I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 190 If anything happens, I can't protect you!

Inside the dimly lit mine.

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru glared fiercely at the three of them with a look of utter disappointment. He paced back and forth impatiently, pointing at them with a trembling finger.

"You! You've caused a huge disaster!"

He glared at the three of them resentfully, but Uchiha Yoru had already formed a general framework in his mind. Perhaps this was a good opportunity, and bad things might not necessarily turn into good things.

He didn't know how the Third Hokage's eldest son and daughter-in-law died in the original story. He only knew that the Third Hokage's eldest daughter-in-law had her heart ripped out by Kakashi, and that Sarutobi Shinnosuke had been captured alive as well.

It seems that the secret of his awakening the Kaleidoscope can be kept hidden again. At present, only Mei Terumi and Tsunade know that he has awakened the Kaleidoscope and that there is a possibility that the secret may be leaked.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Yoru gradually calmed down. He looked at the three of them and pondered for a moment before asking, "Kakashi, were you and Shisui discovered when you captured Sarutobi Shinnosuke?"

Faced with this question, Shisui and Kakashi looked rather grim. When asked this professional question, neither of them dared to hide anything, especially Shisui.

"We caught them off guard, and with Kakashi and I working together to end the battle using genjutsu, Shinnosuke Sarutobi definitely didn't find any trace of us."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yoru's expression turned solemn. He then looked at the figure in another cell. Kakashi, seeing this, said in a deep voice, "This is Sarutobi Umeko's body. Because it is too important, we dare not damage it casually."

"You don't need to get involved in this matter."

As if he had made a decision, Uchiha Yoru's expression made the three of them freeze. Kakashi said in a deep voice, "Yoru, I was careless in this matter. You are the hope for reform. You cannot be harmed."

"I have destroyed Sarutobi Umeko's brain tissue and also destroyed the wounds on her body, so that no one can tell that there is anything wrong with her. Then I can disguise her as a bounty hunter ninja."

Although this incident was an accident, Sarutobi Shinnosuke and his wife were also unpopular, especially Sarutobi Umeko, who was so sinful that Kakashi didn't feel much guilt. Instead, he felt like he was doing justice for the village.

"No!" Looking at Kakashi Hatake, Yoru Uchiha said in a deep voice, "I encountered people from Kumogakure outside the town, and the leader was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

"No matter how well Sarutobi Umeko's wounds are concealed, they will always leave traces. After all, a fake will always be a fake, and it can never become real."

"Kakashi, you need to disguise Sarutobi Umeko's wound later. Disrupt the traces of your Lightning Blade, but at the same time leave traces of Lightning Release. Then, use Earth Release: Earth Spear Ninjutsu as a cover."

The attempt to cover up the truth only makes things worse, and the blame is shifted eastward.

Kakashi, with his exceptionally sharp mind, instantly understood what he meant. He nodded and said in a deep voice, "I understand. When we get back, I will secretly create traces of Iwa ninja activity, but in reality, these people are ninjas from Kumogakure."

Seeing Kakashi's quick reaction, Uchiha Yoru also showed a relieved smile. Having such an assistant is indeed very easy. No wonder Orochimaru likes geniuses.

Indeed, idiots only make people angry, while geniuses save them trouble.

"Give me the body. I'll secretly exchange it for the bounty as a bounty hunter. Once the body ends up on the black market, it won't be long before the village finds it."

"With the village's methods, they can definitely find out that the Earth Release was used to cover up the real wound, which was actually caused by Lightning Release. And coincidentally, a ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village appeared in the Land of Whirlpools."

As he said this, Uchiha Yoru revealed a cold smile. There was no other way; it was just a coincidence that someone was there to take the blame.

Hyuga Hizashi, who was standing nearby, nodded in agreement. He had almost fallen into the hands of the Kumogakure village.

"That's right, in this way all directions will shift to Kumogakure, and now it's Sarutobi Shinnosuke's turn."

Hyuga Hizashi spoke of Shinnosuke without the slightest respect, not even a hint of kinship, leaving Shisui and Kakashi somewhat silent.

Should they hand over the villagers to the Hidden Cloud Village? But if they don't, it won't just affect a few of them; it will disrupt the momentum of reform and inevitably lead to a purge.

Although Kakashi had made up his mind, he was a calm ninja and naturally understood the principle of sacrifice.

