Konoha F4 Revived and Talk with Sasuke
"I understand. I definitely won't do anything reckless then; after all, he's already dead..."
Although shocked that her uncle could still show himself, Karura didn't react excessively. It was only that Tianqi's intention to harm her uncle that made her somewhat...
"Karura, don't worry. I'm not going to harm your uncle. I just need to use him to draw out other forces. I'm not going to kill him, so you don't need to worry too much!" Seeing that Karura still seemed to have some reservations, Tianqi explained.
"Oh, that's good, that's good!" Hearing that it wasn't about killing her uncle, Karura was instantly relieved. After all, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo was her uncle, her closest person, and she couldn't bring herself to kill him.
"Now that the Impure World Reincarnation forces and the White Zetsu forces have been almost wiped out, the war is nearing its end. In order to ensure that the target can appear, none of you should stand out too much. Just play it safe and fight the enemy properly, understand?" Tianqi reminded him, still worried.
"Okay, we understand!!" Sen'u and Itachi both nodded in understanding.
"Since that's the case, then we'll..." Just as he was about to say he was leaving, Tianqi sensed several familiar Chakra appearing, and he was slightly taken aback.
"Is that Orochimaru and Sasuke? Heh, always up to their tricks!" Sensing the Chakra of the Konoha F4, Tianqi shook his head slightly.
"What will we do, Grandpa?" Itachi asked, puzzled.
"It's nothing, let's head out and meet up with the family!" Tianqi didn't explain anything, and led the group to teleport in the direction of the family.
Meanwhile, at the Naka Shrine, the Konoha F4 and Sasuke's group began heated negotiations.
"Please don't misunderstand, I no longer want to destroy Konoha, so I haven't restricted your personalities. Today is a special occasion, and I arranged this meeting place at his request!" Orochimaru said, turning his attention to Sasuke.
"I am Sasuke Uchiha. If you have any questions, ask your Hokage!" Sasuke introduced himself coldly.
"Uchiha? So that's how it is. No wonder they're not good people. You despicable bunch..."
"Tobirama, I told you not to talk like that!" Hashirama Senju Tobirama Senju finish speaking.
"Brother, you're too naive!"
"Let's not talk about the Uchiha for now. Why did the Third Hokage make Itachi do that kind of thing?" Sasuke stopped the Senju brothers' argument and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"So you already know..." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Tianqi's little grandson with great concern.
"I killed Itachi to avenge the Uchiha. After that, I learned the truth from Tobi and Danzo, so I resolved to take revenge on Konoha. But..." Recalling seeing Itachi again today and everything Itachi told him, Sasuke hesitated for a moment before speaking again, "But I want you to tell me yourself, everything about Itachi!"
"I see... That's right. I not only ordered him to kill his own comrades and frame him as a traitor, but I also made him monitor Akatsuki alone. Itachi has always been an incredibly observant child. Even at a young age, he discovered the teachings and marks left by his ancestors that almost no one else noticed. He alone comprehended the origins of the ninjas and the village. Because of this, Itachi was not bound by his clan and had his own considerations for the future of the ninjas and the village. He was always worried about the future of both. At the age of ten, he was already a boy with the mindset of a Hokage. We entrusted everything to Itachi, and he treated these tasks as missions and completed them exceptionally well. He slaughtered his comrades to stop the rebellion and single-handedly prevented the war that was about to break out. He even infiltrated Akatsuki as a spy to protect the village. And the condition I gave him was to keep you in the village and protect you. Itachi can be said to be a perfect successor to the First Hokage's will. In this respect, Itachi has successfully surpassed everyone, including myself!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen recounted the whole truth in one breath, his heart filled with remorse. He felt he owed the Tianqi family a great deal, but little did he know that the one who delivered the final blow was Tianqi himself.
"So that's how it is..." Hearing the truth from Sarutobi Hiruzen himself, Sasuke's heart was filled with complex emotions.
