Chapter 21 The Hokage is not important
Danzo was very unhappy.
He had been dismissed from his post.
This was not a big deal, as he had deep roots in the Roots. Even if the Roots no longer belonged to him in name, he still held them firmly in his hands.
But that bastard Orochimaru! He actually wanted to clarify the use of funds by Root and had Root connect with the special audit team responsible for Root to audit Root's financial flow.
Then, they even planted people within the roots, clearly trying to erode his control over the roots!
Of course, this was only one of the things that displeased Danzo. There was another thing: the Uchiha!
Orochimaru is actually trying to appease the Uchiha! He even wants to take the Uchiha clan leader's son as his disciple! Is this some kind of rebellion?
What a scoundrel!
Those two idiots, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, have lost their minds!
They actually provided support for this kind of thing, just because Orochimaru loosened his control over the Wood Release ninjas?
Just because Orochimaru got the Wood Release ninjas from him!
Orochimaru!!!
Moreover, they even slandered him!
Now, rumors are circulating in the village that the cause of the Nine-Tails' rampage lies with Root, because Root secretly kidnapped Uchiha ninjas to conduct experiments with Wood Release.
Damn it! The experiment clearly failed!
If he succeeds, he'll accept the fact that there really is an Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan Wood Release.
It didn't work, so why blame him?!
Danzo was indignant and felt very wronged.
Although he has always taken the blame for the village, this time the blame is too humiliating!
"Should we contact him?"
Hidden among the leaves on a tree branch, a figure wearing a one-eyed spiral mask heard the question coming from the side.
He shook his head.
"The situation in Konoha is different from before.
Danzo was useful because the Third Hokage supported him, but now the Third Hokage no longer supports him, and Orochimaru is also interfering in Root. We can't act rashly."
"Then tell me, has Konoha noticed you?"
"...Probably not."
He understood perfectly well that what Zetsu meant by asking was whether he had noticed his true identity.
He had done some preliminary investigation and found that Konoha hadn't specifically investigated 'Obito,' meaning his true identity hadn't been exposed.
"Having both Wood Release and Mangekyou Sharingan at the same time, it seems Konoha has stumbled upon a stroke of luck."
Hearing Zetsu's sentiments...
The expression on Obito's face beneath the mask was also somewhat strange.
He came to see if his identity had been exposed because he had heard such rumors circulating in Konoha.
After all, in his view, Konoha at most believed that there were Wood Release ninjas and a group of Uchiha ninjas who caused the Nine-Tails' rampage.
Unexpectedly, news spread from Konoha that the enemy who caused the Nine-Tails' rampage in Konoha was a Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha with Wood Release.
To be honest, he was startled when he heard the rumor, and he couldn't care less about continuing to cause trouble in Kirigakure.
But now that we've come to see it, we realize it was probably the result of a wild imagination from the higher-ups in Konoha.
"Rotten Konoha, power struggles everywhere," he murmured, shaking his head.
"But they chose to appease the Uchiha, so they don't seem so corrupt after all," Zetsu countered.
Obito gave a cold laugh.
"It can only be said that Orochimaru, the Fifth Hokage, has more courage than those corrupt old fogies in Konoha.
However, this is only a temporary measure. Such a bias towards the Uchiha will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among another part of Konoha.
The conflict is still deeply rooted in Konoha and will not be easy to resolve.
We will continue to watch as the struggle for interests will inevitably spread."
After saying all that, Zetsu looked at him from the side.
Although Obito Uchiha wasn't very smart, he could still tell that Obito was getting a little anxious after saying so much.
Obito was still lamenting, "What a rotten and disgusting world!
Such a world will only lead to more tragedies. The conflicts between people are unsolvable because that's reality.
Only when everyone falls into a dream can true peace come!"
Seeing Obito say this, he remained steadfast in his beliefs.
Obito Uchiha knew that the incident that had recently caused the Nine-Tails' rampage and led to the death of his teacher had still shaken Obito's resolve.
That's why he vented his inner turmoil in Kirigakure before, and even caused the deaths of several outstanding heroes from Kirigakure.
However, all these moments of wavering will eventually turn into unwavering resolve.
Because Obito had no way back.
The path laid out for Obito, the future that immerses everyone in a fantasy world, is Obito's only salvation.
Even with wavering and unease, Obito could only stubbornly plunge headlong into this direction.
Moreover, this world is inherently cruel.
This cruel world is so compelling for Obito to persist on this path.
After rambling on for a while, Obito finally stopped talking.
He stood there somewhat bored.
Not long after, he disappeared from there and went to the memorial stone in Konoha.
Now that he's in Konoha, he certainly won't miss the places he should go.
Rin .
On his way there, he thought to himself, "I hope I don't see that annoying guy."
Then he arrived, but didn't see that annoying guy.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he silently walked to the memorial stone, feeling sentimental and sentimental, and then, the image of that annoying guy popped into his mind again!
A thought couldn't help but pop into my head.
That guy didn't come. Did he forget about Rin? What a jerk!
Okay, if some jerk comes, he's unhappy; if he doesn't come, he's still unhappy.
I'm just unhappy no matter what.
Or rather, this is how he feels right now.
Living in this cruel world, you have to become cruel, cruelly shaping another dream world. How can you be happy before that dream world arrives?
Every moment of living in this world feels like breathing is so painful that it's hard to swallow.
Therefore, he hates this world.
This is a world without Rin.
He turned and left.
Soon after, a figure arrived at the memorial stone, standing quietly as if waiting.
The Sharingan and an ordinary eye gazed at each other, gradually losing focus, lost in unforgettable memories.
Finally, he put down the flowers and turned away.
Meanwhile, Obito left Konoha.
Tobi knew that Obito didn't really want to come to Konoha, after all, his beloved teacher, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, died here in the chaos and turmoil he had instigated.
Now that everything that needed to be investigated has been investigated, and there's nothing urgent, Obito will instinctively flee.
As for Orochimaru officially succeeding as the Fifth Hokage?
This matter was not important to Obito.
As long as this world remains so tragic, then it doesn't matter who becomes Hokage.
Pain (Nagato) will come.
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