Not long afterward, astonishing news spread far and wide.
Sarutobi Kiyoshi, a renowned powerhouse in the Western War Zone, had clashed with Uchiha Sosuke in a small town.
The two moved the fight outside town and engaged in a fierce battle that shook the heavens and earth. In the end, the boy killed Sarutobi Kiyoshi on the spot.
One was a boy not yet ten years old, the other a long-established powerhouse. They should never have been compared on the same level.
Yet it had happened all the same. After multiple parties confirmed the reports, there was no doubt they were true. Many people already knew that Sosuke had been causing trouble wherever he went.
It was only natural for the Sarutobi Clan to send a powerhouse to capture him. What no one had expected was that the boy would be so powerful.
When the news got out, it caused a huge uproar.
Even many ordinary people had heard the name Uchiha Sosuke.
"Have you heard? That boy from the Uchiha Clan killed again."
"You mean the brat who summoned a giant snake hundreds of meters long?"
"Huh? I heard it was over ten thousand meters long."
"No way."
"Why not? How else could he have killed hundreds of Sarutobi Clan members all by himself?!"
"Uh, does the Sarutobi Clan even have that many people?"
As time passed, the story grew more and more outrageous.
Some claimed he had slaughtered hundreds of Sarutobi with a sword, all by himself. Others said the White Snake he summoned was taller than a mountain.
Compared to what had actually happened, these rumors had clearly picked up plenty of embellishments. Sosuke didn't care in the slightest.
Once his name was out there, plenty of clients came seeking him out, and they were willing to