I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 268 Jiraiya is startled (Seeking monthly votes)

Despite it being the middle of summer, Jiraiya was pale and sweating profusely.

Damn it! Naruto's got a problem. What kind of kid is this determined?

At first, he thought the child was just thick-skinned and inherited his mother's personality, but now he thinks there's definitely something wrong!

Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoru, standing to the side, slightly curled the corners of his mouth and shook his head with a smile.

It would be a miracle if there weren't any problems with the reincarnations of Asura and Indra. Damn it, generation after generation, the Asura's personality seems to be the same.

You say there's no problem? That's bullshit.

He never lies; Naruto Uzumaki's soul definitely contains the power of Ashura, which is the noblest bloodline in the ninja world today.

As long as you, Jiraiya, keep investigating, you won't fail to find anything, not even the slightest clue.

The seed has been planted; all that's left is for Jiraiya to realize the problem.

Uchiha Yoru did so much, but the most important thing was that he really had a headache dealing with Naruto; he wasn't lying.

This Naruto is really problematic. His brainwashing methods, including having Shisui test them secretly, are simply not working.

Otherwise, with Naruto and Sasuke as his two trump cards, he would have the final say on the future of the ninja world. Unfortunately, Naruto has problems, so he would definitely kick this problematic person out of the game first.

Let Jiraiya take Naruto outside, so he doesn't interfere with his village's rule. After all, he's already having a headache dealing with Naruto's talk-no-jutsu, and he can't just kill this brat, can he? What if the Sage of Six Paths shows up and kills him?

It's hard to say, and he even suspected that the Sage of Six Paths had been hiding in the shadows all along.

After all, Naruto Uzumaki should have died several times. The most typical example is when his heart stopped beating in Tanabata, and Kurama closed his eyes and waited to die, but he survived? There might be some trickery behind the scenes.

I don't want this generation of Asura to perish.

Therefore, he cannot attack Naruto, so there is only one possibility.

"Jiraiya, haha, these are just some of my guesses."

Seeing that Uchiha Yoru seemed to be comforting him, Jiraiya, whose face was full of ugliness, waved his hand and said, "Don't try to comfort me."

"If there really is someone operating in the shadows, then there truly is an unseen hand manipulating something in the ninja world."

Jiraiya could not help but be wary of such manipulative methods.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Uchiha Yoru smiled inwardly. "You, Uzumaki Naruto, may have a powerful persuasive ability, but when everyone has doubts about you and no one believes you, what are you going to do?"

Of course, this suspicion isn't meant to do anything to you. At the very least, when you're spouting those passionate, idiotic slogans every day, people won't be easily fooled.

He didn't want to have worked so hard to build up such a large force, only to have Shisui and his group end up siding with Naruto because of the protagonist's talk-no-jutsu.

Then everyone shouted at him, and everyone understood each other. This is true peace!

"Nonsense!" Uchiha Yoru sneered. He believed that when Naruto Uzumaki used his talk-no-jutsu in the future, at least his own people would be wary in advance.

Here they come! Here they come! What is the purpose of this person behind the scenes manipulating this child like this?

"Naruto, it's me!"

Jiraiya's expression turned somewhat grim. At this moment, he wondered whether he should take Naruto with him or not.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Yoru exclaimed inwardly, "You, Jiraiya, cannot back down! Take him away! Take him away quickly! Don't let him interfere with my plans!"

"Jiraiya, Orochimaru is the only one who has studied the soul, but I think you should at most test him out. Don't alert him. After all, someone with such abilities probably wields power that could bring catastrophe to the ninja world."

Uchiha Yoru spoke in a deep voice with a solemn expression, and Jiraiya nodded in agreement. If even this brat was so wary of him, Jiraiya must be sweating profusely at the mastermind behind him.

The ninja world seems to be hiding a huge secret.

"Also, Jiraiya, I hope you won't reveal Naruto's soul to anyone. This is top secret! Not even the sages of Mount Myōboku!"

Finally, to prevent any accidents, Uchiha Yoru spoke in a deep voice, after all, in the original work, the methods of the three great summoning holy lands were still very powerful.

"Who do you take me for?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya patted his chest and solemnly assured him.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. The more people know, the greater the chance of something going wrong. I understand that principle."

With Uchiha Yoru in such a state, how could Jiraiya remain inactive?

However, Jiraiya was still secretly alarmed. He could not tell the sage of Mount Myōboku, but he could do it in another way. For example, he could say that he had discovered a powerful force within Naruto, a force that was not the Nine-Tails, but seemed to come from his soul.

