Mu Yue's Purpose

"So strong. I wonder if I'll ever be able to reach such a realm in my lifetime."

Kakashi stared at the severed mountain and torn earth, seeing within them the path forward for his Lightning Release Kenjutsu.

"That was insanely powerful, but Kamui should be able to dodge it, right?"

Obito was also shocked by Mu Yue's slash. It was far more stunning than creating an entire forest.

Still, Obito was not too worried. Even if Kakashi learned the essence of Mu Yue's slash in the future and could split mountains with a single stroke, once he activated Kamui, he would have nothing to fear.

"Looks like there's nothing for me to do."

Tsunade, who had rushed to the battlefield, happened to witness the scene and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"He won that quickly..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi wore a complicated expression. It was not that he did not want Mu Yue to win, but he had not even figured out what Mu Yue wanted before Mu Yue had ended the battle.

Power and authority?

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not think so. If Mu Yue had devoted himself fully to developing Konoha, Konoha would only have developed better and faster than Ninshu.

Mu Yue did not care for money either, and as for strength, Mu Yue was already the strongest.

No matter how Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about it, he could not figure out why Mu Yue had founded Ninshu.

But there was one thing Hiruzen Sarutobi could be certain of: in Mu Yue's mind, Ninshu was superior to Konoha in some way.

Otherwise, Mu Yue would not have kept it hidden from Konoha's higher-ups all this time.

That was what troubled Hiruzen Sarutobi. If Mu Yue had no intention of bringing all of Ninshu into Konoha, then Konoha's promising situation had