Chapter 130 Chapter 130 Konoha and Uchiha
Hokage's Office...
"Shisui, have you really thought this through?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the young man kneeling on the ground and sighed softly: "There should be other ways. We can have a good talk. Maybe there will be a chance of turning things around..."
This child, like Jing, is able to detach himself from the interests of the ethnic group and correctly treat the relationship between the village and the family.
It's just a pity that fate always seems to be unfair to them.
He had lamented more than once that it would be great if Shisui was not an Uchiha...
Even if he is just an ordinary person, he can recruit him under his command without hesitation and devote all his efforts to training him in his later years. Maybe... Shisui will become the second Minato Namikaze!
Instead of being like now, not even daring to trust him easily, just because he is still a member of Uchiha.
Given Shisui's personality, even if he knew what to do to benefit the village, he would never abandon the Uchiha clan.
Now Shisui told him every word of his actions, wasn't it because he hoped that after this matter was over, the senior officials who knew everything would be able to protect the remaining Uchiha in the clan?
Shisui bowed his head respectfully, the pain and struggle in his eyes transformed into determination: "Please grant me your blessing, Third Master!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took everything in and made sure that there was no sign of deception on the other side, then he habitually picked up the pipe on the table and took a puff.
After a long pause, he sighed, "What are your plans after this is over?"
Shisui was stunned when he heard this, and was even a little confused for a moment.
Just dealing with the relationship between the family and the village was enough to give him a headache. He had never really thought about what he could do after cleaning up the hawkish problem in the clan.
It's nothing more than wandering around the ninja world carrying the sin of killing his clansmen. Maybe he can also help the village to explore intelligence about the other four major countries and do some things that he can do.
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little sorry for Shisui's choice, but he didn't say much about the Uchiha matter. He just casually reminded:
"The Tianyan Chamber of Commerce has been aggressively recruiting workers in the Ninja World recently. Although they are all ordinary people, according to intelligence from the village and the other five countries, they have already recruited hundreds of thousands of civilians in the Ninja World over the past six years. They have become a force that is becoming increasingly difficult to control..."
The speed of development was so fast that in just six years, they had grown from a small caravan of merchants from the Mountain Country to the richest consortium in the entire Ninja World. Members of the caravan were spread throughout the Ninja World, and their stores had been spread to every town-level habitable area in the Ninja World...
Even if they only accepted civilians, ninjas could easily wipe out ordinary people, but the Tianyan Chamber of Commerce had sufficient financial resources, which was the key reason why they were uneasy...
They have enough money to hire other ninjas to help them accomplish what they want.
The fact that Tianyan Chamber of Commerce has been hiring wandering ninjas in remote areas in recent years is proof of this. They even hired an organization called Akatsuki as security for the headquarters of the Mountain Country. The spies sent to the Mountain Country by the five major countries in recent years have not been able to obtain any information at all.
It seemed that before they knew it, even when facing any one of the five major ninja villages, they had become a thorny hedgehog...
"Although we have a certain cooperative relationship with the Tianyan Chamber of Commerce, the daimyo is very wary of their behavior of recruiting civilians on a large scale. I always feel that they have other intentions." Sarutobi Hiruzen put down the pipe in his hand.
He clearly said nothing, yet it seemed as if he had said everything...
If Konoha was asked to choose between the Fire Country Daimyo and the current Tianyan Chamber of Commerce, Sarutobi Hiruzen would naturally not hesitate at all. He could still tell the difference between a full meal and a full one. Moreover, they were already a subtle threat to the five major nations...
"I understand." Uchiha Shisui nodded without hesitation.
"Then I'll go get ready..." Shisui was about to bow and take his leave. Time was running out before the clan meeting...
But at this moment, the door of the Hokage room was suddenly pushed open, and a figure with a cane slowly walked to the table, interrupting their conversation.
He glanced at the tired look on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face and snorted in dissatisfaction: "You are very merciful."
"Don't you remember how many things the Uchiha have done to hinder Konoha over the years?"
