The comparison of strength cannot be considered so simply, of course, but it can also explain many problems.

When he was in the Ninja School, Uchiha Sasuke had a huge advantage, and "standing out from the crowd" was not enough to describe Sasuke's strength. But after graduating from the Ninja School and becoming a formal ninja, Sasuke lost that overwhelming advantage.

As time went by, every ninja had almost found a path that suited him/herself, and gradually began to play to his/her own strengths, gradually narrowing the gap that had previously existed.

Even though Uchiha Sasuke became a Jonin, he was unable to widen the gap again.

Everyone has strengths, and a suitable teaching system is the key to ensuring the smooth growth of ninjas.

Sasuke understood that he was still the strongest among the new generation of ninjas, and was even catching up with some senior jonin.

But there were still pursuers behind him. Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, who were in the same class, had been putting a lot of pressure on him.

Naruto, who was originally so rough that he was not worth mentioning, is now able to compete with himself.

Three years ago, Sasuke also envied the powerful mysterious power in his body, and the terrifyingly powerful super summoning beast, Gamabunta, also made him envious for a time.

But now, after having been a jonin for a while, I realized that although that kind of power is strong, with my own potential, there is no need to pursue that kind of uncontrollable power. It is not something I should worry about, but a goal that I must surpass sooner or later.

Otherwise, there would be no question of killing Uchiha Itachi for revenge.

What Sasuke cares about most is Haruno Sakura.

Sage Mode, if it is an unrelated person, they may not understand it very well, but as classmates, it is impossible for them to be completely unaware of Sakura's situation.

Although he had never fought directly with the current Sakura, he had once felt the tremendous power fluctuations of the Sage Mode from afar.

The palpitating feeling in his soul made Sasuke believe that Sakura's strength was definitely not much weaker than his own when he gave his all.

"I can't help but tremble with such power before I even finish my training. Is this the power of Sage Mode?"

Sasuke had also tried to inquire about the truth of this power indirectly. Although he did not get too detailed information, he did get some hints.

"Do I already have similar power?"

If there is something that I am unsure of, apart from the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan, it is the only thing I have to rely on and guard against at the same time.

"A curse seal? I see. No wonder."

If you still don't understand, then you are stupid.

"All the ninjas in Konoha Village are helpless. Orochimaru's power is truly terrifying."

Even Shuimu could only solve it temporarily with a workaround, which would make sense if it was the same level of power as the Sage Mode.

"When I was still a Genin, I was bound in this way, which means that I have the potential to use this method. Should I be happy?"

Why do Mizuki and Kakashi require to open the Mangekyō Sharingan in order to be qualified to access the secrets of the past?

Sasuke only now deeply realized that although he was already very strong, he still had not acquired the crucial power and was not qualified to participate in the game between real masters.

In addition to Lightning Release, Fire Release and Illusion, the Mangekyō Sharingan and Curse Seal will be Sasuke's most important development directions, and also a pair of wings that will make him even more powerful.

Although he realized the huge gap between himself and Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke felt relieved to be able to find practical means and direction. He was no longer as confused and helpless as before, craving for power but unable to get it.

…

The mission to search for Sanwei Isobu has been going on for some time.

Until recently, as the possible locations of the target were ruled out one by one, Konoha and the Hidden Mist Village involuntarily slowed down the progress of the mission.

The closer you get to the tailed beast, the more dangerous it becomes.

Although Sanbi Isobu reconciled with the Fourth Mizukage Yagura a few years ago, he was only friendly to Yagura and did not seem to care much about humanity as a whole.

When searching for the tailed beasts, there is not only the risk of encountering enemies, but also the tailed beasts themselves. If you are not careful, you may lose your life.

Many ninjas searching for the Three-Tails are not actually good at dealing with the tailed beasts, and they don’t even understand the concept of the tailed beasts. They just know the characteristics of the mission targets.

After waiting for such a long time, we finally locked down the approximate location of the three tails.

"It's near the border of the Grass Country. It's a really troublesome place."

The approximate area currently defined is in the northern border of the Fire Kingdom, near the Grass Kingdom.

Kammubi Bridge is the absolute key point whenever a war breaks out between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. If you control this lifeline, you will have an 80% chance of winning the war.

During the Third Ninja World War, Minato Namikaze's team suffered a major blow here, Uchiha Obito's life or death was unknown, and Hatake Kakashi obtained the Sharingan.

Earlier, not far from here, Tsunade's brother Nawaki died in battle.

In this strategic location that is like a meat grinder, there are countless ninja bodies buried.

Although it was just a coincidence, Mizuki sometimes wondered whether certain places or people themselves carried some kind of fate-related attributes that would automatically attract trouble or cause major accidents that would affect the ninja world.

Tsunade put down the information in her hand and carefully checked the map on the table.

"This place is a bit sensitive. We can't send a lot of ninjas to investigate it. There's no need to use human wave tactics now!"

Now that you have a rough idea of ​​the location, searching for it won't be that difficult.

Moreover, this triangular area is very bad. It is not far from the neighboring Rain Country. To the north is the icy and snowy Frost Country, and to the northeast is the possible location of Orochimaru - the Land of Fields.

Troubles tend to gather in the same place.

Although the possibility of someone controlling the tailed beast to attract attention can be ruled out, it is still unclear whether someone will take advantage of the situation to fish in troubled waters.

"Orochimaru is staying in the Land of Rice. It is very likely that he has already discovered the Three-Tails, but lacks the means to control it. But now we cannot judge what good idea he has. Moreover, Orochimaru himself is troublesome. If he controls the power of another tailed beast, it will be unimaginable."

Among all the jonin present at the meeting, only two elders, Mitokado En and Utane Koharu, would comment on Orochimaru so bluntly.

Mizuki asked after thinking for a moment.

"Let's put everything else aside for now. The Three-Tails has almost been found, so our mission in Konoha should be over. But capturing it is another matter. Shouldn't we listen to the Kirigakure's ideas? Maybe they don't want us to continue interfering..."