Chapter 80: The Two Elders Are Plotting Again? I’ve Been Waiting for You

"You’re crazy! You still want to provoke Uchiha Reiji?"

Homura Mitokado stared at Koharu Utatane in shock.

Hadn’t last night’s scare been enough?

And now she wanted to court death again?!

Yesterday, after the extermination operation had been decided, Hiruzen Sarutobi had remained at the Hokage Building while he and Koharu Utatane had returned to their respective homes.

But then!

The perfectly planned extermination operation had encountered an unexpected change!

The Uchiha Clan had been prepared in advance and easily dealt with the shinobi sent to carry out the extermination.

The entire Sarutobi Clan had even been wiped out!

He had been able to see Uchiha Reiji’s Susanoo from his home, despite the distance!

That golden giant, with its terrifying aura, had reminded him of Uchiha Madara from back then.

Faced with such power, he hadn’t even had the courage to go and support Hiruzen Sarutobi!

As for now.

He wanted nothing more than to honestly pretend he didn’t exist, terrified that Uchiha Reiji would notice that he had also participated in the Uchiha Clan’s extermination.

"Listen to me first!"

Koharu Utatane frowned.

"If someone from the Uchiha Clan takes the position of Hokage later, regardless of whether it’s Uchiha Reiji or someone else, the authority in our hands will be gone, won’t it?"

Homura Mitokado nodded.

Of course.

Although he was reluctant to give up his authority, there were things that mattered more.

Uchiha Reiji had dared to chase down Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, without restraint inside the village.

If Reiji wanted to cut down a Council Elder like him, he probably wouldn’t hesitate either!

"I’m not crazy either. I wouldn’t provoke Uchiha Reiji at a time like this."

Koharu Utatane still felt lingering fear.

The Susanoo that had raced through the streets of Konoha last night had frightened her badly as well.

But!

That didn’t mean they were helpless against Uchiha Reiji!

"You also know about Second Hokage-sensei’s research into the Mangekyo Sharingan. One important piece of information is that the Mangekyo Sharingan gradually causes blindness if it’s used too much!"

"What if we use various methods to force Uchiha Reiji to use his Mangekyo, consuming his ocular power until he gradually goes blind?"

Koharu Utatane spoke with confidence.

Homura Mitokado pondered for a moment before nodding.

That really was feasible.

As for how to force Uchiha Reiji to use his Mangekyo, that was simple.

The Hokage of Konoha had been killed.

What if another village invaded?

At that time, they could send Uchiha Reiji out to fight.

Faced with powerful enemies, he would inevitably have to use his Mangekyo Sharingan!

Gradually, Homura Mitokado also began to agree with Koharu Utatane’s plan and continued thinking aloud:

"In that case, we’ll need to maintain a superficial relationship with Uchiha Reiji for a while. We’ll have to acknowledge his control over Konoha’s authority, perhaps even support him in becoming Hokage."

"Then we’ll send him out to fight as Hokage and consume his ocular power!"

As Homura Mitokado spoke, his eyes began to shine!

This way, they could first preserve the authority in their hands.

Of course, to accomplish that, they might have to temporarily submit to Uchiha Reiji and support him in becoming Hokage.

After that, they would consume Uchiha Reiji’s ocular power until he went blind, while using the war to weaken the Uchiha Clan through various means!

These were precisely the things they were good at!

Once Uchiha Reiji was blind and the Uchiha Clan’s strength had declined, wouldn’t Konoha’s authority still belong to them?

The two quickly reached a consensus.

Immediately afterward, they sent people to notify the village’s jonin, the heads of the various shinobi clans, and the leaders of the various departments and organizations, preparing to hold a meeting.

On the streets of Konoha.

" Kakashi, do I really understand nothing?"

Might Guy’s expression was somewhat bitter.

Earlier, Kakashi had already told him what Reiji had said after using genjutsu to knock him unconscious.

"If you can’t understand anything or see what’s really going on, then don’t recklessly burn your youth and end up becoming someone else’s tool."

So this was how Reiji viewed him?

Kakashi sighed and said,

"There are many things that even I can’t fully understand."

"All I can say is that the Third Hokage isn’t the benevolent old man he appears to be."

Then Kakashi told him about the sudden change of shifts among the ANBU.

