Uchiha's road to the top started from Konoha

Chapter 116 [Oxen and Horses] Duo (7K)

As night falls, the flames of the bonfire crackle in the night breeze, the warm orange-yellow light dispels the surrounding darkness, and the smell of burning wood fills the air, mixed with a hint of pine fragrance.

The three wild rabbits that Sukama had captured in the forest were being roasted, with fat dripping and emitting an enticing aroma.

"First-level magic: Spice making."

Lilynet on the side held a staff in her hand and chanted softly. An emerald green magic circle bloomed on the top of the staff. The seasoning plants found in the forest instantly turned into spices. She handed the seasoning to Sukama, who was carefully turning the rabbit to prevent it from being burnt.

Then Lilynet sat down next to Uchiha Wuan, looking in the direction where the thief and the magic chanter left, frowning slightly, "They have been gone for the whole afternoon, why haven't they come back yet?"

"They are all Mithril-level adventurers, they would not be ignorant of the seriousness of the matter. Maybe they made some new discoveries, or they were delayed by something."

Hearing this, Sukama stopped spinning the hare and raised his head, a trace of worry in his eyes. "But at this point in time, even if they can't catch up with the carriage, the magic caster or thief must come back to report the news."

The light from the bonfire shone on her face, appearing particularly gentle but revealing a hint of anxiety. She looked at Uchiha Wuan and Lilinette, and her voice became lowered, "Master Wuan, Lilinette, we may be in trouble."

If he hasn't come back at this time, there are only two possibilities.

A thief and magic chanter failed to find the stolen carriage and chose to flee for fear of being held accountable by Uchiha Wuan.

The other is that if something happens, there’s no chance to come back.

The former was directly excluded by Sukama. Eight horses plus a magic carriage would only cost about 10,000 gold coins. [Four Weapons] could grit their teeth and sell two or three magic weapons at a low price to raise enough money.

The latter can tie up Mithril-level adventurers, and the trouble involved is what Sukama is most worried about.

"No matter what the trouble is, filling your stomach first is the key."

Uchiha Wuan obviously understood this as well. He first comforted Sukama softly - the game between cushion and horse this afternoon was really refreshing for him. Next time, he would wait for the main body to come over to start the real riding game.

Then he held Lilynet, who was leaning on him, in his arms and quietly upgraded himself by one level using sublimation points.

Then, he took out a flare specially designed for his clone from his arms and shot it into the sky.

The flare cut through the night sky, trailing a dazzling tail flame, and suddenly burst into a circle of orange smoke, which was extremely eye-catching in the dark night, like a burning flower blooming in the air.

Uchiha Wuan's movements were done in one go, leaving Lilynet and Sukama stunned for a moment.

"Let's eat the hare in peace, someone will be here soon."

Uchiha Wuan stretched out his hand and gently pinched the tip of Lilynet's nose, then looked at Sukama with a smile, "I have more guards than just you."

It doesn't take much resources to clone a body, but Uchiha Wuan will not abandon the clone that has been strengthened with sublimation points.

The strength of the [Four Weapons] is still slightly insufficient, and any jonin from Konoha can easily deal with it.

If the female warriors and priestesses in the original work had not aroused Uchiha Takean's special interest, he would not have bothered to go on the journey with the [Four Weapons] and would have had to make some backup plans.

"But Master Wuan, such a big commotion will attract other people as well."

Sukama's worried words made Uchiha Wuan wave his hand and said, "It would be better to attract them, so as not to spend time looking for them."

"My guards are not ordinary people."

The two girls' expressions relaxed, and they both thought of the coachman before they set out. Lilynet hooked her hands around Uchiha Takean's neck and wanted to give him a kiss, but the young nobleman stopped her by patting her back.

"My guards are here."

Following his gaze, the priestess saw a two-meter-long red toad wearing a blue cloak, a round bead around its neck, and nimbly jumping to the campfire.

Under Lilinette's tense body and Sukama's vigilant gaze as he quickly took out his magic hand axe, the big red toad half-knelt respectfully in front of Uchiha Wuan and spoke in human language.

"Toad Ji, I pay my respects to the Führer!"

His thick and rough voice reveals a childish tone. Although he is bigger than a human, among the toads in Myoboku Mountain, especially compared to his father Gamabunta, Gamakichi is still an underage kid.

His strength is almost at the level of a special jonin. In the mortal realm, excluding the old man who is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, he is more than capable of dealing with normal adamantite-level adventurers.

