To the Hokage Building, Cleanse the Court!

"What's the price?"

"Gen-kun, you're giving me so many benefits. What do you want in return?"

Uchiha Fugaku was silent for a while before speaking.

Uchiha Gen had given him far too much.

He had given him the power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, the dignity of becoming a strong Uchiha clan head, the honor of leading the clan toward glory, and had spared the life of his son Itachi, who could be called a sinner and deserved to be cut into a thousand pieces.

He was even going to become Sasuke's teacher, help him inherit the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and solve the issues of wealth and education for Fugaku's descendants.

There were simply too many benefits. Uchiha Fugaku did not know what he had that could repay Uchiha Gen, and he feared that these wonderful things were merely a trap Uchiha Gen had laid out before him.

In the adult world, there was no love or hatred without cause—only unchanging interests.

"You must be curious about why my strength has improved so much, right?"

Uchiha Gen spoke.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded. He truly had been curious.

How had a Chunin become stronger than even the Hokage in less than a year?

"After I was kidnapped, I accidentally entered a Secret Realm. There, I began a Trial where I narrowly escaped death and gained greater power."

"I came back this time because I learned that the Uchiha clan was facing a crisis of annihilation. I temporarily left the Secret Realm to resolve the problem, but afterward, I still have to return for the Trial in hopes of gaining even greater strength."

"Until I truly reach the pinnacle, I cannot pull away to return and protect the clan. So I can only entrust that responsibility to you as clan head, and to