Chapter 239: Pursuit, Uchiha vs Bai Cangshu (4k)

"Miss Tianyi, what should we do? New Reincarnators have entered the field. They seem to have brought back the intelligence you intentionally released; the ninjas from other Ninja Villages were unable to obtain that report."

The man wearing ninja attire had red hair and a somewhat pale complexion. He wore the forehead protector of a Konoha ninja, standing in the room as he reported the intelligence he had just gathered one by one.

And in the room, the woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wore a mask symbolizing her status as an Anbu member.

"It is of no consequence. Once that intelligence was taken out, everything was already destined."

The woman's voice was clear and gentle, as if she were not in the least bit hurried, possessing a sense of reassurance that made one willing to listen to her speak.

"But in this way, without the intervention of external forces, it will only cause the Konoha high-ups and the Uchiha Clan to feel pressure for nothing. Won't they just call off the plans and choose to coexist in peace once again?"

Although the man had decent strength and had built up quite a high Reputation within Konoha, he found that in front of this woman, he was completely like a newcomer who had just entered the Reincarnation Space.

This woman's understanding of the plot world was unmatched; at least, in this Naruto Derivative World, her understanding and operations had completely won his admiration.

Those were methods completely different from the powerful Reincarnators he had seen before; without relying on violence, merely by utilizing information, she had obtained everything she wanted step by step.

"Mr. Leren, what do you think was the reason that led the Uchiha Clan to eventually head toward a coup and be annihilated?"

"Or rather, who do you think was the key factor in this process?"

The woman did not answer but asked instead, her tone still unhurried. Through the gap in the window, she indeed saw the new Reincarnator who had returned to Konoha, entering the building where the Konoha high-ups were located under the guidance of an Anbu ninja.

And that current strongest member of the Uchiha Clan, 【Uchiha Shisui】, had just walked out of the Hokage Building. His expression was calm, and one could not see the slightest bit of the struggle and contemplation of the strongest member of a clan at a dead end.

Perhaps, at this moment, Uchiha Shisui was already thinking about using the strongest Illusion Technique, 【Kotoamatsukami】, at the final Uchiha Gathering to forcibly alter Uchiha Fugaku's thinking, hoping to save his clan through this.

The woman's lips curled into an arc, and her soft chuckle made 【Leren】 follow her gaze, also discovering that young powerhouse. He did not understand why she was mocking Uchiha Shisui.

"I don't understand. Isn't it because the Konoha high-ups feared the Uchiha Clan's strength and ostracized them, and because the Uchiha Clan was powerful, the clan members became increasingly dissatisfied with this treatment, which is why they stepped by step reached this point of being at daggers drawn?"

Tianyi shook her head and withdrew her gaze. She looked at this Reincarnator who had strengthened his Uzumaki Clan Bloodline; the other party had a unique advantage in this world, which was the reason she had not killed him.

"That is still only the surface, Mr. Leren."

Leren frowned. Because he had liked the work Naruto very much in the past, after entering the Reincarnation Space, he had been strengthening himself in this direction, and he had also read many analyses of this work.

He believed this should be the most fundamental reason. As a powerful clan that once stood alongside the Senju Clan, after joining Konoha, the Uchiha Clan began to be feared more and more following the death of Senju Hashirama. In the era of Senju Tobirama, they were still able to be granted corresponding rights and respect in the name of the 【Konoha Military Police Force】.

But as Senju Tobirama also died, his successors, the disciples of Tobirama, did not have the breadth of mind and spirit of those two Senju, and the treatment of the Uchiha Clan became increasingly harsh.

In recent years, they had even relocated the Uchiha Clan to the edge of the village and, under the pretext of having the 【Anbu】 take over a considerable portion of the 【Police Force】's functions, this move effectively began to kick the Uchiha Clan out of the center of power in Konoha.

Furthermore, contrary to what many people imagine, it was not just Danzō who targeted the Uchiha; the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was also happy to see it happen.

In the eyes of the Konoha high-ups of the Third Hokage's generation, the Uchiha Clan, which was too powerful and unstable—no, it should be said that those Bloodline Limit families that were too strong—were all targets that should be restricted.

Tianyi seemed to be able to see through Leren's thoughts; she smiled and pointed out the core reason.

"An innocent man is guilty of a crime because of his treasure."

"The power of the Uchiha is the fundamental contradiction of everything."

"If the Uchiha were weaker, and their Bloodline Limit began to be lost like the Kurama Clan, then these high-ups would not be worried;"

"If the Uchiha were stronger, like Uchiha Madara reborn, releasing the power sufficient to suppress the Ninja World without any scruples, then these high-ups would bow their heads in submission, and there would not be these contradictions."

"The problem with the Uchiha is that they are powerful, but not powerful enough."

"By the same logic, if the Konoha side were strong enough, if people like Hatake Sakumo and Minato Namikaze had not yet died, the Uchiha Clan naturally would not dare to harbor ulterior motives."

"Heh, two groups of people who both thought they possessed the power to annihilate the other, heading toward destruction amidst contradictions—isn't that the most logical development?"

Tianyi rarely spoke such long sentences. Leren opened his mouth several times wanting to refute, but in the end, he said nothing, finally only muttering:

"With Uchiha Shisui's 【Kotoamatsukami】, if the Uchiha Clan really wanted to rebel, it's not like they wouldn't have a chance. Why don't you start directly from that side? With your ability, you should have a way to gain the trust of the Uchiha Clan."

Hearing Leren's words, Tianyi suddenly laughed, and she laughed quite heartily.

"If I don't push them to the edge of despair, how would they believe—that only I can make the Uchiha rise again..."

At this moment, Leren suddenly felt a sense of malice. His expression was slightly stunned. That's right, he almost forgot that this Miss Tianyi was herself a Reincarnator; naturally, she could not truly be a kind-hearted person.

The other party just hid her ambition very well, and... she was truly very good at persuading others.

On the other side, inside the Hokage Building, 【Ran】 felt a bit unaccustomed. He rarely acted separately from Catherine. At this moment, in front of him, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had placed his Hokage hat on the table and was looking down at the so-called top-secret intelligence, was not the old guy he had seen in the animation.

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen, although no longer in his prime, still exuded a powerful aura just by sitting there. Utatane Koharu, Mito Kadone, and Shimura Danzo were standing on the other side, and they had all seen that report.

None of them were surprised by the content of this top-secret intelligence; this was only considered top-secret to those outside the core layer of Konoha.

But once this thing leaked out of Konoha, the situation would be very dire. Those Ninja Villages would definitely make a big fuss about it.

"You are saying that the intelligence was obtained from a woman?"

Danzō spoke, his voice low. He had the intention to interrogate this person, but Sarutobi Hiruzen did not allow him to do so. Tsk, he only felt in his heart that Hiruzen was getting older and his heart was getting softer.

Clearly, many things did not need to be so complicated.

【Ran】 nodded.

"It was a woman named Ping Zhonghua. At the time, the small village she was in had already been slaughtered by ninjas from the Cloud Hidden Village and the Rock Hidden Village; she was the only one who survived."

Hearing this news, neither Sarutobi Hiruzen nor Danzō and the others had any reaction. Danzō continued:

"Then why didn't you bring that woman back with you?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Utatane Koharu at this time, and the latter nodded.

"It should be the wife of that fellow Ping Zhong; how truly foolish."

Ran, pretending not to know the importance of Ping Zhonghua, showed a puzzled expression and said:

"The mission I received was only to ensure that the intelligence would not leak out..."

"Then do you need me to go and bring that woman back now?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand.

"Ran, is it..."

"You did very well this time. As for the matter of that woman, you don't need to be responsible for it anymore. You may go down first."

Ran realized that everything happening here was indeed as Tao Baibai had predicted. He sneered in his heart and turned to walk out of the building.

Just as he walked out of the building, he saw a red-haired ninja in the shadows in the distance, waving at him with a playful smile on his face.

It's a Reincarnator!

【Luan】 exhaled the turbid air from his chest slightly and also revealed a smile. Although he and Catherine had acted very cowardly in front of Tao Baibai, in reality, he considered both of them to be veteran Reincarnators who would not lose much to that 【Feng Bo】, and among the 【Ping】 rank, they could be considered quite good.

Leren also noticed the change in the other party's expression; he waited until Luan arrived before him before saying,

"Are you from the second batch to enter?"

"You have good Luck, choosing the Konoha faction."

He turned and led Luan into the building. Luan knew that several people were in the same faction, and since this place was not far from the Hokage Building, the Reputation of these two should not be low.

But since he had just completed that mission, his Reputation had already reached Friendly at this time. Even if these Reincarnators wanted to do him harm, they would not do it in such a place, so he walked into the house and saw the blonde woman.

Tianyi turned around, saw 【Luan】, and spoke.

"Do you want to obtain the Bloodline of the Uchiha Clan?"

——

"You mean, not only the ninjas from outside villages like the Cloud Hidden Village and the Rock Hidden Village, but even the ninjas inside Konoha are currently trying to track us?"

