Praise the Brahman!

As more and more living beings were converted into the kin of Uchiha Brahman, they received his great blessing.

Uchiha Brahman's power began to swell, growing stronger at a rapid pace.

His physical strength, vitality, chakra reserves, and his world-shaking wisdom all achieved a leap in quality under the reinforcement of the vast quantities of Ocean's Amrita. Supreme power and supreme wisdom—this was an enhancement without limits.

It was much like a celestial body; as long as its mass continued to stack, it would infinitely collapse, aggregate, and compress, eventually becoming a black hole, a singularity.

Most importantly, the process of being reinforced by the Ocean's Amrita strengthened his entire physical constitution at a genetic level. This meant that his Sharingan was being enhanced as well.

"Then, the time has come!"

The Hokage Rock of Konoha had already been dismantled and replaced with a statue of the great Brahman.

"Praise Brahman!"

Below the Hokage Rock, the entire population—whether they were ninja or civilians—knelt piously on the ground, chanting praises to the great Brahman and kowtowing toward him.

"Praise Brahman! You are the strongest ninja, the ninja among ninja. You are the immortal true god, the only sun in our hearts, the master of the world, the only one in the universe. You are the light, you are the hope, you are everything..."

The incredibly devout sound of praise echoed throughout Konoha, never-ending.

In the shadows, a dark figure watched this scene quietly.

"What on earth is happening? How could Konoha and the ninja world turn into this? Uchiha Brahman..."

Black Zetsu watched the scene in silence. Everything was in chaos; everything had gone wrong. In the blink of an eye, the shadow of Konoha had been replaced, and by an Uchiha who had appeared out of nowhere, no less.

"Mangekyo Sharingan..."

Black Zetsu looked at Uchiha Brahman standing on the Hokage Rock, hoping that this guy would not disrupt their plans.

Black Zetsu could not discern anything unusual from these ninja. These ninja and ordinary people appeared to have no problems, and there was no foreign chakra in their bodies. This proved that Uchiha Brahman was not controlling them; these people were worshiping Brahman from the bottom of their hearts.

"A mere clown!"

In the shadows, Obito Uchiha watched Uchiha Brahman quietly before departing.

"This... this is truly a miraculous thing!"

In a laboratory, Orochimaru looked at the golden potion in his hand, feeling that it was absolutely miraculous. This was a potion that could directly tamper with genes and reorganize life.

Even he, with his current level of expertise, could not accomplish this. If he could understand the principles behind it, he could completely turn those Kekkei Genkai into potions and inject them into himself, allowing him to obtain countless Kekkei Genkai.

Orochimaru even sensed a path to immortality within this potion.

"Uchiha Brahman..."

Orochimaru recalled the news that had been circulating throughout the ninja world during this time. His teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had actually become a rogue ninja, and even a traitor to the country. How absurd this was! When he first heard the news, Orochimaru even thought he had been caught in a genjutsu, but he hadn't—this was reality.

The dignified Hokage had actually been slandered as a rogue ninja, and now, that status as a traitor had been solidified.

"Teacher, you really have grown old!"

Orochimaru shook his head.

He naturally did not believe the claim that Sarutobi Hiruzen would betray Konoha; this was definitely a smear campaign. But why did he find it so funny? So delightful? Hahahaha!!!

The Hokage had become a rogue ninja! Hahahaha!!!

Somewhere in the ninja world.

"Teacher..."

Jiraiya looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had lost an arm, and Itachi Uchiha, who had lost both legs, an expression of immense fury on his face.

"Uchiha Brahman!!!"

During this time, he had naturally learned of what had happened in Konoha. An Uchiha named Uchiha Brahman, with the support of the Daimyo, had slandered his teacher as a rogue ninja and even driven him directly out of Konoha.

This...

When he first heard the news, Jiraiya thought he was dreaming. The dignified Third Hokage had actually become a rogue ninja; how absurd was this? He must be dreaming.

Unfortunately, after carefully investigating the news, Jiraiya fell silent. He was not dreaming; this was reality.

To be honest, although the Daimyo could indeed appoint the Hokage, this appointment was usually just a formality where Konoha selected the shadow and then sought the Daimyo's certification to let him know that Konoha had changed its leader.

In reality, the Daimyo did not have the ability to interfere with a village's choice of its own shadow. There were a thousand reasons for this, but the main one was that the Daimyo lacked the strength.

Although he was the nominal supreme leader of Konoha and the entire country, he was actually just a figurehead.

However, once the Daimyo obtained the power to enforce what seemed like a fiction but was indeed recognized as authority, Sarutobi Hiruzen was a traitor, whether he actually was or not.

"The Uchiha clan..."

Jiraiya looked at Itachi Uchiha with an unkind gaze, even wanting to take action.

"Jiraiya, Itachi is a good child! He is a practitioner of the Will of Fire!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, stopping Jiraiya.

Jiraiya calmed down and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with concern.

"Damn that Uchiha Brahman. Since I've confirmed you're alright, Teacher, I'm heading to Konoha! I must kill that damn Uchiha Brahman! This madman who defies the Will of Fire!"

Jiraiya said with an angry expression, then prepared to leave. In his eyes, the current Konoha had gone astray, controlled by a madman who should never have obtained the position of Hokage and who didn't know what the Will of Fire was. As a disciple of the Hokage and one of the Sannin of Konoha, he had to go back, set things right, and kill the evil Uchiha Brahman.

He would take Konoha back!

"Stop! Jiraiya, you are no match for that man!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped forward, blocking Jiraiya.

"Uchiha Brahman is not so easily defeated; we must plan this carefully. Where is Tsunade?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Jiraiya and asked. Only those who had truly fought Brahman would understand what it meant to face an irresistible power. Sarutobi Hiruzen even felt that when Uchiha Brahman had fought him back then, he hadn't used his full strength at all—he had merely been toying with him.

One had to realize that even Enma, with his indestructible diamond body, hadn't been able to withstand a single blow from that man before being sliced in two!