Capítulo 320: Chapter 320: Konohamaru's decision
Uchiha Clan.
"What are you doing! Brother!"
In the familiar home, everything seemed so strange. At this moment, Uchiha Sasuke was holding his wounded arm, shocked by the scene before him.
His brother, Uchiha Itachi, stood in front of the corpses, and the two still warm bodies were their parents.
"My foolish little brother."
With a cold expression, the three tomoe in Uchiha Itachi's eyes began to spin, transforming into a Mangekyō Sharingan. Instantly, a genjutsu was activated, and Sasuke's pupils constricted as he entered another scene.
Countless familiar faces in the clan fell, blood flowing everywhere.
At this moment, the young Sasuke's pupils dilated, shocked by the scene.
"No! Don't make me see this! Why! Why would my brother do this!"
"No! No! I don't want to see!"
At this moment, Uchiha Sasuke, in fear, watched the scene of his clan being slaughtered, and the perpetrator was his own brother.
"Dad! Mom! Don't kill Dad and Mom!"
Sasuke was shocked by everything before him, screaming hoarsely, but as the ninja sword swung, blood splattered, and Sasuke collapsed in screams.
Outside...
"Sasuke's brain is rapidly increasing with special chakra, beginning to affect the optic nerve..."
"Not enough! This increase is still not enough to reach the evolutionary standard."
On the operating table, Uchiha Sasuke frowned in pain, while Kabuto calmly reported all the data.
At this moment, Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with frenzy, holding a thick syringe, and injected it directly into Sasuke's left arm.
"Hehe, after the introduction of the First Hokage's cells, if all goes as expected, the fusion of Senju and Uchiha powers will give birth to a myriad of possibilities..."
As the pale green Hashirama cells were injected, Uchiha Sasuke's body began to convulse in pain, while Uchiha Yoru solemnly made Sasuke endure pain in the spiritual world.
"Hashirama cells are beginning to devour Sasuke's cells, danger! Danger! Sasuke's brain's special chakra is starting to surge wildly!"
At this moment, Kabuto looked at the data, unable to hide his fascinated and frenzied expression, as he and Orochimaru seemed to be conducting some significant research.
"Sasuke's cells are becoming extremely active, already beginning to suppress the Hashirama cells, and the cells of both parties are starting to devour each other..."
Under intense pain, Uchiha Sasuke on the operating table convulsed painfully, blood slowly flowing from the corners of his mouth and nose, a scene that made Kabuto's heart race.
Only Orochimaru watched the scene with fervor, as if it were a piece of art he had created, showing no concern.
"It's starting! The fusion has begun! Fusion is appearing!"
After enduring a long ordeal, Kabuto looked at the changing data and immediately showed an excited and agitated expression.
"Some of the cells have begun to fuse. A part of Sasuke's cells and Hashirama's cells are starting to merge…"
As a part of the cells began to merge, the backlash inside the body started to weaken, and the extent of convulsions also gradually lessened.
After an unknown amount of time, Uchiha Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes and roared, "No!"
The scarlet three-hooked eye began to spin wildly, and as it continued to rotate, stimulated by the newest power emerging from within, the spinning pupil of the three-hooked eye finally broke through the critical point and began to connect.
Six-pointed star Mangekyō Sharingan!
Finally, under the transformation of Uchiha Sasuke's eyes, as if exhausting the last of his strength, the Mangekyō was merely a fleeting glimpse, and Uchiha Sasuke fainted again, falling into a deep sleep.
At this moment, the data graph on Kabuto's monitor also began to show a straight line.
"The special chakra in Sasuke's mind, after being violently active beyond the limit, has now calmed down. Compared to the data from the time of the three-hooked eyes, it shows a tenfold difference."
With Kabuto's report, the bright operating room also returned to calm, and at this time, Orochimaru revealed an obsessed and frenzied look.
With Orochimaru's terrifying laughter echoing, a pair of golden snake pupils watched as if looking at a piece of art, filled with excitement and frenzy.
"Hehe, Sasuke is truly a perfect work. It won't be long before we replace Sasuke's eyes with Itachi's, and add the cells of Hashirama to his body, hehe, this is a god we have created with our own hands. I will personally witness the day Sasuke awakens the Rinnegan."
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Border of Land of Fire.
"Brother Naruto."
As a genin ninja of Konoha, assigned to escort supplies to the front lines, Konohamaru encountered Uzumaki Naruto at the border.
