Chapter 238: Pursuit, Uchiha VS Bai Cangshu (4K+)
"Miss Tianyi, what should we do? New Reincarnators have entered the field. They seem to have brought back the information you deliberately leaked. The ninjas from other Shinobi Villages were unable to obtain that information."
The red-haired, pale-skinned man in ninja attire, wearing a Konoha ninja headband, stood in the room, reporting the information he had just gathered one by one.
In the room, a blonde woman with long hair wore a mask symbolizing her Anbu identity.
"It doesn't matter. Once that information was taken out, everything was already fated."
The woman's voice was clear and gentle, as if she was in no hurry, giving a sense of calm that made one willing to listen to her speak.
"But, in this way, without the intervention of external forces, it will only unnecessarily put pressure on Konoha's high-level officials and the Uchiha Clan. Won't they just cease hostilities and choose to coexist peacefully again?"
Although the man was quite strong and had gained considerable prestige within Konoha, he found that in front of this woman, he was completely like a newcomer who had just entered the space.
This woman's understanding of the plot world was unparalleled; at least, in this Naruto derivative world, her understanding and operations had completely convinced him.
These were methods completely different from those powerful Reincarnators he had seen. Without relying on violence, merely by utilizing information, she had gradually obtained everything she wanted.
"Mr. Le Ren, what do you think was the reason the Uchiha Clan ultimately prepared for a coup and was annihilated?"
"Or, who do you think was the key factor in this process?"
The woman didn't answer but instead asked, her tone still unhurried. Through the window crack, she indeed saw the new Reincarnator who had returned to Konoha, being led by an Anbu ninja into the building where Konoha's high-level officials were located.
And the current strongest member of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Shisui, had just walked out of the Hokage Building. His expression was calm, showing no sign of the conflict and contemplation of the strongest member of a clan on the verge of ruin.
Perhaps, at this moment, Uchiha Shisui was already thinking of using his strongest genjutsu, [Heavenly Hand Power], to forcibly modify Uchiha Fugaku's thoughts at the last Uchiha meeting, hoping to save his clan through this method.
The corner of the woman's mouth curved into an arc, and her soft chuckle made Le Ren follow her gaze, also noticing the young strong individual. He didn't understand why she was mocking Uchiha Shisui.
"I don't understand. Isn't it because Konoha's high-level officials feared the Uchiha Clan's strength and ostracized them, and the Uchiha Clan, being powerful, grew increasingly dissatisfied with this treatment, thus gradually reaching this tense situation?"
Tianyi shook her head and withdrew her gaze. She looked at this Reincarnator who had strengthened his Uzumaki Clan bloodline. He had a unique advantage in this world, which was why she hadn't tried to kill him.
"That is still just a superficial reason, Mr. Le Ren."
Le Ren frowned. Because he had always liked the work Naruto, after entering the Reincarnation Space, he had continuously strengthened himself in this direction, and he had also read many analyses of this work.
He believed that this should be the underlying reason. The Uchiha Clan, as a prominent clan once on par with the Senju Clan, began to be increasingly feared after joining Konoha and the death of Senju Hashirama. During Senju Tobirama's era, they could still be given corresponding rights and respect under the name of the Konoha Military Police Force.
But with Senju Tobirama's death, his disciples who succeeded him did not possess the same broad-mindedness and magnanimity as the two Senju. The treatment of the Uchiha Clan became increasingly harsh.
In recent years, the Uchiha Clan had even been relocated to the village's periphery, and the Anbu began to take over a significant portion of the Military Police Force's functions, effectively beginning to exclude the Uchiha Clan from Konoha's center of power.
Moreover, contrary to what many people imagined, it was not only Danzo who targeted the Uchiha, but Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi also welcomed it.
In the eyes of this generation of Konoha's high-level officials, the Uchiha Clan, which was too powerful and unstable—no, it should be said that those overly dominant bloodline limit families—were all targets that should be restricted.
Tianyi seemed to be able to read Le Ren's thoughts. She smiled and pointed out the core reason.
"An innocent man is guilty only for possessing a treasure."
"The power of the Uchiha is the fundamental contradiction."
