Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 170 The Hidden Mist Revolution
Uchiha Touko carefully observed the people participating in the gathering, then found a corner to sit down. Tobi was also whispering to Uchiha Touko in his ear.

"Has this woman still not clearly expressed her desire to become the Fifth Mizukage or to directly rebuild a new Kirigakure?" Uchiha Touko asked.

"Yes, Lord Touko, I did test him in that capacity. Mei Terumi said that the most urgent task at present is to overthrow the tyrannical rule of Yagura Karatachi. As for the position of Mizukage, we can decide it by vote after we succeed."

Uchiha Douguang: ...

Uchiha Touko looked at the crowd in the hall speechlessly, and said with a sneer, "Tobi, guess how many of these people joined this organization because they wanted the position of Fifth Mizukage?"

"Is that so? But these people all seem to follow Mei Terumi's lead," Tobi said, puzzled.

“That’s because this team was built up by Mei Terumi. Before things are done, they still need Mei Terumi’s power,” Uchiha Touko said. “After Mei Terumi used my methods to build up this team, she forgot one thing: she didn’t implant the concept of herself as the leader into the consciousness of every participant.”

"But it seems you didn't do that intentionally back then," Afei said, somewhat puzzled.

“That’s what she didn’t see,” Uchiha Touko said with a light laugh. “My strength doesn’t require me to do this. My Mangekyou Sharingan and my record in the Third Shinobi World War are enough to subdue all my subordinates and prevent them from having any ambition. But Mei Terumi is different. Her strength is probably on par with the strongest among these people. The Six-Tails’ Jinchuriki might even be stronger than her. If I were her, I definitely wouldn’t have extended an invitation to Utakata.”

"Do you believe that such a team would fall apart the very next second after the deed is done, just because of who gets the position of Mizukage?" Uchiha Touko said with a light laugh. "However, this suits my wishes. Let Kirigakure continue to be in chaos."

“However, according to the information we’ve gathered over this period of time, both the owners of those two ninja swords and the Jinchuriki of the Six-Tails have complete faith in Mei. The probability of something like what you’re describing happening is actually quite low,” Tobi said.

"The people you just mentioned, apart from the Six-Tails Jinchuriki who recently joined, both Zabuza and Kisame Hoshigaki have quite a few direct supporters under their command, right?" Uchiha Touko said with a light laugh.

"That's right. Kisame Hoshigaki is alright; he only has two battalions of ninja under his command. Zabuza, on the other hand, was among the first group of ninja to defect from Kirigakure with Mei Terumi. Before joining the rebels, he already had a considerable force under his command."

“That’s right, Fei. Sometimes, even if the person in charge doesn’t want to fight for power, his subordinates will push him forward,” Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

While the two were chatting, Mei Terumi also entered the gathering place. Behind her were two figures: one was Chojuro, a young man carrying the twin swords Hiramekarei, and the other was Ao, known as the Byakugan Killer, who wore an eyepatch covering his right eye. Unlike most of the people present, these two were Mei Terumi's true confidants.

Uchiha Touko looked at the figure behind Terumi Mei with her Byakugan covered by an eyepatch with a cold smile. Speaking of which, this guy was Konoha's most wanted man. In all these years, the Hyuga clan had only lost one pair of Byakugan. The left eye was obtained by Kumogakure, and the right eye was under this guy's eyepatch.

[Now I have a reason to send troops directly.] Uchiha Touko thought to himself.

At this moment, Ao also noticed Uchiha Touko's gaze and turned his eyes over, which made Tobi, who was attached to Uchiha Touko, nervous, afraid that his disguise would be exposed.

However, Uchiha Touko remained calm, met Ao's gaze with composure, and gave a friendly smile. Putting aside whether his Byakugan could see through the White Zetsu's disguise, in the current situation, if Ao really dared to open the Byakugan to hold the meeting, the ninjas gathered here would definitely be in an uproar. What, we're risking our lives for you, and you still don't believe what we mean?
As expected, Ao returned Uchiha Touko's smile. Uchiha Touko, who was now known as Satake Masato, was one of the most loyal people to Mei Terumi in the resistance, apart from himself and Chojuro, who had followed Mei Terumi since the time of Kirigakure. Therefore, Ao did not think much of Uchiha Touko's gaze.

