NOVEL WEB Chapter 128: Chapter 128 – A Better Plan
Chapter 128 – A Better Plan
The surrounding ninja had completely different thoughts compared to Uchiha Dali.
They had just watched, wide-eyed and in utter disbelief, as Uchiha Dali truly unleashed Wood Release—and not just a little bit, but enough to generate a forest that covered the entire rear mountain in one go.
Everyone was dumbfounded, stunned speechless.
So the Fourth Hokage really could use Wood Release!
And just as everyone stood frozen in shock, with nearly all his chakra depleted and his body feeling completely hollow, a system notification suddenly echoed in Uchiha Dali's mind.
[Your chakra is nearly exhausted. Your cells have awakened, surging with boundless vitality and becoming extremely active. Your chakra refinement speed has increased significantly! Your chakra storage capacity has greatly expanded! Your cells have awakened and gained the ability to refine chakra automatically!]
[Chakra Auto-Refinement: No matter where you are or what time it is, as long as your chakra is depleted, your cells will automatically activate and begin refining chakra. You will receive a continuous supply of replenished chakra.]
[Chakra Refinement Speed: Your current refinement speed is ten times the normal rate!]
[Chakra Storage Capacity: Your current maximum chakra storage is 500 units!]
As the notification rang out in his mind, Uchiha Dali could clearly sense that his cells were indeed moving.
They felt like countless ants crawling and scurrying throughout his body.
At the same time, his nearly exhausted chakra began to surge once more.
At first, it was like a tiny spring bubbling up from underground.
But as it kept flowing, it gathered into a pond, then a lake… and finally, an entire ocean of chakra.
"Only 500 units of chakra capacity, huh… doesn't seem like much," Uchiha Dali muttered to himself.
But the good part was—he had just awakened a divine technique!
Chakra Auto-Refinement!
What did this mean?
No matter where or when, as long as Uchiha Dali consumed any chakra, his cells would immediately refine more to replace it.
This was practically true invincibility!
It made Uchiha Dali into a literal perpetual motion machine for chakra!
And by now, his chakra had already been refined and replenished to about half of his new maximum capacity.
The speed was so incredible that Uchiha Dali couldn't even think of words to praise it properly.
All he could say was: "Holy crap, that's nuts."
"Lord Fourth, I never imagined you truly mastered Wood Release!"
"This really is the power of the First Hokage's Wood Release Bloodline Limit—it's exactly the same!"
"Seeing this forest… it's like I'm seeing the First Hokage himself again…"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was visibly shaken, his body slightly trembling as he stared at the forest created by Wood Release.
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were equally moved.
"This move… it's just like the First Hokage Senju Hashirama's Deep Forest Emergence—simply unbelievable!" Homura exclaimed excitedly.
Hearing these three elders draw such definitive conclusions, the rest of the ninja present were deeply stirred.
Each one looked at Uchiha Dali with awe, admiration, and reverence.
To them, the Wood Release Bloodline Limit was practically synonymous with invincibility.
"That's the power of the God of Shinobi…"
"No wonder the Fourth Lord is so strong!"
"With Wood Release, he can easily suppress tailed beasts—even the Nine Tails would be no problem!"
Amid all the envious and amazed voices, Uchiha Dali's chakra had already fully recovered.
And compared to before, its total amount had increased by several times.
He suppressed the urge to continue testing Wood Release and see how far he could push its area of effect.
If he wanted to test it further, he'd wait until they reached the Land of Wind.
"Creating a forest is easy. With this move, I could probably alter the environment of the Land of Wind," Uchiha Dali muttered.
The others exchanged looks at his words.
"Lord Fourth, are you planning to head to the Land of Wind right now to help transform their environment?" Uchiha Fugaku asked hesitantly.
"Mhm. Your next task is to promote the initiatives I previously mentioned—establish more ninja academies and strengthen the economy so it becomes more vibrant and dynamic."
As he spoke, he looked toward Minato Namikaze and Shikaku Nara.
They both nodded in agreement without hesitation.
At this moment, Hiruzen couldn't help stepping forward and asking, "Um, Lord Fourth… shouldn't we focus first on the remaining smaller countries, and the other great nations like the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth?"
"They haven't submitted to us yet."
Uchiha Dali simply gave a faint smile at Hiruzen's reminder.
"I've changed my plan," he replied.
Previously, his plan had been to personally deal with the other four great nations to make them submit.
As for the smaller nations, Minato Namikaze and the others would handle them.
If those small countries refused to accept Konoha's terms, people like Minato and Fugaku were more than capable of wiping them out.
That would've been the last resort—not the preferred option.
But now, Uchiha Dali had come up with a better solution.
Everyone looked at him curiously upon hearing this.
"Lord Fourth, what is your new plan?"
"You don't plan to use force to make them submit? That sounds… difficult."
"Well, who knows what kind of plan Lord Fourth has this time—maybe it'll actually work."
Amid the murmurs of the crowd, Uchiha Dali confidently smiled and explained:
"It's actually quite simple."
"The affairs in the Land of Wind and the Land of Water will soon be known across the entire shinobi world."
"When that happens, both the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth will hear about it too."
"Those smaller countries might have a slower intelligence network and receive the news a bit later—but that delay actually works in my favor."
Uchiha Dali's explanation made everyone realize the logic behind it.
Even though the Shinobi World War had ended, the Five Great Nations—and even some of the more prominent smaller ones—still maintained networks of spies operating in other nations.
These agents spied, gathered intel, and monitored the movements of potential enemies.
When necessary, they would send this intel back to their home countries.
Since both Sunagakure and Kirigakure had already been dealt with by Uchiha Dali and had chosen to submit, any spies from other nations stationed there would have already picked up the news and relayed it.
So the remaining countries would definitely respond in some way soon.
What everyone still didn't understand, though, was—how did this tie into Uchiha Dali's new plan?
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