The Ninja World's Third

Ever since the Night of the Massacre, the atmosphere in Konoha had never truly settled.

It was only when Uchiha Yoru officially announced the various appointments and the designation of missing-nin a few days ago that this turmoil finally stirred up massive waves.

Many villagers found it hard to accept; in their minds, the Third Hokage had always been a symbol of kindness and benevolence.

As for the upper echelons of Konoha, aside from the ill-reputed Danzo, the others were often viewed as upright and trustworthy figures.

However, with the disclosure of the Anbu announcement, this veneer of false brilliance was completely torn away.

Those high-ranking officials once called the pillars of the village had not hesitated to plot the eradication of the Uchiha clan for the sake of power, only to be personally liquidated by the Fifth Hokage in the end.

This political storm acted like a heavy bomb, sending ripples throughout Konoha.

"The Night of the Massacre"—

Once, this was the exclusive brand of the Uchiha clan, a shame they were forced to bear.

But now, this heavy term no longer belonged to the Uchiha clan alone.

It had become a symbol of Konoha's dark history, dragging the families consumed by power struggles down into the abyss with them.

The villagers whispered among themselves, filled with shock and anger.

Some began to doubt the high-ranking officials they had once trusted, while others felt fear at the iron-fisted methods of Uchiha Yoru.

Uchiha Yoru did not care in the slightest about the outside world's opinion of him; even as news from Konoha reached the outside, he remained focused on studying the forbidden techniques within the Book of Sealing.

Undeniably, as the ancestor of the Uchiha clan, Indra's understanding and mastery of jutsu were top-tier, bordering on omnipotent.

Uchiha Yoru displayed astonishing talent, especially when learning the Flying Thunder God.

Benefiting from Indra's sensory abilities, he quickly mastered the technique of sensing spatial coordinates; the next task was to condense these coordinates into a mark to achieve spatial jumping.

Through constant experimentation and research, Uchiha Yoru mastered the techniques of the Flying Thunder God in one go.

After completing his study of the Flying Thunder God, Uchiha Yoru began practical testing.

During this period, he returned Uchiha Obito's eye to Kakashi.

Originally, he had intended to remove Kakashi's eye to use as a key to break through intangibility.

However, after some thought, Uchiha Yoru decided that he perhaps did not need to be so passive.

Therefore, he turned to learning the Flying Thunder God and allowed Kakashi to reinstall the Sharingan.

Next, Uchiha Yoru pressed the spatial coordinate mark he had condensed onto a ninja blade, having Kakashi absorb the mark into the Kamui dimension via the blade.

The result was highly satisfying; the Flying Thunder God was indeed worthy of being the effective jutsu specifically developed by the Second Hokage to counter the Uchiha.

And as Uchiha Yoru had expected, the Kamui dimension allowed for the existence of external chakra markers.

This meant that once the Flying Thunder God formula was successfully branded within the Kamui dimension, the caster could achieve cross-dimensional jumps by sensing the coordinates.

Uchiha Yoru had once used a shadow clone to perform the Flying Thunder God for reconnaissance, discovering that the actual size of the Kamui dimension remained unknown.

This also meant that when Uchiha Obito and he entered the Kamui dimension simultaneously, they might arrive at different coordinates.

However, none of this mattered to Uchiha Yoru.

For the current situation, the Flying Thunder God was enough to deal with Uchiha Obito's trump card.

After concluding his study of the Flying Thunder God, Uchiha Yoru turned to attempt another forbidden technique experiment—the Impure World Reincarnation created by the Second Hokage.

As the source of underworld ninjutsu, this technique played a pivotal role in the later stages of the ninja world, naturally piquing Uchiha Yoru's keen interest.

To conduct the experiment, he first captured several White Zetsu hiding in Konoha.

Subsequently, he laid the experimental materials upon the bound White Zetsu and let out a low shout: "Impure World Reincarnation, activate!"

As soon as the words fell, the physical materials rapidly devoured the White Zetsu's bodies; accompanied by the shrill screams of the White Zetsu, everything soon returned to silence.

Then, countless fragments aggregated into a human figure—Impure World Reincarnation, Shimura Danzo!

That was right, the person Uchiha Yoru resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation was none other than Shimura Danzo; it always felt like a pity to let this "scapegoat king" die just like that.

However, the timing was not yet ripe, so he randomly summoned a coffin specifically for the Impure World Reincarnation, firmly controlling the corpse that had lost consciousness within it.

Afterward, he dispelled the Impure World Reincarnation, and the coffin, along with Danzo's body, quietly sank deep into the ground.

Just as he stepped into the Hokage office, Uchiha Yoru saw Nara Kashima standing to the side with a look of exhaustion.

"Kashima?" He was slightly surprised, then gestured for Kashima to take a seat.

After all, having treated the other party like a workhorse, he still held a degree of respect for this Hokage advisor.

As soon as Kashima sat down, he said impatiently, "Lord Hokage, there are several urgent matters that need to be reported to you."

Uchiha Yoru nodded to indicate he was listening.

"First, due to the reconstruction of the village, there is a deficit in the village's finances..." Before Kashima could finish, Uchiha Yoru interrupted, "Immediately confiscate all assets of the four families including Sarutobi Hiruzen, who were previously designated as missing-nin!"

"But, those families have already been... by your Susanoo..." Kashima reminded him in a low voice.

"Oh." Uchiha Yoru responded indifferently. To him, what did it matter if those useless families were wiped out?

"Originally, our funding relied mainly on appropriations from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, but now..." Before Kashima could finish, Uchiha Yoru already had the answer in his heart—the Daimyo was planning to cancel the funding because he was dissatisfied with losing control over Konoha.

"That suits me perfectly!"

"The Daimyo of the Land of Fire knows full well that Konoha is in the midst of reconstruction, yet he continues to choke our resources; such behavior clearly violates the Will of Fire."

"It seems we have no choice but to make the Daimyo disappear entirely!"

"From now on, the finances of the Land of Fire shall be managed by us, Konoha!"

Nara Kashima seemed to have gradually grown accustomed to Uchiha Yoru's words; faced with the awe-inspiring and formidable strength of Uchiha Yoru, he and the others had derived a great sense of security from it.

"The second matter..."

"Ever since that incident a few weeks ago, the neighboring ninja villages have been stirring restlessly..."

"According to reports from our spies planted in other villages, Iwagakure and Kumogakure have suddenly become very active lately."

Hearing this, Uchiha Yoru remained calm and composed, as if he had already grasped the entire situation.

That night, during the clan extermination, the once-mightiest Uchiha clan of Konoha had long since turned to the dust of history; the Third Hokage, along with the Council of Elders and their respective clans, had all vanished like smoke in the wind.

In the eyes of the other ninja villages, this was undoubtedly a god-given opportunity.

At this moment, Konoha's internal strength must surely be hollow.

As for the Giant Susanoo mentioned in the intelligence, some deemed it worthy of caution, while others held it in utter contempt.

Especially the Cloud Ninja; if they did not seize this moment to strike at Konoha, it would truly be a disgrace to the reputation of Kumogakure as the troublemakers of the ninja world!

A cold glint flashed through Uchiha Yoru's eyes.

"No matter, I shall personally teach them the true meaning of the Will of Fire!"