I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 503 Some parents can't even teach their children properly, and have to ask society to beat them up.

"Taku, you see it clearly now, don't you? Back then, you only chose to suppress their reputation while sparing their lives. It seemed like you were preserving the strength of the Uchiha, but in reality, you were harming the Uchiha and the village."

Inside the joint arsenal of various ninja clans, Uchiha Takumi, who had stepped down as the head of the Uchiha clan, became the "factory manager," while in the reception room was Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had secretly come to visit.

Uchiha Taku sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, I really didn't expect that they would still harbor such treacherous intentions, actually choosing to rebel at this critical juncture of war."

"Konoha, outnumbered and outgunned, had ample logistical supplies and weaponry, which was their only chance to survive and even counterattack. But look at these people."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, looked at Takumi Uchiha who was also in low spirits, and said, "The face I gave you ends here. I respect your love for your clan and have held back until now."

However, you must also consider the village and refrain from making any further requests that would be detrimental to it.

Uchiha Taku remained silent. Sarutobi Hiruzen had already removed his hat and outer robe, adjusted the buttons on his armor, and checked his ninja tools. Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped onto the windowsill, Uchiha Taku suddenly stood up and said:

"Lord Hokage, let me join you in eliminating this internal threat."

"it is good."

Without much thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and leaped out of the window. At the same time, inside the armory, a dozen or so figures hidden in the darkness stirred.

Uchiha Taku took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, two blood-red Sharingan eyes with three tomoe slowly rotated in their sockets.

It's no longer an era where the village can't do without the Uchiha; rather, it's the Uchiha who can't do without the village. The cooperation and integration that the Uchiha painstakingly achieved with the village is something he won't allow anyone to disrupt, not even...

Even the Uchiha themselves couldn't do it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already given Takumi Uchiha and the entire Uchiha clan enough face by delaying his actions until now, and he hadn't even informed Tatsuma Sakamoto.

Uchiha Taku had already grasped Hiruzen Sarutobi's meaning: since it was a long-standing conflict, it should end in their generation, and there was no need to continue it.

Sakamoto Tatsuma cannot be allowed to get involved in this matter, otherwise, the efforts of another generation will be wasted.

He reached down and pulled off the safety uniform with the words "Safety in Operation" printed on it, revealing a garment with the Uchiha fan logo underneath. From there, the fan only needed to be waving in one direction.

"There's an ambush!"

Outside the armory, several ninjas dressed in Uchiha attire suddenly became alert, because one of the Uchiha had inexplicably acquired several shuriken on his body, with fatal wounds on his brow, temple, throat, and heart.

"Bang bang bang~"

Suddenly, the shuriken turned into smoke and dissipated, leaving only the one embedded between the eyebrows, and a small, thin figure fell down.

"Sandaime?!"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi?!"

Upon seeing the newcomers, the remaining Uchiha ninjas became surprised and wary. Seeing the serious and murderous look on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face, completely devoid of his usual amiable expression, they instantly realized that their plan had failed.

In an instant, several Uchiha simultaneously threw out their ninja tools. These tools, imbued with Uchiha-style techniques, flew towards Hiruzen Sarutobi from various tricky angles, but before they even got close, they returned the way they came.

"Pfft pfft pfft~"

Not the original path, but a more ingenious and cunning one, another figure landed, and the heavily injured Uchiha ninjas were even more incredulous.

"The clan chief?!"

They never expected that their clan leader would turn around and attack them. Shouldn't this be what every Uchiha wanted to see? Uchiha should be in charge of Konoha!

Uchiha Taku didn't answer. With a wave of his hand, several more shuriken flew out, instantly ending their lives.

A short while later, a dozen or so ANBU appeared around Hiruzen Sarutobi. One of them reported, "Reporting to the Hokage, we have not found the mastermind, Uchiha Orikami, or anyone else."

"Have you received any replies regarding the Ninja Academy, the Hokage Building, the Hokage's Residence, the Uchiha Clan Estate, and Danzo's Residence?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked a question, and another ANBU member stepped forward to report: "Twenty-one people attempted to invade the Ninja Academy, but they have been killed by ANBU members disguised as Ninja Academy teachers, arranged by Lord Torifu."

No enemies were found at the Hokage Building, but the Hokage's residence was invaded by four people. Their target was the study, and they have been captured. The seal on the study has not been broken. As for the Uchiha clan's territory, there has been no news yet.

As for Danzo Shimura's residence, it is now deserted.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, but then quickly frowned and said, "The numbers don't match."

According to his investigation, the number of Uchiha ninjas who colluded with Danzo and plotted a rebellion was roughly over ninety. This only includes the number of Uchiha ninjas, but also many non-Uchiha ninjas, as well as the forces that Danzo could mobilize.

Although he had been "under house arrest" for several years, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that his best friend had never stopped taking action. He might not have as many people as he had during his time with Root, but he could still mobilize at least thirty to fifty assassins.

The number of ninjas involved in this operation was approximately 130 to 150, but the armory only had about 20 people, and the ninja academy and Hokage's residence combined had 25 people. They only managed to find about one-third of the missing ninjas.

Uchiha Taku, who also knew the news, frowned and said, "Where can the rest of them go? The Uchiha clan's territory? But most of their relatives and friends have already been moved by themselves and are under Konoha's control."