"Brother Ye, reform requires bloodshed and sacrifice. Right now, it's better for the scoundrels from two villages to shed a little blood than for many more people to shed blood."

Shisui nodded in agreement, and looking at Hyuga Hizashi's expression, Hatake Kakashi also nodded secretly. In fact, he also agreed, since they were no longer one person, but a reforming group.

One small thing can have far-reaching consequences; once the matter is exposed, bloodshed will ensue. He knew the darkness of the village better than anyone else.

With a creak, the cell door opened, and seeing Sarutobi Shinnosuke unconscious with his body covered in black seal marks, Uchiha Yoru hardened his heart, and lightning appeared in his palm as he was about to press it against the back of the other's head.

Just then, three hands grabbed his arms and stopped him. These three hands were Kakashi Hatake, Shisui Uchiha, and Hizashi Hyuga.

"Our Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist can destroy an opponent's brain tissue without killing them."

First, Hyuga Hizashi spoke in a deep voice with a stern face. He knew that once he boarded this ship, there was no turning back. Now, he could only go down this dark path. In terms of trust, he was not as trustworthy as Kakashi and Shisui.

After all, the two were classmates and of the same clan, and the fact that the Hyuga branch family was formed from the beginning was nothing more than a bond of interests.

So whether for their own sake or for the Hyuga branch family, since there is no way back, they should forge ahead.

"Gentle Fist leaves traces, but my Lightning Release chakra can be used to erase those traces, which will also confirm that it was the work of the Mist Ninja."

Just as Shisui was about to say something, Uchiha Yoru, his face darkening, coldly shouted, "What do you take this for, some kind of credit?! Trying to steal it?"

"Shut up, all of you. Leave this to me. You just need to cooperate."

Hai-Xu-You-Shen-Wei

A wisp of white smoke flashed by, and two large snakes appeared, one of which slithered and coiled around the unconscious Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and the other around the corpse of Sarutobi Umeko.

Uchiha Yoru's three-tomoe Sharingan flashed in his pupils as he cast a genjutsu on the two summoning snakes.

Two snakes coiled around the man's body, then opened their mouths and slowly swallowed him, until both snakes were swollen.

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru revealed the aura of a leader, as if he already had a plan in mind, and calmly began to give orders to the three of them.

"Listen carefully, absolutely do not make a sound while walking, or else!"

As he said this, the whites of Uchiha Yoru's eyes turned a frighteningly bloodshot, exuding a menacing and menacing aura.

"If anything happens, I can't protect you!"

The last sentence was delivered with a desperate, strained tone. Upon hearing it, the three nodded firmly, especially Kakashi, who felt somewhat guilty for making things worse.

"Now go back, forget everything, and remember! Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Sarutobi Umeko are missing. You were both in the camp at the time. Now, immediately! Focus all your energy and do everything you can to find them!"

With that angry shout, one can imagine the immense pressure Uchiha Yoru was under at that moment.

One is already dead, what about the other? Who would dare let him go? If there's even the slightest slip-up, it won't just be the three of them dying.

Inside the dimly lit mine, a collapse subsequently occurred, completely erasing any trace of their presence.

……

After everyone left, Uchiha Yoru found a secluded spot, calmly summoned the giant snake, and it spat out Sarutobi Shinnosuke's body.

Ninja Art: Mind Reading Technique

In an instant, Uchiha Yoru's spirit invaded the other's brain, slowly reaching out his palm to touch the surface of the brain at this spiritual connection, instantly manifesting a huge ninjutsu scroll. This was a manifestation of memory, not reality.

However, this scroll that materialized the memory was densely covered with black patterns of sealing magic.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yoru smiled and muttered, "The seal set up in his mind is to prevent the enemy from capturing him and invading his brain to obtain information. It's a pity that the old-fashioned higher-ups haven't changed anything even after the Orochimaru incident."

His inexplicable self-confidence, this kind of mental seal, would be almost impossible for an enemy country to decipher perfectly. But you have to know that his teacher is Orochimaru, the disciple of the Third Hokage of Konoha and a former Hokage candidate.

Orochimaru knew about the Sarutobi clan's methods almost without even realizing it, so he naturally already had a way to deal with them.

Logically speaking, since Orochimaru was forced into this situation, all the codes of the village's Anbu, Root, and Intelligence Department should be returned, as should the Barrier Team.

