I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 121 The Turbulent Situation in the Ninja World

The Hokage's office meeting room.

All eyes were on the rising star who had emerged in just a few short years, especially after today's battle against Jiraiya, one of the Three Ninjas, which proved that his strength was not due to his family or the name of Leng Jun.

Despite the Third Hokage's seemingly questioning tone, everyone knew that this was not a negotiation, but a signal being sent to everyone: a policy of appeasement towards Orochimaru's power and the village's leadership.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Yoru did not react excessively. Under everyone's gaze, he said in a deep voice, "The Seventh Division of the Police Department is willing to obey the Hokage's order."

In his heart, he sneered. What a cunning plan! No wonder he is the Third Hokage of Shinobi. Although he was caught off guard by Orochimaru's actions, his reaction was quick enough.

The policy of appeasement towards Orochimaru's forces will be adopted first, followed by division and enticement. Orochimaru's accumulated power over the years will crumble with his departure.

With their leader gone, morale has collapsed, and Uchiha Yoru is the successor to that leader, so what they need to do now is deal with him.

"Uchiha Yoru was mature and composed in this matter, and he avoided exaggerating the situation, which is commendable."

At this moment, Mitokado Homura looked admiring, and Utatane Koharu, who was standing next to him, nodded to the Third Hokage after hearing this, "That's right, if it weren't for Uchiha Yoru's composure in this matter, the situation would probably be even worse."

Of the four high-ranking officials in Konoha, only Shimura Danzo had a cold expression. He wasn't targeting Uchiha Yoru, but rather the Uchiha clan itself.

Sure enough, with the two advisors praising her, anyone else would probably be completely flattered by now. The Third Hokage nodded slightly in affirmation, "Excellent. The village will reward those who have rendered meritorious service. The village is currently in turmoil, and I hope that Uchiha Yoru, the Jonin, will do a good job during this period, especially in the prison, which is of paramount importance! I will also reward Uchiha Yoru with a scroll of the Konoha-ryu swordsmanship A-rank ninjutsu and a chakra metal weapon."

As the Third Hokage's voice fell, everyone couldn't help but glance at this rising star. He was being held captive, albeit for only a short period, and there was even compensation. But did the Uchiha clan really need that?

Among the Jonin, Kakashi Hatake clenched his fists involuntarily upon hearing the decision, while Shisui Uchiha lowered his head, though a resolute look appeared in his eyes.

The Konoha leadership did not want this matter to cause too much turmoil, so they imprisoned Uchiha Yoru, the only disciple of Orochimaru who could uphold this banner and even cause turmoil, until everything settled down and he naturally became a thing of the past.

"Uchiha Yoru obeys the Hokage's command."

Uchiha Yoru had anticipated this situation. Anyone in his position would not stand idly by and watch such unstable factors exist. Therefore, he calmly accepted everything while seemingly immersed in sadness.

Inside the meeting room, Jiraiya watched this scene with some disappointment in his eyes. He was disappointed by the higher-ups' complacency and desire for stability. This matter was almost like raising their hands high, but when it came down, all they did was raise their voices.

Orochimaru has completely lost his chance to compete for the Hokage position, and there's no way he can recover. All of this was caused by the higher-ups for the sake of stability, but this is the only result. Although this method was safe, it also broke the hearts of some people.

"Haha, you little brat, I'll be staying at your Seventh Police Department for a while. If you have any questions about ninjutsu in the future, feel free to ask me."

In the oppressive meeting room, a discordant burst of boisterous laughter suddenly rang out. Jiraiya laughed without restraint, patting his chest and saying that this scene made everyone understand that this legendary Sannin, Jiraiya, also hoped that the matter would end there and not be pursued further, while also protecting Uchiha Yoru.

"Thank you, Jiraiya-sama."

Uchiha Yoru bowed respectfully as he spoke, but as he lowered his head, a meaningful smile slowly crept onto his lips.

Divide them? Win them over? Completely destroy Orochimaru's power?

In a peaceful time, unless he has the power to sweep everything away, he would have no choice but to submit. Unfortunately! The news coming from the border will not give you time to divide and win over others.

Orochimaru's departure seems to have caused this force to fall apart, but if he can step into the limelight, then this force will reunite and rise again from this disarray. Although there will be many losses in the process, the essence will be preserved.

Let the kunai fly a little longer.

……

In the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning, inside the Raikage's office.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage looked at the information he received, his forehead veins bulging, and roared angrily, "Damn it! What are the intelligence departments doing! We just signed a peace treaty, and the next thing we know it, Orochimaru, one of the three legendary Sannin, was expelled from Konoha and even listed as an S-rank dangerous ninja."

