I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 107 Sarutobi! You'll regret this!

As the morning sun rose, the atmosphere in Konoha was rather unsettled.

The ninjas were densely packed together, not going to take on missions or train early in the morning, but instead piling up on rooftops and utility poles, just like sparrows gathering at dawn. The sparrows in the sky were angrily chirping, complaining that these ninjas had taken over their territory.

"They've moved! Where are these Hyuga branch family members headed?"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise. Countless figures looked toward the police department office building, where a dense crowd of Hyuga branch family members, along with their families, slowly walked out, while police officers maintained order.

"By order of Lord Orochimaru, Vice-Minister of Root, all members of the Hyuga branch family shall proceed to the new base."

A large group of ninjas emerged and maintained order, leading the Hyuga branch family members towards the edge of Konoha. Countless curious Konoha ninjas jumped and watched from both sides.

After all, this is a major event. The ninja world has never seen anything like it before. A powerful clan has actually split up. This juicy gossip has filled the already dull ninjas with curiosity.

Uchiha Yoru looked at Kakashi with a solemn expression and shouted, "Kakashi, you are now ordered to go to the Hokage's office and report to the Hokage everything that has happened here."

Seeing this, Hyuga Hizashi, the leader of the Hyuga branch family, solemnly shouted, "Kakashi, please inform the Hokage that the Hyuga branch family has been ordered by Root to establish a new residence."

boom!

Hyuga Hizashi's loud shout was like a voice whispering in the ear to a ninja whose senses are already sharp. Countless people widened their eyes in surprise. Goodness, this is going to be a spectacle.

"As expected, I knew someone must think the Hyuga clan's Caged Bird Cage is too cruel."

"Indeed, the Hokage is merciful."

Countless civilian ninjas, unaware of the gravity of the situation, were still indignant on behalf of the Hyuga branch family, and some even marveled at the Hokage's mercy. However, they were unaware that Hyuga Hizashi's loud shout caused some ninjas in the shadows to change their expressions drastically upon hearing it.

Bad thing!

The Hyuga branch family, escorted by numerous ninjas from their village, arrived at their new residence in a grand procession. Although they felt awkward, they could accept everything compared to freedom.

When the Konoha ninja who had come to watch the spectacle saw the new residence of the Hyuga branch family, they were all filled with shock. Wasn't this the Uchiha clan's territory?

At this moment, many people felt pity for the Uchiha. Good heavens, Root played this move brilliantly. Not only did they split the Hyuga clan, but they also planted such an elite force in the Uchiha clan, and even tried to take over their land.

Sure enough, after this incident, many people saw the furious Uchiha clan leader leading the elders straight to the Hokage's office building.

Seeing this lively scene, Uchiha Yoru's eyes were filled with a smile, but he still shouted with righteous indignation: "Seventh Division, on the orders of the Vice-Commander of Root, is here to assist the Hyuga branch family in settling down."

The Seventh Division of the Police Department is mostly composed of Orochimaru's followers. There aren't many Uchiha ninjas, so they're just carrying out missions as ordered. Anyway, it's not like they're occupying their own land, so who cares?

"Yugao, hurry up and buy some food. The Hyuga branch family members came lightly equipped, and they're probably going to run out of food today."

"Yes!" At this moment, Uzuki Yugao was completely bewildered. She still couldn't understand what had happened, let alone her. Countless ninjas in Konoha were also bewildered.

……

The Hokage's office building.

Fugaku Uchiha, accompanied by Elder Setsuna Uchiha, stormed into the Hokage meeting hall in a fit of rage. Before they even entered, they could hear the elder's furious roar.

"Shimura Danzo! You've gone too far!"

At this moment, countless Jonin were gathered in the conference room, all looking down at this scene. Goodness, this juicy gossip has been going on since last night and it's still not over. It's so exciting.

Upon seeing the old man Uchiha Setsuna burst in and began to berate him, Shimura Danzo angrily stood up, glaring at him with his one eye and shouting, "Insolence! This is the Hokage's meeting room, not your Uchiha clan's!"

"Danzo! Stop spouting nonsense! Who do you think you are? When did you become qualified to divide the Uchiha clan's territory with the Hyuga branch family?"

"Uchiha Yoru, take your Root organization's transfer order and give me an explanation!" At this moment, although Elder Uchiha Setsuna was old, his rage caused countless Jonin to take a step back. This hot-tempered old man had clearly come to complain.

Elder Setsuna Uchiha, clutching the Root organization's transfer order, strode angrily to the conference room and slammed his fist on the table before the Third Hokage, glaring at him and shouting, "Third Hokage! Can you give me a reasonable explanation? Since when has Root been allowed to interfere in Uchiha affairs? You've actually ordered us Uchiha to cede a piece of land to the Hyuga clan?"

