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Shinji held up a second finger. This was the reason why Shisui absolutely couldn't go after Danzō now. After all, the current Shisui and the Uchiha clan weren't strong enough to contend with the entire Konoha. Moreover, most likely Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't even listen to the Uchiha clan's explanation. After all, Danzō was his close friend since childhood.
Although they often argued, in terms of relationship, Hiruzen Sarutobi still trusted Danzō greatly. Therefore, although Hiruzen Sarutobi knew Danzō participated in Orochimaru's experiments and also participated in many dark aspects, he wouldn't do anything to Danzō. Besides, he still needed Danzō to serve in the position of Konoha's Darkness.
Everyone knew: Hiruzen Sarutobi + Shimura Danzō < Tobirama Senju. In these two people, one could almost see the two extremes of Tobirama Senju. But even divided into two people, the two combined still couldn't reach Tobirama Senju's level. Hiruzen Sarutobi, knowing this well, would definitely protect Danzō on this point.
This was the reason why Danzō could currently hold such power. Danzō, however, didn't think of this. He always believed that if he served as Hokage, he could definitely do better than Hiruzen Sarutobi.
In summary, at this juncture, Shinji didn't think Shisui could act against Danzō. He needed to endure and accumulate strength.
"I understand..." Shisui lowered his hands somewhat powerlessly. He knew everything Shinji said was correct. Therefore, he really couldn't refute anything. Endure... Shisui frowned. This really was...
"So, this is why I called you over today. The power of your Mangekyō Sharingan has already begun to decline. You know this matter too. But do you want to know how to solve this problem?" Seeing Shisui had calmed down, Shinji finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"How to solve it?" Shisui took a deep breath. The pattern of the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes had already dissipated, replaced by the original pitch-black pupils.
"This is simple if put simply. What you hold in your hand is your father's Mangekyō Sharingan. As long as you fuse his Mangekyō Sharingan with your Mangekyō Sharingan, forging the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, you can obtain true strength," Shinji pointed at Kagami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan in Shisui's hand.
"Fuse with my father's Mangekyō Sharingan?" Shisui looked somewhat puzzledly at Shinji. He really hadn't heard of this before.
"Yes. The Mangekyō Sharingan of close relatives can fuse with each other, thereby creating the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan that won't lose its light. This is the goal you need to strive for next," Shinji stated calmly. This matter required Shisui to make up his mind to achieve.
"Fusion..."
"Yes, fusion. Only this way can the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan be awakened. Back then, Madara Uchiha fused his younger brother Izuna Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan to forge the strongest Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!" Shinji told Shisui the story of Madara Uchiha. This was the truth back then.
"But even after fusing his younger brother's Mangekyō Sharingan and achieving the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Lord Madara Uchiha ultimately couldn't resist the God of Shinobi, Lord First Hokage Hashirama Senju," Shisui suddenly seemed to remember something, speaking somewhat dejectedly. Yes, even if he reached Madara Uchiha's height, wouldn't there still be opponents he couldn't surpass?
"But now in this world, there doesn't exist anyone as strong as Hashirama Senju before, right?" Shinji knew what Shisui was thinking and explained directly.
"Now? Could it be there will be in the future?" Shisui instantly caught the loophole in Shinji's words, something else appearing in the gaze he directed at Shinji.
"Some things, now is not the time for you to come into contact with. When you become stronger, I will tell you some other things," Shinji smiled faintly. He knew with Shisui's talent, he could definitely figure these things out.
"I understand. But regarding my father's Mangekyō Sharingan, I still need to think about it," Shisui didn't agree directly. After all, this was his father's Mangekyō Sharingan. He still needed to think carefully before confirming.
"I know. I won't force you either. Whatever decision you make, I will support you," Shinji chuckled lightly, not continuing further.
"Thank you, Boss Shinji," Shisui lowered his head somewhat complexly. He received too much information today; he still needed to think carefully before confirming.
"You're welcome. Alright, we should go out too. But before going out, this is what I want to give you. Believe you can achieve better results than people before," Shinji took out a scroll from the system space and placed it in Shisui's hand, then patted his shoulder, intending to walk out. As Shisui's hand touched the scroll, the scroll immediately melted like water and merged into Shisui's body. Instantly, various things appeared in Shisui's mind. After just a slight organization, Shisui knew what Shinji had given him.
"Thank you, Boss Shinji," Shisui looked at Shinji's back and bowed directly.
"You're welcome. But you know the rules here. All-Purpose Shop," Shinji chuckled lightly.
"I understand. I will give the corresponding payment," Shisui nodded heavily.
"That's good. Ah, my small shop still needs to operate. Really no business~" Shinji's joking voice sounded. Watching Shinji's departing figure, Shisui finally began organizing the things in his mind. "Breath of... Thunder... hmm?"
Time flew. Soon, three days passed. These three days, Shinji basically didn't go out from the All-Purpose Shop. And with Shisui's return, Karin and Deidara also went over for his guidance. Jūgo happened to go along too. The current Shisui, not counting the declining Mangekyō Sharingan, his strength was also at the quasi-Kage level. If he forcibly opened the Mangekyō Sharingan, his strength was still considerable, just that his endurance wasn't good. And these few days, Shisui didn't mention the Mangekyō Sharingan matter to Shinji, nor did Shinji bring it up.
And after the celestial phenomenon that day passed, it only became a topic of subsequent idle talk. Everything seemed to be getting back on track. And the confrontation between Konoha and Kumogakure also calmed down again. Neither side engaged in any drastic conflict, but swept the snow before their own doors. It seemed the entire ninja world suddenly became quiet.
Itachi Uchiha, while learning ANBU matters from Shisui, also formed a ninja team with Shisui (likely meant Deidara). Of course, the leader of this team was Shisui. And unlike other times where one person led a team of three, their team had one person leading two. The entire roster only had Shisui, Itachi, and Deidara.
Although somewhat strange, their team formation application was actually approved. So they simply continued with this model. After all, people who could team up with them absolutely couldn't be weak in strength. But... finding such candidates wasn't easy. At this age, having the same strength as Deidara and Itachi Uchiha, couldn't say they were abundant, could only say not a single one could be found.
"The weather is really nice today~" Lying on the reclining chair in the All-Purpose Shop, Shinji squinted, looking at the scenery outside. Villagers came and went in the market. It was approaching the end of the year; most were out purchasing supplies. So Shinji simply lay flat. Speaking of which, this was the second year he experienced in Konoha.
Now Zhongli's roleplay progress had reached 37%. With 37% Zhongli roleplay progress, in the Naruto world, it was enough for self-preservation. And as the war progressed, Otogakure's kunai and shuriken became increasingly scarce. Large numbers of orders flew towards Otogakure like snowflakes. This caused the Land of Iron to directly lose over 80% of its orders. This made the general of the Land of Iron feel like his eyebrows were on fire.
The consequence brought by this loss of order volume was that numerous forging masters and blacksmiths could hardly get orders anymore. Many forging workshops hadn't opened for several months. This caused the Land of Iron's economy to fall again and again. Large numbers of forging masters wanted to go over to Otogakure to make a living. But this matter was directly blocked by the general of the Land of Iron. Large numbers of samurai set up checkpoints between the Land of Iron and Otogakure, precisely to prevent their own forging masters from going to Otogakure.
After all, what their Land of Iron relied on for survival was forging technology. If even the foundation of this - the forging masters - left, then the Land of Iron wouldn't need to do anything anymore, just wait for bankruptcy.
This made the general of the Land of Iron make a decision. He wanted to negotiate with Otogakure, asking them to stop this dishonorable order-snatching behavior. However, Otogakure just replied calmly: We don't have a competitive or order-snatching relationship with you. Even our forging technologies are different.
This soft sentence directly rebuffed the Land of Iron. This made the Land of Iron feel aggrieved but unable to speak out. In this aspect, he actually agreed with Otogakure internally. But this feeling of憋屈 (biēqū - feeling wronged but unable to express it), and also their Land of Iron's economy... Forced, the general of the Land of Iron could only send a letter, asking Otogakure to hand over the new forging method, euphemistically saying let everyone progress together...
