"Forty minutes... This is the fastest record since the village was founded..."
The Root ninja wearing a mask announced the strange, emotionless report.
Danzo's expression darkened.
"That Uchiha Izumi..."
He had thought.
Uchiha Itachi would be the first-place winner.
But unexpectedly.
Uchiha Izumi had astonished everyone.
"Considering that this test was conducted in groups of three, this record is truly astonishing..."
Mitokado Homura adjusted his glasses and had no choice but to take this seriously.
"She was trained by Hyuga Sho for a year... and achieved results like this. That Hyuga Sho... truly is a threat!"
Utatane Koharu's vigilance surged without end.
Her hatred of Hyuga Sho's existence grew stronger, and she wished she could erase him immediately.
In their eyes, it wasn't that Uchiha Izumi had talent.
It was Hyuga Sho...
That man.
His abnormal growth and methods.
Had been replicated in Uchiha Izumi.
"That monster of a boy!"
Utatane Koharu's voice was filled with deep apprehension, and even a trace of fear.
What was it?
That could make a slightly talented Uchiha girl surpass Uchiha Itachi, the genius prodigy since the village's founding?
Could it be?
That Hyuga Sho did nothing but train Uchiha Izumi around the clock?
"There's a problem... There absolutely has to be a problem!"
Utatane Koharu shouted.
"That Hyuga Sho and his disciple couldn't possibly have grown stronger that quickly!"
Then, Utatane Koharu thought of something.
"Could it be... that the Hyuga Clan has secrets we don't know about?!"
She began letting her imagination run wild, filling in the blanks on her own.
Perhaps.
The Hyuga Clan concealed all kinds of unimaginable secrets and techniques.
For example...
A method that could suddenly make someone stronger?
Perhaps that really was the case.
"In any event, we should bring that boy to justice..."
Shimura Danzō said.