The news of Uchiha Itachi's return and appointment as the Anbu Commander spread quickly throughout Konoha, and this time people accepted it swiftly.
After all, the current Hokage is all from the Uchiha, so what's so strange about having another Anbu Commander?
As for Kisame, Itachi originally wanted to appoint him as an Anbu Captain, but Kisame vehemently disagreed, feeling that he, as a prisoner, had no right to be a captain.
Left with no other choice, Itachi had to keep him by his side, making him serve as a personal bodyguard.
Because Kisame's shark-like face and the large sword he carried on his back were so conspicuous, Kirigakure quickly learned of Kisame's presence in Konoha.
Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, immediately spread the word that Kisame and his allies would not interfere, but the Samehada must be returned to Kirigakure.
When Yugao reported this news to Senga smiled dismissively and said,
"When did Samehada become Kirigakure's property? Tell them, if they want it, they can come and take it themselves!"
Mei Terumi was furious when she found out, but at the same time she was surprised by Konoha's attitude.
In the later years of the Third Hokage's reign, Konoha began to give the impression of being easy to bully. Take the case of Hizashi Hyuga Kumogakure, for example. Even though Kumogakure started the trouble, Konoha still sent Hizashi Hyuga away in order to quell Kumogakure's anger.
After Tsunade took over, the situation improved slightly, but it still couldn't be completely reversed. We haven't seen a direct "head-on" approach like Senga's for a long time.
Mei Terumi couldn't help but become interested in this Sixth Hokage who had suddenly appeared. She thought that she must find out what kind of man this Uchiha Senga was when she had the chance.
Also, I've heard that all the Uchiha Clan are incredibly handsome...
Mei Terumi, a single woman in her late twenties, has already memorized the name "Uchiha Senga," though her motives are somewhat impure.
The Kazekage Gaara and the Raikage A were relatively indifferent to the change of Hokage in Konoha, but the Tsuchikage Ōnoki was quite restless.
At first, he was only slightly surprised when he heard that Konoha had a new Hokage, but after learning the name of the new Hokage, he jumped up from his chair.
Because he heard the name "Uchiha"!
As the longest-living Kage, he naturally experienced far more than the other Kage. During this long period of time, he saw countless powerful figures, but the one who impressed him the most was undoubtedly Uchiha Madara!
He would never forget those scarlet eyes. In front of those eyes, he and his master were like two ants, only able to crawl at Ban's feet.
Even though Ōnoki's strength is now far greater than before, he still believes that even if he were to encounter Uchiha Madara again, the outcome would not change in the slightest.
That kind of power is something that ninjas simply cannot possess. In Ōnoki's eyes, the Uchiha are simply a clan blessed by the gods!
When he heard the news of the Uchiha's extermination, he felt a great sense of relief, but now another Uchiha has appeared.
He wouldn't be so excited if it were just an Uchiha, but the main reason is that he also learned that Senga had summoned a 100-meter-tall half-giant in Konoha, and the Konoha Ninja had no way to deal with that giant.
Ōnoki immediately thought of a name: Susanoo!
Just as Ōnoki was feeling troubled, his granddaughter, the future "Leg Shadow" Kurotsuchi, came to his office. Seeing her grandfather looking so worried, she asked curiously,
Grandpa, you look terrible. What happened?
Ōnoki nodded slowly and said in a deep voice,
"Konoha has Hokage! His name is Uchiha Senga!"
"Uchiha? Weren't they wiped out? I remember there was only Sasuke left in Konoha, right? Who is this Uchiha Senga?"
"I don't know much about this person either, but based on the information I have now, he has already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
"The Mangekyō Sharingan? What's that? Is it powerful?"
Ōnoki didn't speak. He controlled his body to float to the window and murmured,
"Is the Ninja World about to descend into chaos again?"
There's a saying that goes, "Whether the Ninja World is in chaos or not, it's up to the Uchiha to decide!"
Beside a tombstone in Konoha, space suddenly distorted, and a figure wearing Spiral Mask emerged from it—it was Obito Uchiha.
He gazed at the tombstone before him, his face beneath the mask etched with sorrow.
Placing a bouquet of white flowers before the tombstone, Obito whispered...
"Lin, it's been so long since I've visited you. Please forgive me. Once I've completed that plan, we'll be able to see each other again!"
"Actually, I can take you to meet her right now!"
A voice suddenly rang out from behind Obito immediately startled. He quickly made his body intangible and turned around to look at the person who had come.
A familiar face came into view.
Obito blurted it out almost without thinking.
"Uchiha Senga!?"
Obito stared blankly at Senga's young face. He was naturally familiar with Senga's face, but after so many years, apart from his white hair, he couldn't see a trace of time on Senga's face.
It should be noted that even someone as powerful as Uchiha Madara could not withstand the erosion of time and could only cling to life with the help of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
How did Uchiha Senga manage to do that?
Suppressing his shock, Obito forced himself to remain calm and asked,
"To be able to sense my presence, it seems the Uchiha has produced another outstanding junior!"
Seeing Obito still stubbornly pretending to be Madara, Senga couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Obito Uchiha, how long are you going to keep up this act?"
"..."
Obito's body trembled, and a storm raged within him.
"How could he know my identity!? Just because he saw me paying respects to Lin? Is he trying to trick me?"
He stood there speechless for a long time, while Senga continued.
"He came all the way back to Konoha to see Rin. Kakashi should really come see her; I'm sure he'd be delighted to see his old friend."
Obito was wearing a mask, so his facial expression couldn't be seen at all, but Senga guessed that Obito's expression must be quite interesting.
After hesitating for a long time, he blurted out,
"What are you talking about? I am Uchiha Madara!"
"Tsk tsk, still trying to put on a brave face? Fine, so what if this works?"
As she spoke, Senga passed through Obito's body and placed a hand on Rin's tombstone.
Obito clenched his fist instantly and said in a deep voice,
"What you up to?!"
"Nothing much, I just think this tombstone is a bit of an eyesore."
Senga gripped the tombstone tightly, Obito finally couldn't hold back any longer and shouted out.
"Don't want!!!"