Naruto: Starting With Tenseigan C128 (Patreon)

Chapter 128: The Secret of Mangekyo? Exterminating Pests and Shooting the Sun!

"Hey, you can go home now, why aren't you looking a bit happier?"

On the road from the Land of Fire to the Land of Hot Springs.

Hyuga Makoto and Uchiha Izumi walked side by side, and walking silently in front of them was the Fourth Raikage, whose whole body was bound with Chakra sealing equipment.

Even though this Fourth Raikage had lost an arm, his posture remained upright, yet his back appeared so desolate.

He remained silent all the way, simply walking ahead quietly, obviously looking preoccupied.

Seeing this, Hyuga Makoto couldn't help asking with a trace of amusement.

"Although your situation probably won't be very good when you go back this time, at least you're still alive."

"I'd rather die!"

The Fourth Raikage turned his head back, his gaze clearly carrying murderous intent.

"You Konoha folks are still as hypocritical as ever, making people sick. Do you really think I don't know what you're plotting?"

"You must have misunderstood; we aren't plotting anything at all."

Hyuga Makoto blinked and looked innocently at Uchiha Izumi beside him.

"Izumi, aren't we just escorting him over for the exchange? We shouldn't have any other missions, right?"

Uchiha Izumi pressed her lips together. Although she found it a bit hard to hold back, she still nodded.

"That's right, we only have this one mission..."

But what comes after the mission is simply too terrifying!

Uchiha Izumi finally learned firsthand just how terrifying Sandaime Hokage-sama really was this time.

He was going to quietly drive Hidden Cloud Village to absolute ruin!

However, she also felt it wasn't a big deal. Over the past few days, she had carefully reviewed the Anbu's file data regarding Hidden Cloud Village.

For a moment, she even felt that Sandaime Hokage was still being too lenient.

"Hmph, keep deceiving yourselves!"

Unfortunately, the Fourth Raikage didn't buy it at all, and his voice sounded utterly indifferent.

"Especially you, actually coming up with such a vicious plan. You truly live up to being a Ninja nurtured by Konoha!"

"Huh?"

Uchiha Izumi blinked and cast a puzzled glance at Hyuga Makoto.

She really had no idea what Hyuga Makoto had done this time.

But Hyuga Makoto didn't care at all. He shrugged and said,

"Weren't those all good deeds done by you? Besides, I stated them openly and aboveboard, which is still better than a group of bandits and scum like you."

"Brat, I've remembered you."

The Fourth Raikage's body paused slightly, his eyes filled with ferocity.

"I believe we will meet again in the future!"

"Mm, I have no doubt about that either."

Hyuga Makoto smiled indifferently and nodded meaningfully.

"We will definitely meet, rest assured..."

Meeting was an inevitability; after all, his clone side had already prepared everything.

As long as this guy chose to return to the Land of Lightning, their interception and assassination would begin!

Putting everything else aside, this guy's head was worth two small targets.

Since they were enemies with each other, Hyuga Makoto would never let him go no matter what!

"Senior Makoto, what kind of plan did you propose?"

Just as he was pondering, Uchiha Izumi couldn't help whispering in his ear.

"Why does he look so Life Qi? Of course, if it's classified, don't tell me."

"This..."

Hyuga Makoto tilted his head, a somewhat amused expression on his face.

"It's not classified, nor is it a big deal. I just plan to inform the Villages and Ninja Clans he has plundered of his whereabouts."

"Uh..."

Uchiha Izumi blinked. She suddenly realized that Hyuga Makoto seemed even more ruthless than Sandaime!

Yet Hyuga Makoto sighed, appearing rather regretful.

"It's just a pity Pervy Sage didn't teach well. Hearing about this matter, there's a high probability it's ruined."

Uchiha Izumi pressed her lips together, feeling herself that it was indeed a bit of a pity.

"That really is a bit of a pity."

"Indeed, Sandaime-sama himself said it's all Pervy Sage's fault."

Hyuga Makoto smiled indifferently, then looked at Uchiha Izumi with some curiosity.

"It might be a bit presumptuous, but I really am curious about what the situation is with you Uchiha right now, that Police Force..."

"This is everyone's wish. Having experienced that incident, we also hope to bring about change."

Uchiha Izumi shook her head, hiding nothing from Hyuga Makoto.

"In the past, people like us didn't have many choices, but now we must be responsible for ourselves and live up to Konoha and the help you gave us."

"Hearing you say that, I'm getting a bit embarrassed."

Hyuga Makoto couldn't help scratching his head, but Uchiha Izumi was very serious.

"Senior Makoto, if you hadn't discovered their conspiracy in advance, who knows how many innocent souls would be wailing in Yellow Springs right now."

"You flatter me..."

For a moment, Hyuga Makoto even felt like he was truly great.

"As for the current Uchiha, decisions are now made through collective discussion among everyone."

