
Uchiha clan, home of Shisui.
Itachi opened a box of three colored Dango dumplings and poured hot green tea into Yunomi (a Japanese tea cup) for himself and Shisui.
Shisui thanked Itachi and after taking a sip he asked, “So Itachi, I think you are the one responsible for watching me?”
Itachi nodded, “Ya, Otou-sama clearly suspects you and assigns me to watch over you until his doubts are answered.”
Shisui could only sigh, no doubt that even after he had not put up any resistance, Uchiha Fugaku still doubted him.
Itachi asked, “Shisui-san, what kind of person is Kuroto-san?”
Shisui raised an eyebrow and asked, “Why suddenly interested?”
Itachi thought a little and said, “I've only met Kuroto-san twice and from what I see, he's not a simple person, and from what you told me, he said, Kuroto-San clearly surpasses you in terms of strength and yet not much is known about him.
It's a bit strange, he seems too mysterious.”
Shisui considered Itachi's words and said, “I don't think you're wrong, and to be honest even I myself don't really understand it, about his ideals, and his goals, I'm not very clear about him.
However, I have understood that Kuroto-san is not…. Um, how should I refer to it .. not partial I suppose?
I think Kuroto-san might be the only one who can save the Uchiha Clan.”
Itachi was stunned, such a high evaluation clearly showed how much confidence Shisui had in Hyuga Kuroto and he wanted to know, “Why?”
“Hahaha, I myself do not actually understand this, just think of it as a hunch!” – Shisui said with an awkward laugh.
Itachi sighed, this was not what he expected.
“Well, I know I'm very fuzzy, but I feel that if he becomes Hokage, Uchiha may have a bright future, and the reason for my belief is because Kuroto-san did not judge the Uchiha Clan based on prejudice.the ideas from both sides, so maybe, just maybe, he could help the Uchiha Clan really become a part of Konoha.”
Shisui's words were once again taken over by Itachi.
As Itachi grew up, he began to realize the root cause of the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the Village.
As long as the Sharingan of the Shinobi Uchiha had developed into a fully mature state, the power of the Uchiha Shinobi would be mostly higher than that of the shinobi of other clans of the same rank.
It's almost inevitable.
With such a powerful force, the people from the clan would naturally seek a suitable political status.
When they were oppressed by the Senju Clan, the Uchiha could hardly accept due to the actions of the Uchiha Madara, but as time went on, the Senju Clan withered, the Uzumaki Clan was annihilated and the Hyuga Clan declined, The Uchiha Clan could no longer accept how they were being cared for.
In the current Shinobi world, there was no clan strong enough to match the strength of the Uchiha Clan.
But the same Uchiha Clan, who was also one of the founders of Konohagakure did not have the right to participate in the Village's decision-making body.
Not to mention the Hokage's position, even the Elder Advisory Council did not have a face representing the Uchiha Clan. This clearly did not satisfy the Uchiha Clan.
And finally, they were treated unfairly, forced to move to the edge of Konoha, supervised 24×7!
Let alone the Uchiha Clan, no one could bear such discrimination!
And this is what prompted the Uchiha Clan to plot a coup.
There are only two ways to solve this problem.
Either the village gave the Uchiha Clan what they deserved as the Co-founder of Konoha, or both sides fought each other.
Anyone with a keen eye could judge that the current Hokage faction could not deter the Uchiha Clan, yet they were unwilling to treat the Uchiha Clan fairly.
In this way, conflict seems inevitable.
The more Hokage factions guarded the Uchiha Clan, the more the Uchiha Clan developed the idea of a Coup, and the more the Uchiha Clan would develop the idea of a Coup, he said, more and more Hokage factions would reject the Uchiha Clan.
In this way, the endless cycle had evolved.
Previously, Shisui could not find a solution to this circle and could only helplessly watch the two sides fighting each other like water and fire.
But it's different now.
After failing to meet Shisui, Kuroto walks out of the village.
Shisui may have taken a temporary leave of absence, but the task given to Team-11 was not suspended by Sandaime-sama, therefore, the three members, Dog, Monkey, and Eagle still needed to continue the task.
Not long after he left the village, a black crow landed on Kuroto's shoulder.
Opening the letter, Kuroto reads the contents and finds out what happened since Shisui returned to the Clan.
Kuroto furrowed his brows as he read the passage that Itachi had been assigned to watch over him during house arrest but other than that there was nothing to worry about for now.
He understands what is implied from section ‘for now’.
The situation has not reached its worst stage yet and can be saved if Kuroto plays her cards wisely, but she also understands that Shimura Danzo will not sit still any longer so she has to speed up the stimulation test.
With that understanding, Kuroto smashed the paper and continued on her way.
Another month passed.
Konoha's poaching operations against underground forces in the Fire Nation and surrounding countries did not stop and even extended to some smaller countries.
Continuous and relentless raids led Konoha to discover hidden nests of so many illegal organizations that resulted in large amounts of black and stolen money, goods, and weapons being confiscated.
The number of shinobi participating in the task continued to increase every day, and not to mention other clans, the Hyuga Clan alone had several dozen shinobi participating in this operation.
And even with all the efforts made, there is still no progress in terms of Amatsukami.
No effort produces useful intelligence, and this begins to make many people impatient.
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Kuroto Underground Prison.
Kuroto stood in front of Uchiha Hideki whose current condition was only a few steps away from death.
It was not that Kuroto was interested in torturing people, but that she was not disgusted either. If need be Kuroto is more than willing to do it, but if it is up to her, she would rather try to avoid it, however, if he wanted the Mangekyou Sharingan to exit the Uchiha Brother then it was necessary to conduct this test.
“Ugh...” – At this time, Hideki regained consciousness and could barely open his eyes. His throat hurt from not drinking water long enough.
Kuroto had made sure that the Uchiha Brothers only received the minimum amount of food and water necessary for them to stay alive, and not even a single drop anymore.
Hideki notices Yama standing in front of him and tries to say something but can only see a few vague words.
Kuroto who was wearing her Yama disguise said nonchalantly, “I think it's time I finish this!”
Hideki smiled in relief and said, “You're finally going to kill me? Come on, do it, I've been impatient for a long time!”
Yama ignores Hideki's words and claps.
Pat…
Followed by a pat, the wooden doll dragged another person crucified to a metal cross.
When Hideki saw the injured person, his leg expression changed, “R-Ryota!?”
Yama nodded, “Ya, that's it!”
Hideki yells as hard as he can, “HOW DARE YOU TREAT HIM LIKE THIS?!”
Hideki sees his brother for the first time in days and his anger is uncontrollable.
Yama held onto Ryota's hair and said, “I'm tired of keeping you guys alive, today I will free him from misery.”
Hideki exclaimed, “You.. A-what are you doing?”
Taking Kunai, Yama stuck it into Ryota's throat and said while chuckling, “Why ask? Didn't you already know that?”
Hideki screaming in panic, “J-don't..don't kill him!”.
However, Yama paid no heed to Hideki's shout and lunged forward to cut off the front of Ryota's neck.
Breezy…
Instantly, blood spurted out and splashed onto Hideki's face.
Hideki's Sharingan is activated with three tomoe spinning rapidly…
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