Chapter 106: No One Can Leave Their Own Story
It was the afternoon of the next day when Kakashi Hatake, the Uchiha clan head, and the remaining dozen Uchiha elites caught up with the main force that had fled towards the Land of Rain.
After leaving Konoha, Fugaku's first order of business was to confirm the truth of Danzo Shimura's death. After Kakashi handed him the scroll sealing the man's body and Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan, the Uchiha clan head, one by one, removed the permanently closed three-tomoe Sharingan from the pale white arm. He then severed Danzo's right arm with a single stroke and discarded it in the outskirts of the Land of Fire.
Shisui Uchiha, who had been watching the clan head's actions the entire time, moved his lips but still said nothing. It was only when the clan head tossed him the scroll sealing his Mangekyo Sharingan that an indescribable emotion slowly began to rise within him.
"Konoha is not worth your protection. From now on, protect the Uchiha."
"...Yes, Lord Clan Head."
Unlike Danzo's crude plug-and-play method, Shisui Uchiha did not immediately place his eye back into his left socket. He wrapped his eye with an emergency medical bandage. The Mangekyo Sharingan would not decay in the sealing scroll. Once they reached the Land of Rain, he could have the medical ninja there help put it back in its original place.
Kakashi did not interact with Shisui. The Uchiha's internal affairs were not for him to interfere with.
This group's weakest members were at the Special Jonin level. Theoretically, it should have only taken them a few hours to catch up with the main force. The reason it took so long was that they had to help the main force clear out the pursuers behind them.
The Fourth and Third Hokage had indeed verbally promised not to trouble the Uchiha at this time, but just because they didn't, didn't mean others wouldn't.
A small half of the Anbu were still controlled by the elders. Before Minato could recall the pursuers, they had already almost caught up.
They could only be repelled.
The pursuers who were now trailing them from a distance should be the Fourth Hokage's men, sent not to fight, but to investigate where the Uchiha were headed.
The movements of this great clan were of great concern to the entire ninja world.
Konoha's actions, taking advantage of the fact that other countries didn't know yet, were also understandable.
Approaching the border of the Land of Rain, a large wave of familiar moisture hit his face, and the silver-haired boy tilted his head back to catch a few raindrops to wet his throat. He shouted to the main force still rushing ahead.
"Stop!"
All the Uchiha clansmen immediately prepared for battle. Those who knew the truth and those who didn't were all tense. It was only when Fugaku Uchiha appeared that this tension immediately dissipated.
"Father!"
"Itachi."
It had been a journey fraught with danger, but they had managed to move the entire clan here. The next step was to hand things over to Obito and Kakashi Hatake. They would go ahead to the Land of Rain and communicate with Amegakure. Then, the entire Uchiha clan could complete their transfer.
The silver-haired boy shook the raindrops off his Akatsuki robe and saw Obito also take out a similar garment and put it on.
Then, Obito took out a smaller Akatsuki robe. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he walked up to Rin Nohara, a little embarrassed, and handed her the robe.
"During the mission, you should wear this."
"Okay. Is Kakashi also a member of this organization? You guys have hidden a lot from me."
"I will explain everything to you, one by one."
Kakashi pretended not to see Rin. Obito was still the same old Obito. This sycophantic gesture was truly laughable. Giving her clothes at a time like this... only he could think of something like that.
It was like reading out cheesy love talk in front of a large crowd. Truly...
"That Kakashi guy is as arrogant as ever. Don't mind him."
Rin put on the Akatsuki robe, greeted Kakashi, and regardless of his still-pretending-not-to-see reaction, gave Obito a push.
"Go on, quickly."
"Yeah."
The border guards did not recognize Obito Uchiha's or Kakashi's faces. It was only after comparing their Akatsuki tokens that they let the two of them in.
During the Akatsuki's governance, they had increased their investment in the Land of Rain's border defense. Because more and more spies had discovered that Hanzo was dead, the number of infiltration teams had also increased.
The two quickly met Nagato and Konan, who were still searching for wandering ninja from other countries. Then, under their guidance, they met Yahiko, who was handling government affairs.
"I'm back."
"That's great!"
Yahiko collapsed onto his desk.
"Originally, this work should have been done by Nagato, but he nearly blew the room to smithereens with a Shinra Tensei. I never dared to let him handle documents again..."
"To be able to make Nagato protest with a ninjutsu, this paperwork must be pretty amazing."
Obito thought of his teacher, Minato Namikaze, who also looked drained and exhausted after becoming Hokage. A toothache shot through him.
"Now that you're back, I'll hand these things over to you. After all, you're the leader."
"No, I refuse."
Raising a hand to stop Yahiko's gesture of handing over the position, Obito looked at Kakashi.
"Why don't you handle it for a while?"
"...Looks like you're asking for another beating."
"Alright, Yahiko, I'll have to trouble you for a while longer. I've brought the Uchiha clan. They're at the border of the Land of Rain right now. I need you to sign an entry permit."
Happiness came too suddenly. Yahiko suspected there was something wrong with his ears. Even Nagato, who had been silent on the side, looked up in surprise.
Konan's reaction was even more exaggerated; the paper she was folding fell to the ground.
"What are you waiting for? Sign it."
"Right!"
After quickly signing the permit, Yahiko felt that his dream had taken another big step forward. The stronger the Land of Rain became, the more say it would have, the more people it could influence. Eventually, it would surely sweep across the entire ninja world and bring peace to the world.
The number one clan in the ninja world, the Uchiha, had joined the Land of Rain. What else was impossible?
The unconcealable excitement on his face made even these boring documents on his desk look beautiful.
Yahiko showed a brilliant smile, completely at odds with the weather outside.
"Don't get too happy too soon. With so many more ninja, there's even more paperwork to handle."
"A small problem. Leave it all to me."
"You said it."
Kakashi kindly reminded him, swallowing back the request the Uchiha clan head had made.
It's better to let them say it themselves when they meet.
"The climate of the Land of Rain is not suitable for the Uchiha to live in. We need to transform the environment."
"How to transform it?"
"Earth Release, Fire Release, Water Release."
Simple and clear. This kind of super-large-scale project to change the climate required a huge amount of data to be investigated and measured. He believed that Yahiko and the Akatsuki would not refuse this kind of request that would make the Land of Rain a better place.
But when it came time to implement it... that was another matter entirely.
Leaving Amegakure, Kakashi and Obito quickly returned to the border and led the entire Uchiha clan into the territory of the Land of Rain.
When everyone was issued an Akatsuki robe, the part of the Uchiha clan that didn't know the truth finally understood that they had been expelled from Konoha.
A new life, a new journey, was about to begin.
"Kakashi!"
Catching the orange-haired girl who had flown at him, the silver-haired boy smiled and smoothed her long hair.
Watching the two interact, Sara felt a little awkward, but she still boldly spoke up.
"Kakashi."
"Sara."
Letting go of Mei Terumi, Kakashi, under her murderous gaze, also smoothed Sara's red hair.
Although there were occasional bickering and scenes of carnage, the silver-haired boy suddenly felt that these kinds of days weren't so bad. The road to the future was full of thorns and hardships; there had to be some seasoning to enrich life.
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