The Fifth village Hokage:Uchiha Douhuan

Chapter 233: I Think You Should Go to the Naka River Shrine Theological Seminary for Further Study

The envoys from the Land of Lightning left the great hall in disgrace. The conditions Uchiha Douhuan had just proposed were simply beyond his authority to decide. He could only return to ask for instructions from his own Daimyō before coming back to continue haggling.

After attending the court assembly, Uchiha Douhuan also returned to the Hokage's office, preparing to handle the follow-up matters of Naruto's departure from the village.

First was the nature of Naruto's departure this time.

If he hadn't fist-bumped Naruto and known what he wanted to do, then Uchiha Douhuan could have just handled this matter quietly and classified Naruto's actions as going out for training. After all, among those who knew about this matter, the only ones who weren't truly part of Konoha's inner circle were the genin squad Naruto had ambushed. A simple gag order would suffice. As for the entire Valley of the End being blown up, it could easily be covered up under the guise of a scenic area renovation.

However, after learning what Naruto wanted to do, he still had to bear the identity of a rogue ninja for a while. Otherwise, if this kid went around the ninja world causing trouble under the identity of a Konoha ninja, it would bring considerable trouble to the village and would not be conducive to the image of a peace ambassador that their Konoha had consistently established in the ninja world. Furthermore, only with the identity of a rogue ninja would it be possible for the Kara organization, lurking in the ninja world, to contact him.

As for what impact this identity as a rogue ninja would have on Naruto? The bounty ninjas of the ninja world also have discerning eyes. Just like Iwagakure's Rōshi and Deidara, who had recently scratched his forehead protector and run away, although they were nominally rogue ninjas from Iwagakure, the small bounty offered by Iwagakure was actually releasing an attitude: although these people have defected, you bounty ninjas had better not go looking for trouble with them.

The only thing that might bring trouble to Naruto would probably be the covetous eyes of other powers in the ninja world on the fox inside his body. However, Naruto, who had now mastered the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, had already firmly stepped into the Kage-level category. Moreover, with his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode plus his current proficiency in Wind Release nintaijutsu, those who could beat him would have a hard time keeping him there. So, there was no need to worry about his safety.

"Inahi!" Uchiha Douhuan called for his secretary. "Where has Jiraiya been lately?"

"Lord Jiraiya has been holding a book signing tour in the Land of Hot Water recently," Uchiha Inahi replied.

"The Land of Hot Water? I understand," Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then wrote a letter about Naruto's current situation, instructing him to find Naruto, keep an eye on the kid, and at the same time, guide him in his training. Subsequently, Uchiha Douhuan took out the Scroll of Seals, copied the Flying Thunder God Technique from it, then sealed the letter with an encrypted seal and handed it to Uchiha Inahi.

"You make a trip personally and give this to Jiraiya."

"Yes!" Uchiha Inahi nodded, took Uchiha Douhuan's letter, and left the Hokage's office.

Not long after, the person in charge of the mission assignment hall below the Hokage Building knocked on the door and came to see Uchiha Douhuan.

"Lord Hokage, there is an S-rank request from the Land of Demons that requires your review."

"The Land of Demons?" Uchiha Douhuan took the document the other party handed over and glanced at it.

"A person named Yomi has usurped the throne of the Miko and Daimyō of the Land of Demons, and they need our Konoha ninjas to assist in protecting their Miko and sealing their country's demon?" Uchiha Douhuan looked at the request and scratched his head. He still remembered this part of the plot. After all, the name of this movie was "Naruto's Death." But with Naruto not even in the village right now, who should he send?

"How about I have Sasuke make a trip? Just to let him get some fresh air. Besides, the power of that Mōryō thing seems like it could be of use to this kid," Uchiha Douhuan tapped on his desk, then looked at the head of the mission center. "Go and tell the client that Konoha will send an elite squad for this mission."

"Yes!" After the other party received the order and left, Uchiha Douhuan also got up from his office and headed towards the Senju clan compound.

...

