I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 105 Danzo! Look what you've done!

The Konoha Hokage office building was brightly lit under the cover of night.

"What's going on? Have all the Hyuga branch family members gone mad? Why did they all suddenly leave and move to the 7th Police Division's office building in the middle of the night?"

The Hokage's office was packed with people, and the Third Hokage, unusually, showed a look of anger. Good heavens! Such a big thing had happened right under his nose, and he didn't even know?

What is this all about? This enraged Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was always proud of his control over the village.

In the middle of the night, almost all the Jonin in the village came, wanting to ask if something big had happened. But the Hokage was even more confused than they were. At this moment, they were even more confused. There was something the Hokage didn't know.

"Upon reporting back to the Third Hokage, the Hyuga branch family, led by their patriarch Hyuga Hizashi, moved entirely into the Seventh Division office building of the Police Department, which is now packed with people."

"I'm asking what exactly happened, not where the Hyuga branch family moved to!"

At this moment, the Third Hokage was furious. Although the Hyuga branch family had only moved from the left to the right, this was not just one or two ninjas moving, but an entire clan!

"The Hyuga branch family's banner was that they were pledging allegiance to Root and Lord Orochimaru. When our people intercepted and questioned them along the way, the head of the Hyuga branch family, Hyuga Hizashi, was extremely adamant, saying that they had received a great favor from Root and had already broken the Caged Bird Seal, so they were returning the favor by moving their entire clan to pledge allegiance to Lord Orochimaru of Root. Yes! Yes!"

One of the ANBU members honestly and directly told the truth, but he hesitated at the end, which enraged the Third Hokage, who shouted, "What are you saying! Tell me! Everyone here is an elite of Konoha, so speak freely!"

Upon hearing that even the Third Hokage had said this, the Anbu member had nothing to fear and directly shouted in a deep voice, "Reporting to the Hokage, the Hyuga branch family members are all saying that Root is elusive and unpredictable. Orochimaru is also a member of Root, so their allegiance to Orochimaru is the same as their allegiance to Root."

Good guy!

Upon hearing this, the surrounding Jonin widened their eyes in astonishment. This was quite a spectacle, this was some kind of gossip! As Jonin, they knew a lot about what was going on in the village.

For example, the Hyuga clan's main family and branch family system, and the Root of Konoha—this is a ruthless move. Upon hearing this, the members of various clans turned green with disbelief, staring at the Third Hokage. Even though you are the Hokage, you can't interfere in the affairs of these powerful clans.

The major clans and powerful families of Konoha formed Konoha together. They should not disobey the village's orders. How can you, Hokage, interfere in the affairs of your clans without reason? If you dare to interfere with the Hyuga today, you will dare to interfere with the Nara and Akimichi tomorrow.

boom!

Just then, the Hokage's office door suddenly burst open, and a flurry of eyes rushed in. Shimura Danzo, his face grim and one eye exposed, strode into the office, leaning on a wooden cane, shouting, "Sarutobi! Such a commotion has occurred in Konoha under your management! You!"

Before Danzo could finish speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi angrily stood up, slammed his fist on the table, and roared, "Danzo! I am the Hokage!"

Good heavens! Shimura Danzo stared wide-eyed at the Third Hokage, who had ingested an explosive tag in the middle of the night. Damn it, he hadn't even had a chance to criticize the Third Hokage for the huge turmoil Konoha had suffered, and the Third Hokage had already come out on top of him. This was too much! This was outrageous!

At this moment, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stared at his friend Danzo Shimura with eyes full of anger. Damn it! I knew you old bastard had dirty tricks, but I didn't expect you to be this ruthless. You messed with the major clans and they turned a blind eye, which was a good warning, but you can't go this far.

"Sarutobi, you!" Just as Shimura Danzo was filled with resentment and anger, a Root member suddenly appeared beside him and whispered the news. Shimura Danzo's face turned green, and his one exposed eye widened in shock.

"Sarutobi! Me! Me!"

At this moment, Danzo Shimura looked frustrated and shocked. Damn it, he didn't know anything about this. What caged bird? He had no idea about it at all.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared angrily at Danzo, who was more trouble than he was worth, as if to say, "Look what you've done! Now I have to clean up your mess."

Just then, the two senior advisors, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, slowly walked in. Their faces showed dissatisfaction as they entered, especially when they saw Shimura Danzo. Before they could even sit down, they couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "Danzo, you've gone too far this time."

