Fugaku is dumbfounded, have I boarded a pirate ship?

His body dissolved back into silver fluid, and with seemingly no effort, Namikaze Mirai left the room and went outside.

Due to the earlier explosion, Root's base hadn't yet fully recovered from the chaos.

Most of Root's members had gone to Danzo's location.

For them, protecting Danzo was the meaning of life itself.

There were only a handful of Root members guarding the outside. Namikaze Mirai, now a fluid, didn't attract their attention as he calmly moved through the corridor.

It wasn't until he left that corner that his vision suddenly expanded, revealing the vast Root base before him.

It was like a dark underground palace, deep, solemn, and seemingly endless.

Namikaze Mirai used the Magnetic Fluid to sense his surroundings.

His eyes flickered slightly.

"How much of Konoha's funds did Danzo embezzle to build such a massive base?"

Root's base was located at the edge of Konoha.

And it was heavily guarded.

Even Namikaze Mirai had never been inside before.

This was his first time reaching the interior of the Root base.

Its sheer size surprised even him a little.

Members in Root uniforms hurried by, exuding a chilling aura.

Namikaze Mirai, transformed into Magnetic Fluid, was hidden in the shadows of a corner, undetected.

Nano-level Magnetic Fluid isn't just capable of freely changing form; some of its physical properties also have unexpected applications.

This was why nanotechnology was so prevalent in Namikaze Mirai's past life.

Countless scientists had tirelessly sought to explore the world of nanoscience.

Currently, Namikaze Mirai had altered the Magnetic Fluid's optical reflection, allowing him to blend perfectly into the shadows.

To the naked eye, no trace could be found.

Most importantly, Magnetic Fluid is essentially metal.

Even if Sensory Ninjutsu were used to probe, no abnormalities would be detected.

Using this ability, Namikaze Mirai took advantage of Root's commotion to perfectly infiltrate deeper into the base.

No one noticed him.

"The room ahead is surrounded by a large number of sensory and defensive barriers..."

Namikaze Mirai fell into thought.

During his previous infiltrations, he had encountered secret rooms with barriers, but never one with so many as this room.

Moreover, inside that room, numerous abnormal Biological Magnetic Fields were emitting. These Biological Magnetic Fields were close to each other and very orderly.

Namikaze Mirai couldn't immediately figure out what those abnormal Biological Magnetic Fields were. Perhaps what I'm looking for is in there.

Namikaze Mirai attempted to infiltrate.

Carefully bypassing the defensive barriers, the silver fluid seeped through the tight gap beneath the door, little by little, making its way inside.

When he witnessed the scene inside, he instantly froze.

In the dust-filled laboratory, rows upon rows of glass jars were neatly arranged.

Inside the glass containers, various human tissues were clearly immersed.

Most of them were eyeballs.

Uchiha eyeballs.

Now he finally understood the source of the strange Biological Magnetic Fields he had sensed outside.

It was these fragmented human tissues.

In the bedroom, receiving information from the Magnetic Fluid Clone, a hint of surprise appeared in Namikaze Mirai's sapphire eyes.

"Danzo, he actually has this much audacity?"

There were quite a few Sharingan stored in that laboratory. Although most were one-tomoe, such a large quantity couldn't have been acquired in a short time.

Moreover, he also found some peculiar chunks of flesh tissue among them, with astonishingly vibrant Biological Magnetic Fields!

As far as Namikaze Mirai knew, only one person's Biological Magnetic Field could achieve such an effect.

Senju Hashirama!

After a moment of thought.

Namikaze Mirai pushed open his door and went to Naruto's room.

He woke Naruto, who had been napping.

"Uncle."

Naruto rubbed his sleepy eyes.

Namikaze Mirai smiled faintly. "Good boy, nephew. Let Uncle take you somewhere."

Uchiha Clan Compound entrance.

Seeing Namikaze Mirai arrive again, Uchiha Zhiyin, who guarded the compound entrance, no longer held the arrogance he displayed last time.

