Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 43 The real murderer

Faced with the increasingly chaotic situation in the ninja world more than twenty years ago, the First Hokage had a sudden inspiration...

If the tailed beasts were so powerful, wouldn't everyone stop fighting each other if every village had one?

This was a clever idea that came to me when I saw Madara controlling the Nine-Tails.

So the First Hokage single-handedly defeated the eight wild tailed beasts in various places, leaving only the Nine-Tails, and distributed the others to the major hidden villages other than Sunagakure. Besides the other three major hidden villages, Takigakure was also strong enough to qualify for the table.

Sunagakure was never interested in "peace" and already possessed the One-Tailed Shukaku, so it gave up the Tailed Beast and instead demanded a portion of its territory and resources.

It was during this period that the major ninja villages discovered that the tailed beasts were not so easy to control!

Hashirama Senju could directly subdue the Tailed Beasts as gifts or bargaining chips, but other ninja villages... would need to have sufficiently strong sealing techniques to do so.

"Although neither Kirigakure nor Iwagakure has admitted it, it's very likely that the First Tsuchikage and the First Mizukage were both killed by the Tailed Beasts..." Jiraiya said something that everyone tacitly agreed on.

The shadows of these two families were already quite old, but...

The fact that they died so coincidentally could very well be due to this reason!

"Tailed beasts are inherently violent and evil, and cannot be directly communicated with, let alone tamed. The most effective way that everyone has discovered and chosen is the 'Jinchūriki' mode, which is to seal the power of the tailed beast into the body of a human..." Jiraiya's tone was ambiguous at this point, clearly indicating that he did not approve of this method.

"The Nine-Tails is easy to deal with. Not only is there the deterrent power of the First Hokage, but the Uzumaki clan, who are the most skilled in sealing techniques in the ninja world, are our allies in Konoha. At the same time, the Uzumaki clan has an extremely strong physique. Whether it is physical strength or chakra reserves, they are second to none among ninja clans."

Upon hearing Jiraiya's words, Minato finally understood Kushina's current predicament.

Akaishi's earlier guess was now confirmed...

"However, not all ninja villages have such strong sealing techniques and such suitable Jinchuriki candidates. For example, the Hidden Cloud Village was assigned the Eight-Tails, which is second only to the Nine-Tails, as well as the Two-Tails."

"The way Kumogakure controls the Tailed Beasts mainly relies on the legendary Six Paths Treasure, the Amber Purification Bottle. Its powerful sealing ability is such that even the Tailed Beasts cannot resist it. And the wielders of the Six Paths Treasure are none other than the legendary Gold and Silver Brothers, who are said to possess the Six Paths bloodline..."

Upon hearing Jiraiya mention this, Akaishi raised his head even higher—what kind of gold and silver brothers are they? Are they any purer than the Uchiha clan's offspring?

Jiraiya paused for a moment, then seemed to change the subject, saying, "Do you know the relationship between the First Raikage, the Second Raikage, and the current Third Raikage?"

Akaishi said directly, "I know, they're all called 'Ai'!"

Jiraiya: ...

"This is a custom in Kumogakure. 'Ai' is a name he changed after becoming Raikage," Lan Wu corrected, then added, "I remember... the First Raikage and the Third Raikage were both from the Yotsuki clan, and the Second Raikage was the First Raikage's disciple."

Jiraiya clearly wanted to hear what Lanwu had to say, so he nodded and said, "That's right. During the Warring States period, the Yoruzuki clan was a powerful clan in the northeast of the continent, just like the Uchiha and Senju clans in the heartland... Although they didn't have any special bloodline limits, they possessed incredibly powerful bodies!"

"However, in the end, the First Raikage did not choose his own clansman, but instead chose the Second Raikage as his successor, because they both upheld the ideal of 'peace'..."

"However, in the Hidden Cloud Village, the pro-war faction has gradually gained an absolute advantage. Not only is the Night Moon Clan warlike, but the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers are also pro-war."