Danzo was incredibly frustrated. His one exposed eye glared wide open. He wanted to refute, but how could he refute this?

It's obvious that this is Orochimaru's doing. Only Orochimaru has the ability to develop a way to break the Caged Bird Technique. Moreover, he is still considered the second-in-command of Root. Is it wrong for him to be using Root's name?

That's right, it was Orochimaru who did it, but it was also Root who did it. As the leader of Root, Shimura Danzo was truly caught in a bind at this moment, unable to explain himself no matter what.

"I!"

Looking at the three people who had taken their seats, Danzo Shimura felt incredibly frustrated. He had only ever felt this frustrated once in his life when he failed to be elected Hokage. He had never felt this frustrated before.

"Danzo, sit down!"

This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi truly revealed his anger. With a single command, Danzo Shimura could only snort coldly and walk to his seat in frustration.

He was initially very aggressive and wanted to humiliate Hiruzen Sarutobi, but he ended up getting slapped in the face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Danzo with annoyance. He wasn't stupid; in the blink of an eye, he figured out what had happened. Someone had to take the blame for something this big.

He admitted that Danzo definitely didn't have the talent, after all, the research problem was still Orochimaru's responsibility, but Orochimaru was a member of Root, so he had to take the blame whether he wanted to or not.

Suppressing his anger, the Third Hokage glared fiercely at Danzo, fearing that he would point his finger at him and berate him for being more trouble than he was worth, especially during such a turbulent time.

"Koharu, Kamen Ryou, you two need to reach a conclusion with the envoy from Kumogakure tomorrow. What I want is a result. The peace treaty was negotiated by the Land of Lightning. If they don't want to talk, then there's no need to talk."

He needs to act swiftly and decisively to end the conflict with the Land of Lightning and then calm the situation in the village.

The peace treaty is just a piece of paper. If you don't negotiate, the border will remain deadlocked anyway. After all, Konoha is a large and powerful family with enough resources to afford the losses.

……

While the Hokage's office building was brightly lit, the office building of the Seventh Division of the Police Department was packed with people, all of whom brought their families. In particular, their white pupils were especially eye-catching.

The members of the Seventh Squad, who were supposed to be at work that morning, all arrived at this moment. Even the Uchiha members stared wide-eyed at the sight, unable to maintain their usual arrogant expressions.

Good heavens, did they wipe out the entire Hyuga branch family?

The office building was filled with the sounds of babies crying and people whispering. When Uzuki Yugao came to work late at night and saw this scene, she was extremely annoyed and hurriedly pushed open the office door.

"Captain, there are too many people outside, what should we do?"

As soon as Uzuki Yugao pushed open the door and spoke loudly, she saw fifteen Jonin from the Hyuga clan standing densely in the office. Uchiha Yoru, who was sitting in the office, was now surrounded.

Upon seeing who it was, Uchiha Yoru immediately said in a deep voice, "What kind of behavior is this, all this panic? Uzuki Yugao, go down and appease the Hyuga clan members."

"yes!"

"Shisui, go to the clan and discuss this with the clan head and elders. Our Uchiha clan territory has just been relocated and expanded considerably. There's a vacant lot on the east side that we're planning to build a training ground for. I've requisitioned it on behalf of Orochimaru-sensei. It will serve as a temporary residence for the Hyuga clan."

"yes!"

"What are you all standing there for outside? We are being ordered by Orochimaru-sensei of Root to relocate the Hyuga branch family. Just focus on comforting them."

"yes!"

After issuing his orders, Yoruichi Uchiha directly raised the Root banner. In Konoha, it's always more effective to wave the big flag. If he were to use the Uchiha name, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

Even Orochimaru's name wasn't as effective as Root's, since the Third Hokage was extremely lenient with Root, something all the major clans knew.

After giving the order, Uchiha Yoru turned to Hyuga Hizashi and solemnly shouted, "Hizashi-senpai, rest assured, you are the vice-captain of the 7th Division. At the same time, Orochimaru-sensei also sent an order that, in the name of Root, the 7th Division of the Police Department is willing to accept the elites of the Hyuga clan."

"Captain Rizashi, please lead the clan's elites to pacify the tribe and prepare to go to our temporary residence to rest."

This loud voice seemed to be afraid that others wouldn't hear him. He was carrying out orders from Root. Although he wasn't a member of Root, his teacher was. He was right to listen to his teacher Orochimaru. It was reasonable and legal.

