Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

The seated members, including Masayuki Hyuga, Shiguro Aburame, and Mokuren Yamanaka, listened intently.

"However, after we started fighting, I realized that the Fourth Mizukage was not in a normal state; he was being controlled by genjutsu."

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

Everyone's faces froze, clearly not expecting this turn of events. The Fourth Mizukage had been controlled by genjutsu... Was this a joke? That was the Mizukage! One of only five Kage in the ninja world, the supreme leader of Kirigakure in the Land of Water, a powerful figure who could decide the life and death of many with a single word!

How could someone control such a person using illusion magic?

Anma Yunhai's hand trembled slightly as he wrote, and he tried his best to control his right hand to avoid scribbling on the paper.

"The Fourth Mizukage has been controlled by someone..."

Nara Suzaku turned his gaze to Yagura Karatachi, who was lying flat on the wooden floor not far away. His brows furrowed tightly. After suppressing his shock, he realized that if this was true, the inside story of the war between Kirigakure and Konoha was probably more than ten times more complicated than he had imagined!

However, he suppressed his confusion and did not ask any questions at this moment. Instead, he looked at Uchiha Sogen, who was sitting cross-legged in the upper position. Judging from their commander's calm demeanor, there must be more information to be shared.

Zongxian paused for a few seconds to give everyone time to digest the information before continuing, "The person who controlled the Fourth Mizukage was wearing a mask and a long black robe. We cannot determine his true identity for the time being, but during our fight, he claimed to be Uchiha Madara!"

Another big rock... No, that's not right.

This wasn't a stone anymore, it was a depth charge! It was thrown into the pond with a splash, and then with a deafening roar, it sent the pond and the yard flying into the air!

"Uchiha Madara?"

"How is this possible?"

"Wasn't he already dead at the hands of the First Hokage?"

Hinata Masayuki has completely lost his composure!

He was more than a generation older than Shiro Aburame, Suzaku Nara, and others. He was an old man from the same era as Hiruzen Sarutobi. Unlike Shiro Aburame and others who had only heard of Madara Uchiha from their respective clans, he had the privilege of witnessing the battle between the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha!

Therefore, he clearly understood what the news that Madara Uchiha was still alive meant.

You should know that Konoha no longer has a First Hokage!

If Madara Uchiha were to attack again, how would Konoha possibly defend itself against that terrifying man who is like a demon god?

“Senior Zhengxing, calm down. This is just what the masked man I met claimed to be. Besides the Sharingan and the Flame Fan, there is no other evidence to prove that he is really Uchiha Madara.”

Zongxian spoke to comfort the elderly man.

Interestingly, this deputy was supposedly the one who prevented the Hyuga clan's reinforcements from supporting Hyuga Hiashi during the attack on Sogen and Hyuga Hiashi's Shochiku-tei. He was misled by Hiruzen Sarutobi and made the wrong choice. Afterwards, the other Sogen elders pushed him out to be punished by Hyuga Hiashi.

The interesting part is that Hyuga Masayuki, who was pushed out as a sacrifice, was unwilling to accept the punishment of the clan rules. He gritted his teeth and made the decision to join Hyuga Hiashi.

then,

Hyuga Masayuki transformed himself into a supporter of Hyuga Hiashi, and was assigned by Hyuga Hiashi to serve under Sogen, participating in the war against Kirigakure as a representative of the Hyuga clan!

He needs to demonstrate his loyalty and competence through his actions.

Hyuga Hiashi and Sogen had become comrades-in-arms after the attack on the Shochiku-tei, and together they overthrew Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage. Therefore, Hyuga Masayuki's performance in this war against Kirigakure will determine his situation after returning to the clan, and Sogen's advice is particularly important.

"Sharingan and the Flame Fan..."

Hinata Masayuki stared wide-eyed at his pure white eyes.

Isn't that enough?

"The Flame Fan has been lost for many years and is completely unreliable. As for the Sharingan... it is indeed genuine, but the problem is that it is not as powerful as I learned about it from the clan's documents. Otherwise, Yagura and the Flame Fan would not have fallen into my hands." Sogen's words stunned Hyuga Masayuki.

That seems to make sense. The capture of Yagura and the Flame Fan proves that this so-called Uchiha Madara, whether real or fake, was definitely not invincible. It's hard to say about others, but at least Uchiha Sogen had the ability to match that Uchiha Madara whose authenticity is unknown.

