Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 305 Taking Action Against Danzo (4200 words)

Time flies, seasons change, and a month and a half has passed in the blink of an eye, and June has arrived.

June 1st is Uchiha Mikoto's birthday. Mikoto was born in 2023 and is 32 years old this year.

Kushina Uzumaki, Mikoto's best friend, is four years younger than her and is twenty-eight years old this year.

On my birthday, I didn't have a big celebration; I just invited some relatives and friends to get together.

After a hearty lunch, adults and children, men and women, all enjoyed themselves, and everyone found their own place.

In the back garden of the mansion, Uchiha Mikoto, Uzumaki Kushina, and Uzumaki Anna strolled hand in hand, admiring the flowers and chatting idly.

When women chat, they can't avoid topics like appearance, complexion, and skincare methods.

"Mikoto, you look radiant! Do you have any beauty secrets?" Anna asked expectantly.

"Yes, you're four years older than me, but you look much healthier than me..." Kushina Uzumaki said with an envious look.

Hearing this, Mikoto was delighted and said with a smile, "I don't have any beauty secrets. I just use regular skincare methods."

"Really no secret recipe?"

"We're best friends, you can't lie to me."

The saying goes that a woman dresses up for the man she loves. Although her husband had passed away four years ago and she had no one to admire her, Kushina still did not want to become ugly or old.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and with Naruto as her emotional support, Kushina's heart has not withered and died.

"No, really. If you don't believe me, I can take you to the dressing table to take a look."

"Since you've said that, I'll definitely believe you. Maybe you're just naturally beautiful."

"I understand!" Anna Uzumaki suddenly raised her voice.

"Anna, why are you so startled? What do you know?"

Kushina gently patted her moderately sized chest and rolled her eyes slightly.

"I know why Mikoto looks so good..."

Why?

"What is the biggest difference between Mikoto and the two of us?"

"We are the Uzumaki clan, and Mikoto is the Uchiha clan?"

Uzumaki Anna: "..."

If we're really talking about bloodline advantages, the Whirlpool Clan's bloodline is clearly more advantageous in maintaining a woman's youthful bloom, right?

"Of course not, the biggest difference between Mikoto and us is that she has Minister Gen."

"It is precisely because of Minister Gen's timely nurturing that Mikoto, this flower, has not only not withered, but has instead blossomed more and more beautifully..."

Upon hearing this, Mikoto's face flushed, her cheeks rosy, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at Anna...

Kushina spat inwardly upon hearing this, thinking, "That's way too blunt and blatant!"

"Mikoto looks so good. I think Minister Gen must be very powerful. After all, he is strong and young."

"That's true, if she wasn't amazing, she wouldn't be able to find so many girlfriends besides Mikoto..." Anna Uzumaki said with a sigh.

"After saying all this, are you starting to feel romantic?"

"If Mikoto doesn't mind, you can give it a try," Kushina teased.

"I don't mind," Mikoto said with a smile.

"I'd like to, but Minister Xuan wouldn't even look at me. Even if I offered myself up, he probably wouldn't pay me any attention..."

"If it were a stunning beauty like Kushina, that would be more likely; I guarantee Minister Gen would be interested!"

"Mikoto, don't you think so?"

"Yes," Mikoto said with a smile.

"What nonsense are you two spouting? I'll teach you a lesson..."

Kushina, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed, reached out to tickle the two girls. The two girls either dodged or fought back, and they played around for a while.

"Hey, seriously, Kushina."

"Haven't you thought about finding a new man to settle down with?"

"It's ultimately inconvenient for a woman to raise a child alone, and the child also lacks a father's love. She still needs to find a man to rely on."

"And you're so young and beautiful, with a great figure. I'm looking for someone to rely on..."

In fact, Anna Uzumaki's words were not unintentional, but rather intentionally guided.

After spending a long time together, Anna Uzumaki gradually noticed that Gen Uchiha sometimes looked at Kushina Uzumaki with a strange gaze, revealing lust and affection.

Anna was quite surprised at first, but she gradually understood why...

Second-hand S-rank ninjutsu is much more attractive to men than first-hand C-rank ninjutsu!

Anna Uzumaki's analogy, in modern terms, is like this: a second-hand Ferrari is much more attractive to men than a brand-new Alto!

Anna Uzumaki had never interacted with Minato Namikaze and felt nothing for him, but it was different with Gen Uchiha.

Out of gratitude, Anna Uzumaki wants to help Gen Uchiha achieve his wish.

In Anna Uzumaki's view, this was not only repaying Gen Uchiha's kindness, but also repaying Kushina's kindness!

