An absolute silence fell over the room.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the indifferent Uchiha Kei.
Destroyed...
Konoha?!
"The White Bone Clan!"
White Bone Momotao uttered a shout.
The entire White Bone Clan behind her instantly turned serious.
"Hidden!"
White Bone Yu quickly followed, raising his arm in a shout as well.
All members of the Yang Organization also became highly motivated to fight.
In an instant, a chilling atmosphere of killing intent permeated the entire battlefield once again!
War...
It's about to explode!
"Uchiha Kei, what are you saying? Are you going to defect from Konoha?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen realized the seriousness of the situation.
The current Konoha is truly unable to withstand the combined attack from the White Bone Clan and the Yang Organization.
In terms of high-end combat capabilities, they have no advantage whatsoever.
Jonin level...
Needless to say.
The two factions Jonin have a total of two thousand Jonin!
Just thinking about this number sends chills down my spine!
"Isn't this what the Lord Hokage wanted?"
Uchiha Kei looked at him calmly.
At this moment, he was truly fed up with the so-called struggle for power and profit.
With the death of Uchiha Izuna, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki comes to light.
All these things gave him a strong sense of crisis.
Perhaps I've been too cautious about the Hokage issue?
Uchiha Kei gave a self-deprecating laugh.
"Scene..."
Itachi looked at him with concern.
"Don't worry, I have absolutely no connection with you or the entire Uchiha. Even if Konoha is destroyed, the Uchiha will be fine."
Uchiha Kei gave him a reassuring look.
Itachi wanted to say something, but in the end, it all turned into a sigh.
He didn't know why Uchiha Izuna called him Teacher Jing.
Why does the terrifying White Bone Momotao call him master?
All he knew was that...
It was this boy who turned him back from the wrong path.
He still remembers it to this day.
That afternoon.
That little brat.
A seemingly joking remark changed his fate forever.
Shisui was quite agitated and wanted to persuade Uchiha Kei, but Itachi stopped him.
Naruto lowered his head and fell silent after Uchiha Kei said, "Let's just destroy Konoha."
"Jing, don't act impulsively."
To everyone's surprise, the first person to persuade Uchiha Kei was actually Uchiha Fugaku.
"Clan leader, do you really think Konoha still has any reason to exist?"
Uchiha Kei scoffed.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others, his face full of mockery.
"They are greedy and scheming, completely disregarding the development of the village."
Uchiha Kei's words could be clearly heard throughout the entire area.
"Is such a village worth protecting? Is it worth the sacrifice?"
His eyes were like lightning; wherever his gaze fell, everyone looked away, not daring to meet his eyes.
He could have waited.
With just a little manipulation, Sarutobi Hiruzen's scheme will be thwarted.
When Itachi becomes the Fifth Hokage, he is confident that he can turn the current situation around.
But he didn't want to wait any longer.
The death of Uchiha Izuna was a significant shock to him.
"Well said!"
Everyone was startled and turned to look at the person who had spoken.
A single figure led the way, standing proudly under everyone's gaze.
The head of the Hyuga Clan...
Hyuga Hiashi!
"I've had enough of this kind of village."
Hiashi Hyuga met all the gazes that came his way with an open and honest look.
"Since the founding of our village, the Hyuga Clan has never done anything to betray Konoha."
"But how has Konoha repaid our Hyuga Clan?"
How did my brother die?
Where are those once-stunning figures now?
Hyuga Hiashi became increasingly agitated as he spoke.
"A village like this..."
"Not worth protecting!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the Hyuga Clan in the crowd walked up to him.
All the Hyuga clan members looked at their clan leader with unwavering gazes.
"From this Hyuga Clan..."
Hyuga Hiashi ripped off his Konoha Forehead Protector and slammed it to the ground.
"They've betrayed us!"
The entire audience was stunned!
In their minds, Uchiha Kei had raised the banner of rebellion, and the Uchiha Clan should be the first to respond.
After all...
The Uchiha Clan has been at odds with the village for quite some time.
Even though the Uchiha's reputation has improved a lot in the last three years.
