Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

Chapter 58 Showing Off Muscles

The rumors about Kakashi that had been circulating in the village recently had caused widespread anxiety. After all, they were afraid that if it was Kakashi today, it might be their turn tomorrow. In addition, most of these ANBU members had received favors from Kakashi, and a large portion of them had been present when Kakashi hosted a banquet. Therefore, it was not surprising that they chose to stand by and watch.

Meanwhile, the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans, after receiving the order, also urgently summoned their clan ninjas. However, before the ninjas of the three clans could even set foot on the streets of Konoha, a group of ninjas and a group of ninja dogs rushed towards the clans' territory.

The team leaders, Inuzuka Jacques and Aburame Shiki, looked at Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza with smiles on their faces.

Seeing this, Nara Shikaku sighed slightly and asked, "May I ask what brings you two to the territory of my Ino-Shika-Cho clans with your people?"

“Clan Chief Nara, that’s too formal. We’ve just come to pay a visit, nothing more,” Inuzuka Jacques said with a smile.

"Just here for a visit?" Yamanaka Inoichi frowned slightly as he looked at the fact that even the ninja dogs were fully armed.

“Of course,” Inuzuka Jacques said. “However, it seems we’ve come at the wrong time. Where are the three clan leaders and their people headed so late? Don’t they know the village is under martial law tonight?”

“Our three clans are here on the orders of the Third Hokage to maintain order in the village. We would be grateful if you two could do us a favor,” Nara Shikaku said in a deep voice.

“But we’ve been ordered to declare martial law tonight. Anyone who moves around on the streets without authorization, except for members of the garrison, will be treated as a rioter,” Aburame Shiki said.

"When did Aburame and Inuzuka start obeying the orders of the Security Department?" Nara Shikaku frowned.

“Our two clans are not following orders from the Security Department,” Inuzuka Jacques said. “However, unlike your Ino-Shika-Cho clans, our two clans have many juniors holding important positions in the village. Now, our clans have finally produced two juniors who serve as captains in the Security Department. As clan leaders, we naturally have to do our best to cooperate with their work. If we have offended anyone, please forgive us, Nara clan leader.”

At that moment, in the chat channel created by Yamanaka Inoichi using a family secret technique, Akimichi Choza asked, "What do we do now, Shikaku? Should we make a move?"

After thinking for a while, Nara Shikaku finally spoke in the chat channel: "No, they've come at the right time. Let's just stay here and wait for things to be over."

“But then, it won’t be easy to explain to the Third Hokage,” Yamanaka Inoichi said.

“With them here, that’s enough for us to explain ourselves,” Nara Shikaku said.

Taking action is out of the question. Although the Ino-Shika-Cho clans have more Jonin overall, and their combined attacks should make it easy for them to defeat the Inuzuka and Aburame alliance, Nara Shikaku has to consider the Uchiha clan behind them. If they really start fighting, the feud will be truly sealed, and the Ino-Shika-Cho clans will be forced to be tied to Hiruzen Sarutobi's chariot. Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi wins the political battles that follow, how long can he hold power at his age?

And what about the Fifth Hokage who will succeed him? In Nara Shikaku's analysis, the only two who can be considered successors to the Third Hokage are Jiraiya and Tsunade. If Tsunade were to return to the village now and declare that she wants to take over the position, then Nara Shikaku could place his bet without hesitation. But right now, she would rather be heavily in debt than return to the village.

As for Jiraiya, Nara Shikaku certainly wouldn't dare gamble the fate of his clan on someone who was fooled by a vague prophecy from his own summoning beast and was searching the world for the Child of Prophecy.

Apart from the two of them, Kakashi is the only suitable successor. Although his strength is still insufficient, he is still young after all. But let's not talk about which side Kakashi is really on now. Even if Kakashi really stands on the side of the third generation, they can't take action. This time they, Ino-Shika-Chou, took action to stop the security department that stood up for him. Are they waiting to eat green garlic in the future?

Therefore, after some consideration, Nara Shikaku realized that the best solution at present was to stall against the Inuzuka and Aburame clans. This way, he could both give an explanation to the Third Hokage and extricate the three clans from this matter.

Soon, the Sandaime in the Hokage's office discovered that the situation in the village had not been alleviated, so he had to use the telescope technique to check the situation.

However, seeing the ANBU lying idle on the street and the standoff at the gates of the Ino-Shika-Cho tribal compound, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart sank. Although he hadn't expected the ANBU to do much in this matter, he had envisioned the Ino-Shika-Cho tribal members as the ones who could stop the security forces. However, the fully armed Aburame and the Inuzuka clan's combined forces at the gates of the Ino-Shika-Cho compound were something he hadn't anticipated at all.

He had witnessed the Inuzuka clan's welcoming ceremony for Uchiha Touhuan that day, as well as the ceremony the police dogs of the Inuzuka clan received. He knew that the Inuzuka clan had sided with the Uchiha, but he did not expect that the Inuzuka clan would support the Uchiha with such a complete all-in attitude. In this group, apart from the clan members who worked in the police department, all the members of the Inuzuka clan who were Chunin or above were present.

The fact that the Aburame clan had also gotten involved was something he had never even imagined.

Even now, the Third Hokage has to admit that his control over the village has indeed decreased considerably after Danzo's death.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, puffing on his pipe, looked at the last remaining ANBU member in the Hokage's office: "Go and mobilize the village's Jonin squad to support the ANBU."

"Understood." After the last Anbu member left the Hokage's office, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado started chatting again, but Hiruzen Sarutobi had no desire to listen to what they were saying.

Hiruzen Sarutobi understood that today's events, besides being a pretext for the Security Department to make trouble, were more about Uchiha Touhuan flexing his muscles. In less than a month since Danzo's death, Uchiha Touhuan had already assembled a whole set of cards sufficient to launch an armed rebellion. What made his scalp tingle even more was that Uchiha Touhuan had been acting within the rules all along, and even he, the Hokage, couldn't escape the rules. This was completely different from the previous Uchiha clan leaders who succeeded Uchiha Madara after his death.

The only good news for the Third Hokage was that Uchiha Touhuan was restrained enough to prevent things from spiraling out of control.

There will be another update early this morning, so don't worry.

In addition, the author uses personal experience to remind everyone that if you need to travel long distances, you should not consider buying a pure electric car. Pure electric cars are great to drive in the city, but driving long distances, especially during the Spring Festival travel rush, is pure torture.

Chapter 59 The Fourth Hokage's Remains

After receiving the mission, the Jonin squad in the village needed to assemble temporarily, and the ANBU messenger waited for a full 20 minutes before seeing that the Jonin squad had less than forty people gathered.

There was no way around it. Although the village's jonin squad always had about 150 jonin, excluding those on missions outside and those from the Ino-Shika-Chou, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans, there were only about 60 people left. Except for Utane, Mitomon, and the Sarutobi clan, most of these 60 people were from small ninja clans in the village, such as the Gekkou clan.

Those who were willing to attend were all ninjas from the Utatane, Mitomon, and Sarutobi clans. The ninjas from smaller clans and commoners, on the other hand, were all dragging their feet and didn't show up, since their reasons were readily available—the village was under martial law and they couldn't leave their homes.

“It’s alright if the others aren’t here. Let’s set off,” said a Jonin from the Sarutobi clan.

The others all nodded and walked towards the village together.

However, as soon as they stepped outside, they were stopped by a ninja squad of nearly a hundred people.

The man at the head of the group stood at the very front, his posture looking rather roguish, the senbon he held in his mouth gleaming coldly under the streetlights.

"Shiranui Genma?" Because Nara Shikaku's promotion had left his replacement, the jonin squad leader, unavailable, Sarutobi Kōji, a jonin from the Sarutobi clan, temporarily took over command. Upon seeing the newcomer, his brow furrowed, but he managed to speak patiently, "You've arrived just in time. We're shorthanded right now. Come with us and quell the rebellion in the security department."

"Is that so?" Genma Shiranui raised an eyebrow and said somewhat casually, "But I heard that the Security Department is suppressing thugs who spread rumors to slander the village's heroes and are trying to force the Security Department to resign by violence? Are you Jonin gentlemen going to help those thugs?"

"Genma Shiranui! Watch your tone! You're just a special Jonin!" Mitokado Tsuki, a Jonin from the Mitokado clan, shouted angrily from the Jonin squad.

"Haha, Lord Mitomon has such great authority." Shiranui Genma suddenly spat out the Senbon in his mouth. The Senbon shot out like a bullet and hit the feet of several people almost in an instant. The Senbon pierced into the ground several inches and was still shaking slightly. Seeing this, the faces of the people in the Jonin squad suddenly darkened.

At this moment, a man with a face full of scars next to Genma Shiranui smiled disdainfully: "Genma, if we had known that Jonin had such great authority, we would have really missed out on taking the exams all these years."

"Do you want to join the Uchiha in their rebellion?" Utatane Kuwagi, a member of the Jonin team, shouted angrily.

