
Hearing this, Uchiha Shi understood.
Tōgō Hayato had intended to force Fugaku to experience pain by killing all his loved ones, then reveal the teacher-student relationship to drive Fugaku into despair and beyond the limits of pain.
Finally, he would sacrifice Fugaku to gain true immortality.
In the original Shinobi World timeline, this ritual was interrupted by Shennong and Orochimaru, leading to Tōgō Hayato's failure. Fugaku survived but went insane.
But here, because Uchiha Shi had preemptively killed Tōgō Hayato and scattered his ashes, the reward from the ritual, which should have been bestowed by the evil god to the only surviving individual, was blocked by the Heavenly Dao, who shielded against such unknown gifts.
In the end, the immortality fell to Fugaku, whose body was relatively intact, bringing him back to life and granting him the 'immortality' he was destined to have.
In short, the outcome was still quite good.
Uchiha Shi stroked his chin, unable to suppress a chuckle.
At that moment, Fugaku also heard the commotion and began wriggling on the wooden stake, shouting loudly:
"Hey, hey, is anyone there?"
"No, what exactly do you plan to do to me? Can you give me a straight answer!"
"This is really scary!"
Uchiha Seiichirō looked up at Uchiha Shi, his gaze turning cold, and asked again:
"What do you think? How should we handle him?"
Uchiha Shi looked at Fugaku, who was wriggling like a caterpillar, and frowned.
"Kill him."
This kind of emotional bond was too dangerous.
It seriously interfered with his plans to make money and claim insurance!
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Seiichirō drew his long sword from his back without a word and moved forward.
Seeing that he was serious, Uchiha Shi sighed and held him back, "Forget it, let's get him some food first."
"Then send him back to the Hot Springs Shinobi Village. I don't really want to see him for now."
Seiichirō nodded, picked up the gag from the ground, and shoved it back into Fugaku's mouth.
Then, he closed the wooden door and led Uchiha Shi down the stairs to a private room on the second floor.
After they sat down, Seiichirō's expression turned serious, and he said heavily:
"Next, the second matter."
"During your three-day coma, the war has erupted."
Hearing this, Uchiha Shi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. This was actually good news for him.
Seiichirō continued:
"The day before yesterday, the Hidden Sand Village ended its conflict with the Mist Village and formally declared war on the Hidden Leaf Village. A large-scale ninja war has already begun in the Land of Rain."
"The Third Shinobi World War has officially begun."
"The Hidden Rock Village and Kumogakure are also stirring up trouble, and the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Grass have already begun to fall into chaos."
Uchiha Shi took a deep breath and said, "For Kumogakure, the Blood Pool Clan in Hell Valley is now an important asset."
"And wasn't our original mission to go to Hell Valley to reinforce our clan members there?"
Suppressing his excitement, Uchiha Shi said with a righteous tone:
"What are we waiting for? We need to head to Hell Valley right away!"
From the beginning, Hell Valley had been Uchiha Shi's target for this mission.
It was now embroiled in conflicts involving Kumogakure, the Blood Pool Clan, and the Uchiha, with many powerful individuals gathered there.
The Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Kumogakure's elite, and the Blood Pool Clan, whose abilities were particularly effective against his Sharingan.
And there was also a bombshell figure—Oni Castle En.
With abilities like the Blood Dragon Eye, Blood Dragon Gundam, Human Bomb, and Ultimate Genjutsu, Uchiha Shi couldn't even imagine how strong this person was!
And once he got there, he wouldn't need to think about any insurance claims.
With opposing stances and different factions, all he needed to do was fight!
Fight with everything he had!
However, at that moment, Seiichirō shook his head and said:
"No."
"Hell Valley doesn't need us for now."
"Three days ago, Elder Uchiha Setsuna contacted the clan and went to Hell Valley to take charge. The Uchiha elite brought by Captain Fugaku on the mission are also there."
"Kumogakure's ambush failed, and their plan has completely collapsed."
