Chapter 204: The Mastermind's Second Card

Chapter 204: Chapter 196 The Mastermind’s Second Card

Chapter 196: The Second Card of the Mastermind Behind the Scenes

Hearing these words, Uchiha Gen couldn’t help raising an eyebrow.

He also coveted the techniques on the Scroll of Seals.

Flying Thunder God, mutually multiplying Explosive Tags, Impure World Reincarnation, Multi-Shadow Clone Technique————

The forbidden techniques that Tobirama Senju spent his lifetime developing were all recorded on it; as long as a Ninja could learn just one, their combat power would immediately undergo a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering change.

What Uchiha Gen wanted most was, of course, the Flying Thunder God—no one would not want to learn such a powerful space-time Ninjutsu.

However, what the Third Hokage said earlier was reading the Scroll of Seals within a limited scope, and Uchiha Gen didn’t know if that old man would open up the Flying Thunder God for him to see.

After all, even though he was Orochimaru’s disciple, the designated Will of Fire successor by Mito Uzumaki during her lifetime, and had a politically reliable background, his true colors were still those of an Uchiha after all.

But to be honest, Uchiha Gen couldn’t say for sure whether he would be able to learn the Flying Thunder God.

That wasn’t something that could be done just by having Ninjutsu talent; it required supreme space-time Ninjutsu talent.

Even with the highest Ninjutsu talent, it would still be very hard to surpass Ninjutsu masters like Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru.

He definitely had space-time Ninjutsu talent himself, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to learn the Summoning Technique so quickly back then. However, while there were many people who could learn the Summoning Technique, looking across the entire Shinobi World, only Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze had ever properly learned the Flying Thunder God.

“Teacher Orochimaru, what does the chance to return to the village you mentioned refer to————”

“I have already arranged it.”

Orochimaru looked at Uchiha Gen and said, “Asuka Fortress has now been captured, laying down our foundational situation in the Land of Hot Springs. If we want to use this as a springboard to push further in, we will need more strength.”

Sarutobi-sensei had already issued transfer orders three days ago, dispatching the previous batch of rotated Ninja forces that had finished recuperating in the Land of Rain, as well as the senior Ninja Academy students who graduated early this year. Even Ninja clans like the Sarutobi, at the Third Hokage’s request, had drawn out a batch of reserve forces from within their clans.

Tomorrow, the two thousand reinforcements will arrive in the Land of Rain under the leadership of Senior Torifu.

By then, with Danzo and Senior Torifu holding down the fort here, along with the three heads of the Ino–Shika–Chō and eight thousand Ninja forces, even if we are not here, it will be enough to ensure temporary stability.

Even no matter how strong the Third Raikage and the others are, they cannot forcefully breach it. We can have a brief opportunity to return to the village and read the Scroll of Seals.

This matter has also received the approval of Teacher Hiruzen, and you can just use this opportunity to handle matters within your clan.

“It’s just that these are all I can do; after all, the rest is the family business of your Uchiha clan, and how to resolve it depends entirely on yourself.”

“I understand, Teacher Orochimaru. I am confident I can suppress the matters within the clan.”

Uchiha Gen nodded slightly toward Orochimaru.

Fortunately, the matter of him unlocking the Mangekyō Sharingan was only known to Uchiha Souya, and the latter had also obtained his consent, so nobody else knew about it yet.

By then, all troubles could be powerfully suppressed with this pair of eyes.

“Very good, then you can first help me arrange the affairs within the camp. Tomorrow, after finishing the handover with Senior Torifu, we will set off immediately.”

Orochimaru raised a hand to point at the large pile of documents on the desk, smiling at his own disciple.

He had already done so much for this precious disciple of his, so making Uchiha Gen work like a beast of burden for him for a day was only right and proper.

That same day, in the evening.

On the very top floor of the fortress, candlelight was bright.

Uchiha Gen closed the documents and rubbed his brow tiredly.

He was full of energy, and with the Sharingan, his spiritual power was naturally not weak either; however, dealing with these vexing and exhausting trivialities was completely different from high-intensity combat on the battlefield.

Although he picked up these matters very quickly under Orochimaru’s guidance, and both Orochimaru and Nara Shikahira rated him quite highly, Uchiha Gen still preferred the battlefield over doing this kind of work.

That was the place where the Uchiha bloodline could boil the most.

Fortunately, after being busy for more than ten hours straight, he finally finished processing the matters that needed to be handled. He only needed to go back, sleep, wake up, and tomorrow he could complete the handover and return to Konoha.

However, just as he returned to his room and was sleeping around two or three in the morning, the warning line and seals arranged in advance in front of the door were suddenly triggered by someone.

“Clang!”

The sound of the Sengoku Ninja Sword being unsheathed rang out, and Uchiha Gen sprang up from the bed all at once.

In the next instant, Uchiha Gen, clad in a green Konoha Shinobi flak jacket, appeared behind the intruder.

During wartime, even inside the relatively secure fortress, Uchiha Gen slept with his weapons ready so he could get up and fight at any moment.

In the pitch-black hallway, the crimson glow of the Sharingan reflected upon the Sengoku Ninja Sword, revealing the face of the newcomer.

“Si? Why is it you?”

Uchiha Gen put away the Sengoku Ninja Sword and looked at the newcomer to ask.

This person was also a clansman of his, named Uchiha Si, a Special Jonin with a Two-Tomoe Sharingan. At this moment, he had been frightened by Uchiha Gen’s action into activating his Two-Tomoe.

Although this was of no use, if Uchiha Gen hadn’t pulled back his hand in time, he would have instantly killed Uchiha Si just now.

“Lord Gen, something terrible has happened, Fugaku has gone missing! Right now, the Second Elder and Third Elder are leading people to look for you!”

Uchiha Si said to Uchiha Gen with an anxious look on his face.

“Fugaku has gone missing? The Second Elder and Third Elder are looking for me?”

Uchiha Gen took a deep breath through his nose, his chest rising and falling.

So, this was the second card that followed right after?

The timing was grasped so well; just on the night before he was to leave the fortress, this kind of business cropped up.

Thinking about it this way, Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu must definitely have a connection with one of Fugaku, the Second Elder, and the Third Elder, in order to have the capability to do such a thing.

“Perhaps it’s not a disappearance, but a voluntary departure.”

Uchiha Gen spoke softly.

The most likely candidate was Uchiha Fugaku.

This fellow was also an Uchiha with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, proficient in a variety of clan secret Ninjutsu. Although he was only in his early twenties, he was already a formidable Elite Jōnin.

If Uchiha Gen and the others didn’t make a move, there was practically no one in the entire camp who had the ability to quietly take down Uchiha Fugaku.

If he were to resist, it was impossible for him not to make a commotion.

Precisely because he was young, Fugaku still possessed some possibility of unlocking the Mangekyō Sharingan. Compared to the Second Elder and Third Elder, who were already in their forties or fifties and whose lifelong limits were already determined, he was more qualified to be chosen by Uchiha Madara as a successor.

Perhaps they had already mixed together long ago.

Considering Madara’s scheming against Obito in the original timeline, he was probably going to use this opportunity to make Fugaku fake his death to escape, take over Madara’s legacy, become the second Uchiha Madara, and handle the layout of the Eye of the Moon Plan in the Shinobi World for him.

And they probably hadn’t let go of their thoughts regarding him either, wanting to take advantage of this opportunity to target him as well.