Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

Chapter 43 The Formulation of the Plan and Uchiha Shisui

"My hemophobia has been cured. I can handle Chiyo's poison and puppets."

Tsunade spoke first. She and Chiyo were old rivals. Although she couldn't go directly to the battlefield in the past, she was the one who cured Chiyo's poison in the camp.

"I can handle both the One-Tailed Jinchuriki and the Kazekage, but it's too risky to deal with both at the same time. It's better to find an opportunity to defeat them one by one."

Uchiha Iori had some intention of concealing his true strength. He had already shown considerable power and needed to control his performance so that he could deliver a fatal blow when the opportunity arose.

"The Blood Dragon Eye Ninja can be left to me and Naoya. This is the responsibility of the Uchiha clan. I will let him know why the Sharingan is the number one dojutsu."

Uchiha Shisui also stood up and said that he was in the prime of his life, and the name Shisui of the Body Flicker had already spread throughout the ninja world.

"Reconnaissance tasks can be assigned to us, the Hyuga. Our Byakugan can see everything within a one-kilometer radius."

Hideki Hyuga was not to be outdone. Although his combat strength was relatively average, his strategic ability, the Byakugan, was top-notch.

"Then the plan is settled. Everyone, get ready for battle. When the Fourth Kazekage and the One-Tailed Jinchuriki are separated, we will launch a surprise attack on the Sand Village and cut off one of his fingers."

Orochimaru has devised a counterattack plan and is just waiting for the Hyuga clan's Jonin to report back.

The group filed out. "Shisui, let's talk," Uchiha Iori called out to Shisui, and they left together.

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"Long time no see. How have you been these past few months?" Uchiha Iori patted Shisui on the shoulder and asked casually.

They were surrounded by rock walls, and the firelight cast flickering shadows on their faces.

"I'm fine, and everyone is taking good care of me. But Iori-nii, you've changed so much. Your eyes give me a dangerous feeling." Shisui smiled shyly and asked in return.

He sensed danger emanating from Iori, and as a powerful Kaleidoscope user, he trusted his judgment.

"You've awakened your eye too, Shisui?" Iori asked meaningfully. The original work did not record the specific time when Shisui awakened his eye, but judging from the plot, it should have been within this period.

“Yes, I also got these eyes.” Shisui didn’t hide anything and showed Iori his Kaleidoscope. As a family member, he had always trusted Iori.

Looking into Shisui's eyes, Iori couldn't help but pat his head. "It must have been tough. The price to open these eyes must have been quite high."

Thinking about why the others had awakened their eyes, Iori couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.

"Iori-nii, isn't it the same? You must have lost something important for those cursed eyes to open, right?"

Shisui looked dejected. He had been awake for quite some time, but he still hadn't escaped the shadow of that day.

"Don't think like that, Shisui. We are much luckier than others. After experiencing loss, we have gained enough strength to prevent ourselves from losing again."

"We should regard it as a blessing from our ancestors, not a curse from fate upon the Uchiha clan."

Iori comforted Shisui, expressing his own feelings: compared to ordinary people who gain nothing after losing something, the Uchiha clan was much luckier.

Without power, tragedy will only continue to repeat itself; only by possessing power can one take control of their own destiny.

If Iori hadn't received the cheat code, he would still be just one of the masses, drifting with fate and waiting for his destined death.

Now, he is the master of destiny, and the world will sooner or later be in his grasp.

"The world is cruel, and what we need to do is change this cruel world so that others will not have to experience the tragedy we have experienced."

Iori looked at Shisui and said earnestly that he wanted to change Shisui's fate and bring him under his command. He dared not say that he would make him live a happy life, but at least he would make his life have value.

It would be incredibly foolish to die from one's own naiveté and the infighting within the village.

“I believe in you, Iori-san. I’ve always thought you were the one who could bridge the gap between our clan and the village. Please guide me. I’m willing to use my power for you.”

Shisui grasped Iori's hand tightly. Years of relying on each other for survival had made Shisui unconditionally trust Iori. Unlike Uchiha Itachi, Shisui balanced the village and his clan on his scales.

In desperation, he entrusted everything to Itachi Uchiha, hoping he could create peace between the village and the clan. However, Itachi Uchiha disappointed him.

Now, Shisui has entrusted his life to Iori and dedicated his power to him.

"So, Iori-san, what do you need me to do?"

After calming down, Shisui released Uchiha Iori's hand and asked about future strategies.

"Win over the moderates who are willing to align themselves with us, and the radicals who have brains. By the end of this war, I should have enough prestige."

"I will challenge Fugaku Uchiha to take over the position of clan leader and unify the clan's power."

Iori explained her plan to Shisui, at which point a look of hesitation appeared on Shisui's face.

Iori sensed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the plan?"

"Um... Iori-nii, could you spare the clan leader's life? The clan leader's son, Itachi, is my good friend."

Shisui made his request with some hesitation. Although he and Itachi Uchiha had just met, some people are born to be friends.

“No problem. As long as he accepts the status quo after his defeat, I will not kill him. I don’t want to kill my own kind unless necessary.”

Iori agreed without hesitation. Fugaku Uchiha was related to Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha, both of whom were important figures in the plan.

Itachi Uchiha had outstanding talent and abilities. As for his brain problem, the Will of Fire could cleanse it, so why can't I cleanse it?

With Shisui's help, it's almost certain that they'll be able to take him in as a dog.

