Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 387 Heavy Losses
Uchiha clan.

Obito Uchiha stood by the bathroom mirror, tears streaming down his face.

The Sharingan in the mirror is a pair of double-tomoe Sharingan!
He was still studying at the Ninja Academy when he awakened the Sharingan.

He didn't want those Sharingan eyes at all.

Tonight, Konoha Village was attacked. Obito disobeyed his clan's orders and did not go to the refuge cave. Instead, he went to help a neighbor who had broken his leg.

The neighbor has difficulty moving around; if he doesn't help the uncle, the uncle will surely die.

That uncle was very pitiful. His wife and daughter died in the war, and his legs were blown off. He suffered severe phantom limb pain every day.

However, when he arrived at the uncle's house, he first saw a figure rush out of the window.

The man's kunai was covered in blood, and drops of blood splattered into the air!
Obito rushed to the old man's house and saw him lying on the way to his wheelchair.

The man had a long wound on his chest; his ribcage had been cut open.

When the old man saw that it was Obito, he said sadly that when he was young, he was a ninja in the security department and sent a criminal to Konoha prison.

The criminal harbored resentment after his release from prison and took advantage of the chaos in Konoha to kill him at his home.

The man was very weak, and almost as if giving his final instructions, he said:
“Obito, you must never become a ninja in the Security Forces. I’ve been a ninja in the Security Forces for so many years, and all I’ve felt is more and more hatred.”

Every villager I governed hated me, and every criminal wanted revenge.

Obito verbally agreed, but in his heart he only wanted to take the old man to find a medical ninja.

Obito helped the uncle into the wheelchair, and just as he pushed him out the door, the uncle fell off the wheelchair. When Obito went to check again, the uncle's lungs had popped out, and he was already dead.

Obito, crying, laid the old man flat and then went to rescue the other neighbors.

All he felt along the way was despair!

The ninja from the security department had all gone to evacuate the villagers, leaving the clan's territory empty. It was unclear who had started it, who had been calling on them, or who had been instigating it, but Obito saw dozens of Konoha ninjas entering the Uchiha clan's territory to seek revenge!
Besides the older man, Obito found three other neighbors who had been murdered.

It wasn't until he saw the corpse of the neighbor who always combed Obito's grandmother's white hair, the pitiful body soaked in blood, that Obito completely broke down.

My neighbor is such a kind person. She feels sorry for my grandma taking care of herself alone, so she often comes to take care of her and help her grandma.

Every time she brought soil home, she could tell from her grandmother's hairstyle whether her older sister had come to help.

Obito's helpful nature was something he learned from his older sister.

Such a good sister was also killed!
Obito saw the culprit's back; it was his sister's former classmate who had been unsuccessful in pursuing her and had been lurking menacingly around her ever since.

Even though Obito was young, he understood what his sister's disheveled clothes meant.

As the chaotic night ended, Obito faced the mirror, the two tomoe in his eyes spinning rapidly.

Just now, Nara Shikaku, the leader of the Jonin class and a big shot in the village, personally came to the Uchiha clan's territory.

Nara Shikaku tells the Uchiha clan that the murderer who killed the Uchiha clan members in the chaos was not a Konoha ninja, but a White Zetsu, a subordinate of Uchiha Madara, in disguise.

White Zetsu possesses a transformation technique that allows him to mimic other people's chakra, so much so that even the Byakugan cannot detect it.

Nara Shikazuki expressed his grief over the fate of the Uchiha clan.

The Uchiha clan chief accepted this explanation.

but!

Obito won't accept it!
The person who killed the old man was sent to Konoha Prison by the old tree.

The person who killed the neighbor's older sister was a special Jonin who became enraged after being rejected by her.

Can identity be faked, and can hatred be faked as well?
How could White Zetsu know so accurately? How could he possibly know who the neighbor's uncle and sister's enemy is?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Obito wiped away his tears and put on his goggles.

He is only 7 years old this year, but he has awakened the Sharingan with two tomoe. He is almost the same as those geniuses in the family history.

