Uchiha's road to the top started from Konoha

Chapter 118 Ranking (7K)

"Third-tier magic: healing of wounds~"

Warm magical waves permeated the carriage. The female warrior Sukama, who was lying on the ground in a horse posture, slowly turned her head and looked with her watery eyes at the priestess Lilynet who was casting magic and radiating the "holy and flawless" aura.

She looked at Uchiha Wuan who was still doing bad things, and said something coquettish.

"Master Wuan, please don't use the priest's healing magic on this~"

A magic that heals wounds and has a certain effect of restoring physical strength.

As the magic power penetrated, Sukama's physical strength was replenished. He slowly sat up from the floor of the carriage, protecting his chest with one hand and lifting the hair stuck to his mouth with the other.

The female warrior's cheeks were flushed and her eyes showed a satisfied yet tired expression. After all, she had just experienced a fierce battle.

Her beautiful eyes sparkled with a lustrous luster, reflecting the figure of the priestess.

On Lilynet's snow-white neck, the Holy Seal of the God of Earth, which represented the faith in God, had fallen to the floor of the carriage.

The corners of Sukama's lips curled up slightly, and he spoke in a clear tone that was different from his usual heroic tone, with a sickening tail tone.

"You are a lowly priest who has undermined the majesty of the gods. If the Lord of Earth knew how lowly you were, he would punish you severely~"

"Nonsense, Lord Earth God...if he could see that his...believers could flexibly and properly utilize...the healing...magic he bestowed upon them, he would...definitely...ah~"

She tilted her head, with beads of sweat on it, and looked at Sukama with her rippling eyes. She then reluctantly turned her head to look at Uchiha Wuan behind her, and smiled playfully as she parted her red lips.

"Master Wu An, who do you think is prettier, Lilynet or me?"

"Of course they are all beautiful."

After a while, Uchiha Wuan waved his hand, and the magical light of [First-level Magic·Cleaning] appeared in the carriage, clearing away all traces in the carriage. Only the female warrior and the female priest still had blushes on their faces.

At noon, Sukama sat in the coachman's seat with full energy, holding the reins tightly in his hands, and drove the carriage to the next city.

The sunshine and breeze fell on her face, and she couldn't help but reveal a comfortable expression, but it soon disappeared without a trace.

On the way, they encountered several groups of strong men in handsome military uniforms. Those people passed by as quickly as ghosts, which made Sukama feel a little chilly.

Her years of adventuring career made her keenly aware that some of these powerful people had malicious intentions.

However, when the other party's eyes fell on the carriage, they all looked away at the same time and left the place at an accelerated speed.

"The upper part is red, and the lower part with the handle is white. The two parts are not connected. It's a round fan pattern... Hmm, does this pattern have any special meaning?"

Sukama glanced at the round fan flag that was inserted in front of the carriage and fluttering in the wind. He couldn't help but recall the respectful title that the two powerful toads gave to Uchiha Wuan, and gradually some thoughts came to his mind.

Her fingers gently stroked the hard and resilient reins. She looked at the eight running horses, her lips curled up slightly, and she enjoyed the leisurely afternoon.

Inside the carriage, Lilynet, exhausted from physical exhaustion and the consumption of a large amount of magic power, lay on the small bed, her breathing gradually becoming steady.

Her beautiful figure was deeply sunken in the soft bedding, her nose trembled slightly, and there was a hint of tiredness on her face, but there was a hint of alluring charm between her brows. Even in her sleep, her little mouth was smacking something.

This priestess must have been a succubus who only knew how to attract attention in her previous life.

On the other side, Uchiha Wuan, who had transformed into an avatar, sat in the seat of the carriage and opened his system interface with a focused expression.

——Uchiha Wuan
Occupation: Elemental Mage: Fire (LV10); Elemental Mage: Thunder (LV2);

Skills: First and second tier magic;
Overall combat power level: LV12 (Gold-level adventurer, the strength of the top troops of human countries);

Sublimation point: ... (continuously increasing);

(It rises really slowly.)
A barely perceptible hint of helplessness flashed across Uchiha Wuan's eyes.

