Jiraiya Arrives
Just as the battle erupted at the Hokage Building, within the Uchiha Compound, as if receiving a signal, Setsuna Uchiha's eyes lit up, and the Uchiha Clan members who had been poised to attack all turned to look at Setsuna Uchiha.
"Tekka, Inabi, Yashiro! Each of you will lead a portion of your tribesmen on an expedition..."
"Immediately proceed to the Root 'Tekka base and contact Captain Yamakaze to annihilate the Root rebels! Inabi should keep the Hokage's direct Anbu teams occupied as much as possible, and eliminate any strong resistance fighters. Yashiro, immediately notify all the major clans that Shimura Danzō's Root has betrayed Konoha, Uchiha Clan Konoha Military Police Force is currently suppressing the traitors. Konoha is under martial law. Hopefully, they can restrain their clansmen. Afterward, you will constantly monitor the movements of the other major clans, and avoid engaging them unless absolutely necessary..."
"Yes!" Watching his clansmen depart in droves, Setsuna Uchiha that the key to this coup was to prevent the other major clans of Konoha from getting involved. If they faced a combined attack from all the major clans of Konoha, no matter how powerful the Uchiha Clan was, they couldn't possibly wipe out everyone in Konoha...
However... as an elder of the Uchiha Clan, he was naturally familiar with what these families were like. While they might appear completely obedient to the Hokage during ordinary missions, getting them to pledge their entire clan's loyalty in crucial moments like this, where only the victor prevails, was a very difficult task...
At most, only one or two people will be killed; afterward, whoever wins can explain themselves away...
"No matter what, Root must be wiped out! Danzo and his Root group pose too great a threat to the Uchiha Clan..." Looking at the video footage brought back by Inabi and Tekka, Setsuna smiled slightly. Every Konoha Ninja understood that this battle was a military coup by the Uchiha Clan, but the Uchiha Clan didn't see it that way...
After all, it was Shimura Danzō who struck first... He was the traitor...
The Uchiha Clan, in charge of the Konoha Security Department, has the authority to deal with such internal strife... but what can they do when they can't contact the Lord Hokage right now...?
Watching his clansmen depart one after another, and as the plan was being implemented step by step, Setsuna Uchiha still felt a sense of unease. No matter how much preparation was made, the uncertainty of the situation always made one anxious...
"Everyone else! Follow me to the Hokage Building to aid the Lord Third! To quell the Shimura Clan rebellion!" He shouted the righteous order, but behind his back, he subtly made a hand gesture. Several hawkish loyalists following behind nodded slightly, and they headed towards the Shimura Clan and Sarutobi Clan...
The Uchiha Clan has many members, and although Setsuna Uchiha is currently in power, it is not a monolithic entity. No one can make everyone think the same way. Even a coup needs a plausible excuse, even if it's just a cover-up, it still has a legitimate reason...
Some things, even if everyone knows the truth, have a plausible 'fig leaf' that provides everyone with a way to compromise...
"It seems the Uchiha Clan is truly determined to use all its strength to overthrow the Third's rule, or die trying..." Outside the Uchiha Clan's territory, on a towering tree, two figures appeared out of nowhere.
The voice of Obito Uchiha, wearing a mask, came through, but Itachi Uchiha ignored it.
Just watching as Setsuna Uchiha issued his orders and his clansmen departed one by one, executing the established plan methodically as if everything was under his control, one couldn't help but feel a greater sense of respect for this elder of the Uchiha Clan, who had been active since the time of the Second...
"It's our turn... Jiraiya should be here soon..." Itachi Uchiha glanced at Zetsu and said.
Zetsu had already sensed Jiraiya before; he was moving incredibly fast, rapidly approaching Konoha from the eastern forest. The moment the battle in Konoha began, his speed increased even further. Itachi Uchiha had no intention of interfering in the Uchiha Clan's power grab, but he had to stop Jiraiya...
'We absolutely must not let him affect Lord Kato...'
"Can I take this as your request?" Obito Uchiha glanced at the Hokage Building billowing thick smoke, his brow furrowing slightly. Just now, Zetsu had told him that a major battle was simultaneously taking place in the direction of the Konoha Security Department. Zetsu was already investigating who was behind it, but Obito Uchiha inexplicably felt that things were slipping further and further out of his control...
"Of course, after this, I will leave Konoha and become a missing-nin, joining the Akatsuki that Madara mentioned..."
"That's fine then..."
