Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 45 The Curtain Falls and the Three-Body Technique

Three days later!

News spread that Sakumo Hatake, known as the "White Fang of Konoha," had committed suicide. This powerful and gentle white-haired man ultimately ended his life in this way.

Upon first hearing this news, the Third Hokage was momentarily stunned and filled with regret. He had never imagined things would develop this way.

His original plan was to use this incident to damage White Fang's reputation and add a stain to his record. He wanted to teach Hatake Sakumo a lesson, to show him what a ninja's duty is. He should simply be a sharp, honest blade.

Is it to uphold one's own ninja way? Or is it to blame me for turning a blind eye?

Is anyone watching? There's nobody watching.

Sitting behind the Hokage's desk, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, looked up at the photos of past Hokage on the wall. The figures in the photos were soulless, silently gazing—gazing at the Hokage, gazing at the village.

Did I do something wrong? But I was trying to protect the village!

Upon receiving this news, the heads of the various clans in Konoha were all shocked. That figure, unstoppable on the battlefield, whose brilliance shone through.

That man who made protecting the village and his comrades his "ninja way"...

He died silently in his own home, by his own hand. He also died amidst the gossip and rumors. Suddenly, they all fell silent, looking towards the Hokage Building, as if they understood something. ...

Even ordinary ninjas were greatly impacted.

From that moment on, they knew how to choose between their companions and their mission...

Was it to uphold his ninja way, a path he had followed his entire life but which was rejected by the village? Or was it resentment towards the Third Hokage for turning a blind eye to the matter? Or perhaps guilt stemming from the mission's failure? Or… for his young son?

The reasons for these events are now lost to history following Sakumo Hatake's suicide.

Ironically, with the news of "White Fang's" death spreading, the villagers who had surrounded the Hatake residence and hurled insults, along with his companions who had accused him of abandoning his mission to save them, all vanished overnight, as if they had never existed. Even the adults in the village deliberately avoided the topic in their casual conversations.

In the end, all that remained was a five-year-old child, an empty mansion, and a broken heart.

Another orphan has been added to Konoha's list...

Let's observe three minutes of silence for this "Konoha White Fang".

At this moment, Toshiro was sitting cross-legged at the low table in his study. Sunlight streamed in through the window, illuminating his back and the scrolls, notebooks, and manuscripts piled on his desk.

At this time, he was studying ninjutsu, or more precisely, the Three Body Techniques, which were required for graduation from the Ninja Academy.

Many predecessors who traveled through time only valued the Substitution Technique among the Three Body Techniques, while disregarding the Clone Technique and Transformation Technique. In Toshiro's view, this was a biased approach.

The Substitution Technique is certainly important, allowing one to use a pre-prepared substitute to take an attack in their place, while the original person seizes the opportunity to launch an attack or disengage from the battle.

This is certainly a miraculous skill for saving one's life.

Later, Orochimaru developed the Orochi-ryu Substitution Technique, which could even erase any damage the body had suffered. While it was certainly disgusting, its effects were incredibly powerful.

First, let's talk about the Shadow Clone Technique. The Shadow Clone Technique taught at the Ninja Academy uses chakra to create a clone without a physical form, in order to confuse the enemy. That's all well and good.

However, advanced clone techniques, such as Shadow Clone, can carry the wearer's consciousness. Furthermore, they can transmit the consciousness back to the original body after the clone dissipates.

This brings us to the advanced applications of chakra and the purpose of the Ninja Cult. Using chakra as a bond, it enables the exchange and sharing of human consciousness, thereby bringing peace.

In the original work, both Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki used chakra to seal parts of their consciousness into Naruto's body. There was also the "Spiritualization Technique" mastered by the short-lived Dan Kato.

Furthermore, they went a step further by using chakra to carry their own soul.

These all vaguely resemble the technique of creating clones, only differing in the direction and extent of their application.

Let's go back to the transformation technique.

Transformation techniques are generally considered useless by ninjas. Whether it's transforming into objects, stones, or blocks of wood to deceive enemies during battle, or using transformation techniques to become other people or ninjas during missions, the primary purpose is to deceive and confuse opponents.

This method of use is basically ineffective against experienced ninjas or those with special perception or bloodline limits.

However, the Sarutobi clan's summoning beast, "Enma," has brought a different application and level of mastery to the transformation technique. Not only can it become indestructible, but it can also stretch and shrink, becoming as thick or thin as desired.

He also didn't believe that the Akimichi clan's multiplication technique could turn them into real giants simply because they ate more meat.

Whether it's the physical body, bones, internal organs, or anything else—making a person grow to enormous size and then shrinking back to their original size—it's absurd to even think about; the founding fathers of medical schools must be turning in their graves. He's more inclined to believe that this is a transformation technique combined with Yang Escape, resulting in a change.

Some of the multiplication techniques can even expand to any desired area. If we figure this out, wouldn't we be able to build a harem at will?

Uh! It seems some weird stuff has snuck in...

There have been many changes in their teamwork, and Orochimaru deserves special mention here.

In the original work, Orochimaru's "Hidden Shadow Snake Hands" was more likely a combination of a clone technique and a transformation technique than a slightly more complex summoning technique.

Use chakra to create a separate entity. Then use a transformation technique to transform it into a python to attack or bind the enemy.

Take Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword, for example. During his battle with Naruto at the Tenchi Bridge, he split the Kusanagi sword into dozens, even hundreds, of pieces, each extending hundreds of meters in length. Isn't that just a watered-down version of the Shadow Clone Technique combined with the Enma (Monkey King) transformation technique?

Orochimaru even transformed his entire lower body into that of a python, using snake-like movements. He simply couldn't imagine how a human could transform a body into another animal. If so, what else could it be but a transformation technique? Was it merely scientific modification? He doubted it!

Even Itachi, beloved by many netizens in his previous life, summoned a crow with Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan from Naruto's body during the Fourth Shinobi World War. Was that crow truly a summoning beast? To him, it seemed more like a combination of Shadow Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, and Sealing Technique.

Otherwise, how could a crow survive for so long inside Naruto's body without water, food, or air? It was also able to withstand the power of Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan.

Is anyone watching? It seems like there's not much activity.

(End of this chapter)