Naruto: The Rise Of Uchiha

A few days later, Uchiha Fugaku brought more than a dozen clan leaders to the Hokage Building.

"Clan Leader Fugaku, and all the clan leaders, what do you want?"

The Anbu ninja guarding outside the Hokage Building asked the group led by Uchiha Fugaku.

He naturally knew that Uchiha Fugaku and the Third Hokage had been at odds recently.

So he was quite wary of the arrival of more than ten people with Uchiha Fugaku.

"We want to see the Hokage, please inform him."

Uchiha Fugaku said.

"Okay."

One of the Anbu ninjas left and rushed to the Hokage's office to report to the Third Hokage.

"Uchiha Fugaku came with more than ten people?"

Hearing the report from the Anbu ninja, the Third Hokage became alert. Uchiha Fugaku was not here with good intentions.

He wanted to avoid seeing him, but he couldn't hide. Uchiha Fugaku would come to the Hokage Building, and he probably knew that he was there a long time ago.

"Let them come up."

The Anbu ninja left, and soon, he arrived with a dozen people led by Uchiha Fugaku.

"Clan Leader Fugaku, what's the point of bringing so many people to the Hokage Building?"

The Third Hokage looked at Uchiha Fugaku, who was followed by more than ten people, with a bad look.

"Hokage, I request to hold a village meeting to discuss the unfair treatment of the orphan of the Fourth Hokage."

Uchiha Fugaku said with a smile.

Sure enough, he came with bad intentions!

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, the Third Hokage snorted in his heart. Uchiha Fugaku really came with bad intentions.

He could imagine that once the village meeting was held, he would be criticized for treating Uzumaki Naruto like this over the years.

So, he naturally couldn't agree, and said immediately.

"I don't agree!"

Uchiha Fugaku was not surprised that the Third Hokage disagreed.

Anyone could see that the purpose of this meeting was to criticize the Third Hokage, so how could the Third Hokage himself agree?

However, since he was here, he would naturally not be blocked by the words of the Third Hokage.

"Hokage-sama, as far as I know, there is a rule in the village that as long as more than ten clan leaders jointly apply, a village meeting must be held, and no excuses can be made."

He smiled and looked at the Third Hokage.

The Third Hokage's face turned cold, and he looked at the people behind Uchiha Fugaku with cold eyes, and understood the reason why these people followed Uchiha Fugaku.

"You also want to apply for a village meeting?"

Facing the Third Hokage's pressing gaze, the more than ten clan leaders who followed Uchiha Fugaku felt a chill in their hearts, and many of them subconsciously lowered their heads.

The Third Hokage has been in charge of Konoha for many years, leaving an indelible impression in their hearts, which made them subconsciously fearful.

However, since they followed Uchiha Fugaku here, they were naturally prepared to face the anger of the Third Hokage, and someone immediately spoke up.

"Yes, Hokage, we request to hold a village meeting to discuss the unfair treatment of the Fourth Hokage's orphan."

"Okay, very good."

The Third Hokage glared at the dozen or so family heads and retracted his gaze.

"Hokage, should the number of people be enough now?"

Uchiha Fugaku said with a chuckle.

"Humph, the village meeting will be held tomorrow, you can leave!"

The Third Hokage snorted coldly and had to agree to hold a village meeting.

The next morning, the village meeting was held in the Third Hokage's unexpected manner.

The meeting was attended by the clan leaders of each family and the elite jōnin among the civilian ninjas.

Knowing the reason for the meeting, many people looked at the Third Hokage sitting in the main seat with disappointment in their eyes.

Uzumaki Naruto is the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, but he has been treated unfairly for many years and even called a fox demon by the villagers.

The Third Hokage was the one who caused all this.

This made them feel disappointed and heartbroken. If they were the ones who died, how would their orphans be treated?

No one would be willing to die for the village and their orphans be treated like this by the village.

"Hokage-sama, is the Uzumaki Naruto who is called a fox demon the orphan of the Fourth Hokage?"

As soon as the meeting started, someone asked the Third Hokage.

But the person who spoke was not Uchiha Fugaku, who proposed holding a village meeting, but someone else.

An elite jōnin among the civilian ninjas looked at the Third Hokage and asked.

The Fourth Hokage was a Hokage who came from the civilian population. As a civilian ninja, he had a natural affinity for the Fourth Hokage.

Knowing that Uzumaki Naruto might be the orphan of the Fourth Hokage and that he was treated unfairly, he was naturally quite angry.

"Hokage-sama, please tell us whether Uzumaki Naruto is the orphan of the Fourth Hokage."

Following him, several elite jōnin among the civilian ninjas asked one after another, and the suppressed anger could be clearly felt from their voices.

The Fourth Hokage, who was born as a civilian ninja, was the object of their admiration and respect, and had a very high status in their hearts.

Knowing that Uzumaki Naruto, who might be the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, was treated unfairly, you can imagine their anger.

Even Uchiha Fugaku did not expect that their reaction would be so great.

Uchiha Fugaku took into account the anger of the Fourth Hokage's former subordinates about this matter, but underestimated the influence of the Fourth Hokage among the civilian ninjas and their anger about this matter.

"Naruto Uzumaki is indeed the son of the Fourth Hokage."

Facing the questioning eyes of these civilian ninjas, the Third Hokage frowned and said.

"Why, why do you treat the orphan of the Fourth Hokage like this?"

Knowing that Naruto Uzumaki is indeed the son of the Fourth Hokage, the elite jōnin among the civilian ninjas could no longer suppress their anger.

With red eyes, they looked at the Third Hokage and asked angrily.

"In addition to being the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki has another identity, that is, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki of this generation of Konoha."

The Third Hokage glanced at several people and said.

"Nine-Tails Jinchūriki?"

Several civilian ninjas were surprised. They didn't expect that the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, actually had such an identity. They couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

"In order to prevent the identity of his Jinchūriki from being known by other ninjas and to protect him, I can only hide his identity and spread the rumor of the fox demon to prevent the villagers from contacting Naruto Uzumaki."

Taking advantage of the shock of several people, the Third Hokage explained.

After hearing the explanation of the Third Hokage, the faces of several people eased.

The Third Hokage did this to prevent the news that Uzumaki Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki from being known to other ninja villages.

Although he was still a little unhappy, it was not as strong as before.

Seeing that several people were about to be fooled by the Third Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku naturally would not let the Third Hokage get his wish, and he said,

"Hokage-sama, what you did cannot be called protection."

(End of this chapter)