At this moment, a Cloud Ninja said with a solemn expression, "Lord Raikage, the Intelligence Department has a piece of intelligence that has been upgraded to S-rank and needs your review."

The Fourth Raikage, A, upon seeing the intelligence report upgraded to S-rank, instantly flew into a rage, smashing his desk to pieces with a single punch.

"Damn it! Why didn't they take this intelligence seriously! Why are they only telling me now!"

The Fourth Raikage was furious. This intelligence came from a traitor within Konoha. It had already been made clear that the Konoha leadership disliked Orochimaru and wanted to suppress him and remove him from the competition for Hokage.

The date! This was a month ago! If he had known this information earlier, he would have definitely chosen to have all the spies lurking in Konoha and the Land of Fire create chaos.

"Lord Raikage, the intelligence department's analysis at the time seemed to be somewhat alarmist, after all, no one expected that Orochimaru, one of the Three Legendary Sannin, would be expelled from Konoha."

"Damn it!" The Fourth Raikage roared angrily. He was only angry, after all, if he were in his shoes, he wouldn't believe that Konoha could almost force its Kage-level fighters to defect.

"Tell the intelligence department that all intelligence about this mole should be reviewed by me first. Also, this Konoha mole is definitely not of low status to know this secret information. Give him the spoils! Gold or medicine, give him whatever he wants, even ninjutsu below A-rank. As long as the intelligence is valuable, the intelligence department has the right to decide."

"yes!"

In ninja battles, intelligence is paramount, and so it is between nations. If Konoha truly has a traitor of considerable rank, they would be incredibly wealthy, as all of Konoha's internal intelligence would be right under their noses.

The Land of Water, the office of Kirigakure Village.

The short-statured Fourth Mizukage coldly stared at the intelligence report in his hand and said in a cold voice, "Have Suigetsu Hozuki keep an eye on this lead, and at the same time take this opportunity to begin the plan to invade the old site of the Land of Whirlpools."

"yes!"

Kirigakure had long been planning its invasion of the Land of Whirlpools. After all, the Land of Water is an island nation, far from the mainland, while the Land of Whirlpools is also an island nation, but it is located right next to the Land of Fire.

Although the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed long ago and has been a no-man's land, it has always been a buffer zone between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water, and has been a no-man's land for many years.

During the Third Shinobi World War, they relied on their base on this island (the Land of Whirlpools) to lead their ninja army directly into the Land of Fire. Having tasted success, they naturally wanted to take advantage of the turmoil in Konoha to completely occupy the former site of the Land of Whirlpools.

Land of Earth, Iwakage Village Office.

Looking at the intelligence report in his hand, Onoki couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "It seems that Sarutobi and Danzo were still careless. The White Fang incident nine years ago didn't teach them a lesson. I thought they could control things this time, but I didn't expect people's hearts to be so vulnerable. Haha."

After three defeats, Onoki rarely showed a hearty laugh. He looked at the intelligence report in his hand with a smile and couldn't help but nod. "Have the intelligence department keep a close eye on it. Although it is now 80% confirmed that it is a real traitor, it may be a trap."

"Yes."

"Heh heh, Orochimaru, one of the Three Legendary Sannin, has been expelled from the Land of Fire. Who in Konoha can shoulder the responsibility now?" Onoki narrowed his eyes and revealed a cunning smile. "Spread the news of Orochimaru's expulsion from the Land of Fire throughout the ninja world as quickly as possible."

"At the same time, we secretly created chaos among our spies in all the small ninja villages. For example, we said that Orochimaru of Konoha and Hiruzen Sarutobi's old and new factions were vying for the Hokage position and a civil war broke out. In the end, Orochimaru fled the Land of Fire in a sorry state, and Konoha suffered heavy casualties."

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was no less cunning than the Third Hokage. Both were shrewd and cunning individuals. He decided to maximize his profits and create chaos, regardless of whether Konoha was genuine or not. He would seize any opportunity that presented itself.

"At the same time, three elite squads will be dispatched to the border of the Land of Fire to stir up trouble under the identities of Takigakure, Kusanagi, and Amegakure. Similarly, a secret squad will be sent to impersonate Konoha ninjas to infiltrate various small countries and create chaos. The Ninja World War will not be able to break out, but I will make the border of the Land of Fire fall into the shadow of war for many years."

The Tsuchikage, Onoki, sneered. How wonderful it would be to have the opportunity to provoke conflict between a small country and the Land of Fire.

"Someone, issue an order to the ninja army on the border of the Land of Earth, instructing them to create the illusion that they are about to launch a surprise attack on the Land of Fire and start a war. In short, make the front lines of the Land of Fire tense, and at the same time, start the smoke of battle."

"yes!"

