Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 402 A Story from Another Perspective

Shisui tells the story of the Nine-Tails' rampage.

Satsuki was no stranger to this incident. She already knew the truth about the Tailed Beasts from Naruto—how, for thousands of years, humans had used and imprisoned the power of the Tailed Beasts, regarding them as weapons and symbols of disaster, rather than as beings with emotions and will.

Until Naruto's generation.

"The seal on a Tailed Beast is most vulnerable when the Jinchuriki is giving birth... The person who pushed the Uchiha clan into the abyss knew exactly this."

Shisui's voice was tinged with an inescapable bitterness. "I don't know how he found out about the Fourth Hokage's wife, Kushina Uzumaki's due date, and he chose to make his move that night."

If the Nine-Tails' rampage was merely an accident caused by the seal loosening, then the Uchiha clan has suffered a complete injustice.

However, the cruel truth is that Konoha's suspicions at the time were not entirely unfounded.

"The Sharingan pattern in the Nine-Tails' eye... confirms that it was being controlled by genjutsu at the time," Shisui said in a deep voice. "Therefore, the Konoha leadership concluded that the culprit was within the Uchiha clan. Since then, the entire clan has been relocated to the outskirts of the village and placed under strict surveillance and vigilance."

"Wait a moment?!"

Satsuki suddenly interrupted, her expression changing drastically. "You mean... the one who controlled the Nine-Tails, who killed Naruto's parents... was an Uchiha?" Her voice trembled slightly. "Not a frame-up?! Not someone pinned the blame on the Uchiha?!"

Shisui remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

He understood Satsuki's shock and resistance. He himself had felt indignant and wondered if someone had deliberately framed the Uchiha with the Sharingan. However—

Several years ago, on the day the Konoha Collapse Plan took place, Shisui encountered the culprit while supporting Konoha.

He struck again. This time, he controlled the One-Tailed Shukaku and attacked Konoha.

If it weren't for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha at the time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

That was definitely the power fluctuation of the Mangekyou Sharingan… Shisui would never be mistaken. That masked guy… really was an Uchiha clansman.”

He looked at Zuo Yue with some confusion—after he nodded in acknowledgment, Zuo Yue's expression turned somewhat fearful, and she even unconsciously took a half step back.

Just then, Menma, who had been silent all along, stepped forward and gently patted Satsuki on the shoulder.

He didn't speak, but simply nodded at her. This was a gesture of trust.

Satsuki's tense shoulders relaxed slightly. She took a deep breath, straightened up, and continued to wait for Shisui to finish his story.

"After the entire clan moved to the outskirts of the village, discontent within the Uchiha clan began to fester."

"Most clansmen refuse to believe that the one controlling the Nine-Tails is a member of their own clan. They firmly believe that the whole thing is a fabricated charge by the Konoha leadership to suppress the Uchiha clan—simply to drive the clan out of the center of power and reduce our resources and status."

"For the proud Uchiha, this was an unbearable humiliation. So... the hawks within the clan came up with a plan."

Shisui paused for a moment, his fingers unconsciously clenching. "A plan... to launch a coup using force and completely seize control of Konoha."

Fugaku closed his eyes, and that deep melancholy between his brows returned. Those days… the clan was filled with righteous indignation, and calls for war spread like wildfire.

As the clan leader, he was constantly caught between appeasement and suppression, leaving him exhausted, yet he could still sense the undercurrent of uncontrollable tension growing stronger day by day.

"At that time, the clan chief Fugaku tried his best to appease the clan members while waiting for a turning point... But everyone knew that given the situation at the time, it was only a matter of time before the plan could not be completely suppressed."

"However, no one expected... that a turning point would actually come."

Shisui's gaze fell on Satsuki.

"And that turning point—is you, Uchiha Satsuki."

"……I?"

Satsuki was stunned, her face filled with disbelief. At that time, she hadn't even entered the Ninja Academy yet; how could a child... become a "turning point" in the fate of her clan?

"Because at that time, you established contact with another key figure, and even became friends with him. That person was—Naruto Uzumaki, the son of the Fourth Hokage."

Satsuki's breath hitched slightly.

She never imagined that... those childhood memories of meeting Naruto and gradually growing closer would become a turning point for the clan?

"As the son of the Hokage and the vessel of the Nine-Tails, Naruto Uzumaki is destined to become the core of the future Konoha regime. But precisely because he is the vessel of the Nine-Tails, the Uchiha clan should not have any contact with him."

"But at that time, the Third Hokage gave the Uchiha clan an opportunity." Shisui turned his gaze to Fugaku. "He privately approached the clan head Fugaku and said he wouldn't interfere with your relationship with Naruto, but on one condition—Naruto must not be brought into the Uchiha clan's territory, nor can he be allowed to contact other Uchiha clan members."

"This is a test. If your relationship with Naruto can continue, the Uchiha clan may be able to use this bond to return to the center of the village in the future..."

"But all of this—"

Zhi Shui's voice suddenly fell silent, his eyes surging with years of suppressed anger and confusion.

"They're all destroyed."

"The clan chief's daughter has a close relationship with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... The hawks saw an 'opportunity' in this." He practically gritted his teeth as he spoke these words. "They began to spread new plans—"

"Using the clan leader's daughter, Naruto Uzumaki was lured into the Uchiha clan's territory."

"Then, use the power of the Sharingan to completely control the Nine-Tails. With this... launch a coup and seize power."

Satsuki's face gradually turned pale.

"...Wait a minute." She interrupted softly, her voice trembling slightly.

But the water did not stop flowing.

"The voices of this plan are growing louder and louder... The rebellious sentiments that the clan chief had managed to suppress have been reignited by his ambition."

"At the time, Itachi and I were double agents who revealed this plan to the Konoha leadership... However, one of them, who harbored deep malice towards the Uchiha, took advantage of this information."

His name is—

"I told you to wait a minute!!"

Zuo Yue suddenly shouted, her sharp voice shattering the silence of the stone chamber.

Her face was completely drained of color, her pupils were slightly constricted, and her chest heaved with rapid breathing. Her fingers gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, as if she were using all her strength to keep her balance.