The Fifth Leaf Village

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Just when Uchiha Dohuan and Kakashi had made a plan on the spur of the moment, Uchiha Itachi had just gotten off work.

After breaking up with the Uchiha clan in public that day, Itachi Uchiha's work in the Anbu became increasingly difficult. The official Anbu members were fine, although they were not so proactive in completing their tasks, but at least they would complete them with quality and quantity. However, some civilian staff in the Anbu, except for those from the Sarutobi clan, were basically in a state of giving up after his orders. Therefore, he had to do many things himself that obviously did not require him, the captain-in-chief, to worry about. In just a few days, Itachi, who was only 13 years old this year, was exhausted.

On the way home from get off work, looking at the completely silent streets, Uchiha Itachi sighed and thought:

I hope that Jiraiya-sama can successfully take over as the Fifth Hokage. This way, Uchiha Dohwan's ambitions will be somewhat subdued.

"Young man, you look confused." At this moment, a voice sounded behind Uchiha Itachi.

"Who is it?" Uchiha Itachi reacted almost instantly, took out a kunai and turned back to face the enemy. At the same time, a pair of three-magatama Sharingan instantly appeared in his eyes.

Uchiha Itachi saw the figure of the person coming. The person's body was covered by a loose robe, and he had a special mask on his face, leaving only one eye exposed.

"You don't have to be so hostile to me. We are of the same race." The man's exposed eye also flashed red, and three magatama slowly rotated in it.

"Sharingan? Are you the one sent by my family to kill me?" Uchiha Itachi frowned.

"I have nothing to do with those traitors. I'm just here to help you."

"Hmph, do you think I will believe you?" Uchiha Itachi's eyes were cold, and in the blink of an eye he shot several shurikens at the person who came.

However, the shuriken shot towards the opponent passed through the opponent's body the moment it touched the opponent.

"It's not a physical entity?" Uchiha Itachi frowned and clenched the kunai in his hand.

"Are the younger generations of Uchiha so rude now?" The masked man said after looking back at the marks left by the shuriken shot by Uchiha Itachi nailed on the wall behind him.

"Who are you? Why do you have the Sharingan?" Uchiha Itachi asked in a deep voice.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Uchiha Madara." The three magatama in the exposed Sharingan of the masked man spun rapidly, and soon, a windmill-like pattern was formed in it.

Chapter 93 Noon on December th, the th Year of Konoha

"Uchiha... Madara?" Uchiha Itachi frowned. Every member of the Uchiha clan would be familiar with this name. He was the one who led the clan and the Senju clan of the first Hokage to jointly establish the village. Of course, he was also the only and biggest rebel ninja that the Uchiha clan had ever produced.

"Do you think I will believe it? How many years has it been since Uchiha Madara was killed by the Shodaime?" Uchiha Itachi said.

"Whether you believe it or not is not important to me." Uchiha Obito smiled under the mask, "But as your senior, I will still help you when you need it."

After saying that, Uchiha Obito's figure disappeared into the air.

"Space-time ninjutsu?" Uchiha Itachi's face became more solemn, and he looked at the direction where Uchiha Obito disappeared thoughtfully.

After Uchiha Obito left, Uchiha Itachi had no intention of going back to rest, so he turned around and ran towards the Sarutobi clan.

In front of Sarutobi Hiruzen's residence, Uchiha Itachi hurriedly arrived and said to the Sarutobi clan member guarding the door, "Please inform him that I have something important to report to the Sandaime-sama."

"Captain Itachi?" The Sarutobi clan member in charge of guarding saw Uchiha Itachi's anxious expression, and understood that the other party came to see the Hokage so late, and something big might have happened, so he hurried in to report.

Not long after, Sarutobi Hiruzen in pajamas walked out quickly. After seeing Uchiha Itachi's expression, Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart was beating fast. Uchiha Itachi came to him so late. Did the Uchiha clan rebel directly?

"Hokage-sama, I apologize for disturbing you so late at night." Uchiha Itachi saluted.

"No need to be so polite, Itachi. You come to see me so late. Did something happen?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said after taking a deep breath.

