Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 311 The Shocking Change After Awakening

Over the course of more than three years, Konoha suffered the least losses among the five great ninja villages.

Danzo, the troublemaker, died young; Hiruzen Sarutobi, that old man, has retired; and Homura Mitokado is still reflecting on his actions in a heavy prison, with no one knowing how many more years he has left to live.

After years of discipline and reform, the originally impulsive and easily angered Uchiha have gradually built a true bond with the village in order to awaken the Sharingan...

It can be said that the entire Leaf Village no longer needs a major cleanup.

In this situation, the Akatsuki organization, controlled by the clone Ku, naturally does not need to take targeted action against Konoha.

As for the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire, that has nothing to do with Konoha.

"Doubt is inevitable."

Yun looked at Minato as he spoke: "The surname Uzumaki has been closely associated with the Senju clan since the Warring States period. During the ninja village era, the Land of Whirlpools was the first to form an alliance with Konoha."

"Given that most of Uzumaki Sora's power came from trade with Konoha, it's normal for them to have some doubts after three years."

Minato sighed, "The Akatsuki has Uzumaki Sora and Nagato, and on the other side, Obito has nearly 100,000 Chunin-level fighters. Plus, with three tailed beasts already captured, their strength is rapidly increasing."

"And yet... after three years, the trust we once again built has cracked."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of worry appeared in Minato's eyes.

This feeling intensified ever since Hinata's eyes appeared.

The ultimate power of the Byakugan, the power contained within those blue eyes, was something Minato hadn't anticipated.

The black spheres that can be created by switching modes at will, with repulsive and attractive forces, can change shape at will and nullify all ninjutsu.

The silver storm and the golden, sky-piercing blade—such power seemed beyond human comprehension.

Hinata cannot yet master this power, but there is no doubt that Uzumaki Sora can.

The discovery of this power originated from information trading with Uzumaki Sora. Given his understanding of the entire ninja world, it was inevitable that he would acquire these eyes.

"Actually, sometimes I think it's not necessarily a bad thing that those difficult guys are gone. At least the daimyo of the Land of Fire has been much more well-behaved in our recent meetings."

Yun chuckled as he spoke, "I've heard that it's not just us who are experiencing this recently; the number of missions to protect VIPs that the five great ninja villages have received in the past three years has increased more than tenfold."

"The daimyo of the five great nations are now providing money and supplies to the ninja villages whenever they need them. Those nobles haven't been this generous in a long time."

Upon hearing this, Minato chuckled irritably: "You can't say that. Obito's goal was the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but we've never known the Akatsuki's Uzumaki Sora's goal."

"The other side wants to exterminate all the radicals in the entire ninja world and bear all the hatred, but that's just their claim."

Minato hesitated for a moment at this point.

After a long pause, he finally said, "Bearing all the hatred...stopping war with killing...is this really the right thing to do?"

Yun shook her head slightly: "All we can do is try our best to stop it. Who can predict the future?"

"On the other hand, we need to remind the other four villages about Obito's side. Three of the tailed beasts that were out there have already been captured. If they succeed in capturing them again and the Three-Tails appears, the enemy will have five of them."

Minato sighed again and nodded.

……

When I left the Hokage Building, the entire Hidden Leaf Village was basically quiet.

In the dead of night, only Minato, as the Hokage, still had to continue his work.

All of this was thanks to Shikaku's help; otherwise, he probably would have ended up living in the Hokage Building.

Yun turned around and looked at the lights behind him. If the Fifth Hokage was this busy, would he still be able to become Hokage?

I wonder if the Secret Scroll still has clones. If you're not afraid of being discovered, you could just leave it to the clones to do.

……

As night fell, Uchiha Yun, who had returned home, stood at the window, the Rinnegan with six tomoe appearing in his eye sockets.

With immense ocular power, the key to the Tsukuyomi world within those eyes was also unlocked.

……

After the Uchiha clan was wiped out, the entire clan's property became the village's property.

With the clan wiped out, the so-called Uchiha clan territory naturally ceased to exist. The former Naka Shrine was covered in fallen leaves in just one month.

In the bedroom, Uchiha Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

The next moment, a sharp headache struck, and an experience that did not belong to him immediately flooded his mind.

Although it was from his own perspective, Sasuke knew very well that these were not his own memories.

Illusion?

Or something else?

Father, Mother...

The next moment, Sasuke rolled off the bed and rushed out.

"Bang!"

The door to the room was opened, but the surroundings were deathly silent.

Sasuke ran straight to his parents' room, but when he opened the door, there was no one there.

Not only that, but some of the things that were originally there were also gone, and there wasn't a single book or scroll left in the study.

What... what happened?!

That nightmarish memory, could it be...?

The next moment, Sasuke rushed out.

He pushed open the doors of house after house: Uchiha En, the pancake shop owner's house, the ninja tool shop...

None of the houses were locked, and no one was inside.

"Where... do I come from? The future? Or the present?"

Muttering to himself, Sasuke collapsed to his knees, clutching his throbbing head in pain as streams of information began to circulate.