Uchiha Sasuke is even more important, one of the designated saviors, the reincarnation of Indra's chakra, and half of Iori's hope for awakening the Rinnegan rests on him.

"Thank you, Iori-san."

Shisui was unaware of Iori's specific thoughts; from his perspective, Iori gave up killing his biggest rival simply because of his request.

Shisui's eyes were filled with emotion, and he made up his mind to fight to the death for the future that Iori had promised.

"Tsunade and I have already made an agreement. I will become the Fourth Hokage's assistant and the future Fifth Hokage."

"I will lead the Uchiha clan to integrate into Konoha and bring peace to everyone in Konoha."

Iori passionately recounted her plans and goals to Shisui.

"I have no other requirements for you, Shisui. Go and become stronger, strong enough to stand by my side."

"I won't let you down, Iori-san."

Uchiha Shisui's eyes were filled with determination. After seeing the future that Iori had promised, he was no longer confused and was full of motivation.

Chapter 44 Reconnaissance of Sand Ninja

Hyuga Hideki, Hyuga Tetsuya, and Hyuga Yoichi each led a team of ninjas, searching the Sand Village camp from three directions.

Using the power of the Byakugan, they successfully broke through the encirclement of the Sand Ninja.

After crossing a hill, Hideki Hinata came into view of a heavily guarded camp.

He immediately activated his Byakugan and carefully observed the chakra fluctuations in the enemy camp.

The other side was clearly unaware of the Hyuga clan's reinforcements, and the patrol teams were not densely distributed outside.

"This power, there's no mistake, it's a tailed beast, it must be the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast."

Hyuga Hideki was secretly surprised. His Byakugan detected a powerful and ominous chakra that, like a natural disaster, blotted out the sky and enveloped the entire camp.

The sheer power of that aura was so great that it even overshadowed the presence of other chakra.

Hideki Hyuga frowned, his expression grave. He turned to the ninjas behind him and said:

"Take this message back. Although I only observed the chakra of the tailed beasts, other powerful individuals may still be here. Split into two groups to relay the message and inform the others to gather the intelligence."

The ninjas nodded, quickly split into two groups, and rushed off in different directions.

Hideki Hinata decided to stay and continue observing.

His gaze returned to the camp. He took a breath, adjusted his breathing, and tried to calm himself down.

The surrounding environment was quiet and oppressive, with only the sound of the wind whispering in my ears.

Hideki Hinata held his breath, waiting for the change to occur.

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Hyuga Tetsuya secretly followed the Sand Village's patrol route and finally found their camp—an important base located in a transportation hub.

The camp was bustling with people and supply convoys, clearly a core stronghold of the Sand Village.

He activated his Byakugan to observe the situation at the opposite camp.

"There is one person whose chakra reaction has reached the level of Lord Orochimaru, and there are twenty Jonin-level chakra reactions."

“We can’t determine who has the strongest chakra reaction yet, but we can rule out the possibility of a One-Tailed Jinchuriki. I need to get closer; you guys wait for me outside,” he whispered to his teammates.

Hyuga Tetsuya cautiously approached the enemy camp, following the shadows.

Finally, he saw the identity of the ninja opposite him clearly—the straw hat with the character "wind" written on it revealed his identity.

This man was none other than the newly appointed Fourth Kazekage, the Gold Sand Master Rasa.

After betraying Yekura, the user of the Scorching Release technique, he had no rivals left and successfully became the Kazekage.

This is why he lacked prestige and relied entirely on the support of Chiyo and Ebizo from the elder council to maintain his position as Kazekage.

After confirming the Kazekage's identity and location, Hyuga Tetsuya quietly retreated and rejoined his teammates.

"The leader of the camp is Fengying. We need to take this message back. Let's go," he said quickly.

The group quickly withdrew, cleaned up all traces, and returned to the Konoha camp.

However, not long after they left, a group of Sand Ninja arrived at the place where Hyuga Tetsuya had passed by and sensed something was amiss.

"Puppet Technique." A Sand Ninja puppeteer summoned the special puppet left on the ground.

Because this kind of puppet is extremely rare, Konoha doesn't know much about it, and the Byakugan couldn't detect its existence, so it naturally couldn't be found during the cleanup.

After reading the records in the puppet, the puppeteer said to his teammates, "A Konoha ninja has infiltrated. Judging from this distance, it should be a Byakugan ninja."

"We haven't encountered a Byakugan ninja in months of fighting, so it seems their reinforcements have arrived. We must report to the Kazekage."

They quickly returned to camp, and the puppeteer went to see Rasa.

"Lord Kazekage, Konoha's reinforcements have arrived, including Hyuga clan ninjas. The camp should have been scouted just now." The puppeteer knelt on one knee and reported to Rasa.

"Is that so? It seems they're preparing a counterattack. I wonder where they'll choose as their breakthrough point." After listening to the report, Luo Sha turned to ask Ebizo, the senior advisor beside him.

Ebizo was one of the highest-ranking advisors in Sunagakure, renowned for his strength and intelligence. He was also the head of the think tank during the Third Kazekage's time, and successive Kazekage trusted his abilities.

Looking at the map, he calmly analyzed, "Anything is possible; it depends on the strength of Konoha's support for the front lines."

"If the support is strong, they might use your direction as a breakthrough point. If the Wind Shadow is defeated, the war will be more than half over."