Chapter 75: The Meeting of Two Great Births! Itachi and Obito!
Chapter 75: The Meeting of Two Great Births! Itachi and Obito!
At the Hokage meeting, everyone sensed an inexplicably tense and oppressive atmosphere.
None of the people sitting here are fools.
It's clear to everyone that after all this, the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership has reached a point of extreme tension, on the verge of exploding!
With the biggest external threat, the Hidden Cloud Village, resolved, the fuse for the civil war that was bound to break out sooner or later has probably already been lit!
Kakashi Hatake said, "Even if Konoha has the upper hand on the battlefield, I'm afraid we'll still have to cede benefits to Kumogakure during peace talks, right?"
Everyone was shocked.
Kakashi Hatake is completely disregarding Hiruzen Sarutobi's feelings...
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened.
"Kakashi, what do you mean by this?"
Kakashi Hatake smiled slightly: "It's nothing. If the Hokage doesn't like what I'm saying, just take it as me saying it casually."
Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted, "Kakashi, while I did order the Anbu to track down Danzo, I didn't authorize you to leave the village without permission, especially not to bring an Anbu squad and the Ino-Shika-Cho clan's influence, did I?"
"This is blatant disobedience to orders."
Kakashi Hatake didn't seem to care: "The Hokage is right, I did disobey orders and am no longer suitable to be appointed in the Anbu, so..."
"I request to resign from my position as captain of the Dark Division."
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, but then relaxed.
"Alright, since this is your decision, I won't stop you."
Kakashi Hatake smiled.
"Now that I'm free of all worries, Lady Chiyu, I wonder if I could join the police force?"
Immediately, everyone's expression changed again.
Kakashi Hatake is openly stating his position...
Chiyu hadn't expected him to do this, but...
"Can."
He did not refuse.
Koharu Utatane said, "Well... the police force has always been staffed by members of the Uchiha clan. Kakashi is an outsider, so I'm afraid it doesn't fit the rules, right?"
Qianyu said calmly, "Rules are rigid, but people are flexible."
One sentence left Xiaochun, who was turning around in her room, speechless.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was flushed with anger, but even though he knew Kakashi Hatake had betrayed him, there was nothing he could do.
However, there was still one good thing in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart that could put his mind at ease.
He announced to the public, "There's one more thing..."
"Jirai is going back to the village too."
The name naturally caused a stir.
After all, he was one of the legendary Sannin, considered one of the top beings in the ninja world!
No wonder, even after Shimura Danzo's death, Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't completely desperate. It seems this is another trump card of his...
The group exchanged glances, realizing that the impending internal strife was becoming increasingly turbulent and complex...
Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips curled up slightly, almost imperceptibly.
He doesn't only have Jiraiya as a card in his hand!
……
at the same time.
The Uchiha stronghold, the Naga Shrine, is now deserted, silent and desolate.
Suddenly.
The void rippled slightly, and a figure appeared out of thin air without a sound, looking extremely strange.
He was dressed in a long black robe, with a black hood on his head and a tiger-skin patterned mask on his face, making him seem completely shrouded in mystery, with no discernible features.
The mysterious masked man lingered quietly for a moment at the Nanga Shrine.
He glanced around, seemingly deep in thought.
But then, quite skillfully, he headed toward the hidden basement.
The basement was pitch black, with only a faint, dim candlelight, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
But in the eyes of the mysterious masked man, he could clearly see the stone tablet located in the center in front of him.
The characters on the stone tablet look ancient and eerie.
He stared intently, his eyes flashing with crimson light.
However, at that moment...
"Who are you?"
A somewhat immature voice suddenly rang out from behind him.
The masked man was also taken aback.
He turned around and saw a boy who looked to be no more than ten years old.
"You are, the eldest son of Uchiha Fugaku..."
"Uchiha Itachi".
The mysterious masked man nodded, both surprised and impressed.
"You managed to spot me without making a sound; you truly are a genius ninja."
Itachi Uchiha coldly replied, "This isn't your first time visiting the Naka Shrine."
Why did you trespass here?
"What is the purpose?"
"besides……"
"Who exactly are you?"
The mysterious masked man gave a slight, cold laugh.
"That's really aggressive."
"However, since you were able to find me, I might as well tell you."
My name is...
"Uchiha Madara".
Uchiha Itachi was immediately shocked, his eyes widening in disbelief.
"Uchiha... Madara?!"
"Impossible. He was our Uchiha clan's ancestor, and he died at the hands of the First Hokage many years ago..."
The mysterious masked man sneered, "That's nothing but a misunderstanding born of ignorance."
Itachi Uchiha quickly calmed down.
"To be able to silently pass through the barrier seal of Konoha Village, to know so much about the secrets of Naga Shrine, and your mysterious space-time ninjutsu..."
"Although I don't believe you are Uchiha Madara, it's likely that you are indeed connected to Uchiha Madara."
The mysterious masked man's heart stirred slightly.
"At such a young age, you possess such calm analytical skills; you remind me of someone else..."
"The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze."
"Back when the Nine-Tails was causing chaos, he quickly made the same judgment as you."
Itachi Uchiha was taken aback again.
"The Nine-Tails' rampage... So, you were the one who manipulated the Nine-Tails to wreak havoc on Konoha Village?!"
The masked man remained noncommittal.
Itachi Uchiha remained silent for a moment.
"It seems you truly possess power beyond my comprehension."
"However, that Nine-Tails attack caused our Uchiha clan to bear the doubts and pressure of the entire village, and it has led to the current irreconcilable conflict with the Konoha leadership."
The masked man scoffed, "So what?"
Itachi Uchiha asked curiously, "Even if you aren't the real Madara Uchiha, you possess the Sharingan's power to control the Nine-Tails, so you must be a powerful member of the Uchiha clan. If that's the case, why would you frame the Uchiha clan?"
"Framed?"
"Hahahaha..."
"Ridiculous. I only launched the Nine-Tails attack on a whim. As for the Uchiha clan? I didn't take them seriously at all. If you are being questioned by Konoha, that's just a side effect."
"Furthermore, don't assume that just because I'm an Uchiha clan member, I have any ties or feelings towards the Uchiha."
"On the contrary..."
"The reason I came to Konoha this time is precisely to..."
"Exterminate the Uchiha clan!"
Uchiha Itachi was immediately dumbfounded and shocked.
Why?
The mysterious masked man coldly said, "From the moment I left Konoha, and the Uchiha clan chose to follow Hashirama and betray me, all that remains for me about the Uchiha is hatred!"
"The Uchiha clan has eked out a living long enough; it's time for revenge..."
"So, Itachi Uchiha, how about we team up?"
Itachi Uchiha was still in shock.
"I?"
"Why should I join forces with you to exterminate my own family?"
The mysterious masked man sneered, "Don't think I don't know. You've already submitted to the Konoha leadership, becoming another trump card in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands after Uchiha Shisui!"
"And what he wants you to do is simply the same thing I want!"
"How much of the inscription on the stone tablet can your eyes see?"
Itachi Uchiha closed his eyes, then opened them again.
The crimson light of the Mangekyou Sharingan burst forth!
"I was right, you've awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan too!"
"Ever since the day Shisui-senpai died... but..."
Itachi Uchiha quickly turned off the button and shook his head.
"It makes no sense."
The masked man frowned: "The Mangekyou Sharingan is meaningless?"
"good."
Why?
Uchiha Itachi said in a deep voice, each word distinct and deliberate: "Because..."
"Neither I nor you are a match for that man."
"Uchiha... Senba".
The mysterious masked man was taken aback, then flew into a rage!
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