The princess of the Uzumaki clan, whose good sister gave her selfless help, should not remain a widow for life; she deserves a happier life.

Kushina paused for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled nonchalantly and said, "I don't plan to look for one. Let's just live like this."

"Besides, who would even want me?"

"You say I'm young, beautiful, and have a great figure, but you've forgotten that I'm the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Naruto is also the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"Such a unique family, let alone joining, probably doesn't have many men who would even dare to approach them, right?"

Sensing Kushina's attitude, Anna Uzumaki stopped pursuing the topic and changed the subject.

The saying goes, "too much of a good thing is bad." It's not appropriate to say too much now; we can influence people gradually and subtly in the future.

Mikoto picked up the conversation, and soon the topic of conversation among the three of them changed.

Mikoto, as Uchiha Gen's bedmate, naturally understood his thoughts better than Anna Uzumaki, especially since she even requested the Transformation Jutsu.

In order to secure her favor, Mikoto wouldn't mind going along with things and speaking on her behalf when the opportunity arose.

Uchiha Gen was completely unaware of the conversation between the three women; at that moment, he was reading the letter delivered by the three women, including the pufferfish demon...

The letter stated that they had each learned a portion of the Second Hokage's Water Release techniques, their strength had improved, and they were ready to answer the call at any time.

Seeing that the three were ready, Uchiha Gen put the assassination of Danzo on the agenda.

After burning away his fire-attribute chakra, Uchiha Gen returned to the tea room and chatted with his father-in-law, Uchiha Setsuna, over tea.

On his birthday night, he naturally wanted to celebrate with Mikoto properly, so he focused his energy on that and didn't make a move that night.

……

The following evening, Uchiha Gen made his move, using the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire.

That's right, Uchiha Gen plans to use the same old trick again. It doesn't matter if the method is old or not, the most important thing is that it works!

Uchiha Gen planned to temporarily control the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and use his identity to secretly send a suggestive letter to Danzo.

What does it imply?

It implies that Danzo could be supported to become the Fifth Hokage, but to gain support, one would need to personally visit the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire for a face-to-face meeting.

Although Danzo is not a Kage, assassinating him is no easier than killing a Kage, so it is necessary to lure him out of Konoha.

The position of Hokage was something Danzo dreamed of, and it could be said that it had become an obsession and a mental demon.

Given such temptation, even knowing the danger, Danzo would most likely be unable to resist.

The defenses surrounding the daimyo of the Land of Fire are far more stringent than those of the daimyo of the Land of Wind, and there are also the so-called Twelve Guardian Warriors...

However, it was no use to Uchiha Gen; he easily sneaked into the bedroom and hypnotized the daimyo with his Sharingan.

The next morning, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire summoned his trusted confidant and instructed him to secretly deliver a letter to Konoha Village, to be handed to Danzo in person.

After receiving the order, the daimyo's trusted confidant immediately set out, avoiding numerous eyes and ears, and headed to Konoha Village.

The Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire wasn't far from Konoha Village, and the Daimyo's confidant was also a Jonin. They arrived at Konoha Village in less than two hours.

The daimyo's confidant entered Konoha Village disguised as a fallen nobleman and enjoyed himself like any other tourist until nightfall when he secretly arrived at Danzo's mansion.

Due to the repeated thefts of his treasury, Danzo increased the defenses of his residence. The daimyo's confidants, who had been sneaking around, were surrounded by Root ninjas shortly after their arrival.

The daimyo's confidant promptly revealed his identity, which dissuaded the Root ninja from taking action.

After a while, Danzo, having received the news, rushed back from Root and entered the mansion with the daimyo's trusted confidants who had been left waiting outside.

Root ninjas don't have any emotional intelligence, so the daimyo's confidants are always left out in the cold.

Danzo was quite polite to someone of such status as a daimyo's messenger, apologizing for his subordinate's rudeness and serving him fine tea.

This attitude pleased the daimyo's confidant, who, after exchanging pleasantries, presented the letter to Danzo.

Danzo opened the letter and was immediately excited.

With the support of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, and by serving Hiruzen well and gaining his support, wouldn't the Fifth Daimyo be a natural fit for him?

Orochimaru is completely out of the picture, and Jiraiya and Tsunade are rarely in Konoha.

And he has little interest in the Hokage position...

It's impossible for Hiruzen to support someone from the Uchiha clan to rise to power now, and as for Sarutobi Shinnosuke, whom the Sarutobi clan is pushing...

It wasn't that he looked down on his nephew, but rather that his nephew was simply not cut out to be Hokage.

This nephew is best suited for a position like the head of the secret service; he simply doesn't have the ability.

