Genjutsu: Memory Rewriting Technique

Chapter 29: Genjutsu: Memory Rewriting Technique

The next day.

Kawasaki Sora's thoughts suddenly shifted. He no longer wanted to leave Konoha. He felt that this might be the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity he had encountered—a chance to throw Konoha into utter chaos, or even to destroy it entirely.

Konoha had become what it was now. The villagers must be seething with discontent. In truth, it wasn't just the villagers of Konoha; even he, a spy, felt deeply dissatisfied. Just a few days ago, he had nearly been caught and beaten black and blue.

Fortunately, he had dropped to his knees in time, loudly proclaiming "Long live Lord Hokage," and survived.

If things continued like this, the resentment of Konoha's villagers would only grow heavier. The entire village would become a powder keg ready to explode at any moment. If—if he could use this opportunity to ignite the whole of Konoha, then...

Then Konoha might be destroyed by him, a spy. And he, carrying this achievement back to his village, might even become a candidate for the next Tsuchikage.

"Hahaha, that's right, that's right! I have to seize this once-in-a-lifetime chance! Hahaha!!!"

Kawasaki Sora laughed, an expression of extreme excitement spreading across his face. At this moment, he felt he had found a broad and smooth path to success.

He didn't notice the problem at all—for instance, what could a mob of ordinary people really accomplish, even if they rioted?

But that didn't matter. At least, right now, he believed he could succeed.

At the same time, other spies sent by various villages into Konoha also laughed with faces full of excitement. In their exhilaration, they even forgot to report the situation in Konoha back to their own villages.

"Genjutsu really is a wonderful thing."

Uchiha Kazuto sat in the office of the Military Police Force, his crimson eyes faintly gleaming with an eerie light. A slight smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

Through brutal torture—ah, no, friendly inquiries—Fuu Yamanaka, who was currently in the Military Police Force's prison, had generously donated all of his clan's techniques to the Uchiha Clan.

The Yamanaka Clan possessed techniques for peering into memories. After studying the Yamanaka Clan's genjutsu, combining it with the Uchiha Clan's genjutsu, and researching Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Kazuto had consumed a great deal of dojutsu power, continuously elevating his own wisdom, and finally created a new technique.

Genjutsu: Memory Rewriting Technique.

This technique could connect to the target's chakra, allowing the user to rewrite and reshape their memories. It was an extremely profound and complex technique. Moreover, the scope of the alterations could not be too large, nor could too many logical gaps be left; otherwise, the target would sense something was wrong and recall their original memories.

Unfortunately, this technique only worked on beings with chakra. It had no effect on creatures without chakra in their bodies. This was because, in this world, a person's soul was part of Yin Release Chakra. In other words, even if a person had never refined chakra, their body still naturally contained some chakra.

That chakra had become an integral part of sustaining life for the beings of this world.

For the next period of time, Konoha returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

With the Military Police Force patrolling, the crime rate in Konoha dropped to an all-time low. At the same time, the quality of Konoha's villagers improved dramatically. No one dared to insult the great Lord Hokage in public anymore. In fact, they couldn't even utter a single curse word.

That's right—now, even swearing would get you arrested on charges of undermining village unity. You'd be beaten, severely beaten, to purge the evil thoughts and wicked intentions from your heart, turning you into a clean, loyal, useful, harmonious, resentful, anguished, and deeply hateful Konoha villager.

Damn it, that inherently evil Hiruzen Sarutobi.

It was all because of that old bastard that Konoha had become like this—that vain, power-hungry beast who wanted to impose high-handed rule!

Having such thoughts was only natural, after all—it was for the sake of Lord Hokage!

If Uchiha Kazuto had ordered the Military Police Force to enforce the law without invoking "for Lord Hokage" or "for the village" in such righteous terms, then the villagers' hatred and resentment would have been directed solely at the Military Police Force, never spilling over onto Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, our great Lord Hokage, was losing the hearts of the people in Konoha.

Though, in a world where individual power reigned supreme, such popular sentiment might seem useless—but was that really the case?

"Uchiha Kazuto, what do you want?"

Hyuga Hiashi glared at Uchiha Kazuto with fury. Among the major clans of Konoha, aside from the Sarutobi clan, everyone who saw Uchiha Kazuto felt nothing but displeasure. It was all because of this bastard Uchiha Kazuto that they had lost substantial interests and even power. Some clans, following the previous incident, had been forced to hand over secret techniques from their clans. Though none were critical jutsu, it still left them deeply dissatisfied—even enraged.

But what could they do? Uchiha Kazuto had been the one to take the lead in handing things over. He was a traitor to their clans, a lackey of Hiruzen Sarutobi!

They didn't dare raise their voices at Hiruzen Sarutobi, but glaring at Uchiha Kazuto with hatred? That, they dared to do.

That damned bastard—the number one treacherous minister of Konoha!

The great Lord Hokage had been blinded by this vile sycophant!

If it weren't for Uchiha Kazuto possessing those eyes, the same as the legendary Uchiha Madara, someone might have already tried to assassinate him under the banner of "cleansing the court."

When Fugaku was clan head, there hadn't been nearly this much nonsense.

They dared to meddle in the affairs of their clans? Managing those commoners and civilians was one thing, but to dare... to dare... How infuriating!

Unfortunately, no matter how furious they were, it was useless. They didn't even have the thought of a coup for now. After all, while the loss of interests stung, it hadn't struck at their foundations.

But the anger was still there.

"Clan Head Hiashi, don't be so angry. Getting upset is bad for your health, you know. Heh, rest assured—as long as the Hyuga Clan abides by Konoha's rules, I won't make a move against you. I'm here this time for something else."

Uchiha Kazuto smiled at Hyuga Hiashi, completely unbothered by the latter's expression. Uchiha Kazuto was a man of very good temper; he rarely got angry for no reason. If he looked genuinely angry, it was probably...

"What is it this time, Clan Head Kazuto?"

Hyuga Hiashi frowned, staring at Uchiha Kazuto.