Becomes a Rebel Ninja After Annihilating the Hyuga Clan

Chapter 8

“It could be the Uchiha clan,” Neiki suggested.

Since the schedule for the Hyuga clan's massacre was already set, the more chaotic the situation, the better it suited Neiki’s interests.

In the original story, Itachi quickly annihilated the Uchiha clan because he had the backing of numerous Konoha ninjas who were ordered to turn a blind eye and a father, Fugaku Uchiha, who willingly submitted to his son’s blade.

Neiki’s situation was different. If he wanted to emulate Itachi and destroy the Hyuga clan, the Konoha leadership wouldn’t agree, and the Hyuga clan wouldn’t willingly submit. The cultural environment was entirely different.

But there was no choice. The rapid evolution of his Byakugan required a substantial amount of Byakugan essence. Unless Neiki was willing to spend decades planning, it inevitably required the “voluntary sacrifices” of his kin.

No matter what, the illusion of normalcy created by the Tsukuyomi technique over the main house would eventually wear thin. No one was stupid, but the impending Uchiha rebellion consumed too much of the Konoha leadership’s attention, making the disappearance of a few branch members seem insignificant.

Having chosen this path, Neiki knew that sooner or later, his imprisonment of the clan leader and slaughter of his kin would be exposed. Instead of waiting for the balloon to burst, catching him off guard suddenly, choosing an appropriate time to burst it himself was better.

Half of the Hyuga clan members had fallen to Neiki’s hand. Given his preparations, the remaining half wouldn’t offer much resistance. The only thing left to consider was how to escape from the Konoha pursuit squad once the truth was revealed.

The night of the Uchiha massacre was the perfect timing.

On the surface, Itachi would be massacring the Uchiha, drawing a large number of Konoha personnel to assist him in preventing the chaos from spreading further.

In the shadows, Neiki would be eradicating the Hyuga, with no one knowing that the clan meeting organized by the clan leader was a plan for genocide.

The Twin Prides of Konoha are illustrious beyond compare!

Without a plan and with little attention on them, there would be no way to form an effective pursuit squad, giving Neiki ample time to reap more benefits and then gracefully escape from the whirlpool of Konoha.

Now, all that was left was to confirm the date of the Uchiha massacre. This required the Konoha leadership to reach a consensus on destruction, ultimately allowing the hawk faction led by Danzo to overshadow the dove faction led by the Third Hokage.

It was a given that the Third Hokage would inevitably compromise, and all Neiki needed to use Takizawa Yamaki’s death to accelerate the process slightly.

Danzo stared coldly at Neiki with his single visible eye for a long time, then nodded slightly and asked:

“So, where’s the body?”

Danzo naturally suspected ulterior motives. Although he was happy to use such underhanded methods to frame the Uchiha and advance the massacre, he didn’t want to be used by his subordinates without knowing anything.

Neiki’s eagerness to eradicate the Uchiha was concerning. Primarily controlled by the Caged Bird Seal, Neiki could never be seen as a trusted subordinate by Danzo. The seed of suspicion had been planted, and Neiki was well aware of it. However, it didn’t matter; he wouldn’t be staying in Konoha for long, so any future reckoning by Danzo wouldn’t affect him.

“In the eastern forest,” Neiki replied.

“I’ll send Naori,” Danzo said, implying that Neiki no longer needed to concern himself with the matter.

Root had experts create evidence on the body to frame the Uchiha.

“Then I’ll take my leave.” With his goal achieved, Neiki bowed and left.

…

Neiki’s team in Root was tasked with monitoring the Uchiha clan.

Honestly, it was a rather tedious job. During the day, they mostly perched in trees outside the Uchiha residential area, tracking and recording the movements of Uchiha members. Apart from avoiding detection, it wasn’t particularly challenging.

Fortunately, as the squad leader, Neiki didn’t have to work as hard. He just had to stay at the center, compiling the information the team members responsible for surveillance sent.

“7:05 AM, Uchiha Suzuka and six others left the Uchiha compound together.”

“7:40 AM, Uchiha Ichigo and Uchiha Luffy had an argument at the compound gate, possibly over the latter stealing the former’s girlfriend.”

“8:11 AM, Uchiha Suzuka and others returned to the compound with a basket of fresh produce.”

“8:41 AM, a brawl broke out on Konoha Street, stopped by the police force’s Uchiha Hachidai.”

“8:50 AM, Uchiha Tetsu and Uchiha Shin returned to the compound after a night of drinking.”

Neiki sifted through the thick pile of surveillance reports, noting everything related to the Uchiha, no matter how trivial. This highlighted Konoha’s recent focus on the Uchiha clan.

Despite concrete evidence that the Uchiha leadership had been plotting a coup within the clan, the surveillance reports showed no unusual behavior among the Uchiha members.

Neiki wasn’t concerned. The Uchiha leadership wouldn’t broadcast their plans to all clan members. There were ordinary people within the Uchiha and internal opposition, too. They didn’t realize the ground beneath them was already seething with hidden dangers. They continued their daily lives in ignorance, only to meet death unawares. This was the life of ordinary people.

This was all very normal.

Neiki annotated the reports, separating potentially useful ones from useless ones. Determining the value of the information was entirely up to his judgment.

Information work was like that. It involved sifting through a myriad of trivial details to find valuable intelligence. Given his position as squad leader, Neiki was skilled at finding gold in the sand.

Despite the significant reports, Neiki was more efficient, which caused his assistants to need help to keep up.

“Captain, another batch just came in,” his subordinate, code-named “Firefly,” said, carrying another stack of freshly recorded data.

“Alright, put it there,” Neiki said offhandedly.

Firefly complied, about to leave, when she noticed a particular report on the desk. She hesitated for a moment and then asked:

“Captain, do you really think the Uchiha will revolt?”

The rumors of the Uchiha plotting a rebellion were known to only a few within Konoha’s leadership, and the Anbu team was directly handling Uchiha matters.

“I believe so. Why?”

Firefly handed Neiki the report.

“8:15 AM, Uchiha Sasuke and ten other children left the compound for the ninja academy.”

This was a very routine report that could easily be categorized as useless. However, combined with Firefly’s earlier question, it was clear that her concern wasn’t about the report’s value.

Neiki pursed his lips and asked:

“Does it bother you?”

Once the Uchiha rebellion failed, these children's fate was clear.

Firefly shook her head. She had the necessary qualities to be in the Anbu. Drawing a blade on children wasn’t an issue. She was used to orders taking precedence over personal emotions:

“I just wonder… why did it come to this?”

Power?

Strength?

Neiki didn’t know the answer to her question and didn’t respond. The guilt would fall on others, not her. Firefly was overthinking.

Moreover, Neiki had his guilt to bear, which wasn’t much different from the others.

For power.

For the greater good.

In any case, it was a massacre. I’m a villain, and he’s an executioner.

I’m filled with evil.

He’s deserving of death.

I don’t think I’m wrong; he probably doesn’t regret it.

This is the twin prides of Konoha.