The only strange thing was that the daimyo's attitude towards him changed rather abruptly.

Da Ming used to dislike him, so why is he suddenly showing support for him?

Could it be that the daimyo has developed a desire to seize power in Konoha?

Danzo believed that this was the only possibility; otherwise, there was no point in discussing it.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire has everything materially, so why would you want to exchange some money or beautiful women for him?

After careful consideration, Danzo decided to agree, figuring he could always find a way to regain the power he had lost once he came to power.

As for defaulting on the debt, Danzo never even considered such a method.

Because it's very difficult to renege on a daimyo's debt, and Konoha Village still relies on the support of the Land of Fire in many areas.

After seeing off the daimyo's confidants, Danzo began preparations for leaving the village and going to the daimyo's residence.

Danzo didn't want Hiruzen Sarutobi to know that he had gone to the daimyo's residence, and even more so, he didn't want Hiruzen to know that he had met with the daimyo...

Therefore, Danzo needed to find a suitable excuse to leave the village, and he also needed to make proper arrangements for the affairs of the Root organization during his absence.

Two days later, at dawn, Danzo, having settled everything, secretly left Konoha Village with his guard team.

The group of four avoided towns and traveled entirely through the wilderness, enduring wind and rain, keeping a low profile and making it extremely difficult to track their movements.

However, the four of them were under the surveillance of Uchiha Gen, not by himself, but by having two Soul Reapers brought back.

The current Soul Reapers are much more intelligent than ordinary White Zetsu, and their ability to infiltrate, hide, and track is much stronger, making them very difficult to detect.

……

In the Land of Fire, in Calabash Valley, as soon as Danzo and his group jumped into the valley, a shimmering white barrier rose up.

This time, Uchiha Gen used a regular barrier enhanced with Sage Chakra, instead of using Konoha's signature barrier ninjutsu.

While it would be more satisfying to kill Danzo knowing why, it's still necessary to prevent certain things before the overall situation is settled, such as summoning beasts.

If Danzo and his group used summoning beasts to deliver messages, and the beasts returned to their respective areas in time, then things would really be difficult...

Unless you can leave the Flying Thunder God mark on each summoning beast before it disappears, no matter how fast you act, it will be enough for the summoning beast to send a message to the higher-ups in Konoha.

Once the news reaches Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, Gen Uchiha will be completely at a disadvantage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group absolutely could not tolerate Uchiha Gen's act of assassinating a high-ranking village official with force.

They can eliminate political enemies through physical exorcisms, but the reverse is absolutely not true!

The death of his best friend, his own strong sense of crisis, and other factors may very well lead Hiruzen Sarutobi to make a swift and decisive decision.

To increase their chances of winning, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group wouldn't hesitate to capture anyone Uchiha Gen cared about, and then use them to threaten him.

Uchiha Gen would never compromise; he would definitely break the deadlock by force and seize power by force.

This could very well mean a brutal civil war, affecting countless people and drastically altering the fates of many, with consequences potentially even more devastating than the Night of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Uchiha Gen was confident of winning, but what would happen after he won?

After winning, all that's left is a mess.

With a ruined reputation, an illegitimate rise to power, and hatred caused by civil war, the foundation of a regime will be very shallow, and it can only barely maintain a situation of internal and external troubles by force.

This situation was naturally not what Uchiha Gen envisioned, and it did not align with his own interests.

Therefore, Uchiha Gen will not show himself until the overall situation is settled.

Upon seeing the protective barrier rising around the valley, Danzo and his companions stopped in their tracks...

Danzo stood there expressionless, looking very calm. The other three Root ninjas immediately changed formation and protected Danzo in the middle.

"North," said a ninja wearing Root-sensing clothing.

Danzo's three leaders looked north upon hearing this...

Wearing Kirigakure ANBU uniforms and Kirigakure ninja headbands, Suigetsu Hozuki, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Juzo Biwa emerged from the clear pond in the valley...

"All three are their true forms, not clones."

"From left to right: Suigetsu Hobuki, the head of the Kirigakure Anbu and one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

"Juzo Biwa, an S-rank rogue ninja from Kirigakure and one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

"Kisame Hoshigaki, an S-rank rogue ninja from Kirigakure who stole the Samehada sword, has an absurd amount of chakra."

"Based on the available intelligence, the abilities of the three are respectively..."

The Root-sensing ninja quickly reported, his voice cold and indifferent, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if he were a robot.

Danzo listened to his subordinates' words while pondering in his heart.

A rogue S-rank ninja from Kirigakure is hanging out with the head of the Kirigakure ANBU, and they seem to have a close relationship...

What kind of operation is this?

(End of this chapter)