I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 165 A colossal conspiracy surfaces?

"No!"

However, what shocked Kakashi even more was yet to come. Uchiha Yoru slowly shook his head with a solemn expression and said, word by word, "At first, I also had the same suspicion, but then I gave up on that suspicion."

"Leaving aside the question of whether Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan was truly awakened, Fugaku himself was more inclined to maintain the status quo than to explore new frontiers. He seemed rigid, but his personality was actually quite hesitant."

When talking about his clan head, Uchiha Yoru shook his head and sighed with a self-deprecating expression, saying, "Uchiha Fugaku is ambitious but lacks wisdom, fierce in appearance but cowardly in reality, jealous of those who are capable but lacks authority, and his internal affairs are poorly managed, resulting in inconsistent policies within the clan."

"He's hesitant and indecisive in his actions. He's fine for small matters, but he's incapable of accomplishing anything significant." At this moment, Uchiha Yoru shook his head and sighed, his face filled with disappointment. "If this person had the guts to manipulate the Nine-Tails, the Uchiha clan wouldn't be in this predicament today."

Good heavens, such a comment about his clan leader left Kakashi Hatake extremely embarrassed. In the ninja world, the clan leader is the head of the clan, and it's unthinkable for someone to look down on their own clan leader like this.

However, regarding Uchiha Yoru's courage and the evaluation and analysis, although Hatake Kakashi doesn't know if it's true or not, he can't help but admire him. As expected of Yoru, who has the demeanor of a Hokage, he gives him the feeling of a legendary ninja guiding the world with unparalleled heroism.

"Yoru, since he's not the head of the Uchiha clan, then who is your suspect?"

Kakashi Hatake asked the question that had been bothering him with a solemn expression. There was even a faint killing intent in his heart. The Nine-Tails disaster had caused too many casualties to the village, and his teacher had also perished in this disaster.

"I suspect that the Mangekyou Sharingan controlling the Nine-Tails is Uchiha Kagami's!"

"What!" Under Uchiha Yoru's solemn expression, Hatake Kakashi's usually calm demeanor revealed a rare look of shock; he was moved.

If others were unaware, as a student of the Fourth Hokage and someone who had served in the Anbu, how could he not know about Uchiha Kagami's existence?

The Second Hokage once had six disciples: Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, Torifu Akimichi, and Kagami Uchiha.

He was of the same generation and from the same school as the Third Hokage, and he sacrificed himself at a very young age.

Under Kakashi Hatake's shocked gaze, Yoru Uchiha said hoarsely, "Elder Kagami was Shisui's ancestor. I secretly checked the records, and Elder Kagami is the only one who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan in recent decades. Moreover, the cause of Elder Kagami's death has always been a mystery."

Kakashi was so shocked by the news that he swallowed hard, unconsciously touching his left eye, and asked nervously, "Yoru, you mean someone got a Kaleidoscope transplant!"

When Kakashi Hatake saw Uchiha Yoru nod, his scalp tingled instantly. He was so shocked that he didn't know what to say. He felt as if he had fallen into a huge conspiracy, but this was not the end of it.

"Kakashi, there's another piece of information. I don't know if it's true or not, and I can't tell you where I got it from, but I can tell you that the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure in the Land of Water, Yagura Karatachi, has been controlled by the Mangekyou Sharingan."

boom!

At that moment, even Kakashi Hatake's right eye, which was exposed, couldn't help but shrink in pupil. An entire village's shadow had been manipulated? Terrifying! This completely overturned all the conspiracies he knew, and was beyond his imagination.

"Night! What you've said, I!" Kakashi Hatake said in a hoarse voice, shocked. He really couldn't believe that such a terrifying conspiracy had occurred.

"I know you're a bit confused, but there are some secrets I'm afraid I won't have the chance to tell you later." At this moment, Uchiha Yoru was someone who knew a huge secret but was worried that he couldn't protect it, so he chose to pass on this seed.

"Kakashi, I secretly instructed Hyuga Hizashi to use his Byakugan to observe the village's leaders. Our village's leaders are not under control."

Just as Kakashi Hatake breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news, Yoru Uchiha's words turned his face deathly pale.

"But the Root leader, Danzo Shimura, has the same eyes under his bandages as you!"

One sentence sent chills down Kakashi's spine, making his scalp tingle with tension: "Yoru, you mean Elder Shimura Danzo's eyes are Sharingan!"

When Kakashi Hatake saw Uchiha Yoru nod, his mind went blank for a moment. But as he sorted through the information, he gasped and his face showed horror, because he seemed to have uncovered a terrifying conspiracy.

The village's higher-ups weren't controlled, but Elder Shimura Danzo possessed a Sharingan. Did the higher-ups know about it? Whose Sharingan was it? Was it Kagami-senpai's Mangekyou Sharingan?

If that's the case, then the Nine-Tails was manipulated by the Mangekyou Sharingan! All of this was to kill the Fourth Hokage; it wasn't just the Third Hokage's conspiracy, but the entire upper echelon's.

After all, the existence of the Fourth Hokage would only gradually cause the original Hokage to lose their power, so they created all of this in order to regain their power.

Thinking hard!

Danzo Shimura, the leader of Root, the dark force of the ninja world, manipulated the Nine-Tails with his Mangekyou Sharingan. On the night of the Nine-Tails' death, Root directly ordered the Uchiha clan not to move, completely preventing any accidents from happening.

Subsequently, the Fourth Hokage died, and the Third Hokage naturally returned to power. At the same time, the high-ranking officials of the Third Hokage's era all gained real power, once again firmly grasping the power of Konoha in their hands.

The manipulation of the Fourth Mizukage and the policies within the Blood Mist are so similar to those of Root. Only the timeline of Uchiha Kagami's Mangekyou Sharingan matches up.

Then, the front lines were ordered to be opened to war, and disobedient forces in the weakened villages, such as Lord Orochimaru's old guard and the Uchiha clan, were sent to the front lines to be worn down.

No wonder the Mist Ninja surprised everyone in the ninja world by insisting on fighting Konoha to the death in the Land of Whirlpools. There were even rumors in the ninja world that this might spark the Fourth Shinobi World War.

But no one knew that the skirmishes between Konoha and Kirigakure were actually a huge conspiracy, controlled by someone else. How could they possibly have started a ninja war?

"Me! This!" Although Kakashi Hatake became the Sixth Hokage in the future, he was still very young and inexperienced. Under such a terrifying thought, he was instantly shocked and at a loss for words.

Seeing Kakashi's shock, Uchiha Yoru seemed to have revealed a secret that had been weighing on his heart for a long time. He shook his head and sighed, "Kakashi, this information is kept to yourself. Just as you think, neither of us has the power to get involved in this conspiracy."

"So, if something happens to me, remember this: you are Konoha's last hope. Abandon me! Sell me out to the Third Hokage and higher-ups, and preserve yourselves as useful individuals. Perhaps you are Konoha's last hope!"

The circumstances surrounding Uchiha Yoru's last words immediately sent turmoil through Hatake Kakashi's mind. He even suspected that Orochimaru-sama had known about this secret, which was probably why the incident had occurred. Damn it!

What a madman! He's gone to such lengths for power, manipulating the Kage of an entire village. If something goes wrong, and this conspiracy is exposed, Konoha will face condemnation from the entire ninja world. He's a complete madman!

Seeing the shock and lingering fear in Kakashi's eyes, he fell silent, but inwardly sighed, "Kakashi, I didn't lie to you."

Danzo Shimura's Sharingan in his eye sockets is real. As for whether it's the Mangekyou Sharingan, I don't know, but it's definitely the Sharingan, and he also has one arm with it.

It's true that the Konoha leadership wasn't controlled, and it's also true that the Nine-Tails was manipulated by the Sharingan. As for who the real culprit is? Obito Uchiha?

Who would believe that? Even if he hadn't died, Obito was only 14 years old on the night of the Nine-Tails' death. If you told anyone, no one in the ninja world would believe you.

It's also true that the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure was controlled by the Sharingan. Everything he said is true, except he concealed one thing—no, it should be said that he didn't know this. It's because Obito hid it so well that this situation has occurred.

So everything I'm saying is true. I'm not afraid of you investigating; I'm only afraid that you won't investigate. The truth is never afraid of being investigated.

"Night! This, I! Let me calm down." Kakashi Hatake, who was known for his composure, was deeply shocked and thrown into disarray for the first time. This conspiracy was simply too terrifying.

However, Uchiha Yoru looked at Kakashi's appearance and shook his head with a wry smile, saying, "Kakashi, Sarutobi Asuma has chosen him as one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja to protect the Daimyo of the Land of Fire."

Seeing Kakashi's shocked expression, after all, he had just mentioned a conspiracy and then brought up this matter, it was obvious that they were connected, otherwise a mere guardian ninja wouldn't have moved him.

"Asuma was dispatched to Daimyo Prefecture at this critical juncture. It's not that I want to view all of this as a conspiracy, but reality simply forces me to think this way."

