Chapter 276: Reminder

Words : 1287 Updated : Oct 14th, 2025

Two days passed in a flash. The three-day holiday officially ended, and Seimei finally received new orders. Just as the Uchiha elder had said, he was indeed assigned to the team supporting the Hidden Mist battlefield this time. Not only him, but Uchiha Shisui also received this mission. Looking at the mission certificate in his hand, Seimei snorted coldly and walked straight towards the mission assembly point. ... Main Camp. South side. In a dense forest. Dozens of Konoha ninjas were either sitting or standing, gathered together. Suddenly, a figure appeared silently in the field. Everyone was startled and raised their spirits. After seeing the person's appearance clearly, they relaxed again. Then, some people started whispering. "This is Uchiha Seimei, right? He looks so young!" "Young? He's one of Konoha's Twin Stars. I heard his strength is even greater than that of an average Jonin!" "Ghost Sword Seimei, who doesn't know him?" "..." That's right, the newcomer was none other than Seimei. Ignoring these discussions, Seimei walked straight to an empty corner, then formed hand seals and used the 'Mystical Palm Technique' to start strengthening his body. Time was precious, and he didn't want to waste a single moment. Seeing his unapproachable demeanor, no one dared to disturb him. Time passed slowly, and more and more people arrived. At some point, another figure appeared, attracting everyone's attention. Seimei's ears twitched, and he heard Uchiha Shisui's name. Immediately, he opened his eyes and looked over there, and indeed saw a figure shorter than him appear in the field. Who else could it be but Uchiha Shisui? Just as Seimei looked over, Shisui also noticed him. After greeting a few familiar ninjas, he came to Seimei. Seimei looked at him and raised an eyebrow, "Something's up?" "Yes." Uchiha Shisui nodded seriously, then pointed to the dense forest not far away, "Let's talk over there." Seimei pondered for a moment, didn't refuse, nodded in response, and walked straight towards the depths of the forest, with Uchiha Shisui following closely behind. Soon, the two disappeared from everyone's sight. In the crowd, several Jonin leaders saw this but didn't say much. Anyway, it wasn't time to depart yet, and the two were from the same clan. If they wanted to discuss something, could they stop them? Moreover, the strength of these two might have already surpassed theirs. Thus, they dared not meddle even more. Out of everyone's sight, Seimei stopped and turned to look at Uchiha Shisui, saying indifferently, "What is it? Speak." In fact, he already had some guesses about what Shisui wanted to say, nothing more than the strangeness of this mission. Since that Uchiha elder could tell him some things, there was no reason not to inform Uchiha Shisui. As expected, as soon as Uchiha Shisui opened his mouth, he mentioned this matter. He said, "Seimei, Elder Kazuma said that we were suddenly transferred to the Hidden Mist battlefield because Konoha wants to suppress our Uchiha clan. Do you believe that?" Kazuma was the Uchiha elder who had talked to Seimei before, his name was Uchiha Kazuma. Hearing Uchiha Shisui's question, Seimei raised his eyebrows slightly, not answering directly, but instead asking, "Do you believe it?" "I do!" Uchiha Shisui replied seriously. Hearing this, Seimei was slightly taken aback. He originally thought Uchiha Shisui was a Uchiha clansman brainwashed by the 'Will of Fire', someone who had detached from his clan's ideology. Now it seemed that Shisui wasn't mindless; on the contrary, he had his own opinions. That's right, thinking about his actions later, even at the most critical moment, he first thought of using 'Kotoamatsukami' to control Uchiha Fugaku, making him stop the clan's rebellion, and then slowly resolve the conflict between the two sides. Obviously, he had found a balance between the village and the clan. This wasn't a manifestation of being brainwashed by the 'Will of Fire'. On the contrary, Uchiha Itachi, for the so-called sake of the village avoiding war, directly massacred his own clan. This was a typical example of having a problem with his brain. If a civil war broke out in the village, many people would die. Weren't the Uchiha clansmen he massacred also people? As the saying goes, where you stand depends on where you sit. You are first and foremost a member of the Uchiha clan, and then a ninja of Konoha. Even if you have detached from your clan's ideology, you can learn from Uchiha Shisui and try to solve the problem instead of resorting to killing. What was the Mangekyo Sharingan for? You had the ability to massacre half the clan, couldn't you use absolute strength to control them? If that still didn't work, you could also kill a few instigators. This was also a way to temporarily ease the conflict. But what did you do? You directly chose a massacre. Even if there were various reasons, this was an absurd decision beyond compare. While Seimei was lost in thought, Uchiha Shisui's voice came again, "Undeniably, Konoha is indeed targeting our Uchiha clan now, but this might be the result of deliberate guidance by some high-ranking officials." "Oh, do you have any findings?" Seimei asked with interest. "Yes." Uchiha Shisui nodded and said, "I secretly investigated the 'Root' and Danzo you mentioned last time and found that they indeed have problems, especially in their attitude towards our Uchiha clan, which is very obvious." 'Last time?' Seimei was stunned at first, then remembered that after the Chunin Exams, they were attacked by Root ninjas on their way back to the battlefield. To cause trouble for Konoha's high-ranking officials and to make Uchiha Shisui more vigilant, he did mention the existence of 'Root' and Danzo afterward. It seemed to have had some effect now. Uchiha Shisui didn't know what Seimei was thinking. He continued, "I suspect that Danzo arranged this incident. If my guess is correct, we might be in trouble next." "Trouble?" "Hehehe~" Hearing Uchiha Shisui's reminder, Seimei sneered and said indifferently, "Afraid of trouble? Then kill them all." Although Seimei's voice was calm, it was filled with coldness in Uchiha Shisui's ears, making his scalp tingle. Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but be a little lost in thought. When he came back to his senses, Seimei had already turned around and was about to leave. Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui quickly called out to Seimei, "Seimei, what do you think of the conflict between the village and the clan?" Hearing this, Seimei paused slightly, then said without turning back, "Just a power struggle, what's there to see?" After saying that, he left. Looking at his departing back, Uchiha Shisui murmured, "A power struggle?" Seimei's words weren't just to fool Uchiha Shisui; this was his true thought. The so-called conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village, in the final analysis, was caused by the unfair distribution of power. As one of the two founding clans of Konoha, the Uchiha clan had too little say in the village, and the Uchiha were a proud clan, naturally unable to accept this. Then the conflict gradually accumulated, and finally turned into a confrontation. As for other reasons such as Uchiha Madara's defection, the Uchiha clan's mental problems after awakening the Sharingan, etc., these were just excuses. Anyway, in the past two years, Seimei hadn't seen any Uchiha clansmen who were complete lunatics. It could only be said that the taste of power was too tempting for people to let go. (End of this chapter)

Chapter 276: Reminder

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