Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 136 Changes Within the Clan (Please Subscribe)

Fugaku Uchiha escaped, but left behind his Mangekyou Sharingan.

It was also the elder's idea to let Uchiha Fugaku leave. Although Uchiha Yoichi did not make a move last night, the elder could tell that Uchiha Yoichi and Uchiha Fugaku were practically locked in a life-or-death struggle.

Moreover, Fugaku Uchiha suffered a crushing defeat, being no match for Yoichi Uchiha in any aspect. If he continued to stay in Konoha, he would likely die.

However, the elder believed that Fugaku Uchiha might die during the mission, so he hoped that Fugaku Uchiha could leave and live in seclusion in the ninja world.

A simple battle for clan leadership wouldn't require such extreme measures as hiding away; the loser could simply relinquish the position. However, the two clearly harbored a deeper hatred for each other, leading them to fight to the death during the battle.

It's clear that Fugaku Uchiha is no match for Yoichi Uchiha now. He was severely injured, placed under guard, and even lost his position as clan leader.

Therefore, if you want to survive, it's better to leave the Uchiha clan.

The Eighth Hokage of Uchiha also believed that it would be better for Fugaku Uchiha to leave the clan territory and Konoha, so he asked a medical ninja to use the Healing Palm Technique to speed up the healing process. Fugaku's injuries healed by 30-40% overnight, and he regained consciousness.

While stimulating cell division with palm magic can speed up healing, it is a method that overdraws the body's resources and usually leaves side effects even after recovery. This method is not used lightly except in emergency missions on the battlefield.

After Fugaku Uchiha woke up, he listened to what Yatsuho Uchiha said and deeply felt the gap between himself and Yoichi Uchiha.

revenge?

This is beyond what training can achieve. He has already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Does he want to end up like Madara Uchiha back then?

Although decades have passed since Madara Uchiha's death, the higher-ups of the Uchiha clan still know about him, after all, he is a legend who co-founded Konoha Village with the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.

Madara and his brother both possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, and Madara took his brother's Sharingan, gaining even greater power than the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Having no hope of revenge, Fugaku Uchiha thought of this matter and his son.

If he were to leave with the Mangekyou Sharingan, Uchiha Yoichi would definitely not let him go and would hunt him down throughout the entire ninja world. Therefore, he planned to leave the Mangekyou Sharingan to Itachi and asked the Eighth Hokage to teach Itachi properly. In Fugaku's view, Uchiha Itachi would definitely be a ninja who surpassed him.

In this way, even if he were to transplant a pair of ordinary three-tomoe eyes into the ninja world and be captured by Uchiha Yoichi, he would still be unable to obtain his own eyes.

Fugaku Uchiha's plan was perfect, but he never expected that Yoichi Uchiha would harbor murderous intent towards Itachi Uchiha, and that the Eighth Hokage Uchiha would also notice it.

Therefore, after weighing the options, the Eighth Hokage decided to offer Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan in exchange for Itachi Uchiha's safe growth.

"Senior Hachishiro, this puts me in a difficult position."

Uchiha Yoichi tapped the table with a slight frown. His anger had subsided, but it hadn't completely disappeared.

Without the Mangekyou Sharingan, Fugaku Uchiha's threat level dropped to a very low level. Even if he were to acquire the three-tomoe Sharingan, it would be nothing to fear for him, or perhaps it never was.

But the fact that someone who was hostile to him was alive and on the run made Uchiha Yoichi feel disgusted.

"When I returned from the offices of the three Hokage this morning, I drafted the list of clan ninjas to be sent to support Kikyo Castle. Yatsushiro-san, who do you think would be best to lead the team?"

"I will lead the team, clan leader. I will certainly not disgrace the Uchiha name. Please choose another clan member to take over the position of squad leader."

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Hokage of Uchiha breathed a slight sigh of relief; this could be considered his final resting place.

From the moment Uchiha Yang entered the room, he felt that he was unlikely to survive. From the moment he saw Fugaku off, he had this realization: if he did not sacrifice himself, Uchiha Itachi might not be able to fulfill Fugaku's request.

Although he gave away the Mangekyou Sharingan, at least Itachi Uchiha survived.

"Please give me one day to settle down, Chief."

"Meet at the garrison at noon tomorrow."

After saying this, Uchiha Yoichi stood up and took Uchiha Fugaku's Sharingan.

