The Master of Konoha's Legacy

Uchiha Tonan nodded slightly and touched his chin.

That's strange; the aftereffects of soul searching shouldn't be like this.

And I was actually quite gentle that day.

Could it be due to mental illness that this is the cause?

To find out whether it's due to mental illness, let's conduct a controlled experiment.

After pondering for a long time, Uchiha Tonan said thoughtfully:

“Bring me another patient from the mental hospital.”

"Yes," Bei replied.

Before long, Bei led a mentally ill patient with a silly grin into the observation room.

"My lord, the person has been brought here."

Uchiha Tonan waved his hand, signaling Hoku to leave.

Then he began to carefully examine the mental patient in front of him.

At first glance, this person looked no different from a normal person, except that snot was hanging from his lips.

Perhaps it was because he had suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar and enclosed environment, but his eyes revealed a deep sense of unease.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Tonan smiled warmly and beckoned to the man with his finger:

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person. Come closer, I'll show you something good."

The unease in the mental patient's eyes vanished as he looked at Uchiha Tonan's gentle smile.

With his mouth slightly open, revealing a silly smile, he trotted over towards Uchiha Tonan.

"Hey hey hey..."

However, the next moment, the mental patient saw darkness above his head, and then felt a large hand stroking his head.

"Uh... Hehe..."

A shrill, ear-piercing scream, like a pig being slaughtered, echoed in the observation room.

However, the rooms in the dark areas were well soundproofed, so the sound didn't get out.

After a long while, Bei, who was waiting outside, received instructions and entered the observation room.

The mental patient was lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, with a stiff smile on his face, and twitching incessantly.

It occasionally let out a howl similar to that of a wild beast.

At Uchiha Tonan's signal, Kita silently carried away the mentally ill patient who was lying on the ground convulsing.

After the door to the observation room was closed, Uchiha Tonan stood there, stroking his chin, recalling the symptoms of the mental patient after the soul search, and comparing them with those of Fukagawa Naozai.

After a long while, Uchiha Tonan's brows gradually furrowed, and he murmured, "Something's different."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Tonan's expression changed, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved up as he turned his head to look at him with a smile.

Suddenly, Naozai Fukagawa got up from his hospital bed.

At this moment, he was pressing his body face-to-face against the one-way mirror, his eyes wide open, seemingly watching Uchiha Tonan outside.

Immediately afterwards, Naosuke Fukagawa slowly opened his mouth.

By reading the shape of the other person's mouth, Uchiha Tonan understood the two words the other person was saying.

"Attend class."

......

Two hours later.

"Squeak~"

The door to the observation room opened.

Uchiha Tonan walked out of there with a calm expression.

"grown ups."

Bei, who was waiting outside the door, bowed deeply.

Uchiha Tonan said indifferently, "Continue to send people to take care of him and improve his treatment."

If he wakes up, as long as he doesn't leave, we'll give him whatever he wants.

"Yes, my lord."

Bei responded in a deep voice, glancing at the one-way mirror through the door out of the corner of his eye.

In the ward, Naozai Fukagawa was still the same as before, lying blankly on the hospital bed with an IV drip.

[Chapter 415 Assassination List, Dark Guard Assembles]

This observation room was reserved for Uchiha Tonan and was located on the upper level of the entire cave.

After explaining the matter to Fukagawa Naozai, Uchiha Tonan stood outside the observation room, reaching out to hold onto the railing.

While pondering and reflecting on the new lesson that Fukagawa Naozai had just taught him, he silently looked down at the plaza below where members of the Anbu were passing by from time to time.

Tap the railing lightly with your finger, one tap after another.

Bei stood quietly behind him, like a statue.

After a long while, Uchiha Tonan reached out and rubbed his temples, suddenly remembering something.

That was because he had made a promise with Danzo when he went to Amegakure.

I need to hand over Aburame Ryoma to myself.

Uchiha Tonan knew that all the assassination missions he had previously carried out were arranged by Danzo.

Ryoma Aburame is merely a means of communication.

But Uchiha Tonan doesn't want to touch Danzo yet.

Danzo is a very useful scapegoat; he should be used to make up for even greater sins.

Uchiha Tonan was always magnanimous, and this kind of life-and-death feud was nothing to him, after all, revenge only goes on forever.

But Ryoma Aburame's life could be used to win over a wave of people, so it could be considered a fitting death.

Using the lives of other people's subordinates to win over the hearts of your own subordinates, and incidentally establishing a persona of protecting your own, is an excellent strategy.

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Tonan murmured, "By the way, has Lord Danzo sent anything over during this time?"

Bei didn't know exactly what Uchiha Tonan was referring to, so he could only reply in a deep voice:

"No, the information that required urgent decisions during this period has already been handled by the Hokage."

As for the other information, it's all on your desk, sir.

Uchiha Tonan nodded slightly and sighed softly, "This is quite a problem."

Immediately, his eyes, hidden beneath the bandages, narrowed slightly.

This old fellow doesn't seem so heartless after all.

If someone tries to renege on their promise in front of me, then as the leader of the secret service, I have no choice but to enforce the law.

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Tonan said in a low voice, "From the south to the north."

"Swish swish~"

As soon as he finished speaking, three black shadows flashed by, and three more bodyguards appeared behind Uchiha Tonan.

Together with Bei, the four of them knelt on one knee and replied, "Greetings, Your Excellency."

But then Uchiha Tonan said in a deep voice:

"Call Kakashi to my office."

Also, please inform all members who are not on duty today to assemble in the square.

"Yes."

After the order was given, Uchiha Tonan turned and headed to his office.

Before long, the entire secret service seemed to be in turmoil.

Countless members of the Dark Guard, wearing animal masks, emerged from the room and gathered in the square.

Some members of the secret service who were on leave today saw the secret service's special assembly signal in the village and rushed over without stopping.

Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the office door.

"Please come in."

Kakashi, wearing a cat-face mask, entered the office and knelt on one knee in front of Uchiha Tonan, saying:

"Greetings, Lord Tunan."

Uchiha Tonan pushed aside the pile of intelligence documents in front of him, took a document from the drawer, placed it on the table, and gently pushed it forward, saying:

"Kakashi, there is a long-term assassination mission that you need to carry out."

This is the assassination list.

Upon hearing this, Kakashi stood up, picked up the list, and briefly glanced at the information about the assassination targets recorded on it.

Uchiha Tonan remained silent, quietly observing Kakashi.

This assassination list was written by Uchiha Tonan himself.

There were over sixty people on it, all of whom were people who had been associated with Uchiha Shisui on the battlefield of Kirigakure.

It's important to know that a large portion of these sixty-odd people were genin who graduated in the previous year.

If Kakashi shows resistance or confusion...

Then Kakashi would have no choice but to die in place of Ryoma Aburame.

However, Kakashi only glanced at it twice before putting the assassination list into his ninja tool bag.

Seeing this, Uchiha Tonan finally felt a little relieved.

The look of reluctance on his face vanished in an instant, and he spoke in a low, serious tone: