Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

"We haven't been to the shrine for a long time since Obito's incident, so it's a bit dusty and messy."

Fugaku quickly explained.

Shisui looked around curiously.

Obito met that guy here, but he had sneaked over here before without encountering the so-called "Madara".

then.

He looked thoughtfully at the clan leader.

This place is probably not only where Obito encountered "Madara", but also where the elders of the clan used to hold meetings.

How dare you...

Do they really think Konoha's Anbu are blind?

He was utterly speechless with his people.

These tribesmen are really too daring; they're all reckless.

"As mentioned before, only those with the Sharingan can see the text above. However, since none of our clans had the Mangekyou Sharingan before, we didn't know what happened next."

He looked at Kyohiko, "Do you believe that Madara's departure back then might be related to the record on the stone tablet?"

"right."

Jingyan nodded slightly, then said, "You should all take a look to avoid any misinterpretations."

"yes!"

The two nodded together.

Immediately, they activated their Mangekyou Sharingan and looked at the stone tablet.

The text above quickly appeared one by one.

In addition to the previous content, other deciphered text did appear this time, but...

The content of the text surprised both of them greatly.

"What does it say on it?"

Jingyan looked at the two of them.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shisui immediately said, "Teacher, this time we've deciphered that through the Mangekyou Sharingan of a blood relative, one can obtain an eternal Mangekyou Sharingan..."

"Eternity?"

"Yes, using the ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan will cause vision loss, eventually leading to blindness."

Fugaku quickly replied—

Shisui has already said the most important thing; if he doesn't reply, he will seem disloyal.

He paused after speaking.

"There are rumors within our clan that Madara stole Izuna's eyes. I thought it was just a rumor from back then, but now it seems that Madara probably transplanted Izuna's eyes after his death."

"Um."

Zhi Shui nodded.

Jingyan stared at the stone tablet and muttered to himself, "So, the next level of information can only be seen with the Eternal Kaleidoscope?"

"It should be, or it might be related to your eye power. What about you, Shisui?"

Fugaku looked at Shisui.

Shisui observed carefully, then gently shook his head and said, "I can't see it either."

Jingyan gave Shisui a deep look, then nodded.

"It's alright, with the information we have now, we can still get a lot of information about Madara."

"It can be confirmed."

"The fact that Madara and Obito are leaving must be related to what's written here!"

He summarized it step by step.

Shisui couldn't help but bring it up again: "Obito always said that he left in pursuit of eternal peace. Is there something written on this?"

"Obviously."

Jingyan glanced around.

They hadn't found any traces before, and now that so much time has passed, it's even less likely they'd find any relevant clues.

Fortunately, he had his own sources of information.

Kyohiko looked at Fugaku.

"Fugaku-senpai, actually, I have a bold conjecture."

"Please speak."

"Back then, Madara Uchiha may have deciphered the message between the First Hokage from the stone tablet, which is why he chose to leave the village."

what?

Fugaku and Shisui were both completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.

Their first problem is disbelief.

Then, Zhishui was the first to react.

The cells implanted in my body—are they the cells and flesh of the First Generation Adult?!

He lowered his head, unable to hide his shock.

Fortunately, at this moment, Fugaku was also quite shocked, or rather, he simply did not believe Kyohiko's words.

Why is the Uchiha clan's stone tablet related to Hashirama Senju?

That's utter nonsense!

But, very soon...

"That's because I've already confirmed that the First Hokage's flesh and blood are beneficial to Madara, which is why I said that."

Kyohiko glanced at Fugaku.

Fugaku paused, then his eyes widened, and he said, "Obito's Wood Release?"

"Um."

Jingyan nodded.

"If that's the case, Madara might have deliberately orchestrated this to obtain the flesh and blood of the First Hokage..."

Fugaku said in surprise.

Then, he looked at Zhishui.

If so, Shisui most likely also obtained this power.

He remained silent for a moment, unable to fathom Jingyan's meaning.

"There must be some kind of connection between the Senju and Uchiha clans. For example, they may have shared a common ancestor in the earliest days, so the two clans can complement each other's strengths."

"You're right, but if that's the case, the truth is too shocking."

Fugaku muttered to himself.

Then, he looked at Zhishui.

"Shisui, you can go out now. I want to talk to Kyohiko alone."

