Akatsuki Organization

"Regarding why Madara Uchiha has not invaded Konoha, I have a few speculations. First, it may be a matter of age; after all, having lived from the Warring States period to the present, Madara Uchiha's strength must be far from what it once was, and it is insufficient to support him in taking down the Konoha of that era! Second, Madara Uchiha... was injured, and severely so. After all, even with the First Hokage's constitution, he returned heavily wounded after that battle. Madara Uchiha's constitution is inferior to the First Hokage's, so the possibility of him being severely injured is extremely high!" Minato analyzed reasonably, as he was unaware that Madara Uchiha had obtained the Rinnegan!

"Not bad, I agree with Minato's point of view. According to intelligence I have obtained, there is a very powerful ocular technique within the Uchiha clan called Izanagi. Its primary effect is to sacrifice a Three-Tomoe Sharingan to rewrite any reality unfavorable to oneself, including death. If Madara Uchiha used this technique back then, then everything is explained!" Danzo rarely stood on Minato's side!

"Izanagi? The Uchiha clan possesses such a technique?"

"Rewriting any unfavorable reality? Wouldn't that make one invincible?"

"Hiss~ There are quite a few members of the Uchiha clan who currently possess the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!"

"Interesting. As expected of a clan with a thousand-year history, their foundation is truly formidable! It seems I have a new direction for my research!" Orochimaru licked his lips gloomily, lost in thought.

Once this intelligence was revealed, the entire conference room instantly erupted into an uproar!

"That's impossible. I worked with the Uchiha clan during the Third Great Ninja War, and I can confirm that when a member of the Uchiha clan dies, they are truly dead. There was no such phenomenon as the Izanagi that Elder Danzo speaks of!" Anbu Captain Yuhi Shinku retorted.

"Hmph~ That is because a Uchiha civil strife occurred back then, leading to the deaths of a large number of Uchiha clansmen, which is why this forbidden technique, Izanagi, was sealed by the clan. Now, apart from the clan head and elders, only those Uchiha whose ancestors were personally involved in that turmoil might have privately preserved this technique. Ordinary Uchiha clansmen can no longer learn this forbidden jutsu!" Danzo explained. If it weren't for that civil strife, he wouldn't have been able to fish in troubled waters and obtain the information on Izanagi. I owe you one, Uchiha Setsuna!

"Danzo is correct. However, Madara Uchiha must have blinded one eye after using Izanagi, causing his strength to plummet, which is why he hasn't dared to invade Konoha all these years! To think the two heroes of the Warring States period are reduced to lingering in the dark underground; it is truly pathetic. They would have been better off dying in the Battle of the Mountains!" Homura Mitokado sighed.

"I do not agree with Homura's speculation. You must remember that Madara Uchiha was the former head of the Uchiha clan. When he left, he took the Uchiha clan's symbol, the Gunbai. With his strength, wouldn't it have been easy for him to take some spare Three-Tomoe Sharingan along the way? In that era, shortly after the end of the Warring States period, a large number of Uchiha clansmen died; the clan must have had a massive stockpile of Three-Tomoe Sharingan. There is no reason for Madara Uchiha not to have taken them!" Koharu Utatane analyzed calmly.

"Uh, ahem~ Koharu is right; it was my oversight!" Homura Mitokado coughed to hide his embarrassment.

"The current problem is how to resolve the immediate situation. Obito has already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and his ocular technique is a highly troublesome space-time ability. I have crossed blades with him; that power is simply unsolvable. If not for the time limit, I might have fallen to Obito that day!" Minato said with a heavy, reminiscent tone.

"To solve the problem, we must know the cause. How exactly did our Konoha offend Obito Uchiha? Why must he strike such a cruel blow against the village that raised him? Minato, did you mistreat him when you led his team?" At this thought, Koharu Utatane's gaze toward Minato shifted.

"Ahem, Elder Koharu, please do not make wild guesses and ruin my reputation. I have always treated my subordinates equally! If you don't believe me, you can ask Kakashi." Minato explained, speechless.

"Minato's character is reliable; otherwise, I would not have supported his election as Hokage. However, this child Obito..." Hiruzen Sarutobi did not know what to say. Although his relationship with the Uchiha was strained during his tenure, it had never involved children just entering the Ninja Academy! Did Obito Uchiha really hold such deep resentment toward Konoha? Were those times he helped old ladies cross the street all just an act? Hiss, to have such a deep mind at such a young age—was I deceived by him as well?

"The truth is quite the opposite. Obito does not hold any deep-seated hatred for Konoha. It is primarily due to the Eye of the Moon Plan plotted by Madara Uchiha. The so-called Eye of the Moon Plan is to use the Rinnegan as a foundation to collect the nine great Tailed Beasts, resurrect the Ten-Tails, become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and cast a ninjutsu called the Infinite Tsukuyomi upon the moon, trapping all living beings in the Ninja World in this false, illusory world to achieve the goal of peace!" Minato recounted everything like beans spilling from a bag.

"Hiss~"

"Nani?"

"Masaka~"

"That is truly something Madara Uchiha would do..."

"The Rinnegan? I know of this," Danzo stepped forward.

Jiraiya's disciple? The Land of Rain, and he got involved with Hanzo the Salamander? Orochimaru pondered to himself.

"Wait, Elder Danzo has encountered Madara Uchiha?" Minato was shocked. He hadn't realized Elder Danzo possessed such strength! Although he didn't know the details of the Rinnegan, it was clear from Madara Uchiha's Eye of the Moon Plan that the Rinnegan was an indispensable link, so it must be related to Madara Uchiha!

"No, I can confirm that the youth was definitely not Madara Uchiha. He was a thin, red-haired boy. In the Land of Rain, there is an organization called Akatsuki, and one of the leaders is the possessor of the Rinnegan. At the time, I was invited by the leader of the Land of Rain, Hanzo, to join in intercepting the Akatsuki organization. Unfortunately, they managed to escape in the end!" Danzo sighed with regret. What a great opportunity; if he had seized the Rinnegan directly back then, wouldn't Madara Uchiha's plan have gone bankrupt? It was a pity; due to a lack of information, he hadn't committed all of Root's forces at the time, otherwise, there wouldn't be so much trouble now!

"In other words, Elder Danzo has already thoroughly offended them? Is this Akatsuki organization now in a hostile relationship with our Konoha?" Minato's face darkened. This Danzo truly does more harm than good! He really didn't know how many enemies he had secretly created for Konoha...

"Hmph~ Even without me, would that Rinnegan-wielding youth have spared Konoha? According to the steps of the Eye of the Moon Plan, they would inevitably be hostile toward Konoha regarding the Nine-Tails. Or does the Fourth Hokage intend to hand over his own son, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, in exchange for peace? If that is the case, then I have nothing more to say!" Danzo retorted upon hearing this.