"The Land of Fire..."

The Third Mizukage jumped off the boat, looked at the endless forest in the distance, and let out a long sigh.

The Konoha troops stationed at the border had received the news long ago. The other side stood far away and only sent one of the Chunins to take over. The other two were obviously ready to transmit intelligence at any time using special means.

The Nara ninja stepped forward and revealed his identity. Uzumaki Mito also took out the mission scroll, and the two sides made a handover. The Chunin made a gesture to his partner in the back, and one of the ninjas in the back sent out a fireworks signal.

Uchiha Madara, who had been standing silently by the side, suddenly turned his gaze and looked towards a certain location deep in the forest.

He felt he was being watched.

The Nara ninja explained in a low voice: "I think they are confirming the number of people."

About ten minutes later, a flock of birds could be heard flying in the distance. The guard ninja who took over said, "The road is clear. Please follow the route we agreed on before and head to Konoha."

The Third Mizukage kept smiling, thinking that if Uchiha Madara led them to deviate from the route, they would not be able to escape.

To be honest, there are about a hundred Kirito ninjas in this group, and they are all elite jonin from the Kizuki, Mizunotsuki, and Kaguya families. If they really sneak attack Konoha, they will definitely make Konoha suffer greatly.

But the world of ninja is very realistic. After witnessing Uchiha Madara summoning a meteorite and feeling the sensation of Susanoo striking a tsunami, these Kirito ninjas looked at Uchiha Madara as if they were looking at the God of Ninja. Each of them was incredibly quiet and well-behaved.

Along the way, the Third Mizukage and several senior elders of the Kirito Ninja couldn't help but feel scared.

They had previously thought that if Konoha insisted on annexing the Mist Ninja, they would die together with Uzumaki Mito and the others!

Even if Uchiha Madara is very strong, so what? He is not young anymore, maybe the Mist Ninjas can kill him with their numbers advantage...

Now think about it, it was an incredibly smart move for this woman Uzumaki Mito to worship Uchiha Madara as Tsukuyomi.

And Uchiha Madara didn't burn them all to death in secret. He was really broad-minded!

After the guarding ninja let them go, a group of people headed towards Konoha, and that afternoon Sarutobi Hiruzen received the news that the Kirito ninja had arrived in the Land of Fire and would arrive in Konoha tomorrow evening.

Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a moment, then sent someone to call Akimichi Tofu, Uchiha Kagami and Utane Koharu.

"Qufeng, the Kiri-nin will soon arrive in Konoha. Can you and Afei receive them together? Is that okay?"

Akimichi Nofu had previously served as the acting leader of the village, so it would not be an insult to the Third Mizukage's status for him to come forward to receive him.

Akimichi Tofu readily agreed, but he was a little puzzled: "A Fei is helping the teacher, arguing with Danzo and the Uzumaki clan leader, and participating in the Rain Country spy war against the Rock Ninja. Does he still have time?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen twitched his lips and said dryly, "He is not very good at regular combat. He himself said that apart from raids and ambushes, there is no need to consult him about the Iwagakure..."

The truth is, Sarutobi Hiruzen was afraid that Uchiha Obito would say something to summon the Uchiha army to defeat the Iwagakure, so he simply kicked Uchiha Obito out of the decision-making group to fight against the Iwagakure.

Uchiha Obito seemed to know that he was not good at regular military combat. He complained a few words and ran to defeat the leader of the Uzumaki clan.

Akimichi Qufeng: "Okay, leave it to us. I heard that the matter with the Kirito was handled by Uchiha's Madara-sama. I believe the Kiritoto should be well aware of the Uchiha's power, right? With A Fei's help, the Kiritoto should not cause any trouble."

The Hidden Mist Village located in the Land of Water is relatively closed, and intelligence gathering is difficult. During a great ninja war, the second-generation Mizukage Hozuki Gengetsu first led his men to attack Konoha, but after being taught a lesson by Senju Tobirama's water jutsu, he immediately became hot-blooded and went to fight the Rock Ninja.

No one expected that Guideng Huanyue got so excited during the fight that he died together with Wu!

Cruel, bellicosity, and unreasonable are the labels that are naturally attached to Kirito's mind.

Before meeting the person, Akimichi Tofu was alert and cautious. With Uchiha Afei's help, he felt relieved.

but……

Akimichi Tofu subconsciously glanced at Uchiha Kagami who was also called over. Why not let Kagami come to help?

