Inside a secret room in the Hokage building,
Uchiha Itachi knelt on one knee in front of the Konoha F4 and said in a deep voice:
"The Uchiha clan has decided to start a coup in Konoha."
"What!?"
The Konoha F4 stared at Itachi in shock, as if they hadn't expected it.
"You already have evidence, right?"
Danzo asked coldly.
Itachi lowered his head:
"Yes. Right now, rumors are spreading in the clan that the Hokage forced the Uchiha patriarch to hand over his Sharingan. After losing it, the patriarch can no longer suppress the clan's anger."
Danzo smirked at Hiruzen and said:
"You did a great job."
Hiruzen felt like he had swallowed a fly:
"I had nothing to do with it! I only witnessed the Uchiha giving the Sharingan to Naruto. I didn't take it!"
Just a few days ago,
Hiruzen was still trying to win over the Uchiha clan.
But before he could even take fifteen steps forward,
The Uchiha who delivered the Sharingan that day directly exposed Hiruzen's presence at Naruto's house.
So,
In an instant, everything became clear to the Uchiha.
No wonder their patriarch gave up his Sharingan—
it was all because of that old bastard, the Third Hokage!
How could a child force the clan head to give up his eyes?
So it was just a cover?!
Rumors quickly spread through Konoha—
That the Third Hokage forced the Uchiha clan head to gouge out his eyes.
And the one secretly pushing all this—
Was the "Pot King" of Konoha, who wanted to bring down the Third Hokage.
Hiruzen also realized the danger of Danzo's "double-edged sword."
That guy had clearly taken advantage of the situation.
These past few days, Hiruzen felt extremely suffocated, almost wanting to spit blood.
Meanwhile,
Naruto was living comfortably.
He had a new house, revealed the Sharingan, and even pushed all the blame onto others.
Where could you find such perfect conditions?
Turns out—you can.
The very next day after Naruto dealt with the ANBU,
The ANBU watching him disappeared.
Obviously,
Hiruzen understood that Naruto's strength was already beyond Chunin level.
Sure, in the Fourth Great Ninja War there were tens of thousands of ninja,
But most of them were just Genin. Even Chunin were only a small portion.
Of course, that refers to strength—not rank.
After all, even doing low-level missions, you could still become a Chunin.
The Chunin Exams were mostly for showing power between nations.
Especially among the Five Great Villages—to intimidate smaller countries.
Back in the original exams, only the Sand Village showed up.
The other three didn't even bother with Konoha.
Meanwhile,
Naruto was in a good state lately.
He dug a large pond in his courtyard, and after light training, he would fish there to relax.
After all, many factors determine a ninja's strength—and age is one of them.
Naruto didn't have any system or cheats.
His strength had already reached the current limit.
His physical ability and chakra were already at the maximum his body could handle.
Right now, he wasn't planning to learn advanced techniques like Flying Thunder God—
Or go to Mount Myoboku to find the key to unlock the Eight Trigrams Seal.
Otherwise, even with more training, his strength wouldn't increase much.
After all,
No matter how hard he trained, an eight-year-old body couldn't become like the Raikage.
Still,
After all that training, his body had clearly improved.
Now Naruto had abs, a defined waistline, and a strong physique.
With good food and medicinal baths,
He had changed a lot this year.
He was already 1.80 meters tall and didn't look like a child at all.
Naruto took a sip of his drink:
"This is the life~ If Izumi and Hana weren't busy guarding some arrogant daimyo… heh…"
"Father!"
"!!"
Naruto spat his drink all over Black Zetsu.
"Cough! You almost scared me to death showing up like that!"
He looked at Black Zetsu, who was covered in soda.
Zetsu didn't care at all. He wiped his face and quickly reported:
"Uchiha Itachi has already contacted Obito. They're planning to act tonight!"
Naruto's pupils shrank.
He immediately took out a prepared envelope and said:
"Send this to the clan leaders' desks."
Black Zetsu nodded, took it, and sank into the ground.
Naruto muttered:
"This ability is really useful… too bad I don't understand Yin-Yang techniques."
Zetsu's infiltration and scouting skills were top-tier.
Even Sasuke wouldn't notice being tracked.
Even Orochimaru figured that out later.
"The big show is about to begin…"
Naruto smiled.
Meanwhile, in the Hokage office,
Hiruzen and Danzo sat facing each other.
"We cannot allow the Uchiha to carry out the coup. We agree on that, right?"
Danzo said calmly.
Hiruzen nodded:
"Yes."
Hearing that, Danzo stood up and walked toward the door.
Hiruzen called out:
"Wait! The decision hasn't been finalized—"
Danzo sneered:
"If the Uchiha are ready, then we must be ready too."
Hiruzen emphasized again:
"Remember! This is only preparation!"
Danzo glanced at him, then left without looking back.
If this were a transmigrator,
He would probably flip Hiruzen off and say:
"Pathetic."
After all,
Anyone who knew the story would know—
It was Hiruzen who approved Itachi's order to massacre the Uchiha.
He promised to protect Sasuke…
Then let the clan be wiped out.
But this time,
He didn't know—
That both his conversation with Itachi…
And his talk with Danzo…
Were being secretly recorded by a black shadow.
Hidden by Yin-Yang concealment,
Even Hiruzen—master of five nature transformations—
Didn't notice anything at all.
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