Fugaku's Shock

"You don't understand!"

Kazuna looked at the scroll and chuckled. "There may be an opportunity in here for me to grow stronger."

The Evil God Cult, the Immortal Body!

If he devoured them, would his Divine Tree change?

Hidan from the Original Work—was that vigorous life force, or an immortal Secret Technique?

Also, he should make a trip to the Land of Grass. He remembered there was an Uzumaki clanswoman there. Her life force should satisfy the Divine Tree.

She alone was worth at least eight to ten Jonin. There might even be an unexpected surprise.

"My lord, do you need us to go with you?"

Tekka said gravely, "If you leave this time, Danzo and the others..."

"That's part of the purpose, isn't it?" Kazuna smiled. "I hope they send people to hunt me down. The more, the better!"

Kazuna shifted his gaze toward Hokage Rock.

Their fortunes had not yet run out.

Although Ino-Shika-Cho had begun opposing the Hokage and the others, that did not mean Konoha would tolerate the Uchiha growing too powerful.

If it were only a direct confrontation between the Uchiha and the Hokage, Kazuna did not take the families behind the Konoha F4 seriously at all.

Even if they had three thousand Sarutobi clan army soldiers.

Four Susanoo leading a large number of Uchiha ninja would charge through everything in their path, utterly unstoppable!

Especially the ability of his Mangekyo—it was simply too suited for large-scale battles!

Kazuna covered one of his eyes.

But Konoha had far more than ten thousand ninja.

Kazuna was not one of the village's higher-ups. He did not know exactly how many ninja Konoha could muster, but there had to be at least twenty thousand. Thirty thousand was also entirely possible.

After all, it was a ninja village that had repeatedly fought one against four, and it had recovered for several years afterward.

Its title as the strongest ninja village was well deserved!

There were also countless experts among them. Elite Jonin like those from Ino-Shika-Cho and Shibi Aburame would give even Kazuna a headache.

He still had to proceed slowly!

Bang!

At that moment, the office door was pushed open, and Fugaku walked in. "Kazuna, this material expenditure report... Hm!"

Fugaku froze, staring blankly at the eight people in the office.

Tekka and Inabi being here was nothing worth mentioning, but why were you here?

Uchiha Shiken!

The Peace Faction Elder who had openly questioned Kazuna during the clan meeting and had been dealt with by him.

He had been appointed Squad Captain of the Konoha Military Police Force.

The work handled by the Military Police Force ran contrary to the Peace Faction's ideals. Even if Kazuna had ordered the Uchiha not to meddle in others' affairs, they could not simply ignore everything, could they?

But if they did intervene, Danzo's long-standing efforts would ensure they were hated by the villagers.

Moreover, many believed that once Uchiha Shiken joined the Military Police Force, Kazuna would definitely deal with him.

Who would have thought...

With an amused smile, Fugaku said, "Elder Shiken, why are you here?"

Uchiha Shiken remained calm. "I am a Squad Captain of the Konoha Military Police Force. Is it not perfectly normal for me to report on my duties to the minister?"

Fugaku gave a soft snort and looked directly at Kazuna.

So that was it. Uchiha Shiken had long since become Kazuna's man.

Reporting on duties?

What nonsense!

Just look at who had gathered in Kazuna's office.

Yashiro, Inabi...

They were all core members under Kazuna's command.

Looking at Kazuna's smiling face, Fugaku muttered inwardly.

Just how much strength had this brat hidden away?

And he had concealed far more than Fugaku had imagined!

"Clan Leader, what is it?"

Kazuna smiled faintly. Konoha's situation was becoming increasingly clear, but also increasingly tense. He needed to reveal more of his strength to prove his control over the Uchiha, lest anyone harbor thoughts they should not have.

Therefore, although Kazuna had noticed Fugaku approaching with his abilities, he had deliberately ignored it.

I wanted you to see it!

Fugaku came back to his senses, stepped forward calmly, and said, "Your signature is on this resource expenditure report? Isn't the quantity too large?"

Although Uchiha Kazuna served as the Uchiha Vice Clan Leader and Head of the Konoha Military Police Force, he now represented the largest faction within the Uchiha.

Fugaku Uchiha was still the clan leader, and the power he held was not insignificant. Many matters could not bypass him.

Of course, Kazuna had no intention of bypassing him either.

Fugaku Uchiha had just turned forty this year and was at the peak of a ninja's life. Even without using his Mangekyo, his strength had reached Kage Level. With his Mangekyo, he could absolutely beat the hell out of the current Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Kazuna naturally wanted to win over such an important fighting force.

He covered his left eye... and he was confident that he could win Fugaku over.

"Yes!" Kazuna glanced at the report Fugaku had thrown over and said, "I signed it."

Fugaku frowned deeply. "Kazuna, I can understand that you want to improve the Uchiha's quality of life and strengthen Uchiha ninja, but you can't act recklessly. Such a large-scale transfer of supplies may indeed be effective in the short term, but what about afterward?"

"Oh? The clan leader is actually thinking about the future? How laughable!"

A sarcastic voice rang out. "Why don't you think about who let the Uchiha fall to this state in the first place?"

Fugaku's expression darkened as he turned his cold gaze toward the speaker.

Uchiha Shinya!

A well-known Jonin of the Uchiha, he was also one of Kazuna's most loyal supporters and among the first Uchiha to associate with him.

Facing Fugaku's gaze, Shinya did not yield in the slightest. He glared back with even colder eyes.

"You're worried now? What were you doing before?" Shinya said coldly. "If it weren't for the relocation of our clan grounds, how could the Uchiha have ended up like this?"

After the Night of the Nine-Tails, the Uchiha had not only been forced to move from their original clan grounds, but had also abandoned vast amounts of their property.

Originally, the two richest ninja clans in Konoha had been the Senju Clan and the Uchiha.

The Senju Clan had now disappeared, leaving behind only a few ancestral lands. The Uchiha's assets had also suffered a devastating blow, leaving them barely able to maintain operations within the clan.

Where had those assets gone?

They had been carved up by people from the Hokage faction.

Whenever he thought of this, the radical Uchiha Shinya was driven nearly mad with hatred.

He was also the one most hostile toward Fugaku Uchiha.

Back then, he had clamored to fight the village to the death. Even if the Uchiha were wiped out, they absolutely could not leave their clan grounds. In the end, Fugaku had ordered him arrested.

He did not know that, if not for Kazuna's appearance, the Uchiha would already have been exterminated, and the ninjutsu they had safeguarded would have been added to the Sarutobi Clan.

"Kazuna, your subordinates are quite undisciplined," Fugaku said blandly. "Do you need me to teach them a lesson for you?"

"Ha!" Uchiha Shinya sneered disdainfully. "Teach me a lesson? You?"

Violent Chakra surged from Shinya's body and crashed heavily against Fugaku's.

Bang!

Fugaku was forced back a step.

"You... an Elite Jonin?"

Fugaku blurted out.

He looked at the others in shock, but their expressions remained perfectly calm.

An unbelievable thought surfaced in Fugaku's mind.

...Could it be that all seven of them were Elite Jonin?

The thought made even Fugaku feel dizzy.

What the hell, was this a joke?