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Fairytail Renzo gave Eevee a big thumbs-up. "Also, Eevee, great job with the Articuno thing! After absorbing its life tail feather, my Ice abilities leveled up a lot!"
"Hehe, let's keep the momentum going! Try to finish analyzing Articuno ASAP—maybe we can push our Ice powers even further!"
"And also, take a look at the Ice that's influenced by Articuno inside Takamagahara. See if you can comprehend it! I already checked—there's no Articuno in my Takamagahara!"
Hero Renzo chimed in, "Same here. Not surprising though."
"It's obvious this stuff isn't shareable."
Uchiha Renzo: "Same here."
Python: "Yup, same here!"
Eevee nodded in understanding. "Got it! I'll do my best! And I'll try to gather more Legendary Pokémon too! Mwahahahaha!"
Clearly, it had potential to become a big shot too.
"Speaking of Ice powers…"
Eevee suddenly looked at Uchiha Renzo. "I checked your new memories—didn't you get the Yuki clan's samples from Orochimaru?"
"What're you waiting for? Hurry up and finish researching that Kekkei Genkai and make some bloodline potions. We need to boost everyone's Ice abilities!"
"Stacking powers is how we'll unleash real strength!"
"Right now, we've got my Ice energy + Fairy Tail's Ice-Make Magic. If we can add Yuki-style Ice Release into the mix, then my Ice form could surpass even my Fire form—maybe even become the strongest of all!"
Fairy Tail Renzo nodded rapidly. "Exactly! I even split off a shadow clone to start learning Wood-Make magic. Everyone's putting in work!"
What could Uchiha Renzo say to that?
Of course, he just nodded and agreed. "Alright! I'll send a shadow clone or two to study this stuff."
Then he turned to Hero Renzo and asked, "You should have enough levels and skill points to learn the resurrection skill by now, right? Grab it soon, I might need it over here."
Hero Renzo gave an understanding nod. "No problem! I'll share it with you next time."
"But if you're thinking of using that skill to bring back some dead people from Konoha, then be careful—this resurrection spell needs the whole body to work. If the corpse is messed up, it won't succeed."
"And also, it looks like each person can only be resurrected once! Aqua, since she's a goddess, has a resurrection ability that doesn't follow that rule... but I don't think I can learn herversion. Not unless I become a god someday—then maybe."
Well, for a busted OP skill like this, it makes sense there'd be limits.
"I know," Uchiha Renzo nodded. "But I remember the original series said a 'complete body' doesn't have to mean flesh, right?"
"I mean, when Sato Kazuma fought that slime, he got completely digested—only bones were left—and he still got resurrected fine!"
"So maybe all you need is a full skeleton?"
That was a pretty crucial detail.
"Maybe. I'll have to ask Aqua to be sure," Hero Renzo said with a shake of his head. "After all, you can't always go by what the anime shows."
Uchiha Renzo nodded in agreement.
"Well, go ask her then. Better to be sure. And if it turns out there's a gap in the skill, we can just analyze it more thoroughly later."
"Maybe we can even combine it with Edo Tensei or Rinne Rebirth and create an even more perfect resurrection technique."
He could borrow the Rinnegan from Nagato for study anytime. OR wait for Sasuke and Naruto to be born, then extract Indra and Asura's chakra from them and analyze the structure and principles—maybe even evolve his own eyes into Rinnegan.
"No problem," Hero Renzo said with a nod.
After that, everyone chatted a bit more, then slowly left one by one.
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On the frontlines of the Kirigakure battlefield...
The fighting was especially intense today.
Fugaku directly went up against the Six-Tails Jinchuriki from Kirigakure. He unleashed his Mangekyō Sharingan and even summoned Susanoo.
In front of both sides' shocked ninja, he straight-up defeated the Six-Tails Jinchuriki and captured him alive.
He even killed a Kage-level Kiri ninja.
The morale-boosted Uchiha forces went wild on the battlefield, cutting down enemies left and right.