At this point, Uchiha Yoru said in a hoarse voice, "The Daimyo has always been wary of Konoha's strength, especially the Third Hokage Sarutobi clan, which has grown from an ordinary clan to what it is today. Konoha's existence is the Daimyo's strength, but he doesn't want this tool to be in the hands of only one person."

"According to my intelligence, the Daimyo Prefecture is secretly accumulating power, and the village's higher-ups seem to be plotting something in secret."

Is the power of a daimyo weak? They have powerful samurai loyal to them, as well as mysterious Onmyoji. On the surface, there are temples like the Fire Temple that train ninjas for the daimyo, and in secret, the daimyo's own guild trains ninjas.

It can be said that ninja villages only have ninjas, while daimyo prefectures are a collection of products from various eras. Perhaps the number is not large, but the quality is definitely considerable, after all, there are a lot of resources, and daimyo prefectures govern the economy of the Land of Fire.

A daimyo is equivalent to a feudal lord, while a ninja village is equivalent to the strongest force under the daimyo's control.

In this world, the genes that are ingrained in people's bones mean that ordinary people respect daimyo, and the number of ordinary people far exceeds that of ninjas. Moreover, daimyo also have their own armed forces.

The daimyo is essentially a feudal lord of the Land of Fire, controlling the entire country's economy and its people. In other words, politics are entirely under the daimyo's control, and they also possess a formidable military force. While the ninja villages are powerful, their equally powerful forces suffer from terrifying supply depletion, all of which depends on the daimyo's administration.

The ninja village is the strongest military force of the daimyo. Without the daimyo, the ninja village will lose the support of the country, just like an army without the support of the country. In the end, the ninja village will collapse and become a wandering ninja to find a new protection.

"Yoru, do you suspect that the higher-ups are planning to overthrow the millennia-old ruling tradition? They're planning to overthrow the daimyo's rule!" At this moment, Hatake Kakashi was so shocked that he was at a loss for words. The shock that Uchiha Yoru had given him today was too great, so great that he didn't know what to do.

"These are just my suspicions, of course, but we'll have to see how things develop in Daimyo Prefecture. If unrest occurs!" At this point, Uchiha Yoru shook his head and smiled wryly, "Kakashi, you don't really think it's just a coincidence, do you? Asuma arrived in Daimyo Prefecture, and then unrest broke out there?"

Kakashi fell silent. Uchiha Yoru couldn't foresee the future; at most, he could only make deductions. For example, his current deduction was that if there was turmoil in the Daimyo's territory, it was probably really related to the power behind Asuma. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so peaceful for so many years, but something happened when Asuma went there.

Isn't the power behind Sarutobi Asuma the higher-ups of Konoha?

Secretly controlling the Fourth Mizukage and trying to incite turmoil in the Daimyo's domain—what is the village trying to do? They're insane! If the four great ninja villages attack together, they might have a chance to survive. But if they really attack the Daimyo, the entire ninja world will unite to destroy Konoha.

Even all the forces within the Land of Fire would turn against them, and ordinary people in the village, as well as countless ninjas, would fall into division.

Damn it! This is a recipe for destruction.

"Kakashi! I'll keep these things buried in my heart."

Under Uchiha Yoru's solemn instructions, Hatake Kakashi was already horrified by these conspiracy theories. This wasn't ambition at all; it was clearly a mad descent into destruction.

"Night! What are you planning to do?"

Kakashi Hatake was unaware that he was caught in such a massive conspiracy. In his confusion, he began to search for his leader. For the first time, he, who was usually very decisive, started to panic. It's not surprising, after all, this conspiracy was too big, so big that the sky was about to collapse and the earth was about to crumble.

"Me?" Uchiha Yoru chuckled self-deprecatingly. "I can barely protect myself now. I can only do my best to accumulate strength and unite everyone I can. Perhaps I can stop the village's corruption and madness. The village's ambitions are too great now, so great that it simply doesn't have the strength to match them. Once something goes wrong, all I can think of is endless destruction."

Uchiha Yoru rubbed his temples wearily, as if powerless against such ambitions. He confessed all the secrets, fearing that if something happened to him, these conspiracies would be kept secret.

"Alright, Kakashi, what if all of this is just an illusion?"

Seeing Kakashi Hatake's heavy expression, Yoru Uchiha immediately put on a relaxed look and laughed, waving his hand and saying, "Alright, stop thinking nonsense. Let's discuss how to cooperate with the Mist Ninja to make a killing before the village changes hands, while I'm still in charge here."

"This is probably the last time. After we make this one, we should stop. These funds may become the key to our future development and rise."

Uchiha Yoru casually changed the subject, a scene that made Hatake Kakashi unable to help but smile wryly. As expected of the person he had chosen, his character far surpassed his own.

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