Chapter 137 Chapter 137 Separate Uchiha
"It's already this time, and you still want to cover up Taiping!" Danzo was very dissatisfied.
"The Root has received accurate intelligence that the Uchiha are gathering elite ninjas and intending to launch a coup. Shisui has already obtained the evidence..."
"That's enough, Danzo! Back off!" Sarutobi Hiruzen fixed his eyes and shouted coldly.
Danzo was not to be outdone: "You are enough, Hiruzen! You are always so soft-hearted! One day, Konoha will suffer great losses because of your momentary kindness!"
The half-hidden dialogue makes it more convincing.
The people around quieted down because of the quarrel among the village leaders.
Listening to their conversation, although the ordinary ninjas did not dare to say much because of Susanoo next to them, their eyes turned cold again when they looked at the Uchiha opposite them.
"Danzo! I'm the Hokage! It's not your turn to make decisions for me!"
Seeing Danzo's dark face and complete silence, Hiruzen sighed again and explained to everyone:
"Don't get me wrong, that evidence isn't the will of all the Uchiha people. It's just the opinion of the hawkish faction within the Uchiha faction."
"Everyone knows the border has been volatile lately. If something were to happen in the village, it would very likely give the enemy the opportunity to invade the Fire Nation, jeopardizing our hard-earned peace."
"Shisui has always been concerned about Konoha. He told me that there are many peace-loving Uchiha who oppose that kind of behavior. So, he mentioned that he wanted to take preventative measures and deal with the few radical ones so that the remaining Uchiha who are loyal to Konoha can better integrate with the village..."
When everyone heard this, they nodded secretly in their hearts.
Shisui is a hero of Konoha's three wars. He is a very friendly person. Although he is an Uchiha, he is very popular in the village and his contributions to the village are obvious to everyone.
It would be normal for him to want to stop some family members from rebelling...
However, they had never expected that a large family like the Uchiha clan could be so filthy, with various factions fighting within the clan, and the situation had escalated to this point, making them, outsiders, laugh at them...
"I was overly concerned. I thought this was ultimately an internal change within the Uchiha clan, so I shouldn't intervene rashly..."
"I just didn't expect that someone would take advantage of the situation and cause the current situation. I can't escape the blame."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's self-reflection made the faces of the Uchiha on the opposite side change constantly, and even those ninjas who were originally dovish had slowly put down their weapons.
They were originally on the side of the village.
After receiving a reasonable explanation, they knew that continuing to resist might mean death, and the Hokage distanced them from the actions of the Hawks and took a step back to give them a way out.
Having given them both the money and the face, and seeing the hope of life and the possibility of a better future, they naturally chose to give up resistance.
And this number of people is actually more than half!
Yes, among these Uchiha whose abilities were not top-notch, doves already made up the majority, and now even the few remaining hawks have laid down their arms.
The rebellion is doomed to fail. Rather than dying now, it is better to bide your time and wait for them to accumulate capital again...
Ali, who was hiding in the dark, looked at some people with timid eyes who had put down their weapons, and felt a sense of foregone conclusion that this was as he expected.
From over a hundred to nearly a hundred, a small number of conservatives also surrendered...
Izumi, who had already arrived at the school, looked at the scene on the screen coldly, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.
…
When Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that the nearly one hundred Uchiha on the opposite side showed no signs of being moved, but instead became more vigilant and quietly distanced themselves from the other Uchiha who had laid down their weapons, his heart sank slightly.
According to the script he had planned, he had already set up the steps for the Uchiha. If the Uchiha could see hope of survival, their best option would be to go down naturally.
Meanwhile, the hawks in the village have been mostly wiped out, and the few who remain will surely be charged with wanting to rebel, and their deaths are foreseeable...
The goal has been achieved, and what remains is nothing more than the follow-up finishing and finding a way to isolate Uchiha Feng, or send him to the border to make use of his remaining energy.
But the reality is
At first glance, the conservatives were completely unmoved. They seemed to only obey the orders of Uchiha Feng, and even turned a blind eye to the step he offered to extend their lives...
It seems that the conservatives have also long had rebellious intentions.
It's just that they are more hidden and more dangerous——
They are like a pack of wolves that are good at hiding but can suddenly attack and devour their prey.
A hint of murderous intent flashed through Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind.
That’s right, they also have Uchiha Feng, who is right next to them now, and is using the complete form of Susanoo.
Their naked strength is their reliance.
It's a bit troublesome...
but
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes darkened slightly, but the chakra in his body had been quickly mobilized.
Feng is not the legendary Uchiha Madara after all!
Although both are warrior-type Susanoos wearing armor, the blue Susanoo in my memory stands tall and seems to be several times taller than the one in front of me.
The pressure brought to him by the wind was not as shocking as the memory of seeing Uchiha Madara and the First Generation fighting from afar.
That’s right…
Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have suddenly thought of something and felt a little emotional.
Perhaps the experience he had in his childhood was too shocking, so he made the ability of the person in his memory into a myth?
After several decades, he has become strong enough to face enemies of this level, so naturally he does not find it difficult to deal with them.
“That’s enough!”
The angry roar from the air interrupted Sarutobi Hiruzen's memories.
Uchiha Feng shouted coldly: "I'm here to listen to your explanation, not to listen to your shirking of responsibility!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't reply, his face darkened, and he asked another question: "Where's Shisui?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present reacted.
"Yeah, where's Shisui?"
Everyone then remembered Uchiha Shisui, the core figure in the previous conversation.
The panic caused by the pressure from Feng's strength made them subconsciously look for key witnesses.
