"Immortal" - Return to the Underworld

Chapter 114 "Immortal" - Return to the Underworld

"Mo, the envoy from Kirigakure has come to negotiate, on the condition that they have recovered their seven lost ninja swords. Now they say the ninja swords are in the hands of the Uchiha."

"Bring out your ninja sword. The village will compensate the Uchiha elsewhere, but for the sake of this hard-won peace, the village cannot back down on the matter of the ninja sword."

Hiruzen Sarutobi extinguished the tobacco and put it away, his expression serious as he looked at Moku Uchiha and said this.

Mo turned to look at Tadamasa Odagiri beside him.

"You said that?"

Odagiri Tadamasa turned his head and looked at the executioner who had stopped children from crying at the mere mention of his name in Kirigakure.

His face was very fair and handsome, even giving off a well-behaved feeling. His clear black and white eyes were exceptionally pure, a rare sight even among the Uchiha.

He remained expressionless, his gaze fixed on himself.

He showed no emotion whatsoever, nor did he exude any aura. But for some reason, like a wild dog crouching beside a hungry tiger, Odagiri Tadamasa's body trembled uncontrollably after that question and that gaze. His legs shook like leaves, and large beads of sweat poured down his forehead like rain, looking extremely exaggerated.

This fear doesn't seem to stem from a difference in strength or the oppressive aura; it's more like a difference in life levels!

It's like a wolf smelling tiger urine, or a dog being targeted by a brown bear. It's a fear that surges uncontrollably from the depths of one's genes and life level after sensing its presence, realizing the difference between the two species, and being targeted.

Despite Odagiri Tadamasa's own exceptional Jonin skills, and his training in resisting pressure from aura or killing intent for diplomatic purposes, he clearly possessed exceptional Jonin abilities.

"No—no—"

Tadamasa Odagiri swallowed hard, an immense fear weighing on his soul. For a moment, he even forgot about the Mizukage's instructions.

He turned his head and continued with difficulty, "The ninja sword lost by Kirigakure has nothing to do with the one in the hands of the Uchiha—"

"this----"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, looking troubled.

He sensed clearly that Uchiha Mo had not used any means to coerce or entice Odagiri Tadamasa, but after staring at Mo's face for a while, the messenger inexplicably began to tremble and feel fear, and then changed his story on his own.

"What are the demands of the Hidden Mist Sect?"

"We can discuss this further!" Odagiri Tadamasa replied urgently before Hiruzen Sarutobi could finish speaking.

Mo's lips curled into a faint smile as he glanced up at the three people above him. "Let's go."

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples in annoyance and waved his hand without looking up.

He had heard about the ninja swords long ago, but his plan was to take advantage of Kirigakure's high regard for these seven swords and use the momentum of peace to pressure the Uchiha. However, before he could act, his "ally," with whom the bond of interests was strongest, changed his mind first, catching Hiruzen Sarutobi completely off guard.

The matter of the ninja sword can only be discussed in detail later, but fortunately, thanks to Uchiha Mo, the first hurdle in the negotiations has been temporarily overcome.

After Mo's figure disappeared, Koharu Utatane immediately frowned unhappily and complained to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Hiruzen! How could you give up so easily! Those seven swords are definitely in the hands of the Uchiha, even if they weren't given to Kirigakure—" She suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence, glanced sideways at Tadamasa Odagiri who was still standing below, her lips moved, and she swallowed the rest of her words.

"Then you can go talk to Uchiha Mo now. He shouldn't have gone far." Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head, frowning with impatience.

You didn't dare utter a word when they were around, but now that they're gone, you start complaining. This made Hiruzen Sarutobi's already irritable emotions even more turbulent.

"I'll kill you!"

"I—I was just concerned about the village's interests—"

"Mo, how is it?"

When Uchiha Mo returned home, Setsuna was already waiting for him. Upon seeing Mo return, Setsuna eagerly asked him questions.

"It's fine for now, but after this incident, the village will definitely be more wary of the Uchiha. But it doesn't matter, the Uchiha don't have much time left to play their childish games with them."

Mo closed the door and gave a calm response.

Thinking of Odagiri Tadamasa's terrified and trembling appearance just now, he couldn't help but marvel once again at the usefulness of "Sage Power".

This ability didn't directly give him a leap in strength, but it did give him some more important improvements.

The power of the immortals has gradually elevated Mo's life level beyond the realm of "mortal" in certain aspects, which is likely a basis for the "immortal" reward in the panel.

This change won't directly improve Mo's abilities, but if the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, then Mo will be able to target...

After being targeted, the targeted person will exhibit the same fearful demeanor as Odagiri Tadamasa just now.

Furthermore, after this period of research, Mo also discovered that the "power of immortals" significantly amplified his abilities, especially in "Yin Yang Escape." He deduced that this was because the "power of creation" was inherently highly compatible with the power of immortals.

"It's good that everything is alright for now." Shana breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. She had been quite startled when Mo suddenly gave her the order to be ready at any time to help the main body relocate the entire clan.

As for the possibility that Konoha would target the Uchiha clan more in the future, Setsuna didn't seem to have much of a feeling about it. In his opinion, the Konoha leadership had always been like this.

"elder brother!"

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Shisui appeared in the doorway with a smile on his face. He quickly walked to Mo's side and took out a thin, silver ring from his ninja tool pouch at his waist.

"A gift for you."

"?" Mo took the ring with a puzzled look.

"This is a mechanical ring. The diamond-shaped pattern in the middle can extend into steel wires by injecting chakra, making it perfect for use with shuriken or kunai!" Shisui explained.

Mo nodded and tossed the ring back to Zhishui.

"I'll give it to you when the real thing comes back."

Shisui shook his head and put the object back into the shadow clone's hand.

"That's what I was thinking too, but the times are special right now, so brother, you should stick with enhancing our combat capabilities!"

Mo gripped the ring in his hand, put it away, and did not refuse again.

The country of ghosts.

Time passed slowly, and it was already the third day that Mo had mentioned. As agreed, Maitreya would give him an answer tomorrow.

Maitreya was very anxious about this and hadn't slept well for the past few days. She really couldn't think of any solution, but Mo's attention was no longer on her.

Because he had already clearly sensed something within his field of vision: a chilling aura had returned to the Village of Witches last night, and, evading the patrols and guards, had stealthily infiltrated the underground palace under the cover of darkness!

Mo never gave Maitreya the power of choice from beginning to end.