"Lady Terumi Mei, all the Chunin and above ninjas in the organization have arrived," the clerk in charge of statistics reported to Terumi Mei.

Mei Terumi nodded, walked to the center of the venue, scanned everyone below, took a deep breath, and then began to speak: "Everyone! Thank you for coming. We have gathered here for the future hope of Kirigakure. At this moment, we are standing on the border between the blood mist and the dawn."

Mei Terumi's voice was deep and infectious. Then, Mei Terumi nodded to Chojuro behind her. Chojuro came to her side, opened a sealing scroll, and after entering chakra, took out a stack of new headbands and white silk scarves.

Mei Terumi picked up one of the headbands and showed it to the crowd below.

Compared to the original headband with four short, slanted raindrop patterns, the headband that Mei Terumi took out had a pattern of three wavy lines forming a "川" (river) shape.

“This is a redesigned headband,” Mei Terumi said after taking a deep breath.

Upon seeing the new headband, the ninjas below immediately began whispering among themselves.

Mei Terumi waited a while, until the discussion below calmed down slightly, before continuing to speak.

"For a while, I've thought about how we should return to Kirigakure, to fight back the rogue ninja who have taken over the village? Or as thugs staging an armed coup? Neither! We are the cleansing water that has cleansed the blood mist that has shrouded Kirigakure for years!"

"This is not a betrayal of past glory. The previous headbands, while representing the past glory of Kirigakure, were also stained with the blood of our comrades!"

"Our beloved village has reached a point where change is imperative. So, everyone, let our beloved village shed its blood and be reborn, starting with this new headband!"

"The darkest hour before dawn is when the stars shine brightest. Remember, this is not a rebellion, but a chance for the water kingdom, drowning in a sea of ​​blood, to breathe again!"

"When the rising sun pierces the blood mist, I hope I can personally place this new headband on the first child who can graduate without killing his comrades. At that time, please... please be alive to witness that morning." "Yes!" Uchiha Touko looked at the impassioned Terumi Mei on the stands and couldn't help but applaud vigorously. It has to be said that although Terumi Mei was just following in his footsteps, she still received some of his true teachings to a certain extent. If he were to give this speech himself, he couldn't guarantee that he could do better than Terumi Mei.

"Gentlemen! In three days, we will march on Kirigakure!" Mei Terumi announced loudly, her eyes sharp as swords.

"Yes!" the ninjas on the scene shouted in unison.

Afterwards, Chojuro and Ao distributed the tasks of each unit to every commander present.

Uchiha Touko, disguised as Satake Masato, was tasked with leading his men to intercept a group of Kirigakure ANBU in the north of Kirigakure while simultaneously evacuating the civilians still inside the village.

After everyone had received their respective tasks, Mei Terumi began to summarize the specific arrangements for this coup.

First, the resistance will gradually arrive at various locations around Kirigakure and hide over the next three days. Then, at midnight three days later, everyone will launch a unified attack on Kirigakure.

Each of the strongest members of the resistance was responsible for a direction. Zabuza Momochi, who possessed the Executioner's Blade, was responsible for the eastern gate of Kirigakure, while Utakata was responsible for the western gate. Kisame Hoshigaki, due to the natural advantage of the Three-Tailed Isobu against the Samehada sword, was responsible for the southern gate, which was furthest from the Mizukage Building. As for the northern gate, which was closest to the Mizukage Building, it was attacked by Mei Terumi herself.

At that time, the Yuan Shi, who is lurking in Kirigakure, will replace the ninja guarding the gates of Kirigakure with ninjas from the resistance army who are lurking in Kirigakure. With the help of both inside and outside forces, they will break through the gates of Kirigakure as quickly as possible and then complete the evacuation of the civilians in the village.