Recently, the jonin of Konoha have been very busy, and Uchiha Takean was too lazy to use anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes. He found that the toads in Myoboku Mountain were bored, so he decided to let them serve as guards to save them from having nothing to do.

Since there is no chakra in the clone's body, he can only summon the toad that masters fairy techniques through other means.

The flare in his arms contained summoning techniques and chakra, and it would be used automatically once it was fired.

The orange flare summoned the third generation of toads from Myoboku Mountain. The strength of the third generation of toads was strengthened once by the Great Toad Sage, and the toad suddenly grew from a fist-sized to two meters in size.

The red flare summoned the second generation of Myoboku Mountain - Gamabunta and his three companions.

The first generation is the Great Toad Sage. If the Great Toad Sage appears, he will have to face the True Dragon King who masters the original magic together with Uchiha Takean.

"My Lord, the Toad Dragon is here too!"

A hurried voice sounded from behind Toad Ji, and the three of them immediately turned their heads to look. Compared to Toad Ji's majestic and ferocious appearance, a large yellow toad with a rather festive look jumped over rashly.

Uchiha Wuan raised his eyebrows slightly and turned his gaze to Gamakichi, "Catch Gamaki Dragon and don't let him make dust fly all over the sky."

(This clumsy little brother.)
Gamaji glanced at the three golden rabbits roasting on the campfire, cursed Gamalong in his heart, then turned around and jumped up, hugged Gamalong accurately in the air, then landed lightly on the ground, and took small steps back to Uchiha Wuan.

Looking at the two kneeling giant toads, Lilynet and Sukama looked at each other in bewilderment. It turned out that the person Uchiha Wuan was talking about was not an ordinary person. He was not a human at all.

(Is it a powerful monster similar to the Wise King of the Forest?)

The two women secretly observed that the big toad who claimed to be Gamaji had obviously stronger muscles and exuded the aura of a strong man.

The other big toad, the Toad Dragon, is a bit weak and looks like the stupid son of a landlord.

"There are some emergencies that you need to deal with."

After Uchiha Wuan briefly explained the situation, Gamayoshi nodded in understanding and immediately began to arrange the work.

Toadji, who is more steady and careful, goes to look for people and possible clues.

The Toad Dragon, who has a somewhat erratic temperament and is overprotected like the one in the family, stays behind to act as a guard.

Seeing this, the two women knew that the two toads were safe and harmless, and they also realized that Uchiha Wuan recognized their strength, so they finally relaxed.

Lilynet, who was sitting in Uchiha Wuan's arms, gently tugged at his collar, her eyes full of curiosity, "Master Wuan, why do they call you the Head of State?"

"You will understand this question of address later."

Uchiha Wuan answered lightly, but in his heart he was thinking about how to let Uchiha Guang cover for him.

Unlike the game player Momonga who acts outside and gives himself the identity of [Adventurer Momo], he uses the appearance and identity of his real body openly, and his wives at home will definitely know it in the future.

With Uchiha Guang as an insider, Uchiha Wuan later honestly confessed that he had the Star Fury Power outside and would not suffer too much.

Sukama continued to roast the rabbit that was almost cooked, when he suddenly felt that a giant toad named Toad Dragon was staring at him. Despite its cute appearance, he did not feel much nervous.

(Don’t talk nonsense or make random requests. If you want to eat something, go back to Myōboku-san or go find Lady Minako.)
Sniffing the fragrance coming from the hare, the greedy and playful Toad Dragon, recalling the stern teachings of the Great Toad Immortal, reluctantly turned his eyes away from the hare.

His gaze turned to the direction where Toadji left, and suddenly his expression tensed. He stared at the woods opposite that were rustling in the night wind, and stood up from his squatting position.

The powerful perception brought by the transformation of the body by the fairy chakra in his body allowed Toad Dragon to discover the abnormality. He lowered his voice and reported, "Master, someone is approaching!"

The three were shocked when they heard this, and looked in the direction of Toad Dragon's finger, only to see a shadow.

In the light of the fire, shadows twisted on the ground, as if countless pairs of eyes were watching from the dark, causing Lilynet and Sukama to feel a chill in their hearts.

"Sukama, divide the roasted hare among the others."

"Toad Dragon, force the uninvited guest out."

Uchiha Wuan patted Lilynet's plump buttocks, motioning her to stand up and get the roasted hare, while calmly instructing, "It can be used as an entertainment program for our dinner."

"As you command, Your Excellency."

The Toad Dragon opened its mouth and spit out a water ball, which flew towards the shadow of the woods at the speed of a cannonball.

