Gou in the ninja world

Chapter 20 Dialogue with the Uchiha

The time finally came to night.

The sky became darker, the setting sun dotted the dusk, and the earth quietly faded a touch of spring in the hazy night.

Night falls.

The huge curtain squeezed away the lingering sun, and gradually filled the sky. Countless stars broke through the night and poked their heads out. The moisture of the night permeated the air, spreading an extraordinary silence.

There were not many clouds that night, so everything in the sky was very clear.In the boundless sky, a huge full moon hangs high, like a round jade plate.The silver-white moonlight swayed down from the jade plate, faintly and thinly, coating everything below with a layer of silver-white brilliance.

At this moment, unlike the lively night scenes in other places in Konoha, in Uchiha's residence, there is a bit of silence at night.There were not many people walking on the wide road, and the surrounding shops had already closed their doors, making them look deserted. Only the houses that were lit up showed a bit of popularity.

At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku was sitting cross-legged in the closed main room alone, meditating with his eyes closed.

His wife Mikoto is not at home now, the eldest son Itachi is performing tasks in Anbe, and the younger son Sasuke is in school, and it is not yet time for school, so at this point in time, only Fu Yue stays at home alone.

He didn't turn on the light, because too bright light would disturb his thoughts, so he just stayed in the dark, thinking in this silent and dark room.

This has been his habit for a long time. Thinking quietly in the dark alone can help him calm his restless mind and clear his mind.

But since this period of time, the effect of this method has become weaker and weaker, just like now, no matter how hard you try to calm down, there are still waves of inexplicable irritability surging from the bottom of my heart. My finally stable emotions were messed up.

After another failure, Uchiha Fugaku opened his eyes and sighed slowly. He knew that it was impossible for him to return to the peaceful time long ago.

In other words, Uchiha Fugaku has never had a good night's sleep since he became the leader of the coup d'etat by accident.From that day on, as the day of the coup d'etat approached, his mood has been in a state of anxiety.He is always worried, worried about Konoha, worried about Uchiha, worried about his family, and also worried about his future.

It's not that he doesn't know the dangers of the coup d'etat. Whether it succeeds or fails, Konoha and Uchiha will suffer a lot.But he has no choice, as the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, he needs to serve the interests of Uchiha, and under the circumstances that almost the entire interests of Uchiha are against Konoha, even as the patriarch, he cannot calm down Those tinder cans that are about to explode in the clan.

Therefore, instead of blocking the voices in the clan clamoring for rebellion, he actively participated in it. However, as the date of the coup d'état approached, Uchiha Fugaku felt as if there was a heavy shadow hanging over Uchiha, as if It was like a thick layer of mist, heavy and heavy, making it hard to breathe.

He frowned, and took a deep breath. Ever since the news of Sannin's return spread within the clan, the inexplicable premonition in his mind had intensified, and he suddenly doubted his original decision.

Coup, what a heavy word, it sounds simple, but it exudes a strong smell of blood and the smoke of the battlefield, which also represents destruction and death. He can imagine how many people belonging to Konoha will be at the moment the coup begins. And Uchiha's life is gone.

Is this step really necessary?

Uchiha Fugaku suddenly asked himself this way, between Uchiha and Konoha, does it really have to go to the point of fighting each other?
No one answered him, even he himself could not get the answer to this question.

Uchiha Fugaku shook his head, a complex look flashed in his eyes.

Boom...boom...boom...boom...

At this time, there was a sudden sound of slow and crisp footsteps in the corridor outside the door.

"Is it a weasel?"

Uchiha Fugaku raised his voice and asked.

The walking sound of his wife Mikoto is gentle and slow, the walking sound of his second son Sasuke is chaotic, but this voice appearing in the corridor is orderly, calm and heavy.

In this family, there is only one person who can make such footsteps, and that is the eldest son who once made himself extremely proud, but now has become extremely complicated, Uchiha Itachi.

His footsteps were just like himself, calm, calm, and orderly.

The footsteps came closer and closer, and stopped at the door.

"Father."

A flat answer came from outside the door, just as Uchiha Fugaku thought, the person outside the door was his eldest son Uchiha Itachi.

The same is a son, Sasuke calls Fuyue "Dad", and Itachi calls Fuyue "Father". Different titles naturally have different degrees of intimacy. Compared with "Dad", "Father" seems blunt Many, more emphasis on a superior-subordinate relationship, rather than a simple family.

A simple address can clearly see the alienation between Itachi and Fuyue.

"Are you back?" Uchiha Fugaku stood up, turned on the light above his head, and suddenly, the room became brightly lit.

"It's really late today, is there a special mission?"

As he spoke, he walked towards the door.

"Yes."

Outside the door, Itachi's voice was still unhurried, simple and clear.

"What can I do for you? You..." Uchiha Fugaku opened the door while asking, before he could finish speaking, his voice suddenly froze.

Seeing the situation outside the door, Uchiha Fugaku's pupils suddenly shrank, and an imperceptible look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

It turned out that Itachi wasn't the only one standing outside the door, but beside Itachi stood another person who shouldn't be here.

The third generation of Hokage, Sarutobi Hidden.

