NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 29: 029 High-Level Suppression
Mei Terumi didn't shy away and openly stared at Night Star is face for quite a while before finally smiling and speaking.
"That's right, I have a rough outline of a plan in mind. If you can provide me with intelligence about Konoha's supply line, I can present it to Mizukage Yagura."
"For such an important mission, he would certainly dispatch most of Kirigakure's elite forces."
"At that point, your Uchiha clan could step in to eliminate the high-ranking members of the Blood Mist faction, such as Fuguki Suikazan and Mangetsu Hōzuki"
"In this way, I can clear the obstacles from my future path, and your Uchiha clan will become heroes for saving the supply line and turning the tide of the war. Wouldn't it be a win-win situation?"
The plan proposed by Mei Terumi indeed had a certain degree of feasibility.
In a war, the logistics supply line is crucial, even considered the lifeline.
Ordinary chunin and genin don't possess the chakra reserves to continuously use ninjutsu in combat; most rely on ninja tools and taijutsu to kill enemies.
Ninja tools, medical supplies, soldier pills, tents, intelligence—everything is built upon a secure supply line.
If the supply line is cut off, it would mean that the front-line ninjas lose contact with the village and become isolated islands.
If things went as Mei Terumi said, and the Uchiha clan intervened at a critical moment, their reputation would certainly soar.
Night Star recorded all these thoughts in his diary.
The women who were watching the diary were amazed at Mei Terumi is wisdom.
However, Night Star immediately wrote another sentence.
[But, will Konoha allow the Uchiha clan to gain such credit?]
[Manipulating public opinion is something Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo excel at.]
[The battle report of me annihilating nearly a hundred Kirigakure ninjas a few days ago should already have been sent back to the village.]
[Will the village leadership allow a ninja with the Uchiha surname to gain such prestige within the village?]
These words left the women reading the diary dumbfounded.
What shocked them wasn't the village leadership's targeting of the Uchiha clan—after all, this had been repeatedly hinted at in previous diary entries.
What truly left them incredulous was the fact that Night Star single-handedly annihilated a unit of nearly a hundred Kirigakure ninjas.
And yet, he hadn't mentioned this event in his earlier diary entries?
"This kid..."
Tsunade's amber eyes slightly narrowed.
What did this imply?
It implied that in Night Star is mind, annihilating nearly a hundred enemy ninjas single-handedly was so normal that it wasn't even worth specifically recording!
Realizing this astonishing fact, Tsunade couldn't help but take a sharp breath.
At the same time, a doubt arose in her mind.
With the strength of someone like Night Star Uchiha, he must have participated in the Third Shinobi World War and achieved significant accomplishments.
Yet, why had she never heard of his name before obtaining this diary?
Even though Tsunade wasn't in Konoha, she still heard plenty of rumors.
For instance, about the Yellow Flash's disciple, Jiraiya's grand-student, the son of a Second Shinobi World War hero, Kakashi Hatake. During the Third Shinobi World War, he had already garnered considerable attention.
Could it be that Night Star was correct in his assumption?
Because he was a ninja from the Uchiha clan, the village leadership deliberately concealed all his achievements to suppress the Uchiha clan's influence?
Meanwhile, Kurenai Yuhi and Yugao Uzuki, who were also reading the diary, had fallen silent.
Just as Night Star predicted.
That morning, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, publicly announced the battle reports from the front lines.
Konoha had made a significant breakthrough on the battlefield, annihilating a unit of nearly a hundred elite Kirigakure ninjas.
The news made the villagers cheer with joy.
Yet, the name Night Star Uchiha didn't appear in the report at all.
Most people had no idea that it was a ninja from the Uchiha clan who had made such a critical contribution to the village.
If this wasn't suppression, then what was?
"Yugao, this..."
Seeing her friend Kurenai Yuhi hesitant to speak, Yugao Uzuki waved her hand and sighed deeply.
"Kurenai, some things are better left unquestioned."
Kurenai Yuhi bit her lip, her expression becoming complicated.
The ANBU, the village's most vital organization, is also a whirlpool filled with darkness.
Among her peers, Hayate Gekko, Kakashi Hatake, and even the Yugao Uzuki before her, all became tight-lipped about ANBU matters after joining.
How much more unspeakable darkness was hidden behind the village leadership?
Kurenai knew Night Star was strong, but she had no idea how much he had contributed during the Third Shinobi World War.
Even now, Night Star was only a tokubetsu jonin, not formally promoted to jonin like Kakashi.
(Tokubetsu Jonin refers to ninjas who are promoted for their exceptional skills in specific areas. Even though their overall strength might not meet the jonin standard, they enjoy jonin-level privileges and are specially appointed by the village. It's a rank lower than jonin.)
Could this be because the village leadership didn't want to see a Uchiha ninja surpass the genius son of the White Fang, Kakashi Hatake, in talent and achievements?
Was it that they wanted everyone to believe Night Star and Kakashi were on the same level?
________________________________________
If you want more chapters, please consider supporting my page on Patreon. with 30 advanced chapters available on Patreon
patreon.com/Leanzin