Chapter 354: Missing Test Subject, New Successor

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen understood him, he also understood this old friend Danzo.

The more things you carry, the more hesitant you become.

After becoming the Hokage, the years have worn away his former sharpness as a ninja, and cowardice has become his byword.

Only by myself, only by becoming the Kage of Konoha, can the village once again become the center of the ninja world, instead of being timid and cowardly as it is now.

Originally everything was planned well, even though his little tricks were discovered by Hiruzen and even though his position as consultant was removed.

As long as public opinion continues, a person who selfishly drags the village into war, including his teachers Jiraiya and Tsunade, and even the daydreaming Uchiha Fugaku, will have no chance of becoming the Fourth Hokage.

At that time, he would use the losses in the Third Ninja World War as an excuse to ask Sarutobi Hiruzen to resign from the position of the Third Hokage.

In the end, the right person is yourself and only yourself.

but now……

Why is it like this?

Where do these remarks come from?

Jiraiya? Or Minato Namikaze?

"Shh."

A Root ninja knelt on one knee: "Sir, Uchiha En is missing."

"boom."

The steaming teacup was crushed directly.

Danzo stared at him with a ferocious look: "Why... did you disappear?"

The Root Ninja's body trembled slightly: "The equipment used for the experiment is intact, but Uchiha En's body... is missing."

……

At the same time, deep underground in the Valley of the End of the Fire Nation.

"That person didn't target us again this time?"

"Two thousand White Zetsu were dispatched to cover all the places that were missed by the line of sight. That person was not seen in any surveillance area."

"Cough cough cough..."

Uchiha Madara, who was even weaker because of the transfer, started coughing violently.

After a while, he looked at the child on the stone bed who was fusing Hashirama's cells with the help of White Zetsu.

"That person will also become a part of the Moon Eye Project in the future. After he sees that the darkness of this world is hopeless, let this child go find him."

Black Zetsu on the side lowered his head: "Understood."

Next to the stone bed, several White Zetsu were arguing with Uchiha En.

"Konoha's stupid experiment failed."

"When I brought it back, the trees had already grown pustules and they didn't look like human beings anymore."

"But he's still alive, isn't he?"

"If you're alive, you can poop, right? And you can feel the urge to poop, right?"

"Let him tell us!"

"Yeah. That traitor Obito ran away. Next time I see him, I have to poop in front of him."

……

Uchiha Madara also looked at the child on the stone bed.

Quietly waiting for him to wake up.

……

A week later, the wedding of Konoha's Golden Flash and Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Kushina was officially held.

In the Uchiha clan’s territory, a family of three were eating and chatting in an apartment.

"Did the Patriarch attend the wedding?"

"Minato jonin invited, the clan leader went in person."

"He's just an elite jonin. The clan leader..."

"I heard that the clan leader's wife and that Jinchuriki were good friends. Also... after the Kirigakure retreated, there were rumors that Namikaze Minato would succeed as the Fourth Hokage."

"How could it be?! We sacrificed so many of our people just to let the Chief…"

"Silence!"

On a tree trunk not far from the apartment window, Uchiha Yan looked like a dead person, his eyes fixed on the house in the distance.

A white Zetsu's face was prominent on the tree trunk. He glanced at the Uchiha family and said, "No one would care about a missing Chunin, except his parents. But unfortunately, they also disappeared during the investigation of clues."

Missing...

Bai Zetsu looked at the young man in front of him silently.

There is a strand of red hair on the black hair.

Red represents the Uzumaki clan.

Although he is an Uchiha, his hair color is red, which is also the origin of his name Yan.

But because of this, they set their sights on Uchiha Yan.

Uchiha and Uzumaki...but sadly not.

The child's mother is not an Uzumaki either, and being able to resist Hashirama's cells was entirely due to his will, but this gave those people the illusion of success.

At this moment, voices sounded in Uchiha Yan's mind, and the double magatama in his eye sockets also began to rotate.

"If you become a failure, your sister will be your replacement."

"And your father and mother."

"We can't find any other members of the Uzumaki clan anymore. We need to capture them and produce experimental materials so that we can continue working on this topic."

