The dungeon at the bottom of the Anbu has always been used to hold death row prisoners, as well as Konoha ninjas who made principled mistakes and were sentenced to life imprisonment.
It is dark, humid, and quiet here. The prisoners who are detained here may scream or lament at first, but as time goes by and they are locked up for a long time, they gradually become numb.
Only a few people showed pleasure when they saw that Danzo, a man with great power in Konoha, would be imprisoned here one day.
But when they saw the Third Hokage still outside the prison, they knew that Danzo would be able to get out one day.
At this time, seeing Hiruzen fall into silence, Danzo knew that his old teammate had listened, and continued:
“The Uchiha clan and the Uzumaki clan have a feud, and after the Uzumaki clan’s annihilation, not even a single member of the clan is left.
Even if only half of the Uchiha people move to the Uzumaki Country, they will definitely have an overwhelming advantage over the Uzumaki clan in terms of the number of ninjas.
Now it's just because Yagami Baiyu and Uzumaki Kushina use personal force to support the fragile balance of the Uzumaki Country.
Could it be that after the Uchiha clan left Konoha, they would really be able to obtain corresponding political status in the Kingdom of Whirlpool?
In the final analysis, it was just Yagami Baiyu who took advantage of this opportunity to win over some of the Uchiha splitters.
For the future of Konoha, we must make good use of the power of the Nine-Tails and keep the Jinchūriki firmly in our hands. "
Because Danzo himself is such a person, so in his heart, Bai Yu is naturally such a person.
What Shiroha values only is the military power of the Uchiha clan. He wants to weaken Konoha and participate in the struggle for hegemony among various villages, hoping to replace Konoha's position as the ninja hegemon.
Uchiha was just deceived.
Of course, if it were not from an opposing perspective, Danzo felt that there was nothing wrong with what Bai Yu did, because he himself also hoped to use the Uchiha clan to win the war during the war and weaken the political status of the Uchiha clan in peacetime. , and then finally capture the Sharingan through various means.
Danzo even felt that Bai Yu's ultimate goal was also the Sharingan, but these ignorant Uchiha people left Konoha for short-term interests.
The current Uzumaki clan is very strong, but they have no foundation at all. When Bai Yu and Kushina grow old and weak, the destruction of the Uzumaki Kingdom will happen again sooner or later, and the Uchiha clan will also be destroyed along with it.
"I will think about it."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a long time before he spoke.
Today's experience is very similar to when Bai Yu publicly stated that he wanted to leave Konoha with Kushina.
That time, Konoha lost Kyuubi, and he, the Hokage, lost popularity.
But this time, Konoha's strongest ninja clan also chose to leave Konoha.
Sarutobi Hiruzen also had to reflect on his own actions.
But as Danzo said, the ninja world must rely on strength to speak for itself.
If Bai Yu hadn't rushed to Konoha to support the Uchiha clan today, maybe the outcome wouldn't have been like this.
It seems that it is inevitable for Naruto to become the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki.
Seeing that Hiruzen was persuaded by him, Danzo continued:
"In addition, if someone makes trouble because of the Uchiha clan, you can also take advantage of the situation to propose abdication and propose a more suitable Hokage candidate, so as to retreat in order to advance.
Anyway, you are only the acting Hokage. Before the fourth generation wakes up, there must still be people who support the fourth generation who hope that you can continue to be the acting Hokage instead of electing the fifth generation.
Although the Uchiha clan's proposal will make many people excited, other ninja clans want to take away the position of Hokage from the Hokage clan, but they are also afraid of benefiting others, so they will not unite easily.
In addition, all the root members under my command will join the ANBU and follow your orders.
Hiruzen, you can't give up easily.
Don't forget, there is the Sarutobi clan behind you! "
"Danzo..." Sarutobi Hiruzen saw that Danzo still didn't forget to make suggestions for him at this time, and his mood was extremely complicated.
Recalling that he followed the second-generation Hokage to Kumogakure to negotiate decades ago, and was ordered to become Hokage when he was in danger. After returning to the village, he was suppressed by other tribes. With the help of Danzo, Koharu, and En, he finally stabilized the internal situation and sat down. Confirmed the position of Hokage.
After World War II and World War III, we went through the most difficult times together. Danzo really did a lot for the village.
Speaking of which, regarding the Uchiha clan's problems, he put all the pressure and responsibility on Danzo. Even though he was the Hokage, he asked Danzo to deal with the Uchiha problems, which led to the current situation.
