[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to-":3,"chapter-uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-322":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Uchiha in Konoha, Starting Off by Standing Up to Konoha!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2322519,4543,"Chapter 322: Tsunade Handles It Easily—Rasu and Choumei Are Ready to Surrender!","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-322",322,"\u003Cp>“Daitobu, I’m warning Itachi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kumo has chosen to join Konoha, so Tsuchi is now a Konoha ninja.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does Iwa intend to go to war with Konoha?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade’s face radiated dominance; she cut straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during Hiruzen Sarutobi’s time, she was hot-tempered, let alone now that Konoha had grown terrifyingly strong, and both her grandfathers now resided within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation, what did she have to fear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daitobu: “...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Konoha group, he knew he was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not encountered Konoha, he could still claim ignorance of Kumo’s defection—but now, he truly had no words left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tsunade said, continuing would mean tearing the veil from Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha was already desperate for an excuse to strike; he absolutely could not give them one, for with the current situation, Iwa could not withstand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, sigh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a helpless sigh, Daitobu chose to swallow his pride: “So Kumo has already joined Konoha? I truly wasn’t aware of this. If that’s the case, I have no business saying more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though deeply displeased, the Iwa ninja reluctantly parted to make way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchi stared, bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it really that easy to resolve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after a blink did he realize—he was no longer a Kumo ninja; he could now call himself a Konoha ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew full well how strong Konoha was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before, he had never adjusted his mindset—he still thought of himself as a Kumo ninja.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had adjusted, he instantly understood: he too was now one of the First Ninja Village—Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dominance intoxicated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing worth lamenting was that he could no longer say the words “Kumo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, slowly stepped out of the Iwa encirclement, and returned before Tsunade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, it’s settled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Tsuchi’s complex expression, she hesitated, unsure what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In past battles, they had often crossed paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, they were enemies—but who could have imagined how fickle fate was, that now they would be comrades in the same village?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchi, too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was blank; he wandered back to the Kumo formation, dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander Tsuchi, are Itachi alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank goodness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected Konoha to be this dominant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, when we travel outside, we can call ourselves Konoha ninja.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many former Kumo elites now wore deeply complex expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet whenever the word “Konoha” was mentioned, their faces could not help but brighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And many Konoha ninja near the Kumo group—truthfully—also felt complicated; once, meeting on the battlefield meant life or death, and Kumo had been Konoha’s sworn enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s go back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsunade did not look at Daitobu, Rasu, or Choumei; she had no interest in idle chatter with them—she simply turned and led everyone away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she knew no battle would break out today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha had not prepared for total war, nor had Iwa, Kiri, or Suna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying here served no purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small talk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone else might manage it—but Tsunade herself was never good at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to return early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Tsunade’s words, Konoha, accompanied by the Kumo group, walked out boldly and unchallenged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iwa, Kiri, and Suna all wore grim expressions—but no matter how furious they felt, none dared speak up and demand Konoha stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dared not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha was still too strong—strong enough that they could barely defend themselves, let alone risk war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they all knew: if they fought, they would lose without question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, inside the Alliance building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the innermost small meeting room, Daitobu, Rasu, and Choumei sat together, each with a cup of hot tea before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the three spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Daitobu, the most vehement opponent of merging with Konoha, now wore a face full of confusion and helplessness—he truly could not conceive of any way to resist Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Konoha’s strength had reached a level beyond reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if all three villages allied, they found not a single possibility of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Choumei and Rasu, they were even more silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about—joining?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our so-called alliance, in my view, means nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Konoha was already powerful enough; now with Kumo’s fresh strength added, I see no chance—not even of barely holding out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choumei was direct, uninterested in roundabout thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Daitobu would have immediately retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he chose silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he truly had no rebuttal—and he had to consider the survival of his descendants and his village’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Iwa fought Konoha to the death, even total annihilation would not threaten Konoha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rasu, however, upon hearing this, could not help but speak: “Water Shadow, can Itachi guarantee Itachi’ll convince everyone in Kirigakure?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m afraid not,” Choumei answered without concealment, shrugging before speaking slowly: “If I had that guarantee, I would’ve walked with Tsunade right then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have deep feelings for Kiri—it’s where I grew up—but now I find it meaningless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our childhood daimyo court is gone, Kumo has become a historical symbol—what does it matter if Kiri still exists?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kiri may vanish, but the people remain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can still visit this place later, just as before—no difference at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rasu fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he paid no mind to Choumei’s complaints; instead, he began pondering Suna’s situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed helplessly: “Suna’s situation is much the same—I can’t guarantee I’ll convince everyone, especially Chiyome and Kurotsuchi. Their grudge against Konoha runs too deep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I’ve seized their authority, if these old ones stir trouble, they could ignite a major upheaval in Suna.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But for Suna!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For the majority to survive, I will personally purge these people first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Shadow, if Itachi’re interested, let’s work together—then we can both join Konoha.”\u003C\u002Fp>",970,"2026-06-20T16:36:29.902Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b284b82f81294fcf148d81cf2212f4a7623d53771d55a786ce64669dad168099","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-323","uchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--chapter-321",371,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fuchiha-in-konoha-starting-off-by-standing-up-to--cover.jpg"]