"Yes."

Shisui lowered his head and instantly left.

Fugaku remained silent for a moment, then deliberately looked away.

"Kyohiko, what kind of power does Shisui possess?"

"Yes, he awakened too early. If his body and mind are not balanced in time, it may trigger some bloodline diseases."

As he spoke, Kyohiko added his conjecture about "bloodline disease" derived from the Kaguya clan.

Fugaku was not surprised.

He was just wondering whether he should make further demands.

Should we...?

exchange!

He hesitated for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Kyohiko, I absolutely cannot give you those Sharingan eyes!"

"Aren't you going to listen to my terms?"

"Please speak."

Fugaku bowed his head.

Kyohiko said, "Neither I nor Madara have a very low need for the ordinary Sharingan with three tomoe, so you overestimated my desire for the Sharingan."

After listening, Fugaku remained silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

This is true.

With Kyohiko's current strength, the three-tomoe Sharingan offers no improvement; only the Mangekyou Sharingan can help.

but.

The Mangekyou Sharingan is now only found in two pairs within the Uchiha clan.

One of them is him.

The other pair is water-stopping.

It's impossible to hand over his or Shisui's eyes, and judging from Kyohiko's expression, he doesn't seem to have any such intention.

What does that mean?

"For me, the Sharingan is merely a safeguard worth researching, not a necessity. I just wanted to test whether your Uchiha clan could enhance their cells..."

"Where's Senju?"

Kyohiko looked at Fugaku.

Mutually exclusive forces, the myriad phenomena of the universe.

It doesn't make sense that only the Uchiha clan would benefit. The Senju clan also shares a common ancestor with them and should also receive some of the benefits.

I don't know if I can improve in this area.

For example, like the Uchiha clan, make good use of the Sharingan.

of course.

There was also a small personal motive behind Kyohiko's actions—

After obtaining the Sharingan, is it possible to optimize the Sharingan's bloodline limit through the "system" to obtain a complete Sharingan system?

and so.

He was determined to get the Sharingan!

A look of surprise appeared on Fugaku's face.

"Don't you want it all?"

"What would I do with so many eyes? To embed them in my body and use Izanagi?"

Jingyan countered with a question.

Fugaku was speechless for a moment and could not say a word.

He thought...

"If it's just a pair, I can make the decision for you, but you can't use them casually in front of outsiders, after all, I also need to give an explanation to my clan."

Fugaku said in a low voice.

Jingyan nodded.

"I understand. Also, I want to ask you, perhaps I have a way to release some of your clansmen from the Anbu, but the price is that they will be under the control of the Hyuga clan..."

"Are you willing?"

Kyohiko looked at Fugaku.

Upon hearing this, Fugaku looked surprised, but then quickly understood what Kyohiko meant.

A caged bird!

A special cursed seal possessed only by the Hyuga clan; those who have the cursed seal implanted in their eyes will have their eyes sealed immediately upon death.

Furthermore, the Hyuga clan can control the life and death of those bearing the cursed seal through the Caged Bird Seal.

This means that the released person is actually on "suspended death sentence".

Fugaku remained silent for a few seconds.

"You don't need to answer right away, because I haven't asked Hyuga yet. If they don't agree, I'll have to use other methods."

Jingyan walked out, saying, "You should think carefully about this matter, and whether you need those cells."

"yes!"

Fugaku bowed his head.

After a long while, he looked up, but Jingyan had already disappeared from his sight.

He was covered in cold sweat.

As Kyohiko grew stronger and served in the Anbu for longer periods, the sense of oppression emanating from him became increasingly intense, making it impossible to treat him as a mere boy.

Fortunately, Konoha is currently on a relatively friendly terms with the Uchiha clan.

So...

Do I need to have interstitial cells transplanted?

Fugaku hesitated for only a moment before making a decision.

transplant!

Although his vision did not decline severely after using his pupil technique last time, there was a noticeable decrease.

If the two powers are combined, the Sharingan can become even stronger...

Furthermore, he did not expect that Kyohiko did not intend to kill all the clansmen imprisoned by the Dark Guard, but only intended to kill a portion of them.

What's going on here?

……

The Dark Guard Prison.

A batch of military rations was sent to various prisons as before.

