Uchiha Akaishi Tour

When Akaishi woke up, he had already returned to the sanatorium—this time lying there as a wounded soldier.

Feeling the pain in his shoulder, Akaishi's head was still a little throbbing, but he knew that what he had just experienced was not a hallucination.

"Hmm? You're awake?" Lan Wu had just come in when she saw that Chi Shi had woken up.

"What's wrong with me... ouch..." Akaishi rubbed his shoulder.

"Don't worry, you were only unconscious for twelve hours," Lan Wu said.

After a moment of silence, Akaishi asked, "Masaki...?"

From Lanwu, Chishi also learned the result of the previous battle—1:3.

This meticulously planned attack by Sunagakure, orchestrated with intelligence from an inside agent and riddled with hidden conspiracies, ended in failure. Not only did it fail to achieve its intended effect, but it even…

In the end, Konoha lost one Chunin.

On the Sand Village side, they lost two Chunin and one Jonin—Koudaiji was indeed a Jonin, and he was indeed captured by Minato.

Even Ebizo, known for his keen senses, lost an eye, significantly reducing his strength.

This is a perfect example of "trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead".

Despite his resounding victory, Akaishi was still in a bad mood...

April 30, Konoha Year 37.

After Akaishi was nearly detoxified, he received his official transfer order and just returned to Konoha today—just as previously speculated, all six members of the "Akaishi Squad" have returned to Konoha.

Although the six were at the medical station, Konoha Village was also giving them special publicity for their performance over the past month—after all, they were to be role models for "young Chunin".

The final battle that thwarted the Sand Village's plot was especially highlighted.

However, after returning this time, Akaishi did not first go around to see if anyone was telling his story. Instead, after returning to his clan's territory, he went to the Mawa family's house first...

Mawa's wife and elderly mother already knew the tragic news—but they didn't know the details of Mawa's sacrifice, only that he died in a Sand Ninja attack.

When Masaki's wife, Ruyi, opened the door, she looked at the clan's most prominent figure with surprise. "Akaishi? What brings you here?"

Akashi noticed that the other person was pale and seemed to have not rested enough.

Akaishi twitched his lips, then said, "I... am Mahiro's friend. I was right in front of him when he sacrificed himself."

"I see. It seems... Mawa really did sacrifice himself in a very important battle." Ruyi said, smiling slightly with some relief, and then invited Akaishi in.

Ruyi was also from the Uchiha clan and was a distant relative of Shinpan. Such internal marriages were not uncommon among the great ninja clans.

"Who is Ruyi?"

An elderly woman with short, silver-gray hair came out carrying a baby...

Upon seeing this, Akaishi said, "I am Akaishi, a friend of Mahiro. This must be Mahiro's son, right? He... told me before that he wanted to name his son Obito."

Before his death, Shinpan mentioned this matter again, presumably because he hadn't had time to reply.

"With the character 'Shi'? Hmm... a good name," Ruyi said, forcing herself to be cheerful.

"Akaishi? You're the genius who's recently emerged in the clan, aren't you?" Mapan's mother suddenly realized.

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"He's not exactly a genius... Shinpan has already found a teacher for Obito, but... if Obito doesn't understand anything about the Sharingan or anything else in the future, he can come and ask me," Akaishi promised.

Because Akaishi didn't fit into this atmosphere, he didn't stay at the Mawa family's house for long.

Just as Chishi came out, he saw Ajie waiting for him outside again...

Needless to say, the clan leader wanted to find Chishi.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Akaishi only has one Sharingan at three levels now, just like when he was almost two levels. The improvement in strength is not obvious yet. Only the strength of copying ninjutsu has been improved to three levels. As for the enhancement of various abilities such as eye power, chakra, and perception, it is only slightly improved compared to when he was two levels. Only a pair of balanced Sharingan is the strongest state!

but……

Based on past experience, once one eye is promoted, as long as the person doesn't die in battle or perish prematurely, the other eye will inevitably be promoted within ten years as well!

When the clan chief learned of the news, he was overjoyed.

Shinwa's awakening of his Eyes was triggered by the sacrifice of two of his fellow clansmen, who later also perished.

If that's all there is to it, the Uchiha clan has suffered a huge loss.

But now...

Previously, there was one second-generation member, one first-generation member, and one clansman who hadn't awakened his Sharingan, which led to the birth of a new third-generation member... Considering the Uchiha clan as a whole, it was worth it!

Of course, when facing Chishi, Chief Jiancheng did not show this idea.

He only instructed Akaishi to copy all the remaining copyable ninjutsu and genjutsu as soon as possible!

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office at the Hokage Building.

"Has the investigation been completed?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzo seriously.

"Yes, it's confirmed now. He's the one who leaked the information." Danzo placed a list of ANBU members' identities on Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk. Although he already knew who this person was, Sarutobi still picked it up and examined it carefully...

This person only joined the Anbu last year, which means... after Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage, he was one of the first batch of commoner ninjas he promoted.

"War orphans?" Sarutobi frowned.

"That's right, he was an orphan from an enemy country adopted by Konoha during the Fourth Shinobi World War twenty years ago!" Danzo solemnly reminded him.

"It's another country." Sarutobi understood what he meant, so he corrected him.

