"They're here."
Around the area where the God Tree stood, a vivid sea of ninjas from every nation stirred at a soft remark from the front.
"The previous daily report confirmed that Uchiha Rikusei used the God Tree's essence to awaken his Sharingan!"
"Tch, that's because Rikusei has talent." A Konoha ninja in a grass-green combat uniform seemed unable to stand the Sand Shinobi's whispers and could not help correcting them. "After the news spread, Lord Tobirama invited a group of elite Uchiha—"
"Konoha ninja, don't leave us hanging. What happened?"
"The result was no result."
The Konoha ninja, who had kept his eyes on the front, watched the figure standing atop the Nine-Tailed Fox's head. He could clearly see the young man's calm, water-still face.
"No wonder the Hokage took him as a disciple!"
A voice of sudden realization rose from the front of the crowd. Agreement immediately followed in waves, and everyone eagerly anticipated the Mangekyo's unique ability.
Quite a few people had postponed their farm work for the day just to witness the Mangekyo with their own eyes—to see Rikusei's Susanoo.
The soil, rich with chakra, had silently nourished the crops through the Dragon Vein, accelerating their growth cycle until most had ripened.
Across ten thousand acres of fertile fields, waves of grain swept into an endless brown tide, welcoming the Nine-Tailed Fox standing beneath the vast sky.
"Tch—"
The sensation against his scalp stirred irritation in Kurama's heart. They were bad memories—memories he did not want to recall—the feeling of being toyed with in the palm of an Uchiha's hand.
Last time, he had chopped down stone statues and terracotta soldiers. This time, was he going to use Susanoo to harvest crops?
As expected of the Uchiha. They always managed to bring him unexpected surprises.
"Kurama,