Chapter 249
"A bit frivolous?"
Shisui and Lu Nie, who teamed up to wipe out all the White Zetsu, felt a little strange. Although it was a great surprise to be able to harvest hundreds of White Zetsu test subjects, this kind of attack intensity always felt empty.
They were so ferocious and desperate before, but after another phase, they suddenly gave up on the barrier they had broken with great difficulty and began to retreat.
This feeling of anticlimactic beginnings and sluggish endings could be felt by all the Konoha ninjas present. Even when the White Zetsu army retreated before, because of the fierce attack before, many Konoha ninjas thought that the other side had some plan, or lured them into a trap.
But not long after, after perception and confirmation from all aspects, he truly realized that those White Zetsu were indeed retreating.
A desperate retreat.
Suddenly, Lu Nie's expression changed, and a small white snake slipped out of his sleeve. The slender body of the white snake wrapped around Lu Nie's fingers, opened its mouth and gently bit the skin of Lu Nie's fingers.
A stream of chakra instantly collided with Lu Nie's chakra from the white snake's body.
……
Konoha Prison.
Uchiha Fugaku brought the Uchiha clan members of the police department, as well as the ninjas from the Hyuga, Inuzuka, Aburame and other clans who had newly joined the police department, and quickly came here.
Konoha's prison was in the outer area of the village. When they arrived here, almost all the guards of the prison were wiped out, and the only ones left were the prisoners who were released and were running wild.
In addition to the criminals of Konoha itself, there are also many rebellious ninjas from other villages. Many of them were sent by the Kakuzu of the Hidden Rain Village in exchange for money.
In the past, these ninjas with low bounties were never within Kakuzu's hunting range, but who allowed Konoha to collect them in large numbers for a long time?
In order to repair his heart and increase his strength, after discussing with Orochimaru, Kakuzu would occasionally take action, tying up a group of captured rebel ninjas and sending them to Konoha.
For example, the Rain Ninjas in the Hidden Rain Village who are loyal to Hanzo are the first batch.
Rather than wasting manpower and money to imprison them, it would be better to hand them over to Konoha in exchange for money. This was Kakuzu's simplest wish.
There is a troubled Rain Shadow. Kakuzu, who is the Finance Minister of the Rain Country and the Hidden Rain Village, no longer just likes money. He becomes jealous when he sees money.
The nobles of the Rain Country have been plundered by Kakuzu several times. Although they cannot compare with the nobles of the five major countries, the money collected can still temporarily make up for the hole in the Hidden Rain Village.
It's a pity that Konoha doesn't accept these nobles, otherwise it would be great to send them over with those rebel ninjas to exchange for money. Kakuzu sighed slightly, feeling that he had lost too much.
These rebellious ninjas and wandering ninjas collected from various channels outside the village were all regarded as experimental consumables by Orochimaru and the Technology Development Department.
Of course, under normal circumstances, these consumables will be reused and will not be consumed easily. Tsunade's medical department was able to rescue them when they were dying.
In addition to these rebel ninjas, there are also clones created by the Medical Department based on the cloning technology used for these experimental consumables.
All in all, the prisoners in Konoha Prison are no longer just a burden to be imprisoned, but have become an important asset to the village.
So when he saw the chaos in the prison and countless prisoners escaping, Uchiha Fugaku, who rushed over, had a gloomy face.
After all, strictly speaking, prison security is the responsibility of the police department. Although the Anbu can also intervene, it is an emergency.
The Police Department now not only has members of the Uchiha clan stationed there, but at this moment, Fugaku is also temporarily serving as the Minister of Police. Seeing the prison in such a mess, one can imagine how angry he is.
A cold and powerful chakra overflowed from Fugaku's body. Under the fanatical gazes of the Uchiha people and the complicated gazes of other ninjas, a giant skeleton appeared on Fugaku's body.
"Send them all back to prison! If there are those who resist, as long as their strength does not pose a threat to you, try to detain them safely!" Fugaku said gritting his teeth.
The members of the police department who followed him dispersed and rushed towards the chaotic prisoners.
The sky is bright.
While waiting for the residents of Konoha to start a busy new day, the chaos in Konoha came to a temporary end in secret.
The two bases used to deliver Kushina were attacked by White Zetsu, and the one outside the village was suppressed by Kane, Shisui and the Anbu.
