Do You Want to Start a War With Me? (3K Chapter, Seeking Recommendations, Collections, Powering Up for Love!)

Masaki Uchiha, who had been resting at home, suddenly felt a violent, icy chakra emanating from within Konoha.

Realizing that the Nine-Tails had been unleashed, Masaki Uchiha stepped out quickly.

"Clan Leader..." Uchiha Yusuke from the guard squad saw the leader emerge and hurried forward, preparing to report the situation.

"I see it," Masaki Uchiha said, expressionless as he watched the Nine-Tails thrashing in the distance. "Everyone in the guard squad, divide your duties. Summon all registered ninjas of the clan, as well as the elders. Have them all gather at the Uchiha Council Hall immediately. Move!"

"Understood."

Before long, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Tetsuya, Uchiha Naoya, and Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the Uchiha Council Hall ahead of the others.

"You've come at the right time. Deputy Clan Leader Fugaku, go arrange for personnel to prioritize the protection of our clansmen and organize their evacuation."

"Tetsuya, take the clansmen belonging to the Police Force, head to the Police Force building to gather more men, and coordinate the villagers' evacuation."

"Shisui and Naoya, you two will join the guard squad and accompany me to stop the Nine-Tails."

"As for the rest, proceed according to Emergency Protocol No. 1!"

"Yes!" (x4)

At this moment, Uchiha Setsuna arrived with the other elders, just in time to see Masaki Uchiha issuing orders and preparing to depart.

He immediately stepped forward and said, "Wait, Clan Leader. To prevent anyone from fishing in troubled waters, I believe we should strengthen the protection of the Uchiha Clan members."

The others heard the Great Elder Setsuna's words and, after a moment of thought, understood his meaning. Recent rumors had been rampant, and with this incident occurring now, they had to be on guard.

Masaki Uchiha pondered for a moment before saying, "I agree with Great Elder Setsuna. Let the elders and Deputy Clan Leader Fugaku handle the arrangements together."

Seeing no further objections, Masaki Uchiha waved his hand.

"Let's go."

The group had just reached the main gate of the clan compound.

They saw the open space and the trees ahead filled with ninjas dressed in Anbu gear. Leading them was none other than the man Masaki Uchiha had been thinking about: Shimura Danzō.

"Halt! By order of the Fourth Hokage, no member of the Uchiha Clan is permitted to step a single inch outside the compound. Until the Nine-Tails is subdued, everyone is to remain in place. Any resistance will be treated as treason against the village."

Shimura Danzō held up a document stamped with the official Hokage seal.

"Hmph, are you certain this is an order issued by the Fourth Hokage?" Masaki Uchiha asked with disdain.

Shimura Danzō brandished the order, his voice harsh but his demeanor betraying a hint of anxiety. "Look closely! This is an order issued with the Hokage's seal!"

Masaki Uchiha reached out and snatched the document, examining the text in detail.

Behind him, Uchiha Tetsuya, Uchiha Naoya, and Uchiha Shisui stepped forward to look as well.

"Lord Fourth, how could he issue such an order!" Uchiha Shisui exclaimed in disbelief.

Uchiha Tetsuya and Uchiha Naoya remained silent, looking instead at Masaki Uchiha, waiting for his final command.

Whether it was to execute Shimura Danzō on the spot and then head out to stop the Nine-Tails, or to obey this order bearing the Hokage's seal—they only followed the orders of their own clan leader.

The atmosphere of the standoff grew increasingly tense; both sides already had hands resting on their ninja tool pouches or the hilts of the weapons on their backs.

Shimura Danzō felt increasingly uneasy, but he forced himself to remain calm, staring expressionlessly at Masaki Uchiha while waiting for his response.

Upon receiving news that the Nine-Tails was suspected to be under the control of a Sharingan, Shimura Danzō had immediately conceived a brilliant plan. The opportunity to nail the Uchiha Clan to a pillar of shame had arrived; regardless of whether the Uchiha Clan had actually released the Nine-Tails, in the end, it would be made to look like their doing.

He had immediately taken his men to find Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura at the Administration Department. After some discussion and confirmation that there was indeed a Sharingan pattern in the Nine-Tails' eyes, the two of them had taken Shimura Danzō to the Hokage Office. After Root members subdued the Anbu guarding the office, they had written the order for the Uchiha to remain in place and stamped it with the Hokage's seal on the spot.

Once Shimura Danzō obtained the order, he had led all members of the Root in a frantic rush toward the Uchiha compound.

This led to the confrontation that had just occurred with Masaki Uchiha.

Just as both sides were on the verge of losing their patience and resorting to violence, Masaki Uchiha spoke.

"Fine. Since it is an order from the Hokage, as a part of Konoha, I will certainly execute it resolutely."

However, seeing that some of the Root members opposite him had already drawn their blades, Masaki Uchiha frowned. "What? Do you want to fight me to the death?!"

Shimura Danzō certainly did not want to fight to the death; Sarutobi Hiruzen was not nearby, and the Root did not have enough manpower.

Unless Shimura Danzō went insane, he would have to swallow this insult today.

"Of course not. The men of the Root were merely worried about this old man, which is why they took such a stance," Shimura Danzō replied coldly.