After Uchiha Yoichi left, Uchiha Hachidai felt relieved, thankful that he had saved Uchiha Itachi.

Although Uchiha Hachimoku had hesitated about whether to send Uchiha Itachi to Mikoto's side, Fugaku told him before he left that he should never do it, even if it meant his death, so Uchiha Hachimoku gave up on the plan.

Now he can only entrust Itachi to another clan member under the guise of becoming his apprentice, so as to prevent Uchiha Mikoto from taking him back.

As for him, all he can do is fight desperately on the battlefield.

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After leaving the Eighth Hokage's house, Uchiha Yoichi looked at the two Mangekyou Sharingan and carefully preserved them.

He was unsure how to use these two kaleidoscopes.

He'll use it for fusion? It's very likely he'll fuse it with the awakened Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, but if that happens, Fugaku Uchiha's eye technique will disappear.

Merging with eye power doesn't mean you'll inherit eye techniques; that would be a waste.

Fugaku Uchiha's eye technique, which involves switching between Yin and Yang and is similar to Izanagi, was something even Yoichi Uchiha greatly admired; however, Fugaku's eye power was insufficient to unleash the true value of this eye technique.

If he were to use it, he might first conjure up the chakra cannon stolen from the Hidden Cloud Village. He has complete blueprints, and all he needs to do is memorize the rest.

"We need to find a reliable person to replace these eyes. Should we ask Misaka?"

Uchiha Yoichi thought for a moment and decided that even if Mikoto were to use this eye technique, they should first research a safe and sound method for transplanting Hashirama's cells to ensure that Mikoto could receive a boost to her eye power.

Otherwise, if you materialize a chakra cannon, you'd probably have to use your light eye power before you even get halfway through.

Uchiha Yoichi shook his head, deciding not to think about that for now, as the transplant might not be possible in the short term. He should take care of other matters first.

Upon returning to the police station, Uchiha Yoichi informed the officers of Uchiha Fugaku's defection.

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this. They all thought that Chief Yang was joking with them. Why would the former chief defect?

However, after confirming the news repeatedly, all the clan members believed that Fugaku Uchiha had really defected. However, they still couldn't understand why he would betray the Uchiha clan and the village just because he lost the position of clan leader.

When the news reached the clan, few people believed it at first, but as it was confirmed, some clan members became more radical and began to curse Uchiha Fugaku.

He chose to defect because he lost the position of clan leader.

This was the only reason they could think of, so some people started to curse Uchiha Fugaku as a power-hungry coward. Fortunately, Clan Chief Yoichi removed Uchiha Fugaku from the position of clan chief. Otherwise, what benefits could such a person bring them as clan chief?

After tidying up his house, the Eighth Hokage of Uchiha led Itachi Uchiha to the home of another friend and clansman.

Just now, when Uchiha Shisui took Itachi to buy yokan (sweet bean jelly), Uchiha Yatsuho had already told that friend and clansman.

"Itachi, starting today, you will be staying at Shinji's house for a while. He lives near the Shisui residence. If you have any questions, you can ask Shinji."

The Eighth Hokage said to Itachi, "I'm going to the battlefield. I'll come back for you when I return. Until then, you must study diligently under Shinji and Shisui."

"Um."

After agreeing, Itachi lowered his head and thought for a moment, but after walking for a while, he couldn't suppress his doubts and looked up to ask, "Where is Father? And I haven't seen Mother for several days either."

"Your father? Wasn't your father a traitor?!"

A passing clansman overheard Itachi's words, glanced at him, and realized that the speaker was none other than the former clan head's son. He couldn't help but speak up.

"Your father has defected; he is a disgrace to the Uchiha clan."

"Shut up!"

Uchiha Hachimokuh rebuked him, saying that even if he were to go to the battlefield to die tomorrow, he was still the squad leader of the security force today.

"Don't drag the child into the adults' mistakes; Itachi is only two years old!"

After hearing what Uchiha Yasuo said, the man also felt that it was a bit inappropriate to vent his emotions on Uchiha Itachi, who was only two years old. However, it would be difficult for him to apologize to a two-year-old, so he lowered his head and left.

"Itachi, you may encounter many more situations like this in the future, so try to be patient if you can."

Uchiha Yasuo gave his instructions, and then the two quickly arrived at Uchiha Shinji's house.