"Don't give me that crap. All I know is that the village is under martial law tonight, and no one is allowed to wander around," Genma Shiranui said expressionlessly.

"This is the Hokage's order!" Sarutobi Koji said angrily in a low voice.

"The Hokage's orders?" Genma Shiranui's eyes also turned cold. "If the Fourth Hokage hadn't died, how could a good-for-nothing like you, who has accomplished nothing, be using the Hokage's name to pressure us?"

"The Fourth Hokage..." Sarutobi Koji carefully examined the opposing team and found that some of them were former direct subordinates of the Fourth Hokage or people who had received favors from the Fourth Hokage during the Third Shinobi World War.

"Xuanjian, stop talking to them. If you want to fight, then fight. We won't let them pass today even if it costs our lives. The Fourth Hokage has only one disciple, and we can't let him be bullied like this anymore." Bingzu Leitong, who had a bad temper, drew his weapon directly.

"You're courting death." Zhuanqin Sangmu's face was extremely ugly as he drew his weapon, ready for battle.

Seeing this, Genma Shiranui took a deep breath. He knew that he had to fight desperately next. Although his side had more people, apart from a few of them who were former members of the Fourth Hokage's direct Shadow Guard, none of the others were Jonin. If they wanted to keep the enemy here, they would have to pay a huge price.

The two groups of people were about to fight, but at this moment, a sound like the singing of thousands of birds broke the silence, a dazzling flash of lightning passed by, and a white-haired hand holding lightning instantly appeared in the middle of the two groups, stopping the fighting. Moreover, a melon-headed man in a green tights also arrived soon after.

"Kakashi?" Sarutobi Koji's face instantly turned grim upon seeing the newcomer. If it were just Genma Shiranui and his group, the thirty or so Jonin present would have been confident in taking them down. However, with Kakashi and Might Guy joining the fray, the situation instantly reversed. Kakashi and Might Guy were both considered elite Jonin in the village, and with the assistance of nearly a hundred Special Jonin, they were fully capable of wiping them out.

Genma Shiranui smiled when he saw Kakashi, with whom he hadn't had a formal conversation for several years.

"So you've finally decided to show yourself?" Genma Shiranui laughed. "I thought you were going to be a coward for the rest of your life."

"Thank you very much." Kakashi turned around and looked at his former teacher's subordinates behind him, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

"How have you been lately, child?" Namiashi Raido asked.

"It's fine, it's just that he's getting old and his mischievousness can be a bit of a headache," Kakashi said with a smile. "You can come and visit sometime when you have time."

Kakashi understood that it was probably his recent act of adopting Naruto that had given them the determination to stand up and support him now.

"Enough talk, Kakashi. Now that you're here, we're all in your hands. Just give the orders." Genma Shiranui said with a smile.

Kakashi nodded, then looked at the group of Jonin. With his mask off, Kakashi's face was somewhat androgynous, but at this moment, he began to exude the authority of a superior: "Gentlemen of the Jonin team, let's leave it at that. I will explain to the Third Hokage, how about that?"

"Kakashi, you..." Sarutobi Koji wanted to deny it, but as soon as he opened his mouth, lightning began to flash on Kakashi's hand.

Koji Sarutobi's face instantly turned extremely ugly. Although he and Kakashi were both Jonin in rank, over the years, the number of Jonin-level ninjas who had died from Kakashi's S-rank self-created ninjutsu was probably close to three digits. He didn't want to personally experience the power of the Lightning Blade.

"Then you can go and explain to the Third Hokage yourself." Sarutobi Koji snorted coldly and turned to leave. Seeing this, the other Jonin ninjas could only return the way they came.

"Guy, could you stay here and guard this place for me? I'm going to the Hokage Building." Kakashi said to Might Guy after the other man left, extinguishing the Lightning Blade in his hand.

"Alright, leave it to me!" Might Guy grinned, giving a thumbs up. Although he was still clueless about what had happened, he knew one thing: someone had stepped in to clear Kakashi's name tonight. As Kakashi's best friend, he naturally had to lend a hand.

Chapter 60 The Darkened Shisui

As Kakashi headed to the Hokage Building, the village's fighting tournament had reached its climax. Most of the thugs who had gathered in front of the police headquarters to force the issue had been captured, with only a few remaining who were actually private ninja soldiers from the two clans disguised as thugs still on the run. Their resistance had resulted in injuries to some civilian ninjas, but with the police headquarters' all-out pursuit, it was only a matter of time before they were caught.