[Elemental Mage Lei]'s professional level was upgraded by one level yesterday, but he will have to wait until tomorrow to upgrade it again.

The power that can enhance the body in the ninja world is basically related to chakra, and the power of the Gray Stone is extremely exclusive.

It would undoubtedly be difficult for this body that has moved towards the magic system to borrow power from the ninja world.

Uchiha Wuan lifted the curtain on one side, and the warm sunlight immediately poured into the carriage. His eyes were cast at the scenery that was passing by quickly, and his thoughts were spinning rapidly.

(The frontline troops have already taken control of 90% of the kingdom's territory, leaving only the last fortress city [E-Rantel]. In the Tob Forest to the north of the city, I remember there were many powerful monsters.)
(The "Wise King of the Forest" in the original book, that big hamster should be in the forest, dominating an area.)
Thinking of the scientific research strength of [Root], the leader of the negative second floor of the Academy of Sciences, Uchiha Wuan planned to have someone catch the giant hamster.

You don't have to kill it, just draw some blood.

After all, it is quite interesting to raise a cute big hamster that gets shy when being stroked on the head and has emotions like a girl.

Giant hamsters are frank and simple in character, and have a grateful heart that many humans lack, so their loyalty can be guaranteed. They can also be good playmates for children in the future.

As for the other ugly monsters, keep the number that can reproduce to ensure species diversity and the possibility of future genetic mutations, and the rest don't matter.

(Further north of the Tob Great Forest is the Angelicia Mountains, where a frost dragon king lives. Its strength should be around the shadow level, which can just serve as a strengthening tool for this clone.)
It is just like common sense that among all true dragon species, the weakest is the white dragon, and the same is true on this continent.

The White Dragon, also known as the Frost Dragon, is the weakest species of dragon, with less intelligence and strength than other species of dragons.

But what Uchiha Wuan needs is only the blood of the dragon. As long as the bloodline is changed and there is a sublimation point, the weakest can become the strongest.

(Other powerful inhuman creatures, such as Frost Giants, can also be good nutrients.)
(Also, I wonder if the power of the Frost Dragon and the Ice Escape of the Snow Clan of the Hidden Mist Village will create a different kind of spark?)

(Like Frost Dragon Rider?)

Uchiha Wuan touched his chin and fell into thought.

………………

The sun and the moon rotate, time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is already the sixth day after the Ninja World Conference.

Black Horn Region, Yunlei Gorge.

The four major forces of the Hidden Mist Village, the Hidden Sand Village, the Hidden Rock Village and the Ninja Alliance gather here.

There were not many ninjas standing in Yunlei Gorge this time, but they were all representatives of major forces and powerful senior officials in the village.

This time, Uchiha Wuan used his real body to do his job. He stood on a high platform built with earth escape and with a Flying Thunder God kunai inserted on it. Next to him was Uzumaki Mito from the Military Affairs Department.

After the two of them teleported here using the Flying Thunder God Technique, they immediately became the focus of everyone's attention, and Uchiha Takean also opened his eyes and looked over.

The Hidden Mist Village side is led by the Fourth Generation Master.

Next to him were Yagura Karatachi, who had just become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki yesterday and whose strength had leapt to the level of Kage, as well as the patriarchs of the three major blood-stain mystic families, Kidō, Yuki, and Kaguya. The three patriarchs were just one step away from becoming Kage-level warriors, and they looked quite impressive.

The lord of the Sand Village is the third generation, Chiyo, and her assistant Ebina. The elder sister's strength can barely be called Kage level, while the younger brother's strength is a little bit weak. The two of them combined are estimated to be slightly stronger than the three clan leaders, Kizuna, Yuki, and Kaguya.

There was also a strong man dressed as a monk beside him. His aura was sometimes gentle and peaceful, and sometimes violent and ferocious. Everyone guessed that the only tailed beast of the Sand Village, the One-Tail, was sealed in the monk's body.

