New Mission: Kill Konoha Villagers!

The Uchiha man's eyes had lost all light, like the eyes of a dead fish.

But to the Masked Men, they were like some kind of treasure, as they carefully gouged out the eyes of the husband and wife, placing them into small vials filled with nutrient solution.

Then they unrolled a scroll and sealed the two corpses.

Water Release to clean the blood;

Fire Release to dry the moisture.

After doing this, the six Masked Men quickly left, leaving behind only the alleyway, which had become somewhat clean.

Disasters eventually pass with time.

The Nine-Tailed Night was no exception.

But that night left many families broken and ruined.

Even days later, they still couldn't forget the terrifying Nine-Tails, like a Demon God.

Before it, they were like Ants, with no power to resist.

Father, mother, Older Brother, Older Sister, Younger Brother, Younger Sister, first love, Lover...

All... all of it was destroyed by it!

Daydreaming during the day, trembling in nightmares at night.

They hated it, yet they were uneasy with fear, terrified of its power.

Their hearts were filled with sorrow and helplessness.

Living, at this moment, became a torment.

Some leaned against broken walls, staring blankly;

Some hid behind shattered barriers, weeping;

Some stood in Qiongyanli, red-eyed;

Some knelt in Louwu, full of regret.

Grief shrouded the village of Konoha, and no one could manage a smile.

Then, a rumor spread—"The Uchiha's Sharingan can control the Nine-Tails!"

The lost villagers, as if seeing an enemy's figure in the fog.

"It's all the Uchiha's fault!"

"It must be the Uchiha's conspiracy!"

"The Uchiha killed my parents!"

Some, with a sense of relief, dumped all the blame onto the Uchiha Clan, who were easy to provoke and visible.

Others thought the rumor unreliable and still hated the Nine-Tails.

But two years later, these people who hated the Nine-Tails would hear another rumor—a little boy, the Nine-Tailed Reincarnation.

By then, they would all find redemption.

"Heh." Jinghuo Uchiha just wanted to laugh.

[Quest Name: Think You're the Worst Off?]

[Quest Content: Kill the Konoha Villagers!]

[Quest Reward: Immortal Body + Dead Demon Consuming Seal + Harem Technique]

Jinghuo Uchiha: "..."

Hokage Building.

Many things happened on the Nine-Tailed Night, the most important being that the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, died.

The retired Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had to Stand Out and continue protecting Konoha.

This was a time of many troubles.

Calming the victims, investigating the cause of the Nine-Tails' appearance, arranging for the Fourth Hokage's son, and so on... as well as the Uchiha Clan's thoughts.

Coincidentally, an Uchiha Clan Member stood before him.

"Shisui."

Uchiha Shisui had just been thinking about Jinghuo Uchiha's missing Parents. Hearing the Third Hokage's words, he immediately snapped back to attention, kneeling on one knee and lowering his head. "Here."

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Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes slightly, making his expression somewhat serious, but the next moment it relaxed, like a kindly Old Man you might see anywhere.

"What's wrong? Distracted. Did something happen?"

Uchiha Shisui let out a sigh of relief, a warmth rising in his heart.

He had wanted to ask for days, but seeing the state of the village, he couldn't bring himself to speak. Now that the Third Hokage had inquired, he could finally voice the question.

"Hokage-sama, on the night of the Nine-Tails, Seifu Uchiha and Seiya Uchiha, the husband and wife, went to help, but they never returned. Did something happen?"

Uchiha Shisui deeply respected the Third Hokage, because he could see that the Third Hokage genuinely wanted to resolve the misunderstanding between the Uchiha Clan and the village.

But he didn't notice the way Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils sharply contracted upon hearing this.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was greatly shocked.

Uchiha... someone was missing?

Had they defected from the village? Or been captured by spies?

"Shisui." Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was very serious.

"Yes." Uchiha Shisui bowed his head even more firmly, listening attentively.

"You are a descendant of Kagami Uchiha, a bridge between the village and the Uchiha Clan. Do you understand the gravity of this matter?"

"I understand. For now, only I know. When clan members ask, I tell them they went on a mission."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was satisfied with Uchiha Shisui's answer, hummed an "Mm," and relaxed, then countered: "What do you think is the reason they disappeared?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Shisui's pupils contracted.

Even the Third Hokage didn't know their whereabouts?

Then the only possibility was that they had been killed or captured!

Both of these had one thing in common—they might already be very difficult to return alive.

Uchiha Shisui thought of the three-month-old Jinghuo Uchiha, and his eyes darkened involuntarily.

He had just opened his mouth when he heard the resounding thud of a cane hitting the floor behind him, along with a cold, stern, unsmiling pronouncement.

"They must have defected!"

The next second, Uchiha Shisui saw the feet and cane stop beside him, and felt that the person seemed to glance at him before speaking with a tone devoid of joy or sorrow: "As expected, the Uchiha Clan is an evil clan! Taking advantage of the chaos on the Nine-Tailed Night to defect from the village! It seems the appearance of the Nine-Tails is indeed closely related to the Uchiha Clan!"

The more Uchiha Shisui listened, the more alarmed he became.

If the top brass of Konoha really thought this way, the Uchiha Clan's situation would become even more dire!

He hurriedly spoke: "That's not true! The appearance of the Nine-Tails has nothing to do with the Uchiha!"

"Nothing to do with it? The Sharingan, which can control tailed beasts. Hah." Shimura Danzō seemed to hear a child's joke, full of sneering.

Then, he turned to Sarutobi Hiruzen and said: "Hiruzen, issue the wanted order!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had remained silent until now, said calmly: "I trust the Uchiha Clan."

"Hokage-sama..." Uchiha Shisui was deeply moved.

"Hmph." Shimura Danzō's cane struck the floor, the sound seeming to reverberate, as if transmitting his anger.

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Shimura Danzō, then said calmly to Uchiha Shisui: "Shisui, you may go back first."

"Yes!" Uchiha Shisui left.

Only Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō remained in the Hokage Office.

"Hiruzen, this time it was the Nine-Tails. Next time, it might not be just any tailed beast!" Shimura Danzō said.

"This time, it was because Kushina's childbirth created a weakness in the seal." Sarutobi Hiruzen said, puffing on his pipe.

"The Sharingan can control people's hearts!"

"They don't know who the new Jinchūriki is."

"Hmph!" Shimura Danzō reluctantly accepted this point. Then, as if issuing a notification, he said to Sarutobi Hiruzen: "That child will be raised by my Root."

"No." Sarutobi Hiruzen's answer was very decisive.

"Hiruzen! You..." Shimura Danzō stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen in disbelief.

"Investigate the reason for the disappearance of Seifu Uchiha and Seiga Uchiha, the husband and wife." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

Shimura Danzō narrowed his eyes.

Disappearance... rather than missing?

So you suspect they defected from the village after all, Hiruzen.