Masaki Uchiha was noncommittal upon hearing this. "Go back. Protect the clansmen. If you find any suspicious individuals intruding into the compound, execute them on the spot—no need to report to me." After saying this, he deliberately turned his head to glance at Shimura Danzō.

At this moment, Masaki Uchiha was gripping the document issued by the Hokage tightly in his hand.

Shimura Danzō was not provoked by this taunt; on the contrary, he was inwardly ecstatic.

The plan succeeded.

The plan succeeded.

Both sides thought exactly the same thing.

At this moment, the Sharingan pattern in the Nine-Tails' eyes suddenly vanished.

"It seems Minato has succeeded," the Third Hokage thought to himself, then turned to ask Hyuga Hiashi beside him, "Why hasn't anyone from the Uchiha Clan appeared?!"

"This... I have no idea," Hyuga Hiashi replied, completely bewildered by the question.

If the Uchiha Clan isn't coming, you should ask them, not me, Hyuga Hiashi cursed inwardly.

Just then, a member of the Hyuga clan wearing the uniform of the Police Force ran over, his eyes lighting up when he spotted Hyuga Hiashi.

"Clan Leader, we just received word from the Police Force Minister, Masaki Uchiha. The entire Uchiha Clan has received orders from the Hokage: until the Nine-Tails is subdued, the entire clan is to remain within their district and is forbidden from stepping even half a step outside, or they will be treated as traitors to the village."

After delivering the message in one rapid breath, the man thought, Surely the Minister will promote me for this.

While this Hyuga clansman was lost in his daydreams, the Third Hokage roared, "Who issued this order? When would Minato have had the time..."

Before he could finish, an Anbu suddenly appeared before him—the very one responsible for guarding the Hokage Office.

Something has gone wrong, indeed.

That was the first reaction that flashed through the Third Hokage's mind.

"Lord Third, we..." The Anbu recounted everything that Shimura Danzō and the two elders had done.

By now, the Third Hokage was so infuriated by his own teammates' actions that his vision nearly went black; fortunately, Hyuga Hiashi was there to steady him.

When disaster strikes, it's one thing not to help, but to actively prevent others from helping?

And the key is, they stole the Hokage's seal.

They forged the Hokage's orders.

Just how many heads do you people have to play such a dangerous game?

At a time like this, you're still engaging in internal strife!

But I cannot abandon my comrades, not yet. I'll deal with this later.

"Everyone, follow me and attack the Nine-Tails! Drive it outside the city walls!" the Third Hokage bellowed, striking first with his Adamantine Staff.

[Ruyi Transformation]

The others followed suit, launching their own ninjutsu attacks.

[Super Multi-Size Technique]

[Mind Body Switch Technique]

[Shadow Possession Technique]

A barrage of ninjutsu attacks forced the Nine-Tails outside the city walls. The Nine-Tails let out an enraged roar, and then began to condense a Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth.

The attack was aimed directly at the Hokage Rock.

Just as everyone thought the Hokage Rock was doomed:

[Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder]

A massive mushroom cloud rose in the distance.

"It's Minato," the Third Hokage finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as the Nine-Tails prepared to condense another Tailed Beast Ball, the Fourth Hokage arrived.

[Food Cart Destroyer Technique]

The Nine-Tails was pinned beneath the summoned Gamabunta, letting out angry shrieks while it began to condense another Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth.

"It's Lord Fourth!"

"Lord Fourth is here!"

As everyone cheered:

Whoosh.

The Nine-Tails was teleported away by Minato Namikaze.

In the distance, another massive energy explosion erupted.

"Did he teleport it there using the Flying Thunder God?" the Third Hokage said with a grave expression. "Let's go! We must support the Fourth Hokage!"

Following the Third Hokage's command, the surrounding ninjas rushed toward the direction of the explosion.

Unfortunately, they arrived a step too late, finding themselves blocked outside the barrier.

They could only watch helplessly as Minato Namikaze and his wife sacrificed themselves to seal the Nine-Tails.

Unlike the original history, this time, the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, gathered by Hyuga Hiashi, were standing beside the Third Hokage.

If one were to ask how they managed to assemble so quickly, it was all thanks to the messages passed down by the members of the Police Force.

Once the seal was complete and Uzumaki Kushina finished her final words, her presence vanished instantly, and the barrier dissipated along with her.

"Lo... Lord Third, why... why don't I see Masaki-kun?" Minato Namikaze asked, his strength nearly spent.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stammered upon hearing this, "Th-this..."

Hyuga Hiashi spoke up then: "The Uchiha Clan received an order issued by the Hokage, forbidding them from stepping outside their district..." He quickly explained why Masaki Uchiha had not arrived.

Minato Namikaze understood immediately; there were villains within Konoha. He had never issued such an order; someone must have impersonated the Hokage to issue it.

"I... I never issued such an order." Minato Namikaze mustered his remaining strength to explain, his life clearly fading fast.

His purpose in saying this was to ensure that after his death, no one could use this incident as an excuse to attack the Uchiha Clan.

"Third Hokage... and everyone else, from now on... Naruto... I leave him to you." Holding onto his final breath, Minato Namikaze collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

The gazes of those present were drawn to the infant on the altar before Minato Namikaze.

Naruto - Nine-Tails Jinchuriki