In the team of Iwagakure, a tall man stood at the front, wearing a bamboo hat, a red mask on his mouth, and red armor. He was the current fifth generation, the man who sealed the five-tailed beast. He was followed by several elite jonin, and the team looked a little shabby.

The Ninja Alliance's team is divided into two camps. On one side is the powerful Kage Hanzo of the Rain Village, and on the other side is the Kage-level strongman Kakuzu of the Taki Village. He is wearing a black robe and has a cold aura.

After Uchiha Madara destroyed the resistance of Takigakure and took away the Seven-Tails, the situation in the ninja world became increasingly stable, underground gold exchange offices went bankrupt one after another, and Kakuzu, the former Takigakure rebel ninja, had to return to Takigakure for a living.

He then reached an offensive and defensive alliance with Hanzo of the Salamander, and joined forces with the other small ninja villages to fight against the Iwagakure Village.

"Except for Konoha, the power of other ninja villages is too weak."

After Uchiha Wuan looked around, words with a hint of disgust floated in the audience. When everyone heard it, they showed embarrassed looks on their faces, but no one dared to refute.

Especially the Iwagakure and Sunagakure, they were cursing in their hearts - it was because you, the "Man-Slayer", killed too many people in the Second Ninja World War!

All the Kage-level soldiers of the Iwagakure Village were wiped out, and later they lost the Four-Tails that they bought from the Shogun of Konoha at a large price, and they have yet to recover.

The second generation and the third generation to be the head of the Sand Village were also wiped out, and the experienced jonin suffered heavy casualties, allowing the young Chiyo and Ebina to take over.

"To be honest, even if we take the Uchiha and the Senju out of Konoha, the remaining strength is enough to fight you back and forth."

What Uchiha Takean said was a bit exaggerated. These two clans accounted for two-thirds of the Kage-level members of Konoha. The remaining six or seven Kage-level members could not support the overall situation of Konoha. If there was another Ninja World War, Konoha would have to arrange for child soldiers.

The people in the audience were silent, with looks of conviction on their faces.

The Military Affairs Department has stored all the lists of combat ninjas in the ninja world except the Kage level in the secretariat as confidential documents. Only the number of living ninjas has been made public.

Eighty thousand living ninjas account for one third of the entire ninja world. This number is enough to shock the rest of the ninja villages.

Uchiha Wuan's gaze swept across everyone - the ninjas in the audience, some lowered their heads, some clenched their fists, their hearts filled with helplessness and anger, but more of them were filled with deep awe of Konoha's powerful strength.

"I won't say any more, Mrs. Mito. You will be the one to tell us the ranking of each ninja village in the Black Horn Region by the staff squad."

Uchiha Wuan, who was not interested, gave his seat to Uzumaki Mito. The still beautiful Senju Lady stood in front of the crowd with a solemn and majestic look.

Her stern demeanor made the entire scene suddenly quiet, and even the air was filled with a solemn atmosphere.

Uzumaki Mito nodded slightly, her voice deep and intellectual. She was wearing a white kimono with plum blossoms printed on it, and she exuded a mature charm.

"The first place is Kirigakure, the second is Sand Village, the third is Iwagakure, the fourth is Amegakure, the fifth is Takigakure, and the rankings after that will not be counted."

Under Uchiha Takean's teasing gaze, an uproar broke out in the position belonging to the Ninja Alliance. Salamander Hanzo and Kakuzu felt a sinking feeling in their hearts and turned around to scold the leaders of the small ninja villages who had spoken out.

Han of the Iwagakure Village was ecstatic, his eyes fixed on Chiyo of the Sand Village and the One-Tail Jinchuriki, calculating the strength of both of them in his mind, and gradually came up with new plans.

Chiyo and Monk Bonfuku noticed the malicious looks from the Iwagakure Village and responded with a tough attitude.

"Mister Mito, I have a question."

After suppressing the noisy voices in the team, Hanzo raised his hand and said, "Why did the Military Affairs Department separate the small ninja villages such as Rain Village and Taki Village? We belong to the same force."

