"I wonder how many people died. If I accidentally killed Naruto's future father-in-law, that would be a little awkward."
"But damn… that move really burns through mana."
Uzumaki Shuji had already left the battlefield.
Looking back at the red-glowing mushroom cloud rising near the Hokage Tower, he felt fairly satisfied.
The reason he retreated so quickly was simple.
He was nearly out of mana.
He had only around five thousand points remaining.
That final technique alone had consud more than ten thousand mana.
Of course, most of the expenditure ca from the prolonged battle beforehand and from defending against the relentless barrage of attacks.
His control over Noble Phantasms still wasn't refined enough.
As a result, he had to compensate with sheer quantity.
And that naturally consud even more mana.
If he had possessed a larger stockpile of explosive tags, he could have killed a lot more people.
"Who's there?!"
Fugaku Uchiha tensed the mont he sensed soone approaching.
The mushroom cloud from monts ago had thoroughly shaken him.
Now, with his Sharingan active, he caught sight of a figure rushing toward them, instantly putting him on guard.
Could Danzo be planning to eliminate him here?
This was the perfect opportunity.
The village had just suffered a massive attack.
The status of many high-ranking figures was unknown.
The death of one Fugaku Uchiha would not seem unusual at all.
But when he recognized the approaching figure, his eyes widened in shock.
It was the sa man who had just attacked the Hokage.
"The rest is up to you."
Uzumaki Shuji had co here because this was their prearranged retreat point.
On his way over, he had already confird that Danzo and his n were waiting here.
What he had not expected was to find Fugaku as well.
He had never told Fugaku about Danzo's involvent, but now that they had t face to face, there was no point hiding it.
"Yes."
Danzo accepted the order without hesitation.
He imdiately signaled his subordinates to disperse and put on a convincing act of searching for the culprit.
"Wait for the signal. The next ti golden light shines over Konoha, that will be the ti to act."
Still in Gilgash's form, Uzumaki Shuji addressed Fugaku.
"The Uchiha will not fail to et your expectations!"
Fugaku was stunned.
He had no idea why Danzo was doing this.
The man was actually working together with the Uzumaki clan.
His emotions were in complete turmoil, but he knew this was not the ti to ask questions.
Danzo had sohow beco one of their allies.
At that mont, Fugaku felt more secure than ever.
They had found the ideal partner.
Both for the present and for the future.
The Uzumaki clan was worthy of trust.
Uzumaki Shuji nodded, then activated his Blink Dagger again and vanished.
Konoha was in utter chaos.
The impact of the Chains of Heaven's Star Breath had terrified countless people.
When Uzumaki Shuji returned ho, he found the house empty.
Even the ANBU monitoring the area were gone.
Eventually, he found a ssage left behind by one of his shadow clones, written in bizarre Chinese-style script.
The note simply said that they had gone to the evacuation shelter.
"Defeated: Tsu Inuzuka. Reward: 10,000 points."
"Defeated: Choza Akimichi. Reward: 30,000 points."
"Defeated: Inoichi Yamanaka. Reward: 30,000 points."
"Defeated…"
Only after confirming that Naruto was safe did Uzumaki Shuji open the system panel.
A flood of notifications covered the screen.
All of them were rewards for defeating notable figures.
It looked just like grinding experience points in a ga.
However, he noticed the absence of several nas.
There was no Hiruzen Sarutobi.
No Hiashi Hyuga.
And no Shikaku Nara.
The majority of points ca from chunin, followed by jonin.
"About one hundred twenty thousand points."
"Added to the roughly one hundred fifty thousand I already had…"
"That gives around two hundred seventy thousand points."
Just seeing the number made Uzumaki Shuji feel refreshed.
Combat really was the fastest way to earn points.
If he relied solely on daily missions, he might spend his whole life without saving enough for a single A-rank Noble Phantasm.
This operation had not been especially risky.
Everyone's attention had been focused on the Hokage Tower.
And with Danzo coordinating his escape, getting away had been relatively easy.
Originally, Uzumaki Shuji had planned to flee a certain distance before using Blink Dagger to disappear completely.
"I wonder if the Byakugan saw anything. Hopefully he keeps his mouth shut."
Suddenly, Uzumaki Shuji rembered that Hiashi Hyuga had not appeared in the defeated notifications.
That ant Hiashi had remained combat-capable and had likely kept his Byakugan active the entire ti.
Still, Uzumaki Shuji was not too concerned.
At most, Hiashi might realize that Fugaku and Danzo had so connection to the attacker.
Uzumaki Shuji had only reverted to his true appearance after returning to the area near his ho.
And he doubted Hiashi would say anything.
After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi had an even bigger surprise waiting for him tomorrow.
Given Hiashi's cautious nature, and if he discovered Danzo's involvent, he would probably keep silent for several days while observing the situation.
More importantly, exposing Danzo and Fugaku would bring no benefit whatsoever to the Hyuga clan.
Just as Uzumaki Shuji had said, the Hyuga were another clan that had long been suppressed.
The Senju.
The Uchiha.
The Hyuga.
Konoha's three great clans.
Yet the ones who profited most were the smaller clans.
The Hyuga had gained nothing from the fall of the Senju.
And after Hiruzen's handling of the affair that led to Hizashi's death, Hiashi naturally held no affection for the Third Hokage.
"I'll settle everything within two months."
"I've developed quietly long enough."
"If I'm not going to give them any opportunities…"
"Then it's ti to raise the King's Banner and begin expanding my royal path."
Standing by the window, Uzumaki Shuji gazed at the village, where lights blazed in every direction.
There was not the slightest trace of guilt in his heart.
His parents had given their lives for this village.
And this was how Konoha treated their children.
If his bargain-bin parents were still alive, his father might hesitate.
But his mother would undoubtedly want to destroy Konoha.
In that case—
He would finish what they had begun.
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