Sarutobi Hiruzen was also looking at Uchiha Kagami, "Kagami, as Qufeng said, Madara-sama took over the Mist Ninja. Although Sarutobi's brother Shan is already with the Mist Ninja, he still needs the village's follow-up support. I'll leave this matter to you and Koharu."

Uchiha Kagami has a gentle personality, a meticulous mind, good strength, and is still an Uchiha. In particular, he is loyal to the village and does not have a narrow-minded ninja concept, so he is suitable to help the Kirito ninja.

"Haru, they are experiencing a tsunami disaster there, and they really need someone who can handle internal affairs and finances." After a pause, Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his voice, "Go there and get a good feel for the Mist Ninja's economic system. No matter how the Mist Ninja develops in the future, they will always need money. This is a good opportunity to find out their details."

Koharu Utane has average ability but is good at internal affairs management and is the economic advisor to Hiritsu Sarutobi.

Hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, Utane Koharu immediately understood: "No problem, the Water Country just happens to need our help in rescuing the disaster victims. If I'm lucky, I can even find out the population and noble power distribution of the Water Country."

But then she looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with some worry: "If I go to the Kirito ninja side, only En will be by your side."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and said meaningfully, "Danzo has been arguing with the Uzumaki clan leader for so long, and the teacher has never met the clan leader. I think the clan leader must have understood what the teacher meant. I will find a chance to talk to the Uzumaki clan leader, give him a step, and then give Uzumaki a position as the Hokage's secretary. I think he will not say anything anymore."

Maintaining balance among the ninja clans happens to be Sarutobi Hiruzen's forte.

After hearing this, Utane Koharu smiled and said, "Okay, as long as you know what's going on."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Uchiha Kagami and said, "Kagami, I remember that among the group of people who followed Mito-sama to the Land of Water, there was one of your people, right?"

Uchiha Kagami understood what Sarutobi Hiruzen meant: "I will have a good talk with that cousin."

Utatane Koharu followed suit and said, "I'll wait for your news to see what kind of talents are needed there, and then we'll make a list of people to go to Kirishin."

Several colleagues finished their small meeting and were about to leave, but Uchiha Jing stayed for a while.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little confused: "Mirror?"

Uchiha Jing pursed his lips, seeming a little embarrassed.

"A Fei has been practicing in the clan's training ground these days. I saw a little bit of it. It seems to be the technique of the Senju family."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent. He sighed helplessly, "Since A Fei has Wood Release, it's normal for him to learn the Thousand Hands Technique."

And according to gossip, Ah Fei not only has Wood Release, he may also be a descendant of the first generation!

"You are the Hokage, so strength is also important." Uchiha Kagami curled his lips and kindly reminded, "You should also take some time to practice ninjutsu."

Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed: "Thank you, Kagami."

Time passed quickly, and Kirito finally arrived in Konoha in the evening.

Akimichi Tofu called A Fei over to receive Kirito.

A hundred or so Mist Ninjas gathered at the gate of Konoha, which made people alert. However, Uchiha Madara, who was walking in the front, was too powerful, and Akimichi Touka's attention was involuntarily drawn away.

Was it his illusion? This Madara-sama from the Uchiha family was even more powerful than when he fought with Uchiha Afei outside the village! ?

Thinking of this, Akimichi Tofu subconsciously glanced at Uchiha Obito out of the corner of his eye.

Uchiha Obito did not wear the green vest of Konoha's Jonin today. Instead, he wore a blue high-collared robe with the Uchiha clan's symbol, a gray belt around his waist, black gloves on his hands, and a Konoha forehead guard on his forehead.

He had been reminded by Izawa Sugi that Hashirama Senju had resolved the regrets in his heart and returned to the Pure Land, and Uchiha Madara had regained his original intention, and his strength, mentality and fighting level had increased sharply.

Will Uchiha Obito be afraid?

I’m afraid it’s not him!

As the saying goes, a villain who turns evil is three times stronger, and a villain who turns white is easy to deal with. Both he and Uchiha Madara once betrayed the right path, but now they have both found their ideals and beliefs again. Let's see who is stronger!

He has been practicing every day recently, and his strength has improved a lot!

So, in the eyes of the incredulous ninjas such as Akimichi Tofu and the Kirito ninjas who came to greet Konoha, Uchiha Obito stepped forward and said with a big laugh, "Madara, I thought you would just leave the village, but why did you come back? Could it be that you were influenced by the Shodaime and decided to shine for the village?"

Uchiha Madara: "..."

He couldn't help but sigh.

Uchiha Madara knew that this kid would be used by him in the future, and all the important people were dead, otherwise he would not have pinned his hopes on the Infinite Moon Reading Technique.

