"Crazy bastards."
Hidezawa was walking towards the Uchiha Clan, which was their meeting point for today.
But his mind was recalling the scene of his meeting with Aburame Tatsuma just now, and he couldn't help but curse under his breath.
He found that Danzo, that old lunatic, was truly shameless enough. Allocating funds to the orphanage was something he should have done anyway.
Now he was using this to talk to him, as if to show how great he was, which made Hidezawa unable to help but curse him in his heart.
"This guy, can't he even make good enough promises?"
They say Danzo is good at controlling people's minds, and Hidezawa, after following him for so many years, found that he indeed controls people's minds.
In a physical sense...
In contrast, Orochimaru, even after becoming a rogue ninja, still had a large group of followers in Konoha. The difference between these two was truly not small.
"But his mission..."
Danzo, that bastard, had assigned him two new missions.
…
[New Mission]
[Obtain Obito's Sharingan]
[New Mission]
[Contact Sunagakure]
…
Hidezawa didn't even bother with the first of these two missions.
Because he didn't think he had the ability to take the Mangekyō from Obito, who had Kamui and Izanagi.
"Danzo, that old lunatic, is truly obsessed with the Sharingan. He dares to think of anything."
However, the other one was somewhat interesting. Obito's mission was clearly a long-term one, and currently, it was only in the investigation stage.
Even if something was truly found, the higher-ups would probably have to discuss it.
During this time, he would have free time to go to Sunagakure to complete the handover.
Hidezawa was not averse to this mission, especially when he suddenly thought of something.
"Sunagakure, it seems there's an ownerless thing that can provide a huge amount of chakra..."
The Dragon Vein, that was a very good, valuable, and significant thing.
To be honest, if Namikaze Minato were still alive, he probably wouldn't dare to act rashly.
Minato had left a Flying Thunder God Mark at the Dragon Vein's seal to prevent another 'Anrokuzan' from appearing, so he could reinforce the Dragon Vein at any time.
"But now that he's dead, it's convenient for me. If only it wasn't so far..."
The further the Flying Thunder God is used to travel, the greater the chakra consumption, and it wasn't his own mark. Furthermore, he didn't know the state of the Dragon Vein's seal.
So, he showed his 'rational' side and didn't act rashly.
"Hidezawa, you're here."
When he arrived at the meeting point outside the Uchiha Clan, Yugao was the first to walk over and ask with concern.
"I heard about what happened last night. I never thought something like that would occur. Are you alright?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
Hidezawa immediately smiled. Sure enough, only such gentle and beautiful girls could make him happy.
However, he was still very mindful of the occasion, especially when he saw Kakashi, Shisui, and Tenzo all there, so he didn't say too much.
Instead, he took Yugao's hand while she wasn't paying attention and walked towards the group.
"Kakashi-senpai, good morning."
Hidezawa greeted them with a smile, while Yugao beside him was still a bit dazed and hadn't fully reacted.
"Shisui-senpai, is Itachi alright?"
"Thank you, Hidezawa-kun, it's all thanks to you that he's safe."
Shisui nodded. Kakashi had also recovered quite a bit now, he's not as agitated as last night.
He nodded at Hidezawa without saying anything, and Shisui immediately spoke up when he saw this.
"Alright, let's go quickly. Fugaku-sama is already waiting for us."
With that, he led everyone towards the Uchiha compound.
The Uchiha Clan's territory was now located on the outskirts of Konoha village. In Hidezawa's memory, this unfortunate clan was forced to relocate twice.
The first relocation was during Senju Tobirama's era. Under the pretext that the Uchiha clan was one of the most powerful clans in the ninja world, he allocated them the largest residential area.
At the same time, he also provided them with the highly powerful Police Force, binding them to the Police Force. As a result, this led to their first expulsion to the outskirts of Konoha village.
And the second time was the good deed done by Hidezawa's boss, Shimura Danzo.
He used the destruction of the Nine-Tails Incident to directly initiate a new round of ninja clan territory demarcation.
With the Third Hokage's tacit approval, the Uchiha were once again driven to an even more peripheral area.
This place was further away from Konoha's prosperous areas and closer to the Konoha Prison. It could be said that the Uchiha were completely trapped.
This was one of the reasons for the Uchiha's anger, and given their arrogant nature, they often couldn't be bothered to explain many things and simply act.
Facing the public opinion in the village, they often used physical means to shut up those who gossiped, which further alienated the Konoha residents from the Uchiha.
Once such a vicious cycle began, both sides would only become increasingly distant.
By now, no non-Uchiha were allowed to enter their clan territory.
"The environment here seems nice."
Hidezawa surveyed his surroundings, then turned to Shisui and Kakashi, smiling.
"It's just that your clan members don't seem to welcome us very much. Is it because of you, Kakashi-senpai?"
"…"
Kakashi touched his covered Sharingan speechlessly. That eye of his had indeed caused quite a stir back then.
"Is it possible, Hidezawa, that it's because of you?"
Tenzo blinked, then suddenly chuckled softly.
"After all, you taught their clan leader's son a public lesson, without even letting him put up any substantial resistance. I heard there was quite a bit of controversy when he became a chūnin."
There was indeed significant controversy surrounding Uchiha Itachi's promotion to chūnin, as he was instantly defeated by Hidezawa's Flying Thunder God without any chance to fight back, showing no substantial display of skill.
Even if most people would face the same outcome against the Flying Thunder God, the voices of doubt would still be numerous.
His hurried departure for a mission late at night, besides the eagerness for his first chūnin mission, probably also contained the desire to prove himself.
"Don't overthink it, we've arrived."
Shisui shook his head and immediately interrupted them. He couldn't possibly say that no matter who came, the Uchiha wouldn't welcome them, right?
Soon, they arrived at a mansion, which was Uchiha Fugaku's residence.
Led by a servant, they arrived at a pavilion within the mansion, where Fugaku was already seated, waiting.
"Fugaku-sama."
"Everyone, please sit."
Seeing the people who had arrived, Fugaku, looking a bit haggard, invited Hidezawa and the others to sit down. He was indeed quite tired now.
After he took Itachi home last night, some information inevitably spread.
Fugaku had no way to stop it. The Mangekyō was simply too important to the Uchiha.
The appearance of the Mangekyō Sharingan greatly stimulated the extremist faction.
They held a meeting overnight, with some even expressing a desire to take the initiative and find that masked Uchiha.
This incident almost made Fugaku explode on the spot. That bastard was the one who killed the Fourth Hokage, and that bastard was the one who caused all his investments to go down the drain.
Moreover, Konoha was currently gunning for that masked Uchiha. If they were to do something at this time, wouldn't it truly confirm the Uchiha's connection to the Nine-Tails Incident?
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident was the most fatal topic between the Uchiha and Konoha at present.
If this matter were to be confirmed at this time, then they would have nothing left to think about.
Either they would rise up and overthrow Konoha, or they would simply wait for death and accept judgment.
Fugaku's heart had indeed wavered; he was no longer as resistant to using extreme methods, but he wasn't foolish either.
Once they were linked to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident, they would become Konoha's public enemy.
Admittedly, using extreme methods also made them enemies of Konoha, but at least it wouldn't provoke public outrage.
The meeting that night lasted very late, and during it, Konoha also wanted some crucial information about the Uchiha.
Fugaku was very dissatisfied, and even the clan elders strongly opposed it, but he ultimately sighed helplessly.
Circumstances were stronger than people; he had to compromise, but compromise was compromise, he wouldn't say, he didn't want to.
However, this still caused a significant impact on his mind.
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