Naruto, this is called Kuuga, not White Zetsu

"I'm the one who should apologize."

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head and said with a sad tone: "From now on, Konoha will regard you as a renegade ninja who killed the entire clan. You will be wanted, and your arrest will be regardless of life or death."

Uchiha Itachi struggled, with pain flashing in his eyes, "This is what I should do..."

"So...what are you going to do next?"

Chapter 54: Konoha is always in civil strife

Uchiha Itachi is always Uchiha Itachi of Konoha, and he has no intention of justifying his crimes.

Faced with his best friend's dying request to "protect Konoha and Uchiha", he planned to make one last contribution to Konoha.

"The Sharingan is too powerful. I will contribute my last bit of strength to Konoha and eliminate the last hidden danger of Uchiha."

Uchiha Itachi did not reveal the information of the mysterious masked man: "I used the power of an organization called Akatsuki. I decided to stay with him to prevent him from breaking his oath. In order to guarantee Sasuke's life, can you please give me a promise, Sandaime?"

"Akatsuki organization?"

Hearing about an organization he had never heard of before, Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised for a moment but soon recovered: "Your brother will continue to maintain his current status after returning to the village this time, go to the Ninja Academy, and grow up to be a ninja of Konoha. I will ensure that he has no worries about food and clothing... But I can't do anything about his hatred for you..."

Uchiha Itachi felt relieved. With the assurance from the Third Hokage, the heavy weight in his heart fell to the ground. He finally felt relieved and lowered his head: "I have already prepared myself mentally to bear this hatred."

He had threatened Danzo before, but after leaving Konoha, he was no longer able to do anything to Danzo.

Now with the assurance of the Third Hokage, he believed that Sasuke could at least spend a relatively healthy and safe childhood in Konoha.

"Let's go. The techniques surrounding the village won't change. If you're worried about Sasuke, you can always sneak back to check..."

"Sandaime-sama...I'm sorry that the Uchiha people cannot understand your good intentions."

"No, it was because I was too naive that this tragedy happened."

"Goodbye, Sandaime-sama."

After Uchiha Itachi bowed his head to express his thanks, his body turned into a crow and flew towards the sky.

After a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned around and walked towards the Hokage's office with a comfortable look.

The accident in the Hidden Mist Village had been resolved by Tsunade, and the Uchiha civil strife had also been eliminated effortlessly under Danzo's arrangement.

Now that Konoha will once again enter a stage of peaceful development, there are only two things we need to think about.

——The candidate for the Fifth Hokage.

——Restrict roots.

These two things gave him a headache.

As for the former, Sarutobi Hiruzen hoped that Tsunade could become Hokage, but Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En both disagreed with Tsunade becoming the Fifth Hokage.

Due to the Uchiha clan genocide, Danzo has now been removed from his position as Hokage's assistant.

In other words, two of the three top leaders disagreed with Tsunade becoming Hokage.

"Ah~"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Kakashi's information.

Kakashi, the son of Konoha White Fang, is proficient in lightning escape and acquired the Uchiha clan's Sharingan...

Although Kakashi is good in all aspects, he can only have a promising future...He still has a long way to go before he can become a real Hokage. If Kakashi is directly named Hokage, I am afraid that the entire village will have objections.

Ever since the Night of the Nine-Tails, a gap has appeared in Konoha, and there are very few ninjas who can become Kage.

Looking at Kakashi in the photo, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but think of his white-haired disciple.

It's just a pity that the apprentice cares more about the 'Son of Prophecy' than his teacher...

Half an hour later, Sarutobi Hiruzen gave up thinking about the candidate for the Fifth Hokage. With his current physical condition, just as Utatane Koharu said, he could still hold on for a few more years. He hoped that new talents would emerge in the village in a few years.

As for the latter, as a branch of the Dark Side, it is not the first time that the development of the Root has been restricted. Restrictions were also imposed before, during the Second World War and after the Third World War.

However, due to the events of the Night of the Nine-Tails and the Uchiha Rebellion, the Root had to be allowed to develop again.

Now that the internal and external troubles of the Uchiha have been completely resolved, it is time to impose some restrictions on the Root in terms of economy and power as before...

I guess Danzo must have guessed that he would impose fundamental restrictions, so he dug out the eyes of so many Uchiha clan members?

Sarutobi Hiruzen is really too familiar with his old friend.

However, he did not pursue this matter too much. After all, they were just eyes on the bodies of a few dead people. As long as he was still in Konoha, he could get them back as long as he was the Hokage.

Boom boom boom!

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was still immersed in the idea of ​​restricting the Root, there was a knock on the door outside, and an Anbu with long hair and a metal frame on his head walked in.

"Hokage-sama, something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong, Tenzou?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised by Tenzou. Now that the internal and external troubles in the village had been resolved, what big problem could there be?

After taking the document handed over by Tianzang, he couldn't help but widen his eyes after checking it. Something really happened this time.

Not only has something gone wrong, but it's a big problem! The contents of the document will definitely shake the foundation of Konoha!

"Tenzo, quickly call the two advisors, Mitomon En and Utane Koharu, over here!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat trembling in the chair, the document spread out on the table was fully displayed in front of him. The content on it was not the peace agreement between the two countries, but the latest battle report between the Hidden Mist Village and the Konoha Village.

Successfully captured the Mizukage...

[The fourth generation Mizukage, Karutagi Yagura, who was controlled several years ago...]

【Unknown Mangekyō Sharingan...】

[The mysterious masked man and the Nine-Tail Night incident seven years ago...]

[Seto Chihiro and Uchiha Mikoto made great contributions on the battlefield...]

