My clan was exterminated when I was three years old, and you want me to beat Uchiha Itachi? Chapter 120

As the war between Konoha, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure intensified, the Fourth Great Ninja War officially broke out.

However, at the very beginning of the war, Onoki strictly ordered his subordinates not to participate.

Instead, he established two major awards: the Land of Earth Construction Award and the Iwagakure Village Development Award. These awards were specifically for ninjas who made significant contributions to the Land of Earth and Iwagakure Village in construction or ninjutsu.

With Sunagakure already completely crippled and the other three great ninja villages fighting to the death, the Land of Earth, by contrast, developed in an orderly fashion, thus seizing a precious opportunity for growth!

However, this didn’t mean that Iwagakure Village would henceforth neglect its combat capabilities. Onoki specifically commended the ninjas who had repelled Suna and Konoha in the previous two wars and improved the treatment of ninjas on patrol and border defense.

Nevertheless, regarding the earlier cowardice in battle, Onoki also severely punished the ninjas who had slacked off while defending against the Konoha Allied Forces, including the jinchuriki Roshi.

Such strict discipline naturally further increased Onoki’s prestige, advancing the unification of the Land of Earth!

To prevent Konoha from turning desperate and suddenly attacking Iwagakure Village, Onoki secretly contacted the leader of the Akatsuki organization and planned to discuss the division of interests with them at an opportune time, aiming to establish an insurmountable defense line between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth!

Through Pain Tendo’s projection, the Akatsuki temporarily established a peace agreement with Onoki!

…

However, just as everything was in full swing,

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, suddenly escaped from his confinement and vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Black Zetsu secretly obtained Kakashi’s Sharingan from Sasori of the Red Sand, transplanted it onto a White Zetsu, and then possessed that White Zetsu. He successfully entered the Kamui dimension and found Obito’s skeletal remains.

Although Obito had been dead for nearly ten years and his Sharingan had shriveled, Black Zetsu used his millennia of accumulated techniques to restore Obito’s Kamui Sharingan.

Through White Zetsu’s body splicing and his own possession, he successfully resurrected a “Uchiha Madara” who could completely obey his commands.

The long-lost “Uchiha Madara” suddenly returned to the Akatsuki.

Coupled with the current shortage of Akatsuki members, Nagato, being an idealist, was quickly brainwashed by the millennia-old schemer Black Zetsu, using “Uchiha Madara’s” body.

Roshi, who had escaped the village to pursue his imagined peace, was personally captured by Pain Tendo, and Iwagakure Village’s defensive layout was leaked…

[Ninth Year]

You have completely mastered the power of the Tailed Beasts.

Using the power of your Six-Tomoe Sharingan, you directly erased Shukaku’s will, making it one of your avatars.

The power of the Yang Nine-Tails was excessively consumed when you fused the bloodlines of the Uchiha and Uzumaki clans, making it impossible to use independently. Therefore, you sealed it within Shukaku’s body and, with immense ocular power, completely merged the two.

Finally, although you failed to awaken your own Susanoo, you did master the Susanoo that Uchiha Itachi had already awakened from your bloodline.

However, due to the limitations of Uchiha Itachi’s bloodline development and the consumption incurred during bloodline absorption, it could only remain in its second stage, a half-body Susanoo.

Furthermore, the Three Sacred Treasures, with Uchiha Itachi’s complete death, had vanished to an unknown location, greatly weakening the power of the Susanoo.

But you found another way, fusing it with the Tailed Beast, and then layering it with Magnet Release’s defensive barrier and Adamantine Sealing Chains, creating a makeshift version of Armored Susanoo!

Additionally, whether it was because you possessed Uzumaki bloodline or because the Six-Tomoe Sharingan had gained some of the Eternal Mangekyo’s power, even though Susanoo is a ninjutsu that heavily consumes ocular power,

After you deactivate Susanoo, the consumed ocular power recovers at an incredibly fast rate!

At this point, having completely mastered the power of the Tailed Beasts and Susanoo,

You declared your emergence from training!