Uchiha Itachi turned his head and glanced at the guards on both sides.

"Come with me." Sarutobi Hiruzen understood and felt a little relieved. It seemed that Uchiha Itachi came to him late at night not because of the direct rebellion of the Uchiha clan.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked after bringing Uchiha Itachi to the secret room in his home.

"Just now, I met a man who also has the Mangekyō Sharingan." Uchiha Itachi took a deep breath, "And, he calls himself Uchiha Madara."

"What?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was extremely surprised.

"That man has some space-time ninjutsu, and his body can become hollow. My tentative attack had no effect at all." Uchiha Itachi continued.

"He's wearing a strange mask, right?" The Sandaime's eyes fixed and he spoke.

"How do you know?" Uchiha Itachi asked in surprise.

"Because I have seen that person before." Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression became very solemn. Six years ago during the Nine-Tails Rebellion, the enemy faced by the Fourth Hokage was the masked man you mentioned.

Uchiha Itachi's eyes widened when he heard this.

"Did he say anything to you?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said seriously.

Uchiha Itachi did not dare to hide it and quickly told the contents of the conversation between the two.

After listening to Uchiha Itachi's report, Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his brows with a headache and said, "Why did that guy appear at this critical moment?"

"Sir Sandaime, is that person really Uchiha Madara?" asked Uchiha Itachi.

"Impossible." Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "When Uchiha Madara was buried, I followed behind the Second Daeme and witnessed it with my own eyes."

"Then who is he? Could the appearance of that guy be related to the family?" Uchiha Itachi said.

"That shouldn't be the case. The Uchiha clan shouldn't be aware of his existence. Otherwise, with three pairs of Mangekyō in hand, the Uchiha clan would have rebelled long ago." Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes moved slightly, but he still said to Uchiha Itachi, "Itachi, I will discuss this matter with Jiraiya tomorrow. Please keep it secret from others. The village can no longer withstand any disturbances."

"Yes!" Uchiha Itachi nodded and accepted the order.

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The next day, after Jiraiya learned about what Uchiha Itachi had experienced last night, his expression became very solemn.

The culprit who caused his disciple's untimely death appeared again at this critical juncture, which made him think too much.

At the same time, when Jiraiya thought that Naruto was now in the Uchiha clan, he could no longer sit still.

On the other hand, all the Isshinkai members in the village who were related to Uchiha Toukan received a formal invitation early this morning.

Just as Uchiha Douhuan was planning the evening banquet, Uchiha Inahime knocked on the door of his office.

"Captain, Assistant Jiraiya is here to see you." Uchiha Inahiri reported.

"Really?" Uchiha Douhuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Jiraiya comes to see me at this time? Has my plan been exposed?"

Although he was confused, Uchiha Douhuan remained calm and said calmly, "Please let him in."

"Understood." Uchiha Inahori took the order and left.

After Uchiha Inahori took the order and left, Uchiha Dohuan immediately created two shadow clones and sent them to Ryuchi Cave through summoning to condense sage chakra. Although he didn't know why Jiraiya was looking for him, if he was looking for him to attack him, he had to make sure that he could capture Jiraiya as soon as possible and not give the other party the opportunity to summon the two toad sages to activate the sage mode.

After making preparations, Uchiha Douhuan placed the tea set in the office with a calm expression, waiting for Jiraiya's arrival.

Not long after, Jiraiya hurried into Uchiha Dohuan's office.

"Lord Jiraiya, you are here at this time because you have some mission that requires help from the Security Department?" asked Uchiha Douhuan.

"Dou Huan, where is Naruto?" Jiraiya asked anxiously.

"Naruto?" Uchiha Douhuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It seemed that Jiraiya and the others had not discovered his arrangement yet.

"Lord Jiraiya, you're joking. At this time, where else can Naruto be except attending the ninja school?" Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Uh...that's right." Jiraiya, who was confused by his concern, finally reacted and realized that Naruto should be in class at the ninja school at this time.

"Lord Jiraiya, why are you looking for me in such a hurry? Did something happen to Naruto?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.

