The Fifth Leaf Village

However, before Uchiha Obito had time to recover, in the blink of an eye, Uchiha Dohuan appeared in front of him again. At the same time, he was horrified to find that his body, except for his head, had turned into a stone statue. Uchiha Dohuan, who came in front of him, just stretched out his hand and took away his Mangekyō Sharingan. Then, the stone statue that Uchiha Obito had turned into shattered into pieces and turned into powder.

"Why? Izanagi has no effect?"

This was Uchiha Obito's last question before his death. If he had reached the Pure Land and met Elder Danzo, he might have been able to get the answer.

Chapter 102: Konoha's Spring (Part )

After the petrified Obito shattered into pieces on the ground, Kakashi, who had only dared to bring his men closer after seeing the noise subside, finally arrived.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Uchiha Douhuan standing proudly in the center of the battlefield.

"How is it?" Kakashi came behind Uchiha Douhuan and asked.

"The mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion and the villain who assassinated the Fourth Hokage has been killed." Uchiha Douhuan said, looking back at the people who had rushed over.

As soon as the words fell, the people who had rushed over suddenly burst into warm cheers.

Although everything tonight had some twists and turns, until this moment, they can finally announce that their plan was a complete success.

Amid the cheers, Kakashi looked at the rocks in front of Uchiha Douhuan that had shattered into pieces on the ground, his eyes filled with thought.

After the cheers behind him subsided a little, Uchiha Douhuan turned around and looked at everyone: "Let's go back. We still have finishing work to do tonight."

"Yes!"

"Let's go." Uchiha Douhuan patted Kakashi's shoulder, "Let's go. Tell Xuanjian and the others later that they have worked hard to send the border troops back. You go back with us first. As for the transfer order to transfer you back to the village, we will issue it tomorrow."

"Okay." Kakashi nodded, looked at the fragments of the stone statue on the ground, and followed Uchiha Douhuan.

In the Hokage's office, after receiving the signal, Uchiha Fugaku slowly stood up and said coldly to Sarutobi Hiruzen, "Sandaime-sama, thank you for your hard work in the Hokage building these days. As for your safety, the Security Department is fully responsible."

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not reply. The initiative was no longer in his hands. What he should consider now was whether he should give something in exchange for a decent retirement from Uchiha Dohuan. After the masked man appeared and attacked the people from the Security Department, he was already in a mess - it was shit at least. The pot of the Nine-Tails Rebellion six years ago was already hanging over his head, but the person who took the blame for him was no longer there.

On the way back to the Security Department, Uchiha Douhuan also learned about the ending of Uchiha Itachi.

"Clan leader Douhuan, what do you think we should do about Itachi?" At this moment, Uchiha Tsuru, the elder in charge of coordinating the sacrifices in the clan, came to Uchiha Douhuan and asked.

Most of the deceased Uchiha clan members would be buried in the family's exclusive cemetery after their Sharingan was removed, and the Sharingan would be enshrined in the family's shrine. The case of Uchiha Obito being buried in the village cemetery was an exception, but now Uchiha Itachi's situation was special, and the decision had to be made by the clan leader Uchiha Dohuan.

After hearing the news, Uchiha Douhuan also shook his head regretfully. After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's bury him in the family cemetery. However, let's keep the funeral simple."

"I understand." Uchiha He nodded.

……

Jiraiya, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza were politely invited into the new prison by the Minamiga River by Uchiha Inabi and others.

When the group passed by the cell where the two consultants were imprisoned, Utane Koharu and Mitomon En looked at the scene in disbelief.

"Jiraiya? Shikaku? Even you have been caught?" Mito Kado En shouted in disbelief through the iron bars.

"Has Uchiha Dohuan rebelled?" Utane Koharu also asked while knocking on the iron bars.

Jiraiya was in a state of seclusion at the moment and had no mood to reply, while Nara Shikaku and the other two were tactful enough to pretend not to see what was happening.

Uchiha Inahiro frowned and glanced at the two men's cells. He said coldly, "It seems that the two former consultants are in high spirits tonight. Do you have more evidence to confess? Come here! Serve the two former consultants well!"

……

After Uchiha Douhuan arrived at the Nanhechuan Hotel and just entered the interrogation area, he heard the screams of these two consultants.