Despite some lingering doubts, Obito Uchiha smiled slightly, knowing that having Itachi Uchiha join the Akatsuki and fill the vacancy of the last official member made the trip worthwhile. He waved his hand without saying another word, and the three of them headed towards Jiraiya's inevitable route.
"Who?" Jiraiya, saw thick smoke rising from the Hokage Building and knew something was wrong. He moved very fast, but he also knew that Konoha was in great danger at the moment and did not give up sensing the danger.
The moment he crossed the Konoha wall, a figure rushed straight towards him. Had the figure not shown no hostility, he probably would have already attacked...
"Lord Jiraiya! You're finally back!" As he spoke, Kakashi Hatake removed his mask and looked at Jiraiya with a solemn expression.
"Did Teacher Sarutobi send you to wait for me here?" "What's the situation in Konoha now?" "Besides the Uchiha Clan, who else are the enemies?" Jiraiya was anxious, and his tone quickened as he asked questions one after another. He knew the Uchiha Clan well. Apart from Fugaku Uchiha, who barely reached the Kage Level, the others were not a threat. The Third must have sensed that there was some other conspiracy when he called him back!
"Orochimaru! Orochimaru is back!" Kakashi Hatake stopped wasting words and directly informed Jiraiya of the current situation in Konoha, including Orochimaru leading his subordinates to set up a barrier to assassinate the Third, the other clans of Konoha sitting idly by and watching the conflict unfold, with only a few clan members being sent out, Uchiha Clan having imposed martial law on the entire village to surround the Anbu Ninja...
Jiraiya's brow furrowed more and more Jiraiya listened. He hadn't underestimated the chaos caused by the Uchiha Clan rebellion, but he hadn't expected Orochimaru to come, and for Konoha to be at a disadvantage from the very first exchange...
"Orochimaru... He actually joined forces with the Uchiha Clan? What is he trying to do!" Upon hearing Orochimaru's name, a complex emotion flashed in Jiraiya's eyes. He had always firmly believed that Orochimaru loved Konoha, but he never expected...
"Lord Jiraiya! Most of the village's ninja are leaderless! If we rescue the Lord Third, the Uchiha Clan will be no threat, and we will surely be able to reverse the tide in an instant..."
"Where 'Danzo? What about the other two elders? Are they also tied up with Orochimaru?" Jiraiya felt something was amiss. Why was it that Kakashi Hatake hadn't mentioned anything about Root in relation to dealing with the Uchiha Clan...?
"Shimura Danzō? He's probably dead now... As for Elders Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, we took care of them on the way here..." The sudden voice startled Kakashi Hatake and Jiraiya; they hadn't sensed anyone suspicious approaching...
Before the words were even finished, space distorted, and the figures of Obito Uchiha and Zetsu appeared. Several dark crows materialized out of thin air, and Itachi Uchiha also appeared there...
"Two Uchiha Clan ..." Jiraiya's eyes narrowed slightly Jiraiya looked at the newcomers. It seemed that in the years since he left Konoha, some new geniuses had emerged from the Uchiha Clan. One of the Uchiha Clan Jiraiya n't determine his age, but the boy with tear stains on his face was probably only fourteen or fifteen years old, yet he was so fearless, as if he had been lying in ambush here...
"You two think you can stop me here?" A slight smile played on his lips as he glanced towards the Hokage Building. If it were Orochimaru, Jiraiya knew Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength; even in his old age, he could still hold his own for a while. However, he needed to get there quickly; he couldn't let Konoha continue to descend into chaos...
"Alright, let's finish this quickly... You're blocking our way!"
Jiraiya about to make his move, but Obito Uchiha, seeing Kakashi Hatake's mask removed, felt a surge of complex emotions at that familiar face. 'Kakashi Hatake... he's here too...' But in an instant, his eyes turned cold. 'Perfect, I'll take back that Sharingan...'
Thinking back to how foolish he had once entrusted one of his Sharingan to Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha couldn't help but scoff inwardly. The mistake he made back then, he would make amends for today...
"Itachi, you hold off Jiraiya for now..." Without explaining anything, Obito Uchiha instantly attacked, his figure disappearing into space. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Kakashi Hatake, his hand aimed directly at Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan...
"I'll block Jiraiya...?" Itachi Uchiha's face held a hint of fighting spirit. Although he hadn't awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan for very long, in the past year or so, he had fully mastered Mangekyō Sharingan power, and he genuinely wanted to try out these new techniques...
