Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 287 Uchiha Kumogakure

After an unknown amount of time, the Fourth Elder finally awoke from his coma.

The intense pain that followed made him gasp for breath.

He instinctively tried to prop himself up, but found that he felt a strange sensation in his left arm.

wrong!

To be precise, I felt absolutely nothing!

"Lord Munehiro, you're awake?"

Just then, a voice came from the side.

The Fourth Elder turned his head and saw two familiar faces; they were the branch family ninjas who had come with him to investigate.

The two helped the Fourth Elder up, and only then did he realize that his left hand was gone.

The cut was simply bandaged with a bandage, and blood seemed to be seeping out.

"My...my hand???"

The Fourth Elder was somewhat incredulous.

Both Hyuga ninjas lowered their heads, remaining silent.

At this moment, he recalled his memories before he fell into a coma, and the Fourth Elder's expression turned somewhat grim.

He glanced around; this was the very shelter where they had previously stayed.

"Where are the others?!"

"They're all—they're all dead!"

One of the Hyuga ninjas reported, "To cover the master's retreat, everyone else sacrificed themselves!"

What?!

The Fourth Elder's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

They brought out a team of people, but in the end, only two were left!

The losses are too great; these people were all elites he had secretly cultivated with considerable effort.

Even worse, he lost his left arm!

Without hands, how can a Hyuga ninja use Gentle Fist and fight?

Although he no longer needs to fight on the battlefield personally due to his current status, if he wants to master the power of his ancestors and control the entire Hyuga clan, he absolutely cannot be a useless person who can't even form hand seals!

"Lord Munehiro, we must return to Konoha immediately!"

One of the branch family members suggested, "Lady Tsunade's medical ninjutsu is unparalleled; she can definitely help you reattach your arm or fit you with a prosthetic limb—"

"shut up!"

The Fourth Elder sternly rebuked him, interrupting him.

Go back to the village?

Absolutely not!

He knew very well what awaited him once he returned to the village.

They came out without Hiashi Hyuga's knowledge!

So many people died, and he himself became crippled. Once he returns, Hiashi will definitely hold him accountable and conduct an investigation. When that happens, his secret mission to lead people out to search for ancestral relics will be exposed.

Furthermore, since he suggested that his younger brother Hizashi be made a scapegoat last time, Hiashi will definitely take this opportunity to completely strip him of his power, and he probably won't even be able to keep his position as the head of the clan!

"No! We can't go back to the clan—we absolutely cannot let Hiashi know about this!"

The Fourth Elder frantically chanted in his mind, his brain racing as he pondered a way to break the deadlock.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in his mind.

Danzo!

Oh, right, Danzo Shimura!

As Danzo's "partner," he has provided Root with a lot of information about the Hyuga clan over the years, and has also been secretly helping Danzo "monitor" certain people.

Therefore, he was also aware of the various human experiments Danzo conducted at Root.

That guy has an exceptionally skilled medical team working under him, transplanting the First Hokage's Wood Release cells and researching ocular techniques.

A mere arm shouldn't be a difficult task for him!

"We can't go straight back to the village; we have to go find Danzo!"

"Shimura Danzo?"

The two branch family ninjas were slightly taken aback, clearly not expecting the Fourth Elder to make such a decision.

Despite having doubts, I chose to obey.

Konoha Village, the home of the Uchiha clan.

Inside the council chamber of the clan head's residence, Uchiha Fugaku sat in the main seat, his brows furrowed.

Although he tried his best to maintain the dignity and composure befitting a clan leader, he felt a vague unease in his heart.

The reason is that not long ago, the village suddenly issued an emergency order.

All Uchiha clan members who were out on missions were summoned back to their clan territory to await orders, mission assignments were suspended.

This sudden change caused widespread panic throughout the Uchiha clan.

What made Fugaku even more uneasy was that a large number of ANBU ninjas wearing animal masks had appeared on the outskirts of the Uchiha clan's territory!

These secret agents not only blocked all entrances and exits to the clan's territory, but also set up surveillance posts on high ground, their eyes cold and wary.

"Is the village going to take action against the Uchiha clan?"

Fugaku clenched his fists, trying hard to control the expression on his face.