"Water Release: Iron Pao Jade!"

As the Toad Dragon roared, the water ball hit the ground with a deafening roar.

"Damn it!"

A hooded figure jumped out of the shadows. A deep pit had been created by the water ball at the figure's original location. The splashing water scattered like pebbles, causing the figure to cry out in pain.

In the light of the fire, a human figure was revealed - pale skin, thin cheeks and sharp, angry eyes, which made people think of a sinister vulture, making Sukama nervous when he met his gaze.

The female warrior who had seen the wanted portrait narrowed her eyes and said word by word, "The notorious Eight Fingers Security Department, one of the strongest Six Arms, Phantom Demon Succulent!"

Sukama dropped the hare in his hand, picked up the magic hand axe, quickly stood in front of Uchiha Wuan, and spoke in a hurried tone.

"Lilynet, quickly take Master Wuan and run away. The strength of the Six-Arms members is comparable to that of steel-level adventurers. We cannot defeat them!"

Sukama's tone was filled with pessimism and determination. "Master Wuan, even though you are a scumbag noble, I am really attracted to you. If you can survive, I will be your horse to ride on in the future!"

(I think you are addicted to being a horse.)
Lilynet, who was originally nervous, couldn't help but complain in her heart when she heard these words, but her hands did not slow down. When she wanted to pull Uchiha Wuan to run away, he hugged her in his arms instead.

"Sukama, I'm glad you like me, but I'm unhappy with your choice of words."

Uchiha Wuan first gave Lilynet a calming look, then reached out and patted Sukama's armor on the back. The sound of banging rang out all around, and his tone was helpless.

"You are my 'horse' now. There is nothing in the whole kingdom worth your fear."

"He's just a clown. Leave it to Toad Dragon. Sit down now. You're blocking my view of the show!"

Sukama, who was pulled by Uchiha Wuan, let out an "Ah" and fell unsteadily at the feet of the young man. His mouth, which wanted to make a sound, was directly filled with a delicious rabbit leg.

(Noble with a foul mouth!)
Phantom Demon Suqiulonte looked at the three people coldly, especially the noble young man who was yelling loudly. He had already decided to chop him into pieces. At the same time, he estimated the combat power of the three people and stopped paying attention to them. His eyes were fixed on the Toad Dragon that was slowly walking towards him. This yellow big Toad, which he had seen for the first time, made Phantom Demon Suqiulonte a little confused.

He thought to himself.

(From the interrogated thieves and magic casters, there is no mention of this giant toad that casts fourth-tier magic!)
(However, since the feud has already been formed, we have no choice but to deal with them together. The two female adventurers are quite good-looking. After being captured and trained a little, they may be able to be sold for a good price.)
The phantom demon, Succulent, who came here following the intelligence and flares, looked at the deep pit at his feet with fear, then activated the enchanted boots on his feet, and a magic item [Energy Amplification Ring] in his hand also emitted magical fluctuations.

The phantom demon, Succulent, drew out the enchanted mithril sword in his hand and rushed towards the Toad Dragon. While he was running, three figures that looked exactly like him, flowing with magical power, appeared.

"Multiple afterimages!"

(You stinky toad, die under my unbreakable skills!)
"Water Release: Iron Pao Jade!"

The illusion had no life waves. The water ball spit out by the Toad Dragon flew straight towards the body of the Phantom Demon Succulent, making him frown - was it luck?
The chain mail shirt [Cat's Grace] made of mountain copper on the Phantom Demon Shachulonte lit up with magical light patterns, and he dodged to the side in time.

The three phantoms around him changed positions rapidly along with him.

As a magic caster that is a combination of a light warrior and an illusionist, although his defense is lower than that of a warrior and his endurance is not as good as that of a warrior, he is faster and has sharper reactions.

The light warrior role allows him to defend against attacks by dodging, while the illusionist role gives him more means to get close to the enemy. Finally, with the enchanted mithril sword in his hand, he can reap the enemy's life like an elegant dancer!
(This idiot.)
The Toad Dragon, who respected other people's performance ideas, watched the hooded man's performance quietly. When he continued to rush forward, another iron cannon ball was shot at his body.

"Damn it, you stinky toad, how did you find out my whereabouts!?"

The second hit could not be described as luck. The Phantom Demon Succulent looked at the Toad Dragon with an unpleasant expression. The murderous intent in his heart towards it exceeded that of the three nobles who were eating rabbit meat and watching the show.