Seeing that Hyuga Makoto didn't speak, Uchiha Izumi lowered her head and continued softly,

"As for the Clan Chief, everyone lacks confidence right now, and besides, we still have a common enemy!"

"Is that so..."

Hyuga Makoto couldn't help laughing wryly at this result; the personality of the Uchiha Clan truly determined many things.

After all, having suffered such a heavy blow, each and every one of them held some lingering grudges in their hearts.

Furthermore, until Itachi's issue was resolved, it would be difficult for them to have peace of mind.

"Then work hard. You are a part of the Village, and I believe you can overcome the crisis."

"We definitely will."

Uchiha Izumi nodded earnestly, but before she finished speaking, Hyuga Makoto chuckled and added,

"That's naturally the case. I can sense that you're probably about to get eyes just like Itachi's."

"Huh?!"

This sentence suddenly stunned Uchiha Izumi. She looked at Hyuga Makoto in disbelief, yet for a moment she didn't know what to say.

That pair of eyes belonging to Itachi existed like a taboo within the current Uchiha.

That was the evil power obtained by attempting to destroy the entire clan and ultimately being forced to kill one's own parents!

Uchiha Izumi loathed that pair of eyes to the bone, but she also truly experienced their might.

Without those eyes, it would probably be very difficult to rival Itachi, except...

"You don't really think that only by doing things like Itachi can you obtain that pair of eyes, do you?"

Seeing Uchiha Izumi's expression, Hyuga Makoto couldn't help shaking his head with amusement.

"My Byakugan can see many things. Your eyes have already reached a critical threshold, but have you ever done anything like that?"

"How could I..."

Uchiha Izumi became a bit emotional, but Hyuga Makoto placed one hand on her shoulder.

"I believe you; naturally, you wouldn't have. Your disgust towards him is because he deceived you and everyone else, wanting to destroy all the beautiful things you know, right?"

"Yes..."

Uchiha Izumi lowered her head slightly, her hands already clenched into fists. This was indeed the reality about Itachi that she could not accept!

"So, how is this not also a form of love, a form of protection?"

Only then did Hyuga Makoto softly sigh and give his conclusion:

"The Uchiha Clan is inherently a clan of love. Losing love transforms one, and protecting love transforms one just the same."

"My eyes won't deceive me. I believe you will walk a path different from his."

"A clan of love, protecting love—, , , "

Uchiha Izumi raised her head slightly, her gaze flickering a bit.

Hyuga Makoto's words truly touched her heartstrings. She really hadn't expected those eyes to have a different meaning!

While leaving her inner self in a trance, it also seemed to genuinely give her some different understanding.

At this moment, the look in her eyes as she gazed at Hyuga Makoto changed completely...

"Alright, let's speed up."

But Hyuga Makoto didn't pay attention to all this. The words he used to fool Uchiha Izumi were indeed because of future non-mainstream Uchiha Sarada.

Whether it was true or not, he couldn't say for sure, after all, the version was different...

But he truly was someone who grasped the version!

Furthermore, his head was currently full of thoughts about killing the Fourth Raikage; he hadn't forgotten the disastrous state of his laboratory.

Right now, he just wanted to twist off this bastard's head to properly compensate himself...

"Tsuchikage-sama, according to intelligence, the Fourth Raikage has already entered the Land of Hot Springs."

Inside a forest in the Land of Hot Springs, Kitsuchi looked at his Tsuchikage old man and spoke in a low voice.

"It seems they are ready for the exchange, and barring any accidents, the Fourth Raikage should be able to go back."

"That's good. Carefully disguise yourselves and prepare for action!"

Hearing this, Onoki nodded with a gloomy gaze.

Assassinating the Kage of a Village was the kind of thing that truly couldn't be brought into the open.

But considering the blood feud between the Fourth Raikage and Hidden Stone Village, as well as the benefits that the Fourth Raikage's death could bring to Hidden Stone Village,

after some contemplation, Onoki still decided to make a move!

"However, Old Man, wouldn't doing this be too risky?"

Even though Onoki had decided, Kitsuchi still hesitated slightly.

"Isn't it equally great to let the Fourth Raikage go back and clean up the mess?"

"You idiot..."

Hearing this, Onoki felt utterly exhausted all over, and he could only speak in agony.

"What you said is not wrong; after he goes back, he will need to spend a lot of time suppressing and integrating, and the Ninja World will be peaceful for a while, but what about after that?"

Kitsuchi blinked. He really wanted to ask, what if it takes decades, can an old man like you live until then? But considering that he might get beaten up, he decisively chose to shut his mouth.

"Furthermore, a leaderless Hidden Cloud Village is even more of a good thing for Hidden Stone Village. Don't forget about the Third Raikage incident."

Onoki had no idea what his good son was thinking; he explained gloomily,

"Moreover, Hidden Cloud Village has done plenty of scummy things, and there are far too many people wanting to look for trouble with them. Even if they have suspicions, they wouldn't dare say much; after all, we aren't the only ones who want to kill him."