On the border of the Land of Fire.

Madara Uchiha and Tobi walked slowly through the forests of the Land of Fire.

Madara Uchiha didn't seem to be in a hurry.

Konoha Village is located not far from the territory of the Uchiha clan during the Warring States period.

The Uchiha clan is skilled in Fire Release techniques, and the forests of the Land of Fire are their home ground.

Madara Uchiha was so familiar with this place that even decades later, he still loved the feeling of walking in the forest.

Arriving at a U-shaped bay in the Naka River, Madara Uchiha was lost in memories.

This U-shaped bend in the river was the ancestral home of the Uchiha clan during the Warring States period.

This place was once so glorious.

Unfortunately, after he betrayed the village, under Tobirama Senju's leadership, this place was completely destroyed by Konoha.

Only the foundations of a few buildings can attest to how prosperous this place once was.

A White Zetsu emerged from the ground.

"Lord Madara, I killed five people who had deep feelings for Obito Uchiha, which finally triggered Obito Uchiha's Sharingan!"
If he doesn't open his eyes, I'll kill his grandmother too.

Obito Uchiha's talent was indeed exceptional; he awakened his Sharingan with two tomoe right away.

“That’s how it should be,” said Madara Uchiha.

"Obito Uchiha's ocular jutsu talent is visible to the naked eye."

Or rather, Obito Uchiha was a truly good child, a good child without any evil intentions.

Therefore, when he is in despair, he will unleash his strongest power.

When honest people are in despair, they realize that their past values ​​are a joke and their beliefs are worthless, and they often do the most extreme things.

We should have waited for Obito to grow a bit more, but our plans have changed a lot, so we had to force him to grow faster.

We've achieved our goals for tonight: weakening Konoha, creating hatred between Konoha and the Uchiha clan, and accelerating Obito's growth.

"Let's go back to the Land of Rain; I'm going to get a new eye."
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Hokage Building.

Nightlight crouched on the eaves outside the Hokage's office window, guarding the safety of the Hokage building.

At first glance, Konoha Village was a scene of devastation.

Five breaches appeared in the Konoha wall; four were caused by Susanoo clones, while the largest breach on the east side came from Madara Uchiha's complete Susanoo. Many buildings beneath the wall were destroyed.

From a distance, you can see many ninjas carrying corpses, and two of them are carrying the corpses toward the memorial monument.

The Thousand Hands Clan's territory was in complete disarray.

Susanoo's feet plowed deep furrows in the ground, and Susanoo's giant sword cut even deeper furrows.

Besides these, White Zetsu also caused a great deal of death and chaos.

Inside the Hokage's office, Nara Shikaku was reporting on the village's losses that night.

Among the high-ranking officials, Koharu Tsutomu, Sakumo Hatake, and Akimichi Tokifusa were sacrificed.

More than 270 ninjas were killed.

Among the villagers, more than 1100 died from the aftermath of Susanoo's attack and from White Zetsu.

In terms of housing and property, they suffered countless losses.

Nara Shikazu placed the compilation scroll on the table, pushed it towards the Third Hokage, and said:
"Lord Hokage, these are the losses suffered by the village."

What I'm more worried about is the upcoming storm.

The stable external situation that Advisor Shuo Mao had been maintaining was shattered by his sacrifice.

When the daimyo of various countries hear that Konoha has suffered a major blow, they will surely have many other thoughts.

The doubts raised by the daimyo of various countries were one aspect, but seeing Konoha's weakness, other ninja villages were also becoming restless and beginning to provoke Konoha, which Konoha had to be guarded against.

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed once, his expression grave.

He's already smoked five pipes tonight.

Konoha's predicament was giving Hiruzen Sarutobi a headache. He said, "Shikazuchi, let's tackle these issues one by one. Let's start with the problems within the village."

Nara Kazuno said, "The work of compensation and reconstruction is easy to arrange."

"Hokage-sama, I've gathered some complaints that could threaten the village's reputation."

