"Are you saying that after this battle, his territory has not only not decreased, but has grown even more?!
In the Hidden Stone Village, Oonoki grabbed onto the shoulders of the ninja in front of him. This was the second stunning news in a short time. The first one came from a messenger who reported that some incredibly powerful opponent had come together in battle with Uchiha Yue.
At that time, it seemed that Uchiha Yue was about to be defeated. Everything was different than before. Previously, they couldn't even make out who or what he was fighting—it wasn't clear if there was a battle going on at all.
Now, their scouts saw with their own eyes a gigantic, unimaginably powerful warrior who suppressed Uchiha Yue with overwhelming might. Didn't they see how Yue's area of influence was rapidly shrinking? What is this, if not a sign of defeat?
Therefore, when the battle was in full swing, one of the Shinobi had already rushed to Onoki with the news of the imminent collapse of their common enemy.
Just a moment ago, Tsuchikage was over the moon with happiness. Ever since he realized that Uchiha Yue is a threat to the entire Shinobi world, he has lost his peace. At the same time, he was consumed by an unquenchable desire to capture the Uchiha's eyes.
If they could get this power, the Hidden Stone Village would become the largest in the world. Endless stream of missions, absolute power… What is Konoha then? Is it a Cloud, Fog, or Sand? They would have been in a completely different league.
Moreover, Oonoki has been hatching a grand plan lately: a new mission allocation system. Being the strongest village, the Hidden Stone monopolizes all the tasks in the world. Other villages, including the four great ones, will only be able to get jobs through them. And seventy percent of the reward will be deposited in the treasury of the Stone. What a delightful prospect! Once they get Yue's eyes, they will become the aristocrats of the ninja world!
When he shared this idea with his entourage, everyone was indescribably delighted. It was as if they already saw themselves as parasites on the labor of other villages. Therefore, all their recent meetings boiled down to one thing: how to destroy Uchiha Yue. They had to act quickly, otherwise, when he reached his full potential, they wouldn't have a chance.
However, Oonoki would have been happy even if someone else had killed Uchiha. Because in all this time they have not come up with a single real plan, hovering in the clouds of their own ambitions.
In their dreams, there was everything except a way to defeat Yue. It was like a carrot in front of a donkey's nose: it seemed that if you took a step, it would be yours, but each step was followed by a new one, and the desired fruit remained unattainable. Blinded by greed, they could no longer see anything around them.
The Tsuchikage was about to give the order to rush to the battlefield to prey on the remnants. This mighty warrior who fought with Yue must have exhausted his strength. The perfect moment to strike! Moreover, this so-called savior seemed to be akin to a tailed beast.
"Ha ha ha, what a stroke of luck! Double the jackpot!" he rejoiced to himself.
Take advantage of this giant's weakness, defeat him and subdue him! Probably, even without Uchiha's eyes, their village could have become the strongest and lived that wonderful life, parasitizing others.
And what about the fact that this warrior is a hero who saved the world? So much the better! If he's a hero, he probably won't refuse to save their poor village, which so desperately wants to prosper at the expense of others.
But how short his joy lasted! As soon as this thought formed in his head, another ninja burst into the office with the news: the great warrior is dead.
Is he dead? How come he's dead?!
How much time has passed? How could he have died so suddenly? What a ridiculous joke! And it would be fine if he just died, but what does "Uchiha Yue's territory has expanded again" mean?
"What the hell!" Onoki roared furiously. "To possess such power and recklessly charge at him alone! Since he got involved in the fight, he should have understood the specifics of Yue's strength! And what now? Not only did he die, but he also gave so much energy to the enemy! Damn it!
Meanwhile, in the Hidden Sand Village, Rasa slammed his fist on the table in rage, cursing the stupidity of the unknown warrior.
With such tremendous power, he could contact them, the great villages! They would certainly have intervened, if only to prevent this "hero" from accidentally destroying Uchiha's eyes or appropriating them for himself.
The Race had already thought of everything. He would have prepared for an eye transplant so that they could be easily removed and inserted. Then, hiding his true strength, he would fish in the murky waters. As soon as Uchiha Yue fell, the Sand ninja would desperately hold back the others, and he himself would rush to the goal to take Yue's power and become a new god.
At that moment, he would be at the peak of his power, while the others would be exhausted by the battle. With one blow, he would eliminate all competitors, including this so-called savior, and demonstrate to the Daimyo of the Wind Country the true might of his village. This would provide them with support, allow them to take away a share of the missions from others, and make Hidden Sand great again!
Oh, what a triumph that would be!
But this stubborn man rushed into battle alone and died ignominiously!
"The power of God... my divine power!!!"
In the end, Rasa could only sigh heavily and continue discussing with his advisers how they would kill Uchiha Yue and what a wonderful future awaited them. Every time they imagined this, they involuntarily began to emit stifled laughter, full of anticipation and greed, which echoed through the meeting room.
Of course, there was no question of a frontal attack. Their weapons were supposed to be guile and intrigue.
After all, Uchiha Yue was a human ninja. And any human, any ninja, has weaknesses.
All that remained was to find this gap in his defenses. Find it and strike it mercilessly.