The Contact Frog released the Summoning Technique.
In an instant, it returned to Mount Myōboku.
Next.
The Contact Frog used the Ninjutsu "Distant Water" and arrived at the waters near Konoha from Mount Myōboku, which was thirty days away, in an instant.
"I have to tell the Hokage this good news immediately."
The Contact Frog emerged from the river in Konoha.
Next, it hopped toward the Hokage Building.
When Kosuke explained to the current Hokage, Tsunade, that Sasuke had awakened his eyes and defeated the Steel Sea Dragon Beast.
The entire upper echelon of Konoha was thrown into an uproar.
Thinking about it carefully...
It was an immensely powerful enemy that even the Raikage could not defeat and that had instead frozen one of his arms.
It had actually been defeated by Sasuke?!
How unbelievable was that?
"Impossible! After all, even the Fourth Mizukage... the Perfect Jinchuriki, Karatachi Yagura, was defeated by the Steel Sea Dragon Beast..."
"Could those Uchiha Clan guys be bragging..."
On his way to the Hokage Building, Uchiha Fugaku.
He heard the departing Konoha Ninja discussing the matter as they ran.
"Could it be... that brat Sasuke..."
A possibility surfaced in Uchiha Fugaku's mind.
If he had defeated such a gigantic creature as the Steel Sea Dragon Beast, the only possibility was...
"Sasuke... awakened his eyes?"
Awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan at thirteen was not considered late.
After all, Uchiha Madara had also awakened the Mangekyō... at an even later age.
The timing of awakening the Mangekyō did not determine one's strength absolutely.
After all.
The emotional turmoil and stimulation each Uchiha experienced did not necessarily occur at any specific moment.
"Captain Fugaku!"
Uchiha Tekka, Inabi, and Yashiro looked at their captain with astonishment.
The same suspicion as Uchiha Fugaku's had also arisen in their hearts.