Chapter 12: Naka Shrine
However.
This bad news is for the Hidden Leaf Village.
Masashi saw a glimmer of his opportunity from it, but whether he could execute it smoothly depends on his performance next.
"Yes, it's not long since the Third Ninja World War ended, but the Hidden Cloud Village is so aggressive. After the riot that night, the Hidden Cloud Village had the most intense reaction. Later, they probably took into account the reaction of the Hidden Rock Village and didn't take action. Now, for some reason, the Fourth Raikage decided to strengthen the border forces. According to the traditions of the previous Raikages and the Hidden Cloud Village, this is by no means a trivial matter."
As Elder Yasuharu, who is already fifty years old.
He has experienced many Ninja World Wars. In his youth, he also killed countless enemies on the battlefield. Elder Yasuharu has had different battles with ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Rock Village, the Hidden Mist Village, and the Hidden Sand Village. Among them, the Hidden Cloud Village left the most profound impression on Elder Yasuharu.
The abnormal adjustment of the forces of the Hidden Cloud Village this time is not aimless.
Masashi also agrees with this point.
And the call-up order issued directly by Sarutobi Hiruzen is the best proof.
But the only thing that makes Masashi puzzled is.
"Will the Third Generation feel at ease to call up the ninjas of the Uchiha clan to the front line? Or is there something fishy about it?"
Even if he thinks this is his chance.
But it is also important to note that it has only been half a year since the Nine-Tails Rebellion, and the mastermind behind the scenes, Uchiha Obito, has not revealed his identity at all. The Uchiha clan is even more vigilant and fearful. It is difficult for Masashi not to doubt whether there is any special intention in the call-up order of the Third Generation.
But for a while.
Masashi still can't guess what the trick is.
He can only suppress it for the time being.
Take one step at a time and see what happens. After all, he is now the passive party.
If he wants to turn the tables.
He must bear the psychological pressure brought by this adverse situation.
Elder Yasuharu, who was walking in the front, didn't know that in those few seconds, Masashi had already thought about so many things. Instead, he was pleased and satisfied that his junior had not only improved his strength rapidly in the past six months but also had further growth in thought and capacity.
In their lineage, the younger generation could only rely on Shisui before.
It seemed a bit weak, but now there was an extra Masashi; at least the status in the clan would not be so embarrassing.
Although the contradiction between the clan and the village became somewhat obvious, Elder Yasuharu, who had experienced the period of the second generation Hokage, Senju Tobirama, really didn't think it was a big deal. You know, the Uchiha had launched a small rebellion at the time, and then it was suppressed by the second-generation Hokage, Senju Tobirama.
It can be said that during this period, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, did not predict that the Uchiha clan would be almost completely wiped out in the future, let alone the elders of the clan such as Uchiha Yasuharu.
Masashi felt that there was a special intention in the arrangement of the Third Hokage.
Elder Yasuharu thought it was a very normal thing.
The conflict occurred on the border.
To prevent accidents.
The Hokage summoned the clan leaders of the major ninja clans to discuss the deployment of troops in advance. Isn't this a common thing?
On the contrary, the ninja clans should think carefully about how to adjust the personnel deployment so as not to hurt the vitality of their clan because of a certain war.
And it was when Elder Yasuharu and Shoshi were thinking about different ideas.
The two also came to the stone steps of the Naka Shrine, the forbidden place of the clan.
As a young generation who upgraded his Sharingan to the level of three magatama half a year ago and could even compete with Uchiha Shisui head-on (the news was deliberately released by Elder Yasuharu), with the nomination of Elder Yasuharu, Masashi naturally had the qualifications to participate in the clan gathering.
In the past six months.
Masashi has participated in three or four clan gatherings.
But in these clan gatherings.
Masashi did not say a word; one was that the time had not come yet, and the other was that he was still in the stage of familiarizing himself with the environment.
Speaking rashly.
It will only make him a laughing stock or even put him in a disadvantageous situation.
But today is different.
Even if Masashi still has some concerns about whether there are some dangerous factors in this Hokage recruitment order, it must be said that this is a good opportunity.
In the village and the clan, it is easy for Masashi to be restricted in all aspects. Only by leaving here can he let go!
That's right!
Masashi's goal is to be on the list of the clan sent to the front line to fight against the Hidden Cloud Village. Masashi is not sure whether there is a part of the plot in the original work, but there is still friction between the Hidden Cloud Village and Konoha after the Third War. Masashi remembers that the famous Hinata Hyuga was abducted and forced to commit suicide by Hyuga Hizashi. Wasn't it caused by the arrival of the Hidden Cloud Village peace delegation?
In other words, before this, there must have been more intense friction between the two major Ninja villages of Konoha and Hidden Cloud, which is why it is necessary to send a delegation to sign a corresponding armistice agreement.
Therefore, the matter of the Hidden Cloud Village dispatching troops to suppress the border of the Land of Fire this time is a plot in the original work. It is uncertain whether the Uchiha clan has corresponding personnel sent to the front line, but Masashi will make it a fait accompli this time!
"Is the risk half and half? It's worth a try!"
When Masashi stepped onto the stone steps and came to the main hall of the shrine, a faint cold light was faintly revealed in his black and white pupils at this moment, and he thought silently in his heart.
Afterward, Masashi also followed Elder Yasuharu and stepped into the main hall of Naka Shrine. From the seventh tatami mat on the right, he slowly entered the secret room, where the clan gathered through a dark underground stone staircase passage exposed by the lifting of the tatami mat.
When the two arrived.
The spacious secret room inside was already crowded with people.
Forty or fifty clansmen wearing Konoha's jonin uniforms or the iconic black clothes of the Uchiha clan had gathered here. According to the positions that had been determined long ago, they kneeled there solemnly.
In the front position of these kneeling clansmen.
There is a sunken space.
On it stands a stone tablet with special characters written on it.
This stone tablet is one of the biggest "driving forces" in the original story.
At least Uchiha Madara was deceived by the contents recorded on this "stone tablet" and did all kinds of things later.
When Masashi came to this secret room for the first time, he couldn't help but look at the stone tablet twice more.
Now, of course, he can ignore it.
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