Chapter 184: I'll Help You Destroy Konoha

"Enough, I understand now. Konoha is also an evil village, and the Hokage is an even more evil existence. Since Konoha can destroy the Uchiha using such methods today, tomorrow it can eliminate the Hyuga and other clans the same way. A village like this...", The once naive Uchiha Shisui, now upon realizing that his long-held faith in Konoha had been shattered like this.

He was "enlightened."

"Maybe Konoha is the real cancer of the ninja world. Maybe only without Konoha can the ninja world achieve true peace," At this very moment, the disillusioned Uchiha Shisui had gone from one extreme to another.

"Shisui...", Uchiha Itachi was also seeing Uchiha Shisui making this expression and saying such things for the first time.

Where had the Shisui who told him to protect the village, to uphold the Uchiha name, gone?

"Orochimaru, do it. I'll help you destroy Konoha."

"I...", Even Orochimaru hadn't expected that things would suddenly shift again.

Now, this Uchiha who had just broken free of his control seemed even more eager to destroy Konoha than he was.

This instead left him somewhat unsure of what to do.

If he said now that he actually just wanted to send Hiruzen to the afterlife and still wanted to keep Konoha around, would it sound a bit out of place?

"As expected of the inherently evil Uchiha! I didn't expect that even in death, you would betray Konoha. I'll now personally make you die a second time!"

'Perfect chance!'

Tobirama had been continuously unleashing his chakra precisely while waiting for this moment when Orochimaru was caught off guard.

Edo Tensei: Release!

Seizing the opening, Tobirama temporarily broke through Orochimaru's restraint with brute force, then began forming hand seals rapidly.

"Damn it, facing the Second Hokage... you really can't relax even a bit!", Noticing Tobirama's movements, Orochimaru hurriedly activated the Hashirama cells in his body.

"Hmph! It's already too late, young man!"

His hands, trembling from exertion, finally withstood Orochimaru's force and completed the final hand seal.

Slap!

Tobirama suddenly slapped his palm to the ground, followed by a flash of white light.

"From now on, even if you cancel Edo Tensei, I will no longer disappear."

His trembling body gradually calmed down. Tobirama arrogantly lifted his head, arms crossed.

"Excellent, Lord Second!", At this moment, Hiruzen's emotions were like riding a roller coaster.

One moment, he had plummeted due to Uchiha Shisui's betrayal; the next, his heart surged with excitement due to Tobirama breaking free.

"Monkey, let's join forces to deal with these rogue ninjas. Also, don't hold back against my big brother."

"..."

Hashirama was speechless but could only comply.

After all, with his current body's strength, it was impossible to escape Orochimaru's control.

'And that Uchiha... actually made the decision to destroy the village, what a pity.'

———

'Is it really this exciting?'

Using the Sharingan to read the memory images of an ANBU who had been "watching the show" near the barrier, Uchiha Kage finally understood why Tobirama had started fighting with Uchiha Shisui.

"Who's there?"

Seeing a masked man suddenly appear and knock out one of their companions, the nearby ANBU who had also been watching the barrier with concern immediately pulled out kunai and attacked.

"Looks like the enemies from Sunagakure have mostly been dealt with...", Uchiha Kage casually took down an ANBU who charged at him, then glanced again at the field below.

Perhaps because he had previously killed a large number of Sunagakure elites, Kakashi and the others who were fighting the remaining Suna shinobi were gradually gaining the upper hand. The number of enemies was steadily decreasing.

So more ANBU began focusing on the situation with Hiruzen.

Even...

Uchiha Kage looked not far away.

Kurenai and Terumi Mei also seemed to be "watching the show" nearby.

"Lady Terumi Mei, that person! I saw him before in Kirigakure..."

Sharingan, black cloak, spiral mask.

Ao easily recalled the mysterious masked man who appeared during the Three-Tails Incident in Kirigakure.

"He's the one who released the Three-Tails and destroyed our village?"

Terumi Mei also quickly recalled the appearance of that masked man.

"He's probably here to use the chaos to target Konoha. We don't need to stay here, Lady Terumi Mei..."

Ao still wanted to persuade Terumi Mei to leave this dangerous place quickly.

Orochimaru, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Shisui, and even the legendary First and Second Hokage...

Even though there was a barrier, if they all broke out, no one would be able to stop them.

"I won't forgive him!"