Only those who have lost everything would be interested in this technique, and the person who caused all this is Uchiha Madara.

Will Uchiha Madara feel some guilt towards Uchiha Obito because of this?

How is that possible?!

Now that you have decided on a path, go ahead without hesitation, no matter how despicable the means and methods are, as long as you can achieve your goal.

So when it comes to his other self making full use of Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Madara's only thought is: He made good use of him, but in the end he made Obito give up his goal and defect to the enemy camp. The other self was too incompetent!

If Uchiha Obito was still on his side, with the skills this kid had shown, even if the mastermind tried to backstab Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito would always be able to jump over and block the attack, right?

——And you didn’t deceive anyone completely, and you asked me in another world to deal with this mess. How stupid!

Uchiha Madara was secretly criticizing his other self, but on the surface he looked confident of winning.

"You are just being stubborn now. Ah Fei, I know your goal, and I believe you also know mine."

Uchiha Obito wanted to be Hokage, and Uchiha Madara wanted world peace. Their goals were actually the same.

Uchiha Madara said with interest: "You call me grandpa. To be honest, I also feel that I am not young anymore, but who let me get Hashirama's Wood Release? I feel that I have become a lot younger recently, and my strength has also improved, so I think..."

He said in a very vicious tone: "If I want to be Hokage, who do you think can defeat me in Konoha? You?"

When Uchiha Madara started talking, Uchiha Obito was a little surprised. He said something so unpleasant, but Uchiha Madara actually endured it? But after hearing the rest, Uchiha Obito's face almost cracked!

"You want to be Hokage? Don't make me laugh, being Hokage is not about who is stronger!"

Uchiha Madara sneered, and he raised his chin slightly, without any intention of disguising: "You are right, but we are all Uchiha. For Uchiha, making others obey their wishes is instinct and skill."

There is darkness in the heart of man. If you control the darkness, you can control the whole person.

Uchiha Madara certainly knew how to win people's hearts, but when he was in Konoha, he initially had the hope that people in the village would open up to each other. Later, he was completely disappointed with the village and was betrayed by his own people, so he was too lazy to spend any more time on it.

But this time, Uchiha Madara's ideals are not only his own, but also for Hashirama. If it were Hashirama, he would be happy to communicate with the villagers and Konoha ninjas.

"A Fei, if I manage this business seriously... you who have been deceived by me, do you really have the confidence to defeat me?"

At this point, Uchiha Madara added with a half-smile, "Let me think, those two children are called Kakashi and Rin, right? Maybe they haven't been born yet, but..."

"spot!!!!"

Uchiha Obito was like a rooster whose feathers had been plucking, his eyes instantly turned into scarlet Sharingan, and he punched over.

Uchiha Madara snorted and rolled his eyes implicitly: "Impatient brat."

He moved his wrist, and the aura around him exploded. The people around him all ran away subconsciously. The next second, a long sword appeared in Uchiha Madara's hand, and the blades moved in a jostling manner, with a hint of the skills that Izawa Sugi had used before.

Bang--

Uchiha Madara's blade was knocked off course, and cracks appeared on the ground beneath his feet.

He said meaningfully: "Oh? The strange power of the Thousand Hands?"

It seems that Senju Tobirama is really optimistic about Uchiha Obito and even secretly gave Obito a small stove?

Uchiha Madara had misunderstood this point. The reason why Tobirama Senju told Uchiha Obito the secret technique of the Senju was essentially to light up Izawa Sugi's skill icon to make it easier for Izawa Sugi to be a corporate slave in the Hidden Mist Village and build base stations and chakra networks.

...Of course, Izawa Sugi himself is also happy to do so.

After all, no one wants their skills to be limited.

Moreover, Uchiha Obito's eyes are three magatama taken from the Uchiha family's eye bank, and it is impossible for them to evolve into Mangekyō in the future. If one wants to improve Uchiha Obito's strength, one can only start with Wood Release and Divine Tree Cells.

Uchiha Obito read through the scroll of the Senju quickly, and lit up the skill icons such as Senjutsu, swordsmanship, sealing techniques, and healing techniques for Izawa Sugi. Then he was attacked by his friends - he had to spend another two hours every day to receive Izawa Sugi's secret technique instruction.

Uchiha Obito has been having a hard time recently.