Uchiha Douhuan scratched his ears and frowned. A captain of the security department behind him immediately left the team. Within two minutes, as the mouths of the two consultants under trial were blocked, the screams stopped abruptly.

Uchiha Dohuan and Kakashi first entered the room where Nara Shikaku and the other two were imprisoned.

Considering that they had saved Kakashi once before, the security department did not make things difficult for the three of them. After sending them into the room, they were soon served tea.

After seeing Uchiha Dohuan and Kakashi walk into the room, Nara Shikaku and the other two also adjusted their expressions.

"Assistant Nara, thank you for your help before." Kakashi nodded to Nara Shikaku.

"We are all from the same village, it's only natural," said Nara Shikaku.

Uchiha Douhuan chuckled as he sat down in front of the three men and said, "You three made contributions tonight in the battle against the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion. However, it is also an indisputable fact that you and your clansmen openly defied the village's martial law order."

"So, how does Captain Doo-hwan plan to deal with this matter?" asked Nara Shikaku.

"We'll discuss this later. However, Assistant Nara, could you please answer a question for me first?" Uchiha Douhuan said, "Assistant Nara is a smart man. He should be able to see that I'm not a wise leader either. So why did the three of you still want to bring your clansmen into this matter?"

"The kindness of our ancestors must be repaid," said Nara Shikaku.

"I understand." Uchiha Douhuan nodded.

"Captain Doo Hwan, please tell us how you plan to deal with the three of us." Yamanaka Inoichi said at this time.

"In that case, I won't hide it anymore." Uchiha Douhuan said, "How the Security Department will deal with you three depends on your choice."

"Captain Doo Hwan, please speak." Nara Shikaku said.

"The three clan leaders received intelligence today that the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Rebellion was planning to invade the village tonight, so they planned to bring their clansmen to help. For the sake of confidentiality, they did not notify the security department in advance, so there was a little misunderstanding. However, the village rules are the rules. After the merits and demerits are offset, Assistant Nara will be demoted two ranks and return to the Jonin squad as the captain. Clan leaders Haiyi and Choza will be demoted one rank each." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Captain Douhuan, I remember that there seems to be no rule of offsetting merits and demerits in the village." Nara Shikaku said. Although the first way given by Uchiha Douhuan seemed to be easy, Nara Shikaku understood that if he agreed, then the three of them would almost have to stay in their demoted positions until retirement, and there would not be many channels for advancement for the members of their three clans in the future. After Uchiha Douhuan came to power, the group of people under him were still waiting for a share of the cake, so there was no place for them at the table.

The reason why the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans have been able to achieve their current development is due to the trust and support of the Hokage. After completely fading out of the core circle of the village, the future of these three clans is destined to decline.

Therefore, Nara Shikaku wanted to hear the other way given by Uchiha Douhuan.

"Isn't there a rule in the village that merits and demerits cannot be offset?" Uchiha Douhuan nodded, "Then I was inconsiderate."

"Then, the three clan leaders took the lead in violating the village's martial law order. According to the law, they should be treated as rioters. Although their actions did not cause particularly serious consequences, they must also resign and retire from the village's ninja ranks. Only in this way can they give the village an explanation, right?"

"Clan leader Dou Huan, I understand. Tomorrow, the three of us will resign," Nara Shikaku said. "Now that we've discussed the past, shouldn't we talk about the future?"

"Your achievement is saving Kakashi, it has nothing to do with me." Uchiha Douhuan smiled and shook his head, looking at Kakashi.

At this time, Kakashi looked at the three of them and said, "I heard that every generation of Ino-Shika-Cho has an earring oath when they form a team. I wonder if I have the honor to be a witness to this ceremony?"

Hearing this, Nara Shikaku finally smiled. Although the Ino, Deer, and Chou clans would inevitably be compressed after the three of them retired, they had gained promises for the future.

……

After Uchiha Dohuan and Kakashi left Nara Shikaku and the other two, they went to Jiraiya again.

The room was still the same as last time, but Jiraiya's mentality at this moment was completely different from the last time he came here.

The two walked into the room one after the other, and Uchiha Douhuan took action to remove the seal on Jiraiya.

