Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

The Nara family's residence.

meeting room.

"this……"

Hearing what Nara Shikaku said.

Sasuke frowned, unsure how to refute.

Because he knew very well that what Nara Shikaku said was true.

Without absolute military suppression.

That power transition will definitely cause a lot of chaos.

"not to mention."

"The Uchiha clan's personality is itself a huge time bomb."

"Perhaps the Uchiha clans in your world were convinced of your emperor's power and thus were willing to coexist peacefully with other ninja clans."

"But the Uchiha here."

"They are arrogant, extreme, and unable to extricate themselves from their past glory."

"There is no one who can suppress them."

"Even if we help the Uchiha clan overthrow the Hokage."

"Once the Uchiha clan rises to power, they will only become an even more brutal Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

"..."

Just then.

Nara Shikaku spoke again.

His tone became extremely sharp, piercing Sasuke's heart.

Upon hearing this...

Sasuke clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles cracking sharply.

He wanted to argue.

But he found that he couldn't speak at all.

Because he had heard his father tell these things.

Before His Majesty Chiba appeared.

The conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village has reached an irreconcilable point.

Until His Majesty Chiba appeared.

He used absolute force to suppress all dissenting voices.

He used absolute fairness to make the Uchiha willingly choose to submit.

"you're right."

"Without His Majesty Chiba's suppression, the Uchiha clan would indeed be prone to going to extremes."

"so……"

"Is this your reason for choosing to stand idly by?"

For a long time.

Sasuke loosened his fist and asked with a hint of helplessness.

Sasuke actually agreed with his assessment of the Uchiha clan.

Nara Shikaku was stunned.

Such rationality and composure should absolutely not be found in an Uchiha.

Could the education system of the Empire really be this terrifying?

"That's just one reason."

"The more fatal reason lies within the Uchiha clan itself."

"Do you think the Uchiha clan of Konoha is a monolithic entity?"

"Completely wrong."

"The Uchiha clan is now completely divided into three factions."

"Hawks who advocate for a coup, doves who advocate for compromise, and muddle-headed neutrals."

soon.

Nara Shikaku suppressed his shock.

The expression on his face became more solemn than ever before.

"Not only that."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo had long seen through the Uchiha's weakness."

"They didn't confront the Uchiha directly at all; instead, they targeted the Uchiha's geniuses."

"They used the so-called Will of Fire to brainwash the geniuses of the Uchiha clan."

Speaking of it.

Nara Shikaku sneered, his eyes filled with apprehension at the methods employed by the Konoha leadership.

"A year ago."

"The strongest genius of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Shisui, has suddenly disappeared."

"Neither alive nor dead has anyone been found."

"Based on our Ino-Shika-Cho intelligence network, we speculate..."

"Shisui believed the lies of the higher-ups and has most likely been murdered."

boom!

Sasuke's chakra instantly went berserk.

Materialized blue lightning bolts leaped wildly across his body.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"How could Brother Shisui possibly be dead!"

"In the Empire, he's the deputy head of the Dark Guard!"

"He already mastered Sage Mode, and his strength has reached the Kage level!"

"That piece of trash Danzo couldn't even scratch a hair on Shisui's head!"

Sasuke roared.

His pair of jet-black eyes instantly turned crimson.

A violent chakra pressure swept across the entire area like a tsunami.

Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Inoichi were forced to retreat repeatedly, and some even could not open their eyes.

This level of oppressive feeling.

What kind of monster is this kid?

"Calm down, Sasuke."

"This is not our empire."

"The still water here has neither the immortal form bestowed by His Majesty, nor His Majesty's protection."

Hyuga Neji stepped forward and placed one hand on Sasuke's shoulder.

A glint of rationality flashed in his pure white eyes.

Sasuke was panting heavily, his teeth clenched tightly.

He knew Neji was right.

But he couldn't accept it.

The brother Shisui who always taught him ninjutsu with a smile ended up with such a tragic fate in this world.

Was he betrayed by Danzo?

This is an absolute disgrace!

"That's not the worst part."

"After Shisui's death."

"The burden of the Uchiha clan has fallen on the shoulders of another genius."