There are still many ninjas who dislike the Uchiha Clan.
To everyone's surprise, the Hyuga Clan was the first!
"Welcome to the Hyuga clan leader."
Uchiha Kei's lips curled into a smile.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned pale.
The current situation is completely out of his control.
Without Uchiha Kei, Konoha would at most lose one of its top combatants.
And without the Hyuga Clan...
Konoha will lose nearly half of its foundation!
This loss...
It's a bit too big.
Moreover, his ultimate goal was not Uchiha Kei.
Even if the God of Wealth is famous, he's still just rich.
His target is Uchiha Itachi!
Looking at the composed Itachi, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.
Plan...
It was a complete failure.
"Konoha, destroy it."
Uchiha Kei spoke slowly.
The White Bone Clan and the Yang Organization, poised for action, surged forth, unleashing an astonishing Chakra!
Under this terrifying Chakra, Uchiha Kei, carrying Uchiha Izuna's corpse, walked step by step toward the Konoha Gate.
The Konoha Ninja gripped their weapons tightly, forcibly drawing up their meager Chakra.
Their slightly trembling bodies betrayed the fear in their hearts.
When the belief in one's heart collapses, the spirit of perseverance also disappears.
The beliefs held by the Konoha Ninja are now crumbling bit by bit.
"Scene!"
Itachi's face showed a constant struggle, but he finally cried out.
Uchiha Kei was about to enter the Konoha Gate, paused in his steps.
"Spare Konoha, it can still be saved, I can..."
Itachi's voice gradually lowered.
"You said I could give Konoha a new beginning, I can, I can!"
Itachi's last sound had turned into a roar.
Hope shone in the eyes of all the Konoha Ninja.
Yes.
The Konoha of the past does not represent the Konoha of the future.
Them...
And Itachi the God!
Uchiha Kei slowly turned around, his gaze fixed on Itachi.
"Itachi, you can't build something new without destroying it; I've told you that principle before."
After saying that, he entered the Konoha Gate without looking back.
On the battlefield, countless White Bone Clan and the Yang Organization swarmed towards the desperate Konoha Ninja.
Blood, severed limbs.
A hellish scene unfolded outside Konoha.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face quickly turned ashen.
We lost.
This time he truly lost.
A complete and utter defeat.
He lost his position of power.
The Konoha he painstakingly built...
It's gone too.
Itachi watched the scene before him in agony, struggled for a long time, and finally roared, transforming once again into a hundred-meter-long Susanoo.
The Totsuka Blade was swung coldly, halting the massacre by the White Bone Clan and the Yang Organization.
Naruto is also facing a difficult choice.
He seemed to support Jing's decision unconditionally.
Even if it's wrong!
But...
He cannot.
He couldn't bear to watch those familiar faces fall one by one.
Behind him lie countless bonds!
Shikamaru...
Choji...
Finally, the red and black Nine-Tails appeared on the battlefield.
They also used all their strength to block the attacks of the White Bone Clan and the Yang Organization.
The war continues.
Slaughter...
And it hasn't stopped yet.
In the Konoha Cemetery.
With his free hand, Uchiha Kei drew his Ninja Blade from behind his back and casually swung it.
"Boom!"
A crimson blade of light pierced through the body and slashed at the empty ground.
A large crater, about the width of a person, suddenly appeared on the ground.
Gently place Uchiha Izuna into the pit.
"Uchiha Izuna, we'll meet again."
As he sprinkled a handful of soil, no sadness appeared in Uchiha Kei's eyes.
"I always thought Konoha could still be saved, after all..."
"I've accumulated quite a few ties here over the years."
"But that won't work, you said to be careful with Isshiki..."
"That's the Otsutsuki, Uchiha Izuna! Teacher, I don't have confidence."
Uchiha Kei kept scattering handfuls of dirt, muttering to himself.
"We need to speed things up, or it will be too late..."
After a long while.
A brand new mound of earth appeared in the cemetery.
Uchiha Kei just watched quietly.
A sigh echoed through the cemetery.