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

Chapter 93 Noon on the 11th day of the 12th month of the 56th year of Konoha

"Uchiha... Madara?" Itachi Uchiha frowned deeply. Every member of the Uchiha clan would be familiar with this name. He was the one who led his clan and the Senju clan, the First Hokage, to jointly establish the village. Of course, he was also the only and greatest rogue ninja ever produced by the Uchiha clan.

"Do you think I'd believe that? Madara Uchiha has been dead for many years since the First Hokage killed him?" Itachi Uchiha said.

"Whether you believe me or not is not important to me," Obito Uchiha smiled from behind the mask. "However, as your senior, I will still help you when you need it."

After saying that, Obito Uchiha disappeared into thin air.

"Space-time ninjutsu?" Itachi Uchiha's face grew even more serious as he looked thoughtfully in the direction where Obito Uchiha had disappeared.

After Obito left, Itachi had no intention of going back to rest and turned to run towards the Sarutobi clan.

Upon arriving at Hiruzen Sarutobi's residence, Itachi Uchiha rushed over and addressed the Sarutobi clan members guarding the entrance: "Please inform the Third Hokage that I have important matters to report."

"Captain Itachi?" The Sarutobi clan member in charge of guarding the area saw Itachi's anxious expression and realized that something serious must have happened for him to come looking for the Hokage so late at night, so he hurriedly went in to report.

Not long after, Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing pajamas, quickly came out. After seeing Itachi Uchiha's expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart pounded. Why was Itachi coming to see him so late? Could it be that the Uchiha clan had rebelled?

"Lord Hokage, I apologize for disturbing you so late at night," Itachi Uchiha said, bowing.

"No need for formalities, Itachi. What happened that you came to see me so late?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said after taking a deep breath.

Itachi Uchiha turned his head and glanced at the guards on both sides.

"Come with me." Hiruzen Sarutobi understood, and at the same time breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that Itachi Uchiha had not come to him late at night because of the Uchiha clan's direct rebellion.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked after leading Itachi Uchiha to a secret room in his house.

"Just now, I met someone who also has the Mangekyou Sharingan." Itachi Uchiha took a deep breath. "And he called himself Madara Uchiha."

"What?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was extremely surprised.

"That person sometimes uses space-time ninjutsu; his body can become intangible. My probing attacks had absolutely no effect," Itachi Uchiha continued.

"He's wearing a strange mask, isn't he?" The Third Hokage asked, his gaze sharpening.

"How did you know?" Itachi Uchiha asked in surprise.

"Because I've seen that person before." Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression became very solemn. Six years ago, during the Nine-Tails' attack, the enemy the Fourth Hokage faced was this masked man you're talking about.

Uchiha Itachi's eyes widened upon hearing this.

"Did he say anything to you?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked seriously.

Uchiha Itachi dared not hide anything and quickly recounted the contents of their conversation.

After listening to Itachi Uchiha's report, Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples with a headache and said, "Why did that guy have to show up at this crucial moment?"

"Third Hokage, was that person really Madara Uchiha?" Itachi Uchiha asked.

"Impossible," Hiruzen Sarutobi said. "I witnessed it firsthand, standing behind the Second Hokage, when Madara Uchiha was buried."

"Then who exactly is he? Could that guy's appearance be related to the clan?" Uchiha Itachi said.

"It shouldn't be that bad. The Uchiha clan shouldn't know of his existence, otherwise, with three pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan, the Uchiha would have rebelled long ago." Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flickered slightly, but he still said to Itachi Uchiha, "Itachi, I will discuss this matter with Jiraiya tomorrow. Please keep it a secret from everyone else. The village can't afford any more trouble right now."

"Yes!" Itachi Uchiha nodded in acceptance.

……

The following day, Jiraiya's expression turned very serious after learning about Itachi Uchiha's experience the previous night.

The culprit who caused his disciple's untimely death has reappeared at this critical juncture, which makes him think twice.

At the same time, the thought of Naruto being in the Uchiha clan made Jiraiya unable to sit still.

Meanwhile, members of the Isshinkai in the village who were connected to Uchiha Touhuan received a formal invitation early this morning.

Just as Uchiha Touhuan was planning the banquet for the evening, Uchiha Inahika knocked on his office door.

"Captain, Jiraiya has come to see you," Uchiha Inahi reported.

"Is that so?" Uchiha Touhuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

[Jiraiya is coming to see me at this time? Has my plan been exposed?]

Despite his doubts, Uchiha Touhuan remained calm and said with a composed expression, "Please let him in."

"Understood." Uchiha Inahi accepted the order and left.

After Uchiha Inahisa left to carry out his orders, Uchiha Touhuan immediately created two shadow clones and sent them to Ryuchi Cave to gather Sage Chakra using the Summoning Jutsu. Although he did not know why Jiraiya had come to him, if it was to cause trouble, he had to make sure that he could take down Jiraiya as soon as possible and not give him the opportunity to summon the two toad sages to activate Sage Mode.

After making preparations, Uchiha Touhuan calmly set out a tea set in his office, waiting for Jiraiya's arrival.

Before long, Jiraiya hurriedly entered Uchiha Touhuan's office.

"Lord Jiraiya, is there some mission you need the Security Department's help with at this hour?" Uchiha Touhuan asked.

"Douhuan, where is Naruto?" Jiraiya asked anxiously.

"Naruto?" Upon hearing this, Uchiha Touhuan breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that Jiraiya and the others had not yet discovered his plan.

"Lord Jiraiya is joking. Where else could Naruto be at this time besides attending the Ninja Academy?" Uchiha Touhuan said.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Uh...that makes sense." Jiraiya, who was so concerned that he lost his composure, finally realized that Naruto should be in class at the Ninja Academy at this time.

"Lord Jiraiya, why are you in such a hurry to see me? Is something wrong with Naruto?" Uchiha Touhuan asked.

Seeing the confused look on Uchiha Touhuan's face, Jiraiya thought for a moment and then tentatively asked, "Captain Touhuan, last night, the masked man who caused the Nine-Tails' rampage seven years ago reappeared in the village."

"What?" Uchiha Touhuan frowned upon hearing this. What was Obito doing in the village at this time? Uchiha Touhuan was thinking that once things were over in the village, he would deal with Obito first, but he didn't expect that the other party would jump out ahead of time.

"That masked man has a Mangekyou Sharingan, and he calls himself Uchiha Madara." After Jiraiya finished speaking, he stared at Uchiha Touhuan, trying to find some clues on his face.

However, upon hearing this, Uchiha Touhuan's expression changed drastically. He met the other's gaze and said, word by word, "Does Lord Jiraiya doubt our Uchiha clan?"

"Douhuan, that's not what I meant, it's just that this matter is too urgent..." Jiraiya saw Uchiha Douhuan's reaction and realized that his tone was not quite right when he spoke, so he quickly softened his tone.

"What exactly does Lord Jiraiya want by coming to my security headquarters?" Uchiha Touhuan asked coldly.

"I want to take Naruto back. I'll protect him closely for the next few days," Jiraiya said through gritted teeth.

"Does Lord Jiraiya think the Uchiha clan can't protect a seven-year-old child? Or do you think the Uchiha would stoop so low as to attack a child and unleash the Nine-Tails to harm the village?" Uchiha Touhuan retorted, not backing down an inch, even though Naruto, with the Nine-Tails sealed inside his body, was a huge problem now that Obito had appeared.

After all, if Obito really caused trouble at this critical moment and released the Nine-Tails, it would be his village that would be destroyed!

If he could, Uchiha Touhuan would love for Jiraiya to take Naruto away right now, but Naruto was entrusted to the Uchiha clan by Kakashi himself. If they just let Jiraiya take him away, what would Kakashi think of him? What would the Fourth Hokage's former subordinates think of him?

"Douhuan, I didn't mean to doubt the Uchiha clan," Jiraiya explained. "I just want to take Naruto to a safe place. After all, Naruto's identity is of great importance, and the enemy has a history of controlling the Nine-Tails. So, I plan to send him to Mount Myōboku to hide for a while."

Seeing that Jiraiya had softened his stance, Uchiha Touhuan didn't press the matter further. He nodded and said, "I understand, but Naruto was entrusted to our Uchiha clan by Kakashi. Shouldn't Lord Jiraiya ask Kakashi's opinion?"

"I understand, I'll tell Kakashi." Jiraiya nodded, and in Uchiha Tohsen's office, he summoned a messenger frog from Mount Myōboku. He then wrote a letter explaining the situation, handed it to the messenger frog, and had it relayed through Mount Myōboku to another messenger frog located near the border of Kirigakure in the Land of Fire, before finally delivering the confidential letter to Kakashi.

Not long after, Kakashi's ninja dog Pakkun ran into the security headquarters and brought back Kakashi's reply.

Jiraiya and Uchiha Touhuan opened Kakashi's reply together. In his reply, after learning that the culprit behind the Nine-Tails' attack had reappeared, Kakashi agreed to Jiraiya's idea of ​​sending Naruto to Mount Myōboku for Naruto's safety.

"See, Touhuan, Kakashi agreed." Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Kakashi's reply and said to Uchiha Touhuan with a smile.

"I understand. In that case, Jiraiya-sama, please pick Naruto up after school today," said Uchiha Touhuan.

"Um," Jiraiya said, seeing that Uchiha Touhuan was being so agreeable, a hint of apology appearing on his face. "Touhuan, I really didn't mean to doubt your Uchiha clan just now, I was just too hasty..."

Jiraiya became increasingly embarrassed as he explained, but at that moment, Uchiha Touhuan offered him a way out: "Lord Jiraiya, I understand. You could say you're Naruto's grandfather, so it's understandable that you're so concerned."

"Yes, yes, yes." Jiraiya nodded quickly. "Then, I won't disturb Captain Do-hwan's work any longer."

……

(End of this chapter)