Uchiha's Blade

When Jiraiya came back, the third generation had already solved the problem of the two consultants, so Jiraiya had just returned to the village and took the position of consultant.

Jiraiya felt bad all over. He looked at the third generation with suspicion: "Old man, could this be your conspiracy?"

The third generation said: "Tsunade is back, but you continue to go out without doing your job. What does it look like?"

Jiraiya said: "How can this be called not doing your job properly? I'm out there..."

"But I have written a lot of adult books," Mana answered him smoothly: "This is the first time we meet, I am Uchiha Mana."

Jiraiya raised his eyebrows: "A brat from the Uchiha family?"

Sandai coughed violently: "Why are you talking!"

Zhenna said: "It doesn't matter, I don't mind this issue too much, but when it comes to identity, there must be a unified explanation to the outside world."

Jiraiya seemed to feel something was wrong when he heard this: "Why, this brat...cough, little girl, don't glare at me, old man, this little Uchiha girl, what's so special about her identity?"

The third generation said: "Mana is the disciple of the first generation. This matter is a long story..."

After briefly telling Jiraiya about Mana's situation, the third generation said: "I am getting older. I wanted to retire a few years ago. If I had no choice, I would no longer occupy the position of Hokage. Now that I have Mana, I should too." She went back with peace of mind, but she has been away for many years and now there is no helper in the village. You and Tsunade should help her more."

Jiraiya said: "You asked me to come back as a nanny? Well, I'm not good at taking care of little girls."

Just as Sandai was about to speak, Mana raised his hand to stop him: "Since you are my future helper, I will take care of this matter."

The third generation looked at Jiraiya sympathetically, but still fought for his own: "Mana, Jiraiya is my disciple. I have let him be undisciplined over the years..."

Mana: "But aren't you going to retire? Didn't he leave one for me?"

Third generation: "...please tell me."

He gave up.

So Mana smiled at Jiraiya: "Sit down, standing and chatting is too serious. I heard that you have been traveling around these years?"

Jiraiya said: "Oh, I have been to many places over the years..."

Just as he was about to brag about his travels, Mana asked, "Have you collected a lot of information about other villages?"

Jiraiya was stunned: "Huh?"

He was traveling, not gathering information, and he had no intention of going to other villages to investigate.

Mana said: "You are a ninja of Konoha. I think you do not deny this, but over the years...or rather, since the Third Ninja War, I have not seen you stay in the village to hold important positions. Duty."

Jiraiya laughed and said: "Even ninjas will get tired of fighting..."

"No, if you were really tired of fighting, you wouldn't keep your body in such good condition."

Mana said to Jiraiya: "At your age, your strength should have started to decline gradually, right? But I can't see such a sad feeling in you. You are still polishing your body carefully and maintaining your strength. Strength, so you are not tired of fighting and killing, and you have no intention of giving up the profession of ninja, then I boldly guess that you have other reasons for running away."

Mana's lips slightly raised: "Monkey has taken in three disciples, you, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, who defected. You have the name of Sannin, and you have made great contributions to the village in the Ninja World War. Logically speaking, The three of you are all strong contenders for the next generation of Hokage, but it was the junior Namikaze Minato who finally became Hokage. Although he is your disciple,... maybe it is precisely because he is your disciple that this matter More difficult to accept?"

This sentence made Jiraiya change his expression: "What do you mean!"

The third generation also said quickly: "Mana, Jiraiya and Minato have a very good relationship. You misunderstood..."

Mana raised her hand and continued after the third generation shut up: "Because I really can't guess any other reason besides this. Tsunade confessed to me her hemophobia. I can understand her leaving. Orochimaru defected, not to mention this, but what about Jiraiya? What made him go away for so many years without even coming back when the Nine-Tails attacked the village? Doesn't he know that after the death of the Fourth Hokage? What kind of difficult situation will the village face? Don't you know how short of manpower there will be in the hands of the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki after the death of the Hokage and the sacrifice of the Hokage? As the previous Hokage, you have to come out to take on important responsibilities again?"

Mana looked at Jiraiya: "The village sacrificed a lot of backbones, and the top experts also lost a lot. Under such circumstances, you didn't come back. What was the village to you? You know that for Mu at that time Ye Lai, how important is the emergence of a top powerhouse?"

Jiraiya said: "I know it has not been easy for the village these years, but..."

Mana said: "You are an adult, a mature and powerful ninja, so you should understand the meaning of the word 'responsibility'. You don't need me to explain it to you. You may have reasons for having to go out, but I I guess that's probably your private matter, at least I didn't find any relevant mission records in Konoha."

