Chapter 182: Kage Has Mistress Outside?

"Not all of the Uchiha clan wanted to stage a coup, and the blame can't be placed on the elderly and children," Uchiha Shisui clearly remembered that there were still some within the clan, like him, who silently avoided conflict and cherished peace.

'But even those people were…'

'Even Itachi had a hand in it.'

"What's more, the Uchiha clan was always on the frontlines in every war, and they did all the dirty and hard work to maintain the village's peace… Yet in the end, what they got in return was extermination. I really can't accept it," Thinking of his friends and family who had long since died tragically, Uchiha Shisui painfully closed his eyes.

The name of the Uchiha clan could now only exist in memories, right?

"You're already dead, whether you accept it or not doesn't matter," Senju Tobirama, who was trying to break Orochimaru's bindings nearby, couldn't help but interject coldly after hearing the conversation between the two Uchiha ninjas.

"Still, the Uchiha clan wanted to rebel? I had long expected that those who once followed Madara wouldn't give up… Now being wiped out is simply reaping what they sowed."

"Tobirama, I've told you many times not to target the Uchiha clan!", Hearing Tobirama's mockery of the Uchiha, before Shisui and Itachi could speak, Senju Hashirama was the first to rebuke him.

"Big Brother…"

"Speaking of which, the Uchiha clan's demise truly stems from what the Second Hokage did," Orochimaru also butted in cheerfully, as if enjoying the chaos.

How can you lose when riding a flying dragon?

Looking at their side: the First and Second Hokage, Uchiha Shisui, the Fourth Kazekage, and himself.

And on the opposing side, only an aging Third Hokage and a mere Uchiha Itachi.

Five versus two, no matter how you look at it, the advantage lies with his side.

Orochimaru couldn't think of any reason he could lose.

"Deliberately forcing the Uchiha clan to relocate to the village's outskirts, assigning them jobs that offend others… And with Hiruzen-sensei's incompetence. Honestly, the fact that they waited so long to rebel makes me wonder if the Uchiha clan wasn't being too tolerant."

Through Danzo's intel, Orochimaru had also pieced together the truth behind the Uchiha clan's massacre.

Of course, calling Hiruzen incompetent was his personal jab.

But he wasn't wrong either.

"Hmph, I merely gave the Uchiha clan the jobs most suited for them."

"Tobirama! I didn't expect you to do so many unnecessary things after my death...", Senju Hashirama shook his head. He had long worried that after Uchiha Madara's death, the Uchiha clan would be ostracized within the village.

Now it seemed that his fears had come true.

"How is that unnecessary? You know it too, Big Brother. The Uchiha… are a clan born of evil!"

"Tobirama!"

"Born of evil? So that's how the Second Hokage views the Uchiha clan…", Already unable to accept the reality of the Uchiha's extermination, Shisui lowered his eyes in numb resignation after hearing Tobirama's definition.

"A restless clan like the Uchiha being wiped out is actually a good thing," Tobirama couldn't be bothered to explain the origin of his view of the Uchiha as an evil clan.

The Uchiha were already wiped out, there was no need to explain anything.

"Tobirama! Was Kage killed by you?", Suddenly recalling something, Senju Hashirama questioned his younger brother.

"Big Brother, why ask that all of a sudden? I told you, Kage died from explosive tags…", Tobirama crossed his arms.

His Reanimation body conveniently helped him conceal the microexpressions on his face.

'As expected of Big Brother, though he usually seems naive, he becomea sharp when it matteres.'

But back then, Uchiha Kage had to die.

For the peace of Konoha and the ninja world.

"Is Tsunade not here?", No longer looking at his brother, Hashirama turned his gaze to Orochimaru, who was still enjoying the spectacle.

"Unfortunately, Princess Tsunade hasn't returned to the village in years," Orochimaru shook his head regretfully. He also wanted to see if Tsunade would bring more amusement to the scene.

He didn't expect that Uchiha Kage had ties to both the First and Second Hokage.

"Orochimaru, let's stop the small talk. I don't want to watch you continue to desecrate the bodies of our predecessors and mock the dead!", Hiruzen didn't want to keep chatting.

Otherwise, Tobirama really might start thinking of him as an incompetent Hokage.

"Don't rush to die now. Or are you afraid I'll expose more of your secrets in front of the former Hokage?"

Seeing Hiruzen's anxious expression, Orochimaru instead calmed down.

No matter what, he was going to win today. He only wanted to savor the desperate struggle of Hiruzen and Uchiha Itachi before they died.

"And you, my dear Itachi-san. Didn't you say that none of my ninjutsu work in front of your Mangekyō Sharingan? Why are you so silent now?"

"Orochimaru, if you really intend to destroy Konoha today, I'll die with you."

