Naruto: Sukuna Jinchuriki, I am Uchiha.

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The demon curled its lip in disdain: "Even if you add the Water Kingdom to your team, I am confident of victory."

Luo Sha's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Then stop talking nonsense and let's see who's the best on the battlefield. We, the Sand Village, will definitely defeat you!"

"Alright, I'm here to have a serious discussion with you, don't give me that kind of nonsense."

Wangliang waved his hand: "You haven't forgotten about Konoha, have you?"

"Even if Uchiha Kagami, Namikaze Minato, and Hatake Sakumo don't participate, are there no other strong fighters?"

"Based on my guess, at least one spot for Uchiha Kagami is reserved for Uchiha Shisui."

"Who in the ninja world doesn't know that Uchiha Kagami is domineering and protective of his own? If all the Uchiha participated in the competition to help Uchiha Shisui, that would be a terrifying force."

"Even for me, I need to gather some good people to have a chance of winning a spot."

"Most importantly, we have different goals."

The demon grinned maliciously, its eyes as black as ink: "I only want the Dragon Vein Crystal. The title of Shadow and the other reward are yours."

"and……"

"If this collaboration goes well, we will have the opportunity to continue our cooperation."

"I can help you reclaim the Land of Wind, and you help me conquer the Land of Earth!"

Luo Sha sneered: "You can't even get past the Land of Demons, yet you're spouting nonsense here."

"If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the Hidden Fire Village, I would have already conquered the Land of Demons and the Land of Wind."

The demon said calmly, "The fact that I was able to withstand Hashirama Senju for so long should prove my strength."

In fact, Hashirama Senju didn't really make a move, except when the Moryo army invaded the Land of Wind, in which he repelled them.

Hashirama Senju had already realized that the demons and the priestess were one and the same, and that eliminating the demons was also killing the priestess.

He originally intended to help the priestess suppress the demons, but Tobirama and Orochimaru stopped him.

After the chaos in the ninja world, there were indeed many innocent people, but there were also some criminals who willingly fell into depravity.

The Hidden Fire Village couldn't just kill them directly, otherwise, if word got out, no one would dare to seek refuge with them.

The only option is to take all the people in first, then select the most heinous criminals and send them to the battlefield against the demon legion.

Living is atonement, dying is paying for one's sins.

It is necessary to retain a certain degree of opposing forces.

This is the lesson Tobirama learned after his elder brother's death, when Konoha, which had enjoyed a long period of peace, was suddenly unable to cope with the war.

The Land of Fire's actions don't count as confrontation; if they were to actually defeat us, it would be called crushing them.

In fact, Tobirama Senju realized that this was probably one of the reasons why Kagami Uchiha proposed the Ninja World Tournament.

He was the outsider who understood the Uchiha clan best. If the Uchiha clan neglected combat for a long time, they would degenerate severely after a few generations.

The Third Shinobi World War gave rise to monsters like Uchiha Kagami.

In the end, Sunagakure reached an agreement with Moryo.

We won't discuss future plans, but we've agreed on this martial arts cooperation: the Wraiths will only want the Dragon Vein Crystal, and the Sand Village will want the Water Country.

In fact, Luo Sha had already planned to betray Wang Liang once he could secure a spot.

He believed that the demon must think the same way.

Well... let's see who comes out on top...

Neither of them noticed the tiny puppet in the crevice of the rocks in the corner.

Chiyo noticed, but she didn't say anything.

This could be considered... a little bit of Grandma's selfishness.

In a dark room.

A miniature puppet crawled onto Sasori's palm, and as the chakra threads connected, an impression was reflected in one of Sasori's eyes.

There is only a scene of Sunagakure and Moryo talking, but no sound.

However, both Kakuzu and Sasori are seasoned ninjas, and lip reading is a basic skill for them.

"Sunagakure has teamed up with that guy named Moryo..."

Kakuzu sat on the edge of the bed counting his money and sneered, "I was originally thinking of cooperating with that monster."

“Impossible. His goal is the same as mine: the Dragon Vein Crystal.” Sasori shook his head. In fact, he was monitoring the Sunagakure group because he wanted to find Chiyo and Ebizo to cooperate.

In his opinion, these two veteran powerhouses were far stronger than all the other useless bastards in Sunagakure combined.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is this Dragon Vein Crystal? Is it just this name that makes you so obsessed?"

Is it valuable?

Sasori was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know either, but since Uchiha Kagami gave it as a separate reward, its value is at least equivalent to one of his Slash Release training scrolls."

"The dragon vein is an incredibly powerful force. I once thought that no one could tame the dragon vein, but he did it."

"As for the Dragon Vein Crystal... I think it's at least equivalent to the chakra of a Tailed Beast, and it has even more effects."