The people in the village were resisted by the Sandai and his Anbu, and only the surrounding buildings were damaged.
Fortunately, the base chosen by the village was far away from the residential area and in a relatively remote area, so there were no casualties among the residents.
There were also a few White Zetsu that caused riots in the village, but they were quickly resolved by the ninja clans working together. Overall, although there were losses, the losses were not so heavy that everyone could not accept them.
The meeting room in the Hokage Building.
Orochimaru, who had not rested all night, began to compile information.
Tsunade did not come over. She and the Third Hokage's wife Biwako stayed with Kushina, who had just given birth, to take care of her and protect her.
Fortunately, the Uzumaki clan is strong enough. After giving birth, Kushina's physical condition quickly recovered with the supplement of food nutrition.
In addition to the chiefs of many ninja clans in the village, those who participated in the meeting also included the third generation and two former advisors.
Nara Shikaku, who succeeded Nara Shikakichi who successfully retired and became the leader of the Jonin Squad, reported the intelligence and losses in the meeting room and returned to his seat.
"It's the Uchiha clan's problem!" Fugaku stood up under everyone's gaze, lowered his head in shame and apologized. "I've failed in my duty as the head of the police department! I am willing to accept the punishment from the Hokage."
"Uchiha Setsuna? This name..." Orochimaru asked Fugaku, who had admitted his mistake, to sit down first. His eyes drifted to the third generation and others who had a strange look on their faces after hearing the name Uchiha Setsuna.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, noticing the look in Orochimaru's eyes, coughed twice, looked at the two old friends beside him, and took the initiative to explain.
"This is a sealed secret. Now, perhaps only some people at that time know the details." "Let me tell you, Uchiha Setsuna was a radical Uchiha during the reign of Tobirama Sensei. He was also the earliest representative of the Uchiha hawk faction. He once secretly instigated the Uchiha clan to rebel and cause trouble, but was eventually discovered by Tobirama Sensei."
Utatane Koharu took over Hiruzen's words, and when she mentioned Uchiha Setsuna's name, her eyes were obviously filled with displeasure. "The Uchiha rebellion did not take place in the end, and Uchiha Setsuna, the mastermind behind the rebellion, was captured by Tobirama-sensei and the Anbu, and was imprisoned.
So there is a reason why we fear and suppress the Uchiha clan! Mr. Tobirama would not target the Uchiha clan for no reason. "
"Uchiha Setsuna is an extremely dangerous Uchiha! After Tobirama-sensei died, Jing once suggested to us that we release Uchiha Setsuna from prison and transfer him to the internal supervision of the Uchiha clan.
The reason was to appease the Uchiha hawks who were restless because of the sacrifice of Tobirama Sensei. At that time, Hiruzen had just inherited the position of Hokage. In order to strive for stability within the Uchiha and the village, he agreed to Jing's request and accepted Jing's proposal to let him be the supervisor of Uchiha Setsuna.
But in the end, Jing died at the hands of the insidious Uchiha Setsuna because of his kindness and soft-heartedness.
In the end, Hiruzen and Danzo put Uchiha Setsuna back in prison, and strictly forbade any Uchiha to visit him again, and strictly forbade any objection to the village's disposal. "
Mitomon En's face was not good either. At the beginning, the six of them, Hiruzen, Danzo, Kagami, Koharu, Akimichi Tofu and him were all very good friends. Kagami's death was almost equivalent to cutting off the last bit of goodwill they had for Uchiha.
"We must capture Uchiha Setsuna! He is a fanatical representative of Madara's will. He thinks he has inherited Madara's will and is the spokesperson for the Uchiha clan after Madara's death! If we leave him alone, he may bring trouble to the village after joining forces with Madara.
We must take him seriously! He is a treacherous and despicable Uchiha who will do anything to achieve his goals!" Utatane Koharu looked at Orochimaru and warned him.
On the other side, Uchiha Fugaku felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Utane Koharu's insults.
Uchiha Setsuna was a relatively taboo name even within the clan. Not because of anything else, but because his hands were stained with the blood of his clan members.
Although Kagami is incompatible with other Uchiha and is valued by the Second Hokage, and his ideas tend to be in line with the Senju Hokage lineage, he is still an Uchiha after all, a very talented and powerful Uchiha.
