Naruto: The Rise Of Uchiha

"I heard that the child who has always been called a fox demon is the orphan of the Fourth Hokage."

A middle-aged ninja with a shallow scar on his left cheek looked quite shocked.

"How could that be? How could that fox demon be the orphan of the Fourth Hokage? You must have been deceived."

Another middle-aged ninja with a mustache obviously didn't believe it.

How could that fox demon be the son of the Fourth Hokage? He didn't believe it no matter what.

"But it was Patriarch Fugaku who said that. Patriarch Fugaku would never lie to us about such a thing."

The middle-aged ninja with a scar on his face said.

"Did Patriarch Fugaku say that?"

The middle-aged ninja with a mustache hesitated and was no longer so sure.

Patriarch Fugaku now has a reputation in Konoha that is almost no less than that of the Third Hokage. From what he said, the credibility is undoubtedly very high, which means that the fox demon is likely to be the orphan of the Fourth Hokage.

He frowned and said.

"If he is the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, why is he left alone like an orphan? And he has the title of a fox demon?"

"Patriarch Fugaku didn't say it clearly, and he seems to have concerns, but I have some guesses."

The middle-aged man with scars on his face looked around cautiously and said.

"What guesses?"

The middle-aged ninja with a mustache asked anxiously.

"Think about it, the Third Hokage is in power now. How could the Third Hokage not know that the orphan of the Fourth Hokage was treated like this? He knew but didn't interfere. The only reason could be that this was originally his order."

"And only the Third Hokage could make Patriarch Fugaku worry and dare not tell the truth."

The middle-aged ninja with scars on his face lowered his voice and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"What, this, this is impossible."

The middle-aged ninja with a mustache subconsciously shook his head and denied it.

"Then tell me, besides the Third Hokage, who can do this? Who dares to treat the orphan of the Fourth Hokage like this?"

The middle-aged ninja with scars on his face asked with a sneer.

The middle-aged ninja with a mustache was very shaken, and said hesitantly.

"Why did the Third Hokage treat the orphan of the Fourth Hokage like this? The Fourth Hokage and his wife sacrificed their lives for the village."

At this point, his voice was filled with anger.

That was the orphan of the Fourth Hokage and his wife who sacrificed their lives for the village, and the Third Hokage treated him like this.

"After the Fourth Hokage came to power, he made many changes to the original policies of the village, which probably affected the interests of the Third Hokage."

"After the Third Hokage came to power again, he changed some of the original policies back. You should remember this, right?"

The middle-aged ninja with scars on his face sneered.

"Because of such a thing, the Third Hokage treated the orphan of the Fourth Hokage and his wife who sacrificed their lives for the village like this."

The middle-aged ninja with a mustache clenched his fists involuntarily, and there was anger in his voice.

He had a special feeling for the Fourth Hokage because he was once a member of the troops led by the Fourth Hokage.

It was because of the powerful leader of the Fourth Hokage that he was able to survive in the battlefield that could be called a meat grinder.

Now, knowing that the orphan of the Fourth Hokage was treated like this, he felt a burning anger in his heart.

"It was said before that the Third Hokage framed the head of the Togoshi clan and forced the head of the Hyuga branch clan, Hyuga Hizashi, to death. I didn't believe it at first."

"But now it seems that these two things are very likely to be true. We have all been deceived by the hypocritical appearance of the Third Hokage."

The middle-aged ninja with scars on his face sneered.

He was also a member of the team led by the Fourth Hokage. Although he was not as fanatical about the Fourth Hokage as the middle-aged man with a mustache, he also admired the Fourth Hokage.

Now that the orphan of the Fourth Hokage was treated like this, he was also a little angry in his heart, which was why he told the middle-aged ninja with a mustache about this news.

...

The news that Uzumaki Naruto was the orphan of the Fourth Hokage spread quickly in the village like a hurricane.

The ninjas who learned the news were shocked, stunned, and angry.

The orphan of the Fourth Hokage and his wife who sacrificed for the village have been treated like this over the years.

Is this how the Third Hokage treated the orphan of the Fourth Hokage and his wife?

Hokage Office in the Hokage Building.

An Anbu ninja pushed the door open without even knocking, and reported to the Third Hokage in a hurried voice.

"Hokage-sama, now the rumor is everywhere in the village that Uzumaki Naruto is the orphan of the Fourth Hokage."

The Third Hokage looked panicked before he could investigate the recklessness of the Anbu ninja.

With the way he treated Uzumaki Naruto over the years, he would be condemned if the rumor that Uzumaki Naruto was the orphan of the Fourth Hokage spread.

He asked in panic and anger.

"Who, who spread the rumor that Uzumaki Naruto was the orphan of the Fourth Hokage?"

"It was Clan Leader Fugaku. The rumor first came from Clan Leader Fugaku. It was precisely because he said it that it spread so quickly."

The Anbu ninja said hurriedly.

Clan Leader Fugaku's reputation in Konoha is now no less than that of the Third Hokage. Naturally, the words he said would be believed by the villagers.

It was also because of this that the rumor that Uzumaki Naruto was the orphan of the Fourth Hokage spread quickly in the village.

"Uchiha Fugaku, it's you!"

The Third Hokage slapped the table angrily, and the documents on the table fell to the ground due to the violent vibration.

When he heard someone spread the news that Uzumaki Naruto was the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, he guessed that this person might be Uchiha Fugaku.

As he expected, it was Uchiha Fugaku who did it.

The anger in his heart was like a volcanic eruption, but now was not the time to get angry and settle accounts with Uchiha Fugaku. The most important thing was to stop the spread of the news.

He ordered.

"Send out all the Anbu that can be mobilized to block the news with all their strength, and let them warn everyone who knows the news not to spread the news!"

"Yes."

The Anbu ninja hurriedly left, and soon after, a large number of Anbu ninjas rushed out from the Root Base.

They rushed to various places in Konoha to warn those who knew that Uzumaki Naruto was the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, and prohibited them from spreading the news.

However, the Third Hokage obviously underestimated the speed of the spread of the news. When he sent out the Anbu ninjas to warn, many people in the village had already learned the news.

Moreover, facing the orders from the Anbu ninja, many people showed resistance.

They did not obey the orders and chose to spread the news.

Many of them were former subordinates of the Fourth Hokage and had received favors from the Fourth Hokage.

Now that they knew that the orphan of the Fourth Hokage was treated like this, they were so angry that they could not express it in words.

They held their breath and wanted to spread the news, even if it meant violating the orders of the Third Hokage.

(End of this chapter)