Konoha: This Uchiha is going a bit too far.

Chapter 188 A Tragic Future, Third Generation: I Even Have to Watch Their Funeral? (7K Transitional Chapter)

Seeing the three figures that suddenly appeared in front of him, Onoki was really finding it hard to stay calm.

Although Onoki had considered the possibility that these people might appear, since these guys always seemed to show up whenever they were about to make a big move.

However, considering that the timing of this group's appearance was uncertain and the intervals between their appearances seemed rather long, Onoki kept reassuring himself despite his worries.

No, you won't be that unlucky.

Besides, even if we're really that unlucky, so what? This time, so many people have gathered that it can be said that all the Kage have been assembled, except for the Hokage.

With such a powerful army, what can Uchiha Hagoromo, or even Uchiha Madara, possibly do?

However, just as he blurted out those words in a moment of uncontrollable excitement, something terrifying actually happened!

He was no longer thinking about "I'm not afraid even if Madara Uchiha comes"; he was now thinking, "Why is this guy here again?!"

"How pathetic. Is this the only way you can fantasize about victory?"

Yuri herself hadn't expected Onoki to pull this stunt on her, which made her feel both amused and helpless.

Just how much psychological trauma did Madara Uchiha inflict on Onoki that he still thinks about him even now?

In fact, Yuzhi sometimes thought that since this guy was targeting Konoha so much, especially after he showed amazing strength, they should have stopped.

After all, he, Hikaru, and Shisui had truly swept through the entire Cloud Village's main force.

Even if it's not as powerful as Madara Uchiha with the Dragon Vein power and Nine-Tails chakra, this explosive power is beyond imagination.

Besides, although Yuzhi has been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding taking action against Konoha, they have still fought against Konoha before.

When they captured the Four-Tails, he and Hikaru fought against Jiraiya and Kakashi.

Even if it wasn't a powerful blow, just tell me if you actually made a move?

In this situation, anyone else would have started thinking about how to unite, but this guy ended up joining forces with the Hidden Cloud Village.

"Could it be that when they assassinated the Third Hokage, Hikaru and I displayed our potential, which filled Onoki with apprehension?"

Haori and Onoki didn't have much contact; the only things he could remember were those few meetings.

The fact that Onoki was willing to fight Konoha head-on after only a few times must be due to the fear Madara Uchiha instilled in him, combined with his own talent, to make that decision.

Madara Uchiha, what a menace!

Just as Yuzhi was pondering, the surrounding ninjas seemed to have noticed the commotion and immediately surrounded her.

However, the three of them, including Hagoromo, remained indifferent to this, simply standing leisurely on the treetops and watching Onoki with a detached air.

Onoki seemed to have regained some of his senses by this time. His gaze remained gloomy, as if he could not forget the time when this person in front of him had swept away his large force.

"Whether it's a fantasy or not is not for you to decide. This person doesn't belong to this world at all. The place you should go is a pure land!"

Onoki glared at Haori and spoke loudly and honestly. He paused slightly before continuing his angry speech.

"Besides, I said it myself: neither you nor anyone else can achieve what you want!"

You, this "other person," could it be me?

Yuzhi's expression was somewhat strange; it seemed that Onoki had truly been bewitched by Uchiha Madara.

However, it must be said that it was precisely his fear of Madara Uchiha that allowed him to regain his composure after being brutally beaten.

He even found something he had long lost, something called the "Will of Stone".

Unfortunately, Yuzhi was also somewhat amused at this moment. He crossed his arms and looked at the growing crowd. He smiled and said.

"Being assertive is a good trait, but it's foolish to be oblivious to the difference in ability even after realizing the gap between you and others."

As he spoke, he landed steadily on the ground.

He looked up and around. He was now surrounded by a dense swarm of ninjas, and he noticed that many of the Iwa ninjas looked fearful.

It's unclear whether they were survivors from the last time or people filled with fear because of the legend.

Onoki followed his movements, his gaze fixed on him, a mixture of fear and determination in his eyes.

Upon seeing this, Yuzhi chuckled softly, then asked sarcastically.