Catherine focused, expanding the range of her Spirit search to several hundred meters. At this range, her perception was no longer clear and could only serve as an early warning.

She did not even notice a few crows circling overhead four or five times.

Bai Cangshu forcibly put the blood-stained ninja armor onto Ping Zhonghua piece by piece; the latter was so angry that her face turned pale, but she could not resist.

Bai Cangshu replied to Catherine's question while doing so.

"More than just the ninjas inside Konoha, those Uchihas will not let us go either."

His words seemed somewhat contradictory, but above them, someone suddenly laughed.

"Hmph, you fellow, you do have some discernment."

"Knowing that we Uchiha are completely different from those other ninjas in Konoha."

The cold, Arrogant voice made Catherine realize that the other party had approached at some unknown time. Because her Spirit search range was set too wide, the other party had instead used some unknown ninjutsu to break in directly.

She recalled at this moment how Tao Baibai had put the armor on that woman earlier; could it be that Tao Baibai had sensed the arrival of these people at that time?!

Whoosh, whoosh.

Two figures used the Body Flicker Technique from afar and arrived instantly beside the person who had spoken.

All three were wearing black Uchiha combat uniforms with Konoha ninja vests over them, and clear red Magatama were reflected in their opened eyes.

If the news of the Uchiha and Konoha breaking ties and fighting internally were to leak, the one who would suffer the most damage would naturally be the Uchiha Clan itself.

Even though they were proud of their own strength and Uchiha Shisui had carved out a great reputation that made enemy ninjas tremble with fear, this was the best opportunity for the Uchiha after the death of Minato Namikaze.

But they would not be so arrogant as to think they could confront all the other clans in Konoha.

What they wanted was to annihilate the high-level officials of Konoha with lightning speed and complete the seizure of power, not to set up a stance and start a war with all the clans in Konoha.

Anyone who touches this Intelligence must die!

The three landed from the high trees, their bodies light, and Chakra circulated in their bodies as they wished. These Uchiha ninjas who had awakened the Sharingan were far more powerful than ordinary ninjas.

This is the Bloodline Limit, this is the Sharingan, this is... Uchiha!

The person in the middle pointed with both hands, and one of the two people behind him instantly leaped backward. The Shuriken in his hands tore through the air, emitting a sharp whistling sound. Dozens of Shuriken drew arcs one after another, shooting toward Bai Cangshu and the others.

The other person kept his hands hanging behind his back and began to sprint toward the right in a standard "Hokage run" posture. Catherine had to divide her attention to track the other party's movements, while simultaneously lifting her left hand, and an invisible Barrier appeared rapidly.

Clang, clang, clang...

A series of striking sounds rang out, and the Shuriken were all blocked.

The person who had moved to the right instantly formed seals with both hands, his movements extremely fast.

【Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique】!

The fireball grew as it met the wind, instantly turning into a massive fireball with a diameter of over two meters, crashing through the forest with a boom and attacking Catherine.

Catherine felt a pressure that surpassed that of the seven or eight ninjas from last night in an instant.

These Uchiha Clan ninjas, although Arrogant and conceited, were indeed completely different in strength from ordinary ninjas.

Ping Zhonghua watched this scene, recalling her husband's hidden fear of this clan in daily life, and also became nervous. She could not help but look at the tall man beside her who was equally Arrogant, as if he did not take anyone seriously, but she found that the other party did not move and just stood in place.

On the other side, the leader of the three-man Uchiha squad also stood still, the Three-Tomoe in his eyes rotating slowly.

The Illusion Technique had already been cast silently.

Catherine noticed this scene while distracted, and her expression changed.

Oh no, could it be that Tao Baibai has fallen for the Sharingan Illusion Technique?!

She braced against the pressure and began to move toward Tao Baibai, first pushing both hands backward.

Boom!

The flames from the fireball explosion were completely blocked. She focused on Tao Baibai, wanting to unleash a Mental Shock to try and wake him up.

But the next moment, a whistling sound arrived. As her pupils trembled, she saw that the Shuriken she had just blocked were actually flying again, following the movements of the Uchiha ninja's hands.

【Shuriken Manipulation Technique】!

Damn it!

Catherine's thoughts raced. The next moment, ignoring those Shuriken, she was about to forcibly launch a Mental Shock at Tao Baibai, but she suddenly saw the corners of Tao Baibai's mouth curl up.

"Ah! What is this thing?!"

The Uchiha Clan ninja suddenly clutched his head and let out a miserable cry.

(End of chapter)