Chapter 82: Konoha Cannot Produce Another Uchiha Madara
Late at night.
When Kakashi left the Konoha Public Cemetery and returned home, he was in a dazed state. The intelligence about Obito revealed by Uchiha Ikeizumi echoed in his mind.
——“On the Night of the Nine-Tails, he released the Nine-Tails, plunging Konoha into chaos. The culprit who killed the Fourth couple and numerous innocent residents was Uchiha Obito.”
These words in particular left Kakashi stunned on the spot.
Obito was still alive… Though he didn’t know why Obito, who was alive, never returned to the village or met with him. But as Obito’s teammate, he should be happy.
Yet after learning everything about Obito from Uchiha Ikeizumi.
Kakashi suddenly felt that Obito might as well be dead, because this wasn’t the Uchiha Obito he knew—the hot-blooded idiot in his memories who wanted to become Hokage.
But rather the murderer in Uchiha Ikeizumi’s mouth who harmed many innocent people in Konoha and even killed Teacher Minato’s couple!
Obito…
Had already fallen into an irredeemable abyss!
“Why did you do this…” Kakashi slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his gaze falling on a group photo from many years ago on the table.
In the photo were him, Rin, the Fourth, and Obito.
Kakashi removed the headband from his forehead, revealing that Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He touched his eye, murmuring with a complex expression: “What have you been through all these years, Obito? Was it Rin’s death that changed your mindset?”
A flash of vigilance appeared in Kakashi’s eyes.
What was Obito, who had fallen into the abyss, back in the village for this time?
Just to pay respects to Rin?
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The next day.
Early morning.
Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived at the Anbu Base again. From his slightly darkened eye bags and the deep fatigue on his aged face, it was clear that the Third Hokage had not slept a wink last night.
He interrupted an Anbu Ninja who wanted to greet him and asked directly: “How is Danzo now?”
The Anbu Ninja replied: “The medical team ninjas tried many methods but couldn’t free Shimura Danzo from the pain. Captain Itachi also tried his methods, but they were equally ineffective.”
At this point, the Anbu Ninja added: “The medical ninjas said this might not involve physical or mental pain. It’s very likely soul-related pain.”
“Soul… Dojutsu that can harm the soul…”
Deep wariness flashed in Sarutobi Hiruzen’s eyes. Techniques related to the soul were basically all absolute forbidden jutsu, without exception.
And a dojutsu like Uchiha Ikeizumi’s, which left the entire Anbu and medical team helpless and unable to find a solution.
Was probably a forbidden jutsu among forbidden jutsu!
Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived at the secret room where Danzo was. He looked at Danzo, whose eyes were tightly closed but whose body was trembling all over, frowned, and asked: “What’s going on?!”
Next to Danzo, two exhausted medical ninjas were still working.
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen’s question, one of them quickly replied: “Hokage… To prevent Lord Danzo from continuing to suffer, we injected Lord Danzo with a large dose of anesthetic.”
“We later discovered the anesthetic had little effect. Although Lord Danzo has been anesthetized and no longer screams, the endless pain he feels has not disappeared.”
“In other words…”
The medical ninja’s eyes were full of sympathy and lingering fear: “Even if Lord Danzo remains in a coma, he experiences unimaginable pain every moment.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen: “…”
Ikeizumi’s Mangekyo Sharingan seemed a bit too dangerous.
……
“That kid’s Sharingan is too dangerous! Too uncontrollable! Why didn’t Hiruzen take down Uchiha Ikeizumi that very night? It was clearly the best opportunity to take him down, but Hiruzen actually allowed Uchiha Ikeizumi to injure Danzo?!”
Koharu Utatane’s aged face was full of unthinkable disbelief.
“If Uchiha Ikeizumi was just catching a murderer in Konoha and intimidating those with malicious intentions, then no matter how extreme his behavior, this old woman could grit her teeth and tolerate him.”
“But he openly attacked Danzo so viciously in front of so many people, without even giving the Hokage face! Uchiha Ikeizumi… has already become uncontrollable!”
Koharu Utatane paced back and forth in front of Homura Mitokado, occasionally spitting out a rebuke aimed at Uchiha Ikeizumi.
And occasionally a few words of disappointment at Sarutobi Hiruzen’s weakness.
Homura Mitokado held a different view. He spoke slowly: “Hiruzen wasn’t weak… If last night Hiruzen had fought Uchiha Ikeizumi, who clearly possesses the Mangekyo Sharingan, even if he took down Uchiha Ikeizumi, Anbu would suffer heavy losses.”
“Not to mention there were twenty or thirty Uchiha ninjas at the scene last night. If conflict erupted, it wouldn’t just be between Uchiha Ikeizumi and Hiruzen, but between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.”
“For the village’s balance, Hiruzen would stay rational.”
Koharu Utatane frowned: “There were more than just Anbu ninjas at the scene last night. With so many ninjas twisted together, and Fugaku on our side, they still couldn’t suppress those young Uchiha?”
Homura Mitokado sighed: “Danzo has offended too many people. Who would fight Uchiha Ikeizumi for him?”
Koharu Utatane: “…”
It seemed true.
Just Danzo’s Sharingan and the transplanted Wood Style cells were enough to make the bloodline limit ninja clans in the village instantly drop their favor toward Danzo to negative.
“Hiruzen has his own considerations. He is Konoha’s Third Hokage; we can at most only give him suggestions.”
“However…”
Homura Mitokado’s tone shifted, and he said darkly: “Uchiha Ikeizumi’s Sharingan is indeed very dangerous. Once he stands against Konoha, he will be Konoha’s most dangerous enemy. It’s best to gather intelligence on his Sharingan first, then formulate a countermeasures plan.”
Even though these two Konoha higher-ups didn’t have as much prejudice against the Uchiha Clan as Danzo.
They still subconsciously believed the Uchiha Clan was Konoha’s biggest uncontrollable factor.
Especially since the Sharingan originally required intense mental stimulation to awaken.
Wouldn’t the Mangekyo Sharingan require even greater mental stimulation?
Uchiha Clan ninjas who had awakened the Mangekyo…
Was their mental state still normal?!
“Konoha cannot have another Uchiha Madara. Even if we don’t nip the danger in the cradle, we need to prepare a plan to kill him. Then we can talk it over properly with Hiruzen.”
Homura Mitokado said in a deep voice.
Koharu Utatane’s expression softened slightly, mainly because Danzo’s tragic state gave her a sense of sorrow for a fallen foe.
She inexplicably feared ending up the same way.
After all… Danzo’s hands were indeed not clean.
But were hers clean?
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