"What's with that look in your eyes, you two-Libra brat? You don't still want to fight me even now, do you?"

I thought you understood the gap after the previous setbacks, but it seems you haven't learned your lesson.

Onoki closed his eyes slightly, as if the painful memories resurfaced in his mind as Haori spoke.

But soon he opened his eyes again, and this time there seemed to be something different in his eyes, and his emotions became even more intense.

He stared at the three of them, including Yuzhi, for a long while before speaking in a deep voice.

"Yes, I've long understood the gap between us, but sometimes, understanding the gap isn't enough to make you back down!"

At this point, his voice became incredibly loud, and he looked at Yuzhi with utmost seriousness as he shouted, his voice echoing throughout the entire forest.

"We ninjas have always been constantly fighting among ourselves, battling endlessly for the benefit of our own country and village, while indiscriminately plundering other countries and villages."

Some of these struggles are proactive, and some are reactive, but in any case, these things are happening: plundering and being plundered; something is taken away, and then it is taken back.

Hatred gradually swelled, leading to three Shinobi World Wars. The world is now riddled with holes; this is not the world we want.

We have united for our dreams and for the safety of our village.

And what you, all of you, all of you Uchiha, are doing is destroying all of this, destroying our dreams, aren't you?

More than fifty years ago, my teacher and I came to Konoha with the intention of forming an alliance. What did you do?

Your ambition is hard to control, your desires are hard to extinguish, all you want is to destroy our ambition to achieve your own goals!

The same is true of Uchiha Hagoromo now; he has inherited your will and also wants to destroy the peace of the ninja world through his own means.

You are the biggest culprits in the ninja world; it is you who are trying to shatter this peace!

Onoki's words jolted everyone awake. Clearly, his words seemed to describe the current state of the ninja world and explain everything that was happening there.

Everything was for profit, and while pursuing profit, the shadow of war filled all of them with anger and hatred.

The lingering hatred and anger have led to everything that is happening now, and it seems that Onoki and his group intend to eliminate that hatred.

After hearing this, Yuri couldn't help but shake her head slightly. This Onoki really knew how to play the trick of changing the subject.

"You've united because of me or that Fifth Hokage?"

Yuzhi raised an eyebrow, and then the sarcasm in his voice became even more pronounced.

"Onoki, after living for so long, I never thought that while your other skills haven't improved, your ability to talk a lot has."

Don't you know what your purpose is in uniting together? You or all of you are just doing it out of fear.

A bunch of sewer rats, do they really think they can accomplish anything?

Moreover, if we really wanted to eliminate the war in the ninja world, shouldn't all the villages be wiped out, leaving only one?

This is the real reality, Onoki. You've lived to this age, yet you haven't learned from the pain of the past.

Don't you know that the real culprit in the ninja world is you, and all of you, a bunch of sewer rats who have come together?

Then they shout something like, "We are ninjas from such-and-such village," and then with a swift stroke, they kill everyone like you.

"If you really care about the so-called ninja world, why don't you close your own villages or integrate the entire ninja world?"

"Stop spreading rumors and misleading the public!"

Onoki's face darkened. He knew that Madara Uchiha was not easy to fool, but having his thoughts exposed by this guy was something he absolutely could not accept.

Once the village was established, no one was willing to give it up. How could someone who has already reached the top of the clouds possibly be willing to come down?

He waved his hand and roared angrily.

"I have experienced enough pain. Although I may not live as long as you, I understand pain well enough."

It is precisely because we understand these pains that we can think about what to do next to achieve the best results in the future.

You're just trying to satisfy your ambitions and desires. You and Uchiha Haori are both nothing special.

We will absolutely not agree to this! You can't possibly destroy our homeland for your own selfish desires!

"And then what? You think you can rely on a bunch of worthless trash?"

Yuzhi smiled dismissively, then looked at everyone present with disdain and asked.

His words immediately enraged all the ninjas present. As ninjas, they naturally had their own tempers, and they couldn't hold back after being mocked by Yuzhi like that.