"If the Uchiha were a little weaker, if their bloodline limit began to fade like the Kurama Clan, then these high-level officials wouldn't worry;"
"If the Uchiha were a little stronger, like Uchiha Madara reborn, fearlessly releasing their power capable of suppressing the Shinobi World, then these high-level officials would bow down, and there would be no such contradictions."
"The Uchiha's problem is that they are strong, but not strong enough."
"By the same token, if Konoha were strong enough, if Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, and others were still alive, the Uchiha Clan naturally wouldn't dare to harbor ill intentions."
"Heh, isn't it the most logical development for two groups, each believing they possess the power to destroy the other, to head towards destruction in conflict?"
Tianyi rarely spoke such long sentences. Le Ren opened his mouth several times to retort, but ultimately said nothing, finally just muttering,
"With Uchiha Shisui's [Heavenly Hand Power], if the Uchiha Clan truly wanted to rebel, there might not be no chance, right? Why didn't you just start from there? With your ability, you should also have a way to gain the Uchiha Clan's trust."
Hearing Le Ren's words, Tianyi suddenly chuckled heartily.
"If I don't push them to the brink, how will they believe—only I can make the Uchiha rise again..."
At this moment, Le Ren suddenly felt a surge of malice. His expression was slightly startled. That's right, he almost forgot, this Miss Tianyi was also a Reincarnator herself, so naturally, she couldn't truly be a benevolent person.
She merely hid her ambitions very well, and... she was truly good at convincing others.
Meanwhile, in the Hokage Building, "Chaos" felt a bit unaccustomed. He and Catherine rarely acted separately. At this moment, in front of him, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had placed his Hokage hat on the table and was looking down at the so-called top-secret information, was not the old man he had seen in the anime.
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi, though not as formidable as in his prime, still exuded a powerful aura just by sitting there. Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Shimura Danzo stood on the other side, and they had all seen the information.
The contents of this top-secret information did not surprise any of them; it was only considered top-secret to those outside Konoha's core leadership.
But if this information were to leak out of Konoha, the situation would be very bad. Other Shinobi Villages would certainly make a big deal out of it.
"You mean, you obtained the information from a woman?"
Danzo spoke, his voice low. He wanted to interrogate this person, but Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't allow him to do so. Tsk, he felt that Hiruzen was getting older and softer-hearted. Many things didn't need to be so complicated.
"Chaos" nodded.
"It was a woman named Pingzhong Hua. At that time, her small village had already been massacred by ninjas from Cloud Village and Iwa Shinobi Village, and she was the only survivor."
Upon hearing this news, neither Hiruzen Sarutobi nor Danzo reacted. Danzo continued,
"Then why didn't you bring that woman back with you?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi now looked at Koharu Utatane, who nodded.
"She must be that Pingzhong fellow's wife. How muddled."
"Chaos" feigned ignorance of Pingzhong Hua's importance, showing a puzzled expression and saying,
"My mission was only to ensure the information didn't leak out..."
"Do I need to go back and retrieve that woman now?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand.
"Chaos, right..."
"You did very well this time. You don't need to be responsible for that woman's matter anymore. You may leave first."
"Chaos" realized that everything happening here was indeed as Tao Bai Bai had predicted, and he sneered inwardly as he turned and walked out of the building.
As he stepped out of the building, he saw a red-haired ninja in a distant shadow waving at him, a playful smile on his face.
It's a Reincarnator!
"Chaos" exhaled the turbid air from his chest, also smiling. Although he and Catherine acted submissively in front of Tao Bai Bai, he secretly believed that both of them were veteran Reincarnators who wouldn't lose much to "Feng Bo," and were considered good among the "Bing" rank.
Le Ren also noticed the change in his expression. He waited until "Chaos" was in front of him before saying,
"Are you from the second batch to enter?"
"You're lucky; you chose the Konoha faction."
He turned and led "Chaos" into the building. "Chaos" knew that these people were in the same faction, and this place was not far from the Hokage Building, so these two should have a good reputation.
But he had just completed that mission, and his reputation had already reached friendly. Even if these Reincarnators wanted to harm him, they wouldn't do it in this place, so he entered the room and saw the blonde woman.
Tianyi turned, saw "Chaos," and spoke.
"Do you want to obtain the Uchiha Clan's bloodline?"
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"You mean, not only ninjas from other villages like Cloud Village and Iwa Shinobi Village, but even ninjas within Konoha are currently trying to track us?"