There was no trace of the Uchiha's characteristic haughtiness in his demeanor.

In fact, he was somewhat fawning and respectful.

"Lord Mirai, are you here to see the clan head? Please, follow me!"

Uchiha Zhiyin stepped aside.

He knew very well that the blond man before him was someone he absolutely couldn't offend.

Even his clan head, Fugaku, had to treat him with utmost respect.

His second visit to the Uchiha Clan Compound went much smoother than expected.

Soon, Namikaze Mirai arrived at Uchiha Fugaku's residence.

Having already received reports from his clansmen, Fugaku had changed into formal attire and was waiting at the table.

Namikaze Mirai pushed open the door.

The first thing he said made Fugaku's pupils contract.

"Danzo is scheming for the power of the Sharingan."

Fugaku's face could no longer hide his composure. Usually so steady, his heart couldn't help but pound at this moment.

"What?! Mirai, you're not mistaken, are you?"

The Sharingan was the Uchiha's unique Kekkei Genkai! It was also one of only two great ocular jutsu in Konoha! It was the Uchiha's greatest reliance for establishing themselves in the ninja world! And now, Namikaze Mirai was here to tell him that Danzo, the Elder of the village, was scheming for the power of the Sharingan.

How could he not be alarmed?

The village and the Uchiha were in deep conflict at present.

Seeing Fugaku's disbelief, Namikaze Mirai spread his palm. In his hand, a crimson eyeball lay quietly, two black tomoe strikingly visible.

"I found this at Danzo's Root base."

"Danzo, how dare he?!"

Fugaku almost suffocated, staring intently at the two-tomoe Sharingan, several stark red blood vessels bursting from the corners of his eyes.

This was undoubtedly the eye of one of his clansmen.

Furthermore, judging by the degree of dissipation of the chakra stored within, it had been removed some time ago.

Namikaze Mirai had only recently returned to the village.

The timing didn't match; it couldn't have been him who took it.

There was only one truth.

Danzo, the Darkness of the Shinobi, the Elder of Konoha, had already extended his wicked grasp towards the Uchiha.

"Fugaku, are you content to just watch the eyes of your clansmen become playthings for others?"

A slight curve appeared at the corner of Namikaze Mirai's mouth.

He knew Fugaku was weak-willed and found it difficult to make firm decisions.

Therefore, he needed some stimulation.

"What do you want me to do?"

Fugaku took a deep breath, calming his turbulent emotions.

The smile on Namikaze Mirai's lips deepened.

He slowly began to narrate.

Fugaku's gaze shifted from astonishment, to shock, and finally to utter disbelief and horror...

"Are you insane? Doing this would undoubtedly be declaring war on those higher-ups!"

He couldn't imagine that this man, who looked somewhat refined and bore a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to the Fourth Hokage, could be so crazy?

This was no longer playing with fire.

This was playing with a nuclear bomb.

One misstep, and it would cause unimaginable consequences! "What's there to be afraid of? Don't I have your back?"

Namikaze Mirai smiled as he looked at him.

"I've lived in Minato's house for a long time, and I'm getting tired of it. From now on, I'll just live in the Uchiha Clan Compound!"

Fugaku was stunned.

Namikaze Mirai, living in the Uchiha Clan Compound? "Not just me, but Naruto too."

He smiled faintly.

Naruto???

Fugaku gazed deeply at him.

Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Namikaze Mirai was letting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki live with the Uchiha Clan.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo would probably lose their minds instantly.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, falling into the hands of the evil Uchiha Clan???

The inherently evil Uchiha!!

Fugaku could already imagine Danzo's furious reaction.

But this was also a deterrent.

A declaration.

The Uchiha possessed the ability to destroy Konoha along with themselves.

Fugaku felt a massive headache coming on.

Namikaze Mirai was too overbearing, too domineering.

Under the current circumstances, he had no choice at all.

He suddenly had the feeling that he'd boarded a pirate ship.