95 Chapter 95
The next morning, Kaito enjoyed a rare sleep-in.
Today, no one came to disturb him, regardless of whether there were issues or not. After all, he had gone through so many battles the day before that his exhaustion was unimaginable.
By the time he woke up, it was already past one in the afternoon.
"But I'm still so tired."
Looking at the dazzling sun outside the window, Kaito involuntarily leaned against the tatami. His whole body felt sore and swollen, and he didn't want to move at all.
Two consecutive days of fighting had consumed a great deal of his physical and mental energy, especially last night's battle, which had depleted him considerably.
However, compared to Obito, the force Kaito had used was not great, so he didn't feel his vision was affected.
And now, he felt extremely happy. Although recalling what he had said last night - the embarrassing, cringe-inducing lines - made him feel extremely embarrassed.
He didn't know why he had been able to utter those lines filled with teenage angst.
But he was still incredibly happy. Although he knew the current peace was only temporary, at least he had obtained everything he wanted!
Kaito's third condition was very demanding, even challenging Sarutobi Hiruzen's bottom line to some extent.
Especially the part about making Naruto's identity public, Sarutobi Hiruzen was even more reluctant.
Public opinion is fearsome, a fact Sarutobi Hiruzen was well aware of. Looking at the case of Kakashi Hatake, one would understand.
He could explain away Danzō's matter by claiming ignorance and a lack of control over his subordinates, but how could he explain Naruto's matter?
"Naruto's identity cannot be made public. You know well who he is. Especially at this juncture, I will not allow any complications!
However, as an exchange, you can have limited contact with him under strict surveillance from the Anbu.
As for the Root's attachment, you can forget about it. I've said that Danzō was involved in too many secrets. There are some things I would rather die than let them come to light.
This is my bottom line. You make your choice."
"You talk as if you've ever stopped us from contacting him. We've only refrained to avoid suspicion."
Upon hearing this reply, Kaito was naturally unsatisfied. The gap between being able to contact Naruto and obtaining the Root's data was too vast.
Even if Naruto was a strategic weapon, in reality, Kaito didn't know how to control the Tailed Beasts.
Even if he could, Kaito was not out to destroy Konoha. If anyone was to cause destruction, it would be the old man in front of him.
Kaito had thought about seizing this opportunity to simply oust this old man from his position.
But he was still restrained. He knew this was not the right time.
Whether it was his ability to deal with unexpected events, the current reputation of the Uchiha, or Sarutobi Hiruzen's influence, they all told him that it was not yet the time.
The key point was, even if they managed to drive Sarutobi Hiruzen away, who would take over?
What kind of attitude would the new person have towards the Uchiha? Could he still obtain as many benefits?
Replacing him with someone who doesn't know their attitude, and moreover, is in the prime of life, wouldn't that be harder to deal with than this old man whose behind is full of issues?
As for what those large families would do, Kaito didn't know, but tomorrow's meeting would reveal all.
"I've already stuck my neck out to deal with Danzō, let's see how others handle the rest."
After much deliberation, Kaito made his final decision.
He had an idea of what kind of information those documents contained, especially about the human experiments, which were undeniable.
Sarutobi Hiruzen taking away and destroying it might not be a bad thing. This way, he could make up any story he wanted, especially since Kakashi knew about it.
As long as he could find a way to contact Kakashi, and considering that Kaito had the register of the Root members, once he spent some time building up the Uchiha's reputation...
He would have enough leverage to use Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzō's relationship to move against Sarutobi Hiruzen and those so-called advisors!
Kaito didn't believe that these families of ninjas, who despised Danzō so much, would sit idly by when the time came.
"Contact with Naruto is not a condition, but Danzō must have performed many human experiments with other powers.
I want to retrieve his Sharingan, and I must have some of the Root's data.
I can do without your experiments, I can do without you assassinating someone for me, but I want Danzō's list of Root members.
This is my bottom line, otherwise, I will take Danzō's head to the Yamanaka clan!"
"What will you do with it? Do they dare to actually investigate? Moreover, I have never given any such order. However, I can agree to this."
Sarutobi Hiruzen huffed coldly, looking extremely unhappy, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and made a concession.
The reason for setting the department head meeting tomorrow afternoon was simple; he needed to tie up loose ends.
He needed to not only handle the Uchiha issue but also deal with the problems Danzō had left behind.
"So this matter is temporarily concluded, and the person who deserved to die is finally dead, leaving behind some gifts."
Kaito thought back to Sarutobi Hiruzen's angry expression, feeling relieved. At the same time, he pulled out a scroll.
This scroll contained Danzō's arm, which he had severed!
After leaving last night, he had specifically used the void walk to return once, and after carefully avoiding the Anbu who had quietly taken control of the Root, he got this arm.
After examination and confirmation, Kaito could confirm this arm was crucial evidence.
"If I can persuade Kakashi, who has seen the scroll with his own eyes, and add this arm to it, I'd like to see how you can turn the tables."
Honestly, Uchiha Itachi's defection had provided Kaito with a tremendous opportunity.
This opportunity allowed him to temporarily liberate his clan from the oppression of the Konoha high-level officials through Danzō and the whole incident!
But in Kaito's mind, as long as the boy was alive, he was doomed to die.
This was Kaito's statement, and not even the Six Paths could save him!
Kaito always held traitors in the utmost contempt.
Even if he gained unimaginable benefits through this boy, this wouldn't change.
Shaking his head gently, Kaito didn't bother to think about this dispensable guy; what he was more concerned about now was the changes in his system.
Everything he did last night was certainly no weaker than the changes caused by his actual control of the clan, and he was now curious about what the system would give him.
[Current binding: Uchiha Clan]
[Current status: Relative Equilibrium—You have solved the internal problems of the clan and eliminated one of the external enemies, but the development of the clan is multifaceted, and there are still villains present]
[Prosperity: 15570 (the basic prosperity of a normal clan is 10000)]
[Suggestion: Make moderate modifications to the clan, integrate the clan into Konoha, and promote better development of the clan]
"Is the development of the clan multifaceted, including population?"
Upon seeing the system's evaluation, Kaito couldn't help but grumble, but after thinking about it, it seemed that the population could be considered one of the criteria for the strength of a clan.
Without a sufficient population, how could one cultivate enough ninjas? Without a sufficient number of ninjas, how could one possibly discover quality talent?
Kaito could confidently answer how many Sharingan there were in the clan now: probably fewer than twenty.
And from this number, one had to exclude Kaito, Shisui, and Fugaku's Mangekyō, as well as elders like Uchiha Sō and Uchiha Takechi, who had little power left.
One could imagine just how many elite Uchiha with three tomoe Sharingan there were.
"It seems I really need to increase the population. After all, it's relatively stable now."
Apart from the population, Kaito also had many things to do. One can imagine that Kaito's upcoming work will not be easy.
As for the prosperity number, Kaito felt it had some implications, but he was in a good mood and didn't care about that much.
Moreover, this time he had accumulated more than a thousand points, which meant Kaito could once again draw for abilities.
However, after seeing one of the abilities this time, he was completely stunned.
[Shadow Scythe: Can obtain power fragments by killing enemies, thereby enhancing a certain aspect of your body's abilities (usage times 1/1)]
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