Becomes a Rebel Ninja After Annihilating the Hyuga Clan
Chapter 112

People living in peace find it difficult to call for peace.

Just like those who are well-fed find it hard to imagine hunger.

Only when war arrives do people cherish peace.

Only in the face of despair do people pray for hope.

War makes arms dealers rich.

Of course, it also makes doctors who save lives and frauds who sell faith shine brightly when they soothe the physical and mental wounds caused by arms.

The most extreme darkness breeds the most extreme light.

If Neiki wants to create a savior, then the world should be filled with suffering.

And Danzo Shimura is precisely one of those rare individuals who can bring suffering to Konoha and even the entire world.

Neiki did not expect that failing to eliminate him back then would lead to such changes.

The sudden appearance of those “Konoha Heroes” in the black market information is clearly the work of Orochimaru’s improved “Edo Tensei.” After defecting from the Akatsuki organization, instead of establishing his own Otogakure and researching immortality as the original story developed, he colluded with Danzo.

It can be confirmed that this was due to the simultaneous attacks on Konoha by the three great shinobi villages of Iwa, Kiri, and Kumo.

One wonders what Danzo used to persuade Orochimaru, who harbored deep malice towards Konoha, to help.

Could it be that even someone as cold-hearted as Orochimaru still harbored lingering feelings for Konoha?

This possibility cannot be ruled out. In the world of Naruto, these characters often have conflicting psychologies. The masked man clearly hated Kakashi, who killed Rin, to the extreme, yet even when Neiki created an opportunity to bring Kakashi before him, he spared Kakashi, citing, “I don't want to be used by Neiki.”

In the original story, Orochimaru also planned to destroy Konoha a few years later, but whether that was to destroy Konoha or simply to vent his frustration at losing the Hokage position to Minato a few years earlier, no one can say for sure. After all, he ambushed and killed the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, who had already allied with Otogakure and was determined to attack Konoha, just before the plan began. This kind of self-inflicted harm to allies is not a rational decision, indicating that he did not sincerely want to destroy Konoha.

Judging by his actions in the original story, infiltrating Konoha through the Chunin Exams was likely half for the fun of “reminiscing” with his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi and half for selecting suitable subordinates and reincarnation vessels. Collaborating with Sunagakure to destroy Konoha during the Chunin Exams? Don’t be ridiculous!!

Thinking about this, Neiki’s thoughts paused.

“Reincarnation… vessel?”

He had probably guessed the true content of the deal between Danzo and Orochimaru.

Establishing Otogakure and working alone was clearly not as comfortable as having the entire Konoha, supported by the new generation Hokage, as a backing. The reason Orochimaru defected from Konoha in the first place was that his forbidden experiments were discovered by the then Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Now having learned his lesson, as long as Danzo is pushed to the Hokage position, everything will be fine.

Danzo and Orochimaru indeed have a high compatibility. One is a power-hungry politician, the other a research-obsessed scholar. More importantly, they are both people who do things without any moral boundaries to achieve their goals.

With these two working together, they might indeed accomplish great things…

“Is your reform plan really for achieving world peace?” As Neiki was contemplating, Hashirama behind him suddenly asked.

“Can’t you see the current state of Kengakure?” Neiki looked up and asked, “This is the model I provide for all major shinobi villages.”

Hashirama glanced out the window at the academy in the dusk and said, “I like it here, but honestly, I haven’t yet seen any real differences between Kengakure and other shinobi villages.”

“That might be because you haven’t been here long enough,” Neiki replied calmly. “You can ask Mei Terumi during your leisure time. She’s teaching in the village now. She was once my enemy…”

“Oh, you might not know her now, but Mei Terumi is the future Fifth Mizukage. She has already deeply realized the superiority of Kengakure’s system and plans to promote this system in Kirigakure.”

“Is that so,” Hashirama nodded slightly, then looked at Neiki and, pointing his finger behind his head, asked, “And that tree in the back mountain…?”

“Don’t worry about that.” Neiki interrupted him.

The improved Edo Tensei, after analytical capability enhancement, greatly restored Hashirama’s strength from his lifetime. Since he could sense the Zetsu hidden in the trees, he could naturally sense the anomaly of the White-Eyed Divine Tree in the back mountain.

After all, the results of the cultivation of fifty thousand people in the entire Land of Waves were absorbed by this tree every day.

“So, peace is not pure… you still have other purposes.” Hashirama sighed and said.

“A false peace is always more just than a bloody war.” Neiki grinned, indirectly admitting it.

Although Hashirama found it hard to agree, he did not refute. After drinking a cup of tea, he soon left, having lost the mood for conversation.

Neiki told him to start teaching tomorrow morning, making him somewhat nervous and needing to prepare tonight.

Only Neiki was left in the room. He stood by the window, the wind blowing from the west, the direction of the rising moon, and also the location of Konoha.

Danzo leveraging Orochimaru’s Edo Tensei to help Konoha turn the tide was something Neiki hadn’t anticipated. Although from the details in the black market information, the also improved Edo Tensei by Neiki could clearly see through those snippets that Orochimaru’s Edo Tensei still had many flaws, such as insufficient duration, inability of the caster to control the Edo Tensei, leaving them to act on their own, etc., it still played a crucial role in reversing the entire battle situation in Konoha.

Although Neiki’s judgment of Konoha’s situation was wrong, it didn’t matter. The key was the other changes brought by the Edo Tensei technique.

For instance, the revival of the Hyuga clan’s main family members who controlled the Caged Bird curse mark on Neiki’s forehead.

They probably hated him to death…

“Still need to prepare early.” Neiki said softly.

The final stage breakthrough of the Byakugan did not free him from the Caged Bird curse mark but greatly weakened the mark’s power. Although the Caged Bird could no longer kill Neiki, it could easily destroy his eyes.

Although he had escaped the cage and the Hyuga clan no longer had a distinction between the main and branch families, the shadow of this clan still lingered like a haunting specter.

Neiki pondered these matters.

“Knock knock.”

Someone knocked on the door.

Neiki generated a wooden mask and put it on.

“Come in.”

The visitor was the rogue ninja from Kirigakure—Zabuza Momochi. Recently, Zabuza had become so respectful to Neiki’s identity as Hashirama that he knocked before entering.

This was a chain reaction caused by Hashirama’s appearance in the Kirigakure battle not long ago.

“Hashirama-san, I’ve brought the person you wanted.” Zabuza moved aside, and a somewhat nervous red-haired girl slowly walked out from behind him.

She kept her head down, not daring to look at Neiki, with her hands behind her back and her bare big toes twisting together.

“Hello… Hashirama-san… I… I am Hinoka.”

Hinoka Uzumaki said softly.