She tilted her head: "Do you have any other explanation for this?"

No matter how great Jiraiya's goals were, the fact was that he had allowed the village to be in a difficult situation over the years and pursued his own personal goals instead of contributing to the village.

Jiraiya sighed: "Since the old man trusts you, then... let me tell you frankly, I have been looking for a child these years."

The third generation was a little strange: "A child?"

Jiraiya said: "Maybe it's not a child... It's more likely to be a child. The great toad sage of Mt. Myoboku made a prophecy to me, 'The color red that embraces everything will calm the disasters caused by chakra.'" , if you find the person mentioned in the prophecy and guide him correctly, you will definitely be able to change the world!"

Mana: "..."

She looked at Jiraiya with an expressionless look for a while, then simply turned to the third generation and said, "I don't want this guy anymore!"

Sandaime: "Don't do it! Jiraiya is still pretty good..."

Mana frowned: "You call this good? No wonder Konoha has become like this."

Three generations: "..."

Zhenna said: "What I need is a pragmatic person, a person who is willing to change something through his own real efforts. Even if he lifts up a fallen and crying child on the road, he is actually making a difference in the world." He did something better, but a guy who abandoned all his responsibilities and responsibilities in order to pursue such a vague or even illusory prophecy, turned a blind eye to the suffering of reality, and tried to change everything through a person in the prophecy... Monkey, this is not only stupid, but also ignorant and even lazy. He chants beautiful slogans, but actually shirks the responsibility to others. In my opinion, pursuing prophecies is just an irresponsible excuse. That's all, of course, he has the right to choose the path he approves of. I don't stop this, but I don't need such a person. I want someone who lives in the real world. You should be able to understand this? "

The third generation sighed, he knew that this was the point of difference between Jiraiya and Mana.

They are also people who have seen the cruelty of this world, experienced blood and killings, but Mana chose to change those bad things on his own, while Jiraiya placed his hope on a person who didn't know when it would come true, and he didn't know how. As for the illusory prophecy that came true, even if it was the prophecy of the Great Toad Immortal, it did have a certain degree of credibility, but his approach of abandoning everything to pursue the prophecy was still not recognized by Mana.

After understanding this, Sandai no longer tried to persuade her. He asked directly: "Tsunade alone is definitely not enough, not to mention that her own problems have not been solved yet. What are you going to do?"

Mana said: "I have someone selected, but... there is no rush. Tsunade's problem will be solved slowly. In addition, I should have some sense of presence in the village. It's not good for just anyone to come and not know me."

Speaking of this, Sandai said: "How do you plan to announce your identity to the outside world? You won't really tell everyone that you have traveled through time and space, right?"

Mana said: "It is enough to say that I accidentally traveled through time because of ninjutsu. There is no need to tell other worlds. This is not a lie."

It can only be said that some of the facts were selectively told.

Sandai thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, I understand, let's do it like this."

Zhenna said: "I still have something to do there, so I'll go and get busy first. You can catch up on old times."

After saying this, she stood up and left without caring about Jiraiya's thoughts.

Jiraiya felt a little confused: "She is..."

Sandai said: "She has such a character. Okay, since you can't go together, I won't force you. You haven't been back for many years, and we can really have a good chat."

Jiraiya: "...am I disliked by her?"

After all, he is also one of the three ninjas. Looking at the ninja world and reporting Jiraiya's name, who wouldn't give him some respect?

The third generation reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Think openly, Danzo and I were equally disliked by her back then."

Jiraiya: "..."

No, why are you even a little proud when talking about this kind of thing?

After Mana returned, she began to prepare for the establishment of a sense of presence.

After all, ninjas have to rely on their strength to speak for themselves. As a Hokage, it's not enough if you can't convince the crowd with your strength.

Mana is naturally very convincing in front of old acquaintances, but if it were an ordinary ninja in the village, it would be a bit difficult to say.

So in the following time, in addition to sorting out various materials as quickly as possible, Mana also took on many tasks.

Just as Uchiha Itachi's reconstruction of the roots was basically completed, Mana teamed up with the ninjas selected from the roots every time and took them to experience what it was like to do tasks like ordinary ninjas.

On these root ninjas, Mana made full use of what she had learned from Ubuya Shiki Yōya. Her smile was clear and shallow, making people feel like a spring breeze, and her voice was sweet and gentle, making people feel relaxed unconsciously. This This charm that makes the members of the Demon Slayer Squad irresistible is even more effective on the Gen-nin. Almost every Gen-nin, who is as cold as a robot, feels different after doing a mission with Mana. It will be much softer.

