"Come in!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped the table with his pipe.
An ANBU Ninja wearing an animal mask appeared in the Hokage's office, bowing respectfully.
"Go inform the Hyuga Clan Head, the Inuzuka Clan Head, the Aburame Clan Head, and the members of the reconnaissance team. If there's still no news about the intruder within a week, cancel the search."
Continuing would only be a waste of the Village's manpower and resources. It's better to follow Danzo's suggestion.
During his brief contemplation, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already shifted all the blame onto Danzo Shimura in his mind.
"Understood!"
The ANBU Ninja responded and then vanished directly.
Truly appearing and disappearing without a trace.
...
Time flew by, and a week passed quickly.
This week, Naruto was fully immersed in the training of the Four Symbols Sealing. He could now casually seal anything he touched into the Sealed Space, and he could also seal people who mistakenly entered a Sealing Technique array by setting one up.
This wasn't because Naruto particularly liked Sealing Technique, but rather, after mastering it, he suddenly had a good idea.
Regarding Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, he had originally planned to wait until Uchiha Shisui and Danzo Shimura were both severely wounded from their fight, then launch a surprise attack from the shadows, eliminate Uchiha Shisui, and then obtain his Mangekyo Sharingan.
But that would only give him one chance, and he would have to ensure a kill, because if he couldn't instantly eliminate the opponent, it would be troublesome if Uchiha Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on him before he died.
But now he had a better method. He could set up a few Sealing Technique arrays in advance around the Naka River and the Uchiha Clan Grounds, then lure Uchiha Shisui there. Once he sealed Uchiha Shisui into the Sealed Space, he would let Minato make his move.
With the speed of Flying Thunder God, he could pluck Uchiha Shisui's eyes in an instant. After all, even that old geezer Danzo Shimura could snatch his eyes through a sneak attack, so there's no reason Minato Namikaze couldn't do it.
He felt he was quite kind. Danzo Shimura wanted Uchiha Shisui's life, but he only wanted Uchiha Shisui's eyes. He would spare his life. Anyway, with the Four Symbols Sealing, sealing Uchiha Shisui away wouldn't be bad.
He was quite curious to see what Uchiha Shisui would look like when he saw Uchiha Itachi and the Konoha higher-ups conspire to wipe out the Uchiha clan.
What kind of expression would he have when his most trusted elder and his most favored junior massacred his own clansmen one by one before his eyes?
Just thinking about it made him want to taunt them directly.
"Heh heh, it seems Hiruzen Sarutobi can't hold back anymore."
Naruto, who was originally practicing the Four Symbols Sealing in his bare room, directly entered the Sealed Space and couldn't help but laugh out loud. He immediately felt all the searchlight-like Byakugan suddenly shut down.
The Nine-Tailed's malice sensing was a truly broken ability. In the original work, Naruto could even sense the situation on all battlefields of the Fourth Shinobi World War using this technique. Now, for Naruto to briefly sense the current situation in Konoha Village was naturally very easy to do.
"Brat, are you ready to act?"
In the Sealed Space, the Nine-Tailed's gaze also shifted from the manga book on the ground to Naruto, who had suddenly appeared in the Sealed Space.
The Sealed Space was now somewhat different from before. Sofas, coffee tables, bookshelves, desks, refrigerators—Naruto had sealed almost everything from his home during the past two weeks of training. Now, his home only had a bed and some things that couldn't be sealed inside.
However, there was no need to worry about things not being able to leave once sealed, as what can be sealed can also be unsealed. The Sealed Space was now like his storage space, extremely convenient.
Naruto's sudden arrival also caught the attention of Minato Namikaze, who was sitting at the desk also reading manga. He didn't try to persuade Naruto, but instead looked at him with a complex expression and said, "Naruto, I have no right to persuade you, but I just hope you don't let hatred completely blind you. Hatred shouldn't affect the innocent."
He knew what Konoha had done to Naruto over the years, and he also harbored resentment in his heart. Although he longed for mutual understanding, he didn't possess Ashura's Chakra. So, no matter what Naruto wanted to do about those harms, he could accept it. But he still hoped Naruto would have his own bottom line and not kill indiscriminately.
Naruto didn't pay much attention to Minato Namikaze's thoughts; as long as he was willing to help, that was enough.
As for the so-called bottom line, it was somewhat blurred for Naruto now. He had appeared in this world out of nowhere, and even after merging with Naruto's memories of the past four years, after suppressing the influence of Ashura's Chakra, there could be no sense of belonging to Konoha.
He was a person without reliance or restraint, so his only goals were to improve his strength and find some fun. He would do things that were beneficial to him, and perhaps he would also do things that were not.
The idea of destroying Konoha still lingered in his mind, but it was far less intense than it had been over a year ago. With the Mangekyo Sharingan and mastery over the Nine-Tailed's power, destroying this Village was as simple as crushing an insect.
As the saying goes, the higher one stands, the farther one sees.
As his strength increased, his mindset had also undergone some changes.
He sometimes wondered, the entire Ninja World was quite distorted.
Why could the nobles of the Five Great Nations, who were as weak as insects, control most of the world's resources, while the Five Great Shinobi Villages, despite possessing the strongest military power, had to fight tooth and nail over a small allocation of resources?
With a perspective far beyond this world's horizon, he suddenly felt a bit tired of this unchanging Ninja World.
"Don't worry, Fourth Hokage, my actions will only benefit Uchiha Shisui and the Uchiha, not harm them." Naruto smiled, after all, it couldn't be worse than clan annihilation.
"Then, that's good." Minato Namikaze didn't know if this was true, but he could only believe it.
"Then let's prepare for action. I'll go set up the Sealing Technique. When I seal Uchiha Shisui in, Fourth Hokage, you immediately take his eyes."
Naruto earnestly instructed Minato Namikaze, then added, "Don't be careless. If you accidentally fall under Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, I'll have no choice but to make you disappear."
"I understand."
Minato Namikaze also nodded seriously. In any case, he didn't want to disappear yet. Naruto's personality was a bit problematic now, and if something bad really happened, he could perhaps guide him a little.
"Mm."
After Naruto nodded, his figure directly disappeared from the Sealed Space. His consciousness returned to his main body, and Naruto immediately performed the Shadow Clone Jutsu. An identical clone appeared before him.
Naruto smiled and nodded at the clone, telling him to lie on the bed and space out. Then he used the Transformation Jutsu to transform into the appearance he had when he met Uchiha Shisui, his Three-Tomoe eyes spinning, and he put on his newly improved, three-eyed cat-faced mask.
Menma Uzumaki, making his grand entrance!
His figure slowly disappeared.
And Minato Namikaze stood dumbfounded in the Sealed Space.
That, that was, the Sharingan?