There Is One!

"One after another, don't push!"

Outside the shelter, a Konoha Chunin was directing the crowd of evacuees.

Shinji, who had changed his clothes, blended in with them, following instructions and walking with the group towards the shelter.

Obviously.

After stopping the rampaging Nine-Tails and awakening Naruto, he had mingled with the evacuating villagers like any ordinary person.

Konoha's shelter was located inside the mountain behind Hokage Rock.

Following the group to the entrance of the shelter, he paused just before entering the mountain, looking back at the village.

The commotion over there was gradually subsiding; it seemed the situation had been brought under control.

I hope Naruto is okay!

He thought to himself, then retracted his gaze and followed the crowd into the shelter.

"Shinji, over here! Over here!"

Once inside the shelter, before Shinji could get a good look at his surroundings, a shout reached his ears.

He looked towards the sound and saw Shion waving at him energetically from a distance.

"She's crazy!"

Shinji turned his face away.

At a time like this, he was terrified of attracting attention. How could he act too familiar with Shion, the Land of Demons Miko? So many people were watching in the shelter; wouldn't that just make things awkward for him!

So, he ignored Shion and instead scanned the interior of the shelter before heading straight for his classmates on the other side.

Haku stepped forward, "It's great that you're alright, Shinji."

Rock Lee also came forward, "We didn't see you earlier, everyone was worried!"

Shinji nodded, neither distant nor overly warm.

Then, he noticed that most of his classmates, including Haku and Karin, were there, and he sat down with a sense of relief.

But as soon as he settled down, his eyes began to sting!

This time, the stinging sensation was far more intense than before, as if something was truly piercing his eyeballs.

At the same time, his vision suddenly blurred.

Having grown accustomed to the high perception of his Mangekyo Sharingan, this sudden blur made him very uncomfortable, and he instinctively felt a wave of dizziness.

Haku, noticing Shinji's abnormality, quickly steadied him, "Shinji, are you feeling unwell? Are you injured somewhere?"

His classmates also looked towards Shinji, their gazes filled with concern.

Karin remained aloof, curled up alone in a corner, but upon hearing that Shinji might be injured, she quickly looked over, hesitating whether to roll up her sleeves.

"I'm fine."

Shinji waved his hand, then cupped his forehead with his hand and pretended to sleep.

He wasn't too surprised by the abnormality of his Mangekyo Sharingan.

In these past few weeks, the intensity with which he had used his Mangekyo Sharingan was outrageously high!

When dealing with the first invasion, he had relied on a burst of Dojutsu to forcibly kill the Hand Demon with 'Susanoo'. Afterwards, to save Shion, he had activated 'Susanoo' again.

Just now, to subdue the Nine-Tails, he had completely relied on the power of his Mangekyo Sharingan to push through.

No technique, just brute force!

Although he had dealt with the terrifying Nine-Tails in an instant, the consumption of his Dojutsu far exceeded his expectations.

Looks like I'm really going to achieve the 'Fastest Legend' achievement,

Shinji inwardly mocked himself.

If this trend continued, he felt he would soon have to adapt to life as a blind person.

If he had to say whether he regretted it, he looked up at his surroundings.

Not far away, Teacher Iruka was holding a list, taking attendance of the students in the shelter, his face full of anxiety and worry.

And inside the shelter, crying could be heard everywhere.

Fear and helplessness were etched on people's faces.

During the last Nine-Tails Attack, the village still had the Fourth Hokage. But this time, who would subdue the Nine-Tails and save Konoha!

Let alone the civilians, even the students of the Ninja Academy felt fear and unease.

Tenten, even more so, grabbed Iruka and said with a tearful voice, "Teacher Iruka, is it really okay outside? When can we go home?"

Iruka comforted her, "Don't worry, everything will be fine. You have to believe in everyone!"

Seeing all these scenes, Shinji withdrew his gaze, This time I'll let it go, but next time I definitely won't push myself, I definitely won't!

