Chapter 87- Nudge

"Before I leave, I still have one more question," He began, "You have talked of Chakra Seinou like it was some sort of coming-of-age ceremony, So, how was the Uzumaki Clan defeated when they had shinobi with such abilities?"

"Ugh!" Kushina sighed once she heard that question.

Renjiro was not the first person to ask Kushina that question ever since she moved to Konoha because Minato did too.

"Renjiro, I am not sure if you have a lot of memories regarding Uzushiogakure, but if you do, then you would know that while we were a shinobi village we focused more on Fuinjutsu as opposed to raising shinobi forces."

"I already know how Fuinjutsu can be very powerful when used correctly, so I am sure that the village would have put up a strong fight," Renjiro said.

"Yes, we had our Fuinjutsu, which was, and still is powerful, but the major reason was that the four major shinobi villages that is; Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure and Sunagakure had united against the village."

"They acted together and spread Konoha thin in its borders so that it couldn't provide Uzushio with reinforcements. They used a majority of their S-rank shinobi and even some of their jinchurikis."

'So they went all in?' Renjiro thought.

"Was there any reason why they all united against Uzushiogakure, besides our talent in Fuinjutsu?" Renjiro asked. He felt weird using the word 'our' as if he was a part of the village because he just took over a body belonging to one of the villagers.

"Yes, but for that I need to take you back to the history of the shinobi world. Ever since the first Kage meeting, The other kages were always threatened by the Hokage since he was powerful enough to collect all the tailed beasts and seal them up with the help of the Uzumaki."

"So, in an effort to appease them and gain their trust, Lord First split the eight tailed beasts amongst them?" Renjiro asked.

"Yes, and the first Hokage achieved his goal for peace between the villages. Unfortunately, this was only temporary."

'Of course, it was. They were given tailed beasts, but that was not enough to satiate them.' Renjiro thought.

"After the death of the First Hokage and the Uchiha Clan head, Madara Uchiha, the other villages saw this as an opportunity to gain power and resources from other villages, leading to an all-out war," Kushina remarked.

'Classic politics. Hashirama was a pacifist. His and Madara's power was not only a deterrent against attacking Konoha but also a deterrent against major wars between the shinobi villages. Once he died, the vacuum he left destabilized the five villages and they became bolder leading to the first war.'

"Do you know how Lord First died?" Renjiro inquired.

"I am not really sure since the village really guards this information."

'That sucks, because I wanted to know what could possibly kill one of the strongest shinobi to ever live. I guess I'll ask Hiruzen, or Minato when I become strong enough.'

"As I was saying, during the first Shinobi war, the impact of our Fuinjutsu was seen on the battlefield. While Konoha lost their Second Hokage, the other villages suffered more devastating losses thanks to Uzushiogakure's Fuinjutsu."

"After the war, the other villages suffered more with their economic strengths declining since they had fewer shinobi who would sign up for missions and so on. Konoha was doing fairly better which angered the other villages."

"They then acted against Uzushio, as a way to weaken Konoha in the last Shinobi war," Kushina said.

"So in the end, the strength of Uzushio had a limit which the other shinobi villages overwhelmed?" Renjiro asked.

"Yes. In a nutshell." Kushina replied.

'Exactly how Tobirama died and even A, the current Raikage, will die in the next Shinobi war. I should learn from this. I not only need to become strong, but I also need to become versatile enough to be unkillable.' Renjiro resolved.

"Again, Kushina-sensei, Thanks for the information. I will now take my leave and see you later." Renjiro said as he headed back to his home. Kushina's gaze lingered on his back as he flickered away. No one really knew what she was thinking. 

'Well, that was really informative. I got stronger and learned a few things about this world's history that I didn't know. I can't say that I have had a better day since I got here.' Renjiro thought when he arrived home.

'Besides getting a Chakra Seinou and Kushina promising to teach me how to awaken her chains, I think my eyes might have changed. I don't know how to explain this, but while I know I haven't awakened a Mangekyo Sharingan, I am close to awakening it.'

'Sigh!'

'I am sure I only need a nudge to awaken it. What that nudge will be is what I worried about. Anyway, while awakening it would be good, I will have to keep it a secret for a very long time.' 

'Doing so would be the best option because I am sure that if it becomes known, Daichi or even Fugaku would want my help in the coup in the future or The village might want to use me against the Uchiha.'

'I don't want to be in Itachi's position, so the best thing to do is become strong and try to change things for the Uchiha. Diplomatically of course,' Renjiro chuckled.

'I also need to get the advanced weight. With how my body has improved, I am sure the current ones won't help. I also need to focus on my ninjutsu to the point where I can master all current Fire and Wind jutsus and even start creating my own jutsus.'

In the evening, Renjiro went to the base as usual and began his shift patrolling the village. It was still uneventful much to Renjiro's surprise. He was sure the third Shinobi war was on the horizon, so why were the other villages not making moves already?

'Or is this the calm before the storm?' He wondered.

After his shift patrolling the village, he went to his squad allocated room ready for the usual training that they did.

"Hey Renjiro!" Tobe greeted him when he arrived. Everyone was there apart from Fujioka.

"Huh? Did you grow taller overnight?" Before he could reply to Tobe's greeting, Toda, the former's brother, asked. 

'He is quite perceptive. I noticed I grew taller by a few inches after the Magatama process since some of my pants didn't as they usually did. It was not to the extent that it was obvious to the naked eye, so I'm surprised he noticed it. Then again, he is an Uchiha.'

"You Idiot, Renjiro is still in his growth phase. So why are you surprised?" Tobe said to his brother.

As the pair began bickering, Renjiro exchanged greetings between Hae and Kagami. He had some small talk with the pair as they waited for their squad leader to arrive.

'At least, I have some entertainment as I wait for Fujioka.' Renjiro thought as he watched Tobe and Toda continue to bicker. The pair was around three years older than him but loved to bicker.

"Settled down!" Fujioka said as soon as he arrived. The statement was more directed to the brother than the rest.

Clearing his throat, he began, "Today, we won't have our normal training."

"Why?" Toda asked as he turned to face his squad leader.

"I was getting to that," Fujoika gave Toda a cold gaze before continuing, "We have received an assignment, so prepare yourselves, we will head out in an hour."

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