I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 42 Still Water! For the Village!

Inside an unassuming office in the police department.

"Brother Ye, these days everyone in the village is saying that the Uchiha clan, relying on their noble birth, arrests and punishes every commoner ninja who makes a mistake, but turns a blind eye to the major noble families in the village. The police department has long been corrupt."

At this moment, Shisui clearly showed a sense of frustration, while Uchiha Yoru, upon hearing this, feigned a melancholy and worried expression, but in the end, it turned into a resolute one.

"Shisui, you must understand, this is all for the sake of Konoha's stability."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui's young face showed even more frustration, and he couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "Brother Night, how come there are so many Root missions that can't be done in the open! So many!"

After talking for a while, Uchiha Shisui still couldn't say anything, but Uchiha Yoru sighed softly, "Shisui, you have to understand, the village is going through a difficult time right now, and special times call for special measures."

In this part of the shady missions, almost everything is done to the death. As for wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice? Well, I can only say sorry, the one who gives the orders is the top brass, he doesn't know whether it's right or wrong.

Where there is light, there is darkness. No matter how selfless the Third Hokage was, without darkness, where would the light come from?

The Sarutobi clan's formation of an army in the later stages of the anime was nothing but a boast. Without years of accumulated experience, the Sarutobi army would never have existed.

"Shisui, the Sarutobi clan, now that the Third Hokage is in charge, needs you, so there are some things you just need to understand and keep to yourself."

The Konoha pie is only so big; if the Sarutobi clan wants to grow, they need to threaten the interests of others.

With Uchiha Yoru present, the nature of some missions naturally began to change, such as the Umino Itsuki they needed to deal with secretly right now.

Chunin Umino Kiku was captured by the Land of Grass for half a month during a mission and is suspected of leaking information and becoming an inside agent.

The word "suspected" is enough, especially since the other party is just an ordinary Chunin. Better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free—isn't that very much the Root's style?

This was the root's mission, but its nature changed slightly in the hands of the night.

That means Umino Itsuki owns three shops. After all, almost the entire Kurama family died, so naturally, they inherited a considerable amount of wealth.

Since Umino Iki was suspected of being eliminated, the assets needed to be transferred. However, Yoru didn't want to support the enemy (Root), so he came up with this plan.

"Shisui, these three shops were secretly given to Sarutobi Hijiki. The police department's cover is that Umino Itsuki has already betrayed us while we were prisoners, and our assets have been confiscated."

"The proceeds were left to this man's nephew, Umino Iruka, with 200,000 yen; the rest was confiscated. The research at Root requires substantial funding!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Yoru's eyes revealed a deep glint, and he felt no remorse whatsoever for abusing his power for personal gain. Since his clan would be finished anyway, he wanted to seize the opportunity to make money! Make money! Make money!

Shisui naturally understood what he meant, but it was precisely because he understood that he gave a wry smile. Wasn't the so-called Root research funding just Orochimaru-sama needing funds?

"Remember to make it clear that after these three shops are given to Sarutobi Hiyuki, half of the shops' future income will belong to the Uchiha clan."

Abusing power for personal gain naturally requires silencing everyone. Giving it to the Sarutobi clan ninjas means that this despicable act will inevitably drag others down with it, and the Sarutobi clan, which the Hokage attacked, is a perfect example.

Similarly, by exploiting the root of the problem, after I complete the mission for you, I also give the Sarutobi clan the lion's share of the profits. Isn't that also a form of indirect goodwill?

In the end, the Uchiha clan only received half of the shop's revenue. It can be said that Root simply talked the talk, while the Sarutobi clan sat at home, and Root's mission was accomplished, with the Sarutobi clan's money falling from the sky.

In contrast, the Uchiha clan's Inui rightfully received his reward for doing the dirty and tiring work.

Of the three, only the Uchiha are actually doing the work. What more do you want?

"Sarutobi Higetsu is the squad leader who carries out a mission in the Land of Grass."

The jarring scene in the data caught Shisui's eye: the squad leader of the mission had returned alive, while the team members were either dead or captured, including Umino Itsuki.

Upon witnessing this scene, Shisui couldn't help but fall into deep suspicion. Could this suspected betrayal be Sarutobi Hiugeki's attempt to erase this stain on his ninja career?

Seemingly sensing Shisui's suspicion, Uchiha Yoru lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, "Shisui, ninjas are weapons, they don't need emotions. This is what the ninja academy taught us. At the same time, ninjas do need emotions. I don't know right from wrong, and no one has told us."

"But all I know about all this is that even if we Uchiha don't do it, other ninjas will. So for the Uchiha, for Konoha."

For Konoha? What a proud statement it once was, but after witnessing too much darkness, Shisui's unwavering belief began to waver.

Was all of this really for Konoha? Why is it that the Uchiha are the ones doing the dirty work, the Root are the ones being ruthless and heartless, and Sarutobi, who does nothing and seems to know nothing, is the ultimate beneficiary?

Inside the dimly lit cell, the barrier prevented any sound from being heard outside, but from inside came a series of pitiful wails.

"Haha, you Uchiha bastards, I knew it! I was just drunk and caused a disturbance, how did this get to you? So you're all in cahoots with Sarutobi Hitsuki."

At this moment, a Uchiha ninja from the police department, his eyes gleaming coldly, said in a deep voice while continuing to inflict torture: "Listen to me. As long as you personally write this letter of repentance and are willing to hand over these three shops to Sarutobi Hiyori as compensation, I will give you a quick death."

"Pah!" At this moment, Umino Itsuki revealed a ferocious smile and spat out a mouthful of blood.

However, just as the torture was about to continue, the cell door opened, and the light that was revealed made Umino Itsuki squint uncomfortably, while the Uchiha ninja beside him respectfully stood up.

"Captain Shisui."

The one who walked in was naturally Uchiha Shisui. With a wave of his hand, the ninja in the cell naturally understood what he meant, nodded slightly, and turned to leave, while the cell door closed again.

At that moment, Umino Itsuki looked up, his swollen eyes staring at the Uchiha ninja before him, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Yo, isn't this Shisui, the genius ninja of the Uchiha clan? How come even a genius has fallen so low? Becoming a lackey of Sarutobi Hijiki?"

Shisui's calm face remained expressionless, but in an instant, blood-red Sharingan with three tomoe appeared in his eye sockets, and then his expression began to glaze over.

Then, in the silent cell, Shisui would say a sentence, and Umino would say a sentence, while simultaneously leaving their handwriting and fingerprints on the confession.

The confession is quite simple: after being captured in the Land of Grass, Umino Itsuki couldn't withstand the pressure and chose to reveal the village's secret, leading to the mission's failure. As the captain of the mission, Sarutobi Hijiki was naturally implicated.

Overwhelmed with remorse, he was willing to give three shops under his name, Umino, to Captain Sarutobi Hiyori as compensation.

Looking at the confession in his hand, Shisui gave a self-deprecating smile. Then, after the cell door opened, Shisui left the cell after uttering a single sentence.

"Let his family see him one last time."

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