One Month Later — Mizumori
Main Administration Building
"Ahem, everyone... it's been nearly a year and a half since the establishment of Mizumori, and the Ninja World has been calm since then... The Uchiha Clan has increased its strength rapidly throughout this year, but I find it unappealing that the entire world doesn't know this... So, I want to hold a competition or event... that covers the entire world, all the Ninja Villages, and Ninja Clans."
"Clan Leader, where will this event be held?" Shisui, the Union Minister, hearing this, asked Itachi with curiosity.
"Let's hold this in Mizumori... this will also make it more lively."
"How will the event be held?" Minato, the Foreign Minister of Mizumori, asked.
"Let's put this into two categories: first for youngsters and second for the elite of the clans and villages. Let's name this 'Hundred Clan War,' which will rank all the powerhouses in the entire Ninja World. This can also encourage the people within the clans as well as outside them. We haven't faced the Otsutsuki, but we surely will in the future."
"Indeed, with the current situation of the Ninja World, wars won't happen for the next few decades at the very least. Without wars, the strength of the Ninja World will collectively drop to the lowest level if we do not take any action. Maybe we should hold events like this at regular intervals." Sakumo, the leader of the Kenjutsu Division, added his point.
"Then, are we considered youngsters or others?" Izumi, the leader of the Genjutsu Division, asked Itachi while pointing at herself and him.
"I will not participate in this... I and the Sage of Six Paths will be the judges and Guests of Honor. As for you... if you want to bully those kids, then as you wish." Itachi replied while teasing.
"Then, will it be like the Chunin Exam?" Kakashi, the leader of the Ninjutsu Division, asked a bit expectantly. In the past year, he hadn't slacked off. With the assistance of Itachi, he was able to seal and unseal his Mangekyo Sharingan, and with the assistance of Hashirama cells, he was now a proper Kage-level Ninja who knew a thousand Jutsu and had enough chakra to really use them. Now he wanted to test the results of his training.
"Kakashi, then we can have our fortieth duel in the competition. Maybe we can also compete over whose division has more qualifiers.... THIS IS YOUTH!!!" Might Guy, the leader of the Taijutsu Division, said with excitement and his bright, blinding teeth exposed.
"Well, for the kids, we can hold it like the Chunin Exam. As for the elites, let's think about it later... We can also make a record of all the strong people this way.... Let's make a Hall of Kage or Temple of Kage, with only members possessing Kage-level strength allowed to enter and register their names.
We can later solidify this idea so that a person who has Kage-level strength has to enter the Temple of Kage to gain official authority."
"So you want Mizumori to be like the Ninja Villages that give authority to Genin, Chunin, and Jonin ranks, except we are higher than that." Kushina, the leader of the Fūinjutsu Division, reasoned.
"Indeed. In this way, we will have intelligence on most of the strong people in the Ninja World, and we can try to win them over or cooperate with them.
I am sure that within my watch, nothing bad will happen to Mizumori... even the next generation will not let anything happen to it... but after a hundred or a thousand years, we can't be sure there will be someone to hold the supreme position of Mizumori. That's why I want to lay the foundation of Mizumori now so that it will be eternal even without my presence."
Hearing Itachi's words, everyone present could feel the awe-inspiring ambition and haki from Itachi. Especially the members of the Uchiha Clan present, who felt pride from their Clan Leader's words and attitude.
"The other nations will also know our intentions. Will they come with their full strength?" Fugaku, the new Grand Elder of the Uchiha Clan, questioned.
"They can know if they want.... Ultimately, the current situation is like any Ninja Village. We are the Kage faction, and the other nations are different clans... if those Ninja Clans want resources or other things, they have to fight within the boundaries the Kage faction sets... unless they have the strength to overthrow the village."
"Itachi-sama, when will this be held?" Itachi's old secretary, Yagami Uchiha, asked while holding a paper and jotting down all of Itachi's words.
"Hmm.... let's do it three months later, in the second half of July.... In this way, everyone will have time to prepare, and we can also make this even more perfect after a few more meetings."