He, the Hokage, also has an unshirkable responsibility, and he is the one who should go to jail.
There is no electricity in the prison on the ground floor, only the weak flames burning in the lamps on the wall are constantly emitting this dim and swaying light.
Under the firelight, the shadow cast by the iron bars of the prison was imprinted on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face, intertwined with the wrinkles on his face, like the crisscrossing ditches in the fields, making him look older and older.
"Hiruzhan, what's your expression?!" Danzo frowned when he saw Hiruzen's guilty expression.
He doesn't need sympathy.
"Danzo, we are all old." Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but sigh, time is not forgiving, if he was young, how could he be so hesitant and hesitant in doing things.
"Our time is not over yet!"
Danzo said with a determined expression.
As long as he completely completes the wood escape experiment, his body will be able to regain its second spring. Even if he gains one-tenth of the power of the first generation, it will be enough to make a comeback.
...
Uchiha clan extraterrestrial.
When Sasuke carried his small schoolbag and got rid of Naruto, a pestering spirit, his steps home became much more brisk. He couldn't wait to show his results to Itachi. This time, his brother had no reason to follow him. I said something like 'next time'.
Because this was promised a long time ago, and Itachi had promised it repeatedly.
However, when Sasuke returned to his clan, he discovered something strange.
The Uchiha clan's territory occupies a large area, and since there are thousands of ordinary clan members, they can also achieve a certain degree of self-sufficiency within the clan, with various shops available.
But now all the shops that sell clothes and food are closed. Even the uncles and aunts who used to greet Sasuke every time he got off school are gone. All the doors of the entire clan are closed.
"What's going on? What... happened?"
Sasuke looked confused.
Although usually when Uchiha held clan meetings, there would be much fewer clan members coming and going, but it wasn't like there was no one in the whole street. Even the children of his own age were missing.
Moreover, only tribesmen with open eyes are eligible to participate in the clan meeting, and there will be no exceptions.
Thinking of this, Sasuke panicked and hurriedly ran towards home.
"So what happened?"
"Why should we leave Konoha?"
"Did Uchiha get kicked out of the village?"
"Why let us go!"
"We Uchiha are the founders and heroes who worked together with the Senju clan to establish Konoha. Why are we treated like this!"
"Fugaku, it was your weakness that allowed radical ninjas like Chiho to completely break with the village!"
"You have to give us an explanation!"
When Sasuke ran to the corner of a street away from his home, he heard the noise.
He sped up and ran across the street panting, and was stunned by what he saw.
I saw hundreds of Uchiha tribesmen surrounding the door of his house, shouting emotionally, as if they were denouncing something.
His father, Fugaku, was criticized by his uncles and aunts who had been kind to him in the past, but he could only apologize without saying a word.
And Sasuke's favorite brother was also pulled and pushed by some ninjas, with no intention of fighting back.
"Step aside!"
"Stop it! Don't treat your brother like this!"
Sasuke excitedly rushed into the crowd and squeezed in with all his strength.
By the time he squeezed in front of Itachi with all his strength, his schoolbag was gone and his clothes were torn by the excitement of the crowd.
"Sasuke?" Itachi was stunned when he saw Sasuke's embarrassed look.
"Quickly let go! Let go of brother!"
Sasuke pounded the ninjas surrounding Itachi hard.
Seeing the pitiful look of young Sasuke with tears streaming down his face, those Uchiha also released their grip on Itachi.
"Brother!" Sasuke hugged Itachi and asked while wiping his tears: "Brother, what happened? Are what they said true? Is the Uchiha clan going to be driven out of the village?"
"I'm sorry, Sasuke." Itachi's eyes flashed with deep self-blame. It was his inability to strike a balance between his family and the village, and his failure to prevent the split of the Uchiha clan.
"Everyone, this is the decision of the Chiho clan leader, and it is also the choice of many clan members. The third generation did not stop it. The clan members voluntarily left the Uchiha clan and joined the Kingdom of Whirlpool."
Seeing that his youngest son was back, Fugaku did not remain silent, but tried to explain again.
"What do you mean the third generation didn't stop it!?"
"We won't listen!"
"Why not execute Danzo!?"
"So many people have left, what should we do with the rest of us? If we stay in the village like this, can we still live with other people in the future?!"
Fugaku's explanation did not satisfy the remaining Uchiha people.
Uchiha was originally the strongest ninja clan in Konoha and the founder of the village. To this point, Fugaku, the clan leader, had a huge responsibility that he could not shirk.
