Chapter 310: Death in a Reputation (4400 words)

They said they would fight until dawn, but they didn't do it after all.

Redness, swelling and broken skin can be removed with medical ninjutsu, but it will be difficult if you don't have enough physical strength.

After all, Anko's physical strength is far inferior to that of Gen Uchiha in this world.

It can only be said that the senior brother is still a senior brother, and the junior sister is a little more immature if she wants to rebel against Tiangang.

However, Hongdou was not a person willing to admit defeat easily. He regained his strength the next morning and launched a provocation in an attempt to turn defeat into victory.

It was a good idea, but after all, he underestimated his senior brother's strength and was still brutally suppressed!

After exercising in the morning, the two took a shower together, washed and dressed together, and then went out.

Due to the delay, they did not have time to make breakfast, so the two bought something to eat on the way to work.

In the morning, Anko conveyed Uchiha Gen's intention to Kurenai and Yugao, and the two women agreed.

At noon, Gen Uchiha also conveyed his message to Mikoto when he went home for dinner.

Mikoto had already been mentally prepared, so naturally she would not object, and enthusiastically expressed that she would arrange the best living conditions for the three girls.

Of course, to be realistic, Mikoto had no right to object.

Regarding the friendliness and enthusiasm shown by Mikoto, Uchiha Gen naturally would not be indifferent and said that he would let Mikoto arrange it.

Under Mikoto's arrangement, Itachi's living location changed, from the previous backyard to the middle courtyard.

At Itachi's age, he should gradually start living an independent life.

Not only Itachi, but Sasuke will also start an independent life when he grows up.

Now we move from the backyard to the middle yard, and if we are older, we move from the middle yard to the front yard. After we get married, we will move out.

It's just that Sasuke is still young, so there is no change for the time being, and he still lives in the side room of the main house in the backyard.

The courtyard where Hong, Hongdou and Xiyan live is centered on the main house in the backyard, and is located on the left and right sides respectively. The distance from each position to the main house in the backyard is basically the same.

Everywhere, the basic utensils arranged by Mikoto are of the same grade as what she uses, without bias.

Three days later, Hong, Xiyan, and Hongdou all moved over together.

Gen Uchiha prepared a sumptuous housewarming dinner for the three girls that night, firstly to cleanse themselves from the dust, and secondly, to allow the three girls to better integrate into their new life.

The arrival of the three girls is a great thing for Gen Uchiha, as he can enjoy the blessings of others.

It is also a good thing for the three girls. Not to mention the changes in material conditions, at least they can get along with the people they like day and night.

There is nothing good about Mikoto, Itachi, and Sasuke.

For Mikoto, the arrival of the three girls will greatly spread Uchiha Gen's favor and ruin the family atmosphere.

The same goes for Itachi and Sasuke.

The arrival of the three girls will weaken the attention they receive and destroy the atmosphere of the family.

However, none of the three of them could change Uchiha Gen's decision.

Although the sensible Mikoto and Itachi felt a little disappointed in their hearts, they didn't show it at all on their faces, and their attitudes were full of warm welcome.

Little Sasuke had a temper tantrum in private, but he was quickly dealt with by Mikoto and Itachi.

All in all, Uchiha Gen's family life has opened a new chapter.

Uchiha Gen is a man who likes the new but hates the old. He cares more about the three newly moved girls, but he does not neglect Mikoto.

In addition, the attitude towards Itachi and Sasuke was the same as before, which gradually made the three of them let go of their worries and their mentality returned to the same as before.

Uchiha Gen's little life was enjoyable, and he felt windy every day when he walked, but Sarutobi Hiruzen's mood had become increasingly irritable recently.

…

Because Danzo has not returned yet after his departure period has expired.

That's it. The scary thing is that after two days of asking people at the root to contact me, they couldn't contact me and lost contact.

This gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a bad premonition, and he was worried that something had happened to his good friend.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked the roots to contact and search with all his strength, and at the same time asked the ANBU under his command to also dispatch.

It's just that the mission that Danzo saved in Root before leaving is a completed mission. What can Root and ANBU ninjas gain by checking along this line?

After spending a lot of effort, the Ninja from the Roots and ANBU found the ninja who was the trusted ninja of the Fire Country Daimyo.

The investigation temporarily froze at this point, and Kakashi, the leader, immediately reported it to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little dumbfounded when he received the news.

Is it possible that Danzo's disappearance has something to do with the Fire Nation Daimyo?

If that's the case, that could be tricky.

It was just a matter of comforting his good friends, even if the daimyo might be involved, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't just ignore it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen considered his words and wrote a letter and sent it to the Daiming Mansion of the Land of Fire.

After receiving the letter, the Fire Country Daimyo replied a letter to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

In addition to various greetings and kind words, the Fire Country Daimyo explained the reason why he sent ninjas to see Danzo.

It turns out that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire asked Danzo to go to the Daming Mansion because he wanted Danzo to give guidance on the training of his secret ninja group.

According to the reply from his subordinates, Danzo agreed, but the Fire Country Daimyo did not expect anyone in the Daiming Mansion.

This rhetoric was deliberately spoken by Gen Uchiha to influence the Fire Nation daimyo.

With Konoha's investigative capabilities, the involvement of the Fire Nation's daimyo will be investigated sooner or later, and it will be difficult to cover it up.

Instead of trying so hard to cover it up, it's better to find a reasonable excuse and expose it openly.

If it is discovered after covering it up, it will easily attract attention. If you tell it directly, it will be difficult for Konoha to handle it.

First of all, what a daimyo says carries a lot of weight and is easy to win people's trust. Secondly, even if Konoha is suspicious, it's hard to give the daimyo any means. The most they can do is conduct a side investigation.

If investigated from the side, the results of Konoha's investigation will be the same as what the daimyo said.

It is worth mentioning that the letter from the daimyo to Danzo had been destroyed by Danzo himself.

Serious people would burn these sensitive letters after reading them, and would not intentionally leave them for others to find out...

Apparently, Danzo is a prude when it comes to keeping secrets.

In fact, it doesn't matter if Danzo is not serious, and it won't be a big problem if the letter is discovered.

After all, there is a big name taking the blame, so it is basically impossible to involve Gen Uchiha...

If you want to involve Gen Uchiha, three conditions must be met.

First, Konoha's top brass must think of someone bold enough to take advantage of the daimyo.

Secondly, if you dare to follow this suspicion and use ninjutsu to investigate the daimyo's secrets, you must not alert the daimyo himself and the armed forces such as the Twelve Ninja Guards and the Fire Temple.

Using ninjutsu against a daimyo, once word of this spreads, the Fire Nation and the Leaf Village will be at odds with each other, and the consequences will be serious.

Third, Konoha has enough ability to detect abnormalities in the daimyo's mind and catch evidence that proves that Gen Uchiha is the one behind it.

That's right, it has to be evidence that Uchiha Gen is up to something. Just evidence that Uchiha is up to something is not enough.

Because Uchiha Gen can blame Obito, and this blame is also very trustworthy.

The mysterious man Obito dared to release the Kyuubi, causing harm to Konoha and the fourth generation. Is it strange to kill another Hokage assistant?

The first two conditions may be met, but Gen Uchiha is confident that Konoha will never be able to meet the third condition.

Because Uchiha Gen doesn't think there is anyone in Konoha who is more proficient in yinjutsu and genjutsu than him!

If you want to find any clues, you must at least have a similar level. No one in Konoha is close to Gen Uchiha in terms of Yin Escape and illusion skills...

Therefore, Uchiha Gen can be said to be sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, with a mentality as stable as an old dog.

After receiving the news, Sarutobi Hiruzen found two other good friends to discuss, and then sent Nebu and ANBU ninjas to search on various routes from Konoha to the Daming Mansion.

The three of them did not think that what the daimyo said was untrustworthy, nor did they think that someone would dare to use ninjutsu to control the daimyo and then make a move...

In the eyes of the three of them, this was so rebellious and lawless that it was simply unimaginable.

The top management of Konoha is like this, and the top management of Sunagakure is even more like this, as if they never dare to put the blame on the beautiful father.

If Danzo had taken a conventional route, even after so long, he might still have found some clues, but Danzo did not take an ordinary route, and the route was very remote.

With the level of strength of Danzo and the escort members, they could walk over mountains and rivers as if they were on flat ground, unlike ordinary cannon fodder genin who were restricted by the terrain.

As a result, a lot of manpower, material resources, and time were spent searching for Anbu and Root ninjas but still found nothing.

The four Danzos seemed to have evaporated from the world, disappearing without a trace...

In fact, it was no different from evaporating from the earth. The bodies of the four people were eaten by sharks, and after such a long time, no feces remained.

The results of the search disappointed Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others. They were basically certain that Danzo and the others were in danger, but they still retained a trace of hope for a miracle.

…

Half a month later, Danzo was absent again from Konoha's routine squad leader ministerial meeting.

Danzo's continuous absence has actually attracted attention, because Danzo's desire for power will not easily miss any meeting.

After the meeting, before everyone dispersed, Uchiha Gen spoke.

"Hokage-sama, Elder Danzo has been absent from the meeting three times in a row. Could it be that something happened to Elder Danzo?"

"If something goes wrong, Hokage-sama can speak up."

"Although I don't have a good relationship with Elder Danzo, we are from the same village after all, so we can't be bullied by outsiders."

"If something happens to him, I wouldn't mind helping him out. After all, there is strength in numbers."

What Uchiha Gen said immediately attracted the attention of many people, and people who didn't know the inside story looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen curiously.

Now that things have happened, Sarutobi Hiruzen's will to hide it is no longer strong, because sooner or later he will be unable to hide it.

In this case, let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor and see if a miracle can happen with the help of the energy of the people present...

