"Hiruzen Sarutobi, I order you to drive out every ninja from Iwagakure and Sunagakure! This is an order!"
The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire screamed.
His voice was filled with fear and threats. As the Feudal Lord, he had lived for only two things: pleasure and guarding against attacks from other Daimyo. He had enjoyed himself for decades.
Now, the second had appeared in his life.
He could not accept it.
He was no longer the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire.
From this day onward, he would become a lowly commoner like everyone else. That was something he could never accept!
To be trampled beneath the feet of other Daimyo, stripped of everything, mocked by them every day from now on, reduced to a stepping stone—being ridiculed like that was the greatest humiliation imaginable to him!
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."
He remained silent for a long time. He glanced at Uchiha Akira, his expression incomparably ugly, a cold glint flashing through his eyes.
"Daimyo, this old man... cannot order Uchiha Akira around. He stopped obeying this old man's orders long ago!"
That was the truth.
But saying it in front of the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire
was no different from openly declaring Uchiha Akira's treasonous ambitions and his uncontrollability. If the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire ever gained the power to eliminate Uchiha Akira, he would undoubtedly use it without mercy.
This... was pushing Uchiha Akira into the fire pit!
Akira's eyes swept indifferently toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.
His hands slowly came together.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed instantly, turning deathly pale. "Uchiha Akira, what are you doing?!"
"I fucking knew you were no good!"
Uchiha Akira's expression darkened. Powerful Chakra surged through his body, and terrifying strength poured forth in an instant. His