Praise Brahman!

As more and more creatures were transformed into Uchiha Brahman's followers and received his great blessings,

Uchiha Brahman's power began to swell, growing stronger at an astonishing rate.

His physical strength, vitality, chakra reserves, and astonishing intellect all made tremendous leaps under the enhancement of so many Ocean's Amrita. Supreme power, supreme wisdom—this enhancement had no limits.

It was like a celestial body: as long as its mass kept accumulating, it would collapse inward without end, drawing together and compressing until it became a black hole, a singularity.

Most importantly, the Ocean's Amrita enhanced every aspect of his body. The improvement came from the level of his genes, which meant that his Sharingan would be enhanced as well.

"Then it's time!"

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

"Praise Brahman!"

Beneath the Hokage Rock, every living soul, whether ninja or civilian, knelt devoutly on the ground, praising the great Brahman and bowing before him.

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

Their profoundly devout praises echoed throughout Konoha, continuing without end.

In the shadows, a dark figure silently watched the scene.

"What on earth happened? How did Konoha—and the Shinobi World—end up like this? Uchiha Brahman..."

Black Zetsu watched in silence. Everything had gone completely haywire. In the blink of an eye, Konoha had a new Hokage—and it was some Uchiha who had appeared from nowhere.

"Mangekyō Sharingan..."

Black Zetsu gazed at Uchiha Brahman standing atop the Hokage Rock, hoping the man wouldn't disrupt their plans.

Black Zetsu couldn't detect anything unusual about the ninjas. They and the ordinary people seemed perfectly normal, and there was no foreign chakra in their bodies. That proved Uchiha Brahman hadn't controlled them. They truly revered Brahman from the bottom of their hearts.

"Just a clown!"

In the shadows, Obito Uchiha watched Uchiha Brahman in silence, then left.

"This... really is something extraordinary!"

In a laboratory, Orochimaru gazed at the golden potion in his hand, marveling at it. It was a potion that could directly alter genes and reconstruct life.

Even he couldn't make something like it with his current abilities. If he could understand how it worked, he could turn those Kekkei Genkai into potions, inject them into himself, and acquire countless Kekkei Genkai.

Orochimaru had even sensed a Pathway to immortality in this potion.

"Uchiha Brahman..."

Orochimaru thought of the news that had been spreading throughout the Shinobi World. His teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had actually become a missing-nin—and even a traitor to his country. How absurd was that? When he first heard the news, Orochimaru had thought he was caught in a genjutsu. But he wasn't. This was reality.

The dignified Hokage had been slandered as a missing-nin, and now the accusation had even stuck.

"Teacher, you really are old..."

Orochimaru shook his head.

Naturally, he didn't believe that Sarutobi Hiruzen would betray Konoha. It was unquestionably a slanderous accusation. But why did it seem so funny? Why was he so happy? Hahahaha!

The Hokage had become a missing-nin! Hahahaha!

Somewhere in the Shinobi World.

"Teacher..."

Jiraiya looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had lost an arm, and Itachi Uchiha, who had lost both legs. His face twisted with fury.

"Uchiha Brahman!!!"

He had naturally heard what had happened in Konoha. An Uchiha named Uchiha Brahman had used the daimyo's support to slander his teacher as a missing-nin and even drive him out of Konoha.

This...

When Jiraiya first heard the news, he'd thought he was dreaming. The dignified Third Hokage had become a missing-nin? How absurd! It had to be a dream.

Unfortunately, after investigating the news carefully, Jiraiya fell silent. He wasn't dreaming. It was reality.

To be honest, the daimyo could indeed appoint a Hokage, but in practice, Konoha chose its own Hokage and then had the daimyo recognize the appointment. It was just a matter of informing the daimyo that Konoha had a new Hokage.

In reality, the daimyo had no power to interfere with a village's choice of its own Hokage. There were countless reasons for this, but the main one was simple: the daimyo didn't have the strength to do so.

Although he was nominally the highest leader of Konoha—and of the entire country—he was really just a figurehead.

But once the daimyo gained the ability to exercise that authority, an authority that seemed almost imaginary yet was nonetheless recognized, Sarutobi Hiruzen became a missing-nin whether he deserved it or not.

"The Uchiha Clan..."

Jiraiya glared at Itachi Uchiha, even thinking of attacking him.

"Jiraiya, Itachi is a good kid! He's a practitioner of the Will of Fire!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved a hand, stopping Jiraiya.

Jiraiya calmed down and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with concern.

"Damn Uchiha Brahman! Now that I know you're safe, I'm heading to Konoha! I'll kill that bastard Uchiha Brahman! That madman who betrayed the Will of Fire!"

Jiraiya said furiously, then turned to leave. In his eyes, Konoha had gone astray. It was under the control of a madman who never should have become Hokage and didn't understand the Will of Fire. As a student 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're no match for him!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stepped forward and stopped Jiraiya.

"Uchiha Brahman won't be easy to defeat. We have to plan this carefully. Where is Tsunade?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Jiraiya, then asked. Only those who had actually fought Brahman could understand what it meant to face an irresistible power. Sarutobi Hiruzen even suspected that when Uchiha Brahman fought him, he hadn't been using his full strength at all. He'd merely been playing with him.

After all, even Enma, with his indestructible body, hadn't been able to withstand a single strike from that man. He'd been cut in half at once!