Chapter 85 The mastermind behind the scenes

Kurama rested his head on his paws, squinted his eyes at Sasuke, and said:

"You're such a joker, little brat of the Uchiha family. You should be thankful that you're important to my little one, otherwise, I could swallow you in one gulp, even if you have the Sharingan."

"I don't think you can do that." Sasuke said disapprovingly.

"Okay, stop arguing." Naruto interrupted them quickly, "We are not discussing this now. Kurama, you said before that you knew the truth about the Uchiha clan genocide, right?"

Kyuubi nodded, turned to look at Shikamaru, and said:

"I think your speculation is basically correct, but you overlooked a very important factor."

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow and asked with interest:

"What factors?"

"I've lived for so long, what kind of people have I not seen? Those clumsy lies of human beings are completely invisible to me. The genocide of the Uchiha family has a smell of conspiracy from beginning to end."

"You mean, this was a premeditated conspiracy?" Sasuke asked.

"What you see now is just the tip of the iceberg, but it's just the beginning..." Kyuubi paused, then continued, "But you haven't seen far enough. According to my memory, since the end of the Third Ninja World War, the relationship between the Uchiha family and other people in the village has become increasingly tense. I can feel that they are suspicious of each other and guarding against each other, and the atmosphere of fear is getting stronger and stronger."

"Nervous? Why?" Inuzuka Kiba asked in confusion.

"Wait, what did you say? Fear?" Naruto interrupted him, "You mean, the people in the village are afraid of the Uchiha clan?"

Kyuubi nodded.

"This all started when the Uchiha Clan was isolated in that area."

"Quarantine?" Sasuke frowned. "I've never heard of this."

"Maybe they are under the banner of 'protecting the village'." Naruto guessed, "I heard that the bloodline limit family of the Hidden Mist Village was exterminated in this way. People were afraid of their power, so they killed them all."

"The Hidden Mist Village?" Shikamaru asked.

"We encountered a traitor from the Hidden Mist Village during a mission." Sakura explained, "It's a long story..."

Shikamaru nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

"My brother...he always said that he loved the village more than anything..." Sasuke whispered, with a hint of pain and confusion in his tone, "But even so, he can't kill the entire family! Those people are his people, his family!"

At the end of his speech, his voice began to tremble and his emotions became excited.

"That's hundreds of lives!" Naruto quickly held his hand, squeezed it gently, and signaled him to calm down. Sasuke took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "He committed an unforgivable sin."

"No one said his sins can be forgiven, kid." Kyuubi comforted, "You have every reason to hate him, but you must remember that hatred will blind your eyes and make you a slave to your emotions."

Sasuke took a deep breath and said firmly:

"Don't worry, I won't be controlled by hatred anymore, never again."

Kyuubi nodded with satisfaction and said:

"You Uchiha clan members are always more easily controlled by emotions than others. It's rare to see you so calm. It's really not easy." After saying that, it turned to look at Naruto and said, "I take back what I said before, brat. This Uchiha brat is not so bad."

Sasuke frowned and asked:

"What do you mean?"

Naruto smiled and explained:

"There is a misunderstanding between Kurama and the Uchiha clan. In the past, an Uchiha clan member with the Sharingan once controlled Kurama and made it attack Konoha Village. My parents also died in that disaster."

"Control?" Shikamaru asked in surprise, "How?"

"Under certain circumstances, the perfect Sharingan can indeed control the tailed beasts." Naruto explained, "Although it cannot be controlled permanently, it can still cause great damage."

"Opened Sharingan? How can the Sharingan..." Sasuke asked in disbelief. It was the first time he heard of such a thing.

"What's so strange about this? Aren't all the people of your Uchiha clan like this?" Kyuubi said sarcastically, "As far as I know, you are the only Uchiha clan member who has not been confused by the power of the Sharingan."

“Are you saying that, starting with Indra, all Uchiha clan members are like this?

"Yes, that's what I meant!" Kyuubi emphasized.

"Can you two stop arguing about the Sharingan? Aren't we discussing a conspiracy now?" Inuzuka Kiba couldn't help but roar. It was obvious that he was confused by these messed up bloodline limits and tailed beasts.

"Kurama meant that he felt the Uchiha were framed," Naruto explained, gently stroking the Kyuubi's chakra to soothe it.

"If someone wants to eliminate a powerful family, the best way is to arouse public anger first, especially right after a war." Shikamaru agreed.

Sakura nodded and said thoughtfully:

"The more they resist, the more they will be considered a threat, and the easier it will be to get rid of them. Therefore, the genocide of the Uchiha family was most likely not an accident, but a conspiracy carefully planned by someone behind the scenes."

"It's very likely." Kyuubi agreed.

"But there are still some things that don't make sense." Shikamaru said suddenly, "Even if someone in the village wants to get rid of the Ushiba family, we can't rule out the possibility of external forces. Moreover, we don't know what role Danzo played in this."

"That old guy must be involved." Sakura said indignantly.

Inuzuka Kiba shook his head and said helplessly:

"It's a pity that we can't do anything to him now. It's more difficult to bring him down than to bring down the Hokage. Not only is he an elder in the village, but he is also very skillful in politics. We can't do anything to him."

"How did you know?" Shikamaru asked curiously, "My mother rarely mentions things in the village in front of me."

"My mom often complains about Danzo to Kuromaru at home, so I know some inside information, right, Akamaru?"

Akamaru poked his head out from Inuzuka Kiba's clothes and shouted happily twice to show his agreement.

"If we find evidence that Danzo is the mastermind, we must not let him off easily!" Naruto clenched his fists and said firmly.

"That's right!" Sasuke also said through gritted teeth, "If he is really the mastermind, then he, like Itachi, has committed an unforgivable sin!"

"Besides, who knows how many evil things he has done behind the back of the Third Hokage? Maybe the village has already been in ruins, but we just don't know it." Inuzuka Kiba added, "It is also possible that the Third Hokage knew about this a long time ago, but in order to maintain the peace of the village, he chose to conceal the truth. After all, the other families can't just sit back and watch."

"I think it's too early for us to draw conclusions now," Shikamaru said calmly.

"You mean, you think Danzo is innocent?" Sakura asked in disbelief.

Shikamaru shook his head and said:

"I didn't say that. I just think that the information we have now is not enough and we need more evidence."

Naruto was stunned, and Sasuke also stopped what he was doing and asked in disbelief:

"Shikamaru, what are you talking about?"

Shikamaru sighed and explained:

"If Danzo is really the mastermind behind this, it means that he is a very cautious and patient old fox. We can't act rashly. If we want to bring him down, we must be more patient and more strategic than him."