Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 649 Mai and Sasuke

In another world.

As a member of the Uzumaki clan, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and possessing a vast amount of Yang energy within her, Mai Uzumaki recovered from her severe injuries in just a short time.

She slowly straightened up, her long golden hair falling from her shoulders, the ends still covered with dust and debris from the battle. But all the bruises, scorch marks, and bone fractures caused by physical attacks on her body had healed under the nourishment of Yang energy.

She moved her wrists, her joints making a slight cracking sound, then looked up at the devastated ruins all around her, which stretched as far as the eye could see.

This is Konoha, and also a battlefield. This war, which he launched to become the complete Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, has resulted in his own defeat. At the same time, his ambition has been completely exposed.

"Mai... the leader of Akatsuki... how could it be you?"

A woman's voice came slowly from behind. Mai turned around and saw the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade. The lens of the glasses on Tsunade's nose had been shaken open by the shockwave, leaving a small crack, but she didn't seem to care at all.

She looked at the blonde girl in front of her, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha Village who was always ostracized by the villagers, had a cold personality, but had never caused any trouble. Her face was full of disbelief.

She had just bid a hasty farewell to Hashirama Senju when her grandfather patted her on the shoulder before leaving, saying, "Tsuna, the rest is up to you," before returning to the Pure Land with Tobirama. She arrived here before she could even wipe away her tears.

"Yes, it's me." Mai's voice was calm. "The only point worth considering for me between hiding and revealing my identity is that it would be troublesome to explain. Now that everyone knows, it's about time I left."

"...Collect the Tailed Beasts. Intimidate the nation. Form Akatsuki." Tsunade spoke each word carefully. "Jiraiya, Jiraiya was also severely injured by you? He trusted you so much, what did you do to him?!"

"You should thank me. It's only because he's Jiraiya that I only severely injured him. If it were a spy from another country infiltrating my organization, I wouldn't let them leave alive."

"Jiraiya barged in on his own. He saw something he shouldn't have. I gave him a choice: leave or die. He chose to keep going. I respect his choice, but I still spared his life. This isn't a privilege every spy receives."

Tsunade remained silent for a long while. She had a whole host of questions she wanted to ask—why start a war, why destroy Konoha, why betray the village, and why turn herself into this state.

But as she looked around at the ruins, which were completely destroyed but where all the villagers had evacuated to safety beforehand, the questions stuck in her throat.

"So what's next? Are you going to wage war against the five great powers?"

"right."

Mai answered without any hesitation.

"I will unify the entire ninja world. Daimyo will become a thing of the past, borders between countries will disappear, and one Kage is enough. This continent doesn't need five Kage, five military groups that distrust each other, hinder each other, and use ninjas as expendable fodder on the battlefield for their own interests. One person in charge is enough."

"We will stop you. Konoha will not yield, nor will the other ninja villages. Do you think you can make the whole world bow down with the power of one person?"

"You can try all you want. But no one can stand against me."

Tsunade gritted her teeth. She didn't want to admit it, but what the other person said was true. The difference in strength was simply too great. After witnessing this war that was comparable to the power of gods, Tsunade was certain that even if her grandfather came back to life, or if Hashirama Senju were at his peak, he would not be a match for the girl before her.

And who exactly was the only person who defeated her—the blond ninja who could also use the Nine-Tails' power and looked a lot like Minato? Where is he now? Why didn't he deliver the final blow after defeating Mai, and just left like that?

"No one can stand up to you? Is this your confidence?"

Another voice came from behind Tsunade. Tsunade turned around and saw Uchiha Sasuke slowly walking towards her from the other side of the ruins.

"So you drove me out of the battlefield for this reason, because you felt no one could stop you."

"Your plan is to wage war, to unite all the nations and ninja villages in the world, is that it, Mai?"

Sasuke stopped half a step in front of Tsunade.

"The barriers and hatred between people cannot be eliminated."

"Even if you can use force to unite all countries into one, the Sage of Six Paths established the Ninja Clan, which split into countless schools and ninja families over the long course of history. Wars will start again, divisions will happen again, and what you are walking is the same old path that the Sage of Six Paths walked."

"I don't care what you think."

Mai remained unmoved even after Sasuke pointed out the outcome of her plan. "The path I'm walking is one I've chosen myself. What I've decided is the present moment. If the present is something I don't want to see, I will do everything in my power to change it. Do you think that reasoning will convince me, Uchiha Sasuke?"

Her gaze shifted from Tsunade to Sasuke's eyes. "Or do you think you can stop me with just those newly awakened Mangekyou Sharingan?"

"That meager strength is certainly not enough."

Sasuke slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again. His pupils began to change; his left eye remained crimson, while his right eye was purple, adorned with six tomoe. The Rinnegan. Behind Sasuke, several small black spheres slowly emerged from the void, forming a ring behind him—Truth-Seeking Balls.

"...I see." Mai looked at the pair of Rinnegan, one red and one purple, and at the Truth-Seeking Balls that she was all too familiar with. She was silent for a moment, and then the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

It was a smile tinged with bitterness and a mixture of disappointment and relief. "It seems the Sage of Six Paths didn't just help you awaken those eyes. He gave you the rest of his power as well. He really went to any lengths to stop me."