If the Ninja Alliance is not regarded as a whole by Konoha, the subsequent Kage-level wars will be extremely difficult to fight, and even the Takigakure will regard the Raingakure as a stumbling block.

Even the Takigakure would regard the Raingakure as a stumbling block.

Kakuzu is a pure mercenary, and it is not surprising that anyone would be hostile to him as long as they have money or a way to make more money.

"Oh?"

Uzumaki Mito chuckled, glanced at the position of the Ninja Alliance, and pointed with one hand, "The different ninja village forehead protectors on you all show your true stance."

"In the chaos in the Black Horn region, alliances are common, but in the rankings, they are calculated independently. Otherwise, the other ninja villages will do the same, and the Hidden Mist and the Sand Village will form a [Sand and Mist] alliance. Wouldn't that make this ranking a joke?" Uzumaki Mito's cold and reprimanding words left Salamander Hanzo speechless, but he clenched his fists, determined not to accept defeat.

"Lord Kakuzu, are you willing to come to my Rain Village? We are equals!"

Such huge profits made Kakuzu's eyes jump.

But at this moment, he felt the gazes of the Iwagakure Village and the Sand Village - while feeling pleased with himself, he was also calculating the gains and losses.

Obviously, the independent Takigakure has become a favorable weight on the scale of victory or defeat.

(Now is the time to buy.)
Kakuzu, who didn't have much affection for the Takigakure, had no extra expression on his face behind the mask.

After he bowed respectfully to Uzumaki Mito on the podium, he spoke to Salamander Hanzo in a slightly bland tone.

"Captain Hanzo, please continue to listen to what Lord Mito has to say."

Salamander Hanzo frowned deeply, said nothing more, and cast his gaze on the stage.

Uzumaki Mito's voice also sounded at the right time.

"For forces that are dissatisfied with their ranking, they can continue to challenge the one in front of them. The way of challenge is limited to a duel between shadow-level masters. There is no limit to the duel method. It can be a one-on-one duel or a group fight. After failing once, you will not be able to actively challenge again."

"However, this is a battle within the Ninja World after all, so I hope everyone will pay attention to the limits. The Ninja World is big, but the foreign continent is even bigger."

Uzumaki Mito's final words of warning made Chiyo of the Sand Village, whose tense face had relaxed a little - with Uzumaki Mito's words, as long as they were careful, their lives would be safe.

(But, that guy from Iwagakure is so annoying!)
(Wasn't third place enough for him?)

When Chiyo of the Sand Village was muttering to herself, the man from the Iwagakure Village stood up. The only pair of eyes left outside were filled with endless ambition.

"Lord Mito, may I ask how the territory should be divided after the strength ranking?"

This question is also of great concern to others, but they also know that if the difference is not big, Konoha will not go to the trouble of ranking them.

If the difference was small, Han would decide to secure the third place and keep the name of Shadow and the continental teleportation array that would soon be installed in the village.

If the difference is big, for the future development of the village, we must fight!
With the Sand Village as an ally standing in front, only the Mist Village was worry-free. Yagura Karutagi was in a relaxed mood. He looked at Ebina with a smile, and his eyes seemed to say "Good luck to you".

(I am still a little young and energetic.)
This little action was noticed by the Master, who looked angrily at Karuju Yagura, who couldn't help but lower his head.

Ebina of the Sand Village had a blank expression on his face and secretly hated his own weakness.

Under everyone's nervous gaze, Uzumaki Mito spoke slowly.

"The entire ninja world will undergo a renewal of power. Except for the Konoha Alliance, the land will be divided into ten parts."

"30% will go to the top-ranked ninja village, 2.5% will go to the second-ranked ninja village, 20% will go to the third-ranked ninja village, and the remaining 2.50% will go to the remaining ninja villages according to their respective population ratios."

The leaders began to think quickly in their minds.

If the Ninja World is divided into six parts, Konoha, the Black Horn region and its allies will account for about two-fifths of the total.

The remaining three-fifths, or 20% of the total area, is slightly smaller than the former Kingdom of Thunder.