Upon hearing this, countless Jonin in the conference room turned to look at Shimura Danzo, especially those from various clans who already harbored resentment towards Root, and they immediately revealed it on their faces.

Your Root family has gone too far in bullying and oppressing them. Now they're so blatantly splitting the Hyuga clan first, and then having the branch family take advantage of the Uchiha clan. This is killing two birds with one stone! This plan is absolutely brilliant.

"Danzo! How come I, as the Hokage, didn't know about this transfer order from Root?!"

Just as Danzo was feeling frustrated, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, saw the transfer order in Setsuna Uchiha's hand and became enraged, turning around and roaring at Danzo Shimura.

"Me! Sarutobi, you!" At this moment, Shimura Danzo was truly speechless, because the transfer order was real. It was Orochimaru, the vice-head of Root, who was also transferred. How could you escape responsibility?

How frustrating! When has Shimura Danzo ever felt this frustrated? Even narrowly missing out on the Third Hokage title back then couldn't have been more frustrating.

The Third Hokage was also furious. If Danzo had just revealed his scheme to split the Hyuga clan earlier, why did he have to pull all those stunts? What was a mere envoy from the Land of Lightning? He'd never taken him seriously; it was just a petty trick. He was merely using this as a pretext to secretly put pressure on the Hyuga clan. (In the manga, the Raikage stated that Konoha was extremely assertive regarding the Hyuga matter.)

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu also looked at Danzo with dissatisfaction. They weren't stupid; they knew it was all Orochimaru's doing. But since Orochimaru was now a member of Root, who else could take the blame if not Danzo? Besides, Orochimaru wasn't even in the village right now.

"Elder Sha Na, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter. What do you say?"

After reprimanding Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned around and looked at the Uchiha elder with a sincere expression. With this one sentence, he directly shifted the blame onto Danzo and made him the good guy.

Elder Setsuna Uchiha naturally knew that these four high-ranking members were all in cahoots, but for now he could only snort coldly. To express his dissatisfaction, he stepped back and sat cross-legged on the ground. "Fine, today I hope that the Hokage will allow Danzo Shimura's Root to give the Uchiha a satisfactory answer."

At this moment, Fugaku Uchiha also stepped forward. Compared to Elder Setsuna's anger, he appeared calm and composed. "Hokage-sama, Yoru Uchiha delivered this transfer order directly to me, and stated righteously that this is a transfer order, not a discussion. The Uchiha clan knew nothing about this, but for the sake of the village's stability, the Uchiha could only watch helplessly as the Hyuga branch family moved in."

"The Uchiha clan is from Konoha, and the Hyuga clan is also from Konoha, but this kind of important matter has already involved our clan's internal affairs!"

It was obvious that Fugaku Uchiha was also expressing his strong dissatisfaction. At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also having a headache, and he glared at Danzo with a look of disappointment.

You're more trouble than you're worth!

"Lord Hokage, the Hyuga clan's territory in the village is now in a state of war preparation. This matter has reached an extremely dangerous point. One wrong move and it could lead to an internal war among the Hyuga clans of Konoha."

"That's right, the Hyuga main family and branch family are matters of the Hyuga clan's own affairs, and we shouldn't normally get involved, but right now!"

Members of various clans expressed their dissatisfaction one after another. This time, even the Ino-Shika-Cho trio showed signs of probing their discontent. After all, Root has dared to plot against splitting the Hyuga clan. Apart from the Uchiha, no one in Konoha dares to say they can compare to the Hyuga clan. If Root does this a few more times, how many of their clans can stand it?

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open again, this time with even greater force than before, and the door slammed directly against the wall with a bang.

When everyone looked over, they saw Hyuga Hiashi and the Hyuga's eldest elder walk in with grim and angry expressions. At that moment, everyone fell silent.

The main person in question has arrived; this is going to cause quite a stir.

"Lord Hokage! Didn't the envoy from the Land of Lightning want the Hyuga clan's bloodline? Now that the Hyuga clan head and I are here, hand us over. If that's not enough, the main family still has many Hyuga clan members. If that's still not enough, then let Danzo, the higher-up of Konoha, hand over the branch family as well, so that after the war starts, they won't falsely accuse the Hyuga clan of starting it."

Good heavens, a critical hit right from the start. With the Hyuga clan in such a state, what does the Great Elder care about? He opened the door and immediately glared at the Third Hokage and Danzo, confronting them directly.

Just then, the elder of the Uchiha clan saw the elder of the Hyuga clan and was secretly pleased, but he pretended to be angry and glared at him, shouting, "Hyuga clan, you can't even manage your branch family properly, and you let the branch family come and occupy our land. This time, your Hyuga clan must give me an explanation."

The two old men, both seething with anger, suddenly found themselves facing each other. The Hyuga clan's elder was incredibly frustrated, and his composure crumbled as he unleashed a torrent of curses, shattering the century-old dignity and refinement that had been passed down through generations of the Hyuga clan.