During the day, he would go with Uchiha Haneko and Danzo to have tea and chat with the leader of the Uzumaki clan. He would also have to find time to discuss the materials, finances and personnel allocation of the base station with Sarutobi Hiruzen. In the evening, he would take a three-hour class on the data calculation of the chakra base station plan, and then a two-hour class on Izawa Sugi's Thousand Hands Secret Technique.

I finally fell asleep at midnight, and had to get up at five in the morning for morning exercises. At seven o'clock, I started processing documents and checking the progress of base station construction. After comprehensively considering all aspects of the situation, I went to have a meeting with Sarutobi Hiruzen. I might also have to argue with Danzo about the Uzumaki issue. A new corporate cycle began again.

When I recall it, my heart is filled with tears.

Uchiha Obito wanted to fight Uchiha Madara. Besides the two reasons that he felt he had become really strong recently and that he and Uchiha Madara were never on good terms, there was also...

He really wanted to stretch his muscles.

Uchiha Madara is the best candidate.

When fighting with Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito was able to gain recognition from the villagers and the Uchiha clan, and was not scolded by Senju Tobirama. That was awesome!

"more than!"

Uchiha Obito suddenly leaned forward, stretched out his long arms like an old monkey hanging a seal, and grabbed Uchiha Madara's left waist.

Uchiha Madara raised his eyebrows, showing some interest. He turned the blade of the long sword with his backhand and struck the handle downwards.

With a bang, the hilt of the sword hit Uchiha Obito's wrist, but suddenly Wood Release thorns appeared on Obito's wrist and grabbed the hilt of the sword.

However, Uchiha Obito's attack was also deflected, and his open palm brushed Uchiha Madara's waist and hit him diagonally.

Uchiha Madara raised his foot without any hesitation and kicked Uchiha Obito on the chin!

With a plop, the Obito in front of him turned into a wooden clone, and the real Uchiha Obito appeared behind Uchiha Madara and kicked him.

Uchiha Madara spun the blade and chopped down. Uchiha Obito had a kunai in his hand. The blade and the kunai collided with each other, making a crackling sound and flashing sparks.

The fight between the two Uchiha was extremely fast, until Uchiha Obito retreated and blew the Phoenix Flower Technique, but was blocked by Uchiha Madara with Wood Release, and the people around him came to their senses.

The Third Mizukage subconsciously asked Uzumaki Mito who looked unhappy.

"Mr. Mito, look at this..."

Uzumaki Mito hesitated for a moment and said, "Come with me."

Uzumaki Mito brought the Third Mizukage and several high-ranking Kirito ninjas, bypassed the battlefield and came in front of Akimichi Toukaze.

With the flames blazing and the wood sticks rising to the sky in the background, Uzumaki Mito calmly said to Akimichi Tofu, "Let's hand over the mission. Tofu, this is the Third Mizukage."

Akimichi Tofu's eyes inevitably fell on the two Uchiha fighting behind him from time to time: "Mito-sama, this, they..."

"Don't worry about them." Uzumaki Mito said calmly, "The Uchiha clan is sparring among themselves, we shouldn't disturb them."

Qiu Dao Qu Feng: "..."

Mist Ninjas: “…”

"Brother Qufeng, this is the mission." The Nara ninja popped his head out and winked, "Confirm the number of people and record the chakra. Let's hurry into the village. I'm worried that those two will fight and attack us too."

Akimichi Tofu was silent for two seconds, then said decisively: "You are right, Third Mizukage, please come in!"

Then the people of Konoha and the Kirito ninjas poured into the village like a tide, quickly closed the village gate, and opened the barrier.

It might be that this incident at the gate quickly brought the relationship between the Konoha ninja and the Mist ninja closer.

Mito Uzumaki went to Tobirama Senju to inquire about the Uzumaki, the Anbu team went to the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen to report on the mission, only the Nara ninja followed Akimichi Tofu to help welcome the Kiri ninja.

The three families of Ino, Shika and Chou have always been close friends. Akimichi Norifuge also knew this young man and knew that he was a senior ninja who had just been promoted by the Nara family in the past two years. He had decent strength and a sharp mind. So, with the introduction of the Nara ninja, the two sides had a very pleasant conversation.

The two sides introduced their names to each other, and everyone quickly started chatting about the two Uchiha, their eyes shining brightly.

It's not the kind of brightness that comes from seeing a powerful enemy, but the kind of brightness that comes from seeing a melon.

"Who is that Uchiha?"

"What? Master Madara summoned a meteorite?"

"Is it true? Did that guy named Afei defeat Uchiha Madara?"

"Wow! You actually came here riding Madara-sama's Susanoo? It is said that even the first generation has never ridden one!!"

