Hokage, I Choose Orochimaru, Ten Years to Ascend the Moon

Uchiha Fugaku had been restless for the past two days.

After his conversation with Uchiha Gin, he lived in constant fear that something catastrophic might happen—perhaps Uchiha Gin would go off to assassinate the Hokage or take out some other high-ranking official in Konoha.

However, after waiting two days and discovering that Uchiha Gin had remained within the clan grounds without stepping out, he still dared not let his guard down.

"This is bad, Clan Leader!!"

Barely half an hour after Uchiha Fugaku had arrived at work and sat down in his chair, the anxious voice of Uchiha Yashiro suddenly rang out from outside the door.

This startled Uchiha Fugaku so much that his hands trembled; he opened the door before Uchiha Yashiro could even push it open.

"What happened!"

Uchiha Fugaku was extremely tense.

"My grandfather, along with the grandfathers and uncles of others in the squad, are everywhere in the old clan grounds, cursing at everyone!"

Uchiha Yashiro said, looking somewhat panicked.

"That's it?"

"Is there anything else?"

Uchiha Fugaku paused, then asked with a puzzled expression.

"Uh... the person they are cursing the most viciously is you, Clan Leader."

"And... the language is incredibly filthy!"

Uchiha Yashiro hesitated for a moment before deciding to tell the truth.

"???"

Uchiha Fugaku was filled with question marks.

He felt both shocked and furious, yet he also breathed a sigh of relief; the matter wasn't major and he could handle it. At the same time, he was confused—why would his own clansmen curse him? Was this orchestrated by Uchiha Gin?

However, there was no time to dwell on it. He immediately gathered his men and rushed over, intending to settle the matter before they became a laughingstock to the rest of Konoha.

"Shameless Fugaku, may your head rot with sores and pus! You spineless, shameless man who sells out the interests of the Uchiha Clan, you are a traitorous sinner to the Uchiha Clan!"

"Military Police Force Captain Uchiha Fugaku, colluding with the despicable and shameless Shimura Danzō, trading benefits, exchanging Uchiha clan land for personal gain—may your whole family drop dead!"

"A few pathetic clans, daring to occupy our Uchiha land! Have all the men in your families died out? Can't you strive for success yourselves, instead of directly encroaching on others' land? You are truly trash! We never should have agreed to the Senju Clan's request to let such things into Konoha in the first place!"

"Screw your grandmother, all the women in your family are sluts!"

"Fugaku, screw your mother! I knew your father was no good from the start, I'll f*** your..."

At this moment, on the main street of the former Uchiha clan grounds, a group of over a dozen old men stood blocking the middle of the road, hurling insults at the top of their lungs.

From Uchiha Fugaku and Shimura Danzō to the surrounding clans that had managed to receive a share of the Uchiha land, not a single one was spared.

Starting with the parents of these people and going back through every generation, they spat and cursed, completely devoid of any dignity.

"Although they are old, their minds are still quite sharp."

Uchiha Gin stood right beside them, quite satisfied with the performance of these old men and women.

These were almost the only remaining members of the older generation of the Uchiha; all of them were over seventy years old, even ten years older than Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Uchiha Gin wasn't the least bit worried about gathering them to cause trouble. At such an advanced age, who would dare to lay a hand on them?

Furthermore, the department responsible for internal issues in Konoha was the Uchiha Military Police Force. These old folks were the ancestors of the police officers; who would dare to arrest them?

Three members of the Military Police Force stood nearby, watching these old men and women with ugly expressions, completely at a loss.

If they hadn't been cursing Uchiha Fugaku, the officers might have helped, but Uchiha Fugaku held high prestige within the Military Police Force and had the support of many. Thus, these officers had initially stepped forward to mediate.

They were immediately scolded by these old men and women, and one of them even received a heavy slap to the face. The officer didn't dare to utter a word, instead standing obediently to the side, looking aggrieved as he watched his ancestors perform, not daring to harbor the slightest resentment.

If it had been ordinary people in Konoha, they would have long since used a iaijutsu strike to pin them to the ground, but these people—they dared not move.

"Fugaku, I should have screwed your mother back then, so she wouldn't have had the chance to give birth to you!!"

As soon as Uchiha Fugaku led his team to the scene, he heard this very sentence.

His face turned bright red with rage in an instant, and his Sharingan activated automatically. He nearly lost control and awakened his Mangekyo, but he managed to restrain himself in the end.

He used a Body Flicker technique to pass through the crowd, wanting to teach this foul-mouthed person a lesson, but the moment he raised his hand, he froze. The person who had spoken was his own uncle.

Back then, both he and his father had been interested in Fugaku's mother. In the end, because his uncle had saved his father during a mission—losing an arm and half a leg in the process—he had given up competing with his father, allowing Fugaku's parents to be together, while also losing his own qualification to compete for the position of Clan Leader.

His body was also very frail, and he had no children of his own.

"What?"

"You want to hit me?"

"Come, come, hit me right here! After I die, I'll go see your parents and see what kind of thing they gave birth to. I knew the second son was a piece of trash, and the one he sired is also a piece of trash—and a shameless one at that!"

Fugaku's uncle shouted loudly right in front of him, cursing so viciously that Uchiha Fugaku's face flushed, and he didn't dare to make a sound.

He was shocked, because his uncle had been a supporter of his. Even though he was cursing like this now, his uncle had contributed to Fugaku's rise to power back then. His uncle was one of the clan elders, though he leaned slightly toward the Doves. Moreover, having lost his arms and an eye for the sake of the Uchiha, Uchiha Fugaku could not bring himself to be tough against such a man.

But he had no time to think now, his head buzzing and his mind completely blank from the barrage of insults.

The subordinates Fugaku had brought along initially intended to intervene, but upon seeing who was doing the shouting, they froze instantly.

They dared not move; they truly dared not move.

At this moment, Fugaku was both anxious and furious.

"Uncle, why do this? Can we please go back and discuss this properly?"

Fugaku could only speak in a low, submissive tone.

"Discuss what?"

"Kneel down right now, you ungrateful wretch! Everything you have, who gave it to you? It was the Uchiha..."

Fugaku's uncle pointed directly at Fugaku's forehead and began to berate him.

The Uchiha Clan was undoubtedly dominated by the Hawks, but after Uchiha Madara defected and Senju Hashirama died, Tobirama took power and naturally imposed many restrictions and purges on the Uchiha.

However, Tobirama still inherited Hashirama's dying wish, hoping to coexist peacefully with the Uchiha. Everything was done to minimize casualties for the Uchiha, so he retained the authority of the Uchiha Police Force, albeit with some limitations.

But the current situation was essentially rubbing the Uchiha's face in the dirt. Many in the Uchiha Clan could not stand it, but they had held their tongues out of respect for Fugaku. However, after Uchiha Gin visited them one by one, asking these elders to strive for the Uchiha one last time and explaining the situation, they all agreed.

The main point was to avoid physical force and simply open their mouths to curse, creating enough chaos to distract Konoha.

This opportunity to point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree—to berate those Konoha figures indiscriminately—was the very thing that moved these elders the most.

Fugaku, being the target of the abuse, suffered a mental breakdown, feeling as if he were on the verge of awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan again. However, his gaze quickly locked onto Uchiha Gin at the front of the crowd.

He wanted to question Uchiha Gin, but seeing the massive crowd around them, he knew it was not the right time.

Thus, Fugaku had no way to deal with these old men. After all, they hadn't committed any major crimes, and he couldn't exactly arrest the ancestors of the Uchiha; that would be the height of unfilial behavior.

For a moment, no one knew what to do with these old men.

The common villagers were enjoying the show, but the members of the clans being pointed at and cursed had faces ashen with rage. After all, they were all people of status and reputation; who could endure being blocked and berated like this?

"Shut your mouths!!"

Finally, a young man could no longer hold back. He used a Body Flicker Technique to charge at the Uchiha elder who was cursing their clan the most, intending to slap him into silence.

Fugaku naturally wouldn't sit idly by, but just as he prepared to act, someone was faster.

The moment the young man appeared via the Body Flicker, Uchiha Gin was already in front of him, his right hand clamping onto the youth's throat and lifting him into the air.

Not giving the young man a chance to react, Uchiha Gin looked into his panicked eyes and immediately cast a genjutsu.

"Uchiha Genjutsu Secret Technique!"

Uchiha Gin's eyes flashed with red light, and then he released his grip, setting the youth down.

Many people around were astonished by Uchiha Gin's speed, and their gazes quickly locked onto the young man. After all, Uchiha Gin had just called it an Uchiha Genjutsu Secret Technique; it sounded like an incredibly powerful illusion.

"Ah!!!"

After Uchiha Gin released him, the young man stood frozen in place. About two seconds later, he suddenly let out a shrill, agonizing scream.

The scream made those nearby shudder, as they could sense the truly excruciating pain the young man was experiencing.

"Hmph, such audacity!"

"A member of the Uchiha Clan, daring to be so lawless, using genjutsu on innocent Konoha villagers!"

Danzo made his entrance.

He had actually arrived long ago, but he hadn't found the right moment. When he was being cursed earlier, he had struggled to restrain himself several times, only able to curse the despicable Uchiha under his breath.

Since they were only using words, he couldn't do much; after all, matters within Konoha were the responsibility of the Uchiha Police Force. He had been holding back, planning to continue undermining the Uchiha Clan later, but he hadn't expected the juniors of his own clan to be so impatient and strike first.

However, this provided him with the perfect opportunity, so he appeared immediately to rebuke the evil Uchiha!

Chapter 7: Red-faced Danzo, Searching for Orochimaru

But Uchiha Gin ignored Danzo entirely.

"This criminal who interfered with the law enforcement of the Police Force has been struck by a Genjutsu Secret Technique developed by me, Uchiha Gin."

"Those who fall under this genjutsu will experience the greatness of maternal love. In the world of the illusion, the victim will experience the entire process from conception to childbirth, feeling the pain of maternal love within a single minute!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Gin slowly explained the contents of his genjutsu to the surrounding crowd, completely disregarding Danzo.

The men nearby shuddered instantly upon hearing this.

"Ah!!"

At the same time, the young man from the Shimura Clan lay on the ground in agony.

One hand braced against the ground, while the other clutched his stomach tightly. He spread his legs wide, as if something terrifying were about to emerge from between them, and he continued to emit shrill, piercing screams.

The sight was so horrifying to the men watching that they couldn't imagine what the man under the genjutsu was seeing—it was unimaginable!

Some women who had never given birth felt a sudden fear of pregnancy and a slight aversion to marriage upon seeing this.

Even the men of the Uchiha Clan looked at Uchiha Gin with a hint of fear!

This man... he really is a real man!

"You brat, are you ignoring me?"

Shimura Danzō, however, could not endure this.

He had always walked in the shadows, yet he yearned for the light more than anyone; he rarely had the opportunity to appear before the villagers of Konoha.

It could be said that hardly any of the Konoha villagers even knew his name!

He had been watching the Uchiha recently, seeing them on the verge of being ruined by his machinations, and had intended to step into the spotlight to rebuke the evil Uchiha and gain the recognition of the villagers.

But he never expected his opening interrogation to be completely ignored. The gazes of those around him were not fixed on him at all, but were instead terrified by the words of Uchiha Gin, which infuriated him.

"If you are dissatisfied with the Uchiha's enforcement procedures, please file a complaint at the Complaints Department of the Military Police Force."

"We are currently performing official duties. Please do not interfere with the enforcement of the Military Police Force, or you will be treated as a spy from another village and arrested for interrogation."

Uchiha Gin cast a look of utter contempt at Shimura Danzō.

He spoke in a dismissive tone, simultaneously tugging at the Military Police Force armband on his left shoulder with his right hand.

Fugaku, standing to the side, was immediately terrified by this scene; he naturally knew that Shimura Danzō was one of the primary culprits behind the harassment of the Uchiha.

But this was not the time to burn bridges.

Thus, Fugaku wanted to speak up to ease the tension in the atmosphere.

"Arrogant Uchiha, do you know who I am? I am..."

Shimura Danzō had just started to interrogate Uchiha Gin.

"The Konoha Military Police Force is an enforcement department planned and established by the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, responsible for all security issues within Konoha."

"If you have a problem with that, please go directly to the Third Hokage and have him disband the Military Police Force. If you cannot do that, please do not hinder the enforcement work of the Military Police Force here, Hokage Assistant."

Uchiha Gin spoke to Shimura Danzō with an air of indifference.

He emphasized his tone when he reached the words Hokage Assistant.

Shimura Danzō understood perfectly well: Uchiha Gin was asking who the hell he thought he was!