Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

"I...I understand." Hinata's heart tightened, and she nodded fearfully.

"Don't rush, Chief Hiashi." Xuan Yue smiled and patted Hinata's head. "Change doesn't happen overnight. Take it slow and don't be impatient."

Hyuga Hiashi didn't say anything more, let his two daughters go out to play, and then took Shimura Gengetsu to the second floor to enjoy tea.

“Mysterious Moon Lord, in a while, Hanabi will also be old enough to carve the Caged Bird.”

Hiashi Hyuga sighed softly, "Now I understand how my father felt back then. It's truly a difficult choice."

Although he did not experience Hyuga Hizashi's death, Hyuga Hiashi still had the idea of ​​abolishing the Caged Bird Sequence.

Unfortunately, as the head of the family, he didn't have the power to change the other clan elders.

"I have an idea, you can try it." Shimura Gengetsu put down his teacup and said casually.

"What method?" Hiashi Hyuga's spirits lifted, and he quickly asked.

"Just get Hinata and me engaged."

Gengetsu Shimura offered a solution that left Hiashi Hyuga speechless: "Once we're engaged, Hinata will be a member of the Shimura family. Who would dare brand my fiancée with the Caged Bird Seal?"

"And Hanabi naturally obtained the right to inherit the family business, and was no longer in danger of splitting up the family. Everyone was happy."

Hiashi Hyuga's lips twitched.

Everyone is happy?

You've taken one of my daughters away, of course you're happy!

Hinata is only six years old... How could you do that?!

In fact, Hiashi Hyuga also had the idea of ​​marrying Shimura Gengetsu.

But not now. He'll help make it happen when Hinata is older, has her own thoughts and vague feelings, and clearly expresses her affection for Shimura Gengetsu.

As for the engagement between Xuan Yue and Uchiha Izumi, he didn't see it as a problem; it was far too common for nobles in this world to have several wives.

The ninjas may not like this approach, but that doesn't mean it's unacceptable.

However, he could not deny that Shimura Gengetsu's method was simple, crude, and effective.

Those old turtles from the main family would never dare to cause trouble for Shimura. In the past, it was because of Danzo, but now Shimura Gengetsu himself has that kind of deterrent power.

They are powerful, have deep connections, and act with impunity.

The Uchiha elders were killed without hesitation, and nothing happened afterward. Konoha had never had such an arrogant person before. Even the former Hokage's son, Sarutobi Asuma, was only a bit rebellious and didn't dare to run rampant in the village.

"But Hinata is still too young..." Hiashi still couldn't make up his mind.

"Let's get engaged first, and if Hinata isn't satisfied later, we can just break it off, right?"

Shimura Gengetsu didn't care about this at all. Given Hinata's personality, even if he died in the middle, she would live a life of widowhood in the future. How could she possibly break off the engagement? He was just saying this to reassure Hyuga Hiashi.

Sure enough, upon hearing his assurance, Hiashi Hyuga made up his mind.

"Alright, I'll go arrange it right away."

"Don't rush," Shimura Gengetsu stopped him. "The timing isn't right now. Let's postpone it for a few months."

Hiashi Hyuga frowned and tentatively asked, "It's the Uchiha..."

“Hmm.” Shimura Gengetsu nodded. “With Shisui dead, the Third Hokage is on edge. Don’t attract his attention.”

"I understand."

Hiashi Hyuga couldn't help but ask, "Was Shisui's death related to the village?"

Gengetsu Shimura took a sip of tea, put down his cup, and said calmly, "He has awakened an illusion technique that can silently change a person's will."

"Good riddance."

Hiashi Hyuga blurted out, his face filled with lingering fear.

How could there be such terrifying illusions in the world? For those in high positions, it is definitely the greatest threat. If they were controlled, it would be worse than death.

Hiashi Hyuga said sincerely, "I will try my best to deal with the elders. I'll leave the rest to you, Gengetsu-kun."

"Well, don't be too strict with Hinata. Don't compare her to Hanabi in everything. Their personalities are different."

".I see."

After their conversation ended, Gengetsu Shimura left the Hyuga family and went to the Anbu. Kurenai Yuhi told Gengetsu Shimura some news.

"The Third Hokage appointed Itachi Uchiha as a squad leader in the Anbu and placed him under his direct command in the Anbu."