"This is the so-called cursed fate of the Uchiha. I never imagined they'd be on the verge of extinction, and even attempted a coup. I foresaw this would happen, because Madara's followers never stopped causing trouble back then, and Madara's son was even more audacious enough to lead a coup..."
"Yes, it can be said that you are the one who drove the Uchiha to a dead end. The Konoha Military Police Force that you founded, Second, is the root of everything!" Orochimaru interrupted before Tobirama Senju could finish speaking.
"What do you mean by that?" Tobirama Senju asked, somewhat puzzled.
"The Uchiha in the Konoha Military Police Force, as those who punish crime, are easily resented. And such Uchiha, wielding great power, become arrogant and disrespectful. Under the guise of monitoring criminals, they built the Konoha Military Police Force and prison together, blatantly driving the Uchiha Clan, the center of power, to a corner of the village. It is this kind of behavior that fuels the flames of rebellion. It is also because of your behavior that Brother Tianqi has always disliked you. In the matter of Konoha, he has never done his best and has always held back. It is all because of you!"
Orochimaru directly pointed out the root cause of the Uchiha rebellion, even blaming Tobirama Senju for Tianqi's continued restraint.
Tobirama! How many times have I reminded you not to underestimate the Uchiha!
"I gave the Uchiha a task that only they could complete, simply so that we could deal with the next Madara immediately. The Tianqi incident already speaks volumes. You know very well, brother, that the Uchiha are an inherently evil clan!"
Hearing Tobirama Senju say this, Orochimaru asked in a hoarse voice, "Madara is practically your psychological trauma, isn't he? Are the Uchiha really that terrifying?"
"Kid, you have no idea what Madara is all about!"
"Second Hokage, I ask you, what is the Uchiha Clan, and what do you know about it?" Sasuke asked coldly.
Faced with this question Tobirama Senju sighed and said softly, "Alas, the Uchiha Clan and my Senju Clan have a long history of war. Originally, these two clans were enemies..."
"I know that. What I asked is what it means to be a clan that is inherently evil?" Although he did not grow up in a clan, Sasuke still had special feelings for the Uchiha Clan, who shared the same surname. Moreover, he was also an Uchiha, so he was naturally very unhappy to be called a clan that was inherently evil by the Second Hokage.
"People used to think that the Senju Clan valued love over Ninjutsu as power, while the Uchiha Clan prioritized the power of Ninjutsu. But that's not the case. No clan has a deeper love than the Uchiha, so the Uchiha sealed it away!" Tobirama Senju also shared his understanding of the Uchiha.
"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked, somewhat surprised. He felt that these words shouldn't have come from Uchiha Tobirama Senju.
"Once the Uchiha clan members understand love, or perhaps it should be said that their long-suppressed emotions will be released, and even a power of love surpassing that of the Senju Clan will awaken!"
"Isn't that great? That way we can coexist peacefully with the Senju, thanks to that so-called powerful love!" Hozuki Suigetsu interjected.
"It's certainly good that the Uchiha understands love, but it's also very troublesome. Overly intense love hides the possibility of going berserk. Once Uchiha clan member who understands love loses that intense love, their love will be replaced by an even stronger hatred, and their entire personality will change drastically. I've seen it countless times with my own eyes, and in such a change, certain special symptoms will appear!"
"Symptoms? What are those?" Suigetsu was also completely bewildered.
"When Uchiha clansman loses a loved one or suffers from their disappointment, a special Chakra surges within their brain, acting on their optic nerve and causing changes in their eyes. This is the Sharingan, the eye that reflects the soul. The Sharingan, synchronized with spiritual power, can rapidly enhance a person's strength, accompanied by the power of inner hatred. Most Uchiha clansmen are sensitive and those who awaken strong emotions are almost always swallowed by darkness and fall into evil paths. The deeper the darkness, the stronger the eye power and the more difficult it is to deal with, just like Madara!"