I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 457 The Uchiha Clan's Demise!

The shocking information left even the worldly-wise Uchiha Shisui speechless.

The beast who slaughtered his own clan was the son of the Fugaku clan chief?

The son of the Fugaku clan chief killed the Fugaku clan chief, Mikoto, and all the other ninjas and ordinary people in the clan with his own hands.

Uchiha Shisui was completely stunned. Even his pair of scarlet, cold Mangekyou Sharingan stopped spinning, like a machine that had exploded after being overloaded.

"Uchiha Itachi..."

Minato Namikaze glanced at Shisui Uchiha with a hint of pity.

Because of the good relationship between Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha, Minato Namikaze was also very clear about Mikoto Uchiha's family situation.

Several years ago, when Mikoto Uchiha gave birth, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were invited to visit the Uchiha clan.

Minato Namikaze didn't have a deep impression of the child named "Uchiha Itachi," but he occasionally heard from Kushina that Uchiha Itachi was a genius with extremely high ninja talent.

In the end, it turned out that Itachi Uchiha didn't channel his talent into something meaningful...

Tsunade also looked somewhat wistful.

The Senju and Uchiha clans have been fighting each other for so many years.

Although the outcome had already been decided in my great-grandfather's generation.

However, excluding the great-grandfather and Madara Uchiha, the overall strength of the Senju and Uchiha clans is roughly equal.

The result was that this powerful super ninja clan was actually wiped out by one of its own kind...

Life is truly unpredictable.

Nara Rinka patted Uchiha Shisui on the shoulder.

He had known about the annihilation of the Uchiha clan for a long time.

Unlike Naruto Uzumaki, who knew nothing and only received some scattered news and rumors from outsiders, this "outsider" was different.

Nara Rinkei has a deeper understanding of the annihilation of the Uchiha clan.

The annihilation of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Itachi, that executioner, is beyond redemption.

Killing parents and slaughtering relatives.

Such a horrific event, let alone in the ninja world, would be considered an unforgivable and heinous crime in any other world.

Nara Rankei didn't have a positive view of Uchiha Itachi, and even felt that the word "beast" wasn't aggressive enough.

However, it must be admitted that...

While Itachi Uchiha certainly bears responsibility for the destruction of the Uchiha clan, others are also implicated.

Even the Uchiha clan itself cannot escape blame.

Nara Rankei, from the perspective of the reader, will give a general overview of the Uchiha clan's demise.

In his view, when Tobirama Senju established the Police Department, he bound the Uchiha clan's power to this single department, which already reflected a certain degree of isolation towards the Uchiha.

Of course, from Konoha's perspective, this is not a big problem.

After all, those who know Tobirama Senju understand his temperament.

It's like that well-known rumor.

If a dog from the Inuzuka clan barked twice, Tobirama Senju would blame it as "the evil Uchiha."

Moreover, Tobirama Senju was not a junior like Hiruzen Sarutobi, who grew up in the ninja village era.

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, is a legendary figure who fought alongside his brother and Madara Uchiha from the Warring States period.

From Tobirama Senju's perspective, what exactly is the Uchiha clan?

Having fought the Senju clan for centuries, the mental state of ninja clan members is extremely unstable. Once subjected to great stimulation, they are prone to going berserk and losing control...

There are similar cases in the ninja world to refer to, such as the Uchiha clan.

The neighboring Hidden Mist Village—or rather, the Kaguya clan of the neighboring Land of Water!

The same long history, the same powerful bloodline, the same madness and rage...

The Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse) is not much better in terms of its (negative) reputation than the Uchiha clan's Sharingan!

Even if we remove the distant history of the two clans fighting each other, and focus on the eve of the Ninja Village era...

His elder brother, Hashirama Senju, defeated Madara Uchiha, but forcibly arranged a marriage—no, an alliance—with him, inviting the Uchiha clan to join hands in establishing Konoha.

People always say that the Senju and Uchiha clans joined forces to establish Konoha.

However, the Senju clan was stronger than the Uchiha clan, which was an indisputable fact at the time!

If we compare Konoha to a company, the Senju clan is the largest shareholder, while the Uchiha clan is only the second largest shareholder.

At least in Tobirama Senju's view, the Uchiha clan was absolutely inferior to the Senju clan.

However, Konoha was newly established and everything needed to be rebuilt.

Hashirama Senju became the First Hokage.

In contrast, Madara Uchiha left the village without saying a word.

Before leaving, Madara Uchiha even planned to take the Uchiha clan ninjas with him!

What does this even mean?

Later, Madara Uchiha captured the Nine-Tails from the wild and used it to attack Konoha.

If Hashirama Senju hadn't been so powerful, he could have easily defeated Madara Uchiha and Kurama at the same time.

Konoha might even be destroyed in Madara Uchiha's attack!

They betrayed the village and attacked it.

With these two messy incidents preceding it.

Tobirama Senju merely established a police department, confining the Uchiha clan to this special department, and he also took in Uchiha Kagami as a disciple (or subordinate).

Some people say that Tobirama Senju treated the Uchiha clan differently.

But with a "patriarch" like Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju was already considered to have been quite good-natured not to wipe out the Uchiha clan!

In Nara Rinka's eyes, the destruction of the Uchiha clan was the only concern; Tobirama Senju was not a major problem.

The real problem lies with Obito Uchiha!

Tobirama Senju's disciples largely inherited their teacher's philosophy and also took over his authority.

Putting aside everything else, Danzo Shimura definitely maintained a degree of wariness towards the Uchiha clan!

Before the end of the Third Shinobi World War, Danzo Shimura hadn't made any moves, since the Uchiha clan was still fighting alongside Konoha at that time.

But how much did Konoha suffer during the Nine-Tails' rampage?

The Fourth Hokage and his wife, the Third Hokage's wife, and a large number of skilled ninjas were all dead.

If the culprit cannot be found, then so be it; Konoha will simply have to accept their bad luck.

The tailed beasts have gone berserk, and so have other villages.

When the Nine-Tails' rampage broke out, almost all the Konoha ninjas who participated in the battle could see the huge Sharingan in the Nine-Tails' eye sockets!

From Konoha's perspective, who wouldn't suspect the Uchiha?

After the Nine-Tails' attack, Konoha reorganized the village and separated the Uchiha clan, which was also for this reason.

Why is the Uchiha clan the prime suspect?

The two sides have clashed many times over this.

What is the outcome of friction?

The Uchiha clan is planning a rebellion...

Ok.

Nara Rinka didn't know how to describe the Uchiha clan's brain circuits.

It's not impossible for subordinates to overthrow their superiors.

But could you be more discreet? More decisive? More reliable?

The rebellion failed, and the entire group was wiped out.

Itachi Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha...