I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 1 Executing a Family-Level A Mission

Uchiha Minaga Shrine.

"What?!"

In the dimly lit and solemn secret room, Uchiha Yoru stared wide-eyed, pointing to his own nose as he looked at Elder Uchiha Setsuna, who was nodding at him, and at Fugaku, the Uchiha clan leader, with his calm expression.

"Clan head, elders, back then, for the sake of the Uchiha clan's pride! During our time at the Ninja Academy, I fought with Sarutobi Asuma because of Yuhi Kurenai, and I have deeply realized my mistakes."

Uchiha Yoru stared wide-eyed, looking incredulous, as if to say, "How can you guys be like this?"

Fugaku Uchiha remained silent, seemingly oblivious to what he had heard, while Elder Setsuna coughed lightly, his expression grave, and said in a deep voice, "With the Uchiha clan about to relocate, almost none of the Jonin in the village trust the Uchiha."

It was the third day since Konoha was attacked by the Nine-Tails. The first day was the funeral of the Fourth Hokage and countless ninjas. The second day, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, announced his return to power. On the third day, he decided to reorganize the clan territories of each clan under the pretext of rebuilding Konoha. Today, the clan head just informed them to prepare for relocation.

As for why it was Jonin, only Jonin were qualified to participate in the battle against the Nine-Tails and had a chance to survive. Most of the losses of the other Chunin and Genin were just incidents, so they naturally didn't know that the Nine-Tails was controlled by the Sharingan.

Uchiha Yoru's face turned serious upon hearing this, but his gaze turned to Uchiha Shisui beside him, a scene that naturally caught everyone's attention.

Uchiha Shisui lowered his head awkwardly; he was only thirteen years old. Uchiha Yoru said unwillingly, "Shisui's age is just right too."

Uchiha Shisui was instantly embarrassed, while Elder Setsuna sighed and said, "Yoru, your talent is beyond doubt. Shisui only has a talent for cultivation, but you are different."

Good heavens! What do you mean by saying he only has a meager talent in cultivation?

Uchiha Shisui nodded repeatedly at these words, while Uchiha Yoru, seeing this, looked somewhat troubled. The First Elder, seeing this, sighed helplessly and shook his head, saying, "This mission is extremely difficult. After discussing it with the Clan Head, I have decided to assign it to you as a Clan A-rank mission, with a reward of one million."

Just a moment ago, Uchiha Yoru looked troubled, but upon hearing about the million-dollar reward, his troubled expression vanished instantly. Instead, he revealed an expression of unwavering righteousness, fervor, solemnity, and reverence, nodding solemnly and saying, "For the revival of the Uchiha! For the village! Clan head, elders! Rest assured, Uchiha Yoru will definitely complete the mission."

Good heavens, one second he looked troubled, the next he was all ready to sacrifice himself. Uchiha Shisui, watching from the side, was even more embarrassed. Although it was all for the sake of easing tensions between the clan and the village, he still felt that this was a bit shameless.

Looking at the young man before him who so shamelessly expressed greed as a part of his clan, even the clan head, Fugaku Uchiha, couldn't help but twitch his eye. If he didn't know this young man's background so well, he would have actually believed him.

Uchiha Yoru, fourteen years old this year, is a Chunin. He awakened his Sharingan with one tomoe on the night of the Nine-Tails' death. Meanwhile, Uchiha Shisui, who is on the other side, is already a genius with three tomoe. Although he is still a Chunin, his strength has reached the level of a Jonin with the support of the Sharingan.

But the talent that even Uchiha Shisui had to admit was inferior to others—at this moment, Uchiha Fugaku looked at the upright and handsome young man in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In this aspect of talent, Shisui was indeed no match for him.

Uchiha Yoru was dressed in a pure white kimono and black trousers. His chest was open, revealing his eye-catching muscles. Dark black arm guards covered his forearms and extended to his hands. A black rope belt was tied around his waist, and a ninja straight sword was inserted horizontally.

Although he was only fourteen years old, he was already 1.7 meters tall. His handsome and aloof face was chiseled, and his outfit made him look incredibly dashing. His current attire was extremely similar to Sasuke's when he was in the Hawk Squad.

Especially after seeing Uchiha Yoru's face and tall figure, Elder Setsuna couldn't help but nod in admiration and said, "Yoru, the Uchiha clan has reached a critical moment. Although the Third Hokage is in power, it is only to stabilize the turbulent situation. Once the situation is stable, the Fifth Hokage will definitely be chosen. And now, the only ones who are qualified to compete for the Fifth Hokage are the Sannin."

"But now Tsunade is missing, and Jiraiya is on a secret mission in another country and won't be back for at least a year or two. Now, only Orochimaru will become the future Fifth Hokage. Whether our Uchiha clan can regain the Hokage's trust depends entirely on you."

At this point, the elder became even more solemn, and even Fugaku Uchiha, who was standing next to him, had a serious expression. When Shisui Uchiha saw this scene, a determined look appeared in his eyes. For the sake of the trust of the clan and the village, they had to become the bridge.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Yoru nodded solemnly, "Clan leader, elders, rest assured, I will do my utmost to get close to Orochimaru-sama's Chunin disciple, Mitarashi Anko."

That's right! The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, has returned under the guise of temporarily taking charge of the village to stabilize it, serving as a transition. Once the turbulent situation calms down, he will abdicate and hand over the reins to a more capable successor. (This is a direct quote from the anime.)

Orochimaru was originally one of the candidates for the Fourth Hokage, and in the eyes of countless people, he was almost a sure thing to become the future Fifth Hokage. However, Konoha, which had just experienced the Nine-Tails' attack, had almost no one who trusted the Uchiha clan. In order to regain their rightful status and to win back trust, the Uchiha clan had no choice but to first establish a good relationship with the future Fifth Hokage.

Anko would be an excellent entry point. If someone of the same age as Orochimaru could get close to his disciple, even if they were too young, establishing a relationship first could ease the tension.

However, no one expected that Orochimaru, a figure almost universally anticipated, would betray them. (Episode 586: After Orochimaru impures the power of the previous four Hokage, Minato still addresses him as "Orochimaru-sensei," suggesting that Orochimaru's defection occurred after the Nine-Tails' attack.)

After exchanging a glance with the elder beside him, Fugaku Uchiha realized that although he was a bit young, his age was just right. More importantly, Yoru Uchiha was the most handsome man of his age in their clan, and he had also awakened the Sharingan. Although he had just awakened it, his talent was at least quite good.

"Clan leader, elders, as you all know, Anko, as Lord Orochimaru's disciple, still needs some funding." Uchiha Yoru said somewhat awkwardly at this moment.

Upon seeing this, Fugaku and the elder's eyes twitched. If they hadn't known this guy's greedy nature, they probably would have actually believed it.

"Alright, I'll allocate you 200,000 taels first."

If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it well. This principle remains unchanged throughout the ages. The elder spoke generously and without any hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yoru immediately smiled. Greedy? He didn't want to either, but this system required spending money. All his savings were spent on the night of the Nine-Tails three days ago to buy the Sharingan. Without some funds, he wouldn't be able to pick up girls, he'd be eating dirt.

He frowned, somewhat troubled about how to explain things to Kurenai, since Kurenai and Anko were best friends.

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