Genjutsu: Memory Rewriting Technique

The next day.

Kawasaki Sora's mind suddenly changed. He didn't want to leave Konoha anymore. He felt this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to throw Konoha into utter chaos—or even destroy it.

Konoha had become what it was now, and the villagers had to be deeply dissatisfied. In fact, it wasn't just the villagers of Konoha—even he, a spy, was extremely dissatisfied. A few days ago, he'd nearly been caught and beaten to a pulp.

Fortunately, he'd dropped to his knees in time and shouted, "Long live Lord Hokage!" That was how he'd survived.

If things continued like this, the villagers' resentment would only grow. All of Konoha would become a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment. If—if he seized this opportunity to set all of Konoha ablaze, then...

Then perhaps Konoha would be destroyed by him, a spy. And when he returned to his village with that achievement, he might even become a candidate for the next Tsuchikage.

"Hahaha! That's right, that's right! This is it! I have to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Hahaha!!!"

Kawasaki Sora laughed, his face alight with excitement. At that moment, he felt he'd found a path to a glorious future.

He didn't notice anything wrong. For instance, what could a bunch of ordinary people do, even if they rioted?

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

At the same time, spies from other villages stationed in Konoha also began to laugh excitedly. They were so caught up in their excitement that they even forgot to report Konoha's situation to their villages.

"Genjutsu really is a wonderful thing!"

Uchiha Kazuto sat in the Military Police Force office. His crimson eyes glimmered faintly with an eerie light, and the corners of his mouth lifted into a slight smile.

Through torture—no, through a friendly exchange—Fuu Yamanaka, who was being held in the Military Police Force's prison, had freely handed over all of his clan's Ninjutsu to the Uchiha Clan.

The Yamanaka Clan had Ninjutsu that could probe memories. After learning the Yamanaka Clan's Genjutsu, combining it with the Uchiha Clan's Genjutsu, and studying Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Kazuto had spent a great deal of ocular power to continually enhance his intellect. At last, he created a new Ninjutsu.

Genjutsu: Memory Rewriting Technique

This Ninjutsu could connect to the target's Chakra and rewrite or alter their memories. It was an extremely advanced and complex technique. The changes couldn't be too extensive, nor could they leave too many logical inconsistencies. Otherwise, the target would sense that something was wrong and recall their original memories.

Unfortunately, this technique only worked on living beings with Chakra. It couldn't affect those whose bodies contained no Chakra. That was because the souls of people in this world were themselves part of Yin Release Chakra. Even someone who had never cultivated Chakra naturally had some Chakra within them.

That Chakra had become essential to sustaining the lives of creatures in this world.

Over the following stretch of time, Konoha returned to normal, as though nothing had ever happened.

With the Military Police Force patrolling, crime throughout Konoha plummeted. At the same time, the villagers became very well-behaved. Nobody dared insult the great Lord Hokage in public. They couldn't even say a single swear word.

That was right. Now, even swearing could get someone arrested for undermining village unity, then beaten—beaten viciously—to purge the evil thoughts and wicked impulses from their hearts and make them clean, loyal, useful, and harmonious citizens of Konoha, full of hatred and pain, and utterly hostile toward Konoha.

Damn that naturally evil Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Konoha had become like this because of that old bastard, that beast who craved empty praise and wanted to impose a tyrannical rule!

It was perfectly normal for them to think this way. After all, it was all for Lord Hokage!

If Uchiha Kazuto hadn't had the Military Police Force invoke Lord Hokage or the greater good of the village when enforcing the law, these villagers would have hated and resented only the Military Police Force. They wouldn't have turned their anger on Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, our great Lord Hokage, was losing the people's support in Konoha.

Though in a world where individuals wielded such great power, public support might not seem very useful, was that really the case?

"Uchiha Kazuto, what are you doing?"

Hyuga Hiashi glared angrily at Uchiha Kazuto. Of Konoha's major clans, only the Sarutobi clan didn't find Uchiha Kazuto irritating. The others were all displeased with him. It was because of him that they'd lost a great deal of their interests and even their authority. Some clans had been forced to surrender certain clan secrets after their previous losses. They weren't particularly important Ninjutsu, but that still left them extremely upset, even furious.

But what could they do? Uchiha Kazuto had been the first to hand over such things. He was a traitor to all their clans, Hiruzen Sarutobi's lapdog!

They didn't dare speak loudly to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but they did dare glare at Uchiha Kazuto and treat him with hostility.

That damned man—the greatest traitor in Konoha!

The great Lord Hokage had been blinded by that despicable traitor!

If Uchiha Kazuto didn't have eyes like the legendary Uchiha Madara, some people would probably have tried to "cleanse the court" and assassinate him outright.

There hadn't been so much trouble when Fugaku was in power.

They were in charge of their own affairs, and now he was meddling in their clans' business. Fine, he could manage those commoners and civilians, but how dare he... how dare he... damn it!

Unfortunately, no matter how angry they got, it made no difference. They weren't even considering a Coup for now. The loss of their interests stung, but it hadn't damaged them at their core.

Still, they were angry.

"Clan head Hiashi, don't get so worked up. It's bad for your health. Heh, don't worry. As long as the Hyuga Clan follows Konoha's rules, I won't lay a hand on you. I'm here for something else!"

Uchiha Kazuto smiled at Hyuga Hiashi, paying no attention to his expression. Uchiha Kazuto was very even-tempered and rarely got angry without reason. If he looked angry, then it was probably...

"What is it this time, clan head Kazuto?"

Hyuga Hiashi frowned as he looked at Uchiha Kazuto.