amaotonovel Chapter 184: One Cut, Is There Any Turning Back?
Chapter 184: One Cut, Is There Any Turning Back?
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Crows were flying in the woods, and Shisui's Sharingan was red as he kept scanning the surroundings.
"Kawazo, there are a lot of Iwagakure around here..."
The two were hiding in a tree, one on the left and one on the right.
Although he said he was hiding, in fact, Chuan Zang was lying comfortably on a thick tree trunk with his legs crossed.
With Shisui on his side for the exploration, he didn't have to worry at all.
Those crows were raised by Shisui since they were young. They can be summoned as ordinary spirit beasts to help him explore and fight.
"Well, just wait until they pass by."
"Don't you need to remind Lord Orochimaru that the direction these Rock Ninja are heading is the direction of our camp."
"Hi~"
Chuan Zang waved his hand.
"Who do you think that person is in the camp? That's Orochimaru. Don't worry, they won't come back~"
"Um......"
Shisui fell silent.
Although there are a large number of Rock Ninjas, they are just a drop in the ocean when scattered across the territory of the Land of Rain. Even if the two of them hide in the middle of the woods, as long as they don't move, they will be difficult to be discovered.
"Kawazo, why do you have such strong hostility towards Lord Orochimaru?"
"hostility?"
Chuan Zang turned around and lay on the tree trunk. He found this position comfortable.
"Where do I start?"
"No hostility? I feel like you've been disrespectful to Lord Orochimaru since we met, and before leaving the camp..."
Kawazo cursed Orochimaru in the camp, and the noise must have spread throughout the camp. Now everyone knew that Konoha's twin stars, the new generation genius and the old generation genius Sannin Orochimaru were at odds with each other.
"You don't understand~ Geniuses always have their own style. Geniuses must also have ambitions~"
Shisui blinked.
He really didn't understand.
Why does this sentence seem so obscure when put together? Did he miss some seemingly obvious points?
But when Sichuan and Tibet talked about this, they suddenly became interested.
"Hey, Shisui, do you think there will ever be a day when Konoha and the Uchiha will completely merge like the other ninja clans?"
After a brief silence, Shisui said firmly, "I believe that day will come. I will work hard to achieve it. Even if I can't, there will be others who agree with my ideas and will continue this work."
"It's not about belief and hard work, Shisui. I'm just asking you, can you or can't you?"
"can!"
"They really look alike~"
"what?"
"Jing, Uchiha Jing, you are indeed very similar to your ancestor."
"Chuan Zang, have you... met the ancestors?"
After saying this, Shisui himself felt it was a bit magical. Kawazo was about the same age as him, so how could he have met Uchiha Kagami?
"Of course not, but Mr. Gu Zang mentioned to me that Jing visited the old man back then."
Shisui looked at Kawazo and motioned him to continue. The crows continuously gave him feedback, allowing him to fully grasp the movements in a large area. No one noticed that there were two Konoha ninjas here.
"Uchiha Kagami was looking for a peaceful way for the Uchiha to integrate into the village. He once visited the old man. The old man actually recognized Uchiha Kagami. Unfortunately, he died too early."
"You may not be very clear about what happened back then."
Kawanzo moved closer to Shisui so that he could hear more clearly.
"The Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, led six members of the Hokage's escort team to the Rain Village for negotiations, but they were targeted by the Kumo Village's hawkish Kinkaku and Ginkaku units. In order to cover the six people's retreat, the Second Hokage sacrificed himself."
"Senju Tobirama's strength is ridiculously strong. Although he is not as strong as the Shodaime to the point where other ninjas can't even begin to compare, he is definitely one of the men standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world."
"So with the Nidaime holding them back, the six members of the Hokage Guard can definitely evacuate successfully."
Hearing this, Shisui frowned.
"Right, if you think about it, you should know. Something like this happened not long ago. The Third Raikage fought against 10,000 Iwagakure ninjas. The Third Raikage died, but all the Kumogakure ninjas who accompanied him returned to the Land of Lightning."
"The Second Hokage can only be stronger than the Third Hokage, he can't be weaker than the Third Hokage, but the fact is that Uchiha Kagami also died in the Land of Lightning."
"Ancestor..."
Shisui bit his lip.
"The ancestor was to bring the body of the Second Hokage back to Konoha. He was the unwavering inheritor of the Will of Fire and my role model."
"You're so naive, Shisui."
Kawazo shook his head and continued to bewitch: "Back then, the Kumogakure had no intention of going to war with Konoha. Even if Uchiha Kagami-senpai hadn't sacrificed himself, they would still have sent the Second Hokage's body back, attacked the Kage of a village, and hidden the body. The Kumogakure wouldn't do that. If they did, they would have become the public enemy of the ninja world~"
Shisui remained silent.
He had no idea about the specific details.
The only rumor in the village about Uchiha Kagami was that he sacrificed himself in order to retrieve the body of the Second Hokage, and there was no other explanation.
But this matter cannot stand up to scrutiny. Once you scrutinize it, you will find loopholes everywhere, and each loophole will lead you in the direction of conspiracy theory.
"So, why did Senior Jing die in the Land of Thunder?"
Shisui didn't want to overthink it, but Kawanzo's question was on his mind.
"If this question is difficult to answer, then the other question should have an easy answer, Shisui."
"Do you think that the village and the Uchiha can ever be fully integrated and live in peace?"
Shisui was wavering, his trembling body and tightly clenched hands showed it all.
"call--"
Still on the battlefield, Shisui forced himself to calm down, used the crow to investigate, and after confirming that there was no danger, he looked at Kawanzo.
"Is there really no day when Sichuan and Tibet can coexist harmoniously?"
"How could it be? Even enemies can be reconciled, just like children. They can reconcile no matter what. The only difference is the price~"
Shisui frowned.
He now has no time to think about why Chuan Zang, who is clearly a child, doesn't treat himself as a child.
"I am willing to work hard for it, no matter what the cost."
"you?"
Kawanzo chuckled.
"It's not enough, Shisui. Your portion is too light."
Pulling the Konoha forehead protector on his arm, Kawazo continued, "Konoha was founded by the First Daemon, Senju Hashirama, and Uchiha Madara, so the Uchiha naturally have a sense of superiority as shareholders."
“But that’s not the point.”
"The key is that Uchiha Madara defected."
"Can one person influence the entire clan? You can't, but Ban can."
"That's Uchiha Madara."
As Shisui's pupils shrank, Kawazo slowly took off the Konoha forehead protector and gently scratched a mark on it. That was the mark of a traitor...
"A ninja who is strong enough to rival the God of Ninja, his weight is beyond words. The seeds of distrust have been planted in Madara's body. This crack, left there by the wind and sun, will only grow larger and larger, and it cannot be mended."
"Just like this forehead protector, once you cut it, there's no turning back."
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