Compared to the emotionally shaken Shisui, Uchiha Itachi remained steadfast.

Tobirama's claim that the Uchiha were inherently evil wasn't entirely wrong.

He actually… believed the same.

And no matter what, the village came first.

"What arrogant talk. What could you possibly do to die with me?", Orochimaru joined his fingers and began to control Shisui's body.

"Shisui, go have some fun with your fellow clan-exterminating friend."

"..."

Controlled into activating his Sharingan, Uchiha Shisui twisted zombie-like, stepping in front of Uchiha Itachi.

"Wait, Orochimaru-senpai."

Just as Shisui's hands were forming the seals for Fireball Jutsu under Orochimaru's command to attack Itachi, Shisui suddenly, miraculously broke free from the control.

His hands moved freely again, and his body turned to face Orochimaru behind him.

"Please allow me to ask the previous Hokage one more question about the Uchiha clan. If not, I'll free the First and Second Hokage from your control right now!"

One eye with three tomoe, the other a Mangekyō.

At some unknown time, Shisui had silently used his Kotoamatsukami to dispel Orochimaru's control.

"W-What did you say?"

Realizing that he had completely lost control of Shisui, Orochimaru, who moments ago had been boasting, instantly turned pale.

"I said, let me properly talk to the former Hokage, or I'll make them break free just like I did!"

What a pity.

Though Orochimaru's Reanimation Jutsu had been cast with extreme caution, against Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, which countered this ninjutsu completely, it was useless.

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"This ninja world really is always a mess, no matter the time..."

In the dream space.

Uchiha Mikoto watched the live "broadcast" of Konoha plunging into chaos and couldn't help but sigh.

"The Hokage even ordered Itachi to assassinate the Kazekage, and Sasuke, that child..."

Thankfully, Kage was there to protect him.

Otherwise, Mikoto would've worried that the ruthless Uchiha Itachi might kill Sasuke too.

"The Third Hokage was never a good man, but…"

Compared to Mikoto, Kushina's focus was elsewhere.

"This blue-clad kunoichi, is she the Mizukage from the Hidden Mist? She's standing so close to my husband. Could she be a mistress he keeps outside?"

"Kushina, Naruto's about to go up against the Sand's Jinchūriki, shouldn't we be more concerned about that?"

Mikoto tried to steer the topic back on track.

That kunoichi wearing the Mizukage hat clearly wasn't that close to Kage, probably just a one-sided crush. Calling her a mistress was way too exaggerated.

"What's there to worry about? My husband's so strong, with him around, no one's going to die."

Kushina waved it off, then looked at another newly appeared kunoichi in the scene.

"Is this kunoichi the daughter of Yuhi-senpai? She grew up to be so pretty. Her eyes, nose, and mouth all look seductive, totally the type to seduce men..."

"Yeah, that's Kurenai. But how is she seductive... Don't say things like that."

"I'm not making it up. Look at how she stares at my husband, it's practically glued to him. Maybe just by looking at him, she's already, you know..."

"Kushina!", Mikoto quickly stopped Kushina's indecent talk.

She'd met Kurenai before, she was hardworking, strong-willed, usually quiet. Definitely not the loose woman Kushina imagined.

"Eh? The screen's been turned off by my husband. Can't see anything now. Aiya, could it be that the real mistress showed up, so he cut the feed?"

"You really are..."

Seeing Kushina act so impervious to reason, Mikoto could only shake her head helplessly.

How could Kage be thinking about women at a time like this?

"Naruto and Sasuke were sent by Kage to pursue enemy ninjas from the Sand Village. I wonder how they're doing now…"

After the screen cut out, Mikoto grew more anxious.

Could Kage have run into trouble too?

"Huh? The screen's back… It's Naruto and a white-eyed kid fighting a Sand ninja with a white turban. So biased. Kage must've heard your voice just now, Mikoto, and turned it back on just for you."

"Stop it. Naruto's up against a Jōnin now, even two-on-one is dangerous. Kage probably followed them because he was worried."

Seeing Naruto on screen, and Sasuke being carried on the back of a bushy-browed youth, Mikoto finally felt at ease.

"Maybe it's just a shadow clone… Anyway, an enemy like that couldn't possibly beat one of Kage's clones."

Kushina had every reason to suspect that Kage's real body was off doing something improper.

"Kushina… Just watch Naruto and stop talking nonsense!"

'She's a mother now, yet still this unruly.'

Mikoto really wanted to shove a sock into her best friend's mouth.

When Kage was around, this woman clung to him more than anyone, never showing jealousy in front of him.

But the moment Kage wasn't there, Kushina would turn into an unbridled wild horse, doubting everyone, speaking outrageous things.

It was just so embarrassing.

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