Not to be outdone, Orochimaru went all in too—fighting at full strength. He even summoned Manda, who had grown significantly stronger recently. Together, they burned Kirigakure's supply lines and burned their food stores, cutting off their logistics.
Later, Fukagu and Orochimaru teamed up and actually took down the Fourth Mizukage.
With heavy casualties and their supplies nearly gone, Kirigakure had no choice but to surrender and retreat. They even initiated peace talks with Konoha.
...
News of the victory reached the village quickly and landed in the hands of the Third Hokage and Danzo.
"Damn it! Fugaku actually awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Danzo's face was dark with frustration. "This is notgood news. We have to put the Uchiha in check this time, or the consequences could be disastrous."
The Third agreed with a solemn nod, and Koharu and Homura both echoed the sentiment.
"Fugaku's sudden breakthrough was way beyond our expectations," Koharu said. "This momentum must be crushed—otherwise, we'll lose control of the Uchiha."
"We should also recall Fugaku from the frontlines immediately. No more letting him rack up achievements."
With the Mangekyō Sharingan, Fugaku's combat strength was far beyond the average Kage level. On the battlefield, very few could even pose a threat to him.
Keeping him at the frontlines would only allow him to gain more credit, more glory—exactly what Danzo and the others didn't want to see happen.
"Hmm..." The Third Hokage took a long puff from his pipe and nodded.
"You're right. Fugaku needs to be called back. On that, we're all on the same page."
"The question is—what do we do about the rest of the Uchiha on the frontlines? Bring them back too, or send them to other battlefronts?"
Currently, Kumo and Iwa fronts hadn't erupted into full-blown war yet, but there were still small-scale skirmishes and secret moves happening constantly.
If they redirected the Uchiha forces from the Kiri front to these areas, it could seriously lighten the pressure on both sides.
But then again, the same issue came up—wouldn't that just raise the Uchiha clan's reputation even more?
People are emotional beings. Once the Uchiha started working closely with other clans on the battlefield and proved their strength, it wouldn't be hard for them to earn trust and admiration.
On the frontlines, strength spoke louder than anything. When someone's strong, others tend to respect them—personality quirks and prideful attitudes start to matter less.
Danzo's expression darkened as he listened.
Then he said in a cold tone, "Split them into two groups and send them to both Kumo and Iwa fronts."
"But—" Koharu opened her mouth to object.
Homura, however, gave Danzo a meaningful glance. "You mean..."
"That's right," Danzo said with a cold smirk. "Have them serve under different squad leaders. While they're wearing down the enemy, we'll also be wearing themdown—chipping away at the Uchiha's remaining strength."
"The only good Uchiha is a dead Uchiha. Then we can call them heroes of Konoha. Heh!"
This move served multiple purposes at once.
Not only would it reduce the Uchiha's fighting force, it would also chip away at Kimo and Iwa forces—and it would give Danzo more chances to get his hands on Sharingan.
Speaking of which, Danzo was currently holding a serious grudge against Orochimaru. Actually, "grudge" was putting it lightly—he hatedhim.
He had previously sent over a dozen Root operatives to Kiri front... and they all got wiped out. Not a single one made it back.
Even the teams he sent to investigate afterward disappeared without a trace.
Danzo knew something was wrong, so he sent a direct message to Orochimaru—the overall commander on the frontlines—and demanded an explanation.
But all he got in return was a vague "I don't know."
That instantly shot Orochimaru to the top of Danzo's suspect list.
Why would Orochimaru do it? Was he eyeing the Hokage seat?
Whatever the reason, Danzo's stockpile of Sharingan had taken a hit.
Not only had he failed to acquire more from the war, but a mysterious figure (Renzo) had recently stolen nearly all the ones he already had. And now, Orochimaru had pulled this stunt.
Clearly, it was time to find another way to restock.
And as for Orochimaru? Once he came back victorious, Danzo wasn't planning on letting him off the hook so easily.
After all, Danzo still had dirt on him—plenty of it.
Try to betray him? Compete for the Hokage position?
Danzo would make sure Orochimaru suffered— just for even thinking about it.
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