Chapter 221 Stifling Operation

Chapter 221 Stifling Operation

Chapter 221 Stifling Operation

"Isn't it obvious?"

Seeing that Itachi was not determined to fight him to the death, Lu Li relaxed and said, "Isn't Konoha always like this for its heroes?"

He has never been a good lobbyist, nor is he a very smart person. The reason why he is admired by the Beasts Pirates in the world of One Piece is that people in the pirate world generally have low IQs.

Itachi is smarter than him, so he can't come up to Itachi and analyze a bunch of internal affairs of the Uchiha family at length. That would be too suspicious. After all, he shouldn't have normal channels to obtain intelligence.

Rather than analyzing the internal situation of the Uchiha clan with Itachi right away, it would be better to use himself as a starting point to determine the position of their united front from a psychological level, and it would be easier to talk about it later.

"Senior, are you trying to say that you were wronged?"

Itachi looked at Lu Li meaningfully. In fact, Lu Li didn't need to explain much, he probably understood what was going on.

After all, he had admired Lu Li and Golden Flash when he was a child, so he was naturally familiar with their deeds and personalities.

The reason given by Konoha for Natural Disaster's defection was that Natural Disaster had massacred civilians and conducted secret human research.

It was hard for him to judge the massacre of civilians, but human body research...was that something that a natural disaster's 'cultural level' could do?
Those who are familiar with Tianzai's growth trajectory know that his academic performance during his time at Ninja School was very average, and he had never been involved in any scientific research fields. It was only on the battlefield of the Third World War that he began to shine.

So Itachi had always known that the reason for Calamity's defection was false, but he had never cared about it before. After all, he believed that Konoha Village was a collective family, and those who were excluded must be harmful rats.

The top leaders must have their reasons for doing this, and everything is for the collective benefit of Konoha Village.

But these days, Itachi's inner beliefs have been somewhat shaken.

First of all, there was the death of Shisui. Shisui wanted so much to coordinate the relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan that he believed Danzo's words. As a result, he had his eyes gouged out and finally committed suicide in despair.

Was Shisui's death also for the benefit of the village?
He was willing to slaughter the entire Uchiha clan for the good of the village, and he was willing to do so as long as his brother could survive.

But does he really think this is right?

Absolutely not, it's just that he couldn't think of any better solution.

At this moment, Itachi looked at Lu Li in front of him, knowing that the other party might have been caught in some kind of dilemma back then, or perhaps his situation was similar to that of Brother Shisui, and he just became a plaything in the hands of those in power.

"Unjust? If I really defected from Konoha out of my own will, Konoha would have been destroyed by Kumogakure over the years. I was imprisoned in a dungeon and tortured, but I have not leaked any confidential information of Konoha Village in the past eight years."

Lu Li said seriously. What he said was true anyway. It was just part of his personality. "Back then, I just saw through a bunch of dirty things that Danzo did underground, and he framed me as a traitor."

Itachi was shocked by the content of Lu Li's words, but he was not that surprised, because from what happened to Shisui, he found that Danzo was indeed not a good person.

Lu Li's words were quite credible. Besides, the other party had the upper hand at the moment, so there was no need for him to lie to him.

"Senior, you...are a war hero, and you were just driven away like that? How could the Third Hokage allow such an injustice to happen?"

Itachi expressed the tiny doubts in his mind, and because he was afraid that Lu Li didn't know who the current Hokage was, he specifically explained the algebra.

"Three generations?"

Lu Li sneered and looked Itachi in the eyes, "Do you think that having a great reputation for military exploits is a good thing? I am not the disciple of the Third Hokage, let alone his grand-disciple. After the war, he will retire. Who will be the Fourth Hokage?"

Itachi understood instantly and felt despair at the darkness of the village.

Just this one incident on Lu Li's body made it hard for him to believe the Third Hokage's promise to him. He even felt that his decision to take the blame and massacre his own people was too stupid.
The Third Hokage might not care about the Uchiha rebellion at all, he just didn't want to dirty his hands, so he used Uchiha Itachi to deal with the Uchiha clan. By then, Konoha Village would still be harmonious on the surface, and the Hokage lineage would not have done anything to let down the 'family of the founder of Konoha'.

Afterwards, he might even be able to give a sad speech in front of the villagers, saying that the civil strife within the Uchiha clan was truly unexpected and that he deeply sympathized with them.

Yes, isn't that the case with Senior Natural Disaster? It's just because he is not from the lineage of the Hokage.

Even though his strength was comparable to the Five Kage, and even though he had made great achievements in the war, his reputation was not as high as that of Golden Flash, simply because no one built up momentum for him. He was not from the Hokage lineage, so he was destined not to become Hokage.

And it is not a good thing for someone who should not be the Hokage to have such great military achievements, such strong strength and reputation.

If Lu Li had traveled around like Lord Jiraiya, perhaps there wouldn't have been those troublesome things that followed, but he accidentally uncovered Danzo's dark side.

So Danzo wanted to get rid of Lu Li and put a lot of blame on him. The third generation knew in his heart that it was not true, but would he overturn the case for Lu Li?
The facts speak for themselves. The senior Natural Disaster in front of us defected, and even after he defected, he did not betray Konoha.

"Senior... do you want to go back to Konoha this time?"

Itachi's voice was low and filled with inexplicable sadness, he had completely given up on fighting Lu Li at this point.

Because suddenly, he felt very tired. He thought that Brother Shisui must have felt the same way at that time, which was why he chose to end his life.

He didn't want to embark on any mission to hunt down Scourge, and if Scourge wanted to kill him, he didn't want to fight back.

"For the past eight years, I have been tortured day and night in Kumogakure, but I still haven't revealed Konoha's secrets. It's not because I am loyal to Konoha, but because I miss the good times of my childhood. In fact, I now hate the top leaders of Konoha and have no intention of going back."

Lu Li said, "If Danzo and the others appear in front of me again and become my enemy, I will not hold back and will kill them all."

After hearing what Lu Li said, Itachi smiled bitterly, "Senior, you are really strong. It seems that you have found your own way."

Yes, after eight years of imprisonment, Tianzai has seen through this world, but he still can't see through it.

Even though he understood Danzo's filthiness and the Third Generation's ruthlessness, he still loved the village and didn't want a war between his family and the village.

He was caught in the middle, neither a human nor a human. If he really wanted to go down that path, he would be hated by his beloved brother for the rest of his life. "You used a pupil technique that I have never seen before. You must be one of the top masters in the Uchiha clan. With such excellent eyes, can't you even see your own way clearly?"

Lu Li's words rang like a loud bell in Uchiha Itachi's ears, forcing him to look at Lu Li, trying to see what Lu Li was thinking.

"Senior...you haven't introduced yourself yet. I'm Uchiha Itachi."

Itachi said solemnly, "Although this is strange for an Anbu who is hunting you, I still want to ask, as someone who has experienced this, since you have long predicted that the Uchiha clan would end up like this, do you know how I should choose so that the road ahead will be bright?"

After saying this, Itachi himself felt it was ridiculous that as an Anbu carrying out a mission, he was actually seriously asking for advice from his target.

But he was really desperate and wanted to seek advice from Senior Tianzai. After all, the other party was as familiar with the darkness of the village as he was.

He is also a genius who has reached the level of a movie star at the age of 13, and we have an inexplicable common language.

"Itachi, if I'm not mistaken, the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village has intensified again. Are they preparing to rebel now?"

Lu Li thought about it and spoke in words that were appropriate for his status.

Itachi nodded helplessly, "That's right, my father is the clan leader, and he holds meetings with a group of people every day to discuss whether to rebel."

After hearing what Itachi said about the current situation and confirming it, Lu Li's expression became a little strange.

