Start with the Mangekyō and leave Konoha with Madara.

The gentle breeze blows across the fields, and the late autumn night is refreshing and pleasant.

The moon is in the sky, shining silver light. A giant tree with lush branches and leaves stands tall. Its huge shadow is like the guardian of the earth, its broad crown covering the sky and seeming to hide the stars.

The area within a radius of several thousand meters centered on the giant tree is covered with a lush sea of ​​flowers. The flowers are in full bloom and are dyed with pure white light by the moonlight, just like silver light falling on the earth.

Uchiha Nian stood quietly in front of the tree, his eyes wandering, with a half-filled pot of liquor on his waist.

Today is the anniversary of Uchiha Kagami's death.

According to Shen Yu's request, Nian comes here every year on this day to worship his father to show filial piety.

As the night wind blows, the flowers and plants sway gently, and the petals dance in the wind, like an endless sea of ​​fragrance, the aroma is everywhere and refreshing.

Nian stood there in silence for a long time before he slowly walked to the tree, leaned his back against the trunk, and sat on the ground.

"Father, you know, I recently... fell in love with a girl."

"His name is Tsunade, the princess of the Senju clan."

He spoke softly, and his clear voice echoed in the wilderness, containing the calmness of autumn water.

"I told my uncle and aunt about this right away, and they all gave me their blessing. I was really happy...

"Especially my eldest uncle. As narrow-minded as I am, I even worried at one point that he would object."

"By the way, I haven't told Lord Madara about this yet, because the last time Lord Madara heard that she was the granddaughter of Senju Hashirama, his expression was a little mysterious..."

"You must be thinking, I've been away from Konoha for so long? How could I have feelings for someone from Konoha?"

"But do you know that when my identity was exposed and the Konoha high-ranking officials discovered that I possessed Wood Release and was imprisoned, she came to find me alone regardless of the danger and used her identity to cover for me..."

"She was the only person who helped me that night besides my uncle..."

"Even the information about you and the fact that I am your son were told to me by her herself..."

"She is really special, the only one who cares about the truth..."

"I always feel that if she were here, Konoha would not be hopeless."

"If one day, she really becomes the Hokage, how should I appear in front of her?"

"Father, can you tell me?"

"..."

There was a silent pause.

The night breeze blew slowly, and the branches and leaves swayed and rustled.

"Oh, you can't."

Nian untied the wine jug, tilted his head back and gulped down the wine. The wine flowed down the corners of his lips and quickly wet his chest.

The strong liquor goes down your throat, and the spicy taste burns away all the bitterness in your heart, giving you a unique sense of satisfaction.

"Father, I haven't even met you."

Nian raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, looking out at the silver sea of ​​flowers. Watching these elf-like little things swaying in the wind, he couldn't help but be lost in thought.

"My uncle has taken good care of me over the years."

"No matter in terms of ability or character, I think I am worthy of his cultivation."

"I don't really have any aspirations. I'm not like Madara-sama, who cares about the world. I'm not like my uncle, who would risk everything to become stronger. I'm not like Tsunade, who has her own ninja way and will..."

"Just maintaining the status quo makes me feel satisfied..."

"The only motivation for me to persist in practicing till now is the hope of getting my uncle's approval. I can't even imagine if I would go crazy if he showed me a disappointed look one day..."

"Being able to assist him in completing the 'Infinite Seal' is the most rewarding thing I have done in these years..."

Nian suddenly burped, and a cold breeze blew on his face, and his eyes became clear again.

"I have to go now. I have an appointment with my brother tonight and I need to practice 'Gundam Release' with him. I won't be with you, father."

After saying that, he slowly stood up, stretched himself, and walked towards the sea of ​​flowers.

Suddenly, Nian stopped and turned around to take a last look at the towering tree.

The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and surprising anger surged out of his pupils in an instant. His dark eyes even turned a faint scarlet, and the shadow of the magatama appeared and disappeared.

Being of Uchiha descent, this was a sign of extreme emotional ups and downs.

"Father, I don't hate you, but you have to know that I even worship you just to satisfy my uncle."

He raised the wine jug and slowly poured it towards the big tree. The clear and transparent wine flowed down, forming a "one" on the ground and sank into the earth.

"That's all."

His voice was as cold as ice, and he turned and left.

……

In the 38th year of Konoha, the war situation has changed dramatically.

On the western battlefield of the Land of Rain, due to the disappearance of Kari, the Iwagakure surprise attack force was leaderless, and the plan to destroy the Hidden Rain Village was defeated.

The war situation on the front line was tense, and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Lao Zi encountered a powerful enemy and nearly lost his life. Ohnoki had to recall him back to the Iwagakure Village. After some inquiries, he sent him to the battlefield again, and sent his young and promising son Huang Tu to the front line, and mobilized all troops to attack the border.

As for the Sand Ninja, since the battlefield in the Land of Rain had been attacked for a long time, the top leaders of the Sand Village suggested releasing One-Tail to support the southern front.

However, this move was strongly opposed by the Third Kazekage.

It’s easy to dispose of, but is it recyclable?

He believed that as the commander-in-chief of a large army, Chiyo did not have the ability to subdue the One-Tail. If he wanted to suppress the tailed beast back into the body of the Jinchūriki, he could only rely on him, the Third Kazekage, to do it himself.

Once he appears in the Land of Rain, the Sand Village will be empty in an instant. If an enemy attacks at this time, the consequences will be disastrous!

In the end, under the almost autocratic policy of the Third Kazekage, the soldiers of the Sand Village took a risky move and sent an elite force to bypass the Rain Country and launch a surprise attack on the Fire Country, cutting off Konoha's rear supply lines to relieve the pressure on the front battlefield.

This elite force is led by the Akasha Goro couple, who have mastered the art of puppetry and possess the strength of elite jonin. They are also Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law.

This troop is of extremely high quality, has clear combat objectives, and is elusive. After destroying strategic materials, they will immediately withdraw and never fight to the end.

Most of them are puppeteers, so even if some puppets are damaged, it is not a big deal and does not affect their combat capability next time at all.

After several unsuccessful attempts at sniping, Konoha had no choice but to withdraw Hatake Sakumo and Kato Dan from the battlefield in the Land of Rain, and use them as a joint perception force and a decapitation force to block the Sand Ninja Puppet Master's surprise attack.

At the same time, at Danzo's suggestion, Konoha sent a large number of Uchiha to support the western battlefield of Rain Country, led by Uchiha Fugaku, captain of the Konoha Guard, and followed the dispatch of Jiraiya and Tsunade to fight against the Iwagakure army.

The Fire Nation battle line was thus opened, with both sides using the Fire Nation's western forest as their front line. One side cut off food supplies while the other side sniped and killed, beginning a long tug-of-war.