After Tsunade's treatment, Sasuke, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, slowly woke up on the hospital bed. As soon as he woke up, he saw his friends all gathered by his bed.

"Sasuke, you're awake," seeing Sasuke wake up, Neji hurriedly brought over a cup of water.

After taking the cup, Sasuke first took two sips, then looked at the people around him with some difficulty.

"I'm sorry, I lost. I didn't bring him back," Sasuke said, leaning against the hospital bed and pounding the bed with some unwillingness.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now," Neji said hurriedly upon seeing this. "You should focus on getting better first."

Hearing this, Sasuke also fell silent.

Just then, Uchiha Douhuan also arrived in the hospital room.

"Teacher."

"Lord Hokage."

The people in the room, upon seeing Uchiha Douhuan, greeted him one after another.

Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then said, "You all go back first. I'll have a word with Sasuke alone."

"Yes," the others in the room left one after another upon seeing this.

After the others left, Uchiha Douhuan found a place to sit by Sasuke's hospital bed, then took an apple from the cabinet and began to peel it with a kunai.

Sasuke also said nothing, just leaned against the hospital bed, looking up at the ceiling of the hospital room.

Uchiha Douhuan finished peeling an apple, then handed it to Sasuke before breaking the silence.

"Awakened them?"

Sasuke took the apple peeled by Uchiha Douhuan and nodded.

"What dōjutsu?"

"Takemikazuchi and Futsunushi-no-kami," Sasuke said. "One allows me to summon lightning with the ability to annihilate chakra, and the other is the ability to freely control the form of this lightning."

"Sounds not bad," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. A Lightning Release version of Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi. Both of these dōjutsu were types that directly enhanced combat ability, dōjutsu that very much fit the characteristics of an Indra chakra reincarnate.

"But, even with the power of the Mangekyo, I still couldn't bring that guy back," Sasuke said dejectedly after taking the apple. "And I could feel that he wasn't using his full strength."

"Of course not. He's now just one step away from being a perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, only needing to completely undo the seal. Your newly awakened Mangekyo Sharingan is naturally no match for him," Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Teacher, can you teach me how to use the Mangekyo Sharingan?" Sasuke looked up at Uchiha Douhuan.

"If you're referring to the Mangekyo Sharingan's genjutsu against Tailed Beasts, then I suggest you go find your brother Shisui or go to the Land of Water to find your father. But if it's about dōjutsu and Susanoo, I don't recommend you start training in this area now."

"Why?" Sasuke was somewhat puzzled.

"You should have noticed when you used your dōjutsu and Susanoo, your eyesight will gradually decrease with the use of your dōjutsu. As for Susanoo, the load is a bit too much for your body, which is still developing," Uchiha Douhuan said.

"But... Teacher, it seems you awakened your eyes much earlier than I did back then," Sasuke asked.

"I had no choice at that time," Uchiha Douhuan said. "And later, I also paid a great price to solve these side effects. But you are different. You don't need to be in a hurry."

"But, if not this way, how else can I catch up to that guy!" Sasuke said through gritted teeth. "Teacher, I hope you can help me."

"Alright. You first get your body well. Then, after you've taken care of this mission, I'll take you to a place. You can make your decision then," Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then placed the mission report from the Land of Demons on Sasuke's bed.

"I understand," Sasuke on the hospital bed nodded, then picked up the mission report and began to read.

...

Three days later, under Tsunade's care, after Sasuke's body had mostly recovered, he met up with Neji, Sakura, Karin, and Lee, who had been dispatched by Uchiha Douhuan to handle this mission this time, and they headed towards the Land of Demons.

"Sasuke, if you don't feel well, we can stop and rest for a while," after the group had traveled day and night for two days and finally entered the territory of the Land of Demons, Neji, as the captain of this mission, considered that there was a newly recovered patient in the team and reminded him.

"I'm fine. Let's continue on our way, so we can complete the mission sooner," Sasuke shook his head, signaling Neji not to mind him.

"Alright," Neji nodded upon seeing this, and then the group continued towards the interior of the Land of Demons.

