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Chapter 142: Uchiha Katori
The other ninja could feel the pressure radiating from Katori's chakra. It had been a long time since they had seen the Mangekyou Sharingan in action.
Even the new generation had never witnessed it. The only person with a Mangekyou Sharingan was Uchiha Katori.
"Tell me, why do you want to know if I've awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan or if I can use wood style?" Katori asked in a cold voice.
"Calm down, Katori," replied Clan Leader Uchiha Karumo.
Katori stopped the chakra pressure but kept her Mangekyou Sharingan activated. The genin, who had been crushed by her chakra, could finally breathe, it was too overwhelming for them to handle.
"I want to know the real reason you elders summoned me," demanded Katori.
"What do you think about Konoha and the Uchiha?" asked Uchiha Karumo.
"Konoha? We're living well here. Our salaries are so high that other clans are jealous of us," replied Katori.
Her Mangekyou Sharingan detected no deception in Karumo's question, he genuinely wanted her opinion on the matter.
"And what about your friend Sarutobi Hiruzen?" Karumo asked. "Or should I say, your former friend?"
Katori's anger flared as she raised her voice.
"What are you getting at, old man?"
"First, tell me what you think of him, and I'll respond based on your answer," Karumo replied calmly.
Katori sensed no lies from him, and it was clear he was serious.
"I don't trust him anymore," Katori stated, then glared at the Uchiha clan leader.
"Thank you for your answer," Karumo smiled. "Now, do you know about the Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki?"
"They're family, aren't they?" Katori responded.
"Correct," said Karumo, turning back to the other Uchiha present. "The Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Senju are all descendants of Hagoromo Otsutsuki."
Suddenly, a young man raised his hand.
"Tenmu, do you have a question?" Karumo asked.
"If we're family, why have we been at war for almost 1,000 years?" Tenmu questioned.
"An interesting question," Karumo replied. "We've wondered the same. But the truth is, someone deliberately made us fight one another."
The room stirred with the new knowledge and even Katori, who had been angry just moments ago, became intrigued. Her Mangekyou Sharingan detected no lies from Karumo, making her even more eager to learn a truth that not even her teacher, Mito, had uncovered.
---Katori Choice---
"After they die, their chakra was inherited by their descendants," said Karumo.
"Does that mean someone in our clan could inherit Uchiha Madara's power?" asked one of the Uchiha.
"Not yet. Perhaps the chakra is observing us first," Karumo replied.
Katori watched the clan leader closely, and she could tell he wasn't lying. She smiled and decided to ask her question.
"Master Mito told me that it was Uchiha Setsuna who revealed the Uchiha and Senju are actually siblings. But I've never heard in detail that the war between the Senju and Uchiha was caused by someone wanting to see us fight."
"Yes, Uchiha Setsuna was the one who gathered all this information. He's the one who informed us about the war that happened 1,000 years ago," Karumo confirmed.
"So, what's the real reason for calling me here?" Katori asked.
"We're aware of your wood style. Even if you've inherited it, you can't use it like Hashirama. What we truly want to know is. What will you do about your former friend, Sarutobi Hiruzen?" Karumo replied.
"Why Sarutobi?" Katori asked.
"Haven't you noticed? For the past few months, he's been funneling most of the village's resources to his clan. Unlike Tobirama, he refuses to dissolve the clan name," said Karumo.
"Hmph," Katori sighed.
"We want to know what your next step is," Karumo said.
"First, regarding my wood style—it won't become a weapon against the Senju or Uchiha. Instead, it will be a shield to protect both clans," Katori declared loudly. "And I will not follow Sarutobi Hiruzen."
The meeting that night went smoothly. Katori felt relieved that her clan was good to her and didn't have the same hidden motives as Sarutobi and his allies.
---Konoha---
The village prospered under the rule of Sarutobi Hiruzen, but behind that peace, a storm was brewing among Konoha's higher-ups.
"Hiruzen, the Senju have crossed the line," said Danzo.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu frowned at this. They knew they couldn't act against the Senju clan easily. Their teacher, Senju Tobirama, had passed the position of Kage to Hiruzen, and the Senju had always been their strongest supporters.
Even though many Senju had removed their clan name, people still recognized them. Several Senju elders had supported Tobirama's decision to appoint Hiruzen as Hokage.
Hiruzen felt indebted and genuinely wanted to do the best for Konoha, but he now found himself in a dilemma, as the Senju had become a thorn in his side.
"What do you propose, Danzo?" asked Hiruzen.
Danzo closed his eyes, contemplating something.
"Do you have a list of the Senju who have become civilians in Konoha?" Danzo asked.
"Yes, I have all their names," Hiruzen replied.
"There are too many descendants of the Senju," Danzo said. "We need to reduce that number."
"Danzo!" Koharu frowned.
"But they are the clan of our teacher!" Homura protested.
Elsewhere, the invisible form of Senju Hashirama and Tobirama were enraged by Danzo's suggestion. They wanted to strike him, but their chakra bodies passed through Danzo body.
"It all depends on you, Hiruzen," Danzo continued. "I'm not forcing you to kill the Senju outright, but there are ways to reduce their numbers quietly."
Hiruzen felt a growing headache. Now, the burden of dealing with the Senju clan fell on him. Unlike in the original timeline, where most of the Senju had supported him and Uzumaki Mito stood by his side, things had changed. In this timeline, Uzumaki Mito had grown suspicious, and many Senju elite had not taken the injection of the wood style experiments because Tobirama had forbidden them from implanting wood style into their bodies.
These Senju were aware that having too much yang chakra could turn them into trees. In the original timeline, many of them perished during Tobirama's reign because they offered their body to be implanted with Hashirama wood style, and over time, the remaining Senju descendants also died due to Danzo's wood style experiments. Most of the silent killings against the Senju were orchestrated by Danzo, not Hiruzen. Even though Hiruzen knew about it, he chose not to stop it.
"How about sending some Senju members on impossible missions?" Danzo suggested. "If they die, it won't be your doing. It will just seem like they were too weak and fell at the hands of the enemy."
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