"It's pointless to hold the remaining clansmen hostage. The Uchiha forces are far away in the Land of Rivers. Even if we held the clansmen hostage and demanded that the Uchiha ninjas fight for them, it would still take at least two days to commute."

The remaining areas are meaningless and cannot be used as bargaining chips in negotiations with the village. Leaving the village is also unlikely, as with Sakumo Hatake's defenses, while not rock-solid, any attempt to leave would certainly attract attention and harassment.

"Naga Shrine!"

Suddenly, Uchiha Taku thought of something. Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and looked at him in confusion, saying, "Naka ​​Shrine? What's there?"

"There's a stone tablet left by our ancestors, but I think that's not their goal. What they really want is to enshrine the Sharingan of the deceased Uchiha, and the Uchiha's forbidden technique—a technique that maximizes the Sharingan's power!"

The situation was urgent, and Uchiha Taku could not completely hide it. He could only reveal part of it. Although he did not know the true function of the forbidden technique, anything that could be called a forbidden technique could never be easily dealt with.

Hiruzen Sarutobi made a quick decision, saying, "Go to Naka Shrine and have Sakumo check it again. If we're sure there are no enemies trying to break through, then we'll flank them along the Naka River."

"That's the Uchiha clan's territory."

"You're still going to argue with me about this?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Taku Uchiha, who took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to argue with him, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Just this once!"

"Walk!"

As the order was given, the Anbu ninjas followed Hiruzen Sarutobi towards the Naka River. Uchiha Taku had a dark expression the whole way, hoping that those fools wouldn't get those two forbidden techniques, otherwise tonight would be a mess.

Traveling at full speed, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group quickly arrived at the Naka River and approached the Naka Shrine. Seeing the Uchiha guards on the outer perimeter and the lights inside the shrine, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Taku Uchiha's expressions turned extremely grim.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

At the same time, some Uchiha noticed someone approaching and demonstrated the Great Fireball Technique towards Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others. Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his hands, about to form hand seals, but Taku Uchiha was faster and had already completed the hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire!"

Three fire dragons spewed from Uchiha Taku's mouth, directly shattering the three incoming fireballs, and the fire dragons then pounced towards the Uchiha members on the ground.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Taku Uchiha out of the corner of his eye. The quality of this fire jutsu was already comparable to his own. He truly deserved to be the one who quickly reorganized and preserved the Uchiha clan after the Uchiha Setsuna Incident.

If it weren't for his age, perhaps Uchiha Taku would have become the clan leader much earlier? If he had taken office after the First Shinobi World War, the threat the Uchiha posed to the village might have been even greater.

Uchiha Taku didn't care about all that. He had already stepped down and was now a factory manager, which wasn't bad. After all, it was one of the very few positions that allowed him to command other ninja clans, and it was also the only position that the Uchiha clan could possibly attain.

The moment he landed on the ground, Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew his gaze and quickly realized something was wrong. He formed hand seals, and the ground instantly surged, with fire dragons emerging from the ground. However, Hiruzen Sarutobi's fire jutsu changed their direction, preventing them from harming the Anbu.

The ANBU members breathed a sigh of relief, but Uchiha Taku spoke up, "Watch out for genjutsu!"

As he finished speaking, his kunai and shuriken flew, binding several ANBU members. Only then did Hiruzen Sarutobi notice that the men's eyes were clearly not right, and one of them was a teammate who had just tried to slash him.

"So this is the Uchiha clan."

He sighed to himself, realizing that fighting the Uchiha meant not only facing their powerful fire-style techniques and exceptional ability to see through ninjutsu and taijutsu, but also the fact that their genjutsu was impossible to defend against.

Those who had been bound by Uchiha Taku were also brought back to their senses by the pain, formed hand seals to break the genjutsu, and broke free from the steel wire bindings.

"Earth Release! Earthflow Wall!"

Seeing the Uchiha launch another attack, Hiruzen Sarutobi formed hand seals and spat out a mouthful of mud made of chakra, which blocked the ANBU. The mud seemed to multiply, quickly rising to become an earthen wall that blocked the fire attack.

"Bang bang bang~"

"Ninja Art! Shuriken Giant Body Technique!"

Amidst the explosion, Hiruzen Sarutobi formed hand seals, and a shuriken grew taller than him. Carrying the enormous shuriken on his back, Hiruzen looked at Takumi Uchiha and asked, "You don't mind, do you?"

"Try not to."

"Boom!"

Before he could finish speaking, the earthen wall was broken. Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped listening to Taku Uchiha's words and directly threw out a huge shuriken, while his hands began to form hand seals.

"Ninja Art! Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Bang bang bang~"

Flames raged, but in the gaps where the flames couldn't reach, enormous shuriken appeared, instantly plunging into the Uchiha crowd, tearing flesh and limbs apart in an instant.

The massive shuriken's momentum weakened slightly, but it still flew towards the shrine surrounded by Uchiha ninjas.

"Bang bang bang~"

The massive shrine was completely shaved off by Hiruzen Sarutobi's technique, but the resulting sight stunned both the Anbu and the Uchiha.

"Danzo, you..."

(End of this chapter)