"They were another country then, but now they're an enemy country!" Danzo persisted.

Twenty years ago, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Konoha Village actively adopted orphans from war-torn countries, following the directive set by the First Hokage to protect all children.

The Second Hokage has always followed this rule, and even cultivated a group of "Konoha ninjas" from it.

This naturally includes the Land of Rain.

While it cannot be said that this person's betrayal is directly related to this, it is indeed hard not to have doubts about such a person's identity.

"I've said it before, these orphans from other countries are completely unreliable!" Danzo emphasized when Sarutobi remained silent. "If Sunagakure succeeds this time, they might be trying to use Shinnosuke to assassinate you!"

That's right. At first, Akaishi thought that Sunagakure wanted to kidnap Shinnosuke and interfere with Hiruzen Sarutobi's judgment.

However, after seeing the Sunagakure village's "human puppet" technology, Akaishi had a new guess—perhaps the Sunagakure village wasn't so naive after all... Imagine if it was Shinnosuke who suffered this time, and he later assassinated the Hokage, he might actually have succeeded!

At that time, Konoha Village, which was not very stable to begin with, will definitely fall into internal chaos if another Hokage dies.

Even if it doesn't escalate to the point of civil war, it can at least significantly weaken Konoha's ability to coordinate.

Seeing that Sarutobi remained silent, Danzo continued, "Konoha's orphanage policy must be changed. We can't let those unreliable orphans from enemy countries become Konoha ninjas who could turn on us at any time!"

"How do you want to change things?" Sarutobi finally asked.

"Let's hand them over to Root! From now on, all the orphans of enemy countries will be cared for and nurtured by Root. Through Root's training, their loyalty can be guaranteed!" Danzo said righteously.

Sarutobi fell silent again, this time Danzo gave him time to think.

Sarutobi felt that this contradicted the ideals of the First Hokage and his teacher, but...

This incident certainly served as a wake-up call for him.

"They should be nurtured from the roots, but... it's just nurturing, not necessarily entering the roots, and we shouldn't alienate them from the children of Konoha," Sarutobi finally said.

"Okay..." Danzo's smile was barely contained.

Although Sarutobi still imposed many restrictions on him, once an opening is made, all that's needed is to expand it. Even...

Once this precedent is set, it's not impossible to extend it to all orphans in the future!

With this stable source of assassins, the previously crippled leg of the Root can finally be repaired.

To suppress his smirk, Danzo quickly thought of something unpleasant...

"And then there's Uchiha Akashi, who personally slaughtered his own clansmen in order to transform his Sharingan. This person must be eliminated..." Danzo immediately added fuel to the fire.

"Enough! Danzo, the situation was clearly described in Shinnosuke's report. Akaishi's Sharingan was able to transform because he was motivated by his determination to bring peace to his clan and friends!" Sarutobi said, somewhat annoyed.

"Sigh, but he has already transformed to the third level... Although he only has one eye now, given his age, he will almost certainly complete his transformation and become another powerful Uchiha." Danzo, seeing Sarutobi's intense reaction, felt helpless but also used a strategy of retreat to advance. "He will also be a powerful figure from Konoha," Sarutobi corrected.

Being addressed as a "master" in the Hokage's office is clearly not a privilege reserved for an "ordinary Jonin."

However, if one could fully develop the three-pronged Sharingan, they wouldn't be just an ordinary "Jonin"...

Even if the more advanced "Mangekyou Sharingan" is activated, it cannot be used as a regular method.

Just like Uchiha Kagami...

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura only witnessed Kagami use the Mangekyou Sharingan twice, both times in the most critical situations. The first time was a year and a half ago, at the meeting where Kagami formed an alliance with Kumogakure, when the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers led the Kinkaku forces in a surprise attack, and the Konoha squad led by the Second Hokage broke through the encirclement. The second time was when Kagami and they were on a mission, also in a critical moment, Kagami even used the Mangekyou Sharingan to save Danzo once, thus allowing Danzo to experience the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan up close!

Danzo became even more wary of the Uchiha clan because of this, but he also understood that the "Mangekyou Sharingan" could not be used as a conventional means. In fact, the three-layered Sharingan was already the pinnacle of conventional bloodline limits for the Uchiha.

For an Uchiha with the Sharingan of the Three-Toothed Form, becoming a Jonin is just the beginning...

"It's only been four months since the war started, and the Uchiha clan has already lost more than a dozen members. Their losses are almost the highest among all the ninja clans..." Danzo suddenly said with emotion.

Sarutobi was somewhat surprised, thinking that he was reminded of the sacrifices of the Uchiha clan by the matter of Mawa.

"It's rare to hear you say something nice about the Uchiha clan," Sarutobi remarked.

Danzo said grimly, "What I'm saying is... the Uchiha clan experiences at least a dozen major traumatic stimuli every four months, and who knows how many Sharingan have been born as a result!"

Such a huge sacrifice... The Uchiha clan truly deserves to die!

Sarutobi: ...

Shinpan's death spurred Akaishi's Sharingan to undergo a transformation.

This incident ignited Danzo's hostility and vigilance towards Uchiha Akashi, leading him to believe that now was the best opportunity to eliminate him, but unfortunately...

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not accept his advice and even continued to allow the Uchiha clan to grow stronger through the war!