However, Onoki did not allow them to make a move; they were merely waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

Yu Zhi remained leisurely, and in fact, his rambling didn't really ruin Madara Uchiha's character.

Madara Uchiha, this guy, sometimes likes to engage in verbal sparring with others. In the original work, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, he was "constantly spouting trash talk".

Besides those well-known "classic quotes," there's no shortage of other rhetoric, making it seem as if they're arguing with contemporary filmmakers about whose theory is correct.

Perhaps this approach is what is meant by "winning people over with virtue"?

However, Madara Uchiha was clearly not very good at "talking nonsense".

Moreover, in his personal opinion, he often prefers to persuade others with reason rather than persuading them with virtue when he believes they are stubborn and unyielding.

After all, his reputation was earned through fighting, and incredibly few could survive under his command.

The only one who survived and managed to persuade him was actually Hashirama Senju, who used the principle of "reasoning with people".

"Forget it, there's really nothing to talk about with you guys."

Yuzhi shook his head slightly; his chakra was already surging. There was another reason why he was talking nonsense here.

He was waiting for someone; Nagato was on his way, and Hagoromo was naturally happy to wait for them.

Now that things are almost here, he can prepare to wrap things up.

"Looking at you, I really feel ridiculous."

Onoki, you have indeed lived a long time, and I imagine you have seen a great distance, but your selfish desires have long since clouded your vision.

As far as I know, the ninja world has already produced the Fourth and even the Fifth Kage, so why is it still you in Iwagakure?

Desire is the key to limiting a person's vision; in my eyes, you are nothing but a self-deceiving fellow.

Moreover, even if you manage to unite out of fear, thereby setting aside past hatred and enjoying a period of peace that is not short, it will still be an illusion.

How long can this peace last? Ten years, a hundred years, or even longer?

When all of you who participated in this war are dead, when everyone has forgotten this war.

When their descendants forget the camaraderie they once shared, new divisions will begin, and new wars will follow.

Because you have never been a whole, because you have never thought about integrating everything, you are just a disorganized union full of selfish desires.

Onoki, I'm very disappointed in you. Perhaps you should have had some courage, but in the end, you're nothing special.

Forget it, I don't really want to say more about a sewer rat like you. I think you know what I'm best at, and that's...

Before she finished speaking, the chakra on Yuzhi's body surged into the sky.

The power contained within Indra was constantly erupting, and at this moment, that terrifying power seemed to solidify into a tangible form.

An immense pressure reverberated in everyone's hearts. Even though Yuzhi hadn't done anything, that sense of despair still permeated their minds.

"I'll send you to the Pure Land then. Although my purpose in coming here was to catch a beast, I'm sorry to have run into you."

Catch a beast?

Haori's words startled Onoki, and he suddenly realized something.

The Land of Waterfalls, the Seven-Tails!

What the hell?! You came here to catch the Seven-Tails?!

Suddenly, Onoki wanted to say to the "Uchiha Madara" in front of him, "Here's the Seven-Tails, just leave. Don't fight or talk nonsense."

However, he didn't even have time to speak, because Yuzhi had already walked towards them step by step.

Those slow footsteps, that terrifying aura like that of a demon, had already permeated everyone's hearts.

At that moment, he couldn't utter a word; he could only watch as the person in front of him approached them.

Inside the advisor's office of the Hokage Building in Konoha.

The Third Hokage and Tobirama Senju sat facing each other in silence, their minds still somewhat dazed.

They could never forget what had happened before, even though they were just sitting there discussing future policies.

Suddenly, a strange power full of natural energy burst forth, and then the two of them were trapped in an illusion.

The two of them had tried to escape that illusion, but unfortunately, no matter what they did, they couldn't. The powerful confinement prevented them from doing anything.

They could only watch helplessly as everything in the illusion unfolded, and those illusions still lingered in their minds.

"Third Generation, Second Generation, are you alright?"

Minato and Jiraiya, standing to the side, looked at the two people in front of them with some concern. They had arrived when the natural energy burst forth.

