Konoha: I, Uchiha, just want to die.

Chapter 376: Choice! The success or failure of the war depends on your decision!
"You mean. Hidan?!"

"Iwagakure, are you going to use the evil god cult spell that Hidan has mastered to kill the Raikage?"

On the vast and broken battlefield of Yunming City,
All the people who had gathered because of Uchiha's resignation were now standing in front of the crumbling ruins of the castle tower.

Standing in front of Uchiha Cishen were Jiraiya, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and Mei Terumi, who had captured the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Lao Zi.

At this time, the secretary Ma Buyi, who was in charge of the remaining members of the Kumogakure, was tied up at his feet with ropes found from Scorpion.

On the side, Scorpion was dismantling the giant chakra cannon seized from Kumogakure, and seemed to have no interest in the conversation happening here.
Mangetsu, who was exhausted and limp, supported Enma Ohno, who had been knocked unconscious by the Third Raikage and could not move, and sat him down beside a raised stone wall to rest.

further away,
The remnants of the defeated army from the Yunyin side gathered together and watched the situation from afar, but no one dared to jump over the second city wall and take a step forward.

The smoke of gunpowder rose up,

Filled the gloomy sky with a thick stroke of ink,
Vultures and crows flapped their wings and circled in the sky, reluctant to land.

What everyone was discussing and sharing was the important information about the current situation that was collected mainly by Nagato.

now,

After hearing what Nagato said, he used the Six Paths of the Human World ability of the Rinnegan to read the information from the dead man in Iwagakure and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Lao Zi:

At this time, the Iwagakure faction was launching a surprise attack on the Land of Lightning and was already approaching the Hidden Cloud Village.

The killer weapon that Iwagakure specially prepared for this purpose,

It turned out to be Uchiha Ci's little brother who was as weak as a chicken and not even a Genin.

Hidan.

The Iwagakure Village plans to use the Hidan Curse to kill the Raikage, and the army will destroy the Kumogakure Village and force the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning who is hiding in the Kumogakure Village to sign a humiliating treaty!
"The combination of immortality and the evil god cult's spells is indeed a very tricky method."

Jiraiya, who was leading the reunited disciples and supported by Konan, frowned and analyzed,

"Theoretically speaking, this technique, which directly acts on the body and ignores defense, does have the potential to defeat the strong with the weak and kill the Third Raikage."

The immortality is due to Uchiha Ci, and it is no longer a secret. Not only do people from other villages study ways to restrain Uchiha Ci based on this ability, but even Konoha has a lot of analysis on this ability.
This also includes the evil cult spells that appeared in the country of soup.

There is no spell that can make one immortal. At best, it can only injure non-vital parts of the body to achieve the tactical goal of restraining the enemy, just like the evil cult team that Uchiha Ci met in the Land of Hot Water.
Once one has an immortal body, the upper limit of this technique will be greatly raised.
but,
Uchiha Ci shook his head with an unpleasant expression.
"No!"

Only he who had actually fought against the Third Raikage could understand what a numerical monster that guy was. What's more, at this moment, the other party had conquered the Seven-Tails Shigeaki with brutal means and obtained the powerful self-healing ability of the tailed beast.

"This method cannot defeat the Third Raikage."

What worries Uchiha Ci even more is that
At this time, Hidan is not like the guy in the original work who has fallen into madness and confused pain and pleasure.
The one who pleased the evil god in the evil god cult's original sacrificial ceremony was actually himself, and the immortal body that Feiduan obtained was passed on twice, so it is hard to say if there would be any defects at this moment.

As a normal person, the ability to bear pain is limited.
There are limits!
Thinking of this, Uchiha Ci couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

On the side, Mei Terumi saw his expression, but after looking at the sackcloth tied to the ground, she sighed helplessly and could only console him:
"No matter what, Hidan is also immortal. If this method doesn't work, and Hidan himself doesn't have the ability to resist the Raikage, Iwagakure will probably change to other ways of fighting for tactical purposes."

She laughed dryly, but her lips trembled as she finished speaking.
"The Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki leads an army of 10,000 people, hundreds of jonin, and the Five-Tails' Jinchūriki. He won't have to rely on abusing a child to fight the Third Raikage, will he?"

At this time, Yahiko stood up, looked around, and had to speak in a deep voice:

"But it's no use saying this now."

"It would take at least an hour to reach the Hidden Cloud Village in the central mountain range of the Land of Lightning from here, even if we run at full speed as a ninja."

He pointed to the sackcloth clothes tied up on the ground.
"The only one among us who can withstand the tearing of the Heaven's Sending Technique is Uchiha Ci, but it just so happens that this guy can no longer perform the Heaven's Sending Technique."

"By the time we get to the battlefield, the battle over there will probably be over."

"And more important than that—"

Yahiko took another step forward and said solemnly: "Everyone,"

"Now is the perfect time to end the Third Ninja World War!"

"Just as Mei Terumi just analyzed,"

"The loser of the Third Ninja World War has appeared!"

"Gather the power of Konoha and Kirigakure to contain Iwagakure and force them to retreat. Then the three countries will divide up the Land of Lightning. According to Jiraiya-sensei's analysis, the Third Hokage is probably willing to exchange peace for not seeking victory in the Land of Lightning."

"There is no need to continue the war!"

"As beneficiaries, Iwagakure and Kirigakure also need to digest this fruit, and this buys us precious time to resolve the civil strife in the Land of Water and seize power in the Land of Water."

Hearing this, everyone's face couldn't help but frown, except Uchiha Ci, who frowned hard.

Then,

Yahiko took out the unique kunai that Jiraiya had given him from his sleeve.
He turned his head and looked at Uchiha Ci, took a deep breath, and said with some difficulty,

"Uchiha Ci"

"I hope to let Jiraiya-sensei's disciple, Minato Namikaze, help us accomplish this great cause!"

"It's necessary to gather forces,"

"For Konoha, Jiraiya-sensei's toad can deliver the message."

"As for the Kirigakure side, the only one who was able to reach Kirigakure at a very fast speed and act as an envoy to persuade the Kirigakure elders to dispatch troops was Minato Namikaze!"

"Of course, with Minato Namikaze's speed, he can take you to the battlefield of Iwagakure within an hour."

"But if we do this, we will miss the best opportunity to end the war!"

He gritted his teeth slightly and looked at Uchiha Ci.

then,

He spoke slowly:

"I have never seen the child named Hidan."

"But I know that as long as the war continues, there will always be countless children like me, Nagato, Konan, and like Hidan!"

Yahiko passed his index finger through the tail ring of the kunai, hung it upside down in front of Uchiha Ci, and spoke solemnly:

"How should I choose——"

"Should you save your little brother, the kid named Hidan, or should you end this war yourself!"

"The rise and fall of the Third Ninja World War,"

"It's your choice!"

The moment the words fell,
The surroundings suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone looked at Uchiha Ci and the kunai in front of him. Even Scorpion, who was fiddling with the parts of the chakra cannon, raised his head, raised the corners of his mouth, and stared at the scene with interest.

And at this moment,
I don't understand why now is the chance to end the war, and why I suddenly have to choose between saving one person or saving countless people.
Looking at the kunai in front of him, Uchiha Ci stared blankly with his eyes wide open.
My heart says this world,
But it's really ridiculous!

(End of this chapter)