Chapter 32: For the Village, the Uchiha Can Only Suffer
Hiruzen roughly guessed Danzo's thoughts. "Danzo, you mustn't act recklessly."
Hearing this, the other two Hokage Advisors also looked at Danzo with concern.
They knew well that Danzo was someone who never considered the consequences of his actions, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals.
Meeting their gazes, Danzo smiled cunningly. "Don't worry, what you're worried about is nothing more than Konoha and the Uchiha Clan going to war, leading to a sharp decline in the Village's overall strength. I have my own way to completely eliminate the Uchiha menace without losing a single soldier from the Village."
Upon hearing the word "completely," both Hokage Advisors frowned simultaneously, feeling a chill down their spines at Danzo's ruthless methods. Then, recalling the Uchiha Clan's impending rebellion, they hardened their hearts.
Utatane Koharu sighed, "If that's the case, then there's no other choice."
"What about Uchiha Izumi, who just graduated last year?" Homura Mitokado interjected. "For the past year, Fujiwara Chiye has been monitoring the Uchiha Clan and Uchiha Itachi for us.
Although the information he provided didn't deviate much from Uchiha Itachi's actions, and Uchiha Itachi ultimately didn't betray the Village.
Now it seems that sending Qianye was a bit redundant.
But his condition back then seemed to be to protect Uchiha Izumi."
"Absolutely not. According to intelligence, that young girl has already awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. If she awakens the Mangekyo Sharingan because of this Uchiha rebellion and uses it to retaliate against Konoha, she might become another Uchiha Madara, and the consequences would be unimaginable. For the Village, we must nip it in the bud." Danzo flatly refused.
"Then call Qianye back," Hiruzen finally spoke.
Saying this was tantamount to indirectly agreeing.
"There's no need for that, is there?"
Danzo's lips curved slightly upward. From the moment Qianye became involved with the Uchiha Clan, he was already on Root's blacklist.
He had no intention of letting Qianye live.
The same applied to Uchiha Itachi.
From beginning to end, these people were merely his pawns.
Hiruzen frowned. "Danzo, you mustn't act recklessly. Qianye is not an Uchiha; he is a pure inheritor of the fire will."
"Of course, I know he is a pure inheritor of the fire will," Danzo said. "But have you considered that during his year undercover with the Uchiha, Qianye also learned too much truth about the Uchiha?"
"I'm afraid he won't be unaware that the Uchiha are about to stage a coup."
"Once he learns of Uchiha Izumi's death, he will inevitably harbor resentment towards the Village and leak the truth."
"I presume you wouldn't want to see such a thing happen either."
"All of this is for the Village."
Hearing this, Hiruzen fell silent again.
Indeed, although Qianye loved the Village very much, and loved him, the 'Most Powerful Hokage of All Time'.
At the same time, he also loved Uchiha Izumi very much.
If Qianye hadn't been involved in the Uchiha matter, it would have been fine; he could have been sent out of the Village on a random mission.
Afterward, he could simply be allowed to hate the 'culprit' who annihilated the Uchiha Clan.
But Qianye now knew too much.
One false move could ruin everything.
If he, the Most Powerful Hokage of All Time, broke his word.
Qianye might start to overthink things in the future.
At that point, not only would his beliefs collapse.
Whether he would still revere him, the 'Most Powerful Hokage of All Time', remained unknown.
Even if he shifted the blame to Danzo, who could guarantee that Qianye wouldn't be swayed by Danzo to turn against him?
After all, Kakashi had once been misled by Danzo.
Alas...
What a pity...
If only he had known, he wouldn't have let that child get involved.
He had originally made him Yuhi's disciple because he saw that his youngest son liked Yuhi, and he had thought of having Qianye assist Asuma Sarutobi in the future.
Now, it seemed unlikely.
Thinking of this, Hiruzen immediately hardened his heart and said in a deep voice, "I will no longer interfere with Qianye's matter. But there's one point: do not tarnish that child's name. He and his parents are both inheritors of the fire will; they should be heroes."
"This is what Konoha owes him."
"Naturally. Ninja must sacrifice themselves. For the Village, he should receive this honor."
Danzo Shimura smiled sinisterly and readily agreed. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
Soon, he would not only acquire a large number of Sharingan.
He could also eliminate the inherently evil Uchiha Clan.
There was truly nothing that could make him happier.
Hiruzen sighed helplessly, murmuring in a voice only he could hear, "For the Village, the Uchiha can only suffer a bit. Qianye, don't blame me; all of this is for the Village."
Uchiha Clan Territory.
In a very inconspicuous courtyard.
Space suddenly twisted, and a dark figure abruptly appeared from the alternate dimension.
An orange-red single-eye mask with black stripes, long black hair resembling Uchiha Madara, a black robe, and a light purple samurai sword at his waist.
This was Uchiha Obito's current appearance and attire.
He stood before a tree, thoughtfully picking up a pebble. Suddenly, he felt something behind him, casually put the pebble down, and with a spatial twist in his right eye, he instantly vanished from the courtyard using Kamui.
"He's truly cautious…"
Soon after Obito left, a figure wearing an Anbu uniform and a smiling mask slowly emerged from the rooftop. He took off his mask, revealing a handsome young face; it was Qianye.
This was the Nth time he had sensed Obito's presence in the past year.
Three days later was the Uchiha Clan's annual festival, and the Uchiha Clan would launch their coup on that day.
But it would be the night before, tomorrow night, that they would be massacred by Uchiha Itachi.
He had originally intended to discuss joining the Akatsuki Organization with Obito, but who knew that guy was so incredibly cautious now?
He would run away at the slightest disturbance.
"Never mind, there will be plenty of opportunities later." Thinking this, Qianye's figure flickered and he vanished from the courtyard.
Returning to Uchiha Izumi's residence, before he even stepped through the courtyard gate, Qianye sensed an unusual aura that he disliked. His brows furrowed, and with a flicker of his body, he appeared in the courtyard. "Come out."
As his voice fell, the sound of blades cutting through the air rang out, and four sharp kunai shot from behind Qianye. Qianye swayed his body, easily dodging them.
Immediately after, a Root Ninja in Anbu attire suddenly appeared in front of Qianye, saying arrogantly, "Fujiwara Chiye, Dan—"
Before the Root Ninja could finish speaking, in the next instant, a sapling abruptly sprouted from beneath the Root Ninja's feet, transforming into a huge ancient tree several zhang tall in the blink of an eye.
It bound him.
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