Using this excuse to find the Great Sage should be a way to test whether Naruto has any problems.

However, Jiraiya was unaware that Uchiha Yoru had already secretly informed all his trusted ninjas of his analysis that Naruto was suspicious. Of course, this was top secret, even the most confidential information in his mind had been sealed away.

"Then Naruto, I will!" At this moment, Jiraiya's hesitant expression turned into a determined look.

"How about I don't teach Naruto his powerful ninjutsu yet?"

Goodness, seeing how cooperative Jiraiya was, Uchiha Yoru immediately smiled, but he shook his head.

"Jiraiya, we don't know what the person behind this is plotting, or what Naruto could possibly be plotting. Just train Naruto normally and make him a qualified ninja. As for the rest of the nonsense."

At this point, Uchiha Yoru revealed a meaningful expression, which made Jiraiya smile wryly and wave his hands repeatedly.

"Don't worry, I will never teach Naruto any messy will or anything like that. I'm not like you and the Third Hokage."

"Jiraiya, perhaps you've misunderstood me. I think you should instruct Naruto to become a pure ninja, and then secretly observe Naruto's changes. If he really continues to pursue some nonsensical idea that understanding is the key to peace, then there's a problem."

Someone trained as a pure ninja should, in theory, become a simple ninja and not have many messy thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya visibly frowned. Wouldn't that turn Naruto into a weapon?

Uchiha Yoru was prepared, and he smiled with narrowed eyes, saying, "When the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, sealed the Nine-Tails, only half of it was sealed inside Naruto. The other half was sealed by Orochimaru, and Konoha will have a new Jinchuriki in the future."

"I can promise you, Jiraiya, that after Naruto inherits the identity of the Fourth Hokage's son, he will enjoy a future as a true ninja, not as a weapon. You can rest assured. This is information about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Karin's information appeared directly on the tea table between the two. Jiraiya stared wide-eyed, thinking, "Good heavens, just how many trump cards has this brat been hiding?"

They actually conspired with Orochimaru to create a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who was from the Uzumaki clan!

"This child has inherited the true Uzumaki bloodline and has already awakened. Karin will then replace Naruto and become the village's Jinchūriki. So don't worry, I will not use Naruto as a tool or weapon."

At this moment, Jiraiya fell silent. Everyone has selfish desires. He didn't want Minato's children to become tools, but he couldn't stop the village from being without tools.

Jinchuriki have always been tools of the five great ninja villages, and also their strongest weapons.

"Okay, I will make Naruto a true ninja."

With Jiraiya's promise, Uchiha Yoru chuckled and nodded, then whispered towards the outside of the room, "Karin, you can come in now."

Jiraiya had just noticed someone at the door, but he assumed it was Uchiha Yoru's guard.

However, as the wooden sliding door opened, a red-haired girl wearing glasses walked in respectfully.

"Ya-sama! Jiraiya-sama."

The girl was extremely respectful, but Jiraiya felt somewhat embarrassed. After all, it was a cruel choice for two children, and he had just chosen the other one in front of them.

Isn't that too cruel for a child?

"Karin, you heard what I just said. What's your choice?"

Uchiha Yoru smiled gently, while Shanks Karin raised her head and revealed a determined expression.

"Lord Yoru, please don't abandon me! I'm willing to replace Naruto Uzumaki and become the strongest weapon in your hands."

"Karin, you're not being good." A gentle hand rubbed against her red hair, and Uchiha Yoru shook his head with a smile.

"Although you are the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, I will take you as my disciple. From now on, I will be your teacher, and we will be family, not tools or weapons."

"Naruto Uzumaki has a problem, which is why I wanted to ask you. If you don't want to, I won't force you."

However, when Karin heard this, her eyes widened and her little head shook like a rattle drum. How could she refuse?

"Lord Yoru, Karin is willing to stay by your side."

At this moment, Karin cried out in her heart, "I can stay by Yoru-sama's side now, and the little notebook contains the secrets that teacher and student must tell each other..."

Jiraiya, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. Although the red-haired girl was wearing glasses, her misty eyes were clearly gleaming with an inexplicable burning light.

That brat! Absolutely! Absolutely!

She's just like the Third Hokage and Orochimaru, all of them are trying to bewitch people. It's obvious that Jiraiya, being a virgin, didn't think that much, or rather, he never imagined that such a young girl would be so precocious.

"Jiraiya-sama, I'm your fan! Today I finally met the real Jiraiya-sama."