Danzo came up and started accusing Uchiha: "You assassinated an envoy from another country, which nearly caused the Fourth World War in Konoha! You disrupted public order! You enforced the law arbitrarily, and the civilians of the entire village are suffering from the Uchiha!"
"If you hadn't stopped me from doing this kind of black sheep, I would have gathered the Root and eradicated the Uchiha completely."
"That's enough, Danzo." Sarutobi Hiruzen shouted sullenly:
"Since the Uchiha have made concessions, we must also give them enough trust. I believe that the vast majority of Uchiha are loyal to the village..."
"I don't care what you did before, but after this is over, immediately cease all actions and surveillance against the Uchiha!"
Danzo didn't care that there was another Uchiha in front of him, and he expressed his dissatisfaction with the Uchiha, shouting loudly:
"Stop?! Do you know that those guys have already started planning to kill you and seize the throne? At this point, you still want to let them go?"
"Danzo!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to be annoyed as well, and his voice also rose several decibels: "Don't forget! I am the Hokage!"
"Bang!" Danzo slammed the Hokage's desk with a deafening roar.
The Hokage room was filled with the sounds of the two high-ranking officials arguing with each other.
Shisui knelt on one knee on the ground, his head lowered with no expression on his face, but a hint of bitterness welled up in his heart.
He had previously suspected that Danzo was abusing his power for personal gain, but after that night visit to the Root, he realized that he seemed to have misunderstood him...
Although Lord Danzo treated him very badly afterwards, it seemed that since he had no further targets, he did not dwell too much on his reckless behavior.
Over the years, as he got to know Danzo-sama better, he felt more and more that Danzo-sama was truly a root beneath the village, absorbing nutrients from the rotten soil and then delivering them all to Konoha.
They devoted themselves completely, not seeking fame or fortune, and no matter how shady their actions were, they were ultimately doing it for the sake of the village...
Everything that Danzo-sama said was reality, and he could probably guess that he would take targeted actions against the Uchiha.
But, isn't the reason for all this targeting because the Uchiha have threatened the safety of Konoha?
There was a hint of bitterness on the surface of the still water.
Danzo was so angry that he was breathing heavily. He stared at his companion who he had been with for decades and sneered.
You're quite clean...
But now he didn't want to care about the blame that was pushed in front of him, he just looked coldly at Shisui who was half-kneeling beside him and said:
"This plan cannot afford to fail. I will send the Root to monitor your every move! Don't think of taking advantage of this opportunity to do anything tricky!"
It is impossible to wipe out the entire Uchiha directly, but we can take this opportunity to directly recover most of the three magatama of the entire Uchiha and completely reduce the high-level power of the Uchiha. It is definitely a sure-win business.
Of course, there was also the "Otoamaru" from the guy in front of him, so he accepted it without hesitation...
Uchiha Shisui was shocked when he heard this. Does this mean he agrees with the Hokage's next arrangement?
He bowed his head more respectfully: "Yes!"
Danzo's expression remained gloomy, and a hint of greed flashed across his exposed eye. In the end, he just snorted, ignored Sarutobi Hiruzen, turned around and left the Hokage's office.
"well……"
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and shook his head slightly, his face showing fatigue. He waved his hand slightly, signaling Shisui to leave: "It's getting late, you should go back early too."
"Yes!" As he spoke, Shisui's figure disappeared from the spot.
At this time, in the Uchiha clan leader's residence.
Uchiha Fugaku was packing his clothes, preparing to go to Minamigagawa Shrine to attend today's clan meeting.
Perhaps because their plan is about to be launched, the tribe has recently started to organize clan meetings more frequently to discuss the details of the next plan.
As the patriarch, he naturally cannot be absent.
But before he could go out, a somewhat childish figure stood in front of him.
Fugaku looked at his proud son, and his expression, which had been tense for a long time, relaxed slightly. "Are you waiting for me?"
"Let's go together. We're going to be late for the clan meeting soon."
But this son who made him proud did not react at all, and there was no expression on his face, but the three magatama in his eyes revealed his uneasy mood.