"An ANBU shift change... What does that prove?"

Might Guy scratched his head, completely confused.

What did that have to do with Reiji chasing the Third Hokage?

"It means the Third Hokage may have been planning to take some action against the Uchiha Clan beforehand, and that this action was something even someone like me, an ANBU member, couldn’t know about."

"And Reiji chasing the Third Hokage may also have been a countermeasure against that action."

Kakashi slowly explained.

Might Guy pulled at his hair in distress.

He could understand every individual word, but once they were put together, he couldn’t understand them at all.

Seeing this, Kakashi could only sigh.

Trying to explain this sort of thing to Guy was completely hopeless.

Meanwhile, many influential figures in Konoha were making their way toward the Hokage Building.

Some traveled together, discussing the matter among themselves.

"Did the Third Hokage really die? Was he killed by Uchiha Reiji?"

"Yes. And I heard that not only did the Third Hokage die, but the entire Sarutobi Clan was wiped out by the Uchiha Clan!"

"No wonder. That golden giant last night was so terrifying. Even I, a jonin, felt my legs go weak and my heart turn cold from so far away. It’s understandable that the Third Hokage couldn’t defeat him."

"I heard that the huge explosion at the end of last night was also caused by a jutsu used by Uchiha Reiji."

"How old is Uchiha Reiji? To think he’s already this powerful!"

"I heard that golden giant is some kind of power belonging to the Uchiha Clan called Susanoo..."

Before long.

The jonin of Konoha, the heads of the shinobi clans, and the leaders of the various departments and organizations had all arrived at the Hokage Building and gathered in the conference room.

This included members of the Uchiha Clan.

However, an entire circle was left empty around the Uchiha Clan!

No one dared approach them!

Many people cautiously glanced at Reiji, who was sitting among the Uchiha Clan members, fear unmistakable in their eyes.

Soon afterward.

Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane appeared together.

"We summoned everyone today because there are some important matters regarding Konoha’s future that need to be settled."

"Now that the Third Hokage is gone, Konoha still needs to decide on a new Hokage as soon as possible."

"I wonder what the Uchiha Clan thinks about this?"

Homura Mitokado forced an ingratiating expression onto his face as he addressed Reiji.

It was truly humiliating!

He was a dignified Council Elder of Konoha, yet he had to lower himself like this!

And the person he had to lower himself before was a member of the Uchiha Clan!

Homura Mitokado couldn’t help sighing.

There was nothing he could do.

The situation was stronger than the person, so he could only endure for now.

Once Uchiha Reiji’s Mangekyo ocular power was gradually exhausted and he became blind, there would be no need to be so courteous to the Uchiha Clan anymore!

"I have no opinion. If we’re only talking about the small position of Hokage, I have absolutely no interest."

Reiji spoke on behalf of the Uchiha Clan.

As he looked at the two Council Elders, curiosity appeared in his eyes.

These two old bastards were actually taking this attitude?

Had they truly submitted?

Or were they plotting something?

If they had submitted, did they really think he would believe they had nothing to do with the Uchiha Clan’s extermination?

But if they were plotting something, where had they gotten the courage?

Hearing Reiji’s words, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane were both stunned.

Not only the two of them.

Everyone else participating in the meeting was also dumbfounded.

The Uchiha Clan had clearly succeeded in their coup, yet they didn’t intend to compete for the position of Hokage?

Then why had they staged the coup?

Even with Nara Shikaku’s intelligence, he was completely bewildered at this moment and had no idea what the Uchiha Clan intended to do.

"N-no interest in becoming Hokage... Then you..."

Homura Mitokado’s thoughts were completely scrambled.

If they didn’t want to become Hokage, then why had they come here today?

Reiji’s lips curled into a smile that he could barely contain.

"Although I don’t know what the two of you are plotting, that doesn’t matter. We’ll find out soon enough."

"I’ve been waiting for this moment."

"Why do you think I didn’t kill the two of you earlier?"

Exposing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s true nature would naturally be far more convincing if these two people, who had been members of Konoha’s F4 alongside him, confessed it themselves!

As he spoke, Reiji directly activated his Sharingan.

In an instant, both Council Elders fell under his genjutsu.

"Come on. Tell everyone exactly what happened before and after the Uchiha Clan extermination last night."

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