Chapter 159: The New Generation Ninja God
Uchiha Dali led the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, using Earth Release along the way to create land from the borders of the Land of Fire. After half a day's effort, they finally reached the borders of the Land of Water.
Because the commotion was simply too enormous, it had long since drawn the attention of the Land of Water.
The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, personally came out with a team to investigate the situation.
When they saw the vast land stretching out from the deep blue sea, all of them were dumbfounded.
"Is that… land?"
"They actually pulled off that plan!"
"He really used Earth Release to create land that spans the deep sea? Is that something a human can even do??"
"Incredible! Even putting everything else aside, just the chakra reserves alone surpass countless ninja in the entire shinobi world!"
"…"
Nearly every Hidden Mist ninja who came to investigate was stunned.
At that moment, voices of amazement and disbelief rang out from every mouth.
And the most excited person among them was undoubtedly the Fourth Mizukage himself, Yagura Karatachi.
After all, this had been his request to Uchiha Dali—to help establish a land route between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water.
Although Uchiha Dali had agreed to it without hesitation at the time, Yagura had never imagined it would progress this quickly.
He originally estimated that the entire project, from implementation to completion, would take at least several years.
After all, reclaiming land from the sea—especially over such a great distance—was an enormous undertaking.
It would require incalculable manpower, resources, and funding.
But now…
Yagura didn't even know how to describe how he felt at that moment.
He looked at the steadily approaching Uchiha Dali with excitement in his eyes. "As expected of the Fourth Hokage!"
"Calling him the 'Ninja God' of this era wouldn't be an exaggeration at all!"
The Hidden Mist ninja around him were also visibly moved by such high praise.
"The Ninja God of this era—what a fitting title!"
"Indeed, isn't the Fourth Hokage doing something no human should be capable of? Creating a continent out of nothing in the deep sea—this is practically the power of creation itself!"
"Konoha's new Ninja God…"
"No, it should be said—the shinobi world's new Ninja God has been born!"
As the group continued expressing their awe one after another, Uchiha Dali descended at the shoreline with the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
Rumble rumble…
Behind him, the sea was still surging, as land rose from beneath the waves in massive chunks, quickly assembling into a broad, flat road.
At last, the Lands of Water and Fire were officially connected by solid land.
The gathered Hidden Mist ninja and local villagers erupted in cheers and applause, utterly amazed by Uchiha Dali's godlike power.
"We meet again, Fourth Mizukage."
Uchiha Dali smiled as he walked toward Yagura. "Time's a bit tight today, so I'll leave the transformation at this for now. I'll come back to make some adjustments later."
He smiled as he spoke.
Hearing this, Yagura's smile froze for a moment, staring in disbelief at Uchiha Dali. "I thought this alone was already an incredible feat, something that's made all of us thrilled and overjoyed."
"But Lord Fourth Hokage, you don't intend to leave it at this??"
"Well, one road might not be enough. If a strong storm hits, a land strip that's only about a hundred meters wide could still be affected."
"Only… a hundred meters wide?"
Yagura was inwardly stunned and involuntarily swallowed hard.
To create an area over a hundred meters wide with a single jutsu—across the entire shinobi world, you could probably count the number of people capable of that on one hand.
Yet in Uchiha Dali's eyes, this was nothing but "only" a hundred meters?
"In that case, I'll leave it in your capable hands, Lord Fourth Hokage."
Yagura quickly regained his composure.
Since Uchiha Dali was willing, they should simply accept his favor. Refusing would only seem rude.
"Oh, right—let me introduce the two of them."
Uchiha Dali turned his head toward the two figures standing not far behind him—the jinchūriki of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
The two of them, dressed in the attire of the Land of Earth, had already drawn attention.
Under normal circumstances, they would have been treated as invaders and immediately attacked.
But since they were accompanying Uchiha Dali, the local villagers and shinobi of the Land of Water hadn't taken any action against these unexpected guests.
At this moment, hearing Uchiha Dali's words, the people began observing Rōshi and Han with curiosity.
"These Land of Water folks really have no manners with their stares…"
Rōshi muttered unhappily.
Enemies meeting always brings intense emotions.
If not for Uchiha Dali's presence, he probably would have already started a fight with the Hidden Mist ninja.
Fortunately, both he and Han refrained from any action. They simply stood there, being openly stared at like clowns, which made them deeply uncomfortable.
"This is Rōshi. And that's Han."
"They are the jinchūriki of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails from Iwagakure."
Uchiha Dali casually introduced the two.
As expected, every person present had a dramatic reaction to this.
"Jinchūriki…"
Yagura felt chills run down his spine.
He hadn't expected Uchiha Dali to act so quickly.
He had already subdued two of Iwagakure's jinchūriki. Didn't that mean… even Iwagakure, or perhaps the entire Land of Earth, had surrendered?
Thoughts raced through his mind, and his understanding of Uchiha Dali's capabilities grew even more intense and clear.
At this moment, he felt only gratitude and obedience.
There wasn't even room for any other thoughts.
The same was true for the elite Hidden Mist shinobi beneath him.
Who in their right mind would pick a fight they couldn't win?
Going against someone you can't beat is the height of foolishness.
More importantly, Uchiha Dali was genuinely helping every nation and shinobi village. He wasn't using absolute force to enforce brutal domination.
That was the true reason he had earned such widespread support.
As everyone stood in shock, Uchiha Dali also began introducing Yagura to the two jinchūriki.
"He's the daimyo of the Land of Water and the Fourth Mizukage. You can just call him Yagura."
Uchiha Dali turned to Rōshi and Han.
"Don't expect us to shake hands or anything. A simple greeting will have to do."
"I'm Rōshi."
Rōshi stepped forward, offering a curt greeting to Yagura in a reluctant tone. Han followed with a similarly indifferent introduction.
With that, both sides were at least acquainted.