"What does the matter of the branch family have to do with me? If I could control the branch family, I would send them to the Shimura clan or the Sarutobi clan right now! You have the guts to go and cause trouble for Danzo, instead of babbling on to me."

"Danzo! You're ruthless! You actually went to great lengths to break the Caged Bird Technique of our Hyuga clan. You're amazing! I admire you!" The Hyuga elder, who had just finished criticizing the Uchiha, turned around and looked at Shimura Danzo, his face full of anger but he also gave a thumbs up.

"Our Hyuga clan's century-old heritage has fallen to my hands today! Haha, Shimura Danzo, you just wanted to teach our Hyuga clan a lesson, didn't you? Name your price, how many ninja does your Root ninja need? Come, if I try to bargain with you for a certain number today, I'll jump off this Hokage Tower!"

"Danzo, just say what you want. Whether your Root clan wants money or people, don't worry. This time, the Hyuga clan will no longer be caged birds. Once you join your Root clan, you can use your curse seals as you please. If you still feel it's not enough, I, Hiashi, and I from the Hyuga clan can join you. So what if we become your Danzo's henchmen? Come on, just say what you want."

With the elders of the Hyuga clan unleashing their full fury, almost all their anger was directed at them. At this moment, both Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu chose to remain silent. The powerful clan had already fallen; couldn't they at least be allowed to vent their anger?

All the Jonin here looked at Danzo with fear. Although they had long known that Root was ruthless, this time it was too cruel. At the same time, they looked at the Hyuga clan with pity and sympathy in their eyes.

This is the one who suffered the most; the family division was destroyed, and they almost started a family civil war.

"Shimura Danzo! From this day forward, I have decided to relieve you of your duties in Root! Root will be temporarily placed under the supervision of the Anbu!"

After Elder Hyuga finished venting his anger, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, also looked furious. He stood up and slammed his fist on the table, having done so countless times that day. He then launched into a tirade against Danzo.

"Me! You!"

Danzo Shimura's exposed eye was filled with a ferocious, resentful bloodshot vein as he glared angrily at everyone. He was wronged! He was so frustrated! But what the hell could he do?

"Sarutobi! You'll regret this!"

Seeing that Shimura Danzo was still relentlessly attacking him even at this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi was enraged. He slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Danzo! I am the Hokage!"

One sentence left Shimura Danzo speechless, his face turning ashen. He had suffered more injustices in a single day than his mother had in her entire life. In his anger, he thought of Orochimaru and then looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was glaring at him with righteous indignation.

Danzo Shimura was filled with hatred. "You, Sarutobi, you and your master are both bad people. Orochimaru went to the border under the pretense of not being in the village, but actually pulled this stunt. He's the one who took the blame, and the Hyuga branch family has become his power in the end."

The master and apprentice are cut from the same cloth; the older one always makes him take the blame, and now the younger one is too.

Very well! Sarutobi, you and your master are ruthless enough. I will not let you get away with this!

Filled with rage at the master-disciple pair of Sarutobi and Orochimaru, Shimura Danzo slammed his fist on the table with a dark expression and left the meeting room.

"Danzo! You have been removed from your position in Root!"

Just as he stepped out the door, he heard Sarutobi's angry shout again. Shimura Danzo nearly fainted, but barely managing to suppress his frustration, he roared, "I'm going home!"

As Danzo Shimura stepped out of the Hokage's meeting room, a sudden gust of cold wind jolted him awake. At that moment, he seemed to realize something, and a surge of anger appeared in the one eye that was exposed.

Alright, so that's why I'm suddenly being blamed. It turns out this was all Sarutobi's scheme.

Orochimaru was genuinely unaware of the Caged Bird Seal's secret research, but what about Sarutobi?

It's likely that Sarutobi already knew all this, yet he chose to remain silent, just like what his Root organization had done. After causing trouble, Sarutobi would step in and play the good guy, only to end up taking the blame.

Sarutobi, however, ended up with a split Hyuga clan. Given the grudges between the main and branch families of the Hyuga clan, it was already a good thing that they didn't fight each other.

A powerful clan, second only to the Uchiha, was split in two, falling to the same level as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and could no longer pose a threat to Konoha.

It seems that Orochimaru has obtained the power of the Hyuga branch family, but Sarutobi clearly knows that he is about to deal with Orochimaru. Good grief!

Everyone else is just a pawn on the chessboard, only Hiruzen Sarutobi is the one who laughs last.

Upon realizing all this, Danzo Shimura broke out in a cold sweat. He turned to look at the righteous Hiruzen Sarutobi in the meeting room, and thought to himself, "Monkey! Is this how you became Hokage? But I will not admit defeat!"

Thanks to: Brother "Snotty Glass" for the 5000 Qidian Coins and Brother "What is Salty Fish Turning into Dragon" for the 100 Qidian Coins.

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(End of this chapter)