Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 84: Showdown Under the Moon (Available for First Order)

Uchiha Douguang and Kakashi carried Cardo to the other party's vault. With the lesson learned from the last time, Uchiha Douguang brought enough empty sealing scrolls this time. Although there was an extra money-maker with him this time, Cardo's wealth was far greater than that of the small noble who ran a casino in Tansho Street because he controlled the economy of an entire country with money.

Uchiha Tokou was very trustworthy and only took away 70% of the things in Kado's vault, with a total value of about 6 billion taels. He then divided the 6 billion taels into two parts in a ratio of 4 to 3, and gave one of them to Kakashi.

Kakashi took the Sealing Scroll in astonishment. This was nearly three billion. It was hard to say whether the Hatake clan's ancestors had earned that much. How many things were inside? Now, if he wanted to take everything out, he would need to refine his chakra two or three times to supply the energy needed to extract the items.

Kakashi also understood why Uchiha Douguang was so generous. Judging from the proficiency he showed, it was obviously not the first time he did this. He probably did this kind of thing last time in Tansho Street.

No wonder Uchiha Tokou said that the money he got from the Shimura, Tatsune, and Mito clans was a small amount.

Kakashi stared at him with an incredible look until Uchiha Douguang cast a curse seal on Kado and the two of them left Kado's manor together.

"Ahem, why are you staring at me like that?" Uchiha Douguang was a little uneasy at Kakashi's gaze, and then he reminded him: "Not all of this money is for you. Keep 10% for yourself, 30% for your mid-level subordinates, and 60% for their ninjas. Pay attention to the process when distributing the money."

"Just like the police dog base you and the Inuzuka clan established, and the secret technique research and development that supported the Aburame clan?" Kakashi also reacted after hearing this.

"Not bad, you have started to understand politics recently." Uchiha Douguang said, and the two smiled at each other and rushed to the hotel they had booked earlier.

Uchiha Tokugawa's actions tonight undoubtedly opened a new door for Kakashi. However, after the shock and excitement slowly faded away, Kakashi also realized what Uchiha Tokugawa had done with him tonight.

It can be said that if Uchiha Douguang's behavior tonight was exposed, then both of them would become public enemies of the entire ninja world, because what they did tonight was completely trampling on the unspoken rules of all ninja cognitive centers, and they had unknowingly become his accomplices.

Thinking of this, Kakashi's hand trembled slightly as he touched the seal scroll containing a huge amount of treasure in his arms. He swallowed and called Uchiha Douguang: "Hey, Douguang."

"Hmm?" Uchiha Douguang turned around with a smile.

"Do you know... what you are doing?" Kakashi asked with some difficulty.

"I know." Uchiha Douguang said nonchalantly, "Why, are you scared? If you are, give me the things, and I can pretend you never came tonight."

"Before today, I thought you just wanted to become Hokage, but today... Dou Guang, what exactly do you want to do?" Kakashi asked after taking a deep breath.

Hearing Kakashi's question, Uchiha Douguang put away the smile on his face and slowly said, "Do you really want to know? Let me warn you, once you know, there's no turning back."

Kakashi stared at Uchiha Tokou. His usual warm smile was now as calm as a lake, the cold moonlight adding a touch of gloom to his expression. Uchiha Tokou's question left Kakashi silent, but he remembered how it was he who had cleared his father's name, allowing him to care for his teacher's son with impunity. It was also how he had intervened without hesitation when Kakashi was caught in a whirlpool, shattering a conspiracy against him.

Thinking of this, Kakashi shook his head and said, "Haven't I already been your accomplice? There's no turning back. So, can you tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Douguang smiled again: "What do I want to do? Of course, to change this sick world."

Kakashi's pupils shrank when he heard this, but before he could ask, Uchiha Douguang asked back:

"Many people in this village claim to love peace, believing that mutual understanding between people can eliminate war. But, Kakashi, have you ever thought about the essence of war?"

Kakashi shook his head. He had also heard his teacher Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya discuss their views on war. They both agreed that as long as people understood each other, all wars would be eliminated. However, they had no idea how to do this. However, Jiraiya believed that the destined child in the prophecy of the Toad Sage of Myoboku Mountain would be able to do it.

"We all lost important people in the Third Shinobi World War, but what happened after the war ended? Did anything change? Nothing. The nobles and daimyo are still fiddling with their chips at the poker table, waiting for the chips to be used up and then to start a new round. The friendship and love that you value are just cold numbers in their eyes."

"War is ultimately a continuation of politics. The peace that the ninjas felt they had fought so hard for was merely a choice made by those at the table under the current circumstances."

"If it were just that, it would be fine, but we are the ones who clearly hold the power. I have never understood why people like us, who can be easily crushed to death by ninjas, can stand at the card table and wantonly play with the lives of many ninjas like us, while ninjas can never escape the fate of being tools because of these ridiculous rules that have been passed down from who knows when." Uchiha Douguang tore apart the reality and placed it in front of Kakashi. Then, he looked up at the moon hanging high in the sky and activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.

“The world is sick, and I want to try to cure it.”

"For young children to grow up normally, for lonely heroes to no longer bear the stigma, and for passionate young people to no longer die in vain, even if my hands must be stained with blood in the process, I am willing to bear this sin alone."

Uchiha Douguang's words completely froze Kakashi in his tracks. In just a few minutes, Kakashi's lips opened and closed several times. After a long while, Kakashi composed his expression and said solemnly:

"If that's the case, I'd like to go with you."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Douguang said nothing, but stretched out his right hand towards Kakashi, and Kakashi took it without hesitation.

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(End of this chapter)