Saying this, he paused, and his gaze turned somewhat cold.

"Besides, with their internal infighting, they probably won't be able to care about external situations, and we can take the opportunity to seize their share of missions!"

In the end, just like his teacher the Second Tsuchikage, he was an extremely realistic utilitarian.

In the original work, right before being sealed, the Second Tsuchikage still didn't forget to remind him to strive for a more favorable distribution of benefits for Hidden Stone Village after the war.

But at that time, he had already seen the dawn of peace, so naturally he didn't agree.

But right now, it wasn't the node of the Fourth Great Ninja War; there was no Allied Shinobi Forces at all. What he had to consider naturally were Hidden Stone Village's interests!

"That's why I said, a dead Fourth Raikage is a good thing for Hidden Stone Village and even the entire Ninja World."

Saying this, he turned his head to look at Kitsuchi, hesitating for a moment before speaking,

"You should be glad you didn't meet my teacher, otherwise he would definitely beat you to death..."

Kitsuchi gave a dry laugh. He didn't know much about the Second Tsuchikage, only knowing that this lord and the Second Mizukage perished together.

But looking at it now, this Second Tsuchikage's influence on his old man was unusually huge!

"Alright, stop talking nonsense."

Onoki couldn't be bothered to continue talking with his stupid son. He truly wondered why Hidden Stone Village lacked talented people.

Each and every one of their heads was like a stone, unable to turn a corner.

Although they were very suited to being Ninjas, they truly weren't suited to being the Kage of a Village...

"You fellow, you've prepared quite well."

Over in another forest in the Land of Hot Springs, Hyuga Makoto looked at the exquisite Akatsuki Organization attire on himself and nodded with satisfaction.

"As long as we put on masks, who knows who we really are!"

"It's just that people in the Akatsuki Organization don't seem to like wearing masks much, right?"

Shisui scratched his head and said somewhat uncertainly.

"And I'm pondering one thing: if we kill them all, how do we spread the word back that the Akatsuki Organization made a move?"

"Are you an idiot? Isn't it fine to just leave one alive?"

Hyuga Makoto rolled his eyes and turned to look at Shisui.

"You can use genjutsu to slightly erase the way we made our move, just making him remember that the Akatsuki Organization did it. You can at least do that, right?"

What Shisui worried about was nothing more than the fact that they used both Wood Release and Susanoo.

And it wasn't like they hadn't displayed their abilities in front of others; at least Konoha knew this intelligence about them.

His worry was quite reasonable, but isn't that precisely where the value of genjutsu is reflected?

"Fine, I'll give it a try."

Shisui hesitated for a moment and could only nod.

"Sigh, it's a pity these aren't my own eyes, otherwise I wouldn't have so many concerns."

"Rest assured, I will get your eyes back for you in the future."

Hyuga Makoto smiled indifferently. As his strength increased, he had already considered returning Shisui's Mangekyo.

However, he also wanted to wait a bit; the Chakra orb inside Shisui's body was still operating.

Once that orb containing the traits of Kotoamatsukami completely finished transforming, he could act without any scruples.

Actually, even if Shisui recovered now, it probably wouldn't be a big deal.

But whether he would still be as diligent as now was hard to say; he was truly counting on Shisui to help him make more money!

"Speaking of which, it seems there is still another pair of Mangekyo?"

Suddenly, Hyuga Makoto thought of something.

That was Uchiha Fugaku!

If he remembered correctly, this former Uchiha Clan Chief's eyes were also Mangekyo?

Moreover, Konoha hadn't taken away his corpse; after all, so many people were watching.

And his eyes, barring any accidents, should have been collected and stored by the Uchiha.

But Hyuga Makoto wasn't very interested in Mangekyo. He was a Moon Ōtsutsuki, and he possessed the Tenseigan himself!

Not to mention Mangekyo, the Rinnegan here at most served for him to try extracting some Yin Release.

"Alright, let's prepare for the current action first."

Shaking his head, Hyuga Makoto couldn't be bothered to think too much about these things.

The most important thing for him right now was to quickly resolve this Fourth Raikage who had ambushed him, and take him to exchange for money!

"Right, should we give this operation a codename?"

Just as he put on his mask, he suddenly asked out of curiosity, which made Shisui feel a bit strange.

"Operation codename? So formal? It's not out of the question though. Do you have any ideas?"

"I actually do have one."

Hyuga Makoto rubbed his chin, then spoke solemnly.

"What do you think of 'Exterminating Pests and Shooting the Sun'?"

"?"

"Look, the ones reinforcing the Fourth Raikage are all bugs, and he is the sun of Hidden Cloud Village."

"If we wipe them all out in one fell swoop, isn't that 'Exterminating Pests and Shooting the Sun'?"