"Lord Jiraiya, please bring Naruto back. He has to go to school tomorrow." Kakashi said.

Jiraiya looked up at the two of them with lifeless eyes, and without saying a word, he made a hand seal and summoned a toad from Mount Myoboku. After learning of Jiraiya's request, the communication frog also returned to Mount Myoboku.

Soon, the communication frog brought back Naruto who was already asleep.

"Lord Jiraiya, I don't think you are in the mood to talk to us right now. Why don't you stay here for a while? You are familiar with the place anyway." Kakashi said.

Kakashi said, and left the room with Uchiha Douhuan.

Uchiha Douhuan looked at Naruto who was carried by Kakashi and said, "Send this kid home first, and then come to the Hokage Building. Let's finish the work as soon as possible so that we can go back and rest."

……

Chapter 103: Immortals Are Countless

After the two walked out of the Minamigawa Hotel, Kakashi went to send the still sleeping Naruto home, while Uchiha Dohuan rushed to the Hokage Building alone.

After arriving at the Hokage Building, Uchiha Douhuan nodded and greeted the members of the First Battalion of the Security Force who had taken over the security of the Hokage Building, and then walked straight into the Hokage's office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was standing alone by the window of the Hokage's office smoking a cigarette. After hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned around and looked at Uchiha Dohuan.

"Has that masked man been dealt with?" asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Sama Sandaime, do you want me to solve it or not?" Uchiha Douhuan said sarcastically.

After seeing Uchiha Douhuan's attitude, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed helplessly and said, "Douhuan, if I say that I really have nothing to do with that masked man, would you believe it? My first wife died at the hands of that man six years ago."

"Of course I believe it." Uchiha Douhuan said with a half-smile, then found a chair in front of the Hokage's desk and sat down. "But do you know what that guy used when I was fighting him? Wood Release! Do I need to explain what this means?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils suddenly shrank, revealing an expression of complete disbelief.

"Sandaime-sama, you are truly amazing! You actually managed to come up with something in your Wood Release experiments. However, one of them was hidden by that old dog Danzo and used to fulfill his own ambitions, and the other one even caused the Nine-Tails Rebellion and killed the Fourth Hokage. If the First Hokage of the Pure Land knew about this, would he be so angry that he would come back to life?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he remained silent in the end. He knew that he was too suspected in this matter, and no matter what he said, it would sound like quibbling.

After a while, Uchiha Douhuan sighed and said, "I've already dealt with that guy. The traces of his Wood Release were also erased by my ninjutsu. I was using Sage Mode the entire time I was fighting him. Your crystal ball probably can't see the images, so this matter should only be known to the two of us."

Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Uchiha Dohuan didn't seem to want to make a big fuss about this matter, which made him feel a little relieved.

"Thank you." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"Don't thank me, you should be thankful for the Hokage hat on your head and the divine robe on your body!" Uchiha Douhuan said unhappily, "The Hokage can retire for any reason, even if he resigns due to a war failure, but he must not be driven out for this reason! If the title of Hokage is tarnished, the people of the village will soon be divided!"

The reason why Uchiha Dohuan made such a choice was not because Sarutobi Hiruzen had a lot of face in his eyes, but simply because Uchiha Dohuan did not want to take over a Hokage hat that was naturally stained.

And more importantly, he didn't want to set a precedent of liquidating the previous Hokage.

Sarutobi Hiruzen now understood what Uchiha Dohuan meant and nodded silently.

After a while, Uchiha Douhuan slowly spoke:

"That masked man is a weapon secretly cultivated by Danzo. The Nine-Tails Rebellion six years ago was orchestrated by Danzo in order to kill the Fourth Hokage and ascend to the position of Hokage. This time, he appeared only to avenge Danzo. How about using this explanation to give everyone an explanation?"

Uchiha Touhan placed the blame on Danzo, whose grave was probably covered in grass, and then looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen: "The reason for tonight's curfew is that you, Sandaime-sama, discovered this historical issue and summoned the Security Department and the Anbu to act together. Your purpose is to lure out the remnants of the traitor Shimura Danzo and kill them in one fell swoop. In this way, your fault at most is just an oversight."

