Chapter 161: Seven-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha
Chapter 161: Seven-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha
Uchiha Douhuan looked at Seven-Tails Chomei, a gentle smile also appearing on his face. This Seven-Tails was much more sensible than the Nine-Tails. Judging by what that brat Naruto said, the Nine-Tails hadn't been cursing him behind his back any less recently.
Moreover, the Seven-Tails' choice also completely aligned with Konoha's interests.
"This is a matter between you two; Konoha respects your choice," Uchiha Douhuan said.
"Thank you." A trace of gratitude also appeared on Chomei's insectoid face, while it thought to itself:
[Both are Uchiha at the Mangekyou Sharingan level; how can the difference be so vast?]
"You can greet your old friend in a bit," Uchiha Douhuan said with a pleasant chuckle, turned, and left the seal space.
After returning to the outside world, Fū, who had exited the seal space a step earlier, looked puff-cheeked at Uchiha Douhuan, clearly dissatisfied that he hadn't included her in his chat with the Seven-Tails just now.
"I've talked things over with your partner. You stay in Konoha for now," Uchiha Douhuan said with a pleasant chuckle, then looked towards Kakashi. "Kakashi, when you return to the Security Department, please trouble yourself to also take this child to Fugaku's house."
"To Fugaku's house again?" Kakashi was stunned upon hearing this. To be honest, Fugaku's house had practically become the village's 'Second Generation Daycare'. The little buddies would run to the Uchiha compound as soon as school was out. Then Naruto, when Kakashi was on missions, had already learned to show up directly with his luggage. And sometimes, when the buddies played too late, they would simply stay over at Fugaku's house. This led to Fugaku's house often having at least two children present on any given day.
"Otherwise? Who among us knows how to take care of children?" Uchiha Douhuan spread his hands and then said. "Besides, with Fugaku around, if any problem arises with the Seven-Tails, he can react immediately. Fugaku might even be better at handling Tailed Beasts than I am. Additionally, Sister Mikoto is very fond of these children."
To be honest, the reason Mikoto was able to emerge from the shadow of her eldest son's death so quickly was largely due to these lively children.
"I'm not a child anymore! I can take care of myself!" Fū puffed her cheeks and retorted discontentedly at this point.
"In our village, anyone under 16 is considered a child," Uchiha Douhuan said. "You don't even have a guardian. How can I rest assured letting you wander around our village?"
"Moreover, there, you can make many friends. And among them is a child who shares the same status as you," Uchiha Douhuan said with a pleasant chuckle.
"Really?" The words 'make friends' instantly touched a soft spot in Fū's heart, who had felt very lonely since childhood due to her status. She immediately said, somewhat moved.
"Really," Uchiha Douhuan chuckled. "You should be able to get along with them very happily."
Soon, Fū was taken by Kakashi to Fugaku's house. Mikoto was very happy to have another new member in the family and busily helped Fū tidy up a dedicated room.
It had to be said, a woman like Mikoto, possessing all the wonderful traditional female qualities, could easily win the affection of children. In Mikoto's presence, Fū quickly let down her guard as a newcomer.
"Just stay here for now. The two brothers I mentioned earlier haven't finished school yet. You'll be able to see them in a few more hours," Mikoto said to Fū with a smile.
"Um, Auntie, do you not mind my status at all?" Fū, after some hesitation, finally couldn't help asking. In Takigakure, almost everyone feared her Jinchuriki status and dared not approach her. Even her parents, who passed away when she was very young, were the same. Conversely, only in Konoha did she truly experience the feeling of being cared for, which made her feel very unreal.
"Your status?" Mikoto looked at Fū somewhat surprised. "Are you referring to?"
"Being a Jinchuriki. A Tailed Beast is sealed inside my body, so since I was little, many people didn't dare come near me..." Fū whispered. However, before she could finish, Mikoto gently patted her head.
Fū's question made Mikoto want to laugh somewhat. If one were to say who in the entire ninja world was least sensitive about Tailed Beasts, it would probably be their Uchiha clan. Even an ordinary three-tomoe Sharingan could use genjutsu to briefly influence a Tailed Beast, thereby ensuring self-preservation. Not to mention the clan now had several Mangekyou powerhouses in residence. Therefore, those clan elders, who had gradually started transforming into disrespectful old men after Uchiha Douhuan became Hokage, now loved nothing more than to gather together and tease Naruto (who often visited the Uchiha compound) until he was red hot with anger, then watch the wailing Naruto and chuckle gleefully. Who else in the entire village dared to do such a thing?