Now Chief Chiho has taken away more than half of the Uchiha clan, and the number of ninjas here accounts for two-thirds of the total number of Uchiha ninjas, and the number of Uchiha with open eyes is nearly three-quarters.
And they now know that the Uchiha clan actually has four strong men who have activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, and there are three of them among the Uchiha who have left Konoha.
Uchiha has this power, why not launch a coup, kill Danzo directly, force the third generation to abdicate, and be the master of his own country.
As ordinary Uchiha people, they get along quite well with other ordinary people in Konoha, and because they are backed by powerful Uchiha, they also enjoy better treatment than ordinary villagers.
Maybe the Uchiha ninjas were suppressed and ostracized in Konoha, but they were not.
As a result, most of the Uchiha ninjas have left, which will inevitably cause the Uchiha's status in Konoha to plummet.
Coupled with the record of splitting, ordinary people like them will definitely not have an easy time in Konoha in the future.
As for why they didn't leave with the clansmen who left Konoha, it was also because they were used to Konoha's stable life.
Konoha proved its strength with the victory of three ninja wars.
The Uzumaki clan was exterminated at the beginning of the Third War. Although the current Uzumaki clan has two top powerhouses, Bai Yu and Kushina, they don’t have much background. If there is a war, they are likely to compete with the original Uzumaki Kingdom. Likewise, when the elite went out to fight, their families were stolen and their country destroyed.
And Bai Yu said it nicely, if he was not treated well after going there, there would be no way to leave the Kingdom of Whirlpool.
After all, once you leave Konoha, there is no room to turn back.
All in all, they just want to enjoy the same rights as before and do not want changes.
Chiho, who caused all this to happen, has already led her tribe to pack up and prepare to go to the Country of Whirlpool. The only person they can blame is Fugaku, the previous clan leader who still chose to stay in Konoha.
Even if it doesn't help, someone has to bear their anger and dissatisfaction.
Fugaku, who was the clan leader but had done nothing, was naturally the first to bear the brunt and was used by everyone to vent their anger.
Sasuke looked at his father who was being criticized by everyone without saying a word. He looked unhappy and wanted to rectify the injustice for him, but was stopped by Itachi.
At this moment, an even more excited noise suddenly broke out from behind the crowd.
"Shisui is here!"
"It's Shisui!"
"Get out of my way!"
The Uchiha clan members who surrounded Fugaku's house made way from behind.
Shisui walked to the middle of the crowd with a solemn expression, came to Itachi and Fugaku, and said hello to them. "Lord Fugaku, Itachi. Chiho asked me to consult the clan members again."
With that said, Zhisui turned and looked at the remaining clan members: "If you change your mind and are willing to leave with us, go pack your bags now. You only need to bring the food rations and clothes you have been traveling for the past two days. , the Kingdom of Whirlpool will prepare everything else in advance.”
"traitor!"
"Why do you do this?! Why betray us!"
"Why didn't you kill Danzo?!"
"What's so good about the Kingdom of Whirlpool!?"
"We will not leave Konoha!"
Zhisui's words instantly attracted most of the firepower, and everyone turned their spears on him.
Originally, Shisui was a perfect image in the minds of everyone in Uchiha, strong, gentle, and full of kindness to everyone.
But now Shisui chose to leave Konoha like Chiho when his clan was in crisis, putting the clansmen who stayed in Konoha into a very embarrassing situation.
"I'm sorry, this may be the best result for the Uchiha clan." Shisui apologized and bowed deeply to everyone.
For Shisui, he loves the Uchiha clan and every clan member is his family.
But at the same time, he also loves the village of Konoha, and every villager is also his family.
However, the conflict between the family and the village has reached an irreconcilable level, and because of Danzo's incident, the two sides are at odds with each other, and internal fighting is almost inevitable.
As Chiho and Issei said, in order to resolve the conflict, the village must first make changes, which requires the top management to tolerate the Uchiha clan with great courage.
However, the crux of the matter is that the village is waiting for the Uchiha clan to change first.
Both sides are waiting for the other to give in first.
And when the Uchiha clan began to give in, the higher-ups pushed further and wanted the Uchiha clan to make greater changes, but they forgot that in the beginning, the Uchiha wanted the higher-ups to change first.
Because from the beginning, it was the pressing pressure from the top management that completely forced the Uchiha clan to the opposite side.
The Uchiha clan just wants the top management to return to how they were before. If this cannot be done, there will be no need for negotiations between the two parties.