He really couldn't understand why the higher-ups would still target the Uchiha clan, who had already handed over the power of the security department and had been getting along very well with the village during this time.

To resist?

Should we relocate the elderly, women, and children of the clan in advance, or notify the Uchiha on the front lines to disperse and defect?

Just as Fugaku was in a state of utter confusion, an announcement suddenly came from outside the door.

"Clan leader, Lady Tsunade has arrived."

Tsunade?!

Fugaku's heart skipped a beat, and he was overjoyed.

The fact that Tsunade arrived in person shows that things haven't deteriorated to the point of no return.

We can talk! As long as we can talk, that's fine!

"Please come quickly!"

Fugaku took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent emotions, and quickly went out to greet them.

Shortly after, Tsunade, wearing her signature green long coat, strode into the reception room, her expression somewhat solemn.

"Lady Tsunade!"

Fugaku bowed slightly, adopting a very humble attitude.

"Sit down and talk, Chief Fugaku."

Tsunade waved her hand and casually found a seat to sit down.

"Fugaku, you saw all those ANBU outside, right?"

Fugaku gave a wry smile and nodded: "I see. The clansmen are in a state of panic. They don't know why the village suddenly issued such an order. Please enlighten us, Lady Tsunade."

Tsunade didn't answer Fugaku's question. Instead, she asked, "I'll explain later. When I came in just now, I saw that many of your clan's ninjas seemed to have something wrong with their eyes. Are they blind?"

Upon hearing this question, Fugaku was taken aback at first, and then the bitterness on his face deepened.

"Lady Tsunade's observation skills are still as sharp as ever. Since you asked, I won't hide it from you."

"Lady Tsunade, have you heard of—Izanagi?"

Tsunade frowned slightly. "Izanagi?"

As a princess of the Senju clan, she had a deep understanding of the Uchiha clan, but she had never heard of the name of this technique before.

Fugaku smiled bitterly and explained, "It's normal that Lady Tsunade hasn't heard of it, because it's the ultimate eye technique that the Uchiha clan considers absolutely forbidden."

"Izanagi is a kind of illusion that can instantly transform the damage or even death suffered by the caster into a dream."

Upon hearing Fugaku's explanation, Tsunade's pupils constricted sharply, and she was greatly shocked.

Transforming death into a dream?!

The Uchiha clan actually possesses such a bizarre secret technique!

"but----"

Fugaku's tone became extremely heavy, "This kind of technique that defies fate comes at an extremely high price. Once Izanagi is used, the user's Sharingan will lose its light forever and become completely blind."

Fugaku then recounted the attacks on the Uchiha clan members that had occurred during this period.

"You Uchiha people have been attacked?"

Tsunade asked in a deep voice.

Fugaku nodded and said, "Yes! Recently, our clansmen have been attacked repeatedly."

"Their opponents are very familiar with our Uchiha fighting style, and they are extremely powerful, with every move potentially fatal. Their attack wasn't aimed at killing, but rather at our Uchiha Sharingan!"

"In order to save the lives of my people, I had no choice but to make an exception and teach Izanagi to those elites who often went out. Although I sacrificed my eyes, at least I saved my life."

Fugaku kept this matter under wraps and didn't report it, firstly to protect the Uchiha's reputation, and secondly because he was worried that the village would use this opportunity to interfere in the Uchiha's internal affairs.

But now that Tsunade has brought it up herself, it's clear that the village already knows.

Tsunade stroked her chin. She could understand what Fugaku meant. The other party was specifically targeting Uchiha people who were alone, and their goal was clearly to get the Sharingan.

"Do you know who did it?"

"Tsunade asked."

"The perpetrators left no survivors or clues; their methods were clean, efficient, and extremely professional, but—"

Fugaku's tone became somewhat subtle, "To be able to hunt down Uchiha clan members right under Konoha's nose, and even inside the village, without anyone noticing, is something that ordinary wandering ninjas or spies from other villages could never do."

Tsunade nodded thoughtfully.

How could she not understand the subtext in Fugaku's words?

It's not the masked man; it's someone from inside Konoha!

