The Konoha Demon Is Surprisingly Down-to-Earth / The Uchiha Clan Through Uchiha Madara's Eyes ...
This is the sin of the weak; they are too weak.
What does it have to do with Uchiha Madara destroying Takigakure?
Oh, you're saying Nagato will destroy Takigakure? Didn't Nagato use his eyes? Besides, is Takigakure even worth his personal attention? A vessel is enough.
Uchiha Madara recalled his time in Leaf Village, when Uchiha Itachi had only managed a draw against Hatake Kakashi.
Uchiha Madara kicked the ninja to death and then walked in another direction.
This Uchiha Itachi is such a coward, he decided to gouge out his eyes to prevent him from tarnishing the name of the Uchiha Clan.
Chapter 61: Leaf Village Asura is still quite down-to-earth.
Uchiha Madara began his search.
The information provided by the Takigakure wasn't very detailed, but it was enough for Uchiha Madara to know that the enemy had entered the Land of Waterfalls.
In an era when ninjas were hereditary and passed down through generations, the descendants of ninjas had to accept a cruel fate from birth. The word "ninja" has the meaning of endurance, which means that they have to endure what ordinary people cannot endure, and it also has the meaning of cruelty, which means that they have to frequently experience various training beyond their physical limits, and even brush with death.
Therefore, the ninjas who ultimately passed through layers of tests and stood out were almost all selected from among thousands, possessing extraordinary combat power and willpower.
In the Warring States period, a time of numerous warlords vying for power, ninjas initially joined the war by gathering intelligence on enemy forces and sabotaging enemy strongholds. Thus, Ninjutsu initially served as the foundational technology for espionage. Essential skills for intelligence work included infiltration, disguise, psychology, and medicine. Later, various strategies, tactics, and military tactics were incorporated into their ideology, and various fighting techniques were integrated into their skills. Although ninjas from different regions and clans differed in their training methods and specific strategic deployments, the basic disciplines remained consistent. In addition, the Five Cart Technique and the Five Elements Escape Technique became fundamental skills that ninjas had to learn.
Compared to that time, the ninjas who graduated from the academy during the Kunimura era were not actually qualified to become ninjas, because most of them did not master the Five Cart Technique and the Five Elements Escape Technique.
Compared to the Five Elements Escape Technique, the Five Cart Technique is much more complicated and requires a long time to master. In general, it involves all the tricks used to persuade and bribe the enemy and infiltrate their ranks. It also includes using the five emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, fear, and pleasure in battle to deceive the enemy and obtain information, or to provoke the enemy and make them lose their minds, or to cater to their preferences and bribe them, or to use various means to intimidate them. All of this requires the continuous accumulation of experience.
Searching for someone's whereabouts across a country, accurately capturing the target over a long distance with no knowledge of the enemy's exact location, truly tests a ninja's basic skills.
To those unfamiliar with Uchiha Madara, he always seemed aloof and out of touch with reality, his true worth perhaps only revealed on the battlefield in face-to-face combat.
But Uchiha Madara's ninja career was solid at every step.
When he became famous, he didn't yet have the Mangekyō Sharingan. Even after he acquired the Susanoo technique, Uchiha Madara's battles mostly relied on basic skills rather than various profound techniques. The same was true in non-combat fields.
Uchiha Itachi found Uchiha Madara using a very traditional method.
He infiltrated the towns and villages of the Land of Waterfalls, changed his identity, and through conversations with traveling merchants and cargo carriers, he deduced from a series of clues that Leaf Village's ANBU had been to those places.
As a result, those who tried to find him quickly lost track of him. Uchiha Madara disappeared after entering the first town. When Uchiha Madara planned to infiltrate a place and blend in with the residents to gather information, very few people could find him.
This surprised people from all countries. The legendary Leaf Village Asura was an unruly person who always had a stern face and spoke very rudely to the kings and nobles of different countries. Many people believed that if he hadn't been the head of the Uchiha Clan at that time, he would have been even more disdainful.