Meanwhile, outside the Seventh Division of the Police Department, there were densely packed figures everywhere, and the rooftops under the night sky were filled with Konoha ninjas who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

The ninjas stared in disbelief at the scene. "Iruka, am I really not seeing things? These are all members of the Hyuga clan? The Hyuga clan moved out in the middle of the night?"

Iruka, who had just graduated, stared in shock at the dark mass of people before him. It was the first time he had ever encountered anything like this, and he couldn't help but shake his head, saying, "This should be the Hyuga clan, moving in the middle of the night seems a bit strange."

After all, the mass relocation of the Uchiha clan was not long ago, so the Hyuga clan's large-scale relocation was not unbelievable to them, but rather shocking. It seems that both of Konoha's two powerful clans prefer to relocate their clan territories.

The ninjas on the rooftop, watching this scene through the moonlight, couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"Good heavens, I was sleeping when I suddenly heard this commotion. I thought the Nine-Tails had appeared again."

"Who can argue with that? So many people moving out in the middle of the night, that's quite a scene."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense. What relocation? Can't you see that these Hyuga members are acting strangely?"

"What's wrong?"

"They all split up."

"Separate the family! Separate the family?"

Most of the commoner ninjas were suspicious. The Hyuga clan was too high and unapproachable for them, so they naturally didn't know the difference between the main family and the branch family. Only a few ninjas knew something about it, and they were mostly shocked.

"I'm telling you, don't talk nonsense, the Hyuga main family and the branch family..."

"This is not a division of the family, it's enslavement, treating the members of the division of the family like slaves."

"That's right. At least when you become a bodyguard for a wealthy or noble family, you have a choice. But when you split up a family, you don't have any choice at all."

"Oh, it's so pitiful to split up the family. But this time they're probably driven to desperation. Aren't they afraid of being caged birds?"

"Shh, keep your voices down. Didn't you hear the sounds from afar? This time it's Root that's made their move. Our Hokage has long been disgusted by the Hyuga main family's enslavement of the branch family, so he secretly broke the Bird in the Cage."

"I never imagined that Konoha would have such a cruel system. The Hokage is truly merciful."

"Tch, what kind of powerful family has been passed down for centuries since the Warring States period? These rules are truly inhumane."

Ninjas, as numerous as fleas, leaped across the rooftops in the night to watch the spectacle, their whispers spreading the news far and wide.

At this moment, the members of the Hyuga branch family inside the office building were like monkeys in a zoo, watched by countless people, many of whom even showed pity and sympathy.

This isn't some kind of wealthy family; it's practically family members enslaving each other.

Matt Kai, who arrived late at night to maintain order, also looked grave after hearing the details of the incident.

"Kakashi, do you think the distinction between the Hyuga main family and the branch family is correct?"

Might Guy was a commoner, so he didn't understand or comprehend the rules of the wealthy and noble families. But Kakashi did, because the Hatake clan was also considered a wealthy family, although they had fallen on hard times when they joined Konoha.

A fallen samurai family.

Seeing Might Guy's question, Kakashi sighed softly, "Guy, noble families that have been around for over a hundred years naturally have their reasons for survival and their own ideals, but this division of the main family into branches is rather cruel."

The main family and the branch family are all blood relatives; to put it bluntly, they are one family, yet the elders enslave the younger ones.

At this moment, Might Guy couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Kakashi, I don't understand or can comprehend the lives of the wealthy and powerful, but I do know that once a person loses their freedom, that person will never have a strong heart."

As he said this, Might Guy suddenly seemed to remember something, and immediately gave a thumbs-up, a wide smile spreading across his face as he shouted, "Yoho! This is youth! Long live Lord Orochimaru!"

At this moment, Might Guy couldn't comment on the philosophies of the Hyuga main family and branch family, but he was filled with excitement at Orochimaru's actions; this was the kind of boldness a future Hokage should have.

Kakashi Hatake, standing to the side, felt a surge of fighting spirit after seeing Might Guy shout in such an embarrassing pose. He even smiled through his mask and slowly extended his thumb, just like Guy.

"Kai, for the village, for Konoha, do your best!"

"Yo! This is youth, Kakashi. You've finally been resurrected."

Matt Kai shouted excitedly, as if he were a madman, but at this moment, the members of the split family felt no resentment, but rather gratitude.

(End of this chapter)