At that time, Uzumaki Naruto had a resolute look on his face. As they looked at each other, Konohamaru realized that this was the direction to the Land of Rain.
"Konohamaru, go back."
Uzumaki Naruto seemed mature, yet not too much. It was unclear if it was due to the influence of Asura's will. In the original story, Naruto had displayed several unusual behaviors.
For example, he was fighting to the death with Pain, but then suddenly started to forgive him.
And when facing Obito, Naruto had no real connection with him. At most, Obito had held him as a baby and kindly gave him an exploding tag.
Yet, there was a scene where they seemed to understand each other's feelings, setting aside hatred for their parents and choosing to forgive. The next moment, they seemed like partners in life and death.
If it were Kakashi, it could be understood, but Naruto?
"Go back?"
At that moment, Konohamaru showed a mocking smile, "Why can you, Brother Naruto, act on a whim, while I have to follow the rules?"
"Why did Uchiha Yoru take my grandfather's position as Hokage? Why! Konoha belongs to my grandfather. The Uchiha clan are the real traitors!"
Konohamaru spoke angrily and resentfully. In the original timeline, when Tsunade returned to become the Fifth Hokage, Konohamaru, a child who hadn't even graduated, could freely enter the Hokage's office and set traps.
What does this mean?
From this, two things can be observed. First, the power of the Sarutobi clan is immense. Even after the Third's death, their influence is still present in various departments.
Second, the Sarutobi clan treated Konoha and the position of Hokage as their private property. It's understandable for Konohamaru to freely enter the Hokage's office, as he was visiting his grandfather.
The Hokage should have some special privileges, which is also understandable.
But Konohamaru freely entering the Hokage's office and accessing classified information was too much!
Moreover, when setting traps, what did Konohamaru say? It was as if he treated the Hokage position as his grandfather's private property. Could this be without any influence from his upbringing?
Later, after the death of Sarutobi Asuma, Tsunade didn't seem in a hurry to seek revenge. If it weren't for Shikamaru's team taking matters into their own hands, Asuma's death would have been in vain.
From an outsider's perspective, which ninja village doesn't lose ninjas? Why should Shikamaru seek revenge for his teacher's death, especially through a private mission?
If everyone acted like Shikamaru, the grudges from the three Great Ninja Wars would be endless, leading to constant battles without ceasefire.
Also, during the Fourth Great Ninja War, almost all elite ninjas of the Sarutobi clan were sent to the battlefield. To say Tsunade had no hand in this would be a joke.
No leader, no matter how close their relationship, could tolerate such an overbearing family.
"Konohamaru!"
Uzumaki Naruto, seriously looking at his little brother engulfed in hatred, took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Konoha belongs to no one person, but to everyone."
"Everyone?"
Hearing Uzumaki Naruto's words, Konohamaru burst into self-mocking laughter.
"Brother Naruto, do you know what they teach in the ninja academy in the village?"
"I'll tell you. Konoha was founded by the Senju and the Uchiha clans. It was established when these two great clans accepted numerous refugee ninja families and civilians for the sake of peace. Who are these 'everyone' you speak of?"
"Or do you, Brother Naruto, think that Konoha is also yours?"
Facing the mockery of Konohamaru, Naruto Uzumaki was somewhat at a loss for words. He believed he was not wrong; Konoha belonged to everyone, and it exists because of everyone, not owned by any one clan.
However, it was true that the Uchiha and Senju clans founded the Konoha. The current actions of the Uchiha Yoru seemed to be preparing for a hereditary system.
"My grandfather led Konoha through three Great Ninja Wars. Without him, the village would have vanished long ago. Yet now, he is burdened with the name of a tyrannical and incompetent dictator. Is there any justice in this ninja world?" Konohamaru said angrily, "Without my grandfather, Konoha would have ceased to exist!"
Naruto, deeply aware of the hatred between the two sides, took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Konohamaru, I can only apologize for what happened to the Sarutobi clan, but I think you should inherit your grandfather's will and become the new protector of Konoha."
Konohamaru was filled with reluctance, but it was clear that Naruto would not help him avenge his clan.
After all, the Sarutobi clan had been branded as traitors, though not officially announced. They were wiped out by Asuma.
"Konohamaru, after you complete your mission, return home. I have other tasks to attend to," Naruto said succinctly, packing up and heading into the depths of the forest, leaving Konohamaru behind with a resentful look in his eyes.
"Big Brother Naruto! Why won't you help me! Without my grandfather, you would have starved to death long ago! Have you forgotten how good my grandfather was to you?" Konohamaru cried out.
