Chapter 216: News of Ōnoki's Death Returns to the Uchiha
Unlike the Hokage Building and the Root, Fugaku's home was bustling with activity.
Sasuke leaned against the window, watching the tribesmen coming in and out, pouting angrily.
His father promised to teach him how to refine chakra, but ended up busying himself with other things.
"What's wrong? Why do you look unhappy, my dear Ou Doudou?"
Itachi opened Sasuke's door and walked in.
Because the elders of the clan were looking for his father to discuss important matters of the clan, he and Sasuke were invited upstairs by his mother.
"Nissan!"
When Sasuke heard the voice, his pouting mouth immediately turned into a smile, and he couldn't help but complain,
"Father said he would teach me the chakra refining technique this morning, but he forgot about me the moment he turned around."
Sasuke tugged at Itachi's pants and said expectantly:
"Nisan! Why don't you teach me?"
Itachi hesitated for a moment, then gently touched Sasuke's forehead:
"Forgive me, Sasuke. Maybe next time."
The reason why Itachi rejected Sasuke was because the elders of the clan suddenly came to see his father at the same time.
He needed to help Shisui find out about important matters in the clan, and Sasuke's room happened to be above the living room.
By staying here, Itachi could eavesdrop more clearly on what his father and the others were talking about.
"It's like this again... Nissan, you say this every time and touch my forehead every time."
"Hey, who did you learn this from?"
Itachi recalled his childhood experience and smiled awkwardly:
"With your uncle named Haneda."
"Haneda? Uchiha Haneda? Is he the person my father always talks about?"
While Itachi and Sasuke were talking about Haneda, things had already started to be discussed in the living room downstairs.
Itachi suddenly quieted down when he heard his father's voice.
Seeing that Nissan ignored him again, Sasuke snorted a few times and pouted again.
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The living room below Sasuke's room.
Fugaku and the elders sat on the sofa. All the high-ranking and powerful figures of the Uchiha clan gathered here.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Fugaku, the elder said:
"Master Patriarch, you should know all the news about Master Haneda, right?"
"What news?" Fugaku asked puzzledly.
He had promised to teach Sasuke the chakra refining technique in the morning and did not go out.
He didn't know about the big events of Haneda.
The Great Elder glanced at Fugaku and sighed inwardly.
However, thinking that Master Haneda would be back soon, the Great Elder smiled and explained:
"It's about Master Haneda."
"As early as a week ago, Lord Haneda said in Wave Country that he was going to return to Konoha to succeed the Fifth Hokage."
"Just today, Lord Haneda did something great!"
"He killed the Third Tsuchikage in the Land of Earth, but we haven't gotten the details yet."
"But after assassinating the Third Tsuchikage, Lord Haneda probably managed to escape successfully."
"This morning, the bounty on Master Haneda increased by a full 100 million."
After the first elder finished speaking, the second elder echoed:
"Yes, after Lord Haneda assassinated Ōnoki, Iwagakure took the initiative to seek peace. I guess the news is true."
"From now on, no matter if it's the Sandaime or old Danzo, they will never dare to target us Uchiha again!"
"The ninjas that were watching us have also left."
"Really?" Fugaku smiled.
But he couldn't help but feel a little worried about Haneda.
If the Tsuchikage is assassinated in the Land of Earth, the Iwagakure Village will definitely block the border of the Land of Earth and conduct a large-scale search for Haneda.
Can Haneda escape back from the Land of Earth?
Suddenly, a familiar orange cat holding a letter in its mouth jumped onto the living room window with graceful steps.
The elders who were praising Haneda in the living room suddenly became quiet after seeing Haneda's summoning beast.
Fugaku walked to the kitchen, took out a box of dried fish and placed it in front of the orange cat.
"Here, this is the agreed reward."
Fugaku picked up the letter and spoke softly.
The orange cat hugged the opened can of dried fish and started showing off wildly.
The Great Elder and the others knew that the clan leader was holding a letter from Haneda, and they waited nervously.
After a while, Fugaku put the letter down and said with a smile:
"After a while, Haneda will be back."
The great elder asked anxiously, "Master Patriarch, what did Master Haneda do in the Land of Earth?"
"Uh~ He didn't say."
Fugaku was not sure, so he looked down at the letter again and said,
"Haneda mentioned it, saying that he killed Ōnoki in front of the Iwagakure."
"ah?!!"
Many elders looked at Fugaku in shock.
Lord Haneda's short sentence contained so much information.
They had always thought that Lord Haneda was the one who assassinated Ōnoki, but they didn't expect that he would kill him right in front of the Iwagakure!
As the commander-in-chief of the Iwagakure war, Ōnoki is at the headquarters, and he is surrounded by not only ANBU who are secretly guarding him.
There are at least three thousand Iwagakure ninjas.
Considering that Iwagakure was preparing to launch a large-scale attack on Konoha, they must have assembled at least eight thousand ninjas.
And Lord Haneda actually killed their leader Ōnoki in front of such a large number of Iwagakure.
Such a record answered all their doubts.
Why did the ninjas who were secretly monitoring the Uchiha clan's territory withdraw at the same time in the morning?
Why did Iwagakure suddenly ask for peace?
It’s all because of Lord Haneda’s terrifying strength!
He alone shocked the Iwagakure and the top leaders of Konoha!
And Itachi, who was eavesdropping upstairs, also realized this.
During this conversation, he learned very important information.
Haneda is preparing to return to Konoha, and he is actually going to run for Hokage!
Haneda fought against Iwagakure alone and killed their leader Ōnoki!
The Konoha high-level officials, represented by the Sandaime, began to fear the Uchiha!
Itachi pondered for a long time, preparing to tell Shisui about this.
Konoha is too wary of the Uchiha, and Haneda's return to the village will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire.
Danzo and his men definitely don't want the Uchiha to come to power, and Haneda is interested in running for Hokage.
Then after Haneda returns to the village, the situation in Konoha will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes.
Itachi frowned as he thought of the resentment within his clan towards the Konoha high-ranking officials.
Perhaps, the Uchiha coup will happen when Haneda returns to the village!
This result of coming to power through a coup did not fit in with what he and Shisui had in mind.
Only those who are recognized by everyone are qualified to become Hokage.
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After sending the letter to Fugaku, Haneda no longer paid attention to the situation in Konoha.
He is now busy settling down Uzumaki Furin, Karin's mother.
Compared to the vigorous Karin, Fuuin's physical condition is very bad.
She can only lie in bed now and needs help from others to walk.
While Haneda notified and waited for Ye Cang to come, he tried to contact Tsunade.
After Ye Cang brought people over, he entrusted Karin's mother to the care of people in the organization.
Afterwards, Haneda, Haku, Kimimaro, and Yekura and their group headed towards the Land of Wind.
Because Karin's Kagura Heart's Eye is very special, it cannot be forcibly obtained through the fusion of Senro Wanxiang bloodline.
And Karin has not awakened the Kagura Heart Eye yet.
Haneda also brought Karin with him, preparing to give her some guidance along the way.
But on the way to the Kingdom of Wind, an unexpected child appeared in front of Haneda.
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