Hiruzen Sarutobi held his pipe in his mouth and said with a serious expression, "Something has indeed happened to Elder Danzo."

"After investigation by the Anbu and Genbu, Elder Danzo mysteriously disappeared on the way to the Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire. There is no news yet."

As soon as these words came out, except for the ANBU minister, all the other five ministers had a look of surprise on their faces.

Well... Uchiha Gen was pretending, but the others were genuinely shocked.

"You also know the importance of Elder Danzo. If he falls into the hands of enemies who are spying on Konoha, it will be too dangerous for Konoha."

"Although I believe that Elder Danzo will fight to the end, sometimes the mysterious power of ninjutsu is not dependent on human will."

"So Konoha's defense needs to change its past habits, and the Anbu, Police Department, and Barrier Squad must make appropriate adjustments."

"Yes." The three ministers said in unison.

"In addition, you each have connections and energy. I hope you can also mobilize the power in your hands to give it a try."

"Okay, let's break up the meeting."

"Hokage-sama, please wait!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "Minister Xuan, do you have anything else to do?"

"Lord Hokage, I will use all my power to investigate the disappearance of Elder Danzo."

"What I want to ask is if Elder Danzo is unfortunately killed or never found, what should we do with the roots?" Uchiha Gen said with a shallow smile and a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant.

Isn't this guy trying to get rid of his roots?

It's a beautiful idea, but no matter how hard you try, it won't be the Police Department's turn to take over the root power...

Thoughts were swirling in Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind, but his face remained calm as he asked, "What do you mean?"

Let's see what move you come up with first, and then I'll take advantage of it.

"What I mean is to cancel the special organization and functions of the root department, and turn the root department into a veritable second-level ANBU training department."

"The roots are a product forced out by the past era. Now that the era has passed, it should have disappeared long ago."

"I believe this is not only what I mean, but also what the Uchiha clan, Hyuga clan and most other clans think."

"Konoha, which is bathed in sunlight, only has the dark main root of ANBU. There is no need for another, darker root."

The smile on Gen Uchiha's face disappeared and he said solemnly.

If he takes the initiative to offer such an opinion, he will definitely gain a wave of reputation among most families in Konoha.

After all, the major families in Konoha, especially the small and medium-sized families, have been suffering for a long time!

In fact, it's not just the ninja family, as long as the Konoha ninjas who know this organization are basically dissatisfied with the roots.

In the original work, after the Fourth Ninja War, the Root Organization was officially disbanded amid the opposition of everyone in Konoha.

It's just that the direct disbandment method is too simple and crude.

The Root Ninja is a mission machine among mission machines, a killing machine among killing machines.

How could such a ninja be allowed to wander outside at will?

Living outside will only harm others and yourself, so we must deal with it slowly and step by step...

After hearing Uchiha Gen's words, everyone had different reactions.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was overjoyed to replace his wife and become the head of Konoha's ANBU again.

If Father agrees, then the ANBU's power will be greatly increased.

The other ministers and squad leaders' eyes lit up and they all nodded in agreement, including the jounin squad leader Nara Shikaku.

Although Nara Shikaku is extremely close to the Hokage family, he actually hates the roots very much in his heart.

Now that Gen Uchiha is taking the lead, and he can follow others to express their opinions, naturally he will not be afraid...

Mito Kadoyan and Koharu, who had transferred to the dormitory, were a little angry.

Although Danzo is in danger, his life or death has not yet been determined. Is it too much to want to destroy Danzo's foundation as soon as he heard the news?

However, due to everyone's attitude and Uchiha Gen's power, the two of them did not show it clearly, but their faces and eyes were quite dissatisfied.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little surprised...

In Sarutobi Hiruzen's vision, Uchiha Gen should want to pass the root power or directly disband it, thus weakening Danzo and his power.

Unexpectedly, he was able to return to the second level department worthy of the name. This way, his strength was not damaged, but actually strengthened.

Compared to Danzo, my son is much more obedient and will not do anything that involves overt or covert acts.

Seeing the surprise on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face, Uchiha Gen secretly laughed in his heart.

He is not that petty, he only needs to be crushed by the general trend, and he does not look down on the power of the roots.

Because when he achieves his goal, the power of the roots will only be enough to make one more chop...

Weighing the almost predictable attitudes of the people present and the major families in Konoha...

Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly: "If Elder Danzo is really unfortunately killed or never found, then the roots will become the real ANBU training department."

He lost a lot of points on fundamental issues. Now that the general trend is like this, we can't let people focus on the past. We must take the opportunity to gain some impression points.

Mito Kado and Koharu, who had transferred to the dormitory, stiffened when they heard this, and everyone else had obvious smiles on their faces, including Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

I believe that after the news comes out, many people will raise a toast tonight to celebrate.

What does it mean to die well-received?

That’s what it’s called!

Okay, the last chapter accidentally crossed the line again, and I deleted some of the content before releasing it.