Among them, the ones that were undoubtedly harmed were the numerous small ninja villages, including the Sand Village with the largest land area, which is mostly desert.

Even if we start planting trees now, we won’t feel any pain.

Only the Hidden Mist Village, which ranked first, would definitely get a large piece of continental territory, which instantly excited the Hidden Mist Village, which was mostly islands.

The Fourth Master could not help but ask, "Lord Mito, are all the newly acquired territories in the Black Horn Region?"

"I should have informed you about this question later, but since I asked it now, it doesn't hurt to tell you."

Uzumaki Mito organized his words and spoke loudly.

"Konoha has successfully conquered a vast indigenous kingdom on a foreign continent. The land is fertile and mostly plains. The kingdom covers an area of ​​approximately 275,000 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 8 to 9 million."

(As expected of Konoha!)
Everyone was shocked. Only six days had passed since the discovery of the alien continent, and they had directly conquered a piece of land that was no less than that of a big country.

"Therefore, Konoha can guarantee that as long as there is a ninja village willing to give up all the land in the Ninja World Continent, it will obtain twice the area of ​​land in the foreign continent. The rich resources on the land will not disappoint you."

As soon as these words were spoken, the leaders of all the ninja villages began to feel uneasy in their hearts. There was no fundamental difference between a large ninja village and a small ninja village facing the behemoth that was Konoha.

They had no idea what the future would be like if Konoha forced them to leave the ninja world.

"Don't worry, Konoha is fair, and the leader is also fair. The exchange of land is entirely voluntary, and Konoha's policies will allow you to have no worries."

Noticing that everyone was not in high spirits, Uzumaki Mito changed the subject and talked about the current business.

"When the rankings are finished, there will naturally be Konoha's living ninjas to accompany you to measure the new land area."

"Everyone can get ready now, we need the results today!"

After Uzumaki Mito finished speaking, he was taken away by Uchiha Takean. Two members of the Military Affairs Department's staff team were teleported in behind him as witnesses of the scene.

"Kakuzu, what are your thoughts?"

After Uchiha Takean and Uzumaki Mito, who had brought pressure to them, left, Salamander Hanzo walked up to Kakuzu and went straight to the point.

"Only the Rain Village is willing to show the greatest sincerity!"

As long as it becomes the third, the Rain Village will be able to make the leap and become the Shadow Village. From now on, outsiders will call him the Rain Shadow instead of the leader of any Ninja Village.

"Come on, Kakuzu, let's create the future of Rain Shadow Village together!"

"From now on, the financial power of Yuying Village will be handed over to you."

Salamander Hanzo stretched out his hand and spoke in a fanatical tone that made Kakuzu's eyes flicker - such conditions would undoubtedly allow him to merge the Taki Village into the Rain Village on the spot. With the foundation of his previous subordinates, he was not afraid that Salamander Hanzo would go back on his word and sideline him.

As for joining the Rain Village now and leaving later, and teasing Konoha like this, Kakuzu only had a few more hearts because of his secret technique, but he did not have a few more courage.

At the same time, such generous conditions made the Sand Village and the Iwagakure Village nearby feel a little pressure.

"Lord Kakuzu, before you agree to the Rain Village, you might as well listen to the conditions of the Sand Village."

Chiyo of the Sand Village, who is being coveted by the Iwagakure Village, is quite aware of her own true combat power. If Han of the Iwagakure Village can maintain his sanity and transform into a tailed beast, she and Fufuku, who barely sealed the one-tail, may not be able to defeat Han.

If all the horns were there to help, they would undoubtedly be able to secure the second place and the land area would not be reduced.

In fact, the second and third place positions are not what Chiyo is most worried about.

She was afraid that after being defeated by the Iwagakure Village, the exhausted Sand Village would not be able to maintain its third place position under the covetousness of the Rain Village!

The ranking battle verifies the village’s comprehensive strength at the level of Kage and the village’s prestige, and even the courage of decision-makers to make decisive decisions.

(Is this what the head of the Ninja World considers?)
(It’s something that’s hard for me to learn now!)