Looking at the state of the two people, it was really difficult for them to ask. But sitting there like this wasn't going to work either. After hesitating for a long time, Minato finally couldn't help but ask.

"I...I'm fine..."

After a long while, the Third Hokage finally spoke, but his gaze was already fixed on Jiraiya.

"Jiraiya, let me ask you a question. In that prophecy you saw, who was the Hokage?"

"this……"

Jiraiya was a little confused. He didn't know what was going on with his teacher, but he reacted quickly and instantly guessed what it was.

"Teacher, you wouldn't happen to...?"

"Answer the questions first."

Tobirama Senju's face was grim as he stared at Jiraiya and asked.

"Was it you or Hagoromo who was the Hokage back then?"

"Uh...it's Tsunade..."

Jiraiya is now completely certain that his teacher and this second-generation leader were definitely brought about by a 'prophecy,' otherwise he wouldn't have asked such a question!

He was just curious about which part of the prophecy they were experiencing.

Jiraiya has also been studying this "prophecy" lately. Although it is somewhat different from what the Toad Sage gave him, many things correspond perfectly. In addition, there is Nagato.

He had basically mastered that guy's abilities, otherwise he wouldn't have been so adept in battle, so he firmly believed in this "prophecy".

Even if these "prophecies" are not from the same world, or even the world where Madara Uchiha became Hokage.

But the intelligence and information inside are really valuable!

"Tsunade..."

The Third Hokage and Tobirama Senju exchanged a glance. They both felt that this choice was not very reliable. Tobirama Senju even asked bluntly after thinking for a while.

"After you die, will you choose Tsunade?"

"Teacher, I'm all dead..."

The third generation leader was somewhat amused and exasperated. How could he choose now that the other person was dead? But after thinking it over, he could only whisper to himself.

"It was probably Koharu and En who made the choice, but their first choice should have been Jiraiya. However, Jiraiya would definitely not have agreed, and Danzo... So, it's understandable that Tsunade was the one who chose him."

"Third Hokage, Second Hokage, what are you talking about?"

Minato stared blankly at the two of them. He had never received any so-called "prophecy," and even if he knew about it, he had never encountered it. They just kept saying that he was dead. Was that really okay?

Also, wasn't he the fourth generation? How did he become the fifth generation?

Could it be that I'm dead too?

"Oh no, this means Kushina will be a widow! How can this be!"

Minato's curiosity had reached its peak at this moment, but he couldn't bring himself to ask, so he could only stand there anxiously.

"Teacher, Second Generation, what exactly did you see?"

Jiraiya was also extremely curious, and after hesitating for a moment, he shamelessly asked.

"Hmph, maybe it's because we forcibly exposed Jing's identity that we're just like you."

Although Tobirama Senju suspected that this was likely an illusion, since Uchiha genjutsu could definitely achieve such a level of skill.

But despite his suspicions, the matter was too strange and bizarre, so he could only speak with some skepticism.

"We just entered an illusion together, and we saw many things in it..."

Tobirama Senju recounted the memories he had just received in fairly detailed manner, but he himself was starting to lose control.

Although he has now been awakened by his own magic, at least he is free and can do whatever he wants.

But in that illusion, he actually became Orochimaru's puppet, and was then controlled by that guy to beat up the Third Hokage.

Not only him, but his elder brother did the same. The two of them controlled each other and fought with less than one or two percent of their former strength.

But even so, he still managed to make the monkey dizzy and disoriented. What made it even more difficult for him was that the monkey actually used the "Corpse Demon Sealing Technique" in the end.

This not only leaves no way out for themselves, but also leaves no way out for them!

However, Tobirama Senju actually approved of this.

If it really came to that, he would rather be sealed in the belly of death for eternity than become another 'pet'.

Although the third generation was also embarrassed and uncomfortable, he was still quite accepting of everything he saw.

If I were in that situation, I'm afraid I would do the same without hesitation.

What puzzled him was why no one came to help him.

"I clearly saw Jiraiya's toads, and also the Hyuga clan, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and Aburame. Where are all the other clan members?"

The Third Hokage was somewhat displeased, but what made him even more vulnerable was that these people actually appeared after he sealed the hands of the two Hokage and Orochimaru.

"What heinous crime have I committed to deserve this treatment?"

The Third Hokage almost laughed out of anger, but his laughter soon faded because he didn't see Danzo either.

Let's summarize it.

Tobirama Senju had finished speaking, and after glancing at the Third Hokage, he began to speak.

"According to intelligence, Orochimaru not only betrayed us, but also joined forces with Sunagakure to attack Konoha."

At this point, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but glare angrily at the Third Hokage. He had previously said that his disciples and grand-disciples would not cause trouble, but now they were starting to "kill their master"?

For a fleeting moment, he genuinely wondered if Yuzhi had created this illusion for them, but he didn't voice it; he needed to confirm it.

"Also, it seems you've angered everyone; nobody's coming to your rescue."

"I don't know either."

"Also, it seems the Uchiha clan is gone. What happened?"

"Teacher, I don't know."

The third generation felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, but he couldn't help thinking about something else: his funeral.

God knows why, but that damned illusion made him see his own funeral.

He's still alive, so why does he crave death so much?

However, he also noticed a lot at that funeral. One was that Naruto, that brat, came alone, and another was that Sasuke Uchiha also came alone.

They have no family. Is there something going on here?

In addition, there was another "four" in the coffin where Orochimaru was resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique in the illusion, but "he" stopped that coffin from being made.

Could it be that Minato is inside that coffin?

Also, why were the people unwilling to save him, but instead waited until he died before attacking and defeating Sunagakure?

"Either they've joined forces with Orochimaru, or they genuinely want me dead, and that's what could have caused this situation."

The Third Hokage sighed. The Uchiha clan was likely destroyed by Danzo, and the only person who could make everyone hate him was Danzo!

And it seems that Yuzhi wasn't seen in that world; perhaps that kid is already dead on the battlefield.

After all, in another timeline, Izuna Uchiha killed his teacher, Tobirama Senju. As a ninja, it's normal for someone to die by accident, so...

"Is a world without haori (traditional Japanese clothing) really that terrible?"

The Third Hokage couldn't help but mutter something, while Tobirama Senju remained silent for a moment.

After a long while, he shook his head and said.

"That world was indeed terrible. He was abandoned by everyone, had no one to help him, was killed by his own disciple, and Konoha was destroyed."

Furthermore, the Fourth Hokage seems to be dead, the Uchiha clan no longer exists, and even the Hyuga clan ignores you. Monkey, what exactly did you do?

"Am I really dead too?"

Minato was also having a hard time keeping his composure. Although he had already guessed it, he still felt a little uncomfortable when he actually heard those words.

But Tobirama Senju's next sentence made his eyes widen even more.

"You're dead. Not only you, but your wife is dead too. Only your son is still alive. His name is Naruto Uzumaki, right?"

They're all dead.

Minato murmured something under his breath, looking somewhat absent-minded and filled with confusion.

"I don't know if it's true, but if I were in that situation, those would be my choices."

The third generation leader remained silent for a long time before finally speaking softly.

"What a terrible story, what a terrible future."

However, after saying this, he turned to look at Minato and spoke after a while.

"However, in that world, your son is a good boy."

"Is that so?"

Minato was still a little dazed, while Jiraiya raised an eyebrow slightly. He couldn't help but think of his prophecy, and he gently patted Minato's shoulder.

"Yes, he really is a good kid."

The third and second generation leaders fell silent, but the events of the past flashed through their minds.

Whether it was the life-or-death battle with Orochimaru, or the rumbling thunder and the constant rain washing away the ravaged Konoha after the battle.

Or the funeral in front of the memorial stone, these are all forever etched in their hearts.

However, they soon found themselves struggling again.

Danzo was dissatisfied with the Second Hokage, so Orochimaru turned around and killed the Third Hokage. How could there be any harmony among their faction?

This is exactly the kind of "teacher is kind and student is filial" thing. Does this mean that killing one's teacher will become a tradition in the future?

(End of this chapter)