As for the wealth and supplies obtained from this raid, Shiyu Uchiha acted decisively without prior approval, fairly and reasonably allocating everything according to each person's contributions. For those unfortunate ninja who had sacrificed their lives, he provided double death benefits, while those who had performed exceptionally well in battle received double rewards.
Despite that, after the distribution, there remained a significant amount of goods left. Compared with the value of resources Shiyu Uchiha had invested into this war, the two values were practically equivalent. Naturally, this valuation was based on current market prices, so he had effectively made a full return on his investment.
To claim these materials for himself, Shiyu Uchiha took them under the guise of repaying a loan, openly removing all those items.
When the Sarutobi clan members sent by the Third Hokage arrived, hoping to get a piece of the pie, they could do nothing but stare helplessly at the completely empty warehouses, filled with frustration and anger.
Moreover, those unfortunate Sarutobi clan members were even forced by Shiyu Uchiha to sign a loan agreement stating their debt remained unpaid. However, Shiyu Uchiha clearly understood in his heart that this IOU was merely meant to annoy Hiruzen Sarutobi; actually recovering this money from the Sarutobi clan was practically impossible.
Just before Onoki personally arrived at the frontlines, Shiyu Uchiha demonstrated sharp insight and decisive decision-making ability. Understanding clearly that this was no time to engage in direct confrontation, he quickly led his subordinates to withdraw from the Land of Earth. Although a small-scale battle occurred during their retreat, it was merely a test skirmish; ultimately, Shiyu Uchiha successfully evaded pursuit by Iwagakure.
As the situation gradually stabilized, both Iwagakure Village and Konohagakure Village were unwilling to continue fighting, so Konoha and Iwa entered a phase of peace negotiations. At the negotiation table, the Iwa-nin unhesitatingly proposed a series of harsh conditions, including demanding Konoha return all previously seized supplies.
More outrageous still, they shamelessly asked for the moon with numerous completely unreasonable additional demands. Fortunately, Shimon Hiruko had already been bought over by Shiyu Uchiha, and he relayed all those unreasonable requests from the Iwa side to Shiyu Uchiha without reservation.
As for why Shimon Hiruko obeyed Shiyu Uchiha so compliantly, the reasons weren't complicated. On one hand, Shiyu Uchiha used the corpse of Sho of the Explosion Release as bait to entice him.
On the other hand, Shiyu Uchiha even promised him substantial funding for his experiments.
But the most critical point was that Shiyu Uchiha firmly held concrete evidence of Shimon Hiruko's human experimentation. Facing such a threat, Shimon Hiruko had absolutely no way to resist and could only obediently follow Shiyu Uchiha's commands.
After a prolonged period of negotiation gridlock, Konoha finally signed a peace treaty with Iwagakure similar to the one from the original story. However, behind this seemingly ordinary signing ceremony lurked a hidden undercurrent of conspiracy.
It turned out that some high-level officials headed by the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi were attempting to use this incident to tarnish Shiyu Uchiha's reputation.
They meticulously plotted to shift some of the blame onto Shiyu Uchiha, hoping to undermine the Uchiha Clan's standing within the village and diminish the prestige Shiyu Uchiha had earned.
However, the clever Shiyu Uchiha had foreseen their intentions and made preparations in advance. In his view, if people like Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't target him, it would be about as likely as a dog giving up on eating feces.
Just when Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies thought they had succeeded, Shiyu Uchiha skillfully used various pieces of evidence and strategies, along with groundwork he had laid earlier, to counterattack their conspiracy. The result left Hiruzen and his group with nothing to show but humiliation and rage, as they angrily cursed Shiyu Uchiha for being ungrateful and inflexible.
With the agreement signed and finalized, an order was sent out across the entire front line: Shiyu Uchiha and several other ninja clans involved in the battle were all recalled to Konoha. Upon receiving the news, Shiyu Uchiha did not immediately head back but delayed his return for a few more days, because he still had one important task left to complete—continuing to win over the Inuzuka and Aburame Clans.
Thanks to his earlier efforts, Shiyu Uchiha had already made some progress with both the Inuzuka and Aburame Clans. Building on this momentum, he proposed an ambitious and innovative idea to the two clan leaders: modeling after the Ino–Shika–Cho model, create a brand-new secret technique combination composed of the Inuzuka, Aburame, and Yuhi Clans, and thus form a special three-member squad.
This proposal was not a sudden, impulsive idea from Shiyu Uchiha. In fact, he had carefully considered it for a long time, discussing it repeatedly with Shinku Yuhi, the head of the Yuhi Clan. Not only that, they had even drafted a general plan for how the Secret Jutsu would work together.
Given the brilliant success achieved by the Ino–Shika–Cho alliance, the clan leaders of Inuzuka and Aburame were immediately intrigued. Without much hesitation, they were deeply attracted by this novel concept and became interested in joining Shiyu Uchiha's plan.
Seeing this, the well-prepared Shiyu Uchiha seized the opportunity immediately. After careful consideration, he first generously shared some valuable knowledge related to Yin Release and Yang Release to inspire their thoughts. This move, like testing the waters, successfully captured everyone's attention.
Seeing how open and generous Shiyu Uchiha was in sharing his own secrets, the leaders of the Aburame and Inuzuka Clans no longer hesitated.
After internal discussions, they finally decided to share some basic techniques passed down through generations of their clans as experimental material. Although these techniques were not considered core secrets, they still held high research value for other clans, and if leaked, could easily be exploited—clearly showing the determination of these two powerful clans.
Next, each side began carefully selecting young members with extraordinary talent. After multiple rounds of screening, each clan chose one of the most outstanding young individuals. Thus, three elite youths from different clans gathered together, forming a vibrant and promising team.
The natural choice to lead the training of this team fell onto Shinku Yuhi.
This veteran ninja eagerly accepted the mission and vowed to spare no effort in nurturing these young talents.
For the Aburame and Inuzuka clans, even if it ended in failure, the opportunity to deepen their relationship with Shinku Yuhi would make it a no-lose proposition.
Because since their decision to join the Uchiha faction, frequent collaboration with Shinku Yuhi in daily duties within the Police Force had been inevitable. Forming stronger bonds through such cooperation would undoubtedly prove invaluable for their future prospects.
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