And when Kakuzu saw this letter, he almost ascended to heaven in anger. Such blatant robbery, actually described in such a grandiose manner? Besides, common prosperity, in Kakuzu's eyes, just meant: You damn want to come snatch my money? This made Kakuzu, who cherished money like life, directly explode, tearing the letter delivered from the Land of Iron into shreds.
And the Land of Iron general, receiving no response from Otogakure for a long time, also understood Otogakure's attitude. They already had the intention to fight. If the Land of Iron weren't always a neutral country, he probably would have directly sent troops over to besiege Otogakure. After all, according to their investigation, Otogakure currently didn't have many ninjas at all. Although the Tsuchigumo clan had just joined recently, ultimately there weren't many ninjas available for war.
Thus, the general of the Land of Iron thought of a new strategy. Give money! Give equipment! Let other villages act as his hired thugs! This way, his Land of Iron wouldn't break the rules, and could still obtain newer technology. This was simply the most suitable result. And what was most needed now was to obtain a new partner. And this partner still needed to be unafraid of Otogakure's Orochimaru and Kakuzu. After all, nominally, Otogakure, with Orochimaru and Kakuzu, wasn't weak in high-end combat power compared to other small countries or villages.
So, after thinking back and forth, the general of the Land of Iron chose two partners! Namely, Iwagakure and Sunagakure! Iwagakure was closest to the Land of Rice Paddies; going over was also very convenient. And the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki wouldn't fear Orochimaru and Kakuzu. Sunagakure, on the other hand, required a detour. But Sunagakure had always been poor, so the conditions he offered could be lower. Of course, the general of the Land of Iron sent people to negotiate with both villages separately.
Ōnoki's side couldn't agree on the price. Actually, Ōnoki knew clearly in his heart; he knew Otogakure's other partner was Shinji. And Deidara was also beside Shinji. If he rashly went over, it might very likely backfire. So Ōnoki directly quoted a price impossible for the Land of Iron to accept, persuading them to retreat.
But Sunagakure was different. Already poor, upon hearing of generous rewards and free kunai, shuriken, etc., weapons, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa directly agreed. Although after ascending to Kazekage, he used his ninjutsu to bring some wealth to Sunagakure, it was far from enough for a village's expenses. So, after thinking thrice, Rasa and the higher-ups of Sunagakure directly finalized this cooperation. Anyway, he only had an agreement of mutual advance and retreat with Konoha, not with your Otogakure!
Konoha Year 50, just after the year passed. The war between Kumogakure and Konoha also stopped during the New Year according to battlefield rules. The Fourth Raikage and Third Hokage both returned to their villages, making new plans for the next year's development. But just at this time, when everyone was happy and harmonious. Sunagakure issued a new letter. The content of the letter was precisely: Sunagakure, due to certain matters, declares war on Otogakure! Of course, Sunagakure wouldn't violate the so-called battlefield rules either, so the start time of the war was set for mid-January after the New Year. Meaning there was still half a month's time.
Of course, everyone knew why Sunagakure made this move. Everyone knew clearly the partner behind Sunagakure. Of course, the Land of Iron didn't participate in the war nominally. Nominally, it only sold strategic materials to Sunagakure at an extremely low price. So in terms of righteousness, the Land of Iron didn't participate in this matter, nor did it constitute breaking the rules. Konoha knew this, other ninja villages all knew, and Otogakure also knew.
Of course, at this time in Otogakure, the atmosphere wasn't very good. Due to Sunagakure's declaration of war, the villagers throughout Otogakure felt somewhat like a storm was coming. Remember, calculating roughly, the current Otogakure had been established for less than a year. Let alone how much high-end combat power there was, just the number of ordinary ninjas simply couldn't contend with Sunagakure. Thinking of this, waves of anger surged through Orochimaru's heart. He just wanted to develop Otogakure stably in this place; why did someone always want to come disturb him?
"What to do? Kakuzu, what are your thoughts?" In the Otokage office, Orochimaru sat somewhat agitatedly on the office chair. This news indeed caught Orochimaru somewhat off guard.
"Hmph, this is clearly the Land of Iron's doing. Can't get the technology, so incite other villages to attack us. Then they step in to take over our technology. This Land of Iron is really playing a good game!" Kakuzu was never some kind man. Remember, coming from a mercenary background, he had a kind of fearless bloodlust in his bones.
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