With the loss of Uchiha Shisui, Hiruzen Sarutobi also lost an eye that looked towards the Uchiha clan. Now, only Uchiha Itachi remains, so it was expected that he would be transferred away.

"Then let's ignore him. After all, this is the Dark Division, and Old Deng is the most powerful."

"They didn't even tell us when they were placing people in the program, and then they were transferred away not long after. It's really..."

Kurenai muttered, clearly dissatisfied with the Third Hokage's arrangements.

Women are emotional creatures, and she had long regarded the Third Anbu Battalion as Shimura Gengetsu's possession. Since the Third Hokage was so disrespectful, she no longer even calls him Hokage-sama.

Gengetsu Shimura couldn't help but laugh, and comforted her in a coaxing tone, "Don't worry about it so much. Itachi Uchiha is a nuisance right now. It's better if he leaves."

“If the three generations of Deng still want people from me, I definitely won’t agree.”

"Alright, that's not what I called you here to talk about. You haven't trained in a while, come with me and let's see how you are... hmm?"

Gengetsu Shimura suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence, and then said to the puzzled Kurenai Yuhi, "I've discovered something. Wait for me here."

After saying that, he flashed and activated the Instantaneous Movement Technique.

Nanga Shrine.

Uchiha Itachi was standing in front of a masked man who had chosen him.

This wasn't the first time the two had met. It was this same person who killed his teammate, prompting him to awaken the double-tomoe Sharingan.

"You said...you're Uchiha Madara?"

"Yes."

A crimson three-tomoe Sharingan appeared at the center of the vortex mask. "Can't believe it?"

"Madara Uchiha is long dead," Itachi Uchiha said coldly. "Even if you're going to play tricks, you should at least use a plausible identity. What you're doing just makes me laugh."

"hehe..."

The masked man let out a hoarse laugh, and the three tomoe inside the mask spun wildly, eventually forming a peculiar pattern.

Itachi Uchiha's pupils contracted slightly.

If he had no belief in the identity of the person in front of him before, seeing the Mangekyou Sharingan made him 20% suspicious.

"I understand your thoughts. It's just that I died in the final battle with Hashirama."

The masked man said mockingly, "But as a genius of the Uchiha clan, you should know that the Uchiha clan has a method that can perfectly avoid all fatal injuries..."

"Izanagi..."

“That’s right.” The masked man nodded frankly. “I successfully deceived everyone by sacrificing one eye. I came to Konoha for one thing.”

"To avenge myself against the Uchiha who abandoned me, the Nine-Tails' rampage of the past is my small gift to them."

Itachi Uchiha's gaze suddenly turned sharp, as if it could pierce through the masked man.

In his view, the Nine-Tails' rampage was the root of everything. Without that disaster, Mu and the Uchiha would not have reached their current state, and Shisui would not have died.

Regardless of whether he was Madara Uchiha or not, he must be the culprit who caused all of this!

"I sensed the wrath of a tiger emanating from you?"

The masked man stared at Uchiha Itachi, a disdainful smile on his face. "But do you really think all of this is because of me? The village has a long history of hatred towards the Uchiha. If anyone is to blame, it's the inherently evil Tobirama Senju!"

Just as the masked man was about to say something more, the face beneath the mask changed slightly.

Bai Jue's voice entered his mind.

"somebody is coming!"

Swish!

A special kunai shot out, piercing through the masked man's illusory body and landing on the ground.

"It seems this is the end for today, Uchiha Itachi. I will come back to find you, because... you are a lot like me."

The masked man's phantom slowly dissipated, and the next second, Shimura Gengetsu stood in his original spot.

(The image shows the Fireworks Lolita version).

Chapter 100 Uchiha Itachi Stands Up, the Uzumaki Clan's Stupid Bloodline

"Uchiha Itachi, aren't you going to report this to your superior?"

Gengetsu Shimura picked up his specially made kunai and looked at Itachi Uchiha with a half-smile, "having a secret conversation here with a strange outsider."

"It looks suspicious no matter how you look at it..."

Gengetsu Shimura did not expect to be able to capture the masked man, who was actually Obito Uchiha.

Kamui's abilities were so extraordinary that he was able to impersonate Madara Uchiha for over a decade with just one eye, and almost no one suspected his identity.

Gengetsu Shimura is not yet capable of breaking Kamui.