"What did you say? Madara-sama and Mito-sama..."

"Hiss... No wonder the Uchiha are so concerned about the Uzumaki migration..."

“…”

The bad guys of Konoha and the bad guys of the Mist Ninja quickly merged. Stimulated by the same melon, the two sides immediately closed the distance between them. You reported that the Uchiha father and son were in a game of the weak overthrowing the strong, and I reported that the first generation father and son were in a game of the battle against Uchiha Madara, as if everyone was not a stranger, but a good friend who had not been seen for many years and came uninvited.

But outside the Konoha gate, the atmosphere between the two Uchiha was not so good.

As expected, Uchiha Obito was beaten up by Uchiha Madara.

However, Uchiha Obito relied on his amazing recovery ability and continued to attack Uchiha Madara even after being knocked down. Uchiha Madara was a little impatient and a little confused.

When they passed each other again, he turned his Sharingan and pulled Uchiha Obito into the illusion.

Before Uchiha Madara could ask any questions, Uchiha Obito's words made Uchiha Madara's expression change slightly.

"The aura of the mastermind is nearby."

Uchiha frowned: "I didn't notice any enemies around."

The place where the two of them were sparring and fighting was at the gate of Konoha Village. The Konoha guard ninjas were watching nearby. How could the enemy not cause a reaction from Konoha's barrier... Could the mastermind behind this be a Konoha rebel ninja?

"Heh, what can you detect?" Uchiha Obito taunted, then said: "I just found him too, and I put on a show and fished him out."

Uchiha Obito has recently been using the power of Wood Release to study perception ninjutsu.

Izawa Sugi mentioned that he could sense living creatures with the help of the life energy around him. If Uchiha Obito revealed the key skills, Izawa Sugi would be able to use his ability to track down Black Zetsu.

Uchiha Madara made a name for himself as a god in the Land of Water, and Uchiha Madara himself returned to Konoha. Izawa Sugi speculated that Kurozetsu either went to the Land of Water to investigate, or went to Konoha to keep an eye on Madara.

Just now, Uchiha Madara used the Shinra Tensei of the Rinnegan several times to knock Uchiha Obito away. Because the distance from which he was knocked away was a bit far, Uchiha Obito deliberately let go of his perception in order to prevent being attacked by Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan clone.

He couldn't see the Wheel Tomb clone, but he could roughly determine its location based on the changes in the surrounding environment. As a result, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the dark aura.

Uchiha Madara readily agreed: "Sure, how do we do it?"

Uchiha Obito said coldly: "I will mark you later, and you will use Chibaku Tensei to hit all the soil and trees within a hundred meters of the mark into the air."

Uchiha Madara didn't ask anything and just said, "Okay."

The next second, the two Uchiha returned to reality, without showing any gaps in the battle, and continued to attack each other.

Uchiha Obito also trash-talked: "Madara! You are really old! Come again!"

Uchiha Madara seemed very annoyed. He glared at him again and said, "Well, let me try out my new technique."

"Wheel Grave and Hell!"

Four invisible bodies rushed towards Uchiha Obito. Uchiha Obito seemed to have suffered an invisible critical attack. His body retreated repeatedly in the air, as if he was stunned.

But at a certain moment, Uchiha Obito suddenly disappeared, and he used the fixed-point Flying Thunder God to escape the siege of four bodies.

As soon as Obito landed, Uchiha Madara shouted without hesitation: "Chibaku Tensei!"

The light blue complete form of Susanoo suddenly rushed out, and the huge war god-like body released a heavy pressure, and the pressure in the air was so heavy that it seemed to squeeze out water.

The next second, Uchiha Obito's position was suddenly lifted up by a terrifying force. The soil, trees and boulders were blown high into the sky, and in just a few seconds, a stone ball one-third the size of Konoha was formed!

Uchiha Madara took a slight breath, using almost all of his chakra to create this sealing boulder in a short period of time. Who exactly is the enemy...

At this moment, a stream of dark, muddy stuff rushed out from under the stone and seemed to be falling to the ground.

Uchiha Madara's eyes widened.

Is this the man behind this?

In a trance, Uchiha Madara recalled what happened when Afei and Ashan first appeared in his secret base and smashed his laboratory.

At that time, among the broken walls and remnants that kept falling down, there was indeed a dark shadow-like thing that flashed by.

Uchiha Madara had thought that it was some kind of exploratory ninjutsu used by Izawa Sugi, but it turned out that this was the enemy? The enemy who used him, betrayed him, and killed him?

That's it?