"This is..." Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan instantly activated as he watched the masked man rush towards him. However, the masked man's seemingly spatial movement still startled him. Barely dodging the masked man's attack, Kakashi Hatake hurled several Shuriken, but Shuriken seemed to hit thin air, passing straight through the masked man's body without causing any damage.
Seeing this, Kakashi Hatake's face also showed a hint of solemnity and shock; he seemed to have realized something...
"This technique..." Jiraiya had intended to finish off the Uchiha Clan brat in front of him immediately and head towards the Hokage Building, but after glancing at the masked man's technique, a flash of anger suddenly appeared in his eyes...
"You are the mysterious person from that day!"
"The culprit Nine-Tails Rebellion! The one who murdered Minato Namikaze and his wife!!!" After Minato Namikaze's death, Jiraiya grieved. From the Third, he learned the whole story and the existence of the mysterious man. Over the years, he searched for Orochimaru, investigated the mysterious Akatsuki, and also sought out the mysterious man who killed his dearest disciple...
"Unexpectedly... I searched high and low without finding it, but then I turned around and there it was!"
"Kakashi Hatake! Itachi Uchiha is yours!" Fueled by rage, Jiraiya ignored Itachi Uchiha was not far away, formed hand Hand Seals, and rushed straight towards Obito Uchiha.
If it weren't for this mysterious man, Minato Namikaze and his wife would still be alive, and Konoha would never have become like this. This masked man is the root of all evil!!!
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!" Jiraiya unleashed a massive fireball that Obito Uchiha, but Obito Uchiha merely smiled dismissively as the fireball passed right through his body.
"Wind Release: Blowing Wind!" Obito Uchiha instantly Hand Seals and exhaled a howling wind, blowing Jiraiya's fireball closer to the Konoha. With the help of the wind, the fire instantly spread and threatened to engulf large areas of Konoha's houses.
"Not good!" Jiraiya was instantly shocked. In his anger, he attacked recklessly, almost forgetting that he was in Konoha...
"Water Release: Waterfall Technique!" In the instant this tragedy occurred, Kakashi Hatake swiftly Hand Seals, and a massive wave of water rushed towards the fireball, extinguishing the flames in an instant, allowing Jiraiya to breathe a slight sigh of relief...
'It seems we must finish this quickly, and we can't use any overly powerful techniques...' Jiraiya stared intently at Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, having used the Waterfall Technique, was already being closed in on by Itachi Uchiha. Unable to dodge in time, he could only avoid vital points, and a burst of blood suddenly appeared as Kunai slashed a large wound across his chest...
If he hadn't dodged in time... he would probably have been killed in one blow...
"Summoning Jutsu!" Seeing this, Jiraiya instantly used the Summoning Jutsu to summon two old Toad and one large Toad.
"Gamabunta! Hold off the masked man for a while, then go help Kakashi Hatake... Fukasaku- sama, Shima, it's time to use that move..." Jiraiya's eyes flashed. Although he believed he could defeat the mysterious man even without Sage Mode, he couldn't use powerful Ninjutsu in Konoha. To finish the battle quickly, he had to use Sage Mode to deliver the final blow!
"Little Jiraiya... is he really going to use that move here?" Fukasaku and Shima glanced at Obito Uchiha, and seeing Jiraiya's slightly serious expression, they didn't hesitate any longer and jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulders...
"Is this the guy I had to stop...?" Gamabunta's massive body slammed down, shaking the ground. Before he could even draw his enormous katana, Obito Uchiha's attack had already arrived.
Although Obito Uchiha didn't know much about Jiraiya, he knew that the other side seemed to be preparing some kind of Ninjutsu. In short, he couldn't let the enemy get what he wanted, so he instantly Hand Seals.
"Wood Release: Wood Release: Hellish Rampage!" To deal with a behemoth like Gamabunta, only a powerful technique could be used. Obito Uchiha didn't hold back, unleashing a torrent of Wood Release techniques. Huge wooden spikes spiraled out of the ground and suddenly pierced through. The moment Gamabunta jumped away, the wooden spikes seemed to sense his movement, chasing after him in the direction he was moving, as if they wanted to kill him with a single blow...
"Damn it! Get out of my way, you annoying thing!" The katana in his hand kept flying, trying to cut the wooden splinter, but the twisted tree was unusually tough. The katana swept across and cut a little, but it seemed to be stuck in it. A force traveled along the katana to Gamabunta.
"No! Break!" Bunta jerked away from the vines that were about to cling to his katana, Gamabunta relieved. If he had been any slower, his prized weapon would have been gone forever...
"This guy's really tough... Jiraiya, you bastard! Are you done yet?!"