"Flash, dark spot!"

The Phantom Demon Shaqiulonte flicked the mithril enchantment in his hand, and as the magic power surged, he instantly used illusion to blur everyone's sight of him.

(What kind of ninjutsu is this?)

The blinded Gamalong was a little panicked when he found that he could not see anything clearly, but due to the excellent bloodline inherited from Gamabunta, he still had the most basic fighting qualities.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Chakra gathered behind the throat, and it spurted out a waterfall of water from its mouth to the front. At the speed of a blink of an eye, it erected a wall of water from bottom to top. The Toad Dragon did not stop its movements, and relying on its perception, it fired Teppanyaki bullets one after another from its mouth.

(This is how powerful Toad’s magic is. This kind of oppression is just one step away from reaching the realm of heroes!)
The Phantom Demon Shaqiulonte, who failed to break through the defense of the water array wall, had difficulty dodging the swift iron cannon balls. The increasing pressure forced him to retreat continuously.

The effect of [Flashing Dark Spot] also quickly dissipated. Uchiha Wuan, who did not see the whole fight, pinched the big white rabbit raised by Lilynet in dissatisfaction. Under the coquettish gaze of the priestess, he waved his hand and used the second-level magic [Multiple Magic Arrows] and [Strong Acid Arrows].

"Master Wuan, please have some rabbit meat."

With her side having the upper hand, Lilynet felt relieved and tore off a piece of rabbit meat with her little mouth. She then raised her head, blinked her beautiful eyes, and purred in invitation.

"You, the priest, are really good at playing."

Under Uchiha Wuan's gaze, the smooth lips covered with traces of oil are the best condiment.

While savoring the sweet and smooth rabbit meat, he controlled the magic arrows to force the phantom demon Succulent to dodge repeatedly. In the opponent's flaming eyes, he picked up Sukama who was looking at him with desire.

Three people are enjoying a portion of rabbit meat.

"Ahhh, you damned noble!"

The Phantom Demon Succulent, who had never been provoked like this before, dodged an acid arrow and the Toad Dragon's iron cannon ball, and split the flying magic arrow.

Just as he was about to adopt the tactic of capturing the leader first, avoiding the Toad Dragon's edge, capturing the noble young man in his hands, torturing and threatening the Toad Dragon at the same time, a "whoosh" sound was heard behind him.

The dark green acid arrow pierced the vest, and the hood connected to the vest suddenly lit up, but it also made the phantom demon Succulent stagger and he was almost hit by the oncoming iron cannon ball.

"You have quite a lot of magic props."

Letting go of Sukama with his obsessed eyes, Uchiha Wuan glanced at the Phantom Demon Succulent, and was immediately grabbed by Lilinette by the collar and a piece of rabbit meat was stuffed into his mouth.

"Toad Dragon, hurry up and capture it alive for me."

"As you command, Your Excellency."

Sensing the urging tone in Uchiha Wuan's words, Toad Dragon's cute and plump toad face also gloomed.

"I don't want to play whack-a-mole with you anymore."

"Immortal Technique: Water Cannon!"

The Toad Dragon's eyes focused, and he mobilized the fairy chakra in his body, and spit out an extremely powerful sticky water escape technique from his mouth towards the phantom demon Succulent.

(Ruined!)
The large-scale splashing of the water cannon made the Phantom Demon Succulent, who had greatly depleted his physical strength, unable to dodge in a hurry. Only the upper body ran out, and the lower body seemed to be stuck to the ground with glue and could not move.

"My Lord, the mission has been accomplished."

Toad Dragon looked at Uchiha Wuan, who was surrounded by women and almost unable to cope with everything. He stretched out his toad palm and scratched his bald head in a somewhat helpless manner.

It took a while before the busy leader finally gave the order.

"Well done, Toad Dragon."

Uchiha Wuan glanced at Toad Dragon and said, "Go and interrogate that guy to find out what his purpose and origins are."

"Also ask about the Four Weapons' thief and magic caster."

When Uchiha Wuan said this, Sukama, who was worried about his teammates, wanted to get up and follow him, but was stopped by the young man, "Just leave it to Toad Dragon."

(But I don’t know how to interrogate ninjutsu.)
Toad Dragon thought to himself but didn't dare to say it out loud. He could only sigh and walk towards the Phantom Demon Succulent.

Under the other party's horrified gaze, the Toad Dragon tried his best to force a ferocious expression on his chubby face.

"If you don't tell me the truth, I will swallow you whole and let you experience the pain of your whole body being melted by gastric juice!"