In the words of Itachi Uchiha, he has gained a lot more 'live popularity'.

Mana is also very satisfied with the root ninja. Although she is dissatisfied with Danzo's cruel methods, the strength of the root ninja is indeed good. At the same time, the root ninja are also very good at performing difficult tasks. Mana took the root ninja in one month. I ran more than 20 missions, and none of the missions were lower than B level. It can be said that the frequency and intensity are ultra-high, but the Gennin adapted well and never held Mana back during the missions. Except for their fighting methods...for example, sometimes in order to defeat the enemy, they will attack with their own people, which is an unloving approach that requires Mana to correct it. There is really nothing wrong with it.

Mana was originally a jounin. Now that she has decided to make it public, the third generation has naturally restored her ninja number. A jounin who has completed dozens of difficult missions in a month, if she encounters a mission maniac like this It's not impossible, but Mana's age is very concerning. She looks like she is only 12 years old.

According to the records given by the Third Hokage, Uchiha Mana was promoted to Jonin when he was ten years old.

A 12-year-old jounin is amazing enough, but what kind of monster is a ten-year-old jounin!

Speaking of which, when Hatake Kakashi was promoted to Jonin at the age of 12, everyone already called him a genius, and Uchiha Mana...

Many ninjas are not willing to believe that a little girl who suddenly appeared is actually a genius with terrifying talents.

Until Kakashi, who had been transferred to the ordinary ninja queue, was asked about this matter.

The son of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Asuma puffed out his cigarette and said: "If you were promoted to Jonin at the age of ten, wouldn't she be much younger than Kakashi? Although it is hard to believe, the tasks she has done recently ...Even if it is completed by an elite team composed of all jounin, it will be difficult, right? But I heard that she was not injured at all."

Asuma Sarutobi was worthy of being the Hokage's son, and he had better information than others.

...After all, the Third Hokage had repeatedly warned him not to provoke Uchiha Mana. When he met Uchiha Mana, he just had to obey.

Kai, who was dressed in green, asked: "Kakashi, have you seen her, right? Is she stronger than you?"

Kakashi looked lazy: "Well, how should I put it? After all, she is the disciple of the first generation, and she is also proficient in the flying thunder god technique of the second generation. Not to mention that she is from that clan, and she is not very good. It’s surprising.”

Asuma touched his chin: "Even if you say so... Sure enough, talking about the First Hokage is still a bit like listening to a story."

For everyone, the first Hokage is just a legend in textbooks.

Mana didn't care about this. Anyway, all kinds of rumors about her had spread among the ninja circles in Konoha. After becoming famous, she finally didn't have to introduce herself to everyone she met.

After gaining the first wave of reputation, Mana began to prepare for the Hyuga clan.

Regarding the Hyuga clan, the information provided by the third generation was limited, but Danzo had a lot of root stock. Mana even saw research records on caged birds.

This made her shake her head.

Danzo really covets everything.

After all, she had seen research on the Uchiha clan's Sharingan before.

Compared with the information on the Sharingan, there is much less information on the Byakugan. It seems that the research on the caged bird has not made much progress, so Danzo can only give up on obtaining the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

This also allowed Mana to understand the reason why Danzo had a radical attitude before and so vigorously promoted the genocide of the Uchiha clan.

Even if it can't all be counted on the Sharingan, at least obtaining the Sharingan must be a very important one among Danzo's many purposes.

Uchiha Itachi helped Mana sort out a lot of information during this period. Looking at the bloody Sharingan research reports at the base, Uchiha Itachi seemed to have been hit hard.

"I always thought that my father and the others were wrong in wanting a coup, but if... if there is such a person at the top of the village, who can tell whether the Uchiha clan is right or wrong?"

Uchiha Itachi did oppose the war, but every one of Danzo's research records was based on Uchiha's blood.

There are Uchiha who died accidentally or disappeared during missions, and there were also Uchiha who had their bodies or eyes stolen after normal deaths. Of course, Danzo was not so crazy at the beginning. Just staring at Uchiha's corpse during the war.

During the war years, as a wealthy family in Konoha and the clan that founded the village, Uchiha sent a large number of ninjas to participate in the war, including older ones and younger ones. During the war, it was not necessarily possible to deal with the corpses in time, let alone the missing ones. There were several people. After a melee with ninjutsu flying around, it was normal for someone to disappear or leave a pile of unrecognizable corpses behind.

But...but these Uchiha, they all sacrificed their lives to protect the village!

They were treated like this after their deaths. Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but recall Danzo's aggressive attitude when he came into contact with him before, and he kept guiding him in the direction of 'genocide'.

If Mana hadn't appeared at that time, maybe he would have really followed Danzo's words, right?

Ask yourself, after seeing this information about the root, what choice would he make if faced with the original situation again?

Mana roughly saw his troubles: "As I said early on, Konoha Village is just a way to achieve peace. If the village cannot become a promoter of peace, or even goes to the opposite of this goal, give up. The village is not an embarrassing thing, Itachi. Sometimes, you really don’t have to be attached to the village. Teacher Hashirama could have created Konoha with Madara-sama back then. If you feel that Konoha deviates from your dream, you can also use your own way to do it. Try your best. As for the village and the family... this is actually not a simple matter of right or wrong. If you only limit your sights to the village and can only see the struggle between Uchiha and the village's senior officials, there will never be a solution to this matter. .”

Uchiha Itachi nodded silently: "Yes, I will think about this issue seriously..."

"No, no, no, no," Zhenna quickly stopped him: "Don't think!"

Uchiha Itachi was confused for a moment: "Don't think?"

Mana said: "I think there is something wrong with the way you think. It seems quite philosophical, but philosophy is also a kind of science. In other words, philosophy is the basis of all sciences and is the understanding of the world, but... Ninja School I've also taken the cultural class, and to be honest, at that level, it's far from the threshold for you to study philosophy. If you're interested, I have a few books here that you can take home and read."

Zhenna took out a pile of books from his magatama seal: "I found this in another world. To be honest, that world... at least in this theoretical level of understanding the world is far beyond ours. I think It’s better for you to study more at this stage.”

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

Is he... being dismissed as uneducated?

Taking Mana's book, Uchiha Itachi hesitated for a moment before asking: "So about the Hyuga clan...how do you plan to solve it?"

Mana said: "Just tell me directly, convey my thoughts and purposes to the Hyuga clan, and then try to make them understand me, and then we can work together!"

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

No matter how much he admired Mana, Uchiha Itachi fell silent at this time.

He thought about it for a moment and then said carefully: "Isn't this... not very realistic?"

He probably knew that Mana was going to take action against the Hyuga clan's family division system and the caged bird. It seemed impossible that the Hyuga clan would agree to this!

Mana said: "Then what do you think? Is there a conspiracy with the Hyuga clan? Or is it an exchange of interests?"

Uchiha Itachi was stunned: "Isn't that so?"

"Of course not," Mana said: "That was Danzo and Monkey's approach, not mine. My approach was to tell the Hyuga clan directly, or even tell everyone what I was going to do."

Uchiha Itachi thought Mana was crazy.

Mana didn't care: "Itachi, solving the Hyuga clan's matter is just a small step towards my future goal. If I don't even have the courage to say such a thing, what great goal can I talk about?"

Mana said to Uchiha Itachi: "There is nothing we cannot say to others, because our purpose is to achieve peace. This is not a conspiracy, not something that needs to be done secretly. We can confidently declare it to everyone If anyone has any doubts about what we are going to do, we can also tell him in detail, including what happened to the Hyuga clan this time. I should be secretive. The one who should be ashamed is not me, but the one who oppressed the same clan and trampled on the dignity of my companions. The Hyuga clan! Itachi, I’m not afraid of others knowing what I want to do, on the contrary, I’m afraid that they don’t know!”

Uchiha Itachi: "But not everyone can understand this, and some people may even object."

"Wouldn't that be better?"

Zhenna said: "I'm not afraid of them talking, I'm just afraid of their silence. If someone doesn't understand, if he speaks out, we can find a way to make him understand. It's normal to have people who oppose it. We can unite them and finally let them go. Come to our camp and work together with us. As for those who want to cause destruction, that's even better. If they start to cause destruction, we will know where the problem is, which is good for us to achieve our goals. of."

The girl with a clear and beautiful face had confident and firm eyes, and when she said these words, she seemed to be shining.

After experiencing the cruelty and horror of war as a child, Itachi felt that the world was all gloomy.

But at this moment, he felt that his world seemed to be lighting up bit by bit.

Mana stretched out her hand to him: "Itachi, let's work hard together!"

As if the long-lost hot blood was boiling in his chest, Itachi couldn't help but hold Mana's hand.

It's like catching a ray of light.

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