Now even if Danzo is killed and the third generation is forced to abdicate, the new Hokage will not be able to reach a consensus with the Uchiha clan anytime soon.
As long as there is a little friction and confrontation during this period, it will easily lead to greater disputes.
Moreover, when Uchiha and Senju established Konoha in troubled times, they did rely on strong strength, but when solving internal problems, they could not convince the public simply by using violence.
Changing to a soil more suitable for the survival of the Uchiha clan is not a bad thing for the current Uchiha.
As Issei said, Uchiha is too strong, but not strong enough to make everyone surrender.
Now that most of the power of the Uchiha clan has left Konoha, the remaining Uchiha in Konoha can still be regarded as a great ninja clan compared with other ninja clans, and will not be inferior to the Hinata and Sarutobi clans, but At the same time, it is not as powerful as it used to be to the extent that it can make people swell.
The Uchiha tribesmen who remain in Konoha have basically proven their nostalgia and loyalty to Konoha. They basically pose no threat to the village and the higher-ups. Therefore, the weakening of Uchiha's strength is actually a good thing for them. .
Everyone could not understand Shisui's thoughts, nor could they understand the thoughts of Chiho and other radicals.
In their view, it's like a quarrel between parents and children. No matter how much trouble the children make, they won't really run away from home and never come back, right?
It's a pity that as ordinary people, they can't see how harsh the living environment of the Uchiha ninjas in Konoha is. They do the most tiring things, the most dangerous jobs, make the most achievements, and enjoy the most fundamental things. Unequal treatment.
"Itachi, I feel that at least I have to say goodbye to you formally before leaving." Listening to the curses of the tribesmen, Shisui turned around and came to Itachi, saying apologetically: "It was me who violated the original I promised to work with you to change the family and the village, but now I have chosen to quit, I'm sorry."
"Shisui..."
When Itachi was accused by his tribe just now, his expression didn't change much, but Shisui's words made his expression moved and his chest felt tight.
Anyone can be blamed, but not Shisui.
He truly is dedicated to his family and village.
Itachi knew Shisui's hardship and pain of being caught between his family and the village. It was the village that failed Shisui and Uchiha.
"Take care of yourself." Shisui patted Itachi on the shoulder with a look of reluctance, and then looked at Fugaku beside him, "Lord Fugaku, please take care of yourself."
Fugaku nodded solemnly. Although he firmly disagreed with leaving Konoha, he did not hate people like Shisui, Chiho, and Issei, because they were also for the Uchiha clan.
Although they led most of the clan to leave Konoha, they opened up a new path for the Uchiha clan, and they are still Uchiha.
It's just a different approach.
"Traitor! Why betray the family? You are all traitors to the family! Sooner or later, I will let you..."
At this time, Sasuke yelled angrily at Shisui. He remained silent and finally understood the whole story. It was Shisui and others who betrayed the family and wanted to leave Konoha and take many clan members away. My brother and father were criticized by everyone, which was a shame to the family.
"Shut up! Sasuke! What do you know!? There is no room for talking here!"
Fugaku scolded, interrupting Sasuke's childish statement.
Sasuke was shocked by Fugaku's scolding, his eyes widened, and he looked at Fugaku in disbelief.
Sasuke didn't understand why he was being lectured even though he was clearly speaking for his father.
Even his brother Itachi, who was always praised by his father, failed, so why can't he trust him once?
"I will never forgive you!"
Sasuke held back the uncontrollable tears in his eyes and ran into the house yelling.
He secretly determined in his heart that one day he would revive his family and let his father recognize his existence.
...
After five days of long journey, the Uchiha clan finally arrived from Konoha to the vicinity of the Uzumaki Country Peninsula in the East China Sea.
This is because the people of the Uchiha clan, even if they have no chakra, generally have better physiques than ordinary people. They spend more than ten hours every day on the road.
However, when passing through the depression outside the Uzumaki clan, they saw the sinkhole left by the previous battle.
"I heard that this was originally a valley, but it was later destroyed by fighting!"
Hearing the voices of the ninjas talking, the Uchiha people subconsciously slowed down and couldn't help but look towards the sinkhole.
When the Uzumaki clan's gate appeared in their sight, warm cheers and applause rang out.
"welcome!"
"Welcome to the Uchiha clan!"
"Very good!"
"Everyone, you came too late!"
The Uchiha clan members were shocked by the enthusiasm of the greeters.
Everyone's face was filled with joy from the bottom of their hearts, and that strong emotion touched the hearts of the Uchiha people.