Recalling the companions and villagers who tragically died during the Three-Tails Incident, remembering the newly built houses in Kirigakure being ruthlessly destroyed, scene after scene, Terumi Mei clenched her silver teeth in fury and charged at the masked man.

Lava Release: Melting Monster Technique!

"Lady Terumi Mei!"

Unexpectedly, his words had the opposite effect. Watching Terumi Mei charge toward the masked man, Ao was filled with regret.

But there was no time to dwell on it now. To protect this future Mizukage, he had no choice but to follow.

"Hey, don't run around!"

Seeing Terumi Mei and the others suddenly dash toward the barrier, Kurenai could no longer be curious about what was happening inside.

Recalling Uchiha Kage's instructions before he left, she hurriedly followed after Terumi Mei.

"Byakugan?"

Ignoring the corrosive acid attacks Terumi Mei spat out, Uchiha Kage instantly flashed behind Ao.

Although the Byakugan couldn't directly see through the identity behind his mask, it did pose some risk.

Especially since Ao had already observed him with the Byakugan earlier.

"What?"

Ao couldn't even see the attacker's speed clearly. He just felt a blur before a figure appeared beside him.

And that person reached out toward his eye socket.

"Ah!!!"

With a burst of blood, the Byakugan was directly plucked out by the masked man's fingers.

In agony, Ao instantly clutched his eye socket.

"Didn't your boss ever tell you it's very rude to look at people with the Byakugan?", Uchiha Kage crushed the Byakugan in his hand.

"How dare you!"

Seeing the suspected culprit of the Three-Tails Incident pluck out Ao's Byakugan and crush it into blood, Terumi Mei was enraged beyond reason.

She didn't even have time to pull out a kunai, she just clenched her fist and rushed over.

Unfortunately, her punches and kicks passed through Uchiha Kage's body like striking empty air, causing no damage at all.

It was like a powerless rage.

"Out of the way. I don't have time to play with girls like you," Finding an opening, Uchiha Kage grabbed Terumi Mei's kicking ankle and casually flung her aside.

Then, like a ghost, he lightly passed through the Four Purple Flame Formation and entered the barrier.

"Don't think about escaping!"

Seeing the masked man about to pass into the barrier and disappear, Terumi Mei got up in a hurry and impulsively tried to rush into the barrier after him.

"Don't be stupid! That's the Four Purple Flame Formation, you'll be burned to death!"

Just as Terumi Mei was about to crash into the barrier, in the nick of time, Kurenai hugged her shoulders tightly from behind.

Sizzle!

Although her body was stopped, the edge of Terumi Mei's sleeve brushed against the barrier and instantly caught fire.

At the same time, she saw a scorched corpse on the ground.

It was the corpse of an ANBU who had previously tried to enter the barrier and was burned to death.

At this moment, Terumi Mei finally calmed down.

"So we can only watch here? That bastard destroyed our village and just took Ao's Byakugan!"

"Go find Kage. Only he can handle the situation here now."

This was a lie.

Kurenai didn't want Uchiha Kage to get involved in this chaotic and dangerous situation. She only wanted to quickly reach Uchiha Kage's side to confirm his safety.

Orochimaru, the Uchiha, the Second Hokage... they were all too terrifying.

They didn't need to risk their lives for someone like Hiruzen.

Later... they would figure out how to protect the village.

———

"What kind of jutsu is he using? How could he just walk through the barrier?"

This was the Four Purple Flame Formation, even a jonin would die upon contact.

But this masked man passed through it as easily as walking through air.

Not only Terumi Mei, even the ANBU who had chased over were shocked and wide-eyed.

"He even ignored the protective seal on my eye...", Holding his eye socket and standing up, Ao's face was filled with heaviness.

Having his Byakugan stolen, this was a devastating blow.

That was an eye Kirigakure paid a great price to obtain... now he felt there was no redemption.

"Lady Terumi Mei, please allow me to enter the barrier to retrieve...", Ao was already prepared to die.

"Retrieve what? It's already been crushed."

Terumi Mei held back the subordinate who was about to dash into the barrier and throw his life away.

"The lost Byakugan is no longer important. What matters is what happens next. Konoha may undergo a huge upheaval. We must survive and take this intel back to the village."

Even without the Byakugan, Ao was still a seasoned jonin. In such a complex situation, how could he throw his life away for nothing?

"Yes..."

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