Their artistic pursuits were nothing.
Uchiha Ren's feat of shaking the shinobi world from afar was true art.
As for Deidara and Sasori's own ideas of art, there was no need to say much.
Deidara had always rejected the idea that art was eternal beauty. To him, true art existed in a single brilliant instant.
Sasori was the opposite.
He believed art was something that could be preserved and passed down forever.
That was why he turned everything into puppets that would never disappear.
But now, Uchiha Ren had used his terrifying power to show them what true art really was.
Both Deidara and Sasori were convinced.
"What the hell… He killed Fukasaku and Shima from so far away? Isn't that too terrifying?"
In the distance, Jiraiya was stunned.
As someone who had learned Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku, he knew very well how powerful Fukasaku and Shima were.
And yet, against Uchiha Ren's energy projection, they had been crushed in an instant.
That was simply unbelievable.
"The Great Toad Sage must be furious."
Tsunade's eyes narrowed.
"If he keeps enduring this, then he truly intends to hide until the end."
"He'll probably endure it."
Hiashi Hyūga sneered.
"An old toad who has lived for who knows how many years must be terrified of death."
He paused, then added with interest, "Before Madara makes a move, the Great Toad Sage definitely won't take the lead and face Lord Fifth directly."
"Exactly."
Fugaku Uchiha smiled with faint mockery.
"The Great Toad Sage has enjoyed a false reputation for so many years. It's time someone tore off his mask."
Shikaku Nara nodded lightly.
"Let's keep watching."
There was nothing else to say.
Since Uchiha Ren became the Fifth Hokage, the major clans had been much more relaxed.
Even Shikaku no longer needed to overthink everything.
As Lord Fifth often said, fists were the true logic of the world.
All schemes and tricks were meaningless before absolute power.
Because of that, Shikaku had completely let go of his burdens.
The same was true for the Ino-Shika-Chō clans.
With Konoha's resources supporting them, the three clans were developing rapidly, and they no longer had to worry about drawing the Fifth Hokage's suspicion.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you plotted for a lifetime, but in the end, you still lost to Uchiha Ren's absolute strength."
Thinking of this, Shikaku glanced at the giant screen in the sky.
On the screen, the revived Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, seemed too ashamed to face anyone.
He stood with his head lowered behind Hashirama and Tobirama.
"I really want to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi face-to-face."
"Hmph. That old bastard Sarutobi schemed against our Hyūga clan back then. Now he's finally reaping what he sowed."
Hiashi and Fugaku exchanged cold looks.
Both could see the anger in each other's eyes.
That damned Hiruzen Sarutobi.
For his own selfish desires and the so-called Will of Fire he always preached, he had suppressed and harmed Konoha's great clans at will.
The Senju Clan was the clearest example.
Had Uchiha Ren not risen, the Uchiha clan would have been exterminated as well.
"Haah…"
Hearing this, Tsunade and Jiraiya both sighed.
They did not say anything.
As Hiruzen's disciples, Tsunade and Jiraiya had once respected him deeply.
Unfortunately, as Hiruzen grew older, many of his actions became increasingly absurd.
And when he decided to exterminate the Uchiha clan, he finally provoked the wrong opponent.
In the end, not only did he die in disgrace, but his reputation was ruined forever.
"Kakashi-sensei, is the Fifth Hokage really that strong?"
Not far away, Naruto had finally recovered from his shock.
He looked toward Uchiha Ren in the center of the square, his eyes full of worship.
"The Fifth Hokage is like a god."
Kakashi sighed with emotion.
"The current Lord Fifth has already reached a realm even my teacher could never touch. Perhaps even the Sage of Six Paths is no longer his match."
"What?"
"Kakashi-sensei, are you serious?"
"Is the Fifth Hokage really that strong? Even the legendary Sage of Six Paths isn't his opponent?"
In an instant, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Chōji, Neji, Tenten, and the rest of the future Konoha Twelve all showed expressions of shock.
Kakashi's words struck them too deeply.
After all, the Sage of Six Paths was a legendary figure.
The founder of Ninshū.
And yet, in Kakashi's eyes, Uchiha Ren had already surpassed even that legend.
For Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and the others, this was an impact beyond imagination.
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