"Itachi-sama, is there any higher temple than the Kage Temple... with your strength, it's degrading to be in the same position as them." Itachi's number one fan, Uchiha Chiriko, the OCD Uchiha, asked with admiration. In the past few years, with the help of Itachi, Chiriko awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan, advancing his strength to Elite Jonin level and giving him a seat in this meeting.
"Hmmm.... then let's make another temple.... Temple of Reincarnation, with all the members having strength far superior to a Kage.... The current members can be me and the Sage of Six Paths.... we can add more members later on."
"Yes, Itachi-sama."
"Then, Uncle Minato, you can convey the news to all the participants later on."
"Hey Itachi, will there be any rewards?" Obito, who was bored, finally spoke for the first time.
"Rewards, huh... for the young, let's give them a few Ninjutsu or other Jutsu.... Let's give them a few A-rank Jutsu. As for the elites, we will give rewards according to the rank they obtain.... I can help the winner with a small favor. If they want to revive someone, I can, or change the geography of their nation, or build a city or two."
"Hey, these are useless for me." Obito complained after hearing the rewards.
"Obito, you shouldn't be too overconfident." Minato, seeing the behavior of his disciple, said with a smile.
"Right, right." Obito, hearing Minato's words, nodded carelessly.
"Obito, the chances of you winning are not too high. There are many strong competitors. Uncle Minato and Sakumo are there, Nagato is present, Shisui and Izumi are present. Then there is Konan, the Fourth Raikage Ai, and even your long-lost friend."
Hearing Itachi's words, Kakashi nodded in agreement. Obito was still a child, thinking himself invincible after gaining a Mangekyo Sharingan.
And he had indeed become much stronger, having the capacity to fight for first place if Itachi was not competing.
"Kakashi is a hundred years too young to think of competing with me." Obito was convinced by the previous names who could give him some difficulty, but hearing about Kakashi made him feel as if Itachi was underestimating him too much.
Kakashi, hearing this, didn't react. He would show Obito how to be humble.
"Since we have covered most of the basic points, everyone start preparing for this grand event. This meeting is hereby adjourned."
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One Hour Later
"Itachi, your purpose in holding this competition is not that simple, right?" Shisui sat beside Itachi on the roof of the Administration Building, looking at all of Mizumori.
"Brother Shisui, do you want to become stronger?"
"Who doesn't want to?"
"Remember I told you before about Bloodline Net, the combination of seven chakra natures. I have successfully learned most of the Bloodline Limits and even two Bloodline Selections, but further progress is getting more and more difficult.
So I just want to observe all the Ninjutsu and Bloodline Limits of the Ninja World. Maybe I can gain some inspiration... and in this way, I can learn to use different Bloodline Limits more efficiently... currently, I know only the basics of most of them.
For the Uchiha Clan, with their Sharingan, this event can be a feast for them. Learn whichever Jutsu you want to learn. Maybe you can also advance on this path."
"That's indeed a good idea."
"And you can also find your partner... I heard that Samui from Kumogakure is a great beauty with brains... you can give it a try."
"Fuck off."
"Hehehe, Shisui, don't worry. I will arrange everything.... With your strength and looks, maybe I will hold my nephew or niece next year...."
Shisui, hearing this, blushed while teleporting away. His parents were not as anxious about his marriage as Itachi.... he must have ulterior motives.
With that thought, Shisui disappeared from Itachi's sight.
As for why Itachi was trying his best... it was because he was worried Shisui might become the next Kakashi. With the habits of the current Shisui, it was impossible for him to find a partner until he was forced.
As the Uchiha Clan Patriarch, he couldn't let such good genes go to waste. His grandfather awakened the Mangekyo, his father died young with a three-tomoe Sharingan, and his son awakened the Mangekyo... such good genes could rival Fugaku and Sasuke.
'Sigh, everything is for the Uchiha.'
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// I THINK IT'S GOOD START FOR THIS ARC.
THIS ARC MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST IN THE SERIES WITH NUMEROUS FIGHTS COVERING MOST OF THE IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN NARUTO.
THOUGH, I MIGHT WRITE THIS SLOWLY AS I HAVE TO COVER AND REMEMBER MANY CHARACTERS WHICH IS A PAIN.
ANYWAY GOODBYE !!! //