"Child, this isn't something you can choose. In my eyes, you are just an ordinary little child," Mikoto said with a smile.
Fū stared blankly at Mikoto, her mind不知道在想点什么 (bù zhīdào zài xiǎng diǎn shénme - not knowing what it was thinking / lost in thought).
"Just make yourself at home. If you need anything, you can directly tell me or Uncle Fugaku. Don't mind that Uncle Fugaku looks hard to get along with; he's actually a gentle person too," Uchiha Mikoto chuckled.
...
Just as Fū was settling down in Konoha, Iwata Sawaki had already reached the front lines and had clashed once with Kitsuchi, the person in charge of Iwagakure's special military operation this time. Although he was completely suppressed by Kitsuchi as soon as they met, Iwata Sawaki, as Takigakure's strongest individual on paper currently, still managed to stall Kitsuchi for a considerable amount of time. Until both sides sounded the retreat, he didn't allow Kitsuchi to wreak havoc among their mid-level ninja forces. However, the price was that Iwata Sawaki's body gained many gruesome new scars.
"Leader, are you alright?" After Iwata Sawaki finished receiving treatment from the medical-nin, Takigakure's high-ranking officials gathered around and asked with concern.
"I'm fine," Iwata Sawaki waved his hand, then took out the combination ninjutsu scroll Uchiha Douhuan had taught him from his bosom and said to the crowd, "Hurry up and find ninjas in the village suitable for learning this combination ninjutsu. Then have them master it as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we absolutely cannot face Iwagakure's combination ninjutsu."
"Yes!" A high-ranking Takigakure official took the scroll from Iwata Sawaki's hand and withdrew.
Meanwhile, inside Amegakure's tall tower, Nagato also received news of Iwagakure's invasion of the Land of Waterfall.
A powerful aura erupted from Nagato's body, his withered fingers clenched tightly together.
"Do these major powers enjoy launching wars so much?" Nagato gritted his teeth. "And each time, it is us small nations who have to bear the damage of war."
"Nagato, we've received a request for help from Takigakure Village," Konan walked in at this moment and said to Nagato. "They want us to intervene and help block Iwagakure's high-level combat power. The price they're offering is very high."
Hearing Konan's words, Nagato also fell into deep thought.
"Well, do we need to accept this commission?" Konan asked after a while. "However, if we accept this commission, Kakuzu might have some feelings about it. After all, according to him, Takigakure Village betrayed him back then, which forced him to defect from the village."
"Accept! Of course, we must accept! When negotiating with Takigakure, we can also proactively lower the price a bit," Nagato turned to look at Konan, his Rinnegan eyes filled with fury. "It's time to let these major powers that casually start wars experience the pain of war! Moreover, if Iwagakure deploys a Tailed Beast, I will personally intervene to capture it."
"Then Kakuzu's side?" Konan asked.
"For this mission's remuneration, increase his share a little," Nagato said.
"I understand," Konan nodded. It was clear Nagato truly intended to make Iwagakure pay the price for initiating this war.
...
Konoha, Uchiha compound. Sasuke brought his little buddies home after school.
Besides the accomplices of the Seven Star Society, their little group had recently expanded by quite a few people, mostly girls. Firstly, there was Hinata, who always loved to follow Naruto around. Although Neji was very unhappy about his own sister tagging along with a blonde kid every day, since this blonde kid was his junior disciple brother, he couldn't say much.
Then there was Ino. Shikamaru and Choji ditching her every day made her very unhappy, especially since Sasuke was among the people they played with. So, after the young lady beat up both of them, Shikamaru had no choice but to include this young lady.
Then there was Sakura, Ino's best friend who was pulled into the small group. The current Sakura was a complete benchmark among commoner ninjas at the Ninja Academy. Having been taken as Tsunade's direct disciple, she was not only the top student at the Medical Academy but had also made rapid progress in combat power. Although limited by her yet-to-mature body and chakra reserves, temporarily unable to contend with freaks like Naruto and Sasuke, ordinary ninja clan students were truly no match for her.