"In short, this is what happened. This war between us and the Mist Ninja was deliberately provoked by this person. Although we don't know why he did it, I suspect that the Nine-Tails' attack five years ago was also his doing."

"Let's leave the past behind for now. What we need to consider now is the problem we face. The command center of the border defense forces has been destroyed. We must rebuild the defense system as quickly as possible. Senior Zhengxing, I'm entrusting this task to you."

"And regarding the use of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Kaguchi, Suzaku, I hope the General Staff can quickly provide me with a plan or something that maximizes his interests. I'll give you two days."

"Please everyone be alert. Capturing the Fourth Mizukage was merely an accident. What we can gain from a puppet Mizukage who is being controlled is still unknown. Until then, the war will not stop, so do not let your guard down!"

"Yes, Lord Zongxian!"

Everyone responded in unison.

The war is not over yet; it has only just begun.

[Chapter 101. The Flaw of Izanagi (Please vote with monthly tickets!)]

Obito Uchiha opened his eyes on the stone bed. His single, crimson eye darted around blankly for a while before finally focusing on the pitcher plant, about the size of a human, standing beside the bed.

"Absolute?"

He spoke in a hoarse voice.

Do you remember who you are?

“…Uchiha Obito.” He slowly moved his limbs as he spoke: “I remember what happened before very clearly. That mental breakdown was just an accident. Don’t worry, I won’t die or go insane before creating a new world!”

He was the normal Uchiha Obito.

Black Zetsu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Obito Uchiha had really gone mad, he would have been in real trouble.

"How long have I been in a coma?"

"It's been a little over ten hours since you were defeated by Uchiha Mugen."

"More than ten hours? Then this is... a temporary base." Obito Uchiha propped himself up and sat up, the tomoe in his crimson eye turning as he looked around at the scenery he still vaguely remembered. "That means we're still on the east coast of the Land of Fire. So we should still have time. White Zetsu, transform into Yagura Karatachi and go command the Mist Ninja to continue attacking Konoha."

"Huh? Should we continue with this plan?"

White Zetsu was shocked.

"Whether Konoha wins a great victory or Kirigakure suffers a crushing defeat, the final result will not be bad for us. Ideally, Konoha and Kirigakure would both be severely injured, but unfortunately..." Uchiha Obito shook his head with some regret. Unfortunately, this was simply unrealistic. Uchiha Obito knew better than anyone what Kirigakure was like now, and they were no match for Konoha at all.

"But Yagura and Uchiha Munen have both been captured. Can Konoha and Kirigakure still fight?"

Bai Jue seemed reluctant to engage in this kind of undercover work, and was trying his best to find any loopholes in the plan.

"Don't worry, the war won't end so quickly. Negotiations between Konoha and Yagura Karatachi are unlikely to yield any results in the short term. Moreover, things are changing in Kirigakure now, and some things are no longer something Yagura Karatachi can decide on his own. When you impersonate Yagura Karatachi, just remember to find a way to push the war to continue. Even if your identity is exposed later, it doesn't matter."

Hearing this, Bai Jue realized that he couldn't escape this mission.

Black Zetsu did not express any opinion from beginning to end.

He didn't care at all about the war between Konoha and Kirigakure. Victory or defeat was irrelevant. As long as it didn't interfere with his plans, he wouldn't bother getting involved in everything. Seeing that Uchiha Obito was still clearly thinking and finding things for White Zetsu to do, his mood improved a bit.

Looks like he's not mentally impaired!

It still works!

The pitcher plant began to wriggle, and the White Zetsu split off. He had been in contact with Yagura before, so there was no need for any hand seals or preparations. Once he was completely separated from the Black Zetsu, his appearance had changed to that green-haired, purple-eyed, naturally baby-faced man, and his height of just over 1.4 meters was no different.

The only weakness lies in the three tails!

No matter how powerful White Zetsu is, he can't transform into a tailed beast. However, as long as he doesn't go out recklessly, the Mizukage usually doesn't need to take action himself. As long as he doesn't take action, even the Byakugan can't see through White Zetsu's transformation techniques. As long as he doesn't self-destruct, he shouldn't be exposed too quickly.

White Zetsu is a large group.