Karin was so excited to be able to stay by Uchiha Yoru's side that she became somewhat incoherent, her trembling hands taking out a pink novel from her weapon pouch.

[The Secret My Teacher and I Had to Tell (from the Intimate Paradise Series)]

What the hell!

Upon seeing the book, Jiraiya's eyes widened in surprise. When he turned around, he saw Uchiha Yoru's gloomy and menacing expression.

"Kid, no! Night! Let me explain, this book is just a pure love story, let me explain..."

The naive Karin had no idea how much influence the romance novel she was reading had.

Jiraiya, on the verge of tears, quickly signed his name. This truly is a pure love story.

"Karin, read this book from now on."

Uchiha Yoru glared at Jiraiya, thinking he was a terrible person, and then took out a red book from the side.

When Karin received it, her eyes lit up immediately. She carefully placed it in her bosom, as if it were a precious item, rather than in her knife pouch.

At Uchiha Yoru's gesture, Karin respectfully knelt behind her teacher, then looked up and followed their gaze to the two people outside the window.

At this moment, Karin thought to herself with even more pride, "I really have to thank you two, otherwise how could I be able to stay by Lord Yoru's side?"

"Haha, don't worry, I'll be back when Naruto graduates. After all, he still has to take the Ninja Graduation Exam."

While Uchiha Yoru and Jiraiya were chatting, Karin's gaze from behind grew increasingly sinister.

"Such warm and sweet chakra, Lord Yoru, no! Master Yoru's chakra is also so terrifyingly powerful..."

Under the influence of a ninja's five senses, Uchiha Yoru was somewhat speechless; the girls in the ninja world were indeed precocious.

……

"Fifth Hokage, I am ordered to carry out a mission and need your Anbu's assistance."

Kakashi Hatake arrived at the hospital and saw Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, leisurely leaning back in her chair, enjoying an afternoon drink.

Kakashi's lips twitched at this sight; Lady Tsunade was completely shifting the blame to Yoru.

"Oh, it's Kakashi. Let me see the mission."

Tsunade looked quite relaxed. Kakashi could clearly see the three girls in the medical room. One was a girl from the Yamanaka family with a determined look, another was a girl from the Hyuga main family who was a bit shy, and the last one seemed to be a little girl from Kirigakure, but he didn't recognize her.

"I see. So you need the Byakugan Blue from the Mist Ninja to go on the mission with you. It just so happens that I was planning to have Tenzang leave the Anbu and become a Jonin of Konoha as Yamato. Let's take this mission as the first step."

Tsunade let out a hearty laugh and waved her hand, leaving her chakra mark, along with a coded signature, on the scroll.

Kakashi only needs to take this quest scroll to the two of them, and they will naturally go.

Mei Terumi specifically left in Konoha to handle affairs, as the Byakugan's abilities are undeniable.

"Lady Tsunade, I must take my leave now."

Kakashi Hatake respectfully withdrew, leaving only three young girls in the medical room. Sweat beaded on their foreheads as they frantically used their crude medical ninjutsu to treat the fish on the operating table.

"Ino, here you go."

A soft, sweet voice came from behind. Yamanaka Ino, who had lost her parents, was more mature and determined than in the original story. She turned her head and saw Hinata's shy expression, while carefully placing two candies on the table.

Ino has matured, but his thin physique clearly shows signs of malnutrition, indicating that he did not have a good life with the mountain clan.

After all, ninjas consume a lot of chakra during training, and they need a certain amount of nutrition to sustain them. After all, no one is the protagonist or a Jinchuriki.

"Thanks."

Ino felt a warm feeling in her heart when she saw Hinata Hyuga, her shy classmate. She knew that her body was weak and that prolonged chakra release would make her dizzy, which was caused by malnutrition.

Hinata, being thoughtful and gentle, clearly noticed this problem and carefully handed over the prepared candy during class.

Looking at the sweet candy, Ino smiled.

Tsunade, who was slacking off, saw the friendship between the three and nodded in approval. She also knew about Ino, but that was just the ninja world.

However, Ino directed all her hatred from back then at the Nara and Akimichi clans, believing that they abandoned her father, which led to the final outcome.

Tsunade shook her head at all of this. She could see Ino's loyalty to Konoha and that she would not betray her. Therefore, she never thought of harboring any resentment towards the Third Hokage and Uchiha Yoru from their past conflicts.

But why should she worry about that? The future of the ninja world, and this brat's schemes, will probably shift the village's internal strife to the outside world.

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