As Onoki issued his decrees, the massive war machine of Iwagakure began to operate, directly signaling that war was about to break out.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Onoki revealed a cold, unwilling smile. "Hiruzen Sarutobi, the three wars have already reached the Land of Fire. I will not give you time to recuperate."

The Land of Fire's foundation was too strong, so strong that the other four countries simply could not stand against it on their own. After fighting for so many years, they finally saw hope in the Third Shinobi World War, but they were utterly defeated. Although Konoha also suffered considerable losses, a defeat is a defeat.

Unexpectedly, fate smiled upon him. The Nine-Tails' rampage directly killed the Fourth Hokage of Konoha and a group of elite ninjas. As things stabilized somewhat, another Hokage candidate suddenly appeared and was expelled. If he doesn't seize this opportunity, he'll be a moron.

The Land of Wind, Sunagakure Village.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, frowned as he looked at the intelligence report. After pondering for a long time, considering the immense trauma of the Third Shinobi World War, he sighed helplessly.

"Let our people do their best to ignite a war between the small country and the Land of Fire. Even if an open war cannot break out, we must still launch covert missions to intercept and kill."

"Yes."

The Land of Fire, Konoha, is in turmoil, and the Land of Wind is also in dire straits. The Sand Village suffered the most in the Third Shinobi World War, otherwise they wouldn't be so afraid to openly confront the enemy now.

"Accelerate the peace negotiations with Kirigakure. The ninja world is in turmoil right now, and we don't have the energy to waste on a war with Kirigakure."

"Yes."

……

At the same time, news spread throughout the ninja world that Orochimaru had been expelled from Konoha. Thanks to the efforts of countless people, the news spread so quickly that it caught Konoha completely off guard.

Countless ambitious small nations bared their bloodthirsty fangs, not because they were foolish enough to think they could take a bite out of Konoha at this time, but because they saw hope.

The ambitious small countries had a simple idea: to provoke a war between the great powers. Countless ninjas from small countries impersonated ninjas from the five great powers and began to provoke them. In particular, with the turmoil, various escort missions within the Land of Fire were frequently attacked by unknown ninjas, which instantly brought the peace that had just begun to recover to a freezing point.

There are also some small puppet countries supported by major powers that are extremely arrogant and boastful about the damage caused to them by the three wars with Konoha. They have started to frequently create trouble on the border, and some of them are the ones who falsely accuse Konoha of creating trouble.

Less than five years after the end of the Third Shinobi World War, the ninja world, which had just begun to show signs of peace, was thrown into turmoil.

In particular, the Land of Lightning, seeing that the situation seemed to be escalating, shamelessly threw the newly signed peace treaty to the back of their minds and began to frequently create trouble on the front lines.

This time, almost all the major nations of the ninja world agreed on one point: taking advantage of Konoha's illness might be a chance to drag the number one nation in the ninja world down from its pedestal.

The Land of Fire, Konoha Office.

The four high-ranking officials of Konoha gathered again, their faces filled with worry. In particular, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, spoke in a deep voice with an air of authority: "Who is it! There's a ghost in your house, and you don't even know it. The border regions haven't been properly prepared, and yet the entire ninja world knows."

They knew that Orochimaru's affair couldn't be kept secret, so they reacted immediately. However, the matter was beyond everyone's expectations and spread too quickly. At the same time, the major ninja villages not only reacted quickly, but also had a clear understanding of their frontline defenses.

The defenses on both sides of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water are so tight they're like sieves, causing chaos to erupt again in the Land of Fire.

"Damn it, could it be that Orochimaru harbored resentment after being expelled from Konoha and betrayed the intelligence from the front lines?"

Danzo Shimura, who tends to think the worst of people, spoke up first. However, Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his fist on the table in anger, "Danzo! If Orochimaru is going to betray the village's interests, it won't just be about the frontline defenses."

Everyone in Konoha was speculating that something was amiss within their ranks, but no one ever considered Orochimaru. After all, if he were really up to something, countless secrets would have been leaked long ago.

No one would have guessed that a young Uchiha Yoru, sitting leisurely in his office, was squinting as he watched the turmoil and upheaval of the entire ninja world unfold.

What a golden opportunity! He was under everyone's surveillance and trapped in Konoha, so no one would suspect him. He had only taken a look at Orochimaru's frontline defense map last time, and he never expected it would come in handy.

Even if Sarutobi Shinnosuke were incredibly powerful, he couldn't possibly completely alter Orochimaru's plans, especially considering the presence of the Land of Water.

Let the kunai fly a little longer.

Thanks to: Brother '＿Maltose′． ' for the 404 Qidian coins, and Brother 'Book Friend 20220529235008400' for the 100 Qidian coins.

Thank you to all my brothers for your support.

(End of this chapter)