"This trait… why does it look like a weakened version of Low Presence?"
Jin narrowed his eyes, glanced at the ANBU he'd just sent flying, and without a second thought said,
"Stack it… ah, forget it. A single blue-tier trait isn't worth stacking anyway. I'll keep it."
He had originally planned to stack it onto the Low Presence trait.
But looking back at his previous trait fusions, once things reached the epic purple tier, serious problems began to appear.
The stacked traits were like meat buns thrown at a dog—gone forever, without even a ripple.
And over time, he had clearly realized one thing—
If blue-tier traits and below were still within the realm of what ordinary people could possess, then…
Purple-tier and above traits could only belong to those with bloodline limits or at least Kage-level strength.
Just like the ninja world's obsession with bloodlines.
Blue was already the limit for normal people.
Traits worked the same way.
Stacking up to blue might already be the ceiling.
To push into purple, massive investment was required.
After pondering for a moment, Jin withdrew his thoughts and continued casually swatting away elite ANBU.
Ten.
Twenty.
…
One hundred eighty-eight…
As he got into the rhythm, Jin even sent the stunned Root members flying as well.
After all, one more didn't matter. One less—no one would thank him for it anyway.
The traits piled up more and more.
Roughly fifty in total!
And among these elites, most were green-tier, with a few blue and white mixed in!
This—this was what true elites looked like!
The smile in Jin's eyes grew wider.
Then, with a sweeping motion of his hand, he fed all those traits straight into the Flying Thunder God.
[Stacking…]
[Fusion successful. Congratulations, host has obtained Flying Thunder God Technique (Gold) lv7 → lv8. Maximum teleport distance: 1000m → 2000m. Chakra consumption: 1000 → 2000.]
…
[Stacking…]
[Fusion successful. Congratulations, host has obtained Flying Thunder God Technique (Gold) lv8 → lv9. Maximum teleport distance: 2000m → 4000m. Chakra consumption: 2000 → 4000.]
…
[Stacking…]
[Fusion successful. Congratulations, host has obtained Flying Thunder God Technique (Gold) lv9 → lv10. Maximum teleport distance: 4000m → ∞. Chakra consumption: 4000 → ∞.]
"Huh? Flying Thunder God… this is—"
Seeing the two strange infinity symbols, Jin froze for a moment.
After a bit of thought, understanding dawned on him.
His face immediately lit up with boundless joy.
Infinite!
Or rather—the Flying Thunder God's teleportation distance was no longer limited!
Distance now depended on only one thing—
Chakra reserves!
"So… I can finally sail far away?!"
Jin's small face bloomed with a huge smile.
Flying Thunder God had completely evolved—from a blink into true teleportation!
Unlimited-range teleportation!
This—this was the Flying Thunder God that made Minato invincible, the technique that sent fear through the hearts of shinobi across all nations!
He took a deep breath. With around a dozen traits left, he fed them straight into his ocular technique.
Three Feet in Front of the Body.
[Stacking…]
Moments later, as one trait after another vanished, he felt a faint heat in his eyes.
A warm current flowed, accompanied by a subtle tingling itch.
But it quickly faded.
He blinked, sensing the three-foot domain in front of him.
It seemed… unchanged.
"Stop! Stop! Stop this at once!"
At the same time, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, could no longer endure it and shouted repeatedly.
Staring at Jin's eyes—utterly calm, filled only with absolute dominion—the Hokage looked increasingly haggard.
His already bent back stooped even further.
Each elite ANBU sent flying felt like a heavy hammer striking his heart.
Painful.
"Third Hokage… Konoha must come first…"
Not long after Hiruzen spoke, Nara Shikaku stepped forward and whispered near his ear.
Even his voice carried an uncontrollable tremor.
Strong.
Unstoppably strong.
The tiny Uchiha Arata made him feel utterly helpless!
Perhaps some methods could restrain him—but the cost would far outweigh the gain.
So he could only persuade the Hokage.
The implication was obvious: Take the loss. As long as the foundation remains, there's still hope.
Buzz.
Hearing Shikaku's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen's body swayed imperceptibly.
His aged eyes lingered on Jin, as if carving the boy's image deep into his soul.
At last, beneath the gaze of hundreds, the head he had held high his entire life slowly—humiliatingly—bowed.
"…Fine."
That single word seemed to drain all his strength, hoarse beyond recognition.
"The financial authority… will be transferred to the Uchiha."
In that moment, the old man completely lost the pride he once held.
There was no trace left of his former composure or confidence.
But Jin clearly wasn't satisfied with such vagueness. He corrected him:
"Not 'managed.'"
"Controlled. The Uchiha—one of the village's founding clans—should have final decision-making authority."
"You—!"
Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen snapped his head up, an uncontrollable spark of anger flashing in his eyes.
Control meant truly handing over half of Konoha's power!
And he, in financial matters, was already constrained by the daimyo—and now also by—
…Hm? Constrained by the daimyo?
Hiruzen's mind suddenly wavered.
The crushing weight in his heart oddly lightened.
Perhaps… handing over financial authority wasn't so bad?
Fighting year after year with that daimyo over funds was exhausting anyway.
"Fine!"
This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't hesitate.
He turned sharply toward a pale-faced Hokage secretary behind him and ordered in a deep voice:
"Go! Bring all the account books, seals, and keys from the advisors' financial office—everything! Immediately! Bring them here!"
"Y-Yes!"
The secretary, who had long wanted to flee, scrambled into the building without a second glance.
Whoosh!
This scene instantly threw the surrounding ANBU, Root members, and clan heads into uproar.
No one had expected what began as a purge of the Uchiha clan…
To end in the Uchiha clan's ascension!
Yes—ascension!
From a marginalized clan pushed to the outskirts of the village, they had leapt straight to controlling Konoha's lifeline!
Everyone knew what financial authority meant.
It was something every clan, every household, had to curry favor with!
Thinking of this, several clans that had remained silent exchanged glances and quietly stepped forward.
If they didn't declare loyalty now, when would they?
But just as they were about to speak—
A thunderous shout suddenly echoed from outside the village:
"With me, Konoha's Azure Beast, here—who dares disrespect the Hokage?!"
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