Those civilians who lived relatively close to the garrison headquarters could easily see through their windows the garrison members dragging the thugs, who had been beaten to a pulp, toward the headquarters. Terrified, they kept their doors and windows tightly shut and dared not utter a sound.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Touhuan was in Fugaku's office, drinking tea with Fugaku and Shikai Aburame, one cup after another. Even the Anbu who came to invite him to the Hokage Building were detained by him in the Security Department.

Everything that happened today was unfolding exactly as he had envisioned. After tonight, all the chips in his alliance with Kakashi could be laid out on the table, and he would truly become the one holding the game.

The Third Hokage invited him over simply to have a talk, but before that, Uchiha Tohkan had something more important to do.

Just then, a powerful chakra surge suddenly erupted, and the entire security headquarters building began to shake violently.

"The direction of this fluctuation? Your office?" Fugaku's expression changed drastically, and he looked sharply at Uchiha Touhuan.

"No rush, I'll go take a look." Uchiha Touhuan said expressionlessly, but when he turned his back, a smile appeared on his lips. He had finally waited for this moment, and it seemed that his arrangements had not been in vain.

After Uchiha Touhuan got up, Uchiha Fugaku and Aburame Shikai quickly followed.

At that moment, the security personnel downstairs heard the commotion and rushed upstairs.

Seeing this, Uchiha Douhuan waved his hand to stop the anxious team members and said, "Go back to work, there's nothing to worry about."

"Are you sure everything's alright?" Uchiha Inahisa was still a little worried, after all, the commotion just now was quite loud.

"If there's any real problem, can't I handle it myself?" Uchiha Touhuan glared at the kid, then said, "Take everyone back. I'll take care of things here."

Uchiha Touhuan arrived at the door of his office and turned to Fugaku and Aburame Shikai, who wanted to follow him, saying, "You two don't need to come in for now. I'll take care of things here."

……

Two hours earlier, Uchiha Shisui, who was feeling somewhat irritated by the unreasonable and unruly people of Konoha, did not participate in the recent deployment of the security forces.

However, after seeing the Security Department beating up these thugs and dragging the beaten thugs back to the Security Department one by one, Shisui wanted to step forward to stop them out of kindness in his heart. But when he thought of how these people just now completely disapproved of him and the Will of Fire, Uchiha Shisui suppressed this thought and instead felt a huge confusion in his heart. This confusion drove him to walk towards Uchiha Dohuan's office alone. He wanted to ask clearly why things had turned out like this.

However, when Shisui arrived at Uchiha Touhuan's office, he did not see Uchiha Touhuan, who was having tea with Uchiha Fugaku. Shisui intended to wait a while and think things over by himself, but a document scattered on Uchiha Touhuan's desk caught his eye at that moment.

……

Uchiha Touhuan pushed open the office door and saw this scene before him.

Throughout the office, documents were scattered everywhere, and Shisui, sitting at his desk, had empty eyes. The tomoe of his newly acquired three-tomoe Sharingan were spinning wildly, and blood and tears were gushing from his eyes. His ocular power fluctuated violently around him. If these eyes hadn't been different from Shisui's original ones, a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan would probably have appeared right now.

Uchiha Touhuan watched this scene without saying a word. After closing the office door, he silently picked up the scattered documents one by one. These documents were copies of something he had brought back from Orochimaru's base, and they were also a kind of trigger he had deliberately left in his office today. Now it seemed that this thing was indeed quite effective.

"Dou-huan, none of this is real, is it?" Shisui asked, his eyes regaining some sparkle after seeing Uchiha Dou-huan.

“Shisui, with your level of authority, you are not qualified to see this,” Uchiha Touhuan said softly.

"Douhuan!" Uchiha Shisui roared, his pleading eyes becoming even more pronounced. He desperately hoped that everything he had seen was not real, since what he had just witnessed was a complete trampling of everything he had pursued in the past.

“These are all things I found at Orochimaru’s base. How could they be fake?” Uchiha Touhuan said, sitting back in his chair.

"Ah!!!" Shisui's last shred of hope shattered by Uchiha Touhuan's cold words. He then clutched his head in agony and screamed, his chakra and ocular power surging. The three tomoe in Shisui's eyes spun incessantly, but he couldn't take that crucial step. However, Uchiha Touhuan could sense through the summoning contract of the Ninja Hawk that Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan was also fluctuating with his emotions.

[It seems that without his own eyes, he really couldn't push the Sharingan to complete its final evolution.] Uchiha Touhuan thought to himself, stepping forward to seal Shisui's chakra. There was no other way; this kid was already starting to deplete his life force. If he wasn't calmed down soon, he'd probably die here tonight.