Natsuo played with his son with Mei for a while, meanwhile he managed to form a bond with his son. Natsuo has noticed that now that he has bonded with all of his children, he can now bond quickly with his newborn children.
Terumi Mei was still upset because when Natsuo visited her to give her the sealing mark that stored senjutsu chakra, he left immediately afterward, but when she remembered what happened recently she became serious. "Natsuo, thank you for the sealing mark you gave me earlier... If I didn't have that, I might have died in Akatsuki's attack."
A shadow of fear passed through her eyes. Not only was she no match for the Akatsuki members who attempted to sneak attack Kirigakure, but she was not even a match for those who were used as bait to lure her away from the village.
Even in a one-on-one fight, she might not have won...
Fortunately, Natsuo prepared her a hole card!
After the battle, Kakuzu fled and Hidan was annihilated. Terumi Mei was like Rasa, although her shinobi villages lost their Jinchuriki, the morale of the shinobi increased a little.
"Without your help, the consequences would be disastrous!" Terumi Mei sighed softly, trembling slightly, looking very pitiful.
Feeling Terumi Mei's gesture that awakened the desire to protect her, Natsuo hugged her gently, looking at her with a light smile. "Your gratitude doesn't seem very sincere..."
Terumi Mei was taken aback. "Sincerity?"
Natsuo nodded. "Yes, sincerity."
"Then how do you want me to express my sincerity?" Mei's eyes narrowed slightly, her tone carrying with it a touch of desire and provocation.
...
Kage level strength is truly extraordinary, among all women, Terumi Mei is one of the few who can single-handedly 'fight' against Natsuo for several hours and 'fight' again the next day.
Since everyone in the Uchiha clan has begun training in Rokushiki techniques, many of Natsuo's wives have greatly improved their physiques, but apart from Mei, only Tsunade, Yoko and Ameyuri have been able to achieve that goal. Everyone else can't!
For seven days straight, Mei had not even left the Uchiha clan's resident. Which infuriated Tsunade, who cursed the barbarians of Kirigakure for having chosen such a rude Mizukage.
On the seventh day, she couldn't take it anymore. Forgetting diplomatic formalities, she forcibly removed Mei from the Uchiha clan residence.
"This is no way to treat a Konoha guest!" Mei lazily lay on the side, with seductive eyes that looked like a cat resting at noon.
Tsunade completely ignored her behavior, focused on discussing inter-village matters with Mei as if she didn't hear that woman's charming sighs.
But in fact, even if Tsunade doesn't pull Mei out, she can't stand it anymore...
After years of hard 'training', Natsuo had accumulated an immense amount of 'combat' experience. The recent Rokushiki, his Sage Body, his Mangekyo Technique... all contributed to a formidable resistance.
The Chakra is inherently linked to physical energy which is collected from each of the cells in the body. A shinobi will have a "maximum" amount of chakra that they can form and use before it runs out and they need to rest to replenish it, and this maximum is determined by the genetics of each individual.
Every time Natsuo increases the total amount of Chakra with system rewards, the number of cells in his body increases, causing his body's potential to increase as well as his stamina. Natsuo believes that at some point he will be able to reach the potential of monsters like Garp or Kaido in the One Piece World next door.
Now Natsuo is sure that if he 'fights' several of his wives he won't show weakness! It's a shame that apart from Samui, none of the others are willing to accept a group 'battle'...
Kirigakure's 'visit', at the Mizukage's special request, had been extended for a full month.
During this time Natsuo used Renshu no Kankei on Mei, and the degree of bond they shared grew considerably stronger. Because of this, Natsuo was no longer stingy, and once again gave Mei the Sealing Mark that stores his Senjutsu Chakra, which is enough to protect her from Akatsuki's attack. He also shared with her the Sun Breathing, the Rokushiki techniques and agreed to continue sending her Revival No. 2.
Because Natsuo gave her access to the Uchiha clan's Think Tank, Mei next plans to carry out significant reforms in Kirigakure. Without enough military force to suppress them, those stubborn and wild shinobi of Kirigakure could do anything...
Natsuo's gifts are what gave Mei confidence.
Due to the peculiarity of Renshu no Kankei, Natsuo is willing to give his full support to his wives with whom he manages to form a close bond. As long as the degree of closeness of the bond is not close enough, Natsuo will not blindly trust his women. That's why when the bond with Samui became close enough, Natsuo decided to lift her punishment.
Rasa asked Temari to help him convey messages to Natsuo many times, hoping to receive another 'gift' from Natsuo, but Natsuo did not put the sealing mark on Rasa again...
If Akatsuki attacks Sunagakure again, Rasa can only ask for blessings.
Of course, if he really wanted it, it wasn't impossible either. Next year Temari would be old enough... Also some Kunoichi from Suna could reach the Kage level or have a Kekkei Genkai and reach the Elite Jonin level, then she could discuss the conditions with Rasa...
...
After Terumi Mei's departure, Konoha returned to its quiet routine.
The newly arrived wives of the Hyuga Clan also became pregnant one after another.
During this period of time Samui gave birth.
[Offspring +1, the comprehensive potential evaluation is 197, you obtain Chakra +17, Sage Art: Chie no Ataeru.]
After seeing the child's potential, Natsuo was surprised, since apparently the strengthening through the bond formed by the Renshu no Kankei greatly increased Samui's strength, since the child almost reached 200 potential.