"Failed……"

"But you're still alive... This is surprising to us."

"Want to see what you look like? You've become a monster, a monster that no one will recognize."

"We will conduct the second test in three days. If you want your parents and sister to survive, cooperate with us."

"Roar……!"

"Have your vocal organs degenerated? You really are a freak..."

On the tree trunk, Uchiha En, wearing a cloak, raised his head slightly. Inside a whirlpool mask, the tails of three magatama in his pupils were connected together.

With his hands clenched tightly, his whole body disappeared like a dream.

……

Outside Konoha Village, a team on a mission had just left the village half a day ago.

The three Chunins were chatting, and the client was following the Jonin who was leading the team.

"I heard the war is over?"

"It ended a month ago. Kirigakure submitted a peace agreement. Currently, there is indeed no conflict between the five major ninja villages."

"I hope I won't run into any ninjas, so I can settle my payment with a C-rank mission."

The leading jonin smiled and said, "I hope so too. It would be great if we can complete the mission peacefully..."

"puff."

Before he could finish his words, a blood mist splashed up.

Amid the exclamations, the leading ninja who was the first to react threw the client behind him and threw three kunai out with his hand.

But the opponent did not dodge, and swung the long sword in his hand down again, allowing the student's kunai to pierce his abdomen.

"puff."

Blood splattered.

All three Chunins were killed, and several kunai were stabbed into the opponent's body.

At the same time, his neck was pierced by the lightning escape technique of the senior ninja.

"Om..."

The jonin who was being strangled was stunned.

Write...Ringan?
"This is hell, isn't it?"

Uchiha En's voice rang out, and at the same time, the chest of the Jonin in his hand was pierced.

The next moment, the injuries on his body disappeared and the kunai fell to the ground.

"Puff puff puff puff..."

A series of blood splashed, and the four dead ninjas of Konoha had kunai piercing wounds and blade wounds on their necks, chests, backs, and abdomens. Uchiha Yan looked at the client and walked towards him.

Even though he stepped on the incontinent fluid under the mask, his expression did not change at all.

“Where there is life, war will never end, and ambition will never end.”

"In such a dark world, it's better to die than to live, isn't it?"

"Click."

His neck was broken, and the client collapsed against the tree stump.

……

In one week, three teams were lost while on missions outside Konoha Village, and twelve members of the Root died.

Such losses have attracted the attention of the Hokage Building.

Using the mountain clan as a hub for communication, the barrier squad expanded the perception barrier in one direction, laying out bait and waiting for attackers to take the bait.

But after three days, nothing was found.

Moreover, there were no more attacks in three days, and it seemed that the enemy had retreated, and Konoha had lost all clues.

……

The Valley of the End, deep underground.

Uchiha Madara looked at the masked boy in front of him and said, "Because of his anger, he vented his hatred on the ninjas who went out of Konoha, but he didn't get carried away."

Uchiha En: "Namikaze Minato, the Third Hokage, the Sannin... I'm not sure... I can kill that man."

The old Uchiha Madara shook his head slightly.

"The accumulation of hatred is also the root of the darkness in this world. War and ambition coexist and will never disappear."

"Only the Moon Eye Plan, the method left by the Sage of Six Paths to save this world, is the true path to peace."

"Everyone can realize their dreams. Parents are alive, brothers and sisters are alive, and dreams can come true..."

"This is the perfect world... no one is sad, no one is suffering..."

Uchiha Yan's eyes were confused.

The figures of my parents and sister appeared in my mind.

"Yan, this is the Great Fireball Technique, the Uchiha clan's fire ninjutsu."

"Hahaha... Yan, is this the Little Flame Technique?"

"Dad didn't laugh at Yan. In fact... the first time Dad practiced it when he was a child, it should be called Little Mars Jutsu."

"Our Yan... is a genius."

"Brother, can you play a game with me? Ninja game!"

"I will definitely become a powerful female ninja like Lady Tsunade, so that I can protect my parents and my brother!"

"A genius appeared in school today! So handsome!"

……

The scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan was filled with wisps of mist.

Moon Eye Project...

If I could see you like that, then the world of infinite Tsukuyomi under the Moon's Eyes would be the real world.

