Born with a great love for the Uchiha

"Who knows?"

Koharu, who was turning over to her dorm, also looked worried.

"You know, that's the Uchiha!"

After a swift investigation, the Hokage Building has confirmed the identity of the owner of the lightning chakra.

Gen Uchiha!

But the problem also followed.

Why did Uchiha Gen suddenly run away from the village?

And he ran it all by himself!

The remaining ninjas of the Uchiha clan mostly stayed at the Naka Shrine.

This scene gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a strange sense of déjà vu.

It seems there was also an Uchiha who abandoned his clan and left the village alone back then...

'Could it be that the Uchiha's hereditary mental illness has flared up again?'

Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his beard, his aged eyes revealing unconcealed worry.

'Hmm? Why did I say "again"?'

dong dong!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Third Generation Lord, and two advisors."

Uchiha Itachi, dressed in ANBU attire, pushed open the door and knelt on one knee.

"The head of the police force, Gen Uchiha, is waiting outside."

Captain-General?

Uchiha Gen?

This title instantly changed the atmosphere in the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane, the three old men, looked at each other in bewilderment.

So, was there some internal strife within the Uchiha clan just now?

But it's not targeting the village, it's fighting amongst themselves?

What kind of ninja clan would be so crazy!

Oh, it's the Uchiha clan. Never mind then...

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat back down at his desk, and the two senior advisors also found seats.

"Let them in."

Uchiha Itachi stepped back in response.

After a while.

The door to the Hokage's office was pushed open again, and three figures entered in turn.

The leader was naturally Uchiha Gen.

Behind him, Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha stood to his left and right.

"Third Generation Lord, and two advisors."

Gen Uchiha spoke first.

"I'm so sorry to bother you so late at night."

"But there is one thing that concerns the safety of the village, and I must report it urgently."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze swept back and forth between Gen Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha before finally settling on the former.

How much time has passed?

Gen Uchiha rose from a lowly police officer to become the chief of police...

If he were given more time...

Hiruzen Sarutobi put those dangerous thoughts out of his mind.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Tonight, at the Naga Shrine, we encountered a mysterious ninja."

Uchiha Gen's tone was calm, yet every word was clear.

The man was wearing a tiger-skin mask and claimed to be—

"Uchiha Madara."

The name was revealed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi clenched his fist suddenly, and a slight cracking sound was heard as he squeezed it.

Mitokado Yan and Utatane Koharu also changed their expressions.

Madara Uchiha?

That legendary ninja?

He... he's actually still alive!?

As the highest-ranking members of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group possessed some extremely confidential and special information.

Everyone believed that Madara Uchiha died in the battle against the First Hokage at the Valley of the End.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi knew the truth.

Back then, after Madara Uchiha died in the battle at the Valley of the End, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, collected his body and sealed it in a special laboratory deep in the mountains of Konoha.

For ninjas

Madara Uchiha's corpse was like an endless treasure trove.

Tobirama Senju originally intended to conduct in-depth research on Madara Uchiha's corpse.

But that corpse eventually turned into a shadow clone.

This can only illustrate one problem.

Madara Uchiha is still alive!

Only living people can release shadow clones!

Tobirama Senju was once very nervous about this.

But so many years have passed.

The First Hokage is dead.

The Second Hokage is dead.

Even the Fourth Hokage died.

Madara Uchiha, who should still be alive, has yet to appear.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could only assume that Madara Uchiha was truly dead.

The result was completely unexpected.

He would hear that name again tonight.

And I heard this name from an Uchiha!

"This is impossible!"

Xiaochun, turning to her new room, subconsciously denied it.

Madara Uchiha is dead!

"That's right!"

Gen Uchiha nodded in acknowledgment and spoke frankly.

"After my confirmation, that mysterious masked man is definitely not 'Uchiha Madara'!"

confirm?

How did you confirm it?

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others really wanted to ask this question.

One can recall the streak of lightning that just streaked across the sky above Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

How else can we confirm this?

Of course, Uchiha Gen won!

Then Uchiha Gen continued speaking.

"During my encounter with that mysterious masked man, I discovered some... unsettling details."

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"The right half of that mysterious masked man's body is entirely constructed from cells and tissues similar to those of the First Generation!"

Gen Uchiha's voice suddenly turned cold.

"In addition, the mysterious masked man is also proficient in the Uchiha clan's ultimate forbidden technique, Izanagi."

"He possesses a pair of Sharingan, with his right eye having extremely strong pupil power, but his left eye is suspected to be an implant."

"These three characteristics..."

Uchiha Gen paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over the three old men from Konoha in front of him.

"There is a striking resemblance to the rogue ninja Shimura Danzo, who was previously publicly executed by the police force."

Mitokado En suddenly stood up, his face ashen.

"Uchiha Gen! You mean—"