And as he assimilated the knowledge of the reward, Natsuo was glad that he had not yet given his children the Human-Human Fruit. The Sage Art: Chie no Ataeru is a technique that allows the user to place a sealing mark infused with senjutsu chakra on an animal. This seal will allow the marked animal to develop wisdom as well as the ability to speak, in addition to being able to use chakra.
Because at the moment Natsuo will no longer be able to marry Kage-level kunoichi, he decided to focus his attention on Kurotsuchi and Temari who will reach the age to marry in just under a year.
Clearly, the Revival series potions are the most profitable when used on his young wives who are under the influence of Natsuo's regime.
Both Kurotsuchi and Temari, because they began living in the Uchiha clan residence, and enjoyed all the amenities, this inevitably reduced their dedication to training and therefore affected their progress in getting stronger.
So, he must compensate for the decrease in his training as much as possible, using the Revival series potions to counteract the impact of the decrease in training.
In addition, he opened the Uchiha Clan's ninjutsu library for them and personally teaches them a variety of secret techniques, as well as the Sun Breathing and Rokushiki so that they surpass their counterparts in the original story of the Naruto Series.
'We cannot neglect their future.' Natsuo thought to himself.
...
Time goes by.
Although the five great nations continue to search for Akatsuki, and their search has gradually begun to intensify. But they cannot maintain a state of continuous persecution forever, and although the hatred is great, they cannot maintain it endlessly.
And after so long, whether it was Sunagakure, Kirigakure, or Iwagakure, in fact, they had begun to mentally prepare themselves for the high probability of the Jinchuriki not returning.
Now, in the shinobi world, there were only the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who lived in the Uchiha Clan, and the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure.
They all knew that Akatsuki would eventually take action against them. However, after so much time without activity, even the shinobi of Kumogakure began to relax, despite the Fifth Raikage Nii Yugito's constant warnings.
And at this time...
"It's time to act." Nagato said without hesitation.
He purposely dismantled the teams and sent Zetsu, Kisame, Deidara, and Obito to Kumogakure to capture the Two-Tails and the Eight Tails.
To prevent Konoha from discovering their actions, Akatsuki specially ordered Uchiha Itachi not to communicate with the outside world. During this operation he must honestly stay in Amegakure. Both Nagato and Obito knew very well that Itachi was a spy.
Nagato even assigned Kakuzu the task of keeping an eye on Itachi to make sure he didn't get even a shred of information.
Uchiha Itachi also noticed the increasing vigilance on everyone's part, but still remained with a blank expression.
Whether or not the enemy realized his role as a spy, as long as he remained in Akatsuki, he would inevitably gain information about the organization.
Even to hide some of Akatsuki's actions, they needed to pay a heavy price, such as assigning an experienced veteran like Kakuzu to keep an eye on him this time.
That was enough to keep him under control.
As for the danger...
Uchiha Itachi glanced at his dark eyes in the mirror.
Relying on the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, even if it is really dangerous, it may not be impossible to kill it.
As long as Itachi remained obediently in Amegakure...
Akatsuki acted.
The four Akatsuki members attacked Kumogakure without hesitation.
Obito used space ninjutsu to eliminate the defending Kumo Shinobi, and Kisame used large-scale Water Release to eliminate anyone who might put up any resistance in Kumogakure. After the two easily destroyed the Kumogakure defenders who had begun to let their guard down, they along with Deidara proceeded to engage the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails before capturing them.
The Akatsuki members were directly facing all of Kumogakure.
Both Nii Yugito and Killer Bee fought bravely against them, but after much of their preparations were destroyed and they saw that Akatsuki dared to attack their shinobi village head-on. They were forced to directly receive several of Deidara's powerful bombs to protect the Kumo shinobi.
They were eventually defeated by Akatsuki.
"I'm going to cover you, get out!" Obito said without hesitation, looking at the unconscious Killer Bee and Nii Yugito.
The Akatsuki team had put a lot of effort into this attack.
Even though they suffered no casualties thanks to their powerful power level, each one had exhausted a large amount of their chakra to deal with the rampant Kumo shinobi.
Even Kisame, with chakra similar to that of a Tailed Beast, was struggling to stay on his feet. For the others, it was even more difficult.
On the other hand, Obito was in the best shape due to the influence of the Withe Zetsu on his body. Anyway, with his space ninjutsu, he can leave the battle at any time. Letting him cover the retreat was the most logical decision.
The Akatsuki members were all experienced warriors and would not be caught in a situation where the crisis was evident, but they kept vacillating between 'you go first' and 'no, you go first'.
"Everyone takes care of themselves."
"Ten minutes should be enough. Once we're out of Kumogakure, they won't be able to threaten us."
"Meet at the designated place."
Without saying a word, everyone retreated without hesitation. Obito watched them leave quickly and snorted.
He wasn't someone who enjoyed covering the retreat of others, but Kumogakure is just the beginning, and there is still a man known as the strongest shinobi in the world waiting for Akatsuki.
Although Nagato would definitely fight with all his might, he couldn't bet everything on Nagato. Leaving these loyal Akatsuki followers was the best option...
Obito narrowed his eyes slightly and took the initiative to intercept the Kumo shinobi.
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