Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Zongxian said seriously, "Unless you can... never mind, there is no unless. At least here, it is only right that a life should be paid for a life. To be honest, letting you live for a couple more days is already unfair to the dead. And don't think that death is such a painful thing. Konoha has forbidden techniques to play with the dead. Death is not the most terrible thing. It is that you can't even rest in peace after you die."

That's all I have to say.

Hiruko remained stunned for a full five or six seconds before she came to her senses.

"Even the dead can't find peace?"

Such a threat is truly terrifying.

The key point is that he wasn't lying. He knew about the forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation, but he wasn't interested in such forbidden techniques that relied on external forces. He always believed that only his own strength was the most reliable, and he still believed this even when he was defeated by Zongxian with overwhelming force.

External forces are unreliable.

Only one's own strength is truly trustworthy.

His failure was simply because he wasn't strong enough.

"I will try my best to earn the opportunity to rest peacefully in my hometown for a long time," Hiruko replied earnestly. After meeting with Tsunade and Jiraiya, his obsession dissipated, and death was no longer frightening to him. After atoning for his sins, resting peacefully in his hometown was a blessing for him.

"Very well, I hope you're not lying to me. But don't even think about being buried in the heroes' graveyard. At most, we'll just pile up a mound of earth for you in some corner of the village."

"That's good."

Bandages covered Beiruhu's terrible face.

but,

He seemed to be laughing.

"It's up to you, as long as you have no objections. But before you begin your atonement, I have a question I'd like to ask."

"What? Just tell me, anything I know."

As they were speaking,

They had left the ward where Uchiha Inahisa was recuperating and arrived at their rest room.

Zongxian waved his hand gently.

The pharmacist who was following behind retreated and closed the room door behind him.

"Does your Oni-Garra Technique ultimately require the integration of a pair of Sharingan eyes to complete its final evolution?" Once there was no one else in the room, Zongxian voiced his question.

"...No, not exactly."

Hiruko took a deep breath and didn't ask Uchiha Sogen why he was asking this question. He simply explained, "According to my original plan, the five bloodline limits I absorbed were meant to gather all five chakra natures—water, fire, wind, lightning, and earth—to form a perfect cycle. However, after obtaining the Wood Release bloodline limit from Kazuma, I set my sights on the Sharingan. This is because, compared to the perfect cycle of the five chakra natures, the interaction of Yin and Yang chakra is a higher level."

"Although Yin and Yang are usually listed alongside other chakra natures such as water, fire, wind, thunder, and earth, according to my research, Yin and Yang are clearly superior to these other chakra natures."

"So you've set your sights on the Sharingan?"

"That's right. Initially, I never even dared to think about the cycle of Yin and Yang. Don't be fooled by the fact that Yin Release and Yang Release are fewer in number than the five natures of water, fire, wind, thunder, and earth. Wood Release and Shikotsumyaku are the only two bloodline limits that I discovered after my research that contain the nature of Yang Release chakra. Wood Release has been lost since the First Hokage, and Shikotsumyaku was completely destroyed by the Kirigakure. After learning that the Kaguya clan was wiped out, I gave up on the possibility of achieving the cycle of Yin and Yang until Kazuma came knocking on my door."

Hiruko stopped there, having already explained everything that followed in great detail.

"Wood Release and Corpse Bone Pulse represent Yang Release, and the Sharingan symbolizes Yin Release, right?" Zongxian asked.

"That's right. Like Yang Release, there aren't many bloodline limits that contain Yin Release power. The Sharingan and the five senses control of the Kurama clan are the only two options I have in the information I have. Compared to Kurama, whose bloodline limit inheritance is extremely unstable, the Sharingan is easier to obtain."

If Hiruko hadn't been so obsessed with the Mangekyou Sharingan and longed for a more perfect evolution, she wouldn't have been defeated by Sogen before even completing her final evolution.

after all,

At that time, that unlucky guy Uchiha Tetsuka had already been captured alive by Hiruko.

"And what about the white eye?"

Zongxian asked with great interest.

He was quite curious about the true nature of the white eye's power.

"Byakugan... I don't know." Hiruko shook her head. "The Caged Bird Seal is really powerful. We can't collect any useful data from the branch family members, and there are too few members in the main family. To be honest, even if we kill all the members of the Hyuga main family, we might not be able to collect enough data."

As he spoke,

He suddenly explained, "Also, the research materials on Wood Release and Sharingan are all photocopies of the records left by the Second Hokage. To be precise, my understanding of those bloodline limits comes from the Second Hokage. Otherwise, if I had frequently captured ninjas with bloodline limits for research, I wouldn't have been able to evade the Anbu's pursuit for so many years."

"..."

Zongxian shook his head speechlessly.

If Hiruko hadn't explained it himself, he wouldn't have thought to ask Hiruko where all that experimental data came from.

However, upon hearing this, it's clear that the Second Hokage was truly remarkable, leaving one speechless. It seems that everything, good or bad, could be connected to the Second Hokage, and the mark he left on Konoha was even deeper than that of the First Hokage.

"So, it seems that the Sharingan is the only way to complete the final evolution."

Zongxian murmured.

