Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 312 Exposure

"Danzo is dead!?"

Upon hearing the news, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu showed expressions of shock and anger. Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't seem to be lying, they quickly asked, "Hiruzen, what happened?"

"Tonight's events are a long story, starting with Danzo stealing Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan."

Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe, took a puff, and exhaled before slowly recounting the events of the evening to Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado.

From Tsunade's return, to her asking him for the Anbu and Jonin from the village to control Root, to his trip with Tsunade to the Uchiha clan, and finally encountering and capturing the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails' rampage.

Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi himself was quite shocked. The person who controlled the Nine-Tails eight years ago was actually Minato Namikaze's student, Obito Uchiha, who used to talk about becoming Hokage all the time.

Too many things happened tonight, but in Hiruzen Sarutobi's view, everything tonight was developing in a way that was beneficial to the village; moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi had just learned from Tsunade that Itachi Uchiha had used Kotoamatsukami to change the minds of two hardliners in the Uchiha clan.

Now, the hardliners of the Uchiha clan have lost two key figures, making it unlikely they'll cause trouble in the future. Plus, Tsunade has returned. Tonight's events have suddenly brought the village to life.

"Uchiha Itachi!! How dare he attack the village elders, Hiruzen, he absolutely cannot be let off!"

Upon hearing this, Koharu Tsurugi angrily said, "Since when have village elders been allowed to kill people at will without going through our procedures?"

"This is something I agreed to. Besides, what about Danzo's attack on Uchiha Shisui? When have Konoha's elders ever attacked a genius ninja from the village? It's only because they coveted the power of the Sharingan."

Tsunade felt no goodwill towards Danzo after discovering her grandfather's cells on Danzo's corpse.

"That bastard even used my grandfather's cells! Who gave him permission to do that?!"

Although she was asking a question, Tsunade glared angrily at Hiruzen Sarutobi, which immediately made the latter feel uneasy. He quickly said, "I don't know about this either. Danzo did go a bit too far."

After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still pondering. It didn't seem like the Root's abilities were enough to thoroughly study the First Hokage's cells. Could it be that Danzo was colluding with Orochimaru?

Koharu Utatane's arrogance subsided somewhat upon hearing about the First Hokage's cells, but she still stubbornly insisted, "Tsunade, you haven't been back to the village for a long time. Now that you're back, you agree to Itachi Uchiha attacking Danzo. It doesn't make sense from any angle!"

"What? You..."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade felt a surge of anger. She spoke up for Itachi Uchiha not only because Danzo had gone too far and there was now a reason to kill him, but also because of Yoichi Uchiha. She wanted to find out information about Yoichi Uchiha from Itachi.

"Old man, if you're going to make me the Fifth Hokage, is that really true?"

"Oh, this."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course it's true. Tsunade, are you willing to take over?"

Tsunade snorted coldly, then looked directly at Koharu Utatane and said, "Since it's true, what's wrong with me exercising my Hokage authority ahead of time and issuing my order to execute Danzo?"

"You are not yet."

"That's enough, Koharu. Let's put Danzo aside for now. There are more important things to do in the village."

Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted Koharu Utatane, saying that if they continued arguing, it might discourage Tsunade from becoming Hokage, and then where would he find another person willing to become Hokage?

"Let Tsunade handle Itachi's matter. Danzo has been doing a lot behind my back all these years. Once we've finished compiling the information on Root, I'll show you what Danzo has been up to all these years."

After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu fell silent. They vaguely guessed that Danzo might not have done anything good in recent years, and that it might even be related to them.

"Elders, and Lady Tsunade, there's no need to argue about me. I can accept any punishment, even ten years of patrolling the border."

Itachi spoke, and his words shocked everyone in the room. Even Fugaku Uchiha sighed inwardly and looked at his son.

shock?

That wasn't too shocking, because he had already experienced all the shocks he could think of. He didn't even know how many times his son had shocked him tonight.

Tsunade immediately asked, "Hey, brat, do you even know what you're saying?"

Bang!

Before Tsunade could finish speaking, Uchiha Itachi in front of her suddenly turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared.