Thinking this, you decided to summon Boss Black Cat to share this exciting news with your comrade who had been with you from the beginning.

However, what you saw was an奄奄一息, heavily wounded, blind, and tail-less Boss Black Cat.

You furiously demanded to know what had happened, while dripping Yang Nine-Tails’ chakra along with your own blood into its mouth.

Boss Black Cat merely shook its head, urging you to quickly return to the village!

You didn’t bother to verify any identity and directly burst through the back mountain barrier. However, at this moment, a giant toad descended from the sky, claiming to be an envoy from Mount Myoboku and demanding you hand over Boss Black Cat.

It claimed that Boss Black Cat had violated the laws of the sacred land and needed to be taken back for punishment.

Only then did you realize that during your absence, Mount Myoboku, because of the death of Boss Toad by your hand, had been pressuring the ninja cat clan and had captured Boss Black Cat while it was out.

Seeing the Mount Myoboku envoy, a toad, acting so arrogantly,

You bluntly stated that a beast is just a beast!

This is the Land of Earth!

This is Iwagakure Village!

This is no place for a mere toad to act wildly!

Provoked by your words, it extended its long tongue to punish you.

You raised a hand, instantly causing steel bars from a nearby warehouse, used for construction, to pierce into the great toad’s body.

Then, with a slight lift of your hand, this arrogant toad turned into a porcupine and flew into the air.

Lava Release!

The countless steel bars inserted into the toad’s body instantly became incredibly hot.

“Mount Myoboku, is it? You’re not worthy of speaking with me. Go wait below; I’ll invite the old toad to join you!”

With that, you squeezed hard, and the scorching steel bars inserted into the toad’s body formed a sphere, completely drowning out the toad’s miserable screams.

You flew into the sky, extending your hands, and the scorching iron ball transformed into molten iron, completely fusing with the toad under the effects of Lava Release and Magnet Release.

You compressed the molten iron vigorously, and then infused a large chunk of chakra metal into it.

After cooling it with Water Release, a giant broadsword infused with the soul of a Mount Myoboku toad fell into your hands.

You bypassed the onlookers and Onoki, walking directly to the blacksmith shop, handing the great broadsword to the blacksmith, and asking him to install a suitable hilt for you.

However, the sword was incredibly heavy; even the dozen or so blacksmiths in the shop who had practiced ninjutsu couldn’t lift it. They had no choice but to start installing it on the spot.

You held Boss Black Cat in your arms and walked to the weary-faced Onoki.

From him, you learned that this toad had arrived in Iwagakure Village a month ago.

Due to the Four-Tails Jinchuriki’s disappearance again, Deidara being captured by a mysterious person while out, and Uchiha Setsuna’s lifespan nearing its end, the previously excellent situation in Iwagakure Village suddenly became precarious, forcing them to reluctantly let it in.

You suppressed the anger and sorrow in your heart.

You returned home to bid farewell to Uchiha Setsuna.

Before Uchiha Setsuna passed away, she fully awakened her Mangekyo Sharingan, which contained the dōjutsu “Butsumyōdama.” This was a dōjutsu that combined time and sealing, symbolizing her lifelong dedication to the Uchiha until her last moment!

You took the Mangekyo Sharingan, entrusted it to Boss Black Cat for safekeeping, and vowed not to see each other again until you annihilated Mount Myoboku.

After bidding farewell to Boss Black Cat, you went to visit the two Uchiha infants whom you, Uchiha Setsuna, and Granny Yukina had protected out of the village years ago.

Now, they were both twelve or thirteen years old and had both shown promising talent, becoming Special Jonin in Iwagakure Village and preparing for their Jonin exams.

After clarifying some ninjutsu and Sharingan questions for them and injecting a wisp of Yang Nine-Tails’ chakra into their bodies, you completely bid farewell to your past self.

“Have you decided?”

“Rather than being destroyed by these despicable schemers, I’d rather make a clean break!”

Onoki nodded, handing you the scrolls containing the techniques of Particle Style and Dust Release.

This would be a gamble for the survival of Iwagakure Village…