"After the trend of training Jinchuriki rose, Jinchuriki inevitably became one of the most elite and important forces in the village. The Gold and Silver Brothers, who possessed the Amber Purification Bottle, also indirectly controlled Jinchuriki, further increasing their power!"

"The Second Raikage and the Second Hokage saw the changes in the current situation of the ninja world and hoped to conclude a peace treaty to form an alliance between the two strongest ninja villages, Raikage and Hokage, to suppress the flames of war. However... in Kumogakure, the pro-war faction's power was out of control, which led to what happened before."

Jiraiya spoke with a touch of sadness.

With the Second Hokage's intelligence and wisdom, he must have known that this action was dangerous, but...

This may be the last effort to achieve peace!

Unfortunately, the pro-war faction in Kumogakure was even bolder than the Second Hokage had imagined.

Minato then noticed something in Jiraiya's words and asked, "Jiraiya, are you saying... the Yoruzuki clan is actually..."

Jiraiya shook his head upon hearing this: "There's no evidence, but... the situation the Second Hokage faced at the time was that the Second Raikage was killed by the Gold and Silver Brothers right there at the alliance meeting, and the whereabouts of all his confidants were unknown. Afterwards, the Gold and Silver Brothers led a group to hunt down the Second Hokage's team..."

"During this time, the Gold and Silver Brothers relentlessly pursued the Second Hokage. Theoretically... people including the Third Raikage should also be chasing after them. If the Second and Third Hokage were to turn around and fight at this point, perhaps they could catch the Gold and Silver Brothers off guard? The premise is... that the Third Raikage and the Yotsuki clan ninjas' objectives are truly as simple as they appear!"

Although the Yotsuki clan and the Second Raikage should be close in terms of succession, in reality, the Yotsuki clan, like the Gold and Silver Brothers, are pro-war and have already grown impatient with the Second Raikage...

During the coup, the Second Raikage was killed in one fell swoop. The role played by the Yotsuki clan at that time was probably not so simple—that was clearly Tobirama's judgment!

That's why Tobirama went back alone...

He believed that if everyone stayed behind to fight to the death, even if they defeated the Gold and Silver Brothers, the Yotsuki clan, led by the current Third Raikage, would take advantage of the situation to make their move.

After all, the Second Raikage is dead...

The Second Hokage also died in the coup, and Konoha couldn't say anything—it was all the fault of the Gold and Silver Brothers!

Tobirama probably even suspected at the time that their target was actually him.

Now that the pro-war faction in Kumogakure is about to succeed in their coup, it's the perfect time to first cripple Konoha and then launch a war against the Land of Fire!

Then you can only choose one of the two...

Either Tobirama stays behind to hold off the Gold and Silver Brothers, allowing the other six to escape, or Tobirama uses the Flying Thunder God Technique to get away. Even if their target is indeed Tobirama, they can still escape, but none of the others will be able to get away.

Tobirama was getting old and knew that even if he survived, he wouldn't live much longer, and his personal guard consisted of Konoha's elite...

Furthermore, if the six of them stayed behind, they couldn't do anything. Tobirama still had the ability to make the enemy fight tooth and nail and be wary of them. Otherwise, if the Yotsuki clan had used the Gold and Silver Brothers' coup so perfectly and weakened Konoha at the same time, there would have been a high probability that war would have broken out immediately afterward!

Therefore, Tobirama chose to stay behind, both to preserve Konoha's strength and to take the Gold and Silver Brothers with him to their deaths, even sealing away the Six Paths Treasures...

Originally, Konoha did not approve of the impending attack by Kumogakure, nor did it approve of the Third Hokage.

However, at this time the Uzumaki clan was wiped out, and the clues pointed to Kumogakure!

Everyone immediately realized that the Second Hokage's concerns were correct, and that leaving someone behind to cover their retreat was also the right thing to do.

Faced with the restless Cloud Village...

As a result, the Uchiha clan took the lead in changing their stance and strongly supporting the Third Hokage. It was precisely because Konoha Village displayed a united and proactive attitude in preparing for war that Kumogakure temporarily ceased its activities.