I have just explained the situation to Shinji Uchiha. Although I did not reveal the truth about Fugaku Uchiha's defection, I did tell Shinji about Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto's divorce. The reason was that they had a bad relationship, but the specific reason was unknown to Hachimoku Uchiha.

The reason I'm saying all this is that I hope Shinji Uchiha won't just return Itachi to Mikoto. Even if she stays with Itachi for a day, the child can't be returned. This is Fugaku Uchiha's request.

After doing all this and instructing Uchiha Shinji to teach Uchiha Itachi how to train, Uchiha Hachiho left.

He did what he was capable of, pushing his abilities to the limit.

Otherwise, Fugaku wouldn't have survived, and Itachi might not have either.

But now that Fugaku has survived, Itachi is safe. Uchiha Hachimoku felt that his choice was worthy of Fugaku's entrustment, even though he didn't leave the Mangekyou Sharingan to Itachi.

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"Did Fugaku Uchiha defect?"

Upon receiving this news, Hiruzen Sarutobi's pipe fell from his hand, but he quickly realized the reason.

When they were vying for the position of clan leader, he felt that the two of them were fighting to the death, and he also thought about the previous discord between Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Yoichi.

"Sigh, Fugaku, you could have joined the Anbu, why did you have to defect?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed inwardly. If Fugaku Uchiha joined the Anbu, he was confident he could protect him. Even the police force wouldn't dare to extend its reach into the Anbu.

Unfortunately, Fugaku Uchiha chose to defect directly, so even if he wanted Fugaku Uchiha to join the Anbu, it would be impossible for him to do so.

"well"

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly signed the S-rank rogue ninja wanted poster belonging to Fugaku Uchiha and had it printed and distributed to the Anbu.

However, he also informed the Anbu that if they encountered Uchiha Fugaku, they should prioritize capturing him alive.

But when Danzo arrived and heard the news of Fugaku Uchiha's defection, he changed his mind.

He had long coveted the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan. Even though Fugaku Uchiha's final Susanoo was rather weak, Danzo still coveted the two previous eye techniques.

Upon learning of Fugaku Uchiha's defection, Danzo immediately summoned reconnaissance ninjas skilled in tracking and gave them a priority mission: to find Fugaku Uchiha.

"If the Mangekyou Sharingan were in my sight, it would undoubtedly unleash even greater power than Fugaku Uchiha's, allowing me to better protect Konoha."

However, Danzo suddenly realized that if the Mangekyou Sharingan was so powerful, why couldn't the Wood Release, which was just as famous as the Mangekyou Sharingan, be utilized?

"I remember Tobirama-sensei researched the power of Wood Release. Perhaps we could find someone else to study it again."

Danzo thought of Orochimaru. Recently, Orochimaru has been taking on very few missions, and it seems he's been using shadow clones to train his students. He's been hiding in his secret base researching things.

If Danzo were to ask who in Konoha was most capable of researching the power of Wood Release, he could only think of Orochimaru; he was very similar to Tobirama, enjoying researching unfamiliar things, and unlike Hiruzen Sarutobi, who researched ninjutsu.

Danzo then summoned two Root members and ordered them, "Go find Orochimaru and tell him I need to speak with him."

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

The two Root members instantly teleported away to search for Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, I hope you won't disappoint me.

At this moment, Danzo suddenly felt boundless hope for the future. If he could capture Fugaku Uchiha and have Orochimaru research the power of Hashirama's cells, then he, who simultaneously controlled the Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release, could become Hokage.

Although the news of Fugaku Uchiha becoming an S-rank rogue ninja of Konoha Village spread very little, stopping only among the village's higher-ups and well-informed ninja clans, it still reached the attention of White Zetsu, who was hiding within the village.

This creature is very peculiar; it was created by Madara Uchiha using Hashirama cells. It can mimic anyone and is very difficult to distinguish.

Only by mastering the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and gaining the ability to distinguish between good and evil intentions can one identify White Zetsu.

"I just found out yesterday that two Mangekyou Sharingan users had appeared in the Uchiha clan, and today I learned that one of them has already defected. If I told Lord Madara, he'd definitely make me a butt, so I could experience what it's like to go to the toilet."

White Zetsu thought to himself, then slowly went home with his cane. This clone of his couldn't move yet, since he had to play the role of Obito's grandmother; but he could pass the message to the other clones so that the main body would know the news and report it to Madara Uchiha.

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