"Change the fate of the Uchiha clan? What arrogance!"
Uchiha Yashiro snorted coldly.
He had thought about the Uchiha clan's situation until his head nearly split open, yet he still had not found any chance to change their fate.
Now an outsider had suddenly appeared, claiming he could change the fate of the Uchiha clan.
It was simply a joke.
Even so, after hearing that the man had defeated Uchiha ninja in just a few moves, Uchiha Yashiro still decided to meet him.
"And you are?"
Uchiha Yashiro studied the other party.
"Since you've come to my Uchiha and keep claiming that you want to help us, why hide your head and show only your tail?"
Rasa smiled.
"If I reveal my identity, it will be bad for me and bad for your Uchiha."
"You don't need to care who I am. You don't need to care whether I sincerely came to help the Uchiha or not."
"You only need to judge whether the help I offer you is real."
Uchiha Yashiro frowned, but he had to admit that Rasa's words made sense.
"Then what help can you provide the Uchiha? And what do you need the Uchiha to do?"
Rasa said, "What I need from you is very simple. Give me a copy of the Uchiha clan genealogy."
"Don't worry. I don't know any curse ninjutsu or anything like that. With just a name, I cannot threaten you in any way. As ninja, you should understand that much."
"Our enemy is the same as yours."
"Konoha."
Uchiha Yashiro's brow furrowed even more deeply.
For someone to ask for the Uchiha clan genealogy immediately upon arrival—it looked suspicious no matter how one looked at it.
"What do you want the Uchiha clan genealogy for?"
Rasa said,
"I believe you have heard Danzo's clarification regarding the Nohara Rin incident."
"I do not believe it at all. Your Uchiha had no reason to target Nohara Rin."
"Therefore, I conclude that the contents Danzo released must be fabricated."
"And since he fabricated it in such detail, there must be flaws."
"The Uchiha names that appeared in it may very well have problems."
"That is why I want a copy of the Uchiha clan genealogy. I want to find the flaws in Danzo's fabricated explanation."
Uchiha Yashiro sneered.
"And even if you find them, what use will it be? Who would believe it? That is Konoha we're talking about…"
Rasa interrupted him.
"You don't need to worry about that. I naturally have my own methods. I have people in Sunagakure. They can bribe the people behind Ninja Major Events Weekly and have it published."
"You have people in Sunagakure?"
Uchiha Yashiro raised an eyebrow. Then he looked at Rasa with a different gaze.
"I didn't expect you to have that kind of ability. To stretch your hand into a Great Ninja Village."
"But Rasa is not someone easy to deal with. If he discovers it, he may uproot your people completely."
Rasa shook his head.
"There is no need to imagine Rasa as that formidable. Sunagakure's current situation is not that good."
"Besides, this is something that helps strike at Konoha. Sunagakure has no reason to refuse."
"As for what I offer in exchange, I can give you one piece of information."
Uchiha Yashiro paused.
He had thought that if he handed over the genealogy, and the other party exposed Danzo's conspiracy through Ninja Major Events Weekly, that would already be the exchange between both sides.
He had not expected the other party to offer him additional information.
"What information?"
Rasa said,
"With the Uchiha clan's current situation, if you want to survive in the shinobi world…"
"You have two choices."
"Either you take refuge under a Great Ninja Village and use that village to resist Konoha."
"But Great Ninja Villages are not necessarily reliable. Even Konoha could not be trusted, much less the other villages."
"Or your Uchiha must possess enough strength."
"Strength like Uchiha Madara once had."
"That power is called the Mangekyo Sharingan, correct?"
"A Sharingan that stands above the three-tomoe."
"But your current group does not possess such power."
"And I know who will possess it. You can attempt to seize it."
Uchiha Yashiro stared hard at Rasa.
"Who?"
"Uchiha Itachi."
Rasa said, "The eldest son of Uchiha Fugaku—Uchiha Itachi. From him, I sense an aura similar to Madara's from back then. He possesses the potential to awaken that power."
Obtaining the Uchiha clan genealogy was only an excuse for Rasa.
Rasa was not certain that the genealogy would definitely reveal flaws in Danzo's fabricated lie.
If it found flaws, that would naturally be best.
Even if it did not, it did not matter much to Rasa.
Rasa's true goal was simply to stimulate the Uchiha and make them resist Danzo's fabricated explanation.
That resistance, together with Ebizo's rumor team, would almost be enough for Rasa to gain the final one thousand points for the third rumor.
Once he obtained those final one thousand points, the third rumor could end, and the next rumor could begin.
As for giving Uchiha Yashiro information about Uchiha Itachi, that was for weakening Konoha.
Now, the Uchiha remaining in Konoha were only a dozen or so small fry. They could no longer threaten Konoha's higher-ups.
That meant no fierce confrontation would erupt.
And that meant Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, and even the future Uchiha Sasuke would all become powerful assets for Konoha.
That was too terrifying.
Just thinking of it made Rasa feel enormous pressure.
Even though the war had ended.
Even though peace had arrived.
War could never be eradicated.
Once Konoha's strength reached a certain level, it would inevitably threaten Sunagakure.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzo, the Sannin, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke, plus the Eleven Konoha Rookies, Might Guy, Might Duy…"
"Too terrifying."
"Konoha still needs to be cut down."
"Only when Konoha is weakened can Sunagakure have room to survive."
"Unless I can reach one hundred percent Otsutsuki bloodline before that."
Rasa left.
Uchiha Yashiro watched the direction Rasa departed in for a long time before finally withdrawing his gaze.
"Uchiha Itachi…"
"How did he see it?"
"A feeling similar to Madara-sama from back then? Does that mean this person has seen Madara-sama before?"
"Where did this old monster come from?"
"What hatred does he have with Konoha?"
"Could he be someone from the Hagoromo clan back then?"
"Only they would hate Konoha this much and be able to hide such powerful strength."
"Even I couldn't see through him at all."
A figure came to Uchiha Yashiro's side.
"Yashiro-sama."
Uchiha Yashiro's expression turned serious.
"Pass down my order. Gather all elite ninja in the clan. I have something extremely important to say."
"It concerns the future fate of the Uchiha clan!"
"Yes, Yashiro-sama!"