In just a few words, the spineless phantom demon Succulent told everything he knew.

Because the information was too much and too complicated, the Toad Dragon, who was not good at dealing with complex situations, looked worried. He walked around a few circles in annoyance, and then a slap in the face made the Phantom Demon Succulent reorganize his words.

(This dead toad is really too much!)
The Phantom Demon Succulent cursed in his heart.

As the highest-ranking military officer in the slave department of Eight Fingers, Phantom Succulent had never suffered such humiliation before.

(After escaping and ascending to heaven, I must find a few slaves to vent my anger!)

Recalling his memory of a slave girl with shining golden hair and a strong will to survive, the phantom demon Succulent planned to torture the golden-haired slave girl to death with the most brutal and cruel means when he returned.

(Now that I am living under someone else's roof, I cannot be anxious or angry.)
Despite being furious, the Phantom Demon Succulent still tried to force out a smile that was uglier than crying in order to cater to the increasingly impatient Toad Dragon.

"Your Excellency Toad, I am a member of the Six Arms, a security unit of the Eight Fingers. I was recently hired by the Slave Minister of the Eight Fingers to handle slave trading matters for him."

"Your lord's stolen carriage is not far away, but my subordinates accidentally killed the thieves and magic casters you hired. I will hand them over to you later and I will follow your instructions!"

"If you need compensation, I have many slave girls here who can compensate you!"

The phantom demon Succulent, who had two lives on his hands, did not hesitate to push the blame onto his deputy in order to survive.

If necessary, the Phantom Demon Succulent planned to cut off his head and give it to the young nobleman after returning, hoping to calm his anger.

If that was still not enough, there were plenty of beautiful and docile female slaves in the slave department. He believed that the lustful young nobleman would definitely be satisfied.

"Why didn't you just do this earlier? Why are you talking to me about this?"

"You still want to bribe me? Who wants your treasures and property?"

The Toad Dragon slapped the Phantom Demon Succulent in the face again in dissatisfaction, almost knocking his brains out of his ears and causing him to pass out with stars in his eyes.

Although the perception enhanced by the fairy chakra cannot be as clear as the Nine-Tails Chakra, it can clearly distinguish the good and evil in people's hearts.

But the Toad Dragon was clearly aware of the lingering evil thoughts in the heart of the Phantom Demon Succulent, which were almost condensed into death, so he beat him to death every time he attacked.

The elders in the family have all taught him that when facing bad guys, you must not be soft-hearted, and if you can't kill them, beat them to death!
"Your Excellency, the intelligence has been obtained."

Uchiha Wuan patted Lilynet and Sukama who were nestling in his arms. The two girls sat aside sensibly, looking at the man with affectionate eyes.

First, there was the powerful groom, then there was his own outstanding talent, and finally, even the guard toad he casually summoned was able to defeat the famous [Six-Armed] member.

In the hearts of the two women, they have already made up their minds to follow Uchiha Wuan.

After hearing the brief narration of the Toad Dragon and combining it with his memories of the original novel, Uchiha Wuan waved his hand and said, "Kill it. It's an eyesore."

"As you command, Your Excellency."

Under the power of Gamalong's [Water Style: Iron Cannon Ball], the sleeping Phantom Demon Succulent merged with the land without any pain.

Uchiha Wuan was comforting the sad Lilinette and Sukama. After all, they had been companions for seven or eight years. The four of them had made a name for themselves as the "Four Weapons" in "Ye Naiul".

He was about to become a noble lord and marry several beautiful wives, but unfortunately he died at the hands of the phantom demon Succulent.

Then the sound of horse hooves was heard, and Toad Ji, who was driving the carriage, returned here with a smell of blood on his body.

"Mr. Führer, this is the lost carriage, but you said those two men are dead."

"Toad Dragon has obtained information from the leader of the slave group through torture, and he told me about this."

Uchiha Wuan patted the two women's waists, signaling them to get on the carriage first, then looked at Gamakichi and asked, "Where are the slave traders and the slaves being sold?"

"The slave traders tortured and extorted information before killing them all. After those innocent people were given some money, they were all on their way back."

Uchiha Takean nodded at Gamakichi's way of handling the matter, and after the two toads compared the information, Uchiha Takean let the two toads return to Myoboku Mountain.

He then called over his original body which was already free in Konoha, and the two of them switched places, with Uchiha Wuan walking into the carriage, ready to quickly experience his own [Oxen-Horse] duo.

(End of this chapter)