The Kumogakure Ninja, carrying Asana's Shadow Clone, ran wildly and quickly arrived at the orphanage.
He pulled out a strangely shaped whistle and blew it softly.
The whistle then emitted a sound similar to a lark's song.
However, what the Kumogakure Ninja didn't expect was that after he blew the whistle, no one from the orphanage came out to meet him.
None of the other Cloud Village Envoy members or the orphanage director appeared.
It was then that the Kumogakure Ninja realized something was wrong. He unhesitatingly dropped Asana's Shadow Clone and turned to run.
But it was already too late.
The Anbu and Police Force members ambushing at the orphanage immediately surrounded him.
"Bang~" The little girl he had been holding also turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.
Now, the Kumogakure Ninja had only one thought in his mind: "I was so foolish! Truly!"
He couldn't help but recall what his companion had told him: "Our operation this time is flawless; we can definitely perfectly avoid the Konoha Ninja and bring the child out."
"But Konoha can't be completely unprepared for us; they'll definitely be on high alert."
"It's fine, we've arranged everything. The spy at the orphanage has also agreed to help us. You just need to bring the person to the orphanage."
At this moment, he clearly confirmed one thing: he had been abandoned.
Moreover, the Hyuga Clan was more vigilant than he had imagined and had already prepared.
He was incited by his teammates and fell for it, coming here.
However, no matter what, this guy was the apparent leader of the Cloud Village Envoy, and Uchiha En really couldn't just kill him like that.
So, Uchiha En ordered his subordinates to take him back to the Police Force's prison.
But to Uchiha En's surprise, as soon as the Police Force members touched the guy, he immediately vomited blood and collapsed.
Uchiha En's expression changed slightly, and he quickly ordered someone to check his condition.
"Clan Head-sama, he's dead."
"How did he die?"
"Poisoned. He must have been fed poison before executing the mission."
Uchiha En sneered upon hearing this: "Heh! It seems Kumogakure intended to use this guy as a bargaining chip with the Village from the start!"
After speaking, Uchiha En teleported with the corpse to Minato Namikaze's office.
Then, Uchiha En briefly explained the situation to Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze frowned upon hearing this and immediately called Ibiki Morino, asking him to read the memories in the guy's mind.
"En, Kumogakure probably won't let this go!" Minato Namikaze said, rubbing his temples after Ibiki Morino left.
"Minato-senpai, Kumogakure wants us to form an alliance with them, or to pay a heavy price to support their war with Iwagakure.
We obviously cannot agree to either of these conditions, so Minato-senpai, we should prepare for war."
Minato Namikaze was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Alas! It can only be this way!"
"Minato-senpai, you don't have to worry so much. If Kumogakure wants to fight, then we'll play along with them."
"But the number of Genin in the Village is too small for another war."
"Minato-senpai, don't worry! I'll handle this war! I alone can stand against a thousand armies!" Uchiha En said confidently.
Seeing Uchiha En's confidence, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but recall the scene of him fighting the Nine-Tailed alone that night.
"Good! I trust you! En, this time, do whatever you want! I will support you."
"By the way, Minato-senpai, does starting a war require the Daimyo's support?" Uchiha En asked.
Minato Namikaze nodded: "If the war situation is sudden, we can respond directly, but we need to explain the situation to the Daimyo afterwards."
"I see! Then Minato-senpai, please write a related document for me, and I will personally go to explain the situation to the Daimyo."
"Do you want me to send you there with Flying Thunder God?" Minato Namikaze asked.
"No need, I also know Space-Time Ninjutsu. I can finish everything and be back by tomorrow noon at the latest."
Minato Namikaze nodded and quickly wrote the document for Uchiha En.
Uchiha En took the document and disappeared from the Hokage Office.
The reason Uchiha En offered to personally go to the Land of Fire's capital to meet the Daimyo was that his Puppet's cooldown had ended.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire is a very important figure; half of Konoha's funds are provided by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
If he could control the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, it would be extremely advantageous for becoming Hokage or launching a full-scale war.
Uchiha En teleported multiple times and quickly arrived at the capital of the Land of Fire.
He didn't rush to see the Daimyo but said to Nijo, "Nijo, you'll put on a show with me later."
A few minutes later, near the Daimyo's residence, a gigantic, strange creature appeared out of thin air.
This monster was the size of a Tailed Beast, covered in black flames, and with every step, the ground shook.
When Uchiha En reached level 70, the reward he received was a skill.
The skill's name was: Thousand-Faced Suphawa.
Just by its name, one could tell that this technique was an advanced version of Nine-Faced Suphawa.
Nine-Faced Suphawa uses the Summoning Technique to summon nine-faced beasts to battle, arranged in the order of Azure, White, Vermilion, Black, Void, South, North, Three, and Jade, corresponding to Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Golden Snake, Southern Dipper Immortal, Northern Dipper Immortal, Shinigami, and Heavenly Maiden.
But in reality, these nine-faced beasts are all transformed from nine-faced fox spirits, and each beast possesses considerably powerful and special abilities.
Thousand-Faced Suphawa, on the other hand, directly uses Chakra to create a phantom of the creature Nijo envisions. The phantom possesses all the abilities of the original, but its upper limit does not exceed Nijo's strength limit.
Nijo herself can also use this ability to change her body's form and will not be seen through by any technique.
This monster that appeared in the capital of the Land of Fire was a phantom created by Nijo.
The condition for using the Puppet technique is that the target must be critically injured and on the verge of death.
Uchiha En couldn't just rush in and directly attack the Daimyo in broad daylight!
That's why he had Nijo use this technique to create a phantom.
As soon as the phantom appeared, it alarmed the Twelve Guardian Ninja surrounding the Daimyo.
They immediately moved to intercept Nijo's phantom.
But the upper limit of Nijo's phantom's strength is equivalent to Nijo's.
Nijo's current Chakra is comparable to the Seven-Tails, but the quality of her Chakra is that of a genuine Ten-Tails.
Let alone these people, even a Nine-Tailed without a Jinchuriki couldn't take down Nijo.
Seeing that they were no match, the Twelve Guardian Ninja immediately prepared to retreat with the Daimyo.
When Nijo saw the Daimyo, she manipulated the phantom to breathe fire. Although the Twelve Guardian Ninja helped block it, the Daimyo was still severely injured.
Uchiha En knew it was his time to appear. He instantly moved in front of Nijo's phantom, then activated the third stage Susanoo, directly knocking Nijo's phantom away.
Then, the citizens of the Land of Fire and the Twelve Guardian Ninja witnessed the battle firsthand.
Ultimately, Uchiha En's Susanoo naturally won, and Nijo's phantom was directly slain.
After resolving this "crisis," Uchiha En instantly moved in front of the Daimyo and the Twelve Guardian Ninja.
The Twelve Guardian Ninja were clearly still wary of Uchiha En.
Then Asuma spoke: "Everyone, don't worry, he is a Konoha Ninja, the new Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha En."
------------------------
There are already 70+ chapters available on my Patreon!
The story will continue to update 1 chapter per day on Webnovel,
while early access chapters are posted on Patreon.
Maybe it's not worth it today but it could be later
[email protected]/Kazenova223
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"