Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 184 Chiga's Counterattack

When it came to going to the front lines to defend against the invasion of ninjas from other major powers, the Uchiha clan ninjas did not object or complain, but they questioned the irrationality of this decision.

Fugaku Uchiha remained silent, his eyes closed and arms crossed, seemingly wanting the clan members to finish their discussion before speaking.

With Fugaku Uchiha remaining silent, the clansmen gradually stopped their discussions and waited for Fugaku Uchiha to explain.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Fugaku Uchiha opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I know that our clan is not good at fighting against the Mist Ninja, but this is the first time since the Second War that we have had the opportunity to send a large number of our clansmen to the front line."

"As long as our clan performs well in resisting the Land of Water, our clan's prestige in the village will rise even higher."

"This is our clan's chance to rise to the village's upper echelons!"

"By the way, the Third Hokage is already quite old, and his abdication and replacement are only a matter of a few years."

"Perhaps becoming the next Hokage isn't out of the question!"

At this point, a glint of light flashed in Fugaku Uchiha's eyes. He would personally lead the Uchiha clan in this battle.

Originally, Fugaku Uchiha's plan was to place the Uchiha clan's bet on Minato.

Once Minato becomes a high-ranking official in Konoha or becomes Hokage, his relationship with them will undoubtedly help the Uchiha clan gain more influence within the village.

However, with the Land of Wind invading first, the Land of Earth entering the fray later, and now even the Land of Water, which did not participate in the Second Shinobi World War, is about to join the fray.

It seems this war will affect the entire ninja world.

In this situation, Fugaku Uchiha saw an opportunity to enter the upper echelons of Konoha.

The Uchiha clan indeed lacked opportunities to achieve great things.

As long as the Uchiha clan makes enough contributions, they will surely be able to enter the upper echelons of Konoha.

This was also a promise that Hiruzen Sarutobi made to him personally.

Under Hiruzen Sarutobi's daunting promises, Fugaku Uchiha was clearly tempted and agreed without even considering refusing.

Although the Kirigakure ninja of the Land of Water were said to be able to restrain the Uchiha clan.

But they are the Uchiha clan, a top-tier bloodline family in the ninja world. Would they be afraid of such restraint?

And the Uchiha clan members got carried away by the grand promises made by Fugaku Uchiha!

"Hehe, this is a great opportunity! For the sake of the Uchiha clan, I'm going!"

"Chief Fugaku, I'll go with you too!"

"Hmph, it's just the Hidden Mist Technique. I haven't even awakened my Sharingan yet, this ninjutsu is useless against me! I'll go anyway!"

"+1!"

All the members of the Uchiha clan wore expressions of excitement.

Even Uchiha Setsuna, the representative of the hawks, did not oppose Uchiha Fugaku's decision.

Only Chika frowned slightly.

I have a feeling that this matter is not so simple.

Later on, the clan meeting turned into a mobilization meeting. Since Chiga was going to the front lines in the Land of Wind, Fugaku Uchiha didn't need to bring Chiga along.

Chiga was no longer sleepy and, taking advantage of the early hour, went to the woods outside the base of the tree.

As for whether there was a conspiracy in sending members of the Uchiha clan to the battlefield, just ask the Root ninjas.

In this village, besides Shimura Danzo, there was no one else who would go to great lengths to target the Uchiha clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no such intention, and the other two advisors would only target him through Danzo Shimura.

Scanning his surroundings with his Sharingan and finding no one around, Chiga entered Sage Mode, formed a hand seal, and then uttered a low shout: "Sage Art: Sealing Technique: Yin-Yang Seal, Release!"

In the Root base, a Root ninja suddenly had a brain fart, then two tomoe flashed in his eyes, his gaze immediately became blank, and he walked towards Chiga's direction.

The two met shortly afterward.

"Chiga-sama!"

Upon seeing Chiga, the Root ninja looked up and recognized him as Ryoma Aburame, who was standing next to Danzo.

Chiga had already perfected his genjutsu for controlling Root ninjas. Normally, because they were sealed by a sealing technique enhanced by Sage Mode, they were no different from ordinary Root ninjas.

Once the seal is broken, the illusion will activate, and the user will become directly controlled by Chiga.

Chiga asked directly, "Was it Shimura Danzo's idea to send the Uchiha clan to the Land of Water battlefield?"

Aburame Ryoma replied, "Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Chiga raised an eyebrow and then asked, "What is Shimura Danzo's purpose?"

"Shimura Danzo wanted to weaken the Uchiha clan while simultaneously acquiring the Sharingan!"

As Aburame Ryoma recounted his story, Chiga's expression gradually turned grim.

Although Chiga had guessed Shimura Danzo's purpose when she heard that it was Shimura Danzo who suggested sending the Uchiha clan to the front lines, she still felt a nameless anger rise in her heart after hearing it with her own ears.

