Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 558 A Different Fugaku Uchiha

"Huh? Both of them were delivered??"

Tachibana Kenkawa, who was still figuring out who to send to bring back the dozen or so Uchiha clan members, was completely dumbfounded when he heard Fugaku Uchiha say "two sons".

"Wasn't it supposed to be just Sasuke?"

Yes, the original agreement between Fugaku Uchiha and Tachibana Kenkawa was that Fugaku would send his newborn son, Sasuke Uchiha, along with some other clan members selected by Fugaku, to Kirigakure.

This is not only to seek a way out for the Uchiha clan, who are currently in a difficult situation in Konoha, but also has a certain connotation of "hostage".

This can be considered a mutually beneficial basis for cooperation.

The most important of them all is Uchiha Sasuke, the son of Uchiha Fugaku, the clan leader.

This would demonstrate sincerity, and since the child was young and only needed to be publicly stated as having died of illness, such a thing, while not common in a large clan like the Uchiha, is quite common in the entire ninja world, so it wouldn't have a significant impact.

However, now Fugaku Uchiha has sent both of his sons here?

It's important to know that although Uchiha is only five years old and hasn't attended the Ninja Academy,

He has never shown his talent to the public.

But no matter what, he is the son of the Uchiha clan chief.

Two people died this time?

I'm afraid that even if Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha clan, can barely keep things under control, the entire Hidden Leaf Village will go crazy, right?

It's hard to say what will happen within the Uchiha clan. If Fugaku could have kept those lunatics in check, things wouldn't have come to this!

When Fugaku Uchiha heard Tachibana's surprised question, he awkwardly touched his nose.

He couldn't very well say that it was about his two sons.

Uchiha always has to hug and look after Uchiha Sasuke wherever he goes.

Especially after the Nine-Tails' attack, he would keep Sasuke by his side even when he slept at night.

They would get up and check at the slightest disturbance.

As a result, even his own father couldn't get around the Uchiha clan and give Sasuke a reasonably plausible reason for his "death by natural causes."

Finally, gritting his teeth, he decided to pack up both of his sons and send them to Kirigakure.

As for now, Fugaku Uchiha could only offer a vague explanation.

"Lord Jianchuan, rest assured, I arranged Itachi's death in a way that will not arouse suspicion from others. Moreover, my son's talent is outstanding, and he will definitely become Lord Jianchuan's capable subordinate in the future."

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Kenkawa shook his head helplessly, assuming that Fugaku Uchiha couldn't bear to see his two sons separated, which was why he made this decision.

Moreover, he was well aware of Itachi Uchiha's talent; he was a genius who could be ranked among the top ninjas in the original work.

Well, five-year-old Itachi probably hasn't gone too badly. He just needs to be separated from those idiots from the Uchiha clan and properly taught.

No matter how you look at it, you're not losing out.

Then, seemingly fearing that Tachibana Kenkawa might have some reservations, Fugaku Uchiha briefly explained the arrangements for the "cause of death" of the dozen or so people to be sent over.

The others were all relatively easy to deal with; they were basically "sacrificed" during the mission.

However, Fugaku Uchiha had two sons.

This guy actually arranged for a ninja from the "radical" Uchiha clan to kidnap Itachi and Sasuke, forcing him, the clan leader, to abdicate.

After being discovered, and with nowhere else to turn, he went so far as to commit a heinous act of taking his two children with him and dying together.

"Chief Fugaku is truly ruthless...and incredibly cunning!"

As the conflict between the Uchiha clan and other ninjas in Konoha intensifies, the voices of the radical faction within the Uchiha clan have gradually begun to dominate.

By doing this, Fugaku Uchiha transformed the "death" of the two children into an internal conflict within the clan, without causing too much alarm to the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

This also brought the conflict between the radical and conservative factions of the Uchiha clan to the forefront.

This not only allowed them to identify who were "one of their own," but also proactively sowed discord within the massive Uchiha clan, lowering the Konoha leadership's guard against them.

At the same time, whether Fugaku Uchiha chose to "retaliate" by suppressing and weakening those radicals, or chose to appease the situation and win over some of the more rational members of the radical faction, it would buy time for the Uchiha clan.

Neither the Uchiha clan members nor the Konoha ninjas outside the clan would have imagined that at this particular time...

To provoke an Uchiha clan leader who had lost two sons.

Fugaku Uchiha, as the clan head, clearly distanced himself from the radical faction within the clan, which also helped to appease the other ninjas in Konoha.

After all, no one would believe that Fugaku Uchiha would use the deaths of his two biological sons to scheme for this whole affair.

Jianchuan Judu had to admire Uchiha Fugaku's decisiveness and ruthlessness.

Upon hearing Tachibana's "praise," Fugaku Uchiha merely shook his head with a somber expression.

"All of this is simply so that my race can continue."

There was something else that Fugaku Uchiha didn't tell Tachibana Akira: the deceased Uchiha "radical" clan member was not only his mole within the radical faction, but also a spy sent by the Uchiha clan to the Root organization.

However, these Root members, who were loyal to the Uchiha clan, were subject to the existence of the "Tongue-Slaying Technique."

It was destined to end badly.

Therefore, that Uchiha truly sacrificed himself in this scheme.

However, precisely because of their affiliation with the Root organization, the conflicts among the upper echelons of the Uchiha clan were not completely ignited all at once.

The radicals couldn't possibly approach Shimura Danzo under the guise of spying, nor could they be certain whether he acted on his own initiative, so the matter ultimately remained a murky affair.

Of course, this person's identity as a member of the Root organization was also "unintentionally" revealed to the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

This has led Minato Namikaze, who has become somewhat distant from the Uchiha clan recently due to Kushina Uzumaki's death during the Nine-Tails Night, to come and appease Fugaku Uchiha, the clan head, on several occasions.

All I can say is that after he started using his Mangekyou Sharingan again and was able to see fragments of the future.

In terms of both self-confidence and the means to handle matters, Fugaku Uchiha has returned to the level that he should be at as the head of the clan.

While admiring Fugaku Uchiha's decisiveness, he was also quite satisfied with the arrival of Fugaku and Sasuke.

However, I still need to explain the subsequent arrangements to him in advance.

"After Sasuke and I arrive, I will not take them as my disciples for the time being, so as to avoid them receiving too much attention from the outside world."

"But don't worry, Chief Fugaku, the teacher I found for them will definitely satisfy you."

"This teacher of the two children will also be the new clan leader of the Uchiha clan after they settle in Kirigakure."