Father, Mother, Uchiha Kumo, Itachi (who massacred his clan), Naruto, Hinata...

One figure after another flashed through his mind, and finally, the kaleidoscope of the three scythe pupils filled his entire field of vision.

"Snapped!"

Blood dripped from the blade; it was her parents' blood, and the one wielding the knife was her beloved older brother.

"Itachi!!!"

A roar echoed through the deserted Uchiha clan territory, and a trickle of blood slid down Sasuke's cheek, where three tomoe were slowly rotating.

"Bang."

Sasuke collapsed to the ground and fainted once again.

Ten minutes later.

Six masked members of the Anbu appeared, with Kakashi, the leader, frowning slightly.

Sasuke, who disappeared from Root, has now appeared here...

So, has the person who took him away, the one whose mere pupil power could instill fear and paralysis, also appeared?

The three tomoe appeared beneath the mask, but after looking around, he found nothing.

"Send Uchiha Sasuke to the hospital. I need to report to the Hokage immediately."

"clear."

"Swish, swish, swish..."

All the figures vanished in an instant, and the Uchiha clan's territory fell silent once again.

……

Hokage Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk was piled high with documents, most of which were records about the legendary Sage of Six Paths.

"Bang bang bang".

"Come in."

Kakashi pushed open the door and knelt on one knee: "Uchiha Sasuke suddenly appeared in the Uchiha clan's territory. When we arrived, he was already unconscious on the ground."

Kakashi paused for a moment, then continued, "Although my Sharingan didn't detect anyone else, given the opponent's eye power, it's possible that I missed them."

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage put down the scroll in his hand, pondered for a long time, and then spoke: "Given the opponent's strength, there was no need for them to hide. However, since they took Uchiha Sasuke away, why did they send him back?"

The same question filled their minds.

After a long pause, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "What I'm considering now is... whether or not to probe Uchiha Sasuke's memories."

Kakashi was taken aback by what he heard.

Obito's clan now has only three members left, or perhaps only two.

In this situation, if the Yamanaka clan were ordered to conduct a memory search on Sasuke Uchiha, then Root might have second thoughts.

"Smack."

He tossed the scroll onto the table and rubbed his temples. "Never mind, I'll go see him when he wakes up."

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. No matter what, he did not want all of Obito's clansmen to die.

If that happens, that guy will question you when you go to the Pure Land.

This eye belongs to Obito, and also to the Uchiha clan.

"Go on, you'll need to keep an eye on Uchiha Izumi. As for Root, I'll go to the hospital tomorrow."

"clear."

After Kakashi left, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and walked to the window.

Is the Rinnegan with its six tomoe a combination of the Sharingan and the Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths?

So, was the man whom Sasuke called Brother Cloud also a member of the Uchiha clan?

But given that the opponent was able to save Izumi Uchiha from Itachi, it wouldn't be difficult for them to save the entire Uchiha clan with that kind of power...

But the other party did not stop it.

It seems that Uchiha Izumi is also hiding something.

……

Three days later, in a ward deep inside Konoha Hospital.

Everything here is currently under the control of Root. Hiruzen Sarutobi's arrival only resulted in them addressing him as "Hokage-sama".

The Root has been under Danzo's control for a long time.

"squeak……"

The ward door opened, and Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped in with one foot.

"Whoosh!"

A kunai was instantly placed across his neck, but it could not penetrate it.

"Come back."

Danzo's voice rang out from the hospital bed. Hiruzen Sarutobi released his grip on the other's wrist, and then everything returned to calm.

Frowning, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo: "I think... you need to give me an explanation."

Danzo stared directly at Sarutobi, his deep voice ringing out: "With your abilities, you couldn't have kept Root's actions a secret. I've solved your biggest problem for you; this is an explanation."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head slightly: "You should know that's not what I'm asking."

"Uchiha Izumi, Shisui's eyes, and those Sharingan eyes on your arm! If these things were exposed, you should know how all the clans of Konoha would react!"

After he finished speaking, the ward fell silent.

Danzo, who had just had his arm reattached, clenched his fists tightly.

All the three-tomoe Sharingan were gone, and the Mangekyou Sharingan, which was intended as a final solution, was also taken away.

He couldn't accept this outcome!

Without these things, how can he become Hokage and make Konoha great again?

"That eye...was taken away?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not answer.

Danzo stared intently at him: "Konoha must seize control of that eye's power; it's a power that can change the future!"

"Hiruzen, you shouldn't have let that person go."

Let him go?

Hiruzen Sarutobi took out a glass bottle containing Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan.

"You think I let him go? How utterly foolish!"

"With that person's power, he has probably surpassed the First Hokage. He could wipe out a village with a single blow and slaughter a nation single-handedly. That man is not someone Konoha can contend with."

"And this eye, which you consider to be of immense importance, was not even given a second glance by that person."

At this moment, Danzo's eyes were fixed on the glass bottle, but he also understood that he could not get the eye back.

