I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 170 I am Sesshomaru!

Leaf Camp

"Uchiha Yoru, this is your identity."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke handed over a hidden scroll. Uchiha Yoru looked at his identity with a serious expression, then nodded with a smile after a moment of surprise.

"A special Jonin from Konoha in the Land of Fire, a descendant of a fallen samurai noble family, skilled in swordsmanship and medical ninjutsu. Last year, he participated in the human experimentation incident involving Orochimaru in Konoha, and later, due to his involvement, he directly killed two Anbu members who came to capture him and defected."

As Uchiha Yoru recounted his identity, Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded silently. "That's right. Everyone outside is speculating about Orochimaru's human experiments. Your appearance will attract attention. Small ninja villages don't have enough intelligence capabilities, so only large ninja villages are qualified to investigate your situation. This way, you can gain a foothold as quickly as possible."

Looking at his intelligence report, Uchiha Yoru couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. "Not bad at all. The arrangements are reasonable, especially the human experimentation last year. Tsk tsk, as expected of the Anbu, almost flawless."

After all, he was involved in Orochimaru's human experiments, so it can be said that his involvement was seamless.

"But what is the ultimate goal of the mission? I think we should know by now, right?"

He didn't believe that such a solemn mission was merely for intelligence gathering and some interests in the Land of Whirlpools, after all, the Land of Fire possessed the most fertile land.

As expected, Sarutobi Shinnosuke fell silent and slowly said in a deep voice, "There's news about a divine weapon from our Konoha village."

"A divine weapon?" Uchiha Yoru couldn't help but show a look of curiosity. There are some things in the Naruto world that are called divine weapons, but there are definitely not many, such as the Kusanagi Sword, the Totsuka Sword, and the Uchiha Fan. But what exactly is it that makes the village so concerned?

"It is a divine weapon once used by the First Hokage. After the Second Hokage was ambushed in the Land of Lightning, he disappeared. Recently, for some reason, some news has appeared in the Land of Whirlpools. So your target is this divine weapon. This is the information about this divine weapon."

As Sarutobi Shinnosuke handed over a blueprint, Uchiha Yoru's eyes twitched upon seeing it. He seemed to recall that the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, had used a great sword during his battle with Uchiha Madara.

"I won't go into the details of what this divine weapon represents, but the village doesn't want it to fall into the hands of another village, so this is your real goal."

With a solemn expression, Sarutobi Shinnosuke realized that this was a great achievement for him, as finding the First Hokage's divine weapon would definitely boost his prestige.

Uchiha Yoru pondered this in silence. Sure enough, there were quite a few spies in the village of Uzushiogakure. Why send him out again? It turns out it was for this reason.

"It means that after I revealed my identity as a Konoha rogue ninja, some ninjas from major countries wanted to investigate and even master Konoha's secret human research. So these people would secretly contact me. They even had my identity as a samurai nobleman. The First Hokage's great sword was attractive to me, or it could be used as a bargaining chip."

Uchiha Yoru nodded secretly. It has to be said that this identity is extremely perfect. The people Orochimaru was researching human bodies were very attractive, enough to lure some people to investigate or even make transactions. After all, no village would not be tempted by Konoha's human body research.

Given his status as a samurai nobleman, it's understandable that he would be curious about the great sword of the former god of the ninja world.

Therefore, he didn't need to investigate the First Hokage's great sword in secret; he could just reveal it without arousing suspicion. As expected of Konoha's Anbu, his identity was arranged perfectly and reasonably.

"Since you are a descendant of samurai nobles, even though you have declined, you should still have what you deserve. I think Shinnosuke-sama should understand this principle."

Under Uchiha Yoru's meaningful gaze, Sarutobi Shinnosuke didn't react for a moment. But when he slowly recited a series of items needed to disguise his identity to Uchiha Yoru, his face turned green.

"A fallen samurai nobleman, then I can't use this Kusanagi sword for the time being. So I need at least one precious samurai sword, or even several, since I am playing the role of a descendant of a samurai nobleman who has a strong desire for divine weapons."

"As for noble birth, there's no need to elaborate on one's speech and behavior, but one must have matching luxurious yet durable clothing, as well as precious samurai armor containing chakra metal, otherwise it wouldn't be in line with my status. The armor must at least be of the finest quality, otherwise my status simply cannot be established."

