Naruto: Eating Kaido's Azure Dragon Devil Fruit-Chapter 264 Uchiha Madara!

Ten days’ time quietly passed amidst border skirmishes and drawn-out negotiations.

When the final negotiation results were transmitted back to the Konoha frontline camp, many people felt somewhat surprised, including Sora.

He originally thought that, following Hiruzen Sarutobi’s consistently conservative style, the final outcome would likely be accepting an inconsequential agreement, exchanging Kitsuchi for some resources and temporary peace.

But this time, the result was different.

Jiraiya came to Sora’s tent holding the newly delivered encrypted document.

"Hahaha, Sora! Good news! The negotiation results are out!"

"Iwagakure has backed down!"

Sora looked up at Jiraiya, waiting for him to continue.

He was indeed somewhat curious about what caused Hiruzen Sarutobi to change his mind.

"Besides having to sign a formal agreement, end the state of war with the Land of Fire, and promise not to invade the border for five years, Iwagakure also needs to pay war reparations far exceeding our expectations!"

Jiraiya excitedly waved the document in his hand. "And it’s seventy percent of what we previously asked for! The old man was uncharacteristically firm this time!"

Sora raised an eyebrow slightly.

These terms were indeed much better than anticipated, almost worthy of the results gained from a major victory.

"Because of Kumogakure?"

Sora pondered briefly and grasped the key point.

"Correct!"

Jiraiya nodded emphatically.

"You blocking the Third Raikage at the Land of Lightning frontline, severely injuring the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, forcing Kumogakure to shift its main forces towards the Land of Earth, the effect was even better than we imagined! According to the latest intelligence, Kumogakure has deployed over eighty percent of its forces at the Land of Earth border, launching several large-scale attacks. Iwagakure suffered heavy losses, and their defensive line is under immense pressure!"

He lowered his voice, with a hint of emotion.

"Although the old man is conservative, he’s not a fool. Faced with such a golden opportunity, if he still caved in without a fight, forget others, even I would start to suspect he’s lost his mind."

"A two-front war turning into pressure on a single front, and being able to take a big chunk out of Iwagakure in the process, given this situation, he naturally knew what choice to make."

Sora nodded slightly. This made sense.

In the original work, Konoha often found itself in the awkward situation of fighting on multiple fronts, stretched thin.

This time, due to his intervention, the tough nut that was Kumogakure was cracked open early, instead becoming Iwagakure’s nightmare.

With one weakening and the other strengthening, Hiruzen Sarutobi indeed had the capital and reason to be firm.

’It seems the wings I fluttered as a butterfly have truly begun to influence the larger picture,’ Sora thought to himself.

This was good news for him.

If Konoha could disengage from the war with Iwagakure faster, he would also have more time and energy to focus on his own improvement and plans.

"In that case, this front will soon calm down," Sora said calmly.

"Yes!"

Jiraiya let out a long sigh of relief and said with a smile,

"Although there might still be friction with other villages, we can finally remove one of the two biggest stumbling blocks. Next, we’ll see about Kirigakure’s side... but that’s a story for later."

He patted Sora’s shoulder.

"This time, your contribution is the greatest! When we return to the village, the old man will definitely give you appropriate rewards and honors."

Sora did not comment on this.

He was thinking about another problem. Uchiha Madara!

...

At the same time, somewhere in the ninja world, a dark underground space.

Beneath the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Uchiha Madara sat leaning back with his eyes closed, like a stone sculpture that had existed since antiquity.

The exaggerated, noisy voice of White Zetsu Tobi rang out.

"Lord Madara! It’s over! Iwagakure has caved! They signed a ceasefire agreement and even paid a whole lot of stuff to Konoha, just to get back that useless Kitsuchi! That old man Ōnoki lost big this time!"

It gestured wildly.

"Now it’s settled, Konoha and Iwagakure aren’t fighting anymore! Our plan... could our plan be affected, Lord Madara?"

Uchiha Madara, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them!

"Worthless!"

"That brat Ōnoki is utterly worthless! He can’t even handle a puny Konoha! His son Kitsuchi is even more worthless! As the son of the Tsuchikage, with Kage-level strength, he was actually captured alive by the enemy, becoming a bargaining chip in negotiations! He’s completely disgraced the name of shinobi!"

Madara’s voice carried undisguised disdain and anger.

The war between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire was an important part of his Moon’s Eye Plan.

Continuous warfare could drain the power of the Five Great Nations and divert their attention, creating an excellent environment for him to secretly cultivate his pawns.

Now, with this important front suddenly stopping, it undoubtedly disrupted his plans.

In an instant, the name that had frequently reached his ears lately flashed through his mind.

"Konoha... Azure Dragon..."

Madara murmured in a low voice, his tone icy. "That’s the brat who captured Kitsuchi alive?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That’s him!"

Tobi immediately chimed in, wriggling its body.

"That’s the little monster who blocked the Third Raikage’s Two-Finger Hellstab! Lord Madara, have you finally noticed him? Do you think his potential is super terrifying, requiring our special attention?"

Madara did not answer. His eyes, which had witnessed decades of ninja world upheavals, narrowed slightly.

Thirteen years old, Kage-level combat power, captured Kitsuchi alive, repelled Kumogakure...

Combined, this information indeed painted the image of a genius far beyond common sense.

Just as he had thought before, a genius of this level might pique a flicker of his interest, but that was all.

Before the power of him, Uchiha Madara, so-called geniuses were essentially no different from ants.

But now, this brat named "Azure Dragon" had, through his actual actions, interfered with the plans of him, Uchiha Madara!

This could no longer be treated lightly.

"Kitsuchi... cannot be returned to Iwagakure through negotiations!"

Madara spoke coldly, making a decision.

He needed to maintain the tense situation between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire; at the very least, they couldn’t achieve complete peace so quickly.

Rescuing Kitsuchi and letting Iwagakure continue to cause trouble for Konoha aligned with his interests.

As for that Azure Dragon...

"If he dares to obstruct..."

A flash of bone-chilling killing intent passed through Madara’s eyes.

He slowly rose from his stone seat. With his movement, a long-dormant, terrifying aura began to spread around him.

He gazed into the void, as if piercing through layers of rock, looking towards the distant direction of the Land of Fire.

The next moment, the ancient tomoe-like pattern in his eyes suddenly rotated and connected!

A crimson light lit up in the dim underground space. Three pitch-black tomoe slowly swirled within the blood-colored depths of his eyes, emitting a sinister and powerful fluctuation of ocular power.

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