"Then I wish you good luck."
While Sarutobi Hiruzen remained on high alert, watching Uchiha Shin's every move, the Uchiha merely smiled and greeted him casually.
The next moment, Uchiha Shin vanished before his eyes.
"Genjutsu!? No! This... This is the Flying Thunder God Technique!!!"
Hiruzen's eyes widened in sheer disbelief, bloodshot with shock. He never imagined that Uchiha Shin could actually use the Flying Thunder God! He had personally handed this forbidden technique to the Uchiha barely three days ago!
How the hell is this possible?! How could someone master it in such a short time?!
As his mind reeled, his fate was sealed. The spectral form of the Shinigami loomed behind him, reaching out for his soul. Hiruzen could do nothing but accept his demise.
At the same time, Uchiha Shin reappeared beside Tsunade in an instant, using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Despite Uchiha Shin telling her to stay out of it, she had still rushed over.
From a distance, she had seen Hiruzen binding Uchiha Shin with a powerful sealing technique, preparing to unleash something truly forbidden. For a moment, her heart clenched with dread.
But in the very next second, the figure of Uchiha Shin, once trapped at the far end of the battlefield, appeared right beside her.
"Yo~ Tsunade, I told you not to interfere, yet here you are."
Leisurely, he turned his gaze to the collapsed body of Sarutobi Hiruzen, sharing the same perspective as Tsunade.
He had initially planned to use genjutsu to manipulate Hiruzen and Danzo into tearing each other apart. Now, that plan was wasted. Instead, Danzo alone would be the recipient of his Tsukuyomi.
Tsunade, meanwhile, stopped and gave him a speechless look.
"You said you wouldn't intervene, and yet you did. I was worried, okay?"
She playfully swung her fist, lightly hitting Uchiha Shin's chest twice before sighing, her gaze drifting toward the fallen Hokage.
"The Third... What kind of forbidden jutsu did he use? It looks familiar."
"Reaper Death Seal. Granny Mito should have told you about it."
Uchiha Shin shrugged indifferently, calling out the jutsu's name without hesitation.
Tsunade's eyes flickered with understanding, her conflicted emotions gradually settling into cold acceptance. No matter what, Hiruzen had been her teacher. There was still some lingering sentiment between them.
If Uchiha Shin had personally killed Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade might have struggled with her emotions. But since he had chosen to die by his own hand using the Reaper Death Seal, she had fewer reservations.
Still, the death of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage of Konoha, left a void that filled her with anxiety.
"What now? The Third is dead. Konoha is bound to fall into chaos. The other villages are already watching from the frontlines..."
Her voice trailed off as her gaze locked onto Uchiha Shin.
The sheer power he had displayed moments ago made one thing abundantly clear—if he were to take the Hokage seat, everything would be under control.
"..."
Uchiha Shin instantly understood her train of thought and recoiled.
"I'm just a kid!"
He declared, not keen on being shoved into a leadership role.
"Huh? A kid, my ass! You tormented me so much that I couldn't even get out of bed, and now you're claiming you're a kid?!"
Tsunade pinched the flesh on his waist hard, glaring at him in annoyance.
"You're already the head of the Uchiha clan. What's stopping you from becoming Hokage?!"
Uchiha Shin didn't answer, instead giving a half-smirk, knowing that arguing with her would be pointless.
Tsunade, meanwhile, considered the political weight of the situation. She represented the Senju, while Shin led the Uchiha. The two strongest clans in Konoha uniting behind a single candidate made it nearly impossible for anyone to object.
"Fine, fine. Tsunade, go inform Granny Mito. And don't even think about running away from now on."
"Huh? 'Don't even think about running away?'" Tsunade tilted her head, a large question mark practically hovering over her.
Uchiha Shin grinned. "That means you're going to work in the Hokage team I'm forming!"
With that, he leapt into the air, flying toward the battlefield where Danzo remained suppressed.
"..."
Tsunade stood there, momentarily dumbfounded. Then, realization struck her—she had just been dragged into a hellish responsibility.
But she had no choice but to return and report to Mito.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Shin arrived back at the battlefield, where he had already subdued several powerful figures.
At this moment, every Konoha shinobi present looked at him with sheer terror.
No one knew what he planned to do.
Killing them all didn't seem out of the question.
Uchiha Shin's gaze swept across them as he muttered to himself.
"A dead Sarutobi Hiruzen. A crippled Danzo. One Hyuga elder. One Hatake Sakumo. Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who are barely at Kage-level. And a desperate Akimichi Torifu."
His expression twisted into something akin to amusement.
"At least seven Kage-level shinobi and dozens of elite jonin who were close to that level. Konoha's foundation really was ridiculous."
Yet, he didn't seem overly concerned about them.
Even if he slaughtered them all, his strength wouldn't increase significantly in the short term.
Besides, if he wiped out everyone, who the hell was going to rule Konoha?
No, he needed them alive. They were his future subordinates.
And for subordinates... he had just the thing to ensure their loyalty.
His "Sage Seal."
A fusion of his chakra and natural energy, granting its recipients a pseudo-Sage Mode. Strength, speed, and chakra levels would skyrocket.
But the cost? Absolute submission. A direct anchor to his will.
And if he willed it... a death sentence.
Tsunade and a select few hadn't been subjected to this, but for the rest? He had no such mercy.
"Sage Seal—Implant."
Uchiha Shin clapped his hands, and in an instant, wooden spikes shot from the ground, piercing the necks of the bound shinobi.
Horrified eyes stared at him as his chakra, laced with natural energy, burrowed into their systems, forcefully branding them with his mark.
"Relax. I'm not going to kill you. I'm not that crazy."
[YOU'RE NOT?!]
Every single shinobi internally screamed at his words.
He had just wiped out Hiruzen. Overpowered Danzo. Humiliated Konoha's best.
If he wasn't crazy, then who the hell was?!
Still, despite the utter panic in their minds, they forced smiles onto their faces.
Jiraiya, however, burned with rage, eyes locked onto Uchiha Shin, ready to speak—
But before he could utter a word, a wooden branch wrapped around his mouth, silencing him completely.
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