Who else could be so brazen within Konoha, possessing such professional assassination techniques, but the lurking "Root" in the shadows?!

Danzo Shimura!

Tsunade already had the answer in her heart.

"Since that's the case, then I won't hide it from you anymore."

Tsunade sighed and briefly recounted how Kakashi was attacked in the Kamui dimension and had his Sharingan gouged out.

Upon hearing this, Fugaku's expression changed drastically.

"This—this is all my fault!"

Fugaku immediately stood up, bowed, and apologized, "If I had reported the attack on the Uchiha and the theft of their eyes to the village sooner, Kakashi wouldn't have suffered this fate!"

In Fugaku's view, Kakashi was targeted by that mysterious eye-gouging thief because he transplanted Obito's Sharingan.

Furthermore, the sudden imposition of martial law on the Uchiha clan is very likely because the village officials believe that the Uchiha were behind it.

This blunder has caused a huge uproar!

Fugaku was still thinking about giving Kakashi a Sharingan.

However, Tsunade shook her head, looking at Fugaku with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Fugaku, don't rush to blame yourself. The people who attacked your Uchiha clan and the people who attacked Kakashi might not be the same group."

Fugaku was startled and looked at Tsunade in surprise: "Not a group of people? Has the village already found out who attacked Kakashi?"

Tsunade remained silent for a moment, seemingly hesitant about whether to release this bombshell, but considering the current situation, the Uchiha clan had the right to know the truth.

"Kakashi's Sharingan—was taken back by its original owner himself."

Ok?

Fugaku's efforts to maintain his composure were somewhat strained.

The original owner?!

Whose eyes does Kakashi have?

That was entrusted to Kakashi by Obito Uchiha before his death during the Battle of Kannabi Bridge in the Third Shinobi World War!

"Lady Tsunade—you—you mean—"

Fugaku's voice trembled violently, "Obito—Obito is still alive?!"

If Obito were still alive, then the mysterious masked man who controlled the Nine-Tails during the Nine-Tails' rampage—

Fugaku dared not think any further; cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

Meanwhile, within the Land of Lightning.

Instead of flying through the air on sand mats, Yamashiro Aoba strolled leisurely along the main road leading to Kumogakure.

"Tsk, the Land of Lightning has quite a few mountains!"

As Aoba walked, she admired the scenery of the Land of Lightning.

From the moment he entered the Land of Lightning, he had already been targeted by the people of Kumogakure.

News of Yamashiro Aoba's arrival in the Land of Lightning quickly reached Kumogakure.

"What?! He really did send a trillion people?!"

boom!

Raikage Ai slapped the newly replaced desk again, turning it to dust. Samui glanced at the desk, now completely destroyed, and wondered if it would be more durable if it were made of iron.

"That bastard! He's utterly arrogant!"

Raikage was furious, and lightning crackled all around him.

They didn't even bother to hide their tracks, just swaggered over like that, it was blatant provocation!

This is a blatant disregard for the entire industry's hidden secrets!

"Lord Raikage, calm down!"

Tutai quickly stepped forward to dissuade him, saying, "Since Yamashiro Aoba dares to be so arrogant, he must have something to rely on. If we take action in the village and he escapes, the consequences of the authorities causing widespread destruction in the village will be unimaginable!"

"Of course I know!"

Lei Ying roared, "Send the order! Everyone, immediately head to Thunder Valley and ambush them! I'll make sure they don't return!"

Qingye strolled leisurely into Thunder Valley.

Just as they reached the center of the valley, Qingye suddenly stopped, looked up at the towering cliffs on both sides, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

"Alright, stop hiding, come out now."

Aoba's voice rang out in the empty valley, and although it wasn't loud, it was exceptionally clear.

Swish swish!

As soon as he finished speaking, countless figures suddenly leaped out from all around the valley.

Within seconds, the entire area around Thunder Valley was completely surrounded by thousands of fully armed Cloud Village ninjas!

The dark mass exuded a suffocating, chilling aura.

Aoba glanced around at the scene, showing no sign of panic, but instead clicked his tongue in disapproval.

"So many people have come to greet me, Lord Raikage. You're being too kind. In fact, I'm a little embarrassed."