"And money. As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. A fallen nobleman is still a nobleman, far beyond the reach of ordinary people. Money must be sufficient. In short, everything about food, clothing, and daily necessities must be in accordance with my identity and persona. I think all of this is inevitable for a samurai who is determined to revitalize his family."

Good grief, as Uchiha Yoru made one condition after another, Sarutobi Shinnosuke initially nodded in satisfaction, but then his expression gradually stiffened, and in the end, his eyes widened and his mouth twitched. Good grief, are you sure you're not here to fleece me? Although he was thinking to himself, he still tried his best to meet the other party's conditions.

"The Anbu has made preparations for what you mentioned. Although there are some shortcomings, it doesn't matter. I have two treasured swords in my own collection, and I will immediately instruct the Anbu to send the armor over via summoning. However, you will need to change your appearance."

After Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded in agreement, Uchiha Yoru also nodded solemnly. As the saying goes, if you take someone's money, you have to solve their problems. He still had this professional ethics, or rather, this was the basic professional ethics of all ninjas.

"Don't worry, but the transformation technique is easily exposed when chakra is unstable, and this is also a spy mission. My medical ninjutsu can handle all of this."

With an extremely professional demeanor, Uchiha Yoru nodded solemnly. Then, Sarutobi Shinnosuke sighed helplessly and quickly contacted someone to prepare the necessary items for the other party's identity. He knew that some identities required prior investment for infiltration missions, such as those of spies who were merchants or nobles, but damn it, this guy's requirements were too expensive.

Watching Sarutobi Shinnosuke leave, Uchiha Yoru sneered inwardly. As the saying goes, even an emperor doesn't lack hungry soldiers. Who told you to give me a noble status? If I don't take advantage of this opportunity, I'll be ashamed of my status. Besides, such a dangerous mission deserves some funding.

"What kind of personality would a descendant of a fallen noble samurai have? A cold and arrogant personality, seemingly looking down on everything, yet harboring a deep obsession with becoming the strongest samurai, desiring to become a powerful samurai to revive the family—in other words, a personality that pursues power!"

Looking at himself in the mirror, Uchiha Yoru frowned and began to ponder. The noble young master who pursued power, and the character design dominated by samurai, meant that the character design should be cold and ruthless. After all, he had participated in human experiments for the sake of power. A character image gradually emerged in his mind, which seemed to fit the description perfectly.

"The most direct and simple way to change a person's appearance is to start with their hairstyle and demeanor."

Once the image and the person to imitate appeared in his mind, Uchiha Yoru immediately began to stimulate the hair follicle cells of his scalp with medical ninjutsu. First, the melanin was suppressed, and his full head of black hair began to turn white visibly. Then, under the nourishment of chakra, the pale hair began to shine and turned into a head of silver-white hair. Then, with the continued support of chakra, it began to grow visibly.

……

"These are all what you need. See if they fit."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who had just entered, was stunned. Inside the closed tent, the Uchiha's appearance had undergone a complete transformation, or rather, a change in hairstyle and demeanor, making it impossible to reconcile the two people.

With long, silver-white hair, a noble blue moon mark on her forehead, two red demonic patterns on each cheek, a white kimono adorned with hexagonal plum blossoms, and brilliant black eyes, her cold and expressionless demeanor perfectly embodies the aristocratic air from the inside out.

After all, the arrogance of the Uchiha clan is ingrained in their bones, and it's easy for them to turn cold.

In a short moment, Uchiha Yoru transformed into an aloof and arrogant young nobleman, exuding an air of nobility, with a blank expression and taciturn demeanor.

"Yoru, look at your outfit." Sarutobi Shinnosuke couldn't help but give a thumbs up when he saw this, but he was also a little jealous. Damn it, using the village's money to pretend to be a noble young master, there's no one else like it.

However, the makeup on his face seemed familiar, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke instantly realized that the Inuzuka clan liked to use color on their faces, while the Uchiha clan was mostly known for their aloofness. It was a combination of the two.

After seeing the drastically changed image in the mirror, Uchiha Yoru calmly said in a cold voice, "My name now is 'Sesshomaru'."

With this foundation, and being a disguised spy, his image naturally needed to change drastically. So he simply changed his appearance. After all, spy missions are still very dangerous. Fortunately, this time he didn't infiltrate one of the five great powers, otherwise he was really afraid of being stabbed in the back.

Besides, since we're going to pretend to be descendants of nobles, we might as well take the money.

"Sesshomaru?" Upon hearing the name, Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded immediately, then said in a deep voice, "Alright, the information produced by your Anbu won't be leaked casually. I think you understand."

Uchiha Yoru was naturally aware of this. As one of the participants in the human experimentation, why would the village announce it all over the world? Even a fool would know there was something fishy going on. On the contrary, the fact that only Konoha's ANBU were secretly pursuing him was more in line with his character. He didn't want to leak information.

However, with the appearance of Uchiha Yoru, someone will definitely dig deeper, and then the spies in the village will be exposed. It has to be said that this is killing two birds with one stone, and it can also thoroughly investigate the spies in the village.

The character '丸' represents strength and courage, and it also represents momentum, sounding very intimidating.

After some careful selection, with a haughty expression, Uchiha Yoru finally chose an outfit that satisfied him, and put on a fine suit of armor, representing his identity as a samurai family.

Then a white, fluffy shawl, representing the air of nobility, was worn over a white outfit with cherry blossom patterns. This, combined with Uchiha Yoru's current cold and ruthless expression, perfectly illustrated what it meant to be a descendant of nobility.

"You really are something."

Looking at Uchiha Yoru's attire, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was both satisfied and pained. This was truly a case of being fleeced, since he was going to carry out an infiltration mission and his identity and appearance needed to be perfect.

Needless to say, their identity naturally involves the Anbu, and they have the necessary qualifications. Since they are to play the role of nobles, they must have the demeanor of nobles. The Uchiha clan is not lacking in this regard, especially since the etiquette passed down for hundreds of years by wealthy noble families has been ingrained in their bones from childhood. This is something that ordinary ninjas need to practice for a long time to achieve.

Uchiha Yoru doesn't need to worry about that at all; it's just that this armor is really a rip-off.

The armor was the finest equipment among samurai, containing chakra metal, not to mention the shawl, and then there was the whole set of clothes.

"I am now Sesshomaru, a samurai nobleman and a rogue ninja of Konoha."

Uchiha Yoru—no, it should be Sesshomaru now—saw the other person with a cold and ruthless expression, completely different from the Uchiha Yoru of the past.

From head to toe, it was impossible to tell anything about him. His noble, cold, and ruthless demeanor, along with his silver hair, made him completely unrecognizable to Sarutobi Shinnosuke if he didn't know all this. This made him sigh, "Yoru, no! It should be Sesshomaru. You really are a born ninja."

After saying that, Sarutobi Shinnosuke took out a scroll, made a hand seal, and slapped the scroll. Instantly, the smoke from the summoning jutsu dissipated, and a series of gleaming samurai swords appeared before him.

There are only eleven of them, but each one is an absolute treasure, forged from the finest materials of the time, comparable to divine weapons.

"Um, these are all treasures from the Anbu."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked pained at the sight of the weapon made of chakra metal, fearing that the other party would take advantage of him again. However, when he saw that the other party had chosen two weapons and then given up, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

One is a traditional, slender samurai sword, its blade light and emitting a faint silver light, maximizing the power of its draw-and-slash attack.

The other weapon, which should be called a sword, exuded a strong aura of ferocity; it was clearly a weapon that had slaughtered countless people. It was similar to Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword.

The ninja world shares a tradition similar to that of island nations, where swords and knives are not distinguished. For example, the Konoha-ryu swordsmanship uses samurai swords.

"I need at least tens of millions of taels of silver."

Sesshomaru's cold and indifferent words immediately made Sarutobi Shinnosuke want to curse. He had never seen someone so arrogant when asking for money, but he was really frustrated. He secretly vowed that in the future, he would never make the characters in spy missions noble, at most minor nobles, otherwise the initial investment would be too great.

"The total funding for the mission is only eight million, but I have over ten million here. Let me add some for you!"

However, before he could finish speaking, Sesshomaru calmly took all the money from the other person's hand and stuffed it into his pocket without hesitation, leaving the other person looking astonished.

"Tomorrow I will secretly land on the west coast. My identity must be kept secret by the secret agents. At the same time, the village should keep a close watch on the spies. We must not let this good opportunity slip by."

At this moment, it was as if he were the commander. Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded reluctantly, but he was also determined. This time, he had suffered such a heavy loss. If he didn't take this opportunity to thoroughly investigate the spies, it would be a waste of his losses.

The objective of this mission was too important to him; the First Hokage's greatsword held greater significance than anything else.

I took my child to the parent-child sports day today. I'm so tired that I didn't have time to check everything. I'll check it again tomorrow when I get up.

(End of this chapter)