Jiraiya looked at Uchiha Douhuan's confused expression, thought for a moment, and then asked tentatively: "Captain Douhuan, last night, the masked man who caused the Nine-Tails Rebellion seven years ago appeared in the village again."

"What?" Uchiha Douhuan frowned when he heard this. What was Obito doing in the village at this time? Uchiha Douhuan was thinking that once the things in the village were over, he would be the first to deal with him, but he didn't expect that the other party would jump out in advance.

"The masked man has a Mangekyō Sharingan, and he calls himself Uchiha Madara." After Jiraiya finished speaking, he stared at Uchiha Dohuan, trying to find some clues on his face.

However, after hearing this, Uchiha Douhuan's expression suddenly changed. He met the other party's gaze and said word by word: "Master Jiraiya, are you doubting our Uchiha clan?"

"Douhuan, that's not what I meant. It's just that this matter is too urgent..." Jiraiya looked at Uchiha Douhuan's reaction and realized that the tone of his words just now was not right, so he quickly softened his tone.

"Lord Jiraiya, what exactly do you want to do by coming to my security department?" Uchiha Douhuan said with a cold face.

"I want to take Naruto back with me, and I will protect him closely for the next few days." Jiraiya said after gritting his teeth.

"Lord Jiraiya, do you think that the Uchiha clan cannot protect a seven-year-old child? Or do you think that the Uchiha clan would be so despicable as to attack a child and release the Nine-Tails to harm the village?" Uchiha Dohuan said without giving in. Although now after Obito appeared, Naruto with the Nine-Tails sealed in his body was a huge trouble.

After all, if Obito really caused trouble and released the Nine-Tails at this critical juncture, it would be his village that would be destroyed!

If possible, Uchiha Douhuan would have liked Jiraiya to take Naruto away right now, but after all, Naruto was entrusted to the Uchiha clan by Kakashi himself. If he let Jiraiya take him away casually, what would Kakashi think of him? What would those former subordinates of the Fourth Hokage think of him?

"Dou Huan, I have no intention of doubting the Uchiha." Jiraiya explained, "I just want to take Naruto to a safe place. After all, Naruto's identity is of great importance, and the enemy has a history of controlling the Nine-Tails. Therefore, I plan to send him to Myoboku Mountain to hide for a while."

Seeing that Jiraiya had softened, Uchiha Douhuan stopped pressing him and nodded, saying, "I understand. However, Naruto was entrusted to our Uchiha clan by Kakashi after all. Shouldn't Master Jiraiya ask Kakashi for his opinion?"

"I understand. I will tell Kakashi." Jiraiya nodded, and in Uchiha Dohuan's office, he summoned the messenger frog from Myoboku Mountain, then wrote a letter explaining the situation and handed it to the messenger frog. The letter was then transferred from Myoboku Mountain to Kakashi through another messenger frog located near the border of the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Fire.

Not long after, Kakashi's ninja dog Puck ran into the security department and brought back Kakashi's reply.

Jiraiya and Uchiha Touhan opened Kakashi's reply together. In Kakashi's reply, after learning that the culprit of the Nine-Tails Rebellion had reappeared, for Naruto's safety, he also agreed with Jiraiya's idea of sending Naruto to Myoboku Mountain.

"See, Dohuan, Kakashi agreed." Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Kakashi's reply, and said to Uchiha Dohuan with a smile.

"I understand. Then, Lord Jiraiya, please wait for Naruto to finish school today and pick him up." Uchiha Douhuan said.

"Well," Jiraiya saw that Uchiha Douhuan was so easy to talk to, and a little apology appeared on his face, "Douhuan, I really didn't doubt your Uchiha clan just now, I was just too anxious..."

The more Jiraiya explained, the more embarrassed he felt. However, at this moment, Uchiha Douhuan gave him a way out: "Jiraiya-sama, I can understand. After all, you can be considered Naruto's grandfather. You are too concerned and confused."

"Right, right, right." Jiraiya nodded quickly, "Then, I won't disturb you, Captain Dohwan, from your work."

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Chapter 94: The Night of December ,

"Lord Jiraiya." Uchiha Dohuan called out to Jiraiya who was about to leave.

"Hmm?" Jiraiya turned around and looked at Uchiha Dohuan with some confusion.

"Regarding the masked man's Mangekyō Sharingan, I may find some clues after I go back and look through the family records. I will report to you tomorrow." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you for your help then." Jiraiya nodded and smiled without thinking too much.

After Jiraiya left, Uchiha Dohan opened the map of the village by himself. After Uchiha Obito showed up, many of his plans needed to be rearranged.

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At seven o'clock in the evening, a banquet was set up in Uchiha Douhuan's mansion, and the invited guests arrived one by one.

However, after arriving at the scene, the more meticulous Aburame Shiwei also found something unusual. In the past, when Uchiha Touhan invited guests to his banquets, he would often invite senior officials from various departments in the village to banquets separately. But this time, Aburame Shiwei discovered that in addition to him and the patriarch of the Inuzuka clan, Inuzuka Jape, there were also six captains of the security department, four elders of the Uchiha clan, and several middle-level officials of the security department such as Uchiha Inabi and Uchiha Zaito who were vigorously trained by Uchiha Touhan. In addition, there were several members of the Isshinkai from the Anbu and the Jonin squad.

It can be said that all the top leaders of their faction were present.

The banquet officially began in the reception room of Uchiha Douhuan's house. A long table was set up in the reception room and all the invited guests took their seats in turn.

Seeing that most people had arrived, Uchiha Douhuan began the necessary steps of every banquet.

"Everyone! Thank you for coming." Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile.

"What are you talking about, Chief Douhuan? It is we who have made Chief Douhuan spend money." Inuzuka Jale said with a smile.

"A small expense is nothing." Uchiha Douhuan waved his hand. "It is my honor to drink with all of you ninjas who hold the will of fire in your hearts!"

"It is the will of fire that unites us! Let's toast to the will of fire with this first glass of wine!" Uchiha Douhuan raised his glass.

"Cheers to the will of fire!" Everyone raised their glasses.

After a glass of wine, the atmosphere in the banquet became lively, and everyone toasted each other and chatted freely.

But during the conversation, Nagai Seiichi suddenly brought up a rather dangerous topic: "There seems to be news recently that the village is going to elect the fifth generation."

"Brother Seiichi, be careful with your words." said Torii Tomonobu, the squadron leader of the Jonin squad.

"I don't think there's anyone in the entire village more suitable to be Hokage than Chief Dou Huan!" Nagai Seiichi said, blushing slightly as he drank a large glass of wine. "Tell me, is there anyone who understands the Will of Fire more profoundly than Chief Dou Huan?"

"But now the rumor in the village is that the Sandaime seems to want to designate Lord Jiraiya as the Fifth Daime." After Uchiha Tetsuyu finished the wine in the glass, he said while playing with the wine cup in his hand.

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku pushed the door open and broke the silence.

"Sorry, sorry, I was delayed by something at home. I will drink three cups as punishment later." Uchiha Fugaku said. Today, after Naruto got out of school, Jiraiya came to visit and pick up Naruto, so Fugaku was the last person to arrive at the party.

When Uchiha Dohuan saw Uchiha Fugaku arrive, he stood up, took out a stack of documents from his arms, and signaled Uchiha Inahori beside him to distribute them to everyone present.

This document was drafted by Uchiha Douhuan, a report on the arrest of Jiraiya on suspicion of aiding the enemy. After seeing this document, everyone present fell silent.

Some of the smokers also picked up matches, lit their cigarettes, and puffed on them. No one spoke first.

Uchiha Douhuan signaled to Uchiha Inahori and Uchiha Zaito with his eyes. The two understood and stood up, closing the doors and windows of the reception room.

"Everyone, we are all gathered together because of the Will of Fire," Uchiha Douhuan said slowly, "But now, a person suspected of aiding the enemy is about to become Hokage. Can we just sit back and do nothing?"