"Shadow, shadow clone?"

Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Fugaku Uchiha, and the others were surprised. Looking at Itachi Uchiha, who had already disappeared, they had all sorts of thoughts in their minds.

"That brat, what is he trying to do?! Chief Fugaku."

Fugaku Uchiha, sweating profusely, hurriedly said, "Third Hokage, Lady Tsunade, I don't know what's wrong with Itachi today. I'll send someone to bring him back right away."

When did he use shadow clones?

This question was not only on Tsunade's mind, but also on Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind. He had not relaxed his surveillance on Itachi Uchiha along the way, after all, Itachi's behavior tonight was too abnormal, but Hiruzen Sarutobi really did not find out when Itachi used the Shadow Clone Technique.

The meeting was forced to a halt, and both the Anbu and the security forces began searching for Itachi Uchiha in the village. He was an important person tonight, and many things would be difficult to handle without considering Itachi Uchiha.

But they still hadn't found any trace of Itachi Uchiha as dawn approached.

They finally found it, but it was in the Nanka Shrine in the Uchiha clan's territory. At the time, Itachi Uchiha was unconscious, so the guards notified Fugaku Uchiha directly.

Before long, Fugaku Uchiha, Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and others arrived at the Naka Shrine and saw Itachi Uchiha unconscious.

"Itachi!"

Fugaku Uchiha rushed forward to check and immediately noticed that Itachi Uchiha's posture was a bit strange. Then he looked at the clan crest in front of Itachi and remembered that it was a kneeling posture for admitting guilt. But what guilt was Itachi admitting?

"Lady Tsunade, could you please take a look at Itachi?"

"Yes, I understand. Please move aside, Chief Fugaku."

Tsunade used her hands to gently lay Itachi Uchiha flat, then placed her hand on his forehead.

After using medical ninjutsu, Tsunade frowned slightly, but still used Healing Palm Technique to treat Itachi.

A dozen minutes later, Tsunade withdrew her hand, then stood up and said to Fugaku Uchiha, "It's alright, but this kid's condition is very strange. He suffered severe genjutsu damage, and it seems like it's been going on for quite a while, at least almost a day."

"That's strange. I remember his shadow clones only disappeared a few hours ago. Who attacked him?"

Fugaku Uchiha shook his head and said, "I don't know either. The security team didn't find any enemies. Could it be Obito's accomplice? But Lady Tsunade, Third Hokage, Itachi's actions just now were very strange."

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "Fugaku, are you referring to the kneeling posture for atonement? Do you believe it was done by the enemy?"

"Kneeling before the Uchiha clan crest as atonement, I'm not quite sure what the enemy's intentions are. And tonight, frankly, I haven't had much interaction with Itachi recently, so I didn't realize he'd changed so much."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent after hearing this. It was a while ago that he had made Itachi Uchiha a double agent, but he wouldn't say it in front of Fugaku, otherwise he would make enemies again.

Soon, Tsunade's medical ninjutsu took effect, and Itachi Uchiha slowly woke up on the ground.

However, when he saw the scene before him, he was stunned. His father, the Third Hokage, and a young and beautiful woman were there, but the woman was looking at him with a hostile expression.

Then Itachi Uchiha asked, "Father, Third Hokage, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade asked in an unfriendly tone, "Kid, you dared to use Shadow Clones to fool us in the Hokage's office, and then you embarrassingly got ambushed by an enemy and ended up in this position. Tell me who ambushed you? You wasted so much of our time!"

"?"

A look of confusion crossed Itachi's face. He hadn't understood Tsunade's words at all, so he turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked, "Third Hokage, what happened?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and asked, "Itachi, who ambushed you?"

"A sneak attack. Someone who looked exactly like me, and he even had a three-tomoe Sharingan and was very strong. I didn't even have time to react before I was knocked unconscious. Third Hokage, what time is it now?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then said, "It's already dawn."

Uchiha Itachi was taken aback and quickly said, "It's dawn? I must have passed out before 3 PM, and I don't know anything about what happened after that."

"ha?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade spoke up, "Kid, you were still waiting for me at the village entrance at five or six o'clock. You were the one who told me about Danzo!"

