The Uchiha Clan's Sun

"Clan Head Uchiha, although there were some minor mishaps during the Fourth Hokage election ceremony, the results are still quite clear!"

Nara Shikaku was afraid that Uchiha Jin had developed some inappropriate thoughts about the position of Fourth Hokage, so he quickly interrupted Uchiha Jin.

"Minato Namikaze's votes had already surpassed Danzo Shimura's by a large margin, almost overwhelming him. There was absolutely no chance for Danzo Shimura to turn the tide!"

"Wasn't that precisely why Shimura Danzo launched his rebellion?"

"Moreover, there were only two candidates in this election: Minato Namikaze and Danzo Shimura. Now that Danzo Shimura has gotten into this mess, I think the election result is indisputable!"

"Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage of the village!"

Nara Shikaku was also worried that Uchiha Jin would take advantage of the situation and seize the position of the Fourth Hokage of the village!

It's not that Uchiha Jin absolutely cannot become Hokage, it's just that Konoha is really in a state of flux right now!

Nara Shikaku doesn't know much about Uchiha Jin. Based on his current interactions, his impression of Uchiha Jin is still limited to him being shrewd and ruthless. There are just too many uncertainties.

Nara Shikaku is currently focused on stability and, compared to Uchiha Jin, definitely hopes that Namikaze Minato, who understands him better, can take over normally!

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin chuckled and said, "Nara clan head, I never said I wouldn't let Namikaze Minato take over. Besides, this isn't something I can decide alone. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Am I in a hurry?" Nara Shikaku said seriously, "I'm just stating the facts!"

While Uchiha Jin may not be able to accomplish anything, he can definitely ruin something!

Even if Uchiha Jin can't remove Namikaze Minato from the Hokage position, he can still delay it for a while!

Therefore, Nara Shikaku wants to confirm the fact that Namikaze Minato has become the Fourth Hokage before talking about anything else!

Uchiha Jin shook his head and said, "Please rest assured, Nara Clan Chief, our Uchiha clan fully recognizes and supports Minato Namikaze becoming Hokage. The fact that we had those 'hollow snakes' with Danzo Shimura was also discussed with the Third Hokage beforehand; otherwise, Danzo Shimura wouldn't have had so few votes!"

Nara Shikaku was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at Uchiha Jin with some surprise, silently mourning for Shimura Danzo for three seconds.

Nara Shikaku didn't believe that Uchiha Jin was just making excuses for him; such things couldn't be kept secret.

Therefore, there is only one truth: Uchiha Jin and the Uchiha clan were just playing around with Shimura Danzo all along. Shimura Danzo never had the possibility of becoming the Fourth Hokage!

Danzo Shimura was truly pitiful!

Uchiha Jin said, "Then our guard unit will take Shimura Danzo away first, and we'll leave this to the Nara clan chief to handle!"

"If there are any further developments, the Nara clan chief will send someone to inform us!"

Chapter 286 Taking Over the Root Base!

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were few. The sky above Konoha Village was cloudless, as if the whole world had become much brighter.

After losing the election, Konoha elder Danzo Shimura launched a coup but was captured on the spot by the Konoha Police Department. The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and two other Konoha elders were critically injured and are currently receiving treatment at Konoha Hospital. The election ceremony for the Fourth Hokage today ended in farce.

However, although most of the civilians in Konoha were in a state of panic, the major ninja clans and most of the Konoha ninjas were not too nervous, and were even inexplicably somewhat relaxed!

This was probably because they learned of Danzo Shimura's imprisonment and Minato Namikaze's confirmation as the Fourth Hokage.

In a secret base at the heart of Konoha Village, Uchiha Jin and Yakushi Nonou, who had been busy for most of the day, led a group of Uchiha from the Konoha Guard forward through a dark passage.

Yakushi Nonou explained, "This is Root's last base in the village. The main purpose of this base is to cultivate various talents for Root!"

In the morning, Uchiha Jin handed over the trivial matters of the Hokage election to Nara Shikaku and then led the Konoha Police Department to begin sealing off the Root bases in the village one by one, collecting evidence of Shimura Danzo's crimes.

Since Shimura Danzo had been imprisoned and most of Root's elite troops had died in the Four Purple Sun Formation, only a handful of people remained in Root's various bases.

With the help of Yakushi Nonou, a former Root member, and with Uchiha Jin carrying a secret order signed by the Hokage, Uchiha Jin and his group encountered little resistance along the way and smoothly took over all of Root's secret bases.

Of course, there was still resistance, after all, Shimura Danzo's core subordinates such as Aburame Ryoma, Yamanaka Fu, Shigaraki Tanuki, and others were quite loyal to Shimura Danzo.

However, Uchiha Jin naturally wouldn't tolerate these people and sent them down to wait for Shimura Danzo.

"Various talents?" Uchiha Jin asked with some doubt, "Root is known as the training base of the Anbu, a place to train Anbu ninjas. Besides training machines to carry out missions, what else do they train?"

Yakushi Nonou shook her head slightly and said, "That's not how it works. Root needs a wide variety of people, such as intelligence personnel, spies, researchers, interrogators, and so on. It's not just about combat personnel!"