Suddenly.

The red warning lights inside the shelter all went out.

An old man walked in and announced, "The situation has calmed down. Everyone can evacuate the shelter in an orderly fashion!"

Shinji glanced over and recognized the man as Mitokado Homura, one of Konoha's Elder advisors.

"Is it over?"

"That's great!"

"We can finally go home!"

Instantly, the shelter erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Many villagers who had survived the Nine-Tails Attack even hugged each other and wept, grateful to have once again survived a catastrophe.

Shinji also rose with the crowd and slowly walked towards the exit of the shelter. He was truly exhausted from the day.

Hokage's Office.

The Third Hokage looked at the Anbu members before him and reprimanded, "How could something like this happen? Who can explain it to me!"

One Anbu member stepped forward, bracing himself. "Hokage-sama, we have thoroughly investigated the events. We can confirm that this was a premeditated attack."

The Anbu then reported in detail how the attacker lured away the Anbu protecting Naruto by attacking Karin, and then ambushed Naruto.

Utatane Koharu, an Elder advisor, frowned. "I don't want to hear all that. I just want to know, did you catch the person?"

The Anbu lowered his head. "I'm very sorry, but due to insufficient manpower, we were unable to apprehend the culprit who attacked Naruto Uzumaki."

"Incompetent!"

Just then, Danzo entered the Hokage's office with two subordinates.

The Anbu being reprimanded by Danzo's expression stiffened. He reluctantly bowed to Danzo. "I apologize!"

Danzo ignored the Anbu and asked the Third Hokage, "Is it confirmed? Did Sasuke Uchiha use his Dojutsu to control the Nine-Tails?"

The Third Hokage clasped his hands behind his back and turned to look out the window, not answering.

From all indications, that was indeed what happened, but he found it hard to believe that a seven-year-old child could possess such talent.

Utatane Koharu chimed in, "Although the scene was chaotic at the time, more than ten witnesses claimed they saw the Nine-Tails' eyes turn into Sharingan patterns from a distance!"

Only then did the Third Hokage slowly say, "It has been confirmed with Kakashi that Sasuke awakened his Sharingan, and it's a double Tomoe Sharingan."

Danzo's expression instantly contorted. "I heard Naruto Uzumaki was attacked when he was nearby! It seems we were all played by that brat!"

Utatane Koharu looked puzzled. "You suspect Sasuke Uchiha planned this attack? Danzo, have you lost your mind?"

Danzo said irritably, "Right after Naruto Uzumaki was attacked, someone infiltrated my base while I was trying to stop the Nine-Tails."

Utatane Koharu became even more confused. "What does that have to do with Sasuke Uchiha?"

At this moment, a Root ninja behind Danzo stepped forward. He first bowed respectfully to the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu, then explained, "The opponent's Dojutsu was very strong. I was only caught in his Genjutsu by a glance."

Undoubtedly.

This Root ninja, who had accompanied Danzo to the Hokage's office, was the same one who had been controlled by Shinji's Genjutsu earlier and had led Shinji to Danzo's secret vault.

The Third Hokage narrowed his eyes after hearing this, his expression growing more serious.

Utatane Koharu also realized the crux of the matter and pressed further, "Are you sure the opponent controlled you with Dojutsu?"

The Root ninja nodded. "The opponent was wearing a mask, so I couldn't see their eyes clearly, but I'm certain they must have been an Uchiha who awakened their Sharingan."

Danzo's direct subordinates had all undergone extremely rigorous training in resisting interrogation and Genjutsu.

Therefore, even though he was controlled by Genjutsu the moment they met, this Root ninja was still able to deduce the opponent's identity from certain details.

But the problem was, with the Uchiha clan exterminated, there were no Uchiha in the village who fit this description.

No, there was one!

The Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu simultaneously thought of Sasuke Uchiha, who had just revealed his Sharingan.

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