However, most White Zetsu have relatively low combat power and can only be used as cameras and recorders to collect intelligence. Only a very few White Zetsu have enough strength and mobility to assist Obito Uchiha in his actions. For example, the White Zetsu who transformed into Yagura Karatachi was one of them, and it was he who used the Wood Human Technique to attack Sogen.

After the White Zetsu who had transformed into Yagura left, Black Zetsu somehow found a new White Zetsu, and the two merged together, creating a giant pitcher plant that appeared in Obito Uchiha's field of vision.

"Obito, what exactly happened? Why did it turn out like that?"

At this moment,

Black Zetsu finally asked the question that concerned him most.

"You didn't use Izanagi?"

Obito Uchiha raised his pale right hand, glanced at it silently, and made no comment. Half of his body had been replaced with the torso of a White Zetsu, so having an extra right hand didn't matter to him. He placed his fingers on the mask and removed the orange-red mask.

Hei Jue showed absolutely no interest in the scarred face.

He stared intently at Obito Uchiha's open left eye, seeing a gray eye that looked as if it were covered with a thick layer of dust, with three small black dots resembling tomoe faintly visible within. Obito Uchiha directly pressed his finger along the eye socket and pried out the already ruined Sharingan, leaving only the black hole-like eye socket that looked like the entrance to hell.

"Now that Izanagi has been used, then..."

Black Zetsu was momentarily confused.

He had seen many Uchiha use the forbidden technique of Izanagi. For example, Madara Uchiha used this technique to deceive Hashirama Senju and successfully fake his death. It is an ultimate technique that can even reverse death!

Why did it fail to work on Obito Uchiha?

"Uchiha Sogen's eye technique is very strange. It is said to be a genjutsu, but it is different from the conventional genjutsu. His eye technique... can devour my eye power!" Uchiha Obito had no interest in keeping him in suspense. He leaned against the cold stone wall, his lonely eyes looking at the dim flame of an oil lamp placed on a stone platform not far away.

"Absorbing eye power?"

Black Zetsu blinked.

This was the first time he had ever heard of such a Mangekyou Sharingan technique. However, if what Obito Uchiha said was true, then he could understand why Izanagi had failed. To be precise, Izanagi had not failed; it was just that this forbidden technique, which could reverse life and death, had the drawback of not being able to restore the chakra lost by the user.

Eye power is also a type of chakra.

It is a special type of chakra primarily composed of spiritual energy.

"I used almost all of my eye power to break free from Uchiha Munegen's eye technique seed. However, the eye power was depleted so severely that it disrupted the balance of mental energy in my brain, and the result is what you see."

There was another reason he didn't mention: in order to better portray Uchiha Madara, he had been giving himself a lot of hints lately, the content of which was, "I am Uchiha Madara."

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone insane and confused his own identity.

He really saw himself as Madara Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha shook his head, putting those unpleasant memories behind him, and continued, "If my guess is correct, Mugen Uchiha can convert the eye power or spiritual energy he has absorbed into his own power. It's probably unrealistic to expect Mugen Uchiha to exhaust his eye power and go blind."

We need a new plan!

As he spoke, he rubbed his temples, looking a bit of a headache.

This is a headache in a double sense. Even with the nourishment of half of the incomplete immortal body, the amount of eye power he lost this time was not small. He can't just wake up after sleeping for ten hours and continue to be lively and causing trouble. He needs more time to sort out the still somewhat disordered chakra in his body.

Aside from the physical headache, they naturally felt the troublesome nature of Uchiha Munen. His eye technique, which devours the eye power and spiritual energy of others, explains why Shimura Danzo, lying in a hospital bed when they infiltrated Konoha, looked like such a ghastly figure!

That must have been because Uchiha Sogen drained his mental energy, which is why he became a vegetable, unconscious and without feeling.

"A pupil technique that devours divine energy? That's definitely a troublesome ability I've awakened!"

Black Zetsu pondered for a moment.

Unexpectedly, Obito Uchiha's worries ultimately came true. Sogen Uchiha had indeed awakened a dojutsu that even Obito found troublesome. The Uchiha clan's freaks are truly endless! Perhaps only the Rinnegan, which is fundamentally superior to the Mangekyou Sharingan, can nullify Sogen Uchiha's dojutsu.

Illusion-based eye techniques appear strange and difficult to deal with.