Currently, the only member of the Kurama clan who has awakened a bloodline limit is Kurama Yakumo, his obedient eldest disciple. It's impossible for him to use his precious disciple for experiments, so the Sharingan seems to be the only option. After all, he doesn't know if there are any other bloodline limits in the ninja world that contain Yin Release power.

[325. Update tomorrow morning]

As the title suggests (* /ω＼*)

"Saving the Uchiha Starts with Becoming the Clan Chief" will be updated tomorrow morning.

[Chapter 326. Obito Uchiha's Secret Exposed]

In the end, Hiruko still couldn't figure out what Uchiha Sogen was trying to do. As a prisoner atoning for his mistakes, he had no right to ask questions. However, his intuition told him that he might have a chance to see what his calculated perfect form actually looked like.

Gathering the five major blood inheritance limits,

This creates a cyclical interaction of Yin and Yang forces.

This allows one to achieve an evolutionary level of life, thus reaching the perfect state of immortality.

This is the result of years of painstaking deduction by Hiruko after improving the Oni-Garaku technique developed by the Second Hokage. But to be honest, this is ultimately just a theoretical deduction, and Hiruko cannot be 100% sure whether it can achieve the desired effect.

If there is an opportunity,

He also wanted to see if his research results could be realized, which was his only remaining hope besides atonement.

The conversation was interrupted by an unexpected visitor.

Uchiha Shisui barged into the heavily guarded secret research base with a gloomy face. This was not surprising, as the first thing Zongxian did after taking office was to seize control of personnel. Even though the huge Anbu could not be controlled by simply changing the head, it would certainly be difficult to command without changing the head.

Stop water,

He is the newly appointed head of the secret service.

to him,

Now, apart from the private territories of clans like the Hyuga and Aburame, which he can't trespass on, there's nowhere else in Konoha he can't go.

"Still water?"

Zongxian glanced at Shisui as he walked in through the door. Even from two or three meters away, he could feel the chill emanating from Shisui, which was like the wind and snow of a harsh winter.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"The comparison results are in."

The sound of still water was as cold and hard as an ice scalpel.

Zongxian immediately said "Oh," it seemed that he had found out about Obito Uchiha's background based on those two big legs. No wonder Shisui's face was so ugly. If he remembered correctly... these two were not close, but they were not strangers either.

Obito Uchiha was a rare underachiever in his clan.

To be honest, quite a few people in the tribe don't like this idiot.

I think Obito Uchiha's poor performance at the Ninja Academy was a disgrace to the Uchiha clan.

But to use an inappropriate analogy, even Qin Hui had three friends, and not all members of the clan disliked Obito Uchiha. It's not surprising that a naturally good-tempered child like Shisui Uchiha knew Obito Uchiha. After all, Obito Uchiha was a bit slow-witted back then, but he was a genuinely good person.

The age difference meant that Shisui and Obito Uchiha didn't have much interaction. However, when Shisui heard the news of Obito's sacrifice on the northern battlefield, he went to lay flowers at the memorial. Shisui had a good impression of this rare kind person in the Uchiha clan.

"what's the situation?"

Hiruko had already wisely left the lounge, leaving the space to Sogen and Shisui.

"After comparing them, who exactly is that guy who claims to be Uchiha Madara? It shouldn't be the real Uchiha Madara, right?" Zongxian was pretending to be confused even though he knew the truth.

"It's not Uchiha Madara."

Shisui shook his head. "Uchiha Obito... do you still remember that name?"

"That loser senior?"

"Yes."

"So it was him!"

"Zongxian, you don't seem very surprised?"

"It was expected. After all, there have only been a few dozen clansmen who died in battle and whose bodies were not recovered in the past few decades. If that masked man is not really Uchiha Madara, I think his true identity should lie among these clansmen who died in battle and whose bodies were not recovered."

"However... Uchiha Obito, the hero of the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, is also one of the few members of our clan who could earn praise under Hiruzen Sarutobi. No wonder you look so pale, Shisui. If it is him, then it is indeed a bit troublesome!"

Zongxian spoke casually, as if the trouble he mentioned was just a joke.

"I don't understand."

Shisui sat down on the sofa in the lounge, staring blankly at Zongxian. "If I hadn't personally overseen the release of this comparison result, I couldn't believe that Uchiha Obito was that masked man who killed without hesitation... Thirty-seven of his comrades in the barrier team were all killed with a single blow. He didn't hesitate at all when he did it. I can't understand why he turned out like this?"

"Who knows?"

Zongxian shrugged.

"You should ask Kakashi Hatake about this. He was Obito Uchiha's teammate, and if I'm not mistaken, one of Obito's eyes is still with Kakashi! Asking me... I don't have a ready answer for you."

"Kakashi Hatake? Can I talk about this?"

Although Shisui's personality remained unchanged, he had a deeper understanding of the importance of rules and would not easily let emotions override order.

Moreover, he served as the head of the secret service.

He was also aware of the importance of secrecy.

"Just don't let it spread widely. You can't hide the truth forever. Some things will be exposed sooner or later. It's better to lay it out openly than to keep hiding it. Besides, this matter is just a bit troublesome, and it won't cause too much trouble for the family."

At least,