However, because the incident was so sudden and the impact was so severe, the village did take measures. The secret police and the root units within the village changed their codes. But the problem was that Sarutobi Shinnosuke was away at the time.

Because of Shinnosuke's special status, no one mentioned this matter, since who knew that he could be captured alive.

Seal Release

With his hands on the scroll, as the sealing technique was released, the black patterns of the seal slowly faded away. Then, the huge scroll began to be pulled out rapidly, like pulling on tape. At the same time, memories of Sarutobi Shinnosuke surfaced in his mind.

Fragments of memories flashed by, like watching a movie, but this was the mental world. The longer one could look at the other's memories, the more it tested the caster's mental strength.

His mental strength, especially with the support of the Mangekyou Sharingan and Wood Release, completely overwhelms Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Countless memories flashed before his eyes, but when he saw the Third Hokage, and even Shinnosuke Sarutobi, personally researching some ninjutsu, Uchiha Yoru frowned deeply.

"Blank! This memory wasn't sealed away, it was deleted."

It was clearly a memory of his life, but it started to become fragmented. Upon seeing this, Uchiha Yoru muttered to himself, "It's because he didn't learn these powerful ninjutsu and was afraid of being exposed, so he deleted this part of his memory."

S-rank ninjutsu, or any powerful ninjutsu involving a village, even forbidden techniques, are not things you can learn just by wanting to.

When Jonin learn certain A-rank ninjutsu, due to various difficulties such as learning difficulty, aptitude, and resistance, it may take several years to learn just one, and some ninjutsu may not be learned at all. However, in order to prevent leaks, the village will make the learner erase their memory of learning that ninjutsu.

This is all for the better protection of ninjutsu.

"Ninjutsu doesn't matter. What I lack now is not ninjutsu, but intelligence."

Uchiha Yoru witnessed almost all of the Sarutobi clan's secrets, the business dealings between the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Sarutobi clan, and certain private matters.

As Uchiha Yoru acted recklessly and without any regard for consequences, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's face grew increasingly pale, and his unconscious brows furrowed instinctively, revealing a look of pain.

Mental probing, which probes the memories in one's mind, is an extremely dangerous ninjutsu in itself, not to mention that Uchiha Yoru didn't care about the other party at all.

In this situation, brain cells are constantly being affected and damaged, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke's face begins to turn red with pain, and the temperature on his forehead begins to rise rapidly.

Although he fell into a coma, the human body has too many secrets, and the body's instincts began to rise and carry out its own instinctive cleansing work.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru, who was recklessly viewing the other's memories in the mental world, also felt a repulsive force.

As the brain temperature continued to rise, the body's instinctive cleansing process, as expected, rejected him as an external spirit, which was considered a foreign entity.

"Just one last step."

As Uchiha Yoru slowly opened his eyes, he looked around at the red light emanating from him. Even he could feel the high temperature emanating from the spiritual world, which was the body's instinctive rejection of foreign objects.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yoru's lips slowly curled into a cold smile. "I know all your secrets. The Sarutobi clan and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, our contest has only just begun."

A pair of kaleidoscopes slowly appeared in his eyes, revealing a wicked and mocking look. Under the powerful pupil force, the shape of the kaleidoscopes began to change strangely.

It actually transformed into the shape of a boomerang. If Kakashi saw it, he would definitely be shocked. Isn't that the shape of his own Mangekyou Sharingan?

Immediately following the powerful sweep of kaleidoscope spiritual energy, the scroll that materialized the memory shattered instantly, turning into countless fragments of memory.

As the boomerang spun continuously, powerful mental energy stirred wildly, causing countless fragments of memory to shatter, be deleted, or recombine. Outside, Sarutobi Shinnosuke convulsed in agony, his eyes rolling back in his head.

Outside, a muffled groan suddenly escaped as Uchiha Yoru opened his eyes, a look of exhaustion appearing in them.

Don't be fooled by how simple it looked just now; it took him a tremendous amount of effort to achieve that. As for transforming into Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan, who said it was Kakashi? He was clearly the culprit behind the Nine-Tails.

"On behalf of my teacher and myself, I forgive you for everything you've done."

Seeing Sarutobi Shinnosuke convulsing, Uchiha Yoru narrowed his eyes and revealed an evil smile.

(End of this chapter)