Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru grew up together. They all cared deeply for each other, but this time, Jiraiya's actions ultimately disappointed Orochimaru.

There were some things Jiraiya wasn't unaware of, but even knowing the consequences would lead to the disbandment of their team, Jiraiya still did it.

Even Orochimaru felt a little upset. However, they had grown up, and they knew this day would come sooner or later. They just couldn't accept that it was for such a ridiculous reason.

"Are you returning to the village now?" Tsunade turned and asked Kazuki.

"Yes. You two should also leave the Land of Rain as soon as possible. Even though Hanzo surrendered to us, there's no guarantee he won't try something." Kazuki nodded slightly.

The Land of Rain was too dangerous, he didn't want to stay here any longer. Who knew if Madara would suddenly appear?

"Hanzo is indeed very strong, but if we can't even defeat him now, then we're useless." Tsunade smiled confidently.

She and Orochimaru were very powerful. Besides, didn't she have the strongest summoning beast in the Ninja World?

...

Inside a Sunagakure base, the Third Kazekage questioned Chiyo, "Chiyo, why is this so? You know I don't want to hear excuses."

Chiyo's condition was not very good. This time, Sunagakure suffered heavy losses in the Land of Rain, and as the front line commander, Chiyo found it hard to shirk responsibility.

"Hanzo turned on us at the last minute. However, he lost his right hand, so he must have lost in battle. I don't know who he lost to." Chiyo smiled bitterly.

The Third Kazekage immediately fell silent. Hanzo betrayed them, and most critically, Hanzo actually lost.

The Third Kazekage was very confident in his strength. Some even boasted him as the strongest Kazekage. He never acknowledged it, but he was still willing to hear others boast like that.

Hanzo's strength was similar to his own, and Hanzo lost, so what about him?

The Third Kazekage quickly thought of Mito. Could it be that this old foggy was pushed too hard and entered the battlefield?

"Have the Anbu investigate this." The Third Kazekage pondered for a moment and then spoke.

He turned his gaze back to Chiyo in front of him and said, "However, someone still needs to take responsibility for this matter. The village suffered heavy losses because of you. I think you should understand."

"I understand." Chiyo smiled bitterly.

She couldn't escape her responsibility. Ultimately, it was because she hadn't won this war.

What she felt bitter about wasn't having to take responsibility herself, but rather the heavy losses the village suffered due to her strategic errors.

"Report!"

At that moment, an Anbu placed a scroll in front of the Third Kazekage.

The Third Kazekage took the scroll and opened it, his expression also turning ugly.

He threw the scroll to Chiyo nearby and said, "Hah, a ten-year-old Uchiha actually defeated Hanzo and killed hundreds of Suna ninjas on the Land of Rain battlefield. You can't just make up stories like that."

"This kind of thing is absolutely impossible. I don't know if Hiruzen has a grudge against this Uchiha and wants to make him an enemy, or if he's panicking because of the war and just saying random things to boost Konoha's confidence."

Chiyo narrowed her eyes but didn't say much.

A ten-year-old Uchiha defeating Hanzo?

Could Madara have done that back then?

...

Regarding Kazuki's "great achievements" in the Land of Rain, the Hokage Office released the news immediately.

This instantly caused the entire Konoha, and even the entire Ninja World, to boil.

Who was Hanzo?

Many people in the village had learned by this time that he was a strong individual no less than their Hokage.

Yet, he was defeated by a genius of the Uchiha clan and lost an arm. This reminded many that there seemed to be such a genius in the village.

After all, for the past two and a half years, Kazuki had been a bit too low-key. Even within the Uchiha compound, he was rarely seen.

Tatsuya immediately found Mikoto and directly asked "Did Kazuki awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan?"

"No... he shouldn't have, at least I haven't heard him say so." Mikoto hesitated.

Kazuki's dōjutsu had always been very strong. She felt that Kazuki's dōjutsu had even surpassed her father's.

But whether he had awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, Mikoto didn't know. At least, Kazuki hadn't told her himself.

"He hasn't awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan?" Tatsuya frowned.

Hanzo was very strong. He himself was no match, yet Kazuki defeated Hanzo. It was most likely true.

"Yes, it should be true. Recently, Kazuki has been training Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest. And, I heard that the requirements for awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan are very high." Mikoto seemed to want to say more but held back.

Before, Kazuki had told her about the Sharingan, saying that the Uchiha were a clan of love, and only by understanding love and losing love could the Sharingan evolve. For some talented Uchiha, the Sharingan could also evolve during emotional fluctuations.

But Kazuki's emotions should have been very stable recently.

However, it seemed Mito didn't want Kazuki to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan.

Mikoto didn't know the specific reason and was a bit confused, but Mito shouldn't harm Kazuki.

"Yes, even in Uchiha history, only a few people have awakened those eyes." Tatsuya's gaze deepened.

"Currently, the clan doesn't know if anyone has awakened them. But if Kazuki awakens them, he will gain more say."

"I don't know about that. I only know that three years ago, he awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan. Recently, Kazuki has been training Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest." Mikoto carefully chose her words and explained.

What Kazuki had told Tatsuya before was just that he was going for special training.

But he hadn't said he was going to learn Sage Mode.

In fact, not many people in Konoha knew about Sage Mode, and even the Uchiha clan rarely knew about Sage Mode.

Many people knew about the battle between Madara and Hashirama, but few had the qualifications to be involved.

"It seems his power has significantly increased again. I wonder what level he has grown to now." Tatsuya sighed with emotion.