No politician would allow such talent to remain untapped.

The ability to control a person's mind without their knowledge is terrifying; manipulating the shadow of a village or the lord of a country is as easy as turning one's hand.

Hiruzen Sarutobi put the glass bottle away: "I told you about this eye only so you would stop attacking Izumi Uchiha. Along with her mother Hazuki Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha, Root must not act again!"

Danzo raised his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "Everyone has their weaknesses. Even beings stronger than the First Hokage will have weaknesses as long as they are human."

"His weaknesses are that he saved Uchiha Izumi twice and Uchiha Sasuke twice."

"That guy... is also an Uchiha, right?"

With his brows furrowed, Hiruzen Sarutobi clenched his fists, and a surge of blue energy erupted from the back of his hands.

After so many years of getting along, he knew very well that his old friend had not given up, but was planning a new scheme against Sasuke and Izumi.

But can he really succeed against that Rinnegan with six tomoe?

If he fails, Danzo will be dragging the entire Hidden Leaf Village down with him to pay the price for his ambition.

"From now on..."

"If Root takes any further action against Izumi Uchiha and her two companions, my direct ANBU will stop them. And after that, I will kill you!"

"This is a warning, and also an order from the Hokage, Danzo!"

After saying this, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had given Hiruzen one last chance, turned around and prepared to leave.

Danzo, standing behind him, trembled slightly as he desperately suppressed his anger.

"Hiruzen, you'll regret this! The best option for Konoha is to annihilate the entire Uchiha clan!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around, his cold gaze fixed on Danzo: "Remember my warning, Danzo. Besides... I am the Hokage!"

"Bang!"

The door to the ward was closed, and Danzo's hands were still trembling.

Hokage... I should be the Hokage!

Only I... only I can unify the ninja world with Konoha!

"Should we take it back? That eye."

His subordinate's words calmed Danzo down slightly, and he shook his head, saying, "We're already on guard, it's no use. Have the team monitoring Uchiha Izumi withdraw; we need time to prepare."

"clear."

With his subordinates gone, Danzo closed his eyes with a sense of relief.

The eyes from my memory surfaced in my mind; the six tomoe might prove that the person was also from the Uchiha clan.

But the pupil power of those eyes far surpassed that of a kaleidoscope.

Danzo knew Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality very well.

These eyes may be the key to the power that surpasses that of the First Hokage.

If I get it...

To become Hokage, to unify the entire ninja world with Konoha, and to create the most powerful and glorious Konoha.

Hiruzen, you'll regret this!

……

In a regular ward.

Sasuke had been sitting on the bed all day when he woke up. His headache was gone, but the extra memories made him feel like he was still in a dream.

He fainted twice in just one day, and when he woke up, both his father and mother were dead, and the entire Uchiha clan had been slaughtered.

The murderer... was his beloved older brother...

Do not!

That's a piece of trash, a bastard!

"squeak……"

The hospital room door was opened, but Sasuke ignored it completely.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say anything either, just stood in front of the sickbed, his face full of kindness as he watched Sasuke stare blankly.

Time passed by, and neither of them spoke.

After a long while, tears slid down onto the blanket, and Sasuke reached out to wipe his eyes.

"Lord Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi reached out and ruffled Sasuke's hair: "As survivors, the best way to repay them is to carry on the legacy of the dead, isn't it?"

Looking at the kind old man in front of him, Sasuke suddenly realized that the evaluations he remembered could not be applied to him at all.

Moreover, in the extra part of the memory, the last scene is when the Hokage goes to Root to try to save Izumi.

but……

My thoughts were in a state of confusion for a moment, and the two completely different memories caused a certain cognitive bias.

"Sasuke... is there anything you want to say to me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice rang out.

Sasuke paused for a moment, then shook his head: "I only fainted twice, but when I woke up, my entire clan was gone, and my parents were gone too."

"Only that bastard, I saw the scene of that bastard slaughtering his entire clan, but it didn't seem like what I saw."

"Lord Hokage... I don't know either, I don't know what happened."

The next moment, Sasuke held his head in his hands as if trying his best to endure the pain.

Left with no other choice, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only tell him not to overthink it.

With words of comfort, Sasuke's headache seemed to ease considerably, and Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, told him to rest well, and left.

"Bang."

As soon as the hospital room door closed, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned.

Sasuke's headache... was fake.

However, his attitude towards himself is completely different from before.

This... is not something I'm faking.

In the hospital room, Sasuke's gaze fell on the closed door.

Whom should I believe?

Figures flashed through my mind, then finally settled.

Uchiha... Izumi!

Whether it's another memory or her own original memory, Izumi-neechan can trust it.

And then there's Uchiha Yun, who, in another memory, is Izumi's older brother.

……

On the hospital rooftop, Uchiha Yun looked at the village before him, a village that was similar yet different.

Sasuke in this world has changed, and so have Izumi, Danzo, and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Fortunately, the overall direction hasn't changed, and the flow of time is much faster compared to the outside world.

……

(End of this chapter)