If the two had challenged each other to a duel because of a dispute over ideas, and the Uchiha clan would have won by fighting head-on, then the Uchiha clan would have no objection at all. But it was precisely the way that Uchiha Setsuna had killed Kagami that was not glorious! It was so shameful that his name and deeds had become a taboo that no one wanted to mention in the clan.
"This is not easy. First we need to find where Madara is." Orochimaru replied softly.
"Didn't we capture a lot of White Zetsu? Can't we learn from them..." Koharu Utane was still a little unwilling.
"They are not even considered human. It is difficult to define whether they are a tree or a person. Their memories are blank, more like puppets being manipulated. At least, no useful information can be found in their empty brains.
We don't know enough about White Zetsu, so it's hard to say whether Madara has any hidden tricks on them. So the White Zetsu path is temporarily suspended." Orochimaru shook his head.
He was also very interested in Bai Zetsu, especially since he was like Xin, with a very special physique!
In the past, it was amazing enough that one Shin could match the physique of everyone's body tissue system, but this is true for every White Zetsu. From an experimental point of view, the transplanted organs are not much worse than Shin's.
"Why did Madara go to so much trouble to take Uchiha Setsuna away?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little confused.
If Uchiha Setsuna was useful to him, why didn't he take him away earlier? Did he find out that Uchiha Setsuna was useful to him?
In addition, only a few high-ranking officials in the village knew about Kushina's production base, and the Anbu stationed there had also been checked, but judging from the White Zetsu's attack, they obviously had their own sources of intelligence.
While thinking about this, the Sandai even glanced sideways at Shimura Danzo who had a stern face and remained silent from beginning to end, a quietness that was somewhat unlike his own.
He didn't want to suspect Danzo Shimura, but this old friend's past "evil deeds" were so numerous that people always suspected him at the first moment and subconsciously thought that he was the one who did it.
But this idea just went through the mind of the third generation and was abandoned. Although this old friend had a lot of evil deeds and had cooperated with Madara, he could still be trusted when it came to the safety of the village. It was precisely because of this that the third generation could tolerate the other party throughout his term.
"Maybe he is about to die of old age, and wants to find a fanatical follower within the Uchiha clan who can inherit his ideas and mantle." Lu Nie said softly.
"So you chose Uchiha Setsuna?" After hearing what Lu Nie said, everyone was speechless for a moment.
Lu Nie believed that this might be a choice made out of necessity. After the war with Iwagakure ended, the village called back all the child Genin who had quickly graduated from school and the Ninja Clan.
Especially now, there is almost no one loyal to Madara among the Uchiha clan, even though many Uchiha jonin know that the famous Uchiha ancestor is still alive.
Although the Uchiha clan was still divided into doves and hawks, the disagreement between the two was also about how long Itachi would be the Hokage.
Start a rebellion?
No matter how radical the Uchiha hawks are in the clan, they would not have such an idea now.
What to use to start a rebellion?
The two pairs of kaleidoscopes in the clan?
The clan leader is a die-hard fan of Orochimaru, and the child Itachi is the disciple of the future Fifth Hokage. According to the promise, as long as Itachi is good enough, he will definitely be the Sixth Hokage.
Now the clan leader has replaced Tsunade and become the acting consultant, the core senior leader of the village! He has not been excluded from the core of power!
He would have to be crazy to allow and follow the Uchiha's extreme hawks in rebellion.
As for Stop Water?
He is a die-hard fan of Lu Nie and will almost certainly be Lu Nie's right-hand man in the future. His personality is incompatible with that of ordinary Uchiha, and he is somewhat like his deceased elder Uchiha Kagami.
They are all outliers of the Uchiha clan.
Many Uchiha even believed that when the time really came, Shisui might stand on the side of Kagawa and turn the knife against his own people to forcibly suppress the rebellion.
The two major fighting forces in the clan have no possibility or intention to rebel, and the environment of the Uchiha village has indeed changed. The extreme ideas of the past are already outdated and unpopular.
Now most of the Uchiha clan members are very satisfied with the village's arrangements, especially the task of supervising the Root Danzo, which is very much to the taste of some Uchiha hawks.
In addition to the medicines for the Sharingan bloodline in the Technology Development Department, as well as strong people like Tsunade and Jiraiya, it's not like they are forced into a desperate situation, so why take that extreme path?
(End of this chapter)