"Danzo?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind moved slightly. Although he felt that this was a bit unfair to Danzo, it seemed that the plan proposed by Uchiha Dohuan was the best solution at the moment. It could not only preserve his reputation and allow him to retire safely, but also provide a reasonable explanation for the village's martial law order last night.

[I'm sorry, Danzo, this is really the last time. ]

"So, Douhuan, what are the conditions?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Uchiha Douhuan. He knew that Uchiha Douhuan's help to him could not be without any cost.

"In the future, I plan to conduct a comprehensive inventory of the number of ninjas in the village. It's not good to have ninjas trained with the village's resources but not included in the village's ninja sequence." Uchiha Douhuan said, "Therefore, I hope that the Sarutobi clan can cooperate in this matter."

After hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette and fell into deep thought.

In the current situation, most of the power in the village has been under the command of Uchiha Dohuan. In fact, Uchiha Dohuan can be regarded as the de facto Hokage. The only thing he needs to do before he can become the real Hokage is the nomination by the village's jonin and the approval of the daimyo. The conditions proposed by Uchiha Dohuan now are to completely destroy the last of his power as the former Hokage.

"Okay." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought for a while and nodded, "In the next two days, I will ask them to cooperate with the village's actions."

Sarutobi Hiruzen understood that after he handed over the last of his power, he would truly be just a retired old man.

【but……】

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up at Uchiha Dohuan in front of him. The man in front of him was courageous and resourceful, and his strength was also considered top in the ninja world.

[Perhaps the village will move towards new glory under his leadership.]

There's nothing wrong with being a retired old man.

After making up his mind, Sarutobi Hiruzen also asked his final concern: "Dou Huan, what are you going to do with Jiraiya?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen also knew that in this matter, Jiraiya was completely tricked by him. He clearly had no talent in this area, but he was put in this position by him. Now he was imprisoned. If possible, Sarutobi Hiruzen still wanted to help his disciple.

"As for Lord Jiraiya, he was stripped of his job and forced to retire on charges of endangering public safety by peeping, and creating and disseminating obscene books. How about that? From now on, he can just be a writer traveling around the country," said Uchiha Dohuan.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, stood up, walked to the storage cabinet in the office, and took out a set of tea set.

"I've heard that Patriarch Dou Huan has superb tea ceremony skills. I wonder if an old man like me would have the honor to taste it?"

After Sarutobi Hiruzen made the decision, his temperament changed. At this moment, he was no longer the old and incompetent politician, but had regained the demeanor of the former ninja hero Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Uchiha Douhuan looked at this scene with a smile on his face. He took the tea set from Sarutobi Hiruzen and said with a smile, "Of course."

After Kakashi sent Naruto back home and left him a note asking him to go to school as usual tomorrow, he also came to the Hokage building. After entering the Hokage's office, he saw Uchiha Dohuan concentrating on making tea.

"It seems that you have already reached an agreement." Kakashi smiled.

"Please sit down." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Kakashi.

Soon, Uchiha Douhuan brought two cups of tea to Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kakashi.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen took it, he quickly completed the entire set of tea ceremony etiquette. After drinking the tea, he put the teacup down and said, "Chief Douhuan's tea ceremony skills are indeed well-deserved."

"Thank you for your kind words, Sandaime-sama." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile, "If you like, you can always come to see me in the future."

"Forget it." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said with a smile, "From now on, I'm afraid you won't have the time to make tea, Dohwan. The work of the Hokage is very busy."

"Dou Hwan, can you tell me, an old man, what you plan to do after becoming the fifth generation?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"After becoming the Fifth Generation?" Uchiha Dohuan took a sip of his tea before speaking. "Then there's a lot to do. The village system has many problems. To be disrespectful, the current village system was completely created by the First Generation and Madara-sama, two illiterate men who grew up in the chaotic Warring States period. Although the Second Generation has patched up some problems, if some of the problems left over from that era are not thoroughly resolved within the system, big problems will sooner or later arise in the future."

"Is that so?" Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.

Afterwards, Uchiha Dohuan and Sarutobi Hiruzen discussed some problems in the village.

Uchiha Dohuan also picked out some less important things from his future plans and answered Sarutobi Hiruzen's doubts.