I'm risking my life on the front lines, and you're still craving the blood of my people?

Isn't that incredibly disrespectful to me?!

"That's ruthless!"

Chiga snorted coldly. In this way, Chiga could not send the Uchiha clan to the front lines of Kirigakure.

This is not a good topic to discuss with Fugaku Uchiha either. He clearly has his own plans and is unlikely to listen to his opinions.

Moreover, without evidence, one will not believe it.

Of course, Chiga could also take Aburame Ryoma to Fugaku Uchiha to discuss this matter at this time.

However, Chiga did not want to reveal that he had used genjutsu to control the Root ninjas.

Thinking this through, Chiga pondered for a moment, realizing she needed to figure out how to stop the Uchiha clan from going to the front lines.

It seems that Shimura Danzo recruited Uchiha clan ninjas because his own forces were short-handed.

In that case, things seem to be much easier to solve.

Are there not enough Root ninjas?

Heh. As someone who controls more than a dozen Root ninjas, Chiga has the right to speak.

The Root ninjas already number around a thousand, more than enough to wipe out a small ninja village.

With so many people exposed in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi, wouldn't Hiruzen be wary?

Chiga knew what to do next.

Since the reason given was the shortage of Root ninjas, Chiga summoned ninjas from other clans. Now, we'll have to see if Hiruzen Sarutobi will send the Uchiha clan to the Land of Water front again once he sees how many Root ninjas there are.

After giving Aburame Ryoma a few more instructions, he summoned Karasuha and sent her to find Kushina.

To lure Hiruzen Sarutobi to the Root base for inspection without any apparent reason, a suitable pretext is needed.

Kushina-sensei is very good.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late yet. Kushina was still awake and knew that Chiga would come over when she saw Karasu.

After closing her room door, Kushina channeled a small amount of chakra into Karasu's body.

Sensing from afar, Chiga instantly appeared in front of Kushina.

Kushina looked at Chiga with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong? Why do you need to use such a method to avoid being detected by the Anbu when you come here so late at night?"

"Kushina-sensei, I need your help today!"

Chiga said solemnly.

Seeing Chiga's expression, Kushina also became serious and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

"This is a problem stemming from my family's situation, and it all started with today's meeting between Konoha's high-ranking officials."

Chiga only concealed the fact that he controlled the Root ninjas from Kushina; he told her everything else.

This includes Danzo Shimura wanting to obtain their Sharingan.

After hearing this, Kushina didn't question Chiga at all, but instead flew into a rage and exclaimed, "Has this one-eyed man gone mad?!"

"How dare they target the ninjas from their own village?!"

"Come on, let's go find the Third Hokage. We must get him to give your Uchiha clan an explanation for this!"

Chiga shook his head and said:

"I only received this information by chance; I have no evidence!"

"Even if the Third Hokage believes me, he can't do anything to Shimura Danzo without evidence. Besides, Shimura Danzo's plan hasn't even started yet. Even if the Third Hokage wanted to punish him, he would just let it go."

"What do you want me to do?"

Kushina asked.

Chiga didn't answer, but instead asked, "Kushina-sensei, do you know how many ninjas were in Shimura Danzo's direct subordinate unit, Root?"

Kushina thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "Well, it's probably around 400. It's called Root, but it's really just a training department of the Anbu. There won't be too many ninjas there."

Upon hearing this, Chiga sneered, "Kushina-sensei, the Root ninja has already reached 1000!"

"What?!"

"So many? What exactly does this one-eyed man want? To stage a coup?"

Kushina was shocked upon hearing this; even the Anbu didn't have this many!

Ignoring Kushina's surprise, Chiga continued, "Kushina-sensei, I need you to expose these Root ninjas to the Third Hokage!"

Kushina thought for a moment, then asked excitedly, "So, Chiga, you want me to cause a ruckus at Root's base? I know that like the back of my hand! Easy peasy!"

Kushina isn't good at things that require a lot of brainpower, but when it comes to causing trouble, she's even better than Chiga.

Seeing Kushina like this, Chiga laughed: "Yes, Kurama losing control is a very good excuse! Given what happened before, I think even the Third Hokage would believe this reason."

"Don't worry about the details. That old one-eyed dragon has been eyeing me for a long time. I could even falsely accuse him of trying to kidnap me to the Root, and that I only escaped with the help of Kurama, and then cause a huge scene."

Kushina didn't particularly like Danzo Shimura to begin with.

They always referred to her as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, completely disregarding her as a ninja from Konoha.

Now, hearing that Shimura Danzo was targeting the Uchiha clan for his own selfish reasons, she felt even more disgusted.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you tomorrow, Ms. Kushina!"

"Alright, we're master and disciple, no need to be so formal!"

Kushina responded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)