"inflammation."

"Ah."

"From today on, you will bear my name. When I wake up again, the world will have true peace."

"Carrying the name of Uchiha Madara, aiming for the Eye of the Moon...let the real world come."

Uchiha Yan muttered to himself.

……

At the same time, in Konoha Commercial Street.

Minato, who had just gotten married, was on vacation, and since the war was over, he was not very busy.

At this time, he was preparing to go to the training ground with three disciples.

However, in the center of the commercial street...

"Shhhhh..."

Three ninjas wearing Root masks appeared, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Kirigakure's revenge, the Anbu lost twelve people. Namikaze Minato Jonin, Lord Danzo asked you to go and question him."

The sound was quite loud, and for a moment people on both sides of the street looked over.

Whispering sounds soon began to be heard.

"Kirigakure's revenge?"

"I heard that all the ninjas who went out of the village on missions a few days ago were robbed and killed. Perhaps..."

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be..."

Minato frowned, and from the corner of his eye he could see some resentment in the villagers' expressions.

This is not the family member of the deceased. If it were a relative, this sentence would be enough to make the hatred that cannot be found in the enemy be vented on themselves.

The sudden attack from the root and the accusation shows that the other party will try to pull him down as long as they have the chance.

"The Kirigakure envoy came to Konoha in person to submit a peace agreement, but the teacher beat them all by himself and made them flee. Now that you have no strength of yourselves, you think that Kirigakure will take revenge?"

Obito said as he spat on the ground, "You bunch of trash, I'm just standing here and want my sensei to go and question you, let's see if you can catch a Chunin like me first."

As soon as these words came out, Minato, who was about to pull his disciple back, stopped.

Kakashi, who wanted to speak, did the same, even pulling Rin behind him.

At this moment, the villagers around the commercial street also showed a different expression.

"The Kirigakure has come to submit the peace agreement in person. They were all scared by Minato's jonin, so how dare they come to take revenge?"

"It is definitely dangerous to carry out missions outside the village."

"But if it is the Third Hokage who summons me..."

"Who is Danzo? Is he one of the higher-ups in the village?"

At this time, the ninja who had just spoken first in the crowd to agree with Obito lowered his head and said again: "No, Hokage, Danzo has never heard of it. Could it be a spy?"

At this time, Kakashi whispered: "Do it, as soon as possible, use illusion."

Obito's Sharingan moved under his mask and he suddenly looked up.

Under the three magatama, the three people who were distracted by the word "spy" just now were hit directly.

"Dong dong dong..."

The sound of falling to the ground was heard, and Obito pursed his lips: "He fainted before I even started. With such strength, it's better not to leave the village. Just do some D-rank missions in the village."

Kakashi walked forward and asked Obito to carry the three people up.

At the same time, he deliberately said: "The Anbu will not be so weak, we need to take them to the Hokage Building."

……

An hour later, the Hokage's office was already in chaos.

"Do you know what crime this is for attacking the roots without permission?"

"I don't know if they are real or not, and I've never heard of the Root. Who are you, old man?"

"Kid! You are looking for death!"

"Hey hey...I can't hit you, idiot."

Under the dynamic vision of the Sharingan, Obito hid behind Minato Namikaze and stuck out his tongue, making Danzo so angry that he vomited blood.

Even though his face was extremely gloomy, he did not dare to use large-scale wind-style ninjutsu in the Hokage's office for a moment.

And Sarutobi Hiruzen was still smoking his pipe at this moment.

At this time, Minato grabbed Obito and looked at Danzo.

"Many jonin in the village are unaware of the existence of the Root. This is due to the responsibilities of the Root itself."

Minato continued, "Also, I really want to know if the Root has the right to question me. And without any evidence, directly say in the village's commercial street that this is the reason for Kirigakure's revenge."

"Danzo-sama. The peace agreement between Konoha and Kirigakure has just been signed. At this time, telling the villagers about this conclusion fabricated by the Root..."

"Do you want Konoha to start a war with Kirigakure again amidst the anger of the villagers?"

The moment he finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was smoking his pipe, paused and looked up at Danzo.

……

(End of this chapter)