Even the younger ones like Yamato, Sai, and Sakura, who were opposite them, were listening with great interest at this moment.
Although they didn't understand the sensitivity of the matter, they simply listened quietly, without interrupting or asking any questions.
Moreover, compared to these historical issues, what they were more concerned about was Naruto's safety.
If it weren't for the lack of a suitable opportunity, they probably would have long since given in to their inner impulse and rushed in to rescue Naruto.
Unfortunately, under the seal of Uchiha Chiri's Chidori Lightning Needle, Uzumaki Naruto's life and death were completely in their hands.
"But isn't this great? Millennia of enmity, through mutual understanding, built a peaceful Village! Doesn't this prove that people can understand each other!" Uzumaki Naruto said excitedly, momentarily forgetting the pain in his body.
This was Konoha's history that he had never heard of before, and he truly hadn't expected such a process. The reconciliation of the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan, wasn't this just like Kakashi-sensei taught him, achieving peace through mutual understanding!
"Yes, if we follow a normal story, peace can be nurtured! Unfortunately, those who truly harbor peace are always targeted by those with dark hearts..." Uchiha Tenxiu also nodded in agreement, then changed the subject and began to speak of the hidden conspiracy of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju of Konoha.
He forcefully claimed that everyone's approval was needed, continuously snatched away the positions of the First Hokage and Second Hokage, completely deceived everyone, and used the will of the people to force Uchiha to step down.
Uchiha Tenxiu looked at him and said, "Do you think the First Hokage and Second Hokage did the right thing? It was a Village jointly established by two Clans, yet the already determined Hokage position was denied on the grounds that everyone disagreed?"
"How could..." Uzumaki Naruto listened in disbelief, that such a dark scene was hidden within the Village.
In his mind, he imagined himself and Sasuke agreeing to build a Village, where the Village Head should have been him, but Sasuke became the Hokage. Even if the First Hokage was him, according to the rotation, the next generation of Hokage should have belonged to him, but it was snatched by his Clan again!
Thus.
Isn't this deceiving people!
For a moment, Uzumaki Naruto felt a bit broken inside, completely unable to imagine that Konoha's Hokage was such a person.
"Thus, the result of Konoha Village's establishment, from an ideal place with great righteousness, turned into a Village born with original sin, inherently distorted, relying on deception and falsehood to deceive the existence of various Clans. The foundation of the Village was crooked from the very beginning, so how could it grow normally? Without great righteousness, without integrity, without ideals, relying only on power struggles and schemes to deceive and fool others, can such a Village still carry peace and be a home?"
"In short, under the conspiracy of Senju Tobirama, Konoha Village completely became a mistake that should not exist, and naturally it will lead to more erroneous outcomes. As for the Uchiha Clan, living within it, being eliminated by the dark Village was only a matter of time!" Uchiha Tenxiu looked down at Uzumaki Naruto and said, his eyes filled with firm resolve.
Although what Uchiha Tenxiu said were all facts, full of reason and undeniable truth.
But Uchiha Tenxiu's words and his posture instantly enraged Uzumaki Naruto, who once again struggled desperately without fear of pain, shouting and screaming, "How dare you say such things about everyone in Konoha?"
"Konoha Ninja Village is not a mistake as you say, it's the home of all our Konoha Ninja!"
"I don't believe the Village is a mistake! Konoha's Hokage carries the dreams of everyone in the Village."
"A Hokage acknowledged by everyone is a Hokage. Third Hokage, he sacrificed himself to protect everyone in Konoha, he is a true inheritor of the fire will!" Uzumaki Naruto declared confidently, full of pride for the Third Hokage.
"What you're saying, I know it, you're lying! Everything you're saying is false! Haha..."
Uzumaki Naruto forced a smile and said, "Everyone in Konoha isn't like that. Even if I was rejected by everyone because of the Nine-Tailed, I still gained many bonds. Third Hokage, Konohamaru, Kakashi-sensei, Yamato Captain, and Sasuke... Every single one of them, every single one of them is a good person, not a mistake that shouldn't exist as you say! You're talking nonsense..."
Uzumaki Naruto argued somewhat frantically, as if speaking these words could strengthen the belief in his heart.
Clearly, he couldn't accept this cruel reality for a while, and was already deceiving himself, starting self-anesthesia.
"Naruto, being stubborn is useless!" Uchiha Tenxiu ignored his rebuttal, simply turned his body, looked at the gap in the wall broken by the Hyakuzu puppet, and a deliberate smile involuntarily appeared on his face as he continued to speak.