Many of them, ordinary people, don't really want to leave Konoha. It's just because the ninjas at home are leaving, and they can't go with them despite coaxing and persuading.
In the minds of many people, they were driven away by Konoha.
But looking at the enthusiasm of the Uzumaki clan, they suddenly felt that they had come to the right place.
Kushina and Bai Yu slowly walked out of the crowd and came to the Uchiha group.
Chiho's expression was slightly tense. In terms of appearance, she didn't think she would lose to Kushina. She just lacked the charm of a mature woman, but she would have it sooner or later when she married Bai Yu.
It was just the strong aura of Kushina and the oppressive feeling caused by the chakra that made Chiho feel a little uncomfortable. Even though she knew that Kushina was not targeting her, she was still frightened by Kushina's strength.
"Chiho, I didn't expect us to meet again." Kushina walked forward with a smile and stretched out her hand towards Chiho: "As the leader of the Uzumaki clan and the future king of the Uzumaki country, on behalf of all the people, Welcome to the Uchiha clan!"
Seeing Kushina's smile full of sincerity, Chiho couldn't help but admire Kushina's magnanimity. She stepped forward and held Kushina's hand tightly, and then looked slightly surprised when Kushina In his eyes, he hugged her and said: "From now on, we will be a family that loves each other, Sister Kushina!"
...
The news that most of the Uchiha clan, led by clan leader Chiho, left Konoha and joined the Kingdom of Whirlpool, swept across the entire ninja world like a hurricane.
The first reaction from all parties was disbelief, feeling that it was false news.
But once I heard that it was Danzo who attacked the Kage-level warrior of the Uchiha clan, and that the Third Hokage protected Danzo, which led to the separation of the Uchiha clan, I felt that it was acceptable.
After all, it was before the Third War that Konoha's public opinion drove White Fang, who was powerful in the ninja world, to death.
At the end of the third war, for unknown reasons, Bai Yu and Kushina, the two top shadow-level experts, left Konoha together.
Now most of the Uchiha ninjas and tribesmen have left Konoha.
It is not surprising that all the outrageous things happened in the later period of the Third Hokage's reign.
In Iwagakure Village, after Onoki learned this information in Tsuchikage's office, he immediately sent people to the Kingdom of Demons to increase cooperation. Iwagakure Village will purchase potions from the Snake Spirit Group in large quantities and significantly reduce the cost of trade. tariff.
After the ninja who summoned him left, Onoki stood up and came to the window, feeling unable to calm down for a long time.
"It would be great if the Uchiha clan joined Iwagakure..."
The Third Hokage is so stupid that it really makes people happy and angry.
Fortunately, the enemy leader is so stupid and makes frequent mistakes.
What makes him angry is that even if Konoha loses Uchiha, it will still be the ninja village with the strongest overall strength in the ninja world.
The family wealth left by the first and second generation Hokage to Konoha is really strong!
It's really enviable. If their village had the foundation of Konoha, they would probably have unified the ninja world long ago.
At the same time, Ohnoki couldn't help but feel frightened by Yagami Baiyu's methods.
This young man's methods are really sophisticated.
The Uchiha clan's Sharingan and their arrogance are famous in the ninja world. It is not an easy thing to get so many Uchiha people to join sincerely.
With the addition of the Uchiha clan, the foundation of the Country of Whirlpool has become comparable to that of the five major ninja villages.
Even if Bai Yu and Kushina announced the official reconstruction of the Whirlpool Kingdom now, all the forces in the ninja world would only congratulate them and not dare to have other ideas.
It is conceivable that in less than ten years, the ninja world will be the six major ninja villages.
The next Ninja World War will be a time when the Ninja World will be completely reshuffled, and there may be a situation where a great country will be destroyed.
...
For a time, except for Kirigakure and Konoha, other villages sent envoys to the Uzumaki clan.
The Third Raikage Ai even publicly proposed holding the Five Kage Talks again.
At this time, within the Uzumaki clan who was at the center of public opinion, Bai Yu hid in the underground laboratory after helping with the initial affairs, and used the solidifying talent spell "Soul Projection" to transform him and the wood spirit into " Uchiha Issei" completely integrated.
He received a message from Kakuzu and Scorpion and learned something extraordinary, so he prepared to strengthen the Kodama incarnation and go to find out.
The Uchiha clan has pulled on the chariot of the Kingdom of Whirlpool, and "Uchiha Issei" can retire with success.
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