Itachi Uchiha turned to Tsunade, asking in confusion, "Who are you...?"

"Lady Tsunade, logically speaking, Itachi shouldn't know you. When Lady Tsunade left the village, Itachi was only four years old, and he never interacted with you."

Fugaku Uchiha explained from the side.

Everyone present looked puzzled and confused. After exchanging information, they realized that Itachi Uchiha had just been replaced.

This is really strange. When they were fighting Obito in the Uchiha clan's territory, Itachi's Sharingan couldn't be faked, and the transformation technique couldn't fool the dozen or so pairs of three-tomoe Sharingan present. Yet, none of them noticed.

Tsunade asked, unwilling to give up, "Kid, do you know the name Yoichi?"

Itachi Uchiha shook his head and said, "Never heard of it!"

"hateful!"

Tsunade clenched her fists in frustration. She had thought she had found a clue, but the clue had gone cold.

"This is troublesome. Someone can imitate Itachi so well, even having the three-tomoe Sharingan."

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately felt a headache coming on and said, "And it seems he also took Shisui's eyes?"

However, what this guy did seemed to be entirely for the good of Konoha and the Uchiha clan? It was truly hard for them to understand.

Finally, everyone left first. Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Fugaku to take Itachi Uchiha to the hospital for a check-up and then report to the intelligence unit, as they needed more detailed information.

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"Itachi, by doing this, you've essentially dug your own grave, haven't you?"

When Uchiha Yoichi saw Itachi from this world go to the intelligence squad, he knew what was going to happen next.

His plan to exterminate the clan was something he couldn't hide even if he wanted to; moreover, there was information from Obito's side. The interrogation team directly extracted memories from Obito's brain, which couldn't be faked.

Now that Itachi's act of replacing "himself" has been exposed, it means that Itachi's plan to exterminate the Uchiha clan in this world can no longer be hidden, along with that gesture of atonement.

Although it won't spread widely within the Uchiha clan, it certainly won't be kept secret from Fugaku Uchiha and the Konoha leadership.

"He shouldn't have harmed his own family; I can't even forgive myself for it."

Itachi began to speak, saying that his life was very fulfilling. His father valued him, his mother cared for him, his younger siblings respected him, and he also had a senior who looked after him.

Having experienced a period of loneliness and helplessness in his childhood, Itachi now lives in such a wonderful environment and values ​​family ties exceptionally much. Therefore, when he learned that his biological father, Fugaku Uchiha, was planning to harm the village and his family, he could not possibly join him in his evil deeds.

Itachi suddenly spoke up and asked, "Won't there be any problems with this, Father? After all, I've interfered so much; things will definitely be changed in the future, won't they?"

"It doesn't matter. This isn't our world's timeline at all, and it's a year behind ours. It's just time travel; you were just interfering and having fun during the journey."

Uchiha Yang said, "There are many such time-spaces. Maybe Tsunade could create a new possibility just by going to get a drink of water right now. Don't worry too much about these things, as long as they don't involve our world."

Although Itachi didn't quite understand, he could tell that what he was doing wasn't very important, so he asked, "Then, Father, when are we going back?"

Uchiha Yoichi pondered for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, I still have some things to take care of. You can look around the village more."

"Okay, I understand."

Although the battle in Konoha Village last night caused quite a stir, fortunately the Uchiha clan was far from the center of Konoha and did not cause too much trouble.

However, it was rather troublesome to handle, and Tsunade was forced to stay behind to deal with the matter because the promise was made so urgently.

After a long day, as darkness approached, Tsunade stretched, revealing her alluring curves, and said, "Ah~ I'm exhausted. I haven't slept all day. I need to have a good drink and then rest! Let's go, Shizune, let's go for a drink."

"Lady Tsunade, you go ahead. I'll tidy up a bit more, and there's also the Konoha Hospital."

"Okay, okay, I understand. I'll leave these things to you."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade quickly walked outside. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, even more things would fall on her shoulders. "That old man, really! He's not even retired yet, and he's already dumping all his problems on me!"

(End of this chapter)