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Catherine focused, expanding her Mental search range to several hundred meters. At this range, her perception was no longer clear enough, serving only as a warning.
She didn't even notice several crows circling overhead four or five times.
Bai Cangshu forcibly put the blood-stained ninja armor piece by piece onto Pingzhong Hua's body. The latter's face turned pale with anger, but she couldn't resist.
Bai Cangshu, meanwhile, answered Catherine's question.
"It's not just the ninjas within Konoha; those Uchiha won't let us go either."
His words seemed somewhat contradictory, but from above, someone suddenly chuckled.
"Hmph, you fellow, you have some insight."
"You know that we Uchiha are completely different from those other Konoha ninjas."
The cold, arrogant voice made Catherine realize that the other party had approached at some unknown time. Her Mental search, due to its excessive range, had allowed the other party to directly break through using some unknown Body Flicker Technique.
She now recalled how Tao Bai Bai had put armor on that woman earlier. Could it be that Tao Bai Bai had already sensed the approaching people then?!
Whoosh, whoosh.
Two figures instantly arrived next to the speaker from a distance using the Body Flicker Technique.
All three were wearing black Uchiha combat uniforms with Konoha ninja vests over them, and their open eyes clearly reflected red tomoe.
To whom would the news of the Uchiha's internal conflict and break with Konoha be most detrimental? Naturally, the Uchiha Clan itself.
Even though they were proud of their strength, and Uchiha Shisui had made a great name for himself, striking fear into enemy ninjas, this was the Uchiha's best opportunity after Minato Namikaze's death.
But they also wouldn't be so arrogant as to think they could contend with all other Konoha clans.
What they wanted was to swiftly eliminate Konoha's high-level officials and seize power, not to engage in a full-scale war with all Konoha clans.
Anyone who had touched this information must die!
The three descended from the high trees, their bodies light, Chakra flowing smoothly within them. These Uchiha ninjas who had awakened their Sharingan were far more powerful than ordinary ninjas.
This was a bloodline limit, this was Sharingan, this was... Uchiha!
The person in the middle pointed with both hands, and one of the two behind him instantly leaped backward. The shuriken in his hand tore through the air with a rapid whistling sound, and dozens of shuriken traced arcs, shooting towards Bai Cangshu and his two companions.
The other person, with hands hanging behind him, began to sprint towards the right in a standard "Naruto run" pose. Catherine had to divert her attention to track him, while simultaneously raising her left hand, and an invisible barrier quickly appeared.
Clang, clang, clang...
A series of striking sounds rang out, and the shuriken were all blocked.
The person who had moved to the right instantly formed hand signs, his movements extremely fast.
Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!
The fireball grew with the wind, instantly becoming a huge fireball over two meters in diameter, smashing through the forest and rushing towards Catherine.
Catherine instantly felt a pressure surpassing that of seven or eight ninjas from last night.
These Uchiha Clan ninjas, though arrogant and conceited, indeed had a strength completely different from ordinary ninjas.
Pingzhong Hua looked at the scene, recalling her husband's subtle fear of this clan, and also became nervous. She couldn't help but look at the tall man beside her, who was equally arrogant and seemed to hold no one in his eyes, but found that he made no move, merely standing still.
On the other side, the leader of the Uchiha Clan's three-person squad also stood still, the three tomoe in his eyes slowly rotating.
Genjutsu had already been silently cast.
Catherine, distracted, noticed this scene, and her expression changed.
Damn it, did Tao Bai Bai fall into a Sharingan genjutsu?!
She pushed her hands back against the pressure.
Boom!
The flames from the fireball explosion were completely blocked. She focused on Tao Bai Bai, intending to unleash a Mental shock to try and wake him up.
But the next moment, a whooshing sound attacked. As her pupils trembled, she saw the shuriken she had just blocked actually flying again as the Uchiha ninja waved his hands.
Shuriken Manipulation Technique!
Damn it!
Catherine's thoughts raced. The next moment, disregarding the shuriken, she forcibly tried to unleash a Mental shock on Tao Bai Bai, but she suddenly saw Tao Bai Bai's mouth curve up.
"Ah! What is this?!"
The Uchiha Clan ninja suddenly clutched his head and let out a miserable cry.