"Wouldn't it be clearer if Shisui came out and explained it to everyone?"
"Shisui has evidence in his hands."
Feng looked at the chaos of the crowd indifferently and suddenly smiled.
The laughter was so wild that it made people tremble in their hearts. It was only when everyone fell silent that his face turned completely cold:
"Shisui."
"Seven years." Feng said expressionlessly, emphasizing each word: "We have lived together day and night, and have learned from each other through words and deeds."
"I never thought that for the sake of Konoha's peace, that child would completely turn to you and wield the knife against his relatives."
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, I'm not as good as you in this regard."
Blood seeped from the corners of Feng's eyes, but his voice was chillingly cold: "Now that I've broken out of the shrine and come here, what do you think will happen to that traitor who was just slaughtering his own people?"
There was complete silence in front of the Uchiha clan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, closed his eyes in pain, and then suddenly opened them:
"The reason I explained this is because Shisui is committed to peace, so I am willing to believe that most of the Uchiha clan are innocent."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said coldly, "But, Uchiha Feng, who gave you the courage? Do you really think you can pose a threat to the village with just a pair of Mangekyō?"
Before he could finish his words, a lightning blade more than ten meters long came crashing down, but was blocked by the Four Purple Flame Formation that suddenly appeared. Although the Four Purple Flame Formation was still shattered in the end, the remaining aftermath was easily blocked by Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had already taken off his Hokage robes at some point, and stood in front of everyone with his golden cudgel in hand, his voice resounding and powerful:
"You must know that you are not facing just me, but the power of the entire Konoha!"
At this moment, in the eyes of all the ninjas, although Sarutobi Hiruzen was short in stature, he was as reliable as a mountain.
Feng sneered, "In the face of absolute power, numbers are just a joke."
Before the wind could continue to move, a high-pitched sound suddenly rang out.
"Woo woo woo, this is youth!"
In the crowd, a ninja with thick eyebrows and tights had two wide noodle-like tears streaming down his face like springs, and he was so moved that he burst into tears.
As if noticing the strange looks from others, he snapped back to his senses, excited and leaped out of the crowd: "I, Might Guy, will never let you threaten the safety of this village!"
"Eight Gates of Ninjutsu - the seventh gate -"
"Gai, step back first." Just as Might Guy was about to open the door and rush forward, Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped him with his hand: "We old bones can still move, it's not time for you youngsters to take action yet..."
Moreover, Lian Feng, an old man in his seventies, has a Mangekyō, so it's a good opportunity to see if the Uchiha has any other background...
"Fugaku, I can regard today's incident as a confrontation between your clan's forces. The village will not interfere in your clan's affairs. This is just a resistance from the radical faction. As long as you can suppress these people, I can forgive them."
It seems that today's conservatives are included in the radical camp.
He turned to look at Fugaku, who had a gloomy face:
"If you can't handle it well, I don't mind helping you deal with the coup within the Uchiha and suppress those radical factions."
Of course, by then it won’t just be Uchiha Feng and the others…
It's full of threats.
Choose now!
Should he choose to continue to fight against the village and then execute everyone, or should he choose to fight against those who intend to betray him?
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Feng paused in his attack and turned his gaze towards Fugaku.
He wanted to see if there was any possibility of saving the patriarch.
In the crowd, Itachi stared at the old man in the air with murderous eyes. The news of Shisui's death was like a sharp sword piercing his brain.
The scenes of our past interactions flashed through my mind: intimate interactions, fierce competitions and guidance, and shared imaginations of a beautiful future and the next direction of life.
There are no secrets between them.
And that person who was like a brother and a friend recognized him and appreciated his existence...
Now, it’s gone...
"...Shisui..." Itachi, standing behind Fugaku, had a painful and fragile expression.
"If it's Itachi, then it should be possible..."
In a trance, Itachi seemed to hear Shisui's gentle but regretful voice: "Next, I'll leave it to you."
Scarlet blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, and the three magatama in his eyes spun rapidly, slowly condensing into the shape of a triangular windmill.
Why resist?
Why betray?
You guys are ruining the glory of Uchiha!
Why can’t you just die in peace! ! ! !
"Amaterasu!!!"
The attack came silently, and the black flames instantly enveloped Uchiha Feng's body, leaving the battlefield-hardened old man unable to react for a moment, and he was accidentally caught.
Susanoo disappeared without a trace, but before anyone could recover from the sudden change, Feng's murderous voice sounded again: "Fugaku, is this your choice?"
Should we say that it is fortunate that he has become more sensitive to danger after practicing?
Uchiha Feng stood in the middle of the two sides with a dark face. He almost fell into the trap and was ambushed by Itachi.
Seeing Uchiha Fugaku pursing his lips, with his usual serious face, but unable to utter a word, Uchiha Feng laughed again, and one could hear full of sarcasm in his laughter.
"He truly is worthy of being our clan leader who goes with the flow. I was so blind at first to think that the clan leader was a steady and self-controlled leader who had the foresight to lead the clan to greater heights."
Fugaku clenched his fists and wanted to retort, but the voice beside him interrupted his thoughts.
Uchiha Itachi's face, covered with two lines of blood and tears, was cold and hard. He said lightly: "Father, Sasuke is still in school."
The sound was so quiet that only Fugaku and Mikoto, who were closest to them, could hear it, but in their ears it sounded like the humming of a huge bell.
Fugaku's body trembled slightly, and he finally took a deep breath:
"Elder Feng, let's talk about this matter in detail when we get back."
As for the elites...
The living are the most important, so he should just consider it as he has let them down.
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