After all, he didn't treat the nobles of the Land of Fire any differently.
It was quite surprising to them that such a person could blend in with a group of peddlers and laborers.
This Leaf Village Asura didn't seem to think that doing so was beneath his dignity; he was quite adept at it.
Among the unexpected people was Uchiha Itachi.
After all, he was also keeping track of the former clan head's whereabouts. Everyone's goal was the Tailed Beasts, Uchiha Itachi didn't think that the former clan head would give him any special treatment just because he also had the surname Uchiha Clan.
Even for the Uchiha Clan today, Uchiha Madara is a legend.
Uchiha Madara in Leaf Village didn't demonstrate any skill in this area either, since he mostly stayed at Uchiha Setsuna's house and rarely went out.
Realizing that Uchiha Madara would be the biggest obstacle to the mission, Uchiha Itachi changed his approach. On the one hand, he sent someone to notify the Konoha Military Police Force of reinforcements, and on the other hand, he accelerated his actions.
The two Jinchūriki from Iwagakure are very close to the true location of Takigakure, and Nagato has made no attempt to conceal his whereabouts, making the situation quite clear. However, Uchiha Itachi has no intention of rescuing Takigakure.
Takigakure's location is very important, but its neutrality does not actually serve Leaf Village's interests. During every ninja war, Leaf Village's resources are tied up there, forcing Leaf Village to station personnel there to prevent enemies from bypassing it.
Uchiha Itachi viewed every country or village that was not an ally of Leaf Village as an enemy.
Although, in his eyes, every ally was also a ready-made defector.
This is also why Uchiha Shingen dared not promote this guy; if he were promoted again, he would only be able to become the head of the ANBU.
Given the authority of the head of the ANBU, Uchiha Shingen feared that one day it might storm into an ally's house and kill someone over a trivial matter. After all, Uchiha Itachi had already awakened the Mangekyou Mangekyo Sharingan, and there were very few people outside who could defeat him.
Uchiha Madara appeared just after the Leaf Village ANBU had finished sending the message.
His appearance immediately put everyone on edge.
At this time, Leaf Village's ANBU had just purchased a large number of Explosive Tag through the black market in Takigakure Uchiha Itachi planned to create a landslide there after Nagato and Takigakure clashed.
While Earth Release allows for stealth, very few people can actually use it during landslides Earth Release; it requires a stable environment.
Uchiha Madara, who had been following these ANBU for a long time, felt that this approach was quite appropriate.
So he came out.
The typical appearance of the Impure World Reincarnation body is very distinctive.
Uchiha Madara stood before the crowd, and the ANBU cautiously controlled their actions.
Uchiha Itachi stepped forward in silence.
"Chieftain, why don't you go back to the village?"
"Do you really want me to go back?" Uchiha Madara looked at him. "You seem to be quite susceptible to the Will of Fire?"
"That was established by you and the First Hokage, and everyone in the village believes in it," Uchiha Itachi said. "The Fifth Hokage often said that this is the most precious legacy you left to the clan."
"Do I look like a letter to you?" Uchiha Madara out laughing.
That guy has a skin thicker than a mountain; how could he possibly believe in Hashirama's stuff?
It does resemble Senju Kite.
"Your men shouldn't stay and die." Uchiha Madara looked at the ANBU. "I have no problem with you taking over Takigakure, but you can't go there."
"Why?"
"The eyes that can use Susanoo are still very precious." Uchiha Madara's eyes already displayed the Eternal Mangekyo pattern. "When did you awaken your eyes, and why?"
Chapter Sixty-Two: The Uchiha Madara Uchiha Clan's Eyes
Uchiha Itachi didn't understand Uchiha Madara's words literally, just as he himself didn't tell the truth.
A qualified ninja usually doesn't tell the truth; his body language and every facial expression are deceptive.
The Five Kage are the five biggest liars in the world.
In the original timeline, if it weren't for a series of unfortunate coincidences, the Five Kage Summit would still have been a process of constant probing, collusion, and mutual sabotage among the five villages.