The prison here holds mostly members of the Uchiha clan, because—

At Jingyan's request, they were to be detained separately.

Nonou was the one who manufactured and distributed the soldier's rations.

Just as she put down a soldier's ration pill and got up to leave, someone inside the prison called out to her.

"Wait! I... I wanted to ask, how is the Uchiha clan now?"

"Ha, when you betrayed us, didn't you think about your people at all?"

A mocking glint flashed in Nono's eyes.

Uchiha, complete madmen!

Driven by their ambitions, they released the Nine-Tails, nearly causing many people to lose their homes.

Seeing the pained expression on the other person's face, she spoke coldly.

"Do you regret it now?"

"We...we were just..."

"You want to find Madara? But Madara's subordinate, Obito Uchiha, he controls the Nine-Tails and wants to kill all of your Uchiha clan members."

Yakushi Nonou's tone was laced with sarcasm, "Foolish!"

She got up and walked outside.

"Wait, wait! What about my other people?"

"Wait a minute!!"

He wailed and cried, collapsing to the ground in despair.

Unfortunately, there was a tight barrier around him, so he couldn't commit suicide even if he wanted to.

Outside, Orochimaru held a pen and frowned.

"Not a single one has awakened?"

"Yes, at the moment, there isn't one."

Nono nodded.

"That shouldn't be the case!"

Orochimaru muttered to himself.

Intense emotions can activate the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Normally, such a set of words should have opened the eyes of these Uchiha people who were filled with remorse.

"Did they put it on?"

Nono frowned.

Orochimaru shook his head.

"It's unlikely that their emotions were too intense. It's more likely that they lacked the ability or talent, or that deep down they didn't really believe the Uchiha clan was wiped out because of them."

"Then what do we do? We can't exactly wipe out the Uchiha clan, can we?"

"Nono said in a low voice."

Orochimaru nodded.

This is one approach...

However, Tsunade and Kyohiko would definitely not agree.

Nonou asked, "Then, can we conclude that these people have a capacity for self-reflection?"

"Nonou, you're also a member of the Anbu, how come you've become so naive?"

Orochimaru's tone was icy.

He gave a cold laugh.

"Among these people, some genuinely regret it, but others don't regret the annihilation of the Uchiha clan; instead, they regret not rebelling sooner or failing."

Orochimaru knows these people too well.

The fact that they still dared to attack Kyohiko after the Nine-Tails was released and they encountered Kyohiko proves that they are staunch hawks.

If even one in ten people like this feels regret and reflects on their actions, that's already quite remarkable!

"According to Senior Inoichi's description, even their leader doesn't actually have much memory of Madara; he seems to only see a dark shadow..."

"This is not our business."

Orochimaru waved his hand.

They had long suspected Madara's identity, and the information they obtained from Nobushi Uchiha only further confirmed their suspicions.

He was more interested in the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"During this time, I will further provoke them by gradually revealing their plans regarding Madara, Obito, and the Uchiha clan. When necessary, I will initiate the next step."

Orochimaru said this, then coldly closed the booklet and left.

Nono nodded, then let out a long sigh of relief.

Facing Orochimaru is no easy task!

Fortunately, Danzo is now dead. No matter how terrifying Orochimaru is, he still has Tsunade and Kyohiko above him to keep him in check. If Danzo were still in the Anbu...

She could already imagine that these Uchiha were probably already being used as experimental subjects.

Do not!

To be precise, the entire Uchiha clan might not have survived.

She was carrying a basket and preparing to leave when suddenly, Orochimaru returned.

"Oh, right, Nonou."

"Yes, please go ahead..."

"That kid named Dou has great talent and ability. I'm very interested in him and might take him as my disciple."

Orochimaru licked his lips. "I hope the image I have in your mind won't cause you any resistance."

In that instant, Nono's eyes widened, and her heart pounded faster...

She was first angry, then confused.

"Kabuto's talent and abilities?"

"Isn't he already in the hospital? Or is it that you don't actually understand his talent and aspirations?"

Orochimaru chuckled softly, "Nonou, you should learn more about that child. He possesses an astonishing maturity and talent."

During this time, Orochimaru had been secretly observing Kabuto, and the result was—

Very satisfied!

In his eyes, Kabuto was superior to Shisui. (End of Chapter)