Uchiha's Declaration

Inside the Lord's Manor of Wave Country.

Naruto was buried in his work at his desk, sometimes frowning, sometimes writing furiously.

Compiling a textbook was more difficult than he had imagined, so he now seemed a little overwhelmed.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

A series of short, hurried knocks interrupted the small train of thought Naruto had just managed to start.

Naruto couldn't help but raise a hand to rub his brow, suppressing his irritability. He had given orders that no one should come to him at this time unless it was urgent.

"Come in!"

As soon as Naruto finished speaking, Uchiha Izumi hurriedly pushed the door open, her usually cool face showing a hint of excitement.

"Lord Naruto, Jiraiya and Kakashi Hatake are heading towards Wave Country. Senior Inaho has gone to intercept them."

Uchiha Izumi spoke directly, not waiting for Naruto to ask, her clear eyes flashing with fervent fighting spirit.

Since awakening her Mangekyo Sharingan, she hadn't truly fought a strong opponent of equal strength. Sparring with Naruto was basically being crushed, and she had to hold back against others. Now, she could finally go all out.

Hearing this, Naruto was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Jiraiya and Kakashi to appear near Wave Country. Konoha's situation was very difficult right now, and instead of staying in Konoha, Jiraiya had traveled across the ocean. What was his purpose?

Naruto thought for a moment and understood.

It seemed that Konoha wanted to seek help from the Hidden Mist, but they probably didn't expect that Wave Country was now his territory. Otherwise, they wouldn't have acted in such a self-defeating manner.

What an unexpected wind, but I wonder where this wind will blow. Things are getting more and more interesting.

Naruto looked at Uchiha Izumi, who was full of anticipation, and asked, "You want to fight Jiraiya?"

Uchiha Izumi's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Please grant my wish, Lord Naruto!"

Naruto just smiled and said, "Your current strength is probably not his match."

Jiraiya's overall strength among the Three Ninja should be the strongest now. Orochimaru was obsessed with longevity, and his strength was basically all about survival. Tsunade herself was more inclined towards being a medical ninja, and she probably hadn't overcome her hemophobia yet.

Uchiha Izumi was stunned when she heard this. She didn't doubt Naruto's words. The entire Uchiha Clan unconditionally believed in Naruto now. She just didn't expect that even the Mangekyo Sharingan was no match for Jiraiya.

"You are still too young. Although you have mastered powerful strength, your combat experience is still too little compared to the Three Ninja, who have already experienced two wars."

Naruto comforted her, then got up and came to Uchiha Izumi's side, placing his hand on her shoulder.

"However, there are other guys more suitable for practice."

Naruto had already sensed that in addition to Jiraiya and Kakashi, there were three other relatively strong Chakra signatures.

...

On Mei Terumi's ship, the two sides, who had been confronting each other, showed puzzled expressions when they heard the voice coming from the opposite ship.

"Wave Country? Continuing to sail like this will indeed pass through the waters near Wave Country, but..."

Ao, who was responsible for steering the boat, explained. Although he didn't say the rest, everyone understood what he meant. As one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Hidden Mist didn't need to care about the opinions of such a small, insignificant country.

"Well, well, I knew it, there must be some misunderstanding."

Jiraiya spoke again to ease the atmosphere, while giving Kakashi a look, signaling him to put away the Kunai.

Mei Terumi, seeing this, also signaled Ao and Chojuro to retract their weapons, but her expression was still somewhat gloomy as she looked at Ao and said, "Ao, did you not follow the prescribed route?"

Ao's expression was also a bit awkward as he said, "This way is faster."

Mainly because they had taken this route when chasing Kisame before, and the smaller countries were fine with it, Ao chose the route that would get them back to the village the fastest. They just didn't expect Wave Country to be so stubborn.

"Hmph!"

Mei Terumi snorted coldly. Ao's answer clearly didn't satisfy her, but with outsiders present, she couldn't reprimand him, lest she lose face for her own people.

She just had the ship slow down and waited for the other party to approach slowly.

When the huge patrol ship docked not far from them, Mei Terumi and the others could finally see the appearance of the people who had come.

Five figures stood steadily on the bow of the ship, like five unshakable statues, tall and upright, with a majestic aura.

The leading man's black robe fluttered in the wind. His black hair fell like ink on his broad shoulders, swaying slightly. The sunlight shone from behind, casting his figure on the sea, forming a huge shadow.

But his face was hidden in this shadow, making it impossible to see his features clearly. Only those scarlet eyes, through the darkness, emitted a palpitating light. These eyes were like burning flames, hot and wild, but also filled with an unnamed anger, wanting to burn them to ashes.

Beside him, the other four were also dressed in black robes, with solemn expressions. They stood quietly, like loyal guards.

Although they were previously excited about fighting the Three Ninja, they had now regained their composure when truly facing them. They could strategically despise the enemy, but tactically they had to take the enemy seriously.

"Uchiha..."

Mei Terumi and the others' expressions became serious. Although they believed that they would not lose, they still had considerable apprehension in their hearts when facing the Uchiha.

During the Third Shinobi World War, the Uchiha were the main force blocking the Hidden Mist's advance, especially Ao, who was already breaking out in a cold sweat. Back then, he had been so frightened that he retreated directly after taking one look at Uchiha Shisui from afar with his Byakugan.

"Has Konoha fallen so far that it needs to join forces with the Hidden Mist?"

Uchiha Inaho's tone was somewhat mocking. He had fought with Hidden Mist Ninja during the Third Shinobi World War.

Mei Terumi and the other two frowned. What did this mean? Were they looking down on their Hidden Mist?

Before Mei Terumi could retort, Jiraiya spoke first, with a bitter face and a tone full of apology.

"Although the current occasion is a bit inappropriate, I still want to apologize to the Uchiha Clan on behalf of Konoha."

As he said this, Jiraiya bowed deeply to Uchiha Inaho and the other four, and then continued.

"This matter was caused by Danzo and the Third Hokage. Now they have both been removed from their positions. The current Hokage of Konoha is Tsunade. If the Uchiha are willing to return, Tsunade will also help the Uchiha successfully integrate into Konoha."

Jiraiya's words were quite sincere, but they did not leave the slightest ripple in the hearts of the five.

Uchiha Inaho's lips curled up, and a mocking expression appeared on his face as he said loudly.

"Of course, the Uchiha will return to Konoha!"

"After all, Konoha is a village created by the Uchiha and Senju themselves!"

"What was once lost, the Uchiha will take back with their own hands!"

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