Even within the Five Great Ninja Villages, none of the Kage after the First possessed the ability to command complete trust from everyone.
However, Senju Hashirama did change something. At least the ninjas of today are much more straightforward and honest than those of the Warring States period. Ninjas from different factions can even talk to each other. In the past, when people encountered fellow ninjas from different factions, they would only want to kill or torture them. No one would even consider talking to them.
Uchiha Itachi's personality and way of doing things are actually more like those of an old-school ninja.
Perhaps it was because he had been taught by Uchiha Shingen for a long time, but this trait allowed him to deal smoothly with Uchiha Madara, an old-fashioned Sengoku ninja.
Uchiha Itachi waved his hand, and the Anbu Ninja who had gathered around him silently retreated.
They all carried out Uchiha Itachi's orders thoroughly and did not try anything funny in front of Uchiha Madara.
"You're doing a good job." Uchiha Madara appreciated his disciplined approach.
For example, he believes that the Uchiha Clan lost to the Senju Clan because Uchiha Clan ninjas were more individualistic, thought too much, and therefore had weaker willpower.
So much so that some people surrendered during the war.
"You still haven't answered... No, never mind, it doesn't matter if you don't answer." Uchiha Madara suddenly remembered that the young man in front of him was a follower of the Will of Fire. He deliberately skipped over the topic. "Kid, is Leaf Village ready to go to war with me?"
"For my sake, I cannot tell you any information about the village," Uchiha Itachi replied bluntly.
"Oh?" Uchiha Madara found it interesting. "Even if the Hokage of Leaf Village is now surnamed Uchiha Clan?"
"Yes, although we are all Uchiha Clan, you are very different from us now."
"Interesting, tell me about it." Uchiha Madara temporarily abandoned his idea of immediately starting to inspect the goods.
You can inspect the goods at any time.
But through this stupid kid, we might be able to learn more about the current relationship between Leaf Village and the Uchiha Clan.
"You were one of the people who founded this village alongside the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, yet you were dissatisfied because no one in the Uchiha Clan was qualified to be Hokage at the time. You felt angry because you thought your clan members didn't understand you, but is it possible that your own stubbornness blinded you?"
"I see..." Uchiha Madara exclaimed as if he had discovered something amazing. "You think everyone in the village is one family?"
"Yes, the emergence of the Will of Fire was inevitable, Clan Head," Uchiha Itachi said in a low voice. "What you said back then, the clansmen can understand, but they also know very well that times have changed."
Uchiha Madara at Uchiha Itachi for a long time.
"Kid, do you know why I think the Uchiha Clan should have Hokage?"
"Because you believe that the clan, as the founder, should have special privileges," Uchiha Itachi said without hesitation.
Although Shingen always said that he didn't think before he spoke, this was the one thing that Uchiha Itachi couldn't completely accept.
Ever since Uchiha Shingen took him to the Hokage Rock when he was a child, he has been very careful to supplement his knowledge.
He no longer views things one-sidedly as before, and he understands why his family and village were so tense when he was young. He believes the key lies in the Police Force's blatant private privilege.
The Uchiha Clan once collectively felt they were not being treated fairly and saw no hope of producing Hokage. Before Uchiha Shingen began to influence the clan, they clung tightly to the "privileges" given to them by the Second Hokage, never letting go, and continued down the path of isolation.
Ultimately, the most fundamental political spirit and program of the "Will of Fire" is that all villagers are one, and no race should be treated differently.
Although in reality, apart from lone wolves with no family background, the youngest generation in Leaf Village still governs independently by each family, the priority of passing on family secret techniques is still higher than that of the official Leaf Village Ninja Academy, and people who are not from the same family have virtually no chance of learning their family's techniques. Family identity and sense of belonging are still far greater than identity and sense of belonging to the ninja village.
The gap between school education and the reality of the ninja village is too great. As long as large clans live together in close proximity, clan Ninjutsu is kept secret, and the higher-ups cannot escape the reality of private teaching between masters and disciples, no matter how many times the Ninja Academy shouts "all Konoha are family", it can only deceive naive children. But children always have to grow up.
