Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 137 The Down-on-His-Luck Uchiha and the Dawn of the Rising Sun (Please Subscribe)

"Lord Madara, the information I've gathered this time is something you absolutely don't know, I promise!"

After arriving at the underground cave, the White Zetsu loudly addressed Madara, who was sitting on a stone chair. Although Madara hadn't made a sound, the previous incident where it mistakenly believed Madara to be dead had taught it a lesson, so this time the White Zetsu had learned its lesson.

"Lord Madara, if this news satisfies you, could you help me make my butt out? My clone, impersonating Nana who plays Obito, can't go to the toilet, which makes it very obvious."

"Shut up, or I'll make another White Zetsu."

Madara Uchiha was truly fed up with this fool. If it weren't for the fact that this White Zetsu had given him some trouble, he would have really wanted to kill this chatterbox.

"Fine, fine, who told you to be the one who created me? The former head of the Uchiha clan defected, I think his name was Uchiha Fugaku. It's said that he defected because he was dissatisfied with losing the clan head."

Seeing that Madara's expression was not good, White Zetsu stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the information.

"Defect? ​​He's already unlocked the Kaleidoscope and he's still defecting?"

Madara Uchiha frowned and pondered. Upon hearing the news of the Mangekyou Sharingan, his first thought was to replace Obito, but now he didn't know where Fugaku Uchiha was, what his Mangekyou Sharingan abilities were, or why he had defected.

If someone defected because they were unhappy about losing their position as clan leader, that reason is utterly ridiculous. The cost of unlocking the Kaleidoscope is immense; how could someone like that possibly do such a thing for the sake of a clan leader's position?

"Investigate thoroughly, find out all the information about this Uchiha Fugaku, and his exact location."

Madara Uchiha said that adults are not as easily fooled as Obito Uchiha, and it would be difficult to get Fugaku Uchiha to carry out his Eye of the Moon plan, especially since he has already exposed his Mangekyou Sharingan ability.

However, an Uchiha who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan is extremely rare, and if they can be recruited, it would be of great help to the Eye of the Moon Project.

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Fugaku Uchiha's defection was like a fleeting gust of wind for Konoha—it came quickly and went just as fast.

Upon learning this news, Mikoto Uchiha immediately wanted to bring Itachi to her side, but Shinji Uchiha stopped her by showing her Fugaku Uchiha's letter of entrustment.

If Mikoto wants to forcibly bring Itachi back, she only needs to tell Uchiha Yoichi, and then, in the name of the clan head, let Itachi return to Mikoto's side. No one can stop her.

However, in the end, Mikoto Uchiha herself gave up on this idea.

Although she is divorced from Fugaku, she is still very busy. If Itachi were to be brought to live with her, she would probably ask Hazuki Uchiha to take care of Itachi, just like before, while she would be away from home day and night.

With this in mind, and considering Fugaku Uchiha's letter of entrustment, Mikoto stopped herself from bringing Itachi back to her side.

However, Mikoto still bought Itachi a lot of things, gave Shinji Uchiha a sum of money, and promised Itachi that she would come to see him whenever she had time. Finally, she left after Itachi nodded.

The eighth Uchiha arrived at the Konoha Police Force the next day. The Uchiha clan had originally planned to send twenty people as reinforcements, and with the addition of the eighth Uchiha, there were twenty-one people in total.

Apart from the Eighth Hokage Uchiha, everyone else was simply providing support to the battlefield as usual.

The battle at Kikyo Castle had dragged on long enough. Now that Amegakure had been involved, Konoha was preparing for a full-scale counterattack. However, to be on the safe side, Jiraiya still asked the village for some support.

Thirty ninja squads, including twenty Uchiha ninjas, and the rest were mostly elite. Jiraiya felt somewhat at ease after seeing this support.

"Yashiro-kun, please join us in the war discussion."

Nara Shikaku extended an invitation, saying that even the Jonin from the front lines could participate, let alone the many people the Uchiha clan had sent this time.

At Nara Shikaku's invitation, Uchiha Yatsushiro also came to the council room for a meeting.

Because the war had dragged on for too long, and they finally had a chance to launch a full-scale counterattack and drive the Sand Ninja out, Nara Shikaku immediately began to explain his plan.

Although an alliance was formed with the Rain Ninja, Konoha decided to fight separately from the Rain Ninja in order to better prepare for battle.

"The situation is as I said. We are in charge of this area, and it is full of the main force of the Sand Ninja. Although the Rain Ninja will also send troops, they will not deal with the main force of the Sand Ninja."

Nara Shikaku briefly explained the situation, letting the newcomers know what Kikyo Castle looks like now.

"So we still need to attack here, but this time it's different from the feint attack last time. We must kill or drive away the enemy here. We also need a unit to hold off their support, but that would be very dangerous."

The team is likely led by one of the strongest members of the Sand Village; they won't stand idly by while the 'weak' Konoha launches a massive attack on them.

However, this ninja team also had to block the Sand Village's reinforcements, so the danger of this mission goes without saying.

"Let me go, Jiraiya-sama."

Uchiha Yatsuho said calmly, "Leave this mission to me. I will definitely not let the Sand Shinobi get past us."

Nara Shikaku nodded upon hearing this and said, "Eighth Jonin, since you've taken the initiative to ask, this mission will be yours. Afterwards..."

"Don't worry, I will definitely stop the Sand Ninja."

Uchiha Yatsuho said, "Unless I die, the Sand Village will not be able to get through."

These words are quite serious, implying that the Eighth Hokage of Uchiha was determined to die to complete this mission.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya nodded in approval and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Yatsushiro-kun. I will send you more ninjas."

Nara Shikaku then proceeded to make arrangements, explaining the entire battle plan. After seeing no one respond, he went to arrange the details of the operation.

With reinforcements and allies in hand, Konoha is now gearing up to drive all the Sand Ninja out.

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"The Weeping Country"

With half his face wrapped in bandages and wearing a straw hat, Fugaku Uchiha walked slowly through this rainy country.

After leaving Konoha, he did not stop running away, because Fugaku Uchiha knew that the Eighth Hokage could not keep him in the dark for long, so he dragged his injured body and kept traveling.

Moreover, knowing Konoha's tracking techniques, Fugaku Uchiha used many methods and took many detours before finally arriving in the Land of Rain.

This is a country that rogue ninjas like to come to, and it rains all year round. Once they arrive in the Land of Rain, any clues that can be followed will be washed away by the massive rain.

Upon arriving in the Land of Rain, Fugaku Uchiha felt his injuries had worsened, and he feared he might faint if he didn't rest soon.

"Let's find a place to rest for a bit, and then buy some food."

Fugaku Uchiha forced himself to walk to a small town. However, as soon as he entered the town, he noticed that there seemed to be quite a few ninjas there, which immediately put him on guard.

He wanted to leave and find another place to rest, but his body no longer allowed him to run around in the rain.

So Fugaku Uchiha lowered his head, trying to erase the marks of a ninja from his body, and walked towards what looked like an inn.

"Boss, are there any rooms left?"

The person standing in front of the counter smiled and said, "A room? Sir, you must be new here. We're not open to the public. You can leave now."

"Wait a moment."

Before the man could finish speaking, a blue-haired woman walked out. She looked very young, only a teenager, but she was a ninja.

"Are you injured? There are no hotels in this town. If you want to rest, come with me."

Konan spoke up, but the Akatsuki members beside her, hearing that Konan wanted the stranger to go inside and rest, immediately advised, "Lady Konan, he's too suspicious. Should we..."

"Helping those in need has always been the mission of our Akatsuki organization. If we are unwilling to lend a helping hand to those in need, when will the Akatsuki's dream be realized?"

After speaking to the person next to her, Konan looked at Uchiha Fugaku and said to him, "If you'd like to come in and rest, then come with me. If you're worried, you can go to Funaribu Town, about 20 miles to the southwest. There are inns and doctors there."

"Thank you for your help."

Fugaku Uchiha took out some money from his pocket as payment for his stay. Although he had left in a hurry, he had still brought some money with him.

"Hey, you think the Akatsuki is in it for the money?"

"Kijiro".

Konan stopped Kijiro, then took the money from Uchiha Fugaku and said to him, "The accommodation is free. As for this money, use it to buy you some medicine to treat your injuries."

".Thanks."

Looking at the girl in front of him, Fugaku Uchiha couldn't help but think of Mikoto when she was young. She was just as gentle, and this young ninja still had a naive and dreamy view of the ninja world, and she would help strangers so casually.

Although he thanked him verbally, Fugaku Uchiha remained wary. He had experienced betrayal from even his closest friends, let alone trusting strangers.

Right now, he just needs a place to rest and take shelter from the rain. As for the medicine, even if the female ninja buys it, Fugaku Uchiha won't easily trust her.

Afterwards, Konan led Fugaku Uchiha to an empty house and said to him, "You should rest here."

After saying that, Xiao Nan turned and left.

Fugaku Uchiha changed out of his wet clothes, glanced at his wounds, lay down on the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

He forcibly treated some injuries, and even underwent an eye transplant. Before his injuries had fully healed, he made a long detour from Konoha to the Land of Rain, where he was soaked in the rain for half a day.

While sleeping, Fugaku Uchiha suddenly sensed someone approaching, but by then his injuries had flared up and he was almost unable to stand up.

"Don't worry, we're here to treat your injuries. I really don't know why Lord Konan is taking such good care of you, especially since you're covering your face and don't want to see anyone."

"Stop talking, Kijiro. Lady Konan is just that kind. Didn't she take care of us like this back then? Hurry up and change the dressing, we have other things to do later."

Sensing that the two men meant him no harm and did not intend to hurt him, Fugaku Uchiha gave up resisting and let them help him change his medicine. He then fell into a deep sleep again.

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