Doesn't Know Any Better

If Urashiki Otsutsuki hadn't overlooked Fugaku at the last moment, Sasuke's family might really have been holding a funeral feast.

Everyone had already given it their all. No one could have pulled him out of danger.

At least Orochimaru had been nearly impossible to kill in that fight. He had summoned Hashirama as their main fighter and used Kamui to interfere a few times.

But Fugaku... he'd done nothing, you know?

Without the Natural Energy from a Cursed Seal to give him an edge against the Otsutsuki, Fugaku hadn't even had a chance to join the fight.

And of everyone there, only Fugaku and the big guy had failed to see through Xuanye's performance. Clearly, Fugaku was on the big guy's intellectual level.

Naruto and Sasuke were both less intelligent than Akamaru, which put them below any random dog on the street.

Now even Sasuke had seen through it. That alone showed just how over-the-top Xuanye's acting had been.

It also showed just how dim Fugaku was.

Xuanye still looked devastated, though a hint of reassurance entered his voice.

"First Hokage, don't worry," Xuanye declared. "We may not have stopped him this time, but I wounded him badly. He won't be coming back anytime soon."

"Once I've mastered Senjutsu, I'll make sure he never leaves here alive!"

Everyone except Fugaku once again turned to look at Uchiha Genya, who was dropping increasingly blatant hints to the big guy.

Wow. He wasn't even trying to hide the act anymore, was he?

He was only getting away with it because the First Hokage was an honest man and Tobirama wasn't there.

Hashirama had never been particularly cunning, and he never guarded himself against his own people.

He examined the Natural Energy still lingering around Xuanye and frowned slightly.

"I can tell your