Rise to kindness, retaliate with enmity!
However, as Naruto left, a figure emerged from the forest, a ninja wearing the protector with a divine symbol, his face covered, but scars visible around his eyes, clearly indicating his disfigured face. Konohamaru, seeing the newcomer, respectfully nodded and said, "Captain Ukake."
This ninja was an elite Jonin of Konoha, having emerged from the Root organization.
He seemed to have undergone brutal training, was declared dead in battle, but in reality, he had faked his death to join the Root.
This is all in the past. After Uchiha Yoru rose to power, this person left the root department and became an ordinary Jonin of Konoha.
However, at this moment, Ukake looks at the respectful young man in front of him, and there is hidden resentment deep in his calm eyes.
"Konohamaru, I understand your experience. I once served under your parents."
The Jonin on the front line was very kind to him. After hearing this, Konohamaru immediately showed a grateful expression.
"So that's how it is, no wonder Captain Ukake takes such good care of me."
However, Konohamaru did not know that Captain Ukake, who took great care of him, indeed told the truth about having served his parents, but the process was somewhat painful.
Similarly, Ukake did not come from the root department, but only after returning from the Sound Village was he able to return home with dignity. The root department was just a reasonable excuse given by Uchiha Yoru.
After returning home, he was grateful. His family was doing well, and Uchiha Yoru secretly provided a lot of help to his family. After his own child graduated, the ninja leading the team was an upper Jonin of the Uchiha clan, which made him extremely grateful.
(Remember that one guy that got in prison and was let go? Chapter 147)
"Konohamaru, I understand your experience."
When Ukake expressed his feelings, Konohamaru showed a grateful expression.
"Captain Ukake, ever since my grandfather passed away, all those ninjas in the village who used to flatter me have left, some even showing disgust. They are all despicable people…"
"A bunch of damn ingrates. When my grandfather was still here, each one of them was cared for by him, a bunch of ungrateful wretches…"
As if he had found a vent, Konohamaru released all the frustrations he had accumulated over the years, while Ukake, standing beside him, seemed to become a patient listener.
After venting, Konohamaru couldn't help but notice Ukake, the Jounin who had been quietly listening to him, and felt embarrassed.
"Sorry, Captain Ukake."
But Captain Ukake simply nodded slightly, as if in agreement, "Yes, it's because of these ugly faces that the village has become so bad."
"Captain Ukake, do you think so too?"
Konohamaru asked excitedly, not noticing the meaningful glance from Captain Ukake.
Especially when he saw Konohamaru's face, which was exactly like Sarutobi's, he couldn't help but feel a surge of murderous intent.
"Of course, I think so too!"
Especially when he saw the little guy of the same height, Ukake smiled.
"Konohamaru, there's something!"
As he said this, Ukake, the Jounin, revealed a suppressed emotion in his eyes. Under Konohamaru's astonished gaze, he secretly began to write on the palm of his hand.
At that moment, Konohamaru shuddered to realization, pretending as if nothing had happened, and looked around.
However, the continuous writing on his palm made his face increasingly pale and unsightly, with cold sweat sliding down continuously.
"Konohamaru, the border has started to become unrestful. After completing the mission, follow your team leader Jounin back to the village."
Ukake, the Jounin, got up and walked away as if nothing had happened, with a calm expression.
"Yes, Captain Ukake."
Konohamaru's face was pale, but he still nodded respectfully.
But as Ukake's figure disappeared, Konohamaru could no longer control his emotions and showed a look of fear.
The words written on his palm were alarming: "Danger! Someone is targeting you! Return to the village quickly!"
"Who is it! The Sand ninja or Uchiha!"
At this moment, Konohamaru was extremely frightened. Among his known enemies, especially the Sand ninja, after all, his grandfather, the Third, had tricked them once, and even killed the Fourth Kazekage.
Especially since the Fourth Kazekage's three children had all been given significant attention and now all three were Jounin with formidable strength.
"No! I can't return to the village, it's even more dangerous there!"
Suddenly, Konohamaru thought of something. Looking in the direction Naruto had left, he showed a hopeful expression.
This was the border, and with the imminent Great Ninja War, he could escape, and the ninja village wouldn't have many forces to pursue him.
A rogue ninja!
Konohamaru's panicked figure disappeared into the forest, unaware that a pair of eyes were coldly watching the direction he vanished.
"Sarutobi, this is what you owe me!"
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