" So, if you want to punish the Uchiha clan or do anything detrimental to it, I would have to first see how the Sarutobi or Shimura clan is doing. Anyway, you won't be saying anything now, so I am leaving." After seeing Jiraiya not saying anything, Obito said after a few moments of silence.
" Ah right, from now onwards Naruto would be guarded by two Uchiha Jonin day and night. So, you do not have to send your ANBU, or I wouldn't take responsibility for what happens to them."
" Absolutely not, you have used the Nine-Tails once and killed Kushina. I won't trust your clan that it wouldn't repeat history. Naruto is already safe under ANBU surveillance, and he wouldn't need the help of you Uchiha." Jiraiya, who was silent, said with conviction. It was the least he could do for Minato and Kushina.
" Ohh, Naruto is safe under ANBU? What are you on, Jiraiya? He is bullied every day in the village either by older children or sometimes by adults, but I haven't seen the ANBU protect Naruto even a single time. Two months ago, an adult threw a stone as big as a fist straight at his temple, but the ANBU did nothing other than carrying Naruto to the hospital. Is this the protection you are speaking of?"
Jiraiya, hearing this, clenched his fist. It's not that he didn't know Naruto's suffering, but it was necessary. His heart also pained seeing Naruto's loneliness and tears, but as a Jinchūriki, Naruto must go through all of these to strengthen his character. Tailed beasts are amalgamation of negative emotions, so a Jinchūriki must have a strong character so as not to be bewitched by it and cause suffering. All other ninja village Jinchūriki go through the same process of loneliness, suffering, and hatred.
" Naruto is my last line. If you dare to cover him, then you would suffer serious consequences."
" Ah right, right. I am so scared. Anyway, goodbye." With that, Obito disappeared part by part in front of everyone calmly.
Just when everyone thought it was over, suddenly Obito once again appeared.
" Kakashi, if you now feel that there is no meaning in life, then you can become my underling. That's the greatest blessing of your life. Sayonara." With that, Obito once again disappeared.
For the next few minutes, everyone stood in their place, confirming whether Obito really left or if he would suddenly appear.
" Ahem, Kakashi, Sakumo's death was indeed a tragedy that makes us think what is important, companions or mission, which we still haven't been able to find out properly. But rest assured, Sakumo would be given the respect he deserves." Hiruzen, seeing Kakashi just keeping his head down, panicked. Kakashi now can be considered strongest below Kage. He has to be under his control.
" Then, Hokage-sama, when the entire village was filled with rumours, why didn't you support him? And what is that mission that caused huge losses for the village?"
" Kakashi, the archives of the mission records and other documents have been stolen by the Uchiha clan. But rest assured, I will give you the answer by tomorrow."
" No need"
" Huh?"
" I am leaving ANBU from now on. Do not contact me or force me to do something worse." After saying that, Kakashi took out his ANBU mask, threw it, and left without giving any glance to others.
" Kakashi, since you are free now, let's have a YOUTHFUL battle. YOUTHHHHH!" Might Guy, seeing his rival leaving, also left the scene.
Now only a group of awkward ninjas stood there. They didn't dare to retaliate against Hiruzen, and they can't be hypocritical enough to attack the Uchiha, so they just stood there waiting for orders to leave.
" You all can leave, and tomorrow morning we would attend the meeting. Jiraiya, you stay, I have something to discuss with you."
With that, everyone left, leaving only two shameless master and disciple.
Sigh
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Few Hours Later — Uchiha Clan
" Hey Itachi, I have conveyed your message and also intimidated them. But, there was a slight problem, when I was leaving, Nara Shikaku saw my eyes and connected it with the Nine-Tails Tragedy. You know I am a responsible man, so I couldn't lie, and now everyone knows that I did the great deed."
" Hmm, I expected that." Itachi, who was eating dinner with Shisui and Obito, nodded expressionlessly.
" Ohh, Itachi, you also know how much of a gentleman I am." Obito, hearing this, smiled in satisfaction.
" No, I expected that you would mess things up. Anyway, this much trouble doesn't exceed my expectations. And this would be good for tomorrow's negotiation."
" Ahh, how cruel, Itachi. Anyway, I don't understand why we aren't destroying Konoha now. We have the Nine-Tails, Seven-Tails, you, me, Shisui, and Fugaku. Even if that bastard Hiruzen uses Death Demon Seal, he can only take one of the Tailed Beasts. Afterwards, we are the kings."
" There are many reasons for that. If we go by your method, there would be too many deaths, and after that it would be very difficult to control Konoha. Secondly, other ninja villages won't see us taking Konoha and not do anything. The next moment, the Fourth Great Ninja War would start, and this time all the ninja villages, whether big or small, will try to take a bite of Konoha and the Land of Fire.
Then comes another problem, all the finance and other political departments of the Land of Fire are under the Daimyo and nobles. If we attack them, then other nations would retaliate even more strongly. Although we have sufficient high-level ninjas, we still have very few low-level ninjas.
Our goal for now is to take over the Land of Demons and secondly weaken Konoha. Weaken it so much that they wouldn't dare to attack us but also keep it strong enough to not let this treasure, the Land of Fire, be occupied by other nations. When we have overwhelming combat power, we can take over this land with total control. Until then, let these dogs guard our house."
" Itachi, I have heard that the priestess of the Land of Demons has the ability to predict the future, so can she predict our arrival and cause trouble?" Shisui asked curiously.
" No, her ability only works when her life is in danger, like she can only see her own death or the death of her close ones who die to protect her. We just have to keep her alive and safe for now, and we are free of trouble, and even if she sees anything, she can't do anything."
" Hey, why did you specially target the Land of Demons?" Obito, who was a little depressed hearing Itachi's misunderstanding about his character, asked with curiosity.
" There are three main reasons for that.
First, the Land of Demons has a demon sealed called Moryo. Although he doesn't have much strength, at most a Kage-level, he has almost inexhaustible energy, and he can even use that energy to create undead soldiers. We can use that energy to do many things, and I have heard that that energy also works like immortal energy and can drastically increase one's strength, so we can use that to study Sage Mode or create a new mode without side effects.
Secondly, the Land of Demons is not located between major powers and is mostly isolated from the world, and it doesn't have much strength, so we can quickly become its ruler. It also doesn't have the disadvantage of other major nations like the almost desert of Sunagakure, the fully mountainous terrain of Iwagakure, or the barren land of Kumogakure. That is the ideal land for establishing power.
Third, and most importantly, it has a money-making jutsu. With that jutsu, the Uchiha clan can live for generations without doing any business or missions."
" Ohh, what is that jutsu, Itachi, and if it is really that profitable, then why haven't we heard of it?" Shisui asked with curiosity.
" It's a type of transformation jutsu, but it isn't an ordinary transformation jutsu. Unlike the normal Transformation Jutsu, it doesn't dissipate with the disruption of chakra and is permanent in effect. Which means, if it's used once, it's permanent."
" Hmm, then why is this profitable?"
" Shisui, you don't understand. What do you think is the most important thing for a female?"
" Hmm, is it strength or character?"
" Tsk, tsk, tsk, Shisui, you are still too naive. The most important thing for a woman is appearance or beauty. For beauty, women go through all sorts of things from multiple surgeries to strict and strange diets. They spend millions just to increase their bust size or other strange modifications. And with that jutsu, what do you think will happen? It will be a revolution. All the women would become our customers. The beautiful ones would want to become even more perfect, and for those ugly ones, they would take huge debts to become beautiful."
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