Then, they stormed the Mizukage Building together. After all parties trapped Yagura Karatachi with a barrier, the strongest members of the resistance army jointly besieged Yagura Karatachi.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Touko, disguised as Satake Masato, was under the personal guidance of Terumi Mei.

After receiving their orders and noting down the details, everyone destroyed everything on their own initiative. They then left to gather their subordinates and wait at the designated locations. Uchiha Touko, after leaving the rebels' assembly point, returned to the mansion.

After closing the door, Black Zetsu emerged from underground and looked at Uchiha Touko, asking, "What do you think of their plan?"

“A good plan.” Uchiha Touko laughed. “If we didn’t know about their plan, the chances of Yagura falling into their trap would be almost one hundred percent.”

"Now that we know the rebels' plans, should we have Yagura Karatachi do something? For example, kill the traitor Genji who is lurking in Kirigakure before they launch their attack?" Black Zetsu suggested. "Now that we have evidence of Genji's involvement in the rebellion, even if we eliminate him, Kirigakure shouldn't cause any trouble inside. In that case, without their inside help, they will inevitably clash with the ninja guarding the gates of Kirigakure. Although the rebel ninjas leading their forces in each direction are stronger, with the advantage of terrain, they won't be able to storm Kirigakure immediately, and a fierce bloody battle is bound to break out."

"No need, let's just follow their script for now," Uchiha Touko said.

"Why? Wouldn't their fighting each other be exactly what you wanted to do to throw Mist Village into chaos?" Black Zetsu asked, somewhat puzzled.

“If we follow your plan, Ancestor, Kirigakure will be extremely chaotic on the night three days from now, but it will only be chaotic for one night. Yagura's genjutsu shouldn't last long in the midst of a fierce battle,” Uchiha Touko said.

“Yes,” Black Zetsu nodded. “If Yagura Karatachi engages with them, it won’t be long before the genjutsu Madara used on him with the Three-Tails is broken. However, by then, Yagura Karatachi won’t be alive either.”

"With both sides suffering heavy losses, the remaining people are more likely to put aside their differences and unite after the leader of one side falls, since they were all ninjas from the same village before," Uchiha Touko said. "In this way, although Kirigakure's strength will be greatly reduced, it will eventually recover. With the ocean as a barrier, as long as they want to recuperate, it will be difficult for either us or Kumogakure to directly attack their homeland. After they recover, it will take a lot of effort to deal with them."

"So, what do you want to do?" Black Zetsu asked.

"Hehe, of course it's about the Fourth Mizukage being surrounded and, for the sake of the village's legacy, seeking help from the Land of Fire, another great power, to quell the rebellion. Although the Fourth Mizukage sacrificed himself in the rebel siege, the heavenly soldiers of the Land of Fire helped him suppress the rebellion. I wonder what the ancestor thinks of this scenario?" Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

Black Zetsu hesitated after hearing Uchiha Touko's words, but Uchiha Touko's next sentence made Black Zetsu's eyes light up.

"As compensation for sending troops, Kirigakure needs to pay all the military expenses of the Land of Fire's military operation. Furthermore, since Kirigakure is unable to pay the military expenses, it has offered to use two tailed beasts to offset the huge debt."

"That's the plan! You're the best!" Black Zetsu exclaimed excitedly. Although the Three-Tails was under his and Obito's control before, they couldn't directly take it under their control. After all, the Three-Tails' genjutsu seal was unstable, and the Three-Tails' jinchūriki was openly the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure. Forcibly taking the Three-Tails away would likely trigger a series of huge reactions. But now, if they followed Uchiha Touko's plan, they could not only take the Three-Tails away in a reasonable way, but also take the Six-Tails along with it.

With this, including the Nine-Tails that Konoha already had and the Seven-Tails that had already settled in Konoha, Konoha could directly recover four tailed beasts. Including the Five-Tails that Akatsuki recovered some time ago, the Eye of the Moon Plan was only a little over halfway to completion! How could this not make Blackbeard ecstatic?

"Mom! I'll be there to get you out of here right away!"

As Black Zetsu thought this, he looked excitedly at Uchiha Touko, who in turn gave him a meaningful smile.

(End of this chapter)