"Is that kid the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools?" Senju Hashirama crossed his arms, glanced at the Nine-Tails which had returned to body, nodded, then frowned as he looked into the distance and said, "I never expected he would be this strong?"
He was already a powerhouse at the peak of the shinobi world, yet he still couldn't alter the judgment of the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. He never thought the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools could use a rabbit to change the little monkey's lock on the Uchiha kid.
"He is so strong, yet he still disappeared for no reason. Who exactly has such ability?"
"Perhaps he just hid himself?" Madara frowned slightly, glanced to where Uzumaki Jun had disappeared, and said with a flat expression, "That kid is a monster. Back before I left, I could already feel he was very strong. I never thought after not seeing him for a while, he'd reached this level."
Then...
His forcibly activated Rinnegan stared at Hashirama...
"Are we still fighting or not?"
"No, no!" Hashirama scratched his head, said cheerfully, "The dead indeed should not interfere with the world of the living. Perhaps this time..." He looked at the little monkey lying on the ground and sighed inwardly. "I went a bit too far."
Since that Mangekyo kid left, then...
"All this farce should end."
Hashirama looked at Konoha, which was slowly returning to order, and murmured with a trace of nostalgia, "Moreover, as people who are already dead, we shouldn't linger here for too long."
Then, he looked up at Madara, whose expression had suddenly turned somewhat ferocious, and was taken aback...
"What are you trying to do?"
"We indeed cannot stay here for too long." Madara cracked his neck, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, squinting his eyes with a meaningful smile. "But I still have some things left unresolved!"
Time really isn't enough...
Forcibly activating the Rinnegan causes too much damage to this body.
So...
"It must be done as quickly as possible!!!"
...
"Why?" Uchiha Fugaku took off his mask, looked calmly at Uzumaki Jun before him, and said faintly, "Given the situation just now, perhaps it would have been better if I died. Why intervene?"
After all, assaulting a village, killing its Kage...
Whether for substance or appearance, Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools would become irreconcilable enemies!
"If others found out I destroyed Konoha and killed their Kage, it would be even more impossible for the Land of Whirlpools and Konoha to coexist peacefully."
However...
Uzumaki Jun shrugged, looked at Uchiha Fugaku with a smile, sighed, and said emotionally, "It's been a long time, Superintendent Fugaku."
"I am no longer the Superintendent of the Land of Whirlpools." Uchiha Fugaku trembled slightly upon hearing Jun's words, his expressionless face stating, "I have betrayed the nation."
A pair of Mangekyo Sharingan stared fixedly at Jun...
"As the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools, you should kill me with your own hands, and then..."
"Take my body back to the Land of Whirlpools, to uphold the dignity of its laws."
"Who knows?" Uzumaki Jun waved his hand dismissively. "No one in the Land of Whirlpools cares whether you betrayed the nation or not. There has been no formal statement issued by any high-ranking official abroad, so..."
He smiled and patted Fugaku's shoulder...
"You're just taking a break."
"I..." Hearing Jun's words, Uchiha Fugaku was stunned for a moment, then regained his composure and said calmly, "But it can't be hidden for long. If Konoha investigates seriously, they will find out I killed their Third Hokage."
After all...
An Uchiha possessing the Mangekyo...
Isn't hard to identify, especially since the Director from the Land of Whirlpools fought the First Hokage for him, making it even more obvious...
All the evidence points to the Land of Whirlpools...
"If someone with an agenda finds out, it will inevitably affect the Land of Whirlpools' external image."
You see, Lord Jun had always been dedicated to shaping the Land of Whirlpools' glorious and righteous image. If he ruined it like this, not to mention the potential objections from the Red Alliance nations, even within the Land of Whirlpools, there would surely be people demanding Lord Jun hand him over. If that's the case...
Why cause more trouble for the Land of Whirlpools?
Anyway, he had long been seeking death in his heart...
With Obito watching over the clan, as long as they abide by the law, they can live well in the Land of Whirlpools.
As for him...
He sighed inwardly...
It was time to go see his father...
"So, do it."
Uchiha Fugaku looked calmly at Uzumaki Jun and said faintly, "Lord Jun."
"This..." Uzumaki Jun, upon hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, was momentarily stunned, glanced at the one-eyed mask in his hand, frowned in thought, then looked up at Uchiha Fugaku, narrowed his eyes, and said, "You know I am a kind person, I never kill innocents indiscriminately." He looked at him meaningfully. "And..."
The corners of his mouth lifted...
"I have a better idea."
...
"Achoo, achoo." Danzo rubbed his nose, paused, and muttered, "It seems my physical condition has worsened considerably with age."
It's only just past October, and he's feeling inexplicably cold. He really was getting old!
Looking at the ninja kneeling on one knee before him, his face resumed a cold expression...
"What's the situation above?"
The tremors seemed to have stopped now.
"It's over." The ninja lowered his head respectfully and said, "The Third Hokage, he... such and such, this and that."
Upon hearing the ninja's report, Danzo's eyes widened with an incredulous expression, stared blankly ahead, sighed, and murmured, "Hiruzen, he... I truly never expected it!"
In the end...
Hiruzen was gone...
Although he only sealed a rabbit, he could still feel it in his heart...
How much his best friend loved this village!!!
His face filled with sorrow, he sighed ruefully...
"Rest easy, Hiruzen. I will take good care of Konoha."
Then, leaning on his cane, he stood up, looked down at the Root ninja kneeling on one knee with a grim expression, and said coldly, "Assemble all of Root. It's time to let these bastards who invaded Konoha witness Konoha's power."
The Nine-Tails was resealed, the First Hokage and Uchiha Madara, the two cheaters, had left the village, and even that Uchiha Shin had disappeared.
So...
Now there were only those few ninja from the Land of Whirlpools left!
Danzo unconsciously narrowed his eyes, reached up and touched his bandaged right eye...
"As a senior advisor of Konoha, I will definitely protect Konoha."
If he didn't act now...
Then when?
As soon as he finished speaking...
"Yes!" All the Root ninja assembled before Danzo, knelt on one knee, their faces filled with admiration, and shouted with imposing momentum, "Lord Danzo!"
Indeed...
Lord Danzo is our hope for Konoha!
...
"So, you don't need to worry." Uzumaki Jun said with a smile, looking at Uchiha Fugaku. "No one will suspect the Land of Whirlpools."
Anyway...
He had been carrying the blame for so many years, he wouldn't mind one more pot.
You know...
This was all to protect Konoha!
Otherwise, if they provoked him, what if he personally flattened Konoha?
"Come back to the country with me later. As for the rest, I will arrange everything!"
Isn't it just about shifting blame?
It's really too easy!!!
Then, he looked behind him not far away with a smile...
"Boss Madara, it's been a long time."
As soon as he finished speaking...
"It has been a long time."
A voice full of displeasure and anger came through...
"Brat!!!"
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