Chiyo, who admired Uchiha Takean's strength, now also felt respect for Uchiha Takean's deep thoughts and ideas.

She said to Kakuzu, "The Sand Village was able to give Lord Kakuzu the position of Finance Minister. I believe that a mature, large ninja village can give Lord Kakuzu more lucrative benefits than the up-and-coming Rain Village."

Everyone at the scene gradually came to their senses, and even the Master of the Hidden Mist Village frowned.

If you really count them, the only ones who can fight are him and Karuta Yagura. If they get into the dilemma of a round-robin battle, it's hard to say who will take first place.

(There is only one day. If you get hurt, you will be targeted.)
(The best way now is to stabilize the Sand Village and let the other party serve as the gateway to the Mist Village.)
(Or leave them with no energy left to sprint for first place.)
The Yondaime Master, who was unable to continue being so carefree, also walked towards Kakuzu and spoke gently.

"Lord Kakuzu, if you are interested, you can come to the Hidden Mist Village and have a visit. The welfare benefits are similar to those of the Hidden Sand Village."

Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that the Hidden Mist Village, which had the strongest overall strength, would personally come out to recruit Kakuzu.

(Damn it, I didn’t think it through and wasn’t prepared enough!)

A good ally was being poached by other forces right in front of him. Salamander Hanzo was so angry that he wanted to curse and opened his mouth again and again.

In the end, he just looked at Kakuzu, and gradually lost hope in this strong man who valued money above all else.

(However, as long as Kakuzu does not join the Iwagakure Village, I still have a chance!)
Hanzo, the Jinchuriki of the Iwagakure Village and a strong Kage, is confident that he can give it a try.

(It would be best if Kakuzu joined the Hidden Mist Village!)
(In this way, if Iwagakure wants to move up a level, it has to defeat Sandagakure, so that I can take advantage of the Sandagakure leak, which would be even better.)
Salamander Hanzo thought to himself.

(What a superfluous old man.)
Chiyo was a little angry. Among all the ninja villages, the Hidden Mist Village had the greatest advantage. Now if the Kakuzu was taken away by the Hidden Mist Village, the Hidden Sand Village would have to act as a bridgehead.

(However, as long as none of the horns fall into the Hidden Rock Village, everything else can be discussed.)
Chiyo's thoughts were vaguely noticed by the Iwagakure Village, and Han looked at Kakuzu.

"I'm sure you, Lord Kakuzu, are somewhat aware of the situation in Iwagakure. As the heir of the Stone of Iwagakure, I will resolutely safeguard the interests of Iwagakure."

"Therefore, I will not give up the top three positions even if I die in Yunlei Gorge!"

The arrogant ones are afraid of the stupid ones, and the stupid ones are afraid of the ones who don't care about their lives. Today, the fifth generation of the Iwagakure Village is going to be the one who doesn't care about his life!

"If Lord Kakuzu is willing to join the Iwagakure Village, the entire Iwagakure Village is willing to welcome you."

Han first made a vague threat, then issued a sincere invitation. From the man's tall posture and deep tone, no one present would doubt the sincerity of the Iwagakure Village.

"Everyone really thinks highly of me."

Amid the envious and jealous gazes of many small ninja villages, Kakuzu, after thinking for a long time, headed towards his goal in his heart - the Hidden Mist Village!

As long as they join the Hidden Mist Village, which has the strongest power, they can completely avoid the upcoming war.

The Sand Village does not have the strength to challenge the first place. Even if the Iwagakure Village defeats the Sand Village, it will still have to stop at second place. If the Rain Village is stronger and can injure Han or defeat Han, today's ranking will come to an end.

Han from the Iwagakure Village and Hanzo of the Rain Village looked at each other, and the latter sat aside and began to adjust his state.

(If he fails to defeat Chiyo and the One-Tail Jinchuriki of the Sand Village, his third place will surely be taken away by the Rain Village.)
(Do you want stability? Or do you want to give it a try?)

Han then looked at Chiyo of the Sand Village and grinned at the other's nervous gaze.

"Let's fight, Sand Village!"

(End of this chapter)