My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

That night, inside the Uchiha clan's shrine, amidst the priest's lengthy prayers, the nine Sharingan eyes taken from Danzo's arm were sent into the shrine under the watchful eyes of all the clan members present.

After the ceremony, the clansmen gradually dispersed, and Uchiha Touhuan went to the interrogation room once again.

Having been tormented for a whole day, Shimura Retsuto and his two companions were already exhausted. However, the newly arrived Shimura Hiroshi kept cursing after seeing Uchiha Touhuan's figure.

Uchiha Touhuan picked at his ear, pretending not to hear.

Upon seeing this, the Uchiha Chunin in charge of interrogating him increased the force of his baton.

Uchiha Touhuan went straight to the cell where the Wood Release ninja, who had not yet been named Yamato by the Third Hokage, was being held.

Since it had been decided to hand this guy over to Kakashi as a merit, Uchiha Touhuan would no longer make things difficult for him. Apart from beating him up for a whole day on the first day, he was kept in solitary confinement for the rest of the time.

Of course, he still had the sealing technique personally placed on him by Uchiha Touhuan. After all, he was also a Wood Release ninja. Although he was far inferior to the First Hokage, if no measures were taken, the ordinary Chunin in the interrogation room really couldn't do anything to him.

In the corner of the cell, Yamato, whose name is still A, heard the noise and sat up abruptly.

Uchiha Touhuan entered the cell and turned on the light. The sudden change in light made Jia squint.

Just as A was about to take action, the clanging of the iron chains and the excruciating pain caused by the sealing technique reminded him of his current predicament.

"Let's talk." Uchiha Touhuan pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Jia.

"Hmph, I won't say anything."

"By the way, how much does Danzo pay you? You're so loyal," Uchiha Touhuan chuckled.

"We follow Lord Danzo for the sake of Konoha; how can we measure it with money!" A said righteously.

"Oh, so you mean you don't even have any money? Then why are you risking your life?" Uchiha Touhuan laughed.

"How could you, a born evil Uchiha, possibly understand Lord Danzo's dedication to the village!" A said with a fanatical expression, making Uchiha Touhuan shake his head.

"You mean Yamanaka Fu and the others? At least they had a family as a weakness, which is why Danzo ruined them like this. You're just an orphan, is it really necessary?" Uchiha Touhuan had someone bring in some food and then handed it to Jia.

"Hmph." Jia sneered as he stared at Uchiha Touhuan.

"Tell me, how did you acquire your Wood Release? Your crime isn't too serious. Although we found out that you were instructed by Danzo to assassinate the Third Hokage, the Third Hokage is eager to find talented people and shouldn't pursue the matter. As for other matters, Kakashi pleaded for you, and out of respect for him, I don't plan to investigate further. So, as long as you explain yourself clearly, you can still leave."

"I will never betray Lord Danzo!" A said through gritted teeth.

"Actually, it's not hard to guess. It's Orochimaru, right?" Uchiha Touhuan said. "Back then, the artificial wood release plan wasn't exactly a secret to us ninja clans. The idiots of the Senju clan were completely fooled by this plan. The once powerful Sengoku clan has now reduced itself to a mere handful of people. In the end, because the sacrifices were too great and there were no results, the Third Hokage called it off."

"However, that old bastard Danzo didn't give up and continued his research in secret. His partner was Orochimaru, and you are the only result of this project, right?" Uchiha Touhuan said.

Seeing Jia's incredulous look, Uchiha Touhuan chuckled, "Don't look at me like that. I'm not stupid. Children from the village's orphanage go missing from time to time. This is all on file with the police department. It's just that we couldn't investigate further because of that old bastard Danzo. Besides, the period before Orochimaru's defection was a high-incidence period for missing orphans in the village. On the contrary, after his defection, the number dropped sharply. Considering your age, it's not hard to deduce this result."

A's eyes flickered, while Uchiha Touhuan pressed his advantage, continuing, "So, why are you, an orphan who was captured and reformed, so loyal to Danzo? You should be loyal to the Hokage and the Will of Fire."

"Now you only have two paths before you: one is to confess and live a normal life in the sunlight as a ninja, and the other is to continue to resist and be buried with Danzo, who only used you as a tool. The seal of the tongue-twisting root on your body has already expired. Think it over carefully, and don't waste the opportunity that Kakashi has pleaded for you." After saying that, Uchiha Touhuan did not say anything more. After putting down the food and water, he got up and left the cell.

Uchiha Touhuan didn't have high hopes for recruiting Yamato. He was well aware of his own limitations, knowing he didn't have Naruto's persuasive skills. To win over subordinates, he relied more on direct benefits. Moreover, from the beginning, Uchiha Touhuan understood that Yamato was not someone the current Uchiha could keep. After all, he had inherited the First Hokage's Wood Release. He figured that once Hiruzen Sarutobi recovered, he would ask for him.

Therefore, Uchiha Touhuan simply regarded it as a contribution to Kakashi's promotion. Furthermore, Uchiha Touhuan said all these things to make him believe that he was letting him off the hook because of Kakashi's sake.

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Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi kept smoking, while the two advisors who had run into trouble with Touken Uchiha stood by silently, staring at him.

"Hiruzen, we can't let Uchiha Touhuan continue like this. Uchiha Touhuan is clearly using the investigation as an opportunity to eliminate dissidents." Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi was still silent, Mitokado Homura took the initiative to break the silence. "He even dared to arrest the head of the Shimura clan. If this continues, I'm afraid we'll have to go sit in the police station too."

"Dou-huan wouldn't do that." After pondering for a while, Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head and said. Hiruzen Sarutobi was still wary of Kotoamatsukami in Uchiha Dou-huan's hands. Moreover, it had been less than three days since the incident at the village entrance that day. Most of the mid-level ninjas in the village had clearly seen Danzo's gruesome corpse. If he were to forcibly order the Uchiha clan to stop the investigation now, everyone would inevitably have doubts.

"Hiruzen! You can't hesitate any longer. Have you forgotten what your teacher taught you?" Koharu Utatane couldn't help but remind him.

"Alright, but we can't just stop the Uchiha clan's investigation without a reason." Seeing that the other party had brought up the Second Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment and could only give in. "Kakashi, go to the Uchiha clan and have Uchiha Touhuan come to report on the progress of the investigation tomorrow."

"Yes." Kakashi stepped out of the shadows in the office, accepted the order, and then disappeared back into the darkness.

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