After entering the territory of the Land of Demons, the group rushed towards the place agreed upon with the client without stopping. However, the extremely large number of shrines they saw along the way made Karin feel a few traces of confusion in her heart.

"There seem to be a few too many shrines here," Karin couldn't help but ask.

"It's normal. The Land of Demons can be considered a theocratic country. The Miko has a transcendent status in this country. The Daimyō of the Land of Demons has also always been concurrently held by the Miko of the Oni Temple," Sakura, as the top student, spoke up to answer Karin's question.

"A Miko can also be a Daimyō?" Karin was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this. You must know, the Miko of their Land of Fire, apart from coming out to preside over ceremonies during various festivals, only did things like fortune-telling at other times. She didn't expect the Miko of the Land of Demons to have such a status.

Soon, the group arrived at the agreed location. However, just as they arrived at the location specified in the mission, a shrine built in a valley with a huge waterfall, the first thing they saw was a figure carrying a white-haired woman, fleeing in a sorry state while being pursued by a group of people holding weapons.

"That seems to be our mission target. There are enemies!" Neji, after observing the situation on the battlefield with his Byakugan, entered a combat state with a serious expression, took out his long staff from his scroll, and rushed up.

The others also followed upon seeing this. The strength of these attackers was not strong, and the group took care of them completely without much effort.

The attackers, upon seeing Neji's group arrive, also decisively gave up the pursuit and all retreated.

After the crisis was resolved, the person carrying Shion also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Everyone from Konoha, thank you for your timely arrival. Please, let's talk inside."

Neji nodded. However, Shion, who was being carried on someone's back, raised her head at this time and sized up the group from Konoha. But when her gaze moved to Sasuke, her purple pupils suddenly sharpened.

Sasuke was a bit baffled by this woman's gaze, but it was clearly not the time to look into it. So, under Taruho's lead, the group entered the shrine.

In the main hall of the shrine, after waiting for a while, Shion, who had changed into a formal dress, appeared before everyone again.

"Everyone from Konoha, thank you for your timely arrival. Otherwise, we really can't imagine what would have happened," Taruho, who had also changed into a formal dress, bowed to the group to express his thanks.

"It seems we were still late. Otherwise, we should have been able to save more lives," Neji said after returning the bow.

Just at this moment, a rather disharmonious voice came from the high platform.

"This is only natural. My safety is also the dearest wish of those people, right?"

Shion's words left everyone from Konoha stunned. Karin looked blankly at Shion on the steps in her magnificent formal dress. She couldn't understand why such a beautiful, 37-degree mouth could say such cold words.

"I have already foreseen their deaths. And they, just as the prophecy said, have returned to the Pure Land," Shion said with a straight face, facing the strange gazes of the crowd.

"Prophecy?" Neji's brow furrowed upon hearing this.

"Yes," Shion nodded, then looked at Sasuke. "Your eyes, they can turn red, right?"

"Yes, I am from the Uchiha clan," Sasuke said.

"Then there's no mistake. In the vision I saw just now, you, with your red eyes, were pierced through the body and died."

"What did you say?" Lee stood up angrily at this time and questioned. We came all this way to help you, and now before the mission has even started, you're cursing him to die?

And Neji and Sasuke, the subject of the prophecy, both sneered upon hearing what Shion said.

"Is this your prophecy? Miss Miko?" Neji asked, his eyes narrowed.

"That's right. I can see images of the future, and in the future I saw, this little brother dies just like that," Shion said with a blank expression, as if she had already sentenced Sasuke to death.

"Regarding this prophecy, I have a suggestion here," Sasuke said with a cold laugh. "In our Konoha, clergy like you will all go to a place to study for a while before employment. That place is called the Naka River Shrine Theological Seminary. I think Miss Miko will have something to gain there."

For Sasuke and Neji, who had received Uchiha Douhuan's training, a charlatan like Shion who pretended to be mysterious should be sent to the Naka River Shrine Theological Seminary to be taught a good lesson by the instructors there about the principle of "the divine right of kings is granted by the military"!

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(End of chapter)

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