"For now, Kumogakure and the Blood Pool Clan have settled down."
"What?!" Uchiha Shi slammed his hand on the table and stood up, glaring at Seiichirō.
Just because Kumogakure failed once, why are they settling down?
Keep fighting, damn it!
If he can't fight, what's the point of coming to the Hot Springs Country? To take a walk?
Seiichirō twitched his lips, looking at Uchiha Shi speechlessly.
Although he had changed, he still couldn't understand Uchiha Shi's extreme love for battle.
"Calm down. It's only a temporary lull. Because Kumogakure is making moves in the Land of Rice Fields, things here have been delayed," Seiichirō explained calmly.
"As long as Kumogakure still wants the Blood Pool Clan, this fight is inevitable."
Uchiha Shi frowned and sat down.
Seiichirō's words made sense. After the Third Shinobi World War erupted, compared to the Blood Pool Clan, Kumogakure would definitely want to take a bite out of the Fire Country.
According to the original timeline, soon, Kumogakure would gather forces and invade the Fire Country from the Land of Rice Fields.
This would be the first battle between the young Minato Namikaze and the Kumogakure A and B brothers, after which the Yellow Flash's reputation would spread throughout the Shinobi World.
But he was still a bit reluctant and asked Seiichirō:
"So, there's really no activity in Hell Valley at all?"
This question left Seiichirō speechless. He rolled his eyes and asked, "What kind of activity do you want there?"
Uchiha Shi frowned in deep thought.
What kind of activity?
Of course, it would be Oni Castle En's activity!
At this point, his wife was already dead, and he should have started massacring the Blood Pool Clan.
Uchiha Shi thought for a moment and suddenly paused.
He realized that his arrival had changed everything, causing a butterfly effect!
The Blood Pool Clan was guarded by the Uchiha clan.
For Oni Castle En to kill all the clan members and leave, he would need to break through the Uchiha's defenses.
Now that Elder Uchiha Setsuna hadn't died and had successfully strengthened the defenses in Hell Valley, it had forced Kumogakure to back off.
Without Kumogakure sending forces to tie down the Uchiha, even if Oni Castle En killed all the Blood Pool Clan members, he wouldn't be able to escape.
From a God's-eye view, Uchiha Shi knew that the Mangekyō Sharingan marked the boundary of Kage-level power and that Oni Castle En was extremely strong.
But Oni Castle En himself didn't know.
Facing the Uchiha, who had imprisoned the Blood Pool Clan for nearly a century, Oni Castle En must be unsure.
So, he could only bide his time.
Realizing this, Uchiha Shi let out a long breath, feeling as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sky.
Since that was the case, he just needed to wait.
At that moment, Seiichirō suddenly tapped the table, signaling Uchiha Shi to focus, and then said with a smile:
"And the last matter—"
"Uchiha Shi,"
"after discussion within the clan, we have agreed to the Third Hokage's request."
"Now, you are not just a clan ninja of the Uchiha."
As he spoke, Seiichirō picked up a tray from beside him.
On it was a Hidden Leaf Village ninja headband and a ninja ID card.
"Congratulations, from now on, you are a disciple of the Sannin!"
Uchiha Shi was stunned, his eyes wide, and looked at Seiichirō in confusion.
What the hell is going on?
A disciple of the Sannin?
Who took him in?
Could his good looks have impressed the village so much that Tsunade, upon hearing about him, decided to take him as a disciple?
"What's going on?"
Uchiha Seiichirō teased, raising an eyebrow with a smile.
"At first, I didn't believe in you."
"But as Shisui said, you really are becoming a bridge between the clan and the village!"
Then, he smiled warmly and said with admiration:
"Orochimaru-sama is truly a good person!"
"Three days ago, he used a lot of energy to save you and left looking pale and staggering."
"Who would have thought that the next day he would bring Root and come to Captain Fugaku to discuss taking you as a disciple?"
"He said he saw your potential."
Uchiha Shi was stunned, completely taken aback by this reason.
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