“…Hmm, then this thing must be very valuable.” Kakuzu nodded and looked up at Sasori.

"Is there anyone else we can work with? I feel like we're in a tough spot on our own."

"Let's find someone to work with again, anyway, all I want is money."

Scorpion pondered for a moment and said, "Why don't we go find the Land of Water?"

"Just show them the footage of Sunagakure and Moryo plotting."

"In my calculations, the Sand Village and the Wraith faction are easier to deal with."

"Hmm...okay, let's get this straight, the money..."

"Okay! I understand."

Countless ninjas were running around, forming alliances.

Perhaps they were confident in themselves before they came, but after truly witnessing the strength of the ninja world, they realized their own insignificance.

They began traveling together, hoping to pluck a fruit from the great tree of the Land of Fire to fill their stomachs.

Uchiha Kagami's residence.

Kagami, Kakashi, and Shisui sat facing each other.

"Kakashi, have you found teammates yet?" Uchiha Kagami asked casually, taking a sip of tea.

Kakashi looked at Shisui. "I came here today to invite Shisui. What do you say?"

Shisui shook his head with a wry smile: "No, my brother requires me to team up with Ryusei to participate in the competition."

"The teammates I've found so far include Guy, Asuma, Red, Yamato, and Kabuto."

Kakashi paused for a few seconds as he spoke, then looked at Uchiha Kagami.

"Mirror...do you know where Jiraiya-sensei went?"

Jiraiya just gave an opening speech, and then he disappeared. I was hoping he would lead the team.

"He went to team up with the Akatsuki."

"You mean... Nagato and Konan?!" Kakashi's pupils contracted.

Even Shisui frowned.

Shisui was Minato's disciple and had some understanding of Jiraiya's strength, plus his senior master with the Rinnegan...

Wow, with that kind of strength, how are we supposed to compete?

It seems that if a chaotic battle breaks out, we should avoid this team first.

"Kakashi, go find your father," said Uchiha Kagami.

"Sakumo told me that he also wanted to participate. He hadn't fought against a strong opponent for many years, and his sword was getting a bit dull."

Kakashi's eyes lit up; he had thought his father wouldn't participate.

With his father's words added, their team might not be without a chance of winning.

The rewards weren't something Kakashi would crave, since he knew some things he wouldn't use even if he got them.

But at such a grand event that the entire ninja world was focused on, he also wanted to stand out to some extent.

The training intensity was already inhuman before, and it has been doubled recently.

Even Kakashi got a little fired up.

Wait until Kakashi leaves.

Kagami and Shisui sat facing each other, and Kagami spoke calmly.

"Still Water, this is the trial I have prepared for you."

"I will protect you; you will never die."

"but……"

"You need to protect Longtong yourself."

"Protect those you cherish, and make a name for yourself throughout the world, Shisui."

Chapter 130 Registration

The registration desk was officially set up at Konoha Square.

The registration officer was personally appointed by Uchiha Kagami.

To avoid having low-level characters just to make up the numbers, there is still a basic ninjutsu test, which almost any ninja can pass.

The registration queue already subtly revealed a ranking from strong to weak.

Nagato and the others were not the first to arrive, but the crowd spontaneously made way for them.

It wasn't just because Nagato possessed the legendary Rinnegan, but primarily...

They all knew that Jiraiya was Uchiha Kagami's teacher.

"Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Jiraiya, and those puppets, right?"

Uchiha Kagami glanced at the several Pain clones and singled out Yahiko.

"Yes, the team's codename is Akatsuki."

In public, Nagato always speaks through Pain.

This was a promise he made to himself.

The leader of Akatsuki will only be Yahiko.

Uchiha Kagami registered several people and whispered, "The first match will be held in the Forest of Death. The competition will officially begin tomorrow."

"Xiao Nan, you can do whatever you want tonight."

Xiao Nan shook her head: "Jing, you really do know everything..."

"If it's just the first match, I probably won't need to use my technique. I trust Nagato and Jiraiya-sensei."

"Whatever you want, by the way..."

Uchiha Kagami took a scroll out of his sleeve and tossed it to Konan.

"I think the technique of multiplying explosive tags is quite interesting to combine with your technique. It would be best to use Nagato's puppet as a sacrifice."

Xiao Nan took the scroll in a daze, not knowing what to say, and could only say a soft "thank you".

Jiraiya grinned and approached, "Kagami, you're really generous. Do you have a gift for your teacher?"

Before his hand could even touch Uchiha Kagami's shoulder.

A groove was plowed into the stone slabs of the square, and Jiraiya kept crashing into the wall at the edge of the square before he stopped.

"Are you playing house? You're trying to get close to me."

"Next team."