I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 25 Danzo's Fury (Please continue reading)

To maximize profits, it's clear that selling Yakushi Nono's information to Orochimaru will yield the greatest return. Telling Uchiha Tori about this is pointless.

"A walking shrine maiden?"

Upon hearing this information, Orochimaru was taken aback at first, then revealed a hoarse smile, "Heh, I didn't expect the Uchiha elders to know so much information. It seems the Uchiha are quite familiar with Root."

It's obvious that Orochimaru misunderstood. He thought that Danzo's hatred towards the Uchiha had led the Uchiha to secretly keep an eye on Root, which was why they had so much information.

After all, there was the Wood Release ninja "Ka" from Root who pledged allegiance first, and now there's the "Walking Shrine Maiden." These are Root's most closely guarded secrets, yet the elders of the Uchiha clan know them all. Who would believe there's nothing fishy going on?

Instead of explaining the misunderstanding, Uchiha Yoru smiled and shook his head, saying, "Orochimaru-sensei, the clan head said he will do everything in his power to help you become Hokage."

There's a lot of information in those words. Orochimaru immediately smiled. It seems the Uchiha clan isn't a monolithic entity. It looks like the elders have their own intelligence network, while the Uchiha clan head is on another front. But that's not really his concern.

"Hehe, Night, clean up this place. We don't need it anymore. Let's go to the next base."

Orochimaru turned around and let out a hoarse laugh that sent chills down one's spine, but Uchiha Yoru felt quite at ease. As long as you still have some use to him, you can do whatever you want with Orochimaru. Perhaps this was Orochimaru's magnanimity and personal charm.

Leaves, roots.

In the dimly lit secret room, Danzo, his eyes bandaged, had a terrifyingly grim expression. Looking at the two kneeling figures below him, he said in a deep voice, "Still haven't found out?"

With a cold, emotionless question, the two Root ninjas, kneeling on one knee and wearing masks, replied in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, Lord Danzo, Root has already searched three times, but we still haven't found any trace of any spies infiltrating."

Upon hearing this answer, Danzo flew into a rage, slamming his fist on the table and roaring, "No one infiltrated you? Then how did the information that Kagami is a Wood Release ninja leak out? Tell me! Not only was Root, Konoha's deepest secret, infiltrated and leaked, but they couldn't even find a trace of it! Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"

At this moment, Danzo was truly enraged. He hadn't even revealed the information about the Wood Release Ninja Armor to Hiruzen Sarutobi, yet Orochimaru had found out.

They even demanded data and some research on flesh and blood, and said they wanted to restart the Wood Release project.

When Danzo saw the message from Orochimaru, he was furious. His anger was not about the so-called precious information and flesh and blood, nor about the leak of information about the armor, but about the fact that he knew there was a problem with Root, yet Orochimaru couldn't find out. This was the reason for his greatest anger.

"waste!"

Under Danzo's furious rant, the two Root ninjas lowered their heads and remained silent. They dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction, and even felt a sense of fear themselves. The fact that Root had been infiltrated was a terrifying thing.

"Hiruzen, is that you?!" Danzo narrowed his eyes in anger. Right now, the only person he could think of was his old buddy, the Third Hokage.

After all, among those in Konoha today, only the Third Hokage, who has held the position for many years, has the ability and power to place people in his Root organization without anyone noticing, and yet he can find nothing about it.

"Lord Danzo, all Root ninjas have the 'Tongue-Severing Seal,' making it virtually impossible for them to leak information."

Upon hearing such confident words from one of his subordinates, Danzo sneered, "Almost impossible? There has never been a perfect ninjutsu. Since it is a sealing technique, it can naturally be broken, and it can also be sealed again."

At this point, Danzo was certain that it must have been Hiruzen Sarutobi's doing. After all, only the Third Hokage had the ability to seal the "Tongue Curse Seal," and then, after learning about the Root organization, he could release the seal.

Thinking about this, Danzo felt like a monkey being played for a fool, while he smugly assumed the other party was unaware. His face turned green with rage, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Hiruzen! Fine! Fine! All these years you've been playing me for a fool!"

He could already imagine that everything within his Root organization was under Hiruzen Sarutobi's watchful eye. All his smugness about his secret plans had turned out to be nothing more than that of a clown.

At this moment, the Third Hokage, wearily puffing on the pipe in his mouth in his office, slowly exhaled a thick smoke before frowning as he looked at the intelligence coming from the border.

"Well, thankfully the shadow of World War III hasn't yet shaken off the major powers. Hopefully, the provocations from some smaller countries will bring stability soon."

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly had to step forward and shoulder the burden alone. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't under a lot of pressure. The village was home to the extremely dangerous Uchiha clan, who were known as the most powerful clan in the ninja world.

Some small countries along the border want to provoke another war between the major powers in order to weaken them, while spies from various countries are constantly probing Konoha's strength and weaknesses.

Konoha has just lost its youngest and shortest-serving Fourth Hokage, as well as a large number of elite ninjas; it's truly a turbulent time.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but look at the photos of the Hokage on the wall. When he saw the last one with that golden, youthful, and sunny smile, he couldn't help but sigh, "Minato, you've really left me with a mess."

The loss of so many elite ninjas means that many departments are short-staffed, and now it is up to the various clans and his Sarutobi clan to fill the gaps. Recently, he has also noticed that the gradually stabilizing borders seem to make some people in the clan reluctant to give up the power they have.

Beset by internal and external troubles, this is the current state of Konoha.

"Lord Hokage, this is all the information on Uchiha Yoru."

A dark figure flashed by, clearly an ANBU ninja, and immediately presented a stack of intelligence reports in front of and behind the Hokage's desk. Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but show a solemn expression.

In this turbulent time, Orochimaru actually took in a disciple from the Uchiha clan. What exactly happened?

"Orochimaru, are you using the Uchiha's power for the sake of the Hokage position? Or is this a conspiracy by the Uchiha clan?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself as he opened Uchiha Yoru's file. It contained detailed records of everything from his birth at the Ninja Academy to his conflicts with other students, including who he had argued with and fought with. It was truly meticulous.

Upon seeing all the information, Hiruzen Sarutobi's brows furrowed even more, and he made loud smacking noises from the pipe dangling from his lips.

"Did he awaken the Sharingan on the night of the Nine-Tails' death? Was it out of fear or anger? Was he an orphan, or did he awaken it out of anger over the immense losses suffered by Konoha?"

As a disciple of the Second Hokage, he had a very clear understanding of the Uchiha clan, so he muttered to himself. Finally, Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes and noticed an inconspicuous piece of information.

On a white sheet of paper, it was clearly written that Kurenai Yuhi, the daughter of the deceased elite Jonin Shinku, had an ambiguous relationship with him.

Greedy! Lustful?

Thank you to brother "Pigeon Spirit Ocean" for the 100 Qidian coins reward.

(End of this chapter)