The domineering Uchiha drove the Third Hokage mad!

Chapter 182 Kurama Yūkumo's Unrequited Love

As night deepens, the nightlife in the capital of the Water Kingdom is just beginning.

Uchiha Mitsunori, dressed in casual clothes, arrived alone in front of the Kurama clan chief's residence.

Upon seeing that it was Your Excellency, one of the guards respectfully led the way, while the other hurriedly ran inside to report.

The two walked through the courtyard filled with sycamore trees and headed towards the main hall.

Clan Chief Anma Yunhai, along with several Anma elders, rushed out to greet them.

Everyone bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"

Uchiha Mitsunori smiled and waved his hand, "No need for formalities, everyone please come in and have a seat."

He walked to the head seat and sat down, and a maid quickly brought him hot tea.

"Clan Chief Congyun, I heard that your clan has been doing quite well since you moved to the Land of Water?"

When asked about the clan's recent situation, Kurama Unkai smiled with satisfaction: "Thanks to Your Excellency, after our clan moved to the Land of Water, we not only lived a stable life, but also received a lot of resource support. In the past few years, the clan has married 226 female ninjas, and with the addition of newly graduated young ninjas, the clan now has 864 ninjas, and has finally regained some of its former glory."

The elders nodded in agreement, their voices filled with gratitude.

Then, Kurama Unkai quickly frowned again, his tone tinged with worry: "However... although the clan's population has recovered, there are very few elite Jonin. In recent years, we have been rushing to cultivate high-level talents, but the results have not been very good."

Uchiha Mitsunori took a sip of tea and calmly said, "Your clan's genjutsu is centered on controlling the five senses, requiring extremely high mental strength. However, your method of cultivating talent is too short-sighted. In order to quickly improve strength, you let young ninjas come into contact with advanced genjutsu too early, while neglecting the cultivation of the foundation of mental strength. As a result, the foundation of mental strength is unstable, making it difficult to master advanced genjutsu, let alone become a strong person."

Kurama Unkai suddenly realized what was going on and quickly stood up to bow: "Thank you for your explanation, Your Excellency. We were indeed unaware of this problem before. You are very knowledgeable; do you have any suggestions on how to help our family improve our current situation?"

Uchiha Mitsunori pondered for a moment, his gaze sweeping over everyone present: "I agree to your clan sending 20 people to join the Water Country's Guard. The Guard has a special ninjutsu called 'God-Demon Transformation,' which allows one to transform into a two-headed, two-armed form. The two heads can think independently, and mental strength doubles. Long-term training in this form can effectively enhance mental strength. However, this ninjutsu has a side effect."

Kurama Unkai's eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly noticed the hesitation in the Daimyo's tone: "I know about the Divine Demon Transformation; it's a ninjutsu created by Your Majesty. Thank you for allowing other clans to learn it. Could you explain what the drawbacks of this ninjutsu are?"

Uchiha Mitsunori nodded, his tone becoming serious: "In the two-headed form, the consciousness of the two heads can coordinate, enhancing mental strength. However, maintaining this state for a long time will give rise to a second personality, just like Kurama Yakumo from your clan."

Kurama Unkai's expression changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Yakumo's niece? Your Excellency, do you mean... Yakumo also has a second personality? She's only been getting weaker these past few years, we thought it was from overtraining, how could this be..."

Uchiha Mitsunori put down his teacup, his tone grave: "It's not due to overtraining. Over the years, you've placed too high expectations on her, putting too much pressure on her, which has caused a negative personality to grow within her, which I call 'Ido.' This personality has been secretly absorbing spiritual energy and chakra to continuously strengthen itself, which is why Yakumo's body has gradually weakened, and her genjutsu often goes out of control."

"So that's how it is!"

Thinking of Yakumo's taciturn demeanor over the past few years, Kurama Unkai felt a pang of guilt and anxiety.

He suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to the three peaks: "Your Excellency, I beg you to save Yakumo! She is a rare genius of illusion magic in our Kurama clan. If anything happens to her, our clan..."

Uchiha Mitsunori reached out and helped Kurama Unkai up: "Get up. Yakumo is in the same class as my six children. I came here to help her. Have someone bring Kurama Yakumo over, and I will help her seal the inner demon within her."

Kurama Unkai was taken aback and immediately ordered his servants to bring Kurama Yakumo to the main hall.

The little girl was wearing light-colored clothes, her face was pale, and her eyes were full of timidity.

Seeing that Kurama Yakumo was very nervous, Uchiha Mitsunori explained softly, "Yakumo, I will use a sealing technique to lock up the 'bad thing' inside you in a moment."

Kurama Yakumo blinked her big eyes and nodded.

Uchiha Mitsunaga activated his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and explained, "Ido is the embodiment of your negative emotions and a part of your spiritual power. I've temporarily sealed it away. When you grow up, you can defeat it yourself, and then you'll be able to absorb Ido's spiritual power, doubling your spiritual power and becoming a true master of genjutsu."

Kurama Yakumo nodded as if he understood, his fear lessening and replaced by anticipation.

With the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, Uchiha Mitsunori's consciousness entered Yakumo's spiritual world.

In the dim space, black mist churned, and Idu's wicked laughter pierced the air: "A meddlesome bastard, die!"

Kurama Yakumo clung to Uchiha Mitsumine's leg, somewhat frightened.

Ido lunged at the two of them, his black chakra like sharp claws.

Golden chakra emanated from Uchiha Mitsumine's body as he raised his hands to form hand seals: "Eight Trigrams Sealing Seal - Enhancement!"

Golden chains flew out, binding Ido's limbs: "I'm not destroying you for the sake of Kurama Yakumo's future. If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll make you vanish completely!"

He manipulated the chains to seal Idu deep within the spiritual world and then set up layers of barriers.

After doing all this, he withdrew his consciousness.

At this moment, Yakumo Kurama opened his eyes. Although his face was still pale, his eyes shone like stars.

Her gaze fell on Uchiha Mitsumine's handsome face, and she said respectfully, "Thank you... Lord Daimyo!"

He was only 24 years old, with handsome features and a gentle smile, like a ray of light shining into her dark childhood.

An inexplicable feeling of affection quietly took root in her heart, making her blush.

When Anma Yunhai and the others entered, they witnessed this scene and were even more grateful.

They knelt and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Excellency! The Kurama clan will swear to serve you to the death!"

Uchiha Mitsunori gestured for them to stand up: "Take good care of Yakumo; she has good potential and will become a strong shinobi in the future. Also, the 20 people joining the guard unit can report for duty tomorrow."

As night deepened, a light rain began to fall outside.

Uchiha Mitsunori used the Flying Thunder God Technique to instantly return to the royal palace.

Kurama Yakumo watched as Lord Mitsumine suddenly disappeared, a strange sense of loss welling up inside him...