"Long time no see, Fuyue."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi at the door greeted him with a kind smile.

"........."

Uchiha Fugaku didn't speak, and he didn't take any drastic actions. Sarutobi Hiruzen came alone without bringing his subordinates, so he couldn't be sure what the purpose of the other party's visit was for the time being.

"What? Don't you invite me in for a sit down?" Hiruzaru Sarutobi smiled, showing a gentle smile again.

"Hokage-sama, please come in." Uchiha Fugaku took a step back and greeted somewhat stiffly. He didn't know why Sarutobi Hiruzen came here, but he knew that now was not the time to tear faces with Hokage.

"Itachi, I'm counting on you here."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded to Itachi, and then walked into the room. Behind him, Itachi closed the door and guarded the door, ensuring that the conversation between the two would not be disturbed by the outside world.

"Master Hokage came here late at night, I don't know if there is someone with you?"

The two walked to the tatami in the center of the room and sat down cross-legged, Uchiha Fugaku asked.

"I just want to have a good talk with you."

Hirushi Sarutobi explained earnestly that since the Kyuubi incident, there seems to be an invisible wall between Uchiha and Konoha, and there has never been such a face-to-face deep talk alone.

"is it?"

A gleam of light flashed in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, and he had already keenly noticed something in Sarutobi Hiruzen's dignified tone.

His eyes swept over Sarutobi Hiruzen, then looked at the door, stayed at the black shadow on the paper door for a few seconds, and then retracted it again.

"It seems that he still chose your side..."

Uchiha Fugaku sighed, he has never been a fool, from the third Hokage's personal visit in the evening, coupled with that heavy tone, and reminiscent of Itachi's abnormal behavior before, many things are actually self-evident.

Uchiha Fugaku is now almost certain that Sarutobi Hiruzen already knows about the coup plan that the Uchiha clan is secretly preparing.

At this moment, he suddenly felt at a loss. He was not sure what the meaning of Hiruzaru Sarutobi's visit tonight was, although he felt that the other party's visit today should not be malicious. After all, if Hiruzaru Sarutobi had malicious intentions, he would not Appeared in front of him openly.

However, Uchiha Fugaku also clearly knew that from the moment Sarutobi Hiruzen stood in front of him, the Uchiha clan's coup plan could basically be declared a failure, because the plan they planned was to take advantage of Konoha's inattention. Sneak attack tactics that can be implemented, but judging from the current situation, sneak attack is definitely impossible. It is not bad to not be countered by sneak attack. Without the first-hand advantage, how can Uchiha beat the powerful Konoha?
Thinking of this, Uchiha Fugaku's heart sank, and he found that Uchiha seemed to have reached a dead end.

"No, you're wrong, Itachi is not on our side..." On the opposite side of him, Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and replied: "He's just on the side of peace."

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not hide the fact that he knew Uchiha's rebellion, because the purpose of his coming today was to have an open and honest talk with Uchiha. Since it was open and honest, then of course everything had to be said on the bright side.

"Peace..." Uchiha Fugaku's face was gloomy. If possible, why didn't he want peace, but is peace so easy to get?
"It's too late..." he sighed, and murmured in a low voice, he probably knew the reason for Sarutobi Hiruzen now.

He is looking forward to being able to persuade Uchiha through himself...

However, Uchiha Fuyue said that this possibility basically does not exist.

"It's too late."

Uchiha Fugaku said in a deep voice.

If, after the Kyuubi incident seven years ago, Hiruzaru Sarutobi had been able to have a long conversation with him like tonight, maybe everything would have had time to change, but today, after seven years of friction With entanglements, the internal situation of the Uchiha clan is no longer in the hands of Uchiha Fuyue alone.Even if he told Konoha already known about Uchiha's rebellion, he might not be able to prevent the coup, but the chances of death would be higher.

The current Uchiha doesn't trust Konoha Village at all, so no matter what guarantee Konoha makes, they can't believe it. How can two groups of mutual suspicion have real peace?
Therefore, it can be said that the coup d'état has to be launched. Even if Uchiha Fugaku intends to stop it, the young and strong faction in the clan will launch a coup alone. At that time, even if they are reluctant, the remaining Uchiha will also Forced to be coerced into the vortex of this war.

This is no longer something that can be changed by one's own will, but the breaking point of the conflict between the entire younger generation of Uchiha and Konoha.

"Of course it's still too late." Compared to Uchiha Fugaku, Sarutobi Hiruzawa was much more optimistic. He sat up straight and said seriously: "As long as you join hands with me, then it will be too late."

As Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen certainly knows where the main conflict between the Uchiha clan and Konoha comes from. Except for some doubts buried in the second generation of Hokage, most of the conflicts are after the Uchiha Kyuubi incident Konoha Village's suspicion and distrust of Uchiha.

To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be needed. Since we want to solve the problem between Uchiha and Konoha, we must start from the root.

First of all, the main contradiction between the two should be transferred to a secondary contradiction.

"Fugaku..." Hiruzaru Sarutobi looked into Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, with a hint of plea and expectation in his eyes, and said earnestly: "Please...trust me again."

(End of this chapter)