Nara Shikano's words were very euphemistic; what he actually meant was that some rumors had already threatened Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the villagers were questioning Hiruzen Sarutobi's abilities.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gestured for Shikaku Nara to continue.

"Some ninjas in the village think that the village is too slow to deal with Uchiha Madara."

The village should have organized a large force to deal with Madara Uchiha much earlier, and the village would not have suffered such severe losses.

Some villagers said they had heard of Madara Uchiha's name a year ago, and wondered why the threat hadn't been resolved in over a year. Nara Shikano added at the end:
"Reconstruction is not difficult; what is difficult is to reunite people's hearts and minds."

After taking a drag of his cigarette, Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a long time before saying:

"Madara Uchiha was very old. When we first discovered him, our plan was to wait a few years until he died or got even older before dealing with him."

Who would have thought that Madara Uchiha, despite his aged appearance, would still possess such formidable strength?

We did seem slow to react when facing Madara Uchiha, and we only sent ANBU to monitor the movements of Madara's rogue ninja organization.

"This time, Madara Uchiha launched a surprise attack on Konoha. Shikaku, you need to guide public opinion and steer it in favor of the Uchiha clan, reducing the villagers' resentment towards us."

Upon hearing this, Nara Shikanoku pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement with the Hokage's idea.

This is a good idea.

Madara Uchiha was a rogue ninja of the Uchiha clan. By directing hatred towards the Uchiha clan, he could indeed reduce the pressure on the higher-ups.

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "As for the pressure outside the village..."
I will fill the positions of foreign affairs advisor and domestic affairs advisor as soon as possible to prove that Konoha Village is still full of talented people.

In response to provocations from other villages, we responded forcefully and resolved the trouble on the border.

Faced with the daimyo's questions, I will have the new foreign affairs advisor appease them as soon as possible.

If all else fails... assassinating some of the daimyo is also an option.

Nara Shikano's heart tightened. Was the situation so critical that even the Hokage had to resort to emergency measures?

He asked, "Lord Hokage, who should we nominate as the new foreign affairs advisor and domestic affairs advisor?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "I've decided to make Yellow Dog my foreign affairs advisor. As for my domestic affairs advisor, that's not so urgent."

"For the next while, you'll have to work a bit harder, Lu Jiao, and temporarily manage the internal affairs."

"Alright, I'll get back to work then, Hokage-sama."

Nara Shikaku turned and left the Hokage's office.

As he went downstairs, he thought to himself that the Hokage had still chosen his son.

Yellow Dog didn't make a move tonight; the Wood Clone Susanoo was handled by others; and the Hokage personally dealt with Uchiha Madara.

Yellow Dog was responsible for keeping an eye on the Uchiha clan to prevent them from contacting Madara Uchiha and causing trouble from within or without.

Given the relationship between the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Sarutobi trio, Nara Shikazuchi should be very supportive of the Yellow Dog becoming an advisor.

However, the current dire situation in Konoha Village is a great concern for Nara Shikazuchi.

Can a yellow dog really serve as a foreign affairs advisor?

If the yellow dog is unable to handle the current complex situation, Nara Shikaku even wants the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to give up their positions as guardian ninjas of the Land of Whirlpools.

An incompetent foreign affairs advisor is unable to appease the dignitaries of various countries.

An incompetent foreign affairs advisor is unable to handle the provocations from the other four major ninja villages.

Nara Deer Antlers became increasingly confused the more he thought about it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was busy in the Hokage's office until 4 a.m. before leaving to return to the Sarutobi clan's territory.

With Nightlight's guarding mission over, he finally had time to visit the Vortex Clan's Namen Hall.

The Namen-do is a shrine built by Konoha Village specifically for Kushina Uzumaki, and its interior layout is exactly the same as that of the Namen-do in Uzumaki Village.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Tsunade was leaning against a pillar when she heard the fox's voice and said:

"The deputy minister of the Dark Division is indeed very busy, but I have just finished tallying the losses of the clan's territory."

"Tell me, fox, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. What do you want from me that you brought me here?"

(End of this chapter)