After a pause, Yakushi Nonou said with some emotion, "To be honest, if it weren't for the Root's cultivation methods being so cold-blooded and brutal, their methods for cultivating talent would be quite outstanding!"

The reason why Yakushi Nonou is known as a walking shrine maiden, traveling between various ninja villages to gather intelligence without ever failing, is not only due to her outstanding spy skills, but also because of the crucial role of Root's training!

Of course, Yakushi Nonou would rather not have gone through the cultivation of the roots!

Uchiha Jin nodded and said, "The Root's intelligence system is indeed very powerful, and this is inseparable from the contributions of talented people... Nono, although I know you don't like doing these things, if possible, I still hope you can help me take control of the Root's intelligence system as soon as possible!"

"After all, you came from here, and your help can save us a lot of trouble!"

To be honest, if the Root's intelligence network hadn't been so important, Uchiha Jin wouldn't have asked Yakushi Nonou for help!

Pharmacist Nonou had previously been on the verge of collapse due to the pressure of her multiple identities, but she eventually found some self-redemption while taking care of orphans and slowly emerged from the shadows.

If she were to be put in charge of intelligence work now, she would inevitably recall her past experiences, which would certainly be very painful for her!

However, Root's intelligence system was built by Danzo Shimura himself. Now that Danzo Shimura has fallen, if we don't take control of Root's intelligence system in time, who knows how many spies in the intelligence system will defect!

While the Root's intelligence system and Konoha's intelligence system are independent of each other, they are also inextricably linked. If the Root's intelligence system malfunctions, not only will it be damaged, but it may also affect the village's intelligence system, causing the village to suffer huge losses!

The most important thing is that quickly taking control of the root intelligence system is an extremely difficult task that cannot be accomplished by brute force!

The pharmacist Nono, with her exceptional intelligence capabilities and years of experience, is undoubtedly the best choice to complete this mission!

Upon hearing this, Yakushi Nonou smiled and said, "I'm not as fragile as you think, and this matter isn't as difficult as you think!"

Uchiha Jin was somewhat puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Yakushi Nonou explained, "Under Shimura Danzo's iron-fisted rule and brainwashing policies, there are indeed many people within Root who are utterly loyal and devoted to him!"

"However, such people are the fewest in the Root intelligence system! Especially among the frontline personnel in the Root intelligence system!"

After a moment's thought, Uchiha Jin guessed some of the reasons and said, "Is it because Shimura Danzo's methods were too cold-blooded and cruel?"

Yakushi Nonou nodded and said, "Shimura Danzo was known for his cold-blooded cruelty, but because of the special nature of intelligence personnel, he was even more ruthless towards them!"

"Because these people would have access to a lot of information and there was a possibility of leaking information, Danzo Shimura did not treat them as comrades or as human beings at all!"

"Shimura Danzo treated them purely as tools, even while using them he was wary of them. Once they lost their usefulness, he would discard them without hesitation and dispose of them in secret!"

"Furthermore, intelligence work is very special, requiring contact with all sorts of people and quick wit to adapt to changing circumstances. Therefore, they cannot be trained in the same way that Root ninjas are trained to erase their emotions."

"Therefore, the people in the Root intelligence system were not so 'loyal' to Shimura Danzo, and there were even quite a few who resented him!"

"Tsk tsk," Uchiha Jin sighed and shook his head, "Under these circumstances, it's truly amazing that Shimura Danzo was able to develop Root's intelligence system to the point where it was no weaker than the village's intelligence system!"

"It's truly remarkable that those people could still work so diligently for Danzo Shimura under such circumstances!"

Upon hearing this, Yakushi Nonou's eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, she said, "The pain and danger of being a spy are beyond what ordinary people can endure! If they were truly doing this for Shimura Danzo, they simply wouldn't have been able to persevere!"

"Some of them were caught red-handed by Shimura Danzo, while others did it for the sake of the village..."

Yakushi Nonou's voice gradually faded. The reason she had worked for Shimura Danzo for so long was initially for Konoha, and then it was because Shimura Danzo had seized her weakness!

Chapter 287 Sheep, Dog, Wolf!

"There are always people like that everywhere!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin sighed again, finally understanding what Yakushi Nonou meant.

People who can do intelligence work are definitely more loyal than ordinary ninjas, but most people in the Root intelligence system are not loyal to Shimura Danzo, but to Konoha!

As long as Uchiha Jin can uphold the greater good, then controlling Root's intelligence system will not be difficult!

Yakushi Nonou spoke up again: "And for me, this is also a good thing! After all, I have some connections with many people in the Root intelligence system, and being able to help them is a long-held wish of mine!"

Yakushi Nonou is more than just a spy infiltrating the enemy's ranks within the Root intelligence system!

She had served as a regional head of the Root intelligence system and had also been involved in training intelligence personnel. She had connections with many people in the Root intelligence system; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to break free from Shimura Danzo's control so easily!

After escaping the sea of ​​suffering, Yakushi Nonou felt a great deal of concern for many people in the Root intelligence system, and even felt somewhat guilty.