“From what you’ve told me, the person who made Sasuke and Itachi the last Uchiha, and that you were his closest friend, and about the Uchiha’s demise, then the outcome of that event is quite simple. The Uchiha Clan, as a large family with over a thousand members, lived in Konoha Village. What kind of enemy could possibly hide from Konoha Village’s Hokage? Therefore, for such a clan to disappear, naturally only the Village’s Hokage could accomplish it; otherwise, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Thus, the Uchiha’s demise was naturally carried out by your Konoha Ninja Village, and Itachi was an accomplice, meaning he was the one exposed to the Ninja World to take the blame for Konoha. Otherwise, would Sasuke have sought revenge?”
“You yourself said that Konoha belongs to everyone, and that the Village’s Hokage protects everyone. So, with thousands of Uchiha living in the Village, what kind of enemy could eliminate the Uchiha Clan without alerting the Hokage?”
Uchiha Tenxiu retorted.
“Why would you say that! Why would Konoha eliminate the Uchiha Clan!” Uzumaki Naruto gritted his teeth, unable to deceive himself in the face of Uchiha Tenxiu’s counter-question. He stared intently at Uchiha Tenxiu, forcing himself to ask the reason. Even if he couldn’t return to his original world, he had to ask his good brother Sasuke and clarify everything.
“As for the reason, it’s very simple!”
“Do you know how people who borrow money, don’t want to repay it, and yet possess power, deal with their creditors? Usually, these people choose to physically eliminate the creditor directly. This way, they no longer need to repay the debt.” Uchiha Tenxiu’s lips curled into a mocking smile, as if disdainful of such behavior.
He continued, “The Uchiha Clan is like that poor creditor. They, along with the Senju Clan, jointly founded Konoha Village and were supposed to take turns serving as Hokage according to their agreement.”
“However, the truth is that First Hokage Hashirama Senju was the first to violate the agreement, seizing the Hokage position from the Uchiha Clan. Moreover, the Hokage position for four consecutive generations was taken by members of the Senju lineage. As one of Konoha’s founders, the Uchiha Clan was subjected to all sorts of targeting and hostility by Konoha. Faced with such injustice, what do you think the Uchiha Clan would do? Of course, they would reclaim everything that was rightfully theirs!”
Uchiha Tenxiu paused briefly to allow the other party time to think, then continued, “Undoubtedly, they would certainly contend for the Hokage position. After all, this is their rightful power. But how could those who have already become Hokage easily surrender that position? They know very well that they owe the Uchiha Clan too much and have seized too many benefits by virtue of the Hokage position. They simply cannot repay it. Given this, how should they respond?”
Uchiha Tenxiu’s voice gradually deepened, revealing a trace of helplessness and sorrow: “There’s only one answer—don’t repay it, just eliminate the other party directly! Only this way can the problem be solved once and for all. And Konoha Village, as the Ninja World’s largest Ninja Village, naturally possesses enough strength and means to make the Uchiha Clan disappear without anyone noticing, even keeping people like you completely unaware. This is the outcome.”
“However, if Konoha were to directly eliminate the other party, it would cause the entire Konoha Village to be scorned by the Ninja World, and it would also make the other families in Konoha Village wary, causing the entire Village to completely lose its cohesion. Therefore, this matter could not be carried out by Konoha Village itself. But if there were a traitor from the Uchiha Clan who took action themselves to bear all the infamy, that would be the best possible outcome. And in that case, the person you mentioned, Sasuke’s brother, Uchiha Itachi, must be such a piece of trash who betrayed his clan!”
Finally, Uchiha Tenxiu sighed deeply, lamenting, “Because Konoha Village, from its very inception, was a Village built on lies! Therefore, it’s not surprising at all that it could do such a shameless thing.”
“So, as a Ninja member of this flawed Village, things like ‘Konoha origin’ have absolutely nothing to do with us. Members of our Uchiha Clan have never been proud of anything related to Konoha.” At this point, Uchiha Tenxiu, without a change in expression, formed hand signs with his feet, secretly setting up a cursed seal jutsu, beginning to create a cage throughout the entire Dragon Vein Temple.
This way, it would be even more secure.
“I’m only watching; you are a rare Ninja who can travel through time, which is why I have time to chat with you! After all, you’re about to die, so I’ll let you die without any regrets!”
Having said this, Uchiha Tenxiu again asked Uzumaki Naruto, “Do you have anything else you want to ask? Don’t worry, anything I know, I can basically tell you!”
Outside.
Outside the wall broken by Hyakuzu, seven other Ninja wearing Konoha forehead protectors listened silently to everything.
On one side were three future Ninja: Sakura Haruno, Sai, and Yamato, who had unexpectedly come to this time with Naruto.
And on the other side were Minato Namikaze, Shibi Aburame, Akimichi Choza from this current time, and the young man who had just rejoined the team, wearing a black mask, Kakashi Hatake.
At this moment, the seven of them listened to the words from inside, each lost in thought, filled with shock and bewilderment.
The Village would actually destroy the Uchiha Clan in the future.
This, this was too terrifying.
Just because they wanted to be Hokage.
For such a reason.
They could exterminate thousands of people?
What on earth happened to this Village!