When he read the original novel, he had a lot to complain about the genocide of the Uchiha clan.

All I can say is that this family is not only full of psychopaths, but their IQ is also a bit worrying.

Itachi Uchiha, the only sober and intelligent person, was limited by his age and vision, and brainwashed by the Will of Fire. He used the worst strategy in this situation, which led to the worst ending.

All we can say is that those involved are confused while those who are watching the situation can see things more clearly. Uchiha Itachi himself was in the situation, and was caught in the middle by his clansmen and the village, so his brain was blown. It is understandable that he would make such a decision in the end.

But in fact, let alone those smart guys in the space who watch anime and leave comments, even Lu Li feels that there are many solutions to this kind of thing.

In other words, the genocide of the Uchiha clan was not even a dead end, let alone a dead end.

Lu Li looked at Uchiha Itachi and asked a soul-searching question, "Itachi, I've always been curious about what the Uchiha clan wants?"

Itachi was stunned for a moment, "What do you want?"

He pondered for a moment, "It should be a higher authority. I think father and his people think that the Uchiha clan has never had a Hokage, which is wrong. Father...should he want to be the Hokage?"

Lu Li looked at Itachi speechlessly, thinking why don’t you guys communicate with each other?
"Do you really think this is the core issue? Is it your father who wants to be Hokage?"

Lu Li asked.

"Isn't it? Or if it's not my father, it doesn't matter if someone else wants to be the Hokage. The Uchiha clan founded Konoha Village with the Senju clan, but now it has been four generations and we don't have a Hokage."

Itachi said as he analyzed, but he himself also felt something was wrong because of Lu Li's continuous questioning.

"Wanting to be Hokage is nothing, every ninja in Konoha Village has had this dream."

Lu Li shook his head and said, "Your father and the others probably just feel that it's unfair. It's not just that no one of you is elected as Hokage, but that your Uchiha clan doesn't even have the right to vote."

Itachi was stunned after hearing this. Indeed, he had overlooked the most fundamental problem.

Back then, the Second Hokage gave the Uchiha family the identity of the Konoha Guard, and made them responsible for public security. It seemed like a very powerful position, but in fact, in Konoha, where family power was intertwined, the Guard had no power at all.

Moreover, this is a position that is easy to offend people. Coupled with the difficulties caused by the Hokage lineage and the advisory elders, they have never had a fair and just election opportunity over the years. This is why my father and others are angry.

Moreover, over the years, the Konoha high-level officials have been ostracizing the Uchiha clan, and they have been directly marginalized by power. Of course, the Uchiha clan, who are so arrogant, can't stand it.

“We…actually have the right to vote.”

Uchiha Itachi retorted weakly, and he himself felt that his words were not convincing.

"Oh, it is, but is that fair? You can't even get past the preliminary round. After all, the first round of voting is almost always controlled by the Third Generation and the Council of Advisory Elders."

Lu Li said, "And you don't even have a seat as an advisory elder."

To be honest, Lu Li felt that the affairs between Konoha and Uchiha were ridiculous. It would never have happened in a normal world.

I can only say that even as politicians, the Third Hokage and Danzo are rubbish.

What is the Uchiha’s fundamental demand now?
That is a fair and just opportunity to run for election without discrimination.

In Japanese reality, this is a question of whether the opposition party led by Mayor XX is qualified to run for prime minister.

That's not a problem. Just let them vote openly. Let's not talk about whether the low EQ people of the Uchiha family can get votes and be elected. Even if they are elected, are the F4 advisory elders just there to eat for free? Who said that you can do whatever you want after becoming a Hokage?

As a result, the third generation and the F4 advisory group came up with a suffocating operation. In order to prevent the person from running for election fairly, they simply killed the entire family.

This was an extremely great failure for Konoha from a political point of view, not to mention that it also caused a great loss of Konoha's strength.

(End of this chapter)