Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 17 Arrangements for Yamato
That night, in the Uchiha clan's shrine, as the priest recited a long prayer, the nine Sharingan taken from Danzo's arms were sent into the shrine under the gaze of all the clan members present.

After the ceremony, the tribesmen gradually dispersed, and Uchiha Douhuan went to the interrogation room again.

After being tortured for a whole day, Shimura Reito and the other two had run out of strength. However, the newcomer Shimura Hiroshi kept cursing after seeing Uchiha Dohuan.

Uchiha Douhuan scratched his ears and pretended not to hear.

Seeing this, the Uchiha Chunin who was in charge of interrogating him increased the force of the baton in his hand.

Uchiha Dohuan went straight to the cell where the Wood Release ninja who had not yet been named Yamato by the Third Hokage was imprisoned.

Since it has been decided to hand this guy over to Kakashi as a credit to him, Uchiha Dohuan will not make things difficult for him anymore. Except for beating him up on the first day, he will be kept in solitary confinement for the rest of the time.

Of course, at this moment he still had the sealing technique cast by Uchiha Dohuan himself. After all, he was also a Wood Release ninja. Although he was far inferior to the first generation, if no measures were taken, the ordinary Chunin in the interrogation room would not be able to do anything to him.

In the corner of the cell, Yamato, still known as Jia, heard the noise and sat up suddenly.

Uchiha Douhuan entered the cell and turned on the light. The sudden change in light made Jia squint his eyes.

Just as Jia was about to take action, the rattling chains and the severe pain in his body caused by the sealing technique reminded him of his current situation.

"Let's chat." Uchiha Douhuan pulled a chair and sat down in front of Jia.

"Humph, I won't say anything."

"By the way, how much salary did Danzo pay you? You are so loyal." Uchiha Douhuan laughed.

"We follow Lord Danzo for Konoha. How can it be measured by money?" Jia said righteously.

"Oh, so you mean you don't even have money, then why are you risking your life?" Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile.

"How can you, an Uchiha who is born evil, understand Lord Danzo's dedication to the village!" Jia's face was full of fanaticism, which made Uchiha Douhuan shake his head.

"You're talking about Yamanaka Feng and the others. At least they have a family as a weak point, so they were harmed like this by Danzo. Do you think it would be so bad for an orphan like you?" Uchiha Douhuan asked someone to bring in some food, and then handed it to Jia.

"Hmph." Jia sneered and stared at Uchiha Douhuan.

"Tell me how you acquired the Wood Release technique. Your crime is not too serious. Although we have found out that you were instructed by Danzo to assassinate the Sandaime, the Sandaime is eager to recruit talented people and will not pursue the matter. As for other things, Kakashi pleaded for you. For his sake, I don't plan to investigate it strictly. So, as long as you explain clearly, you can still go out." "I will not betray Lord Danzo!" Jia said gritting his teeth.

"It's not hard to guess, actually. It's Orochimaru, isn't it?" Uchiha Douhuan said. "Back then, the artificial Wood Release plan was no secret to us ninjas. The idiots of the Senju clan were fooled by it, and the once powerful clan of the Warring States period was reduced to a handful of powerful people now. In the end, due to the huge sacrifices and lack of results, the Sandaime-sama called it a halt."

"It's just that old Danzo refused to give up and has continued his research in secret. His partner is Orochimaru, and you are the only result of this project, right?" Uchiha Douhuan said.

Seeing Jia's incredulous look, Uchiha Douhuan chuckled and said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm not stupid. Children disappear from the village orphanage from time to time. This is all on record with the Security Department. It's just that the presence of that old man Danzo has prevented us from digging deeper. Moreover, the period before Orochimaru's defection was a peak period for missing orphans in the village. On the contrary, after his defection, the number dropped sharply. Considering your age, it's not difficult to infer this result."

Jia's eyes flickered, and Uchiha Douhuan struck while the iron was hot and continued, "So, why are you, an orphan who was captured and reformed, so loyal to Danzo? Your loyalty should be to Hokage-sama and the Will of Fire."

"There are only two paths before you now. One is to confess and live in the sun as a normal ninja from now on. The other is to continue to resist and be buried with Danzo who only regards you as a tool. The seal of eradicating the tongue on your body has lost its effect. Think about it carefully and don't waste the opportunity that Kakashi asked for you." After saying that, Uchiha Dohuan didn't say any more. After putting down the food and water, he got up and left the cell.

Uchiha Dohuan actually didn't have much hope of conquering Yamato. He was very self-aware and knew that he didn't have the good words like Naruto. If he wanted to conquer his subordinates, he had to rely more on direct benefits. Moreover, as early as the beginning, Uchiha Dohuan understood that Yamato was not something that the current Uchiha could keep. After all, he inherited the Wood Release of the first generation. He thought that when Sarutobi Hiruzen recovered, he would ask for it.

Therefore, Uchiha Douhuan simply regarded it as a contribution to Kakashi's promotion. Moreover, the purpose of Uchiha Douhuan saying so much was to make him think that he let him go for Kakashi's sake.

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In the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen kept smoking, while the two consultants who had hit a snag with Uchiha Dohuan were staring at him silently.

"Huruzen, we can't let Uchiha Dohuan continue like this. He's clearly using the investigation as an opportunity to eliminate dissidents." Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen was still silent, Mitomon broke the silence, "He even dared to arrest the head of the Shimura clan. If he keeps this up, I'm afraid we'll have to go to the security department too."

"Dou Huan, he won't be like that." Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a while before raising his head and said. After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen was still afraid of Kotoamatsukami in Uchiha Dou Huan's hands. Moreover, it was less than three days since what happened at the village entrance that day. Most of the core ninjas in the village saw Danzo's shocking corpse clearly. If he forcibly ordered the Uchiha clan to stop the investigation now, everyone would inevitably think too much.

"Huruzen! Don't hesitate any longer. Have you forgotten what your teacher taught you?" Utane Koharu couldn't help but remind him.

"Okay, but we can't just stop the Uchiha investigation for no reason." Seeing that the other party brought up the Nidaime, Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a while and could only give in. "Kakashi, go to the Uchiha clan and ask Uchiha Douhuan to come and report on the progress of the investigation tomorrow."

"Yes." Kakashi walked out from the shadows in the office, received the order, and disappeared into the darkness.

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(End of this chapter)