"The eldest son of clan leader Uchiha Fugaku."

"Uchiha Itachi".

Seeing that Sasuke had calmed down.

Nara Shikaku rubbed his temples and dropped a second bombshell.

"What happened to my brother?"

Hearing my brother's name.

Sasuke's heart clenched suddenly.

"Itachi Uchiha has completely sided with the Konoha leadership."

"He became a double agent."

"On the surface."

"He is a spy from the Uchiha clan, planted in the Anbu."

"secretly."

"But he reported all the movements and secrets of the Uchiha clan to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo."

"You can say that."

"The higher-ups are fully aware of every step of the Uchiha clan's current plans."

"Do you think the Uchiha clan, in this state, still has the right to resist?"

"..."

Nara Shikaku sighed.

A flicker of pity flashed deep in his eyes.

In fact.

This is not a secret.

Aside from those arrogant Uchiha guys.

Many ninja clans in Konoha have seen through the methods employed by the higher-ups.

but.

No one exposed this!

First of all.

The Uchiha clan is truly disliked in Konoha.

Second.

Who would risk offending the higher-ups to warn the Uchiha clan?

"No……"

"impossible……"

Sasuke stood there, dumbfounded.

His brain felt as if it had been struck by a massive hammer, and his thoughts came to a standstill.

Itachi?

Betrayal of the family?

Serving as a lackey to higher-ups?

In the Empire.

His older brother, Uchiha Itachi, was the pride of the entire clan.

Apart from His Majesty Chiba.

Sasuke's most admired person is his older brother.

But this world.

His brother, however, was a traitor who betrayed his own side.

"Sasuke!"

"Wake up!"

I'll say it again.

"His Majesty Chiba is not here!"

"This is a rotten world!"

"Your perfect brother's success is built on the foundation of an empire's strength and a family's prosperity!"

"The environment here is enough to drive anyone insane!"

Shikamaru grabbed Sasuke, who was on the verge of losing control.

The shadow transformed into tough black chains, tightly binding Sasuke's limbs.

Sasuke struggled desperately.

The three tomoe in his Sharingan were almost connected.

He doesn't believe it.

He refused to believe it, even in his deathbed!

"Sasuke-kun."

"Shikamaru is right."

"Before His Majesty Chiba appeared."

"On the Empire's timeline, Konoha year 54."

"The relationship between the Konoha leadership and the Uchiha clan is already very tense."

"It was His Majesty who stopped all of this."

"..."

Kabuto Yakushi, who had been standing on the sidelines, also chimed in.

He was older than Sasuke and the others, and knew better how dark Konoha had been in the past.

"And in this parallel world."

"The current timeline is now in Konoha year 56."

"Two years."

"In this quagmire where there is no hope."

"Hiruzen Sarutobi's Will of Fire, the constant pressure from the Konoha leadership, and Danzo's bottomless intimidation."

"This series of methods is enough to warp Itachi's mind."

"For the so-called bigger picture, for the so-called protection of the village."

"It's not surprising that Itachi Uchiha chose to sacrifice his clan."

"Or rather."

"This was a scheme orchestrated by several high-ranking officials in Konoha for Itachi Uchiha!"

"..."

Sasuke stopped struggling.

Kabuto's words were like a poisoned dagger, piercing precisely into his heart.

The crimson in his eyes gradually faded.

Instead, there is a chilling emptiness.

"This is... a world without His Majesty."

"That's disgusting."

"Konoha in this world is utterly disgusting."

Nara Shikaku and his two companions silently watched the boy.

They could feel the overwhelming hatred emanating from Sasuke.

It's not directed at any particular person.

It is aimed at this distorted, morbid, and ruthless system.

"So..."

"Can I ask you something?"

Just then.

Hyuga Neji suddenly spoke up, asking Nara Shikaku a question.

"Go ahead and ask."

Nara Shikaku paused for a moment, then nodded.

This young man from the Hyuga clan is at least a Kage-level powerhouse.

But in their world...

The Hyuga clan, though vast, only has a few elite Jonin to maintain its prestige.

Is this the difference between two worlds?