Now that there's an opportunity to make it up to them, Yakushi Nonou naturally won't give it up.

At least, Yakushi Nonou believed that the people in the Root intelligence system under her control would definitely not have had a worse life than under Shimura Danzo!

She will do everything in her power to ensure that the people in the Root intelligence system land safely!

"Then thank you for your hard work!"

Since Yakushi Nonou did not rule out the possibility, Uchiha Jin naturally did not say anything more.

Next, Uchiha Jin led his men to 'rescue' the hundreds of children from the Root base.

These children ranged in age from eleven or twelve to just three or four.

How to deal with these children is also a huge problem.

It's important to understand that while there are many directions for training children, the main focus is on training them to become ANBU ninjas. More than 80% of these children are trained in this direction!

Another important reason for this result is that the attrition rate of those trained to become ANBU ninjas is extremely high!

Based on Shimura Danzo's training methods, no more than one hundred of these hundreds would survive! Maybe even fifty!

Although these children are still of ninja school age, most of them have already seen blood and are mentally abnormal, so they cannot be viewed with ordinary eyes.

Uchiha Jin watched as the guards led the children out in pairs, and said with a headache, "I'm starting to regret it. Do you really think putting them with the children from the orphanage is a good thing?"

According to Uchiha Jin's original plan, these children were to be handed over to Yakushi Nonou to be taken back to the Konoha Orphanage.

Yakushi Nonou is very experienced in this kind of thing.

But after learning about the specific circumstances of these children, Uchiha Jin hesitated!

To use an imperfect analogy, if the children in Konoha who live in happy families are sheep, then the orphans in Konoha's orphanage who have long experienced the coldness of human relationships and the hardships of life are 'wild dogs'!

Although the Konoha Orphanage is very harmonious under the management of Yakushi Nonou, some things are simply unavoidable!

The Konoha Orphanage has very few staff members, so it's impossible for them to be attentive to every child's needs or to be completely fair to every child in a one-to-many situation!

Therefore, the children in the Konoha Orphanage are very independent and self-reliant, and they know how to fight for resources for themselves!

But it is precisely because of this that Uchiha Jin is even more worried!

Because these children rescued from the root base are the real 'wolves'!

It's better if there's no conflict, but if a conflict breaks out, people could really die!

Yakushi Nonou naturally knew what Uchiha Jin was worried about. After a moment of silence, she said, "I just took a look, and many of these children are from various ninja clans in the village."

"Later, I will first make a preliminary assessment of the children's mental state and let the ninja clans take back those children whose problems are not too serious. This way, the pressure on the Konoha Orphanage will be greatly reduced."

After a pause, Yakushi Nonou continued, "But you should also speak to Minato and ask him to provide some funds and manpower to the Konoha Orphanage!"

"This is the village's doing, and as the Hokage, he bears the responsibility!"

Uchiha Jin pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "Well then, since we're going to ask the village for people anyway, let's just lay it all out on the table!"

"I will propose a motion at the village meeting to formally incorporate the Konoha Orphanage into the administrative divisions and clarify the relationship between the village and the orphanage!"

"This is originally the village's responsibility, and it will also benefit the village to some extent. In addition, part of the village's funds are managed by my Uchiha clan, so there shouldn't be much difficulty in handling this matter."

Upon hearing this, Yakushi Nonou's face lit up with joy.

It's important to know that the current Konoha Orphanage is essentially a private organization, and its funding mostly comes from Yakushi Nonou's 'begging'.

This is also the main reason why Shimura Danzo was able to easily use the Konoha Orphanage to threaten Yakushi Nonou!

After all, apart from Yakushi Nonou, no one in the village cares about this Konoha Orphanage! Even if Shimura Danzo did something to the Konoha Orphanage, he wouldn't face any real punishment!

Making the Konoha Orphanage an official administrative district of Konoha Village is equivalent to making it an integral part of Konoha. In the future, if anyone has ill intentions, they will have to consider the power of Konoha!

With Konoha taking the lead, the future development of the Konoha Orphanage will be greatly facilitated!

This has always been a wish of Yakushi Nonou!

Seeing Yakushi Nonou's expression, Uchiha Jin said, "But don't be too happy yet! It's foreseeable that the Konoha orphanage's affairs are not only urgent, but also very numerous!"

"And the matter of the Root intelligence system is also extremely urgent!"

"You'd better find one or more capable people to help you keep an eye on the orphanage, otherwise even if you were split in two, it wouldn't be enough!"

Yakushi Nonou nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lin can actually help me temporarily take on the responsibility of the orphanage. She is very capable. She just couldn't show herself before because she had to hide, but now that her identity has been exposed, there's no problem!"

Uchiha Jin said, "As long as you know what's going on, I'll keep an eye out for suitable candidates for you..."

Just then, a whooshing sound rang out, and a figure dressed as an ANBU member appeared in front of Uchiha Jin.

Uchiha Jin stopped talking and looked at the ANBU ninja.

"Lord Jin, Lord Minato requests your presence!"

The ANBU ninja treated Uchiha Jin very politely and explained their purpose.