Of course, all this did not come without a price. Sakura, not even eight years old this year, suddenly discovered while looking in the mirror one day that her hairline seemed to have moved up two millimeters, making her already not-small forehead appear even larger. Moreover, she had almost no free time anymore. This little girl now had to bury her head in medical books whenever she had a spare moment. Even Sasuke, whom she used to be most interested in, she now had no time to pay attention to.
Therefore, Sakura originally didn't want to accept Ino's invitation, but she couldn't resist Ino constantly dragging her over. Also, it happened to be that Tsunade needed to conduct a physical examination for Uzumaki Anri today, so she was given a day off, which finally allowed her a temporary reprieve from the mountain of books and sea of questions.
Then there were Tenten and Rock Lee, who came with Neji. Tenten, as Neji's classmate, had always been very enthusiastic towards Neji. Neji also didn't know what to do with this rich young lady. Previously, when he was from the Branch House, he could still distance himself with aloofness, but not anymore. Who could argue when her family was their Hyuga clan's ninja tool supplier? As the Young Clan Head designated by Hiashi Hyuga, Neji had to maintain good relations with them.
As for Rock Lee, it was rather amusing. Originally possessing no talent in ninjutsu or genjutsu, he was completely at the bottom of his class. Normally, he would have had to wait until graduation and team assignment to become Guy's disciple before truly starting to soar through hard work.
But coincidentally, the recent large-scale Samcheong Education Corps movement in the village, with the green jumpsuit brigade running around the village every morning, made this kid realize that this training method seemed to greatly enhance taijutsu.
So this kid proactively approached the instructors of the Samcheong Education Corps, proposing to join, which directly baffled Sakurai Hideaki.
Rock Lee, after being rejected, wasn't annoyed. He somehow managed to get a matching jumpsuit from somewhere and trained with the Samcheong Education Corps every day. This, conversely, made Might Guy notice him early after returning to the village, taking him as a disciple. Furthermore, Might Guy even proactively approached Uchiha Douhuan, hoping that after Rock Lee graduated from the Ninja Academy, he could become Rock Lee's team leader. Uchiha Douhuan naturally had no reason to refuse.
Rock Lee, having started learning the Strong Fist style early, naturally progressed by leaps and bounds, becoming the only one in their class who could spar with Neji. Therefore, when Neji trained, he would also bring Rock Lee along.
So, when a large group of people was brought home by Sasuke with great fanfare, if Uchiha Douhuan were here, he would probably also marvel that the future Konoha 12 had, at this time, already assembled ahead of schedule.
"Mom, I brought friends home to play!" Sasuke shouted impatiently as soon as he entered the door.
"Alright, Sasuke, have your friends sit down first. Mom will go get you some snacks," Uchiha Mikoto called from the kitchen.
Then, the group followed Sasuke into his living room. However, as soon as they opened the door, they came face to face with Fū, who had been sitting there for a long time.
Fū and Sasuke's group were simultaneously stunned. Just then, Chomei within Fū's body also reminded Fū to pay attention to a certain blonde boy in this group.
"Sasuke, this older sister is Fū. Starting today, she'll be living with us. You all must get along well in the future," Mikoto also walked into the living room at this moment, carrying a large platter of snacks, and said to Sasuke.
"Hello, my name is Uchiha Sasuke. Please take care of me!" Sasuke greeted Fū very politely. However, at this moment, Fū was staring straight at Naruto, and Naruto was also looking back at her with an equally dazed expression.
At this time, within a marvelous space, Chomei and Kurama faced each other remotely across two sealed gates. And beneath them, Fū and Naruto also stared wide-eyed at each other.
"Are you... someone like me?" Fū said, then looked up at the Nine-Tails. However, the Nine-Tails merely glared and bared its teeth, scaring the little girl quite badly.
"Nine-Tails, you're still so nasty. Don't scare my comrade," just then, a transparent insect wing descended, blocking between the Nine-Tails and Fū, while Chomei also spoke.
"Comrade? It seems you've already surrendered to humans, right? Truly a disgrace to the Tailed Beasts," the Nine-Tails sneered, baring its teeth.
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(End of Chapter)
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