The Battle for the Nine-Tails (6)

The Super Great Fireball Technique and the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet collided in mid-air, sending flames soaring into the sky as the surrounding temperature spiked! Everyone stared unblinkingly at the clash between the two sides.

Finally, the two attacks exploded, the massive roar alerting many ninja clans. One by one, they dispatched ninjas to scout for intelligence, only to learn that the Uchiha Clan had clashed with the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the Hokage's assistant, Shimura Danzō.

Consequently, in less than three minutes, members of the major ninja clans gathered together, ready to watch this spectacular show.

As the crowd grew larger, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō clenched their hands, their knuckles popping with audible creaks.

The law does not punish the masses; the number of people present had now exceeded their maximum capacity for control. In other words, even if they managed to take down Naruto Uzumaki and the Uchiha Clan, they could no longer silence the witnesses.

They had failed!

Uchiha Izuna and Uchiha Fugaku exchanged a glance, and Uchiha Izuna said with a smile, "Thank you, Lord Hokage and the Hokage's assistant, for practicing ninjutsu with us today! Until we meet again!"

It was clearly unwise to continue a direct confrontation with Sarutobi Hiruzen at this moment, and only those who had arrived at the very beginning knew the full scope of what had transpired.

The Root, naturally, went without saying; they dared not utter a word about what had just occurred, as they were absolutely obedient to Shimura Danzō and served only his interests.

The Anbu, however, were a different story. The Anbu had their own minds, and it was inevitable that some would share the events with their families or relatives.

The Uchiha? Don't make me laugh. If he couldn't have this news spread throughout all of Konoha by tomorrow, Uchiha Izuna would change his surname to Sarutobi!

What the hell was this? This was a god-given opportunity! This was the perfect chance to diminish the Hokage's prestige and ruin the Hokage's