The things the Uchiha Clan did, putting their clan above the village, were also done by other ninja clans. The only difference was that they didn't have the privilege of privatizing a department.
Uchiha Itachi believed that this privilege originated from the influence of Uchiha Madara. Senju Tobirama, who was pushing for democracy in Leaf Village, granted this privilege to the Uchiha Clan, which was completely contrary to his political platform. This was undoubtedly for political reasons.
"Privileges, huh..." Uchiha Madara narrowed his eyes slightly. "To be on the Senju Tobirama, let me ask you again. That bastard Tobirama Senju once said that the Uchiha Clan has an inherent flaw. What do you think of that statement?"
"I understand that the Second reached this conclusion based on his observations, experiences, and research, but his personal biases were kept to the level of personal likes and dislikes."
This answer prompted Uchiha Madara repeatedly.
He felt this tasted just right.
"That's right." He said to Uchiha Itachi, "You're exactly the kind of the Uchiha Clan I remember. You can't even detect the enemy's deception. Your talent cultivation is either incompetent or a mess. You lead your clan members with greed, short-sightedness, and no mobilization ability. It's lucky that you were able to hold out until Uchiha Shingen became active. For me, he's the only problem."
Uchiha Itachi was taken aback, then his expression changed.
"You actually intend to attack your own family?"
"Your acting was poor, too stiff," Uchiha Madara criticized. "But I don't care whether you perish or not. At that time, I decided to bear the name of the Uchiha Clan alone. You people who can take the enemy's words as truth, this name cannot be borne."
"I'm not deceiving you, I'm just stating the facts," Uchiha Itachi said. "If you hadn't been so radical, the clan wouldn't have ended up in that situation."
"Who understands Tobirama, you or I?" Uchiha Madara sneered. "If you don't die today, you can go back and consult Uchiha Shingen. He knows more about the Will of Fire than you do."
Chapter Sixty-Three: Uchiha Madara Wants to Have Fun When He Takes Action
Upon hearing the word "immortal," Uchiha Itachi moved.
After all, Uchiha Madara was a man who would act without hesitation.
As Uchiha Itachi leaped from the ground, the ground beneath his feet rippled like waves.
The world believes that the Uchiha Clan's Fire Release are unparalleled, and as the strongest member of the Uchiha Clan, Leaf Village Asura's mastery of fire-style techniques should be no less.
But that was the legendary Leaf Village Asura.
The true Leaf Village Asura, a master of all five elemental escape techniques, used Susanoo sparingly before obtaining the Eternal Mangekyo.
The Uchiha Clan is well aware of this.
To be fair, before Uchiha Shingen's debut, only Uchiha Madara was able to match the Hokage in strength, and after that, everyone fell far short.
The Susanoo technique is indeed very powerful, but it is divided into stages. Susanoo be considered "divine power," capable of chasing away Tailed Beasts and fighting ninja armies.
Before that, it was basically just a large-sized spirit beast or something similar, not as practical as Senjutsu.
Even the Mangekyo Sharingan Dōjutsu may not be able to dominate the battlefield.
Powerful Ninjutsu and powerful ninjas are not the same thing.
Therefore, although the Uchiha Clan was very famous, after Uchiha Madara left, no one in the Uchiha Clan could defeat Senju Tobirama, who was skilled in forbidden techniques. Not to mention that after Kagami Uchiha also passed away, they were completely crushed by the Sarutobi Clan at their peak.
In the original timeline, on the eve of the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Shimura Danzō and Sarutobi Hiruzen, even when working together, were still able to ensure the complete annihilation of the Uchiha Clan.
Uchiha Itachi may have many flaws, especially his inherited chuunibyou (delusional) tendencies, but his eyesight has never been impaired; he can clearly see who is strong and who is weak.
For Uchiha Madara, Dōjutsu were like Wood Release for Senju Hashirama.