Naruto: I Use Chakra to Upgrade Bloodline Limit Chapter 22

A figure stepped out from the dense forest.

The newcomer wore the standard Uchiha uniform, arms crossed over his chest, his pitch-black eyes deep and bright.

Fugaku Uchiha!

Utatane Banfeng stared at Fugaku with a sinister gaze, his voice cold as he asked, "Captain Fugaku, why have you appeared here?"

Fugaku was the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force.

Leaving the village required approval from the Hokage.

Yet, Root had received no intelligence recently regarding Fugaku leaving the village.

In other words.

Fugaku had left the village without authorization!

Furthermore, the fact that Fugaku had appeared before them forced the Root ninja to heighten their vigilance.

Fugaku's eyes were cold and sharp as lightning as he spoke, word by word.

"I have come to hunt down Root!"

"Hahaha!" Utatane Banfeng burst into laughter.

He was in the prime of his youth and arrogance, overly confident in his own strength, believing that even if he couldn't defeat Fugaku, he could still escape unscathed.

Thus, Utatane Banfeng gave the order: "Kill him for me!"

Root and the Uchiha were already at odds like fire and water.

Coupled with the recent incidents of Root targeting Uchiha clansmen, the relationship between the two had plummeted to freezing point.

Utatane Banfeng also wanted to eliminate Fugaku to claim credit from Danzo!

A Root ninja advised, "Squad Leader Utatane, Fugaku Uchiha is the head of his clan, after all. Perhaps we should reconsider and formulate a thorough plan first."

The prestige of the "Fierce Eye" still struck fear into the other Root ninja.

"Do you doubt my judgment!?" Utatane Banfeng scolded angrily, then slapped the Root ninja who had just spoken across the face; the latter dared to be angry but dared not speak.

The rest of the group dared not utter a word.

Utatane Banfeng had a volatile temper, was moody, and craved merit; his subordinates were all terrified of him.

"Kill Fugaku Uchiha for me!"

"Kill!"

At the command.

All the Root members charged toward Fugaku.

Just at that moment.

Fugaku's Sharingan shifted from three tomoe into a swirling pattern.

Mangekyou Sharingan!

He spoke slowly to all the Root members.

"Shackle!"

The Root ninja seemed to turn into wooden statues, unable to move a muscle.

The ocular power of Fugaku's left Mangekyou Sharingan could freeze everything within a certain range, except for himself, for three seconds.

He named it "Shackle"!

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

A surging, torrential dragon of fire spewed from Fugaku's mouth; several Root ninja let out shrill screams as they were buried in a sea of flames.

"Dare to touch our Uchiha, and whether you are Root or Anbu, the outcome will be the same!"

Losing one Jonin.

And three elite Chunin.

Was enough to make Danzo's heart twitch in agony!

Chapter 23: The Grieving Utatane Koharu (Seeking favorites and follows)

Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to do his best to cover up the incident where Root attacked Genya and Itachi.

But there is no such thing as a wall that doesn't leak.

This extremely heinous matter was eventually leaked out.

A Root Jonin and a Chunin had actually attacked two six-year-old Uchiha children.

If it hadn't been for Fugaku arriving in time.

The two might have already met their end in the underworld.

It was simply too outrageous!

As time passed.

The situation gradually began to ferment.

Many villagers even stood guard directly in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen's office to lodge complaints against Root.

This left Sarutobi Hiruzen in a very passive position.

Following this incident.

Whether it was the great clans.

Or the ordinary villagers.

Everyone feared that Root would attack them.

Or perhaps abduct their children.

For some time now, once night fell, almost all parents forbade their younger family members from going out for fear of danger.

Consequently, the nights in Konoha became exceptionally quiet.

Public opinion began to deepen and ferment.

And Root's reputation in Konoha began to deteriorate.

Danzo, as the leader of Root, also began to take remedial measures.

For instance, he leveraged the influence of Root and the Shimura Clan to secretly control public opinion in the village, gradually downplaying the matter.

Becoming Hokage had always been Danzo's dream.

Although Danzo was getting on in years, his determination to become Hokage had never wavered.

Danzo did not want this incident to excessively damage his reputation within the village.

Under the influence of multiple forces.

Coupled with the fact that most people are prone to forgetting.

As time passed.

The masses gradually forgot about the incident.

But Itachi did not forget.

On the contrary, he brooded over it.

After all, that event had truly inflicted deep trauma upon Itachi, as if his entire worldview had been reshaped.

It was clearly Root that had attacked the two of them.

Yet in the end, due to insufficient evidence, no punitive measures were taken against Danzo or Root.

This made Itachi realize clearly.

Konoha was unreliable.

The only thing reliable was one's own strength.

The so-called Will of Fire was nothing but empty talk, a mouth full of nonsense.

As for Genya, his life continued as usual.

Every day, aside from converting chakra into energy points to upgrade his bloodline.

He would diligently attend classes and study.

Or he would head to the library whenever he had the chance.

Both his strength and his reservoir of knowledge.

Were constantly improving.

Late at night.

Root.

Utatane Koharu rushed in a panic to a secret chamber.

She had received intelligence from Root.

Her most beloved junior had died tragically in the Land of Grass.

Thus, she had come over the very first moment she received the news.

Inside the secret chamber.

There was Danzo, Orochimaru, and several Root ninjas.

On a stone platform deep within the room.

Lay four corpses.

All wrapped in white cloth.

When Utatane Koharu stepped into the chamber and saw the corpses wrapped in white cloth, her body could barely stay steady, and she stumbled, nearly falling over.

The usual sternness and bitterness were gone from her aged face.

Instead, it was replaced by terror.

Guided by a Root ninja.

Utatane Koharu arrived before a corpse.

She summoned her courage and lifted the white sheet.

Inside lay a body burned to the likeness of charcoal.

It was a ghastly sight.

Yet, through certain features, Utatane Koharu was still able to determine the identity of the corpse.

Moreover, Danzo had no reason to deceive her.

"My little Banfeng!" Utatane Koharu let out a heart-wrenching cry that echoed through the secret chamber.

She then rushed before Danzo, shaking his shoulders violently as she questioned him in a rage.

"Danzo, didn't you say you would protect Banfeng's safety? How is he dead now!?"

"Danzo, you didn't keep your promise! You are a liar who doesn't keep his word!"

Utatane Koharu had never borne children of her own.

Thus, she had come to view the talented junior of her clan, Utatane Banfeng, as her own flesh and blood.

Now that her most beloved junior had been burned to a crisp and died such a miserable death, how could she not be overcome with grief?

"Koharu, I am very sorry." A flicker of guilt surfaced on Danzo's gloomy face.

Utatane Banfeng was Danzo's student.

Now that he had died unexpectedly.

He, too, felt immense heartache and guilt.