Konoha: Uchiha Extremists? Offering Loyalty!

Chapter 220 White Fang's fortunes rise daily, while Sun Slayer repeatedly encounters setbacks.

"No, it's just that both in the village and the clan, there's a lot of resentment towards the old...three generations of elders."

"Perhaps he is also considering stepping down; this is a good opportunity."

"That's why I came to ask my brother."

Uchiha Shouichi answered honestly.

The resentment towards the third generation leader is indeed quite deep within the village.

During Orochimaru's rule over Konoha, he intentionally or unintentionally neglected the Third Hokage's village and constantly altered the existing power structure.

With the police department and the secret service providing backup, Orochimaru forcibly carried out large-scale reforms during the war.

If it were an ordinary world where all beings are equal.

Pushing for reforms during wartime is tantamount to suicide.

However, a Kage-level ninja at the pinnacle of power forcefully pushed through the reforms.

Then there's no problem.

In particular, other film-level actors do not object.

Even with the economic benefits of reforms, the village still struggles to make ends meet.

But we can still get by.

Until... when Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to the village after signing a ceasefire agreement with Sunagakure, he didn't bring back a rich spoils of war, but instead brought back a pile of death compensation and injury subsidies that urgently needed to be reimbursed.

The village's economic situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

"Hmm, let me think about it." Yuuki looked interested, dismissed the two, and stroked his chin in thought.

To be honest, Konoha is a complete mess.

He didn't intend to get involved.

It merely hinted at the possibility of vying for the Hokage position, urging the Third Hokage, Orochimaru, and others to quickly invest in the advancement and research of chakra.

Strength is the only true measure of success in the ninja world!

Yushu is neither a saint nor a great reformer.

I wasn't very interested in playing house in the small village.

Studying chakra and pushing the limits of evolution is what's truly meaningful.

However, the atmosphere in the village has indeed become much more tense.

Confident in its control of a wealthy region, Konoha ceased its war after the other villages stopped fighting.

However, for Konoha, a ceasefire is not a good option.

Fighting on all sides means many casualties, but it also means many outstanding heroes.

The four great ninja villages only need to consider rewarding their own villages, while Konoha has many more issues to consider.

Yuuki took out a piece of ninja beast bone.

He forcefully inscribed sealing incantations on it.

In traditional Chinese medicine, medicinal materials were basically the corpses of plants.

This includes bones, flesh and blood... and even feces.

Similarly, the ninja beasts of the ninja world must also contain many mysteries.

Yuuki's recent research focuses on bones.

From the skeletons of ninja beasts to the exoskeletons of insect swarms, and then to the skeletons of humans.

In the chakra system, the normal growth path ends after reaching the Kage level.

He didn't know what the power of the Six Paths was, or whether it belonged to the chakra system.

Yushu's subjective judgment is that it does not belong to this category.

The power of the Six Paths, possessed by Rokudo Naruto and Rokudo Sasuke, originates from the mechanical descent of the Sage of Six Paths, or possibly from Ashura and Indra, who were reincarnations within them.

It is a type of external force.

That kind of power, which surpasses even the Kage level, is meaningless.

Sakumo Hatake's breakthrough provides a good reference.

By accumulating a large amount of chakra, he broke through that barrier.

Yuuki also planned to do that, but his body was too strong and he needed a much larger amount of chakra.

Clearly, simply accumulating chakra is not a complete path.

More techniques are needed to supplement this.

For example, mental islands, brainpower, and enhanced physical strength and utilization.

...

On the streets and alleys, the emotions of the Konoha villagers were predominantly negative.

They even openly fabricated stories about the third generation.

"The Third Hokage fought for two and a half years, and ended up with nothing?"

"Don't say that. The Third Hokage had a tough time. I heard he single-handedly fought three of the strongest shinobi from Sunagakure and still won..."

"What victory? Did you come back empty-handed? Look at this agreement—a ceasefire agreement, not a defeat compensation agreement, nor a peace agreement!"

"Sigh, how did the village become like this?"

"That's right, at least three generations of adults, and they even brought back thousands of hungry 'foodies'."

"Just a few days ago, we're going to have to endure hardship again."

"It's still Konoha's White Fang. He truly deserves the title of the village's pillar, bringing back a wealth of resources."

"It would be great if he became Hokage."

"..."

The villagers of Konoha are known for their boldness and forgetfulness.

Almost no one fueled the flames of mockery directed at the Third Generation.

No one responded to the praise directed at Sakumo Hatake.

Arbitrarily arranging the high-ranking members and the powerful fighters within the village.

Even though Uchiha Yuuki struck hard once, he couldn't correct this bad habit.

He is a prime example of someone who forgets his mistakes after being rewarded.

Amidst the murmurs, a ninja wearing a straw hat silently walked by.

Upon hearing the words that 'insulted' the Third Hokage, he silently pulled down the brim of his hat.

Sakumo Hatake's prestige is too great.

Back in the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi once again summoned his old buddies for a high-level meeting.

Of course, it was described as a high-level meeting.

In reality, only Hiruzen Sarutobi, Izumi Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane were present.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked his cigarette in frustration, while the other three stood there with their heads down, their expressions extremely solemn.

"Hiruzen, Gekko, and the Mitarai family have made up their minds to stand by Orochimaru's side. The Inuzuka family has chosen to switch sides, but their attitude is not so firm. The Aburame family's attitude is rather wavering, and they have not given a definite answer."

Hiruzen Sarutobi lowered his eyes and listened quietly.

News that would have angered him in the past did not cause the slightest disturbance.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's emotions had stabilized, while the three of them felt increasingly apprehensive.

As he exhaled a puff of smoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to exhale all the pent-up frustrations in his heart.

He heard all the chatter in the street.

He witnessed the 'betrayal' of both his clan and the commoner ninjas.

The villagers who used to worship him now wore condemning expressions, causing him great inner torment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't understand why the villagers were so harsh in their judgment when it was a war in which he had the upper hand and won a victory!

After a moment, his voice was hoarse as he asked, "Why are Inuzuka and Aburame's attitudes wavering?"

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu tilted their heads slightly and looked at the youngest, Sarutobi Izumi.

“It’s mainly Danzo… the rogue ninja Danzo.” Sarutobi Izumi explained, “He asked the Inuzuka clan for several Chunin, and Inuzuka gave them to him. Then he went to Aburame, but Aburame didn’t give them to him.”

"After the assassination attempt, all Root ninjas were detained, including the newly recruited Inuzuka ninja."

Sarutobi Izumi lowered his head and said, "No one helped the Inuzuka clan. In the end, it was Orochimaru who pleaded for them and released those Inuzuka ninjas."

This is not the main reason.

Saving a few clansmen could make the Inuzuka family repeatedly backtrack, risk everything, and side with Orochimaru?

Absolutely not.

More importantly, Orochimaru is still young, while Hiruzen Sarutobi is already old.

"Where's Sarutobi? There's been no activity within the clan," Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed his fist on the table and pressed for an answer.

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Izumi lowered his head even further.

Those clan elders?

Ha, they're too busy 'eating' Inuzuka and Aburame to have time to save them!

Despite Orochimaru's reforms, the Sarutobi clan's official position remained unshaken, but their 'business' was wiped out just as it was getting off the ground.

Therefore, the wise elders turned their attention to their allies.

If we can't beat Orochimaru, can't we at least deal with you guys?