[And the reasoning behind Shisui's death...]

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but pick up the document on the table, holding it tightly, and carefully checking every word on it.

I kept thinking about how to get through this crisis...

Just as Danzo ordered Uchiha Itachi to wipe out the Uchiha clan, an urgent battle report came later. Tsunade speculated that the person who controlled Karatachi Yagura was the same person who controlled the Nine-Tails.

How should this be explained to all the ninjas in Konoha?

He, the Third Hokage, tacitly acknowledged that Danzo's various actions against the Uchiha clan were based on the fact that the Uchiha clan was the culprit in launching the Nine-Tails Night...

But now it suddenly came out that someone else was controlling the Nine-Tails, so every persecution of the Uchiha in the past seven years was unreasonable and a trumped-up charge...

If this document is exposed, such a huge political mistake will probably make the entire Konoha ninja clan think differently, and the entire Konoha high-level will fall into a crisis of trust...

Konoha might collapse from within...

Why didn't the Uchiha clan rebel earlier or later, but had to rebel at this time?

Just one more night, half a day, or even 4 hours later can alleviate all of this!

why? !

Sarutobi Hiruzen aged nearly 10 years in an instant. Even if he wanted to ask the Uchiha clan again, he had to deal with the problem at hand first. How could he survive this crisis?

Chapter 55: Danzo, who possesses the will of fire, is also willing to die for Konoha...

Wherever the leaves flutter, civil strife continues.

Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's call, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En hurried to the Hokage Building.

"Do you know what happened?"

"I don't know, where's Danzo?"

Normally when they went to the Hokage's office, Danzo was usually the first to arrive, and the office would usually be filled with the sounds of Hiruzen and Danzo arguing, but today it was silent.

The two of them walked into the Hokage's office with curiosity and heavy hearts. As soon as they entered, they saw the Third Hokage with a sad face.

"Huruzen, why isn't Danzo here?"

"Danzo has been relieved of his duties as the Hokage's assistant by me."

Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted Mito Kadokome's questioning, picked up the document on the table and handed it to the two people opposite: "Don't ask anything else, just take a look at this!"

The two of them did not ask too many questions. They took the documents handed to them by Hiruzen and began to read them carefully.

After seeing the Hidden Mist Village turn their backs on them and the Mizukage being captured by Tsunade, the two frowned, but when they saw the Mizukage being controlled and the connection between the mysterious masked man and the Nine-Tails Night.

The expressions of the two men began to change at a speed visible to the naked eye, and cold sweat ran down their heads.

Mito Kado En handed the document to Utatane Koharu beside him, looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen seriously, and put forward his own suggestion: "The Uchiha clan has now been exterminated by Uchiha Itachi, so in this matter, Konoha must never admit that it is Konoha's fault. Once Konoha admits it, it will inevitably accelerate the disintegration of Konoha."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, this coincided with what he thought.

The Uchiha clan was slaughtered by Uchiha Itachi, and the massacre was not carried out by the Konoha Anbu themselves. There is a lot of room for maneuver here.

"That's right, Hiruzen, and what's above is just speculation about the mysterious masked man and the events of Kyuubi Night."

Utatane Koharu raised her head, her face instantly turning cold: "The most urgent task is to not let the news of the Uchiha clan being exterminated spread to the front line, as this will shake Konoha's determination to fight the Hidden Mist Village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and quickly rejected it: "This document must be sealed, but the news of the annihilation of the Uchiha clan must be conveyed to the front line."

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that Utane Koharu's thinking was still a little too simple.

Does it matter whether the mysterious masked man is related to the events of Nine-Tail Night?

unimportant.

Is the extermination of the Konoha Uchiha clan important or not?

Not important either.

The most important thing now is how to avoid a crisis of trust among other ninja clans in the village towards the Konoha high-level officials.

Why are you still hiding the matter of the night of genocide at this time? Isn't it obvious that you are guilty? When the time comes, smart people will figure out what's going on.

Besides...

With Shikaku's intelligence, looking at the number of Uchiha participating in the war, he has already thought that there will be a coup in the Uchiha clan. If he really conceals it, it will undoubtedly confirm his guess...

"Oh... Sorry to bother you guys."

Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the document again and sighed: "Leave me alone, I need to think about it..."

Mitomon En and Utane Koharu looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't expect that he was the one who called them here, and he was also the one who asked them to leave...

After looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen, the two stood up from their chairs and turned to walk towards the door.

Sarutobi Hiruzen has already said this, so even if they are unwilling, they have no choice but to leave, because he is the real Hokage.

The footsteps gradually faded away. Sarutobi Hiruzen lit his pipe, took a deep drag, and exhaled thick smoke. Utatane Koharu's words also reminded him that the contents above were just speculations after all...

Next, he needs to think carefully to avoid this crisis of trust.

First of all,

Not many people must know that the Mizukage is controlled by the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Mizukage is controlled by a bloodline limit from another village. Once this humiliating news spreads, the two villages will inevitably become hostile and a war will break out.

Therefore, without Tsunade's permission, this kind of thing must not have spread beyond the borders of Konoha...

Secondly,

It is just speculation that the masked man has the ability to control the Nine-Tails. Controlling the Jinchūriki with illusion is a fantasy in itself.

There is historical evidence that the Uchiha's eyes can control the tailed beasts, but there has never been a case of the Sharingan controlling the Jinchūriki.

Having one eye doesn't necessarily mean that he is a member of the Uchiha clan. Maybe he got the Sharingan from somewhere else.

And to control the Jinchūriki, perhaps other secret techniques were used.