His voice was calm, but the words he spoke made Fugaku's heart tighten: "Father, are you planning to discuss a coup at this clan meeting?"
In a word, it was earth-shattering.
Fugaku instantly became alert, frowned, opened his Sharingan, and scanned the surroundings. After confirming that there were no outsiders, he said with a slight dissatisfaction: "Itachi, I remember that you always knew your limits."
"The clan meeting is about to begin, stop messing around!"
Although he was still in the Uchiha clan leader's residence, he was not sure whether the higher-ups would send someone to keep an eye on him. If Itachi asked this question without hesitation, if he was discovered, it would be enough to alert those above him. It would be hard to say whether the plan could be carried out smoothly at that time...
Uchiha Itachi had no intention of leaving. Although he was only about ten years old, the expression on the boy's face was unusually cold and hard: "I'm sorry, father, please don't participate in this clan meeting."
Uchiha Fugaku gradually had a bad feeling in his heart, and his voice became serious: "Are you sure?"
Fugaku believed he had a certain understanding of his child. As the most powerful genius of the latest generation of Uchiha and a current member of the Anbu, he was ostensibly a spy infiltrating the Anbu, but in reality, he had sent back some seemingly plausible information several times, and perhaps he had already slowly changed his mind...
But he still wasn't reconciled.
Why would the child he had carefully nurtured so easily switch sides with the village?
Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath, suppressed the bitterness in his heart, and decided to give his son a chance: "Come with me to the clan meeting right now. Starting tomorrow, your mission in the Anbu will end. Withdraw from the Anbu, and I will pretend that this incident never happened."
A hint of disappointment flashed across Itachi's eyes.
Is this a plan to go all the way? Doesn't my father know that betrayal will only lead the Uchiha into a desperate situation?
Rights...are they really that important?
"I'm just doing what I should do, and helping my father make the right choice."
The disappointment in his eyes was so clear that Fugaku's heart skipped a beat, but then he realized what Itachi had said...
Is this kid going to take action against those radicals?! ! !
A figure suddenly appeared in Fugaku's mind.
Still water!
As the owner of the Mangekyo, he could sense that Shisui's eye power was definitely not something that an ordinary three-magatama could possess!
That's a kaleidoscope!
If all kinds of magical eye techniques were to be used when those radicals were off guard, perhaps most of the foundation that the Uchiha had managed to preserve after building the village would be destroyed!
"Nonsense!!!" He roared, "Do you know that you will only push Uchiha into the abyss?"
Uchiha Fugaku no longer cared about continuing the stalemate with Itachi, and instantly dodged to bypass his son.
But the next second, the sharp kunai pierced into the door in front of Fugaku, blocking his way.
"Father, it seems like we haven't practiced together for a long time, right?"
Itachi's voice slowly rang out from behind him, as if he was saying something about how nice the weather was today...
Fugaku slowly turned around.
Looking at the bits of hair that were blown away by the wind as he turned around, the depression, anxiety and anger in his heart were like a volcano that was ignited in an instant, quickly occupying his entire mind.
The three magatama in his eyes were spinning, and the ferocious aura rushed towards Itachi like a flood and a beast.
The two pairs of three magatama stared at each other, and actually directly pushed Itachi back a few steps, leaving him with no power to resist...
The name of Fierce-Eyed Fugaku was accumulated through fighting on the battlefield. How could Itachi, who was only 11 years old and had not yet opened his Mangekyō, compete with him?
However, Itachi himself does not need to confront Fugaku head-on. His mission is just to delay Fugaku.
Just give Shisui a little time, and everything will be settled...
The fear as if being stared at by the god of death instantly filled Itachi's mind. His brain kept clamoring to escape, but his feet seemed to be grown on the ground and he could not move at all.
But immediately, he bit the tip of his tongue hard, and the intense pain, accompanied by the smell of rust and blood, helped Itachi escape the predicament of being unable to move his whole body and stood up again.
With a slight movement of his hand along the ninja bag, several sharp kunai were taken out in an instant:
"Father, please give me some advice!"
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