Shisui and Kisame slowly made their way out of Konoha. This trip to Konoha had truly exceeded all their expectations.
Neither of them could forget how, as massive tremors struck and faint hymns drifted down from the sky, all of Konoha had collapsed into ruins with a thunderous crash.
That feeling of despair began to spread wildly through both their hearts.
They simply could not believe what they had seen, nor could they comprehend it.
What kind of forces had to be clashing to produce such a result?!
What happened afterward was etched deeply into their hearts as well.
They used the Transformation Jutsu to follow the Konoha Ninja out of Konoha, then followed them back to excavate the bodies.
Even ninjas like them, whose hearts were as hard as steel, had nearly broken down on the spot.
Yet just as they both felt they had lost all motivation, lost everything that could sustain their beliefs, Uchiha Kei quietly returned.
This man returned with unimaginable power, and at the same time, he brought a miracle!
As ethereal hymns rang out and vast Chakra descended, Konoha, which had already been utterly plunged into the realm of death, suddenly burst forth with unimaginable vitality.
Everyone—everyone who had died in battle or been killed by the fighting's aftermath—came back to life!
This was a miracle. Uchiha Kei was a god among men!
They had not come up with those words themselves. Rather, while transformed into Konoha Ninja and helping around Konoha under the pretense of gathering intelligence, it was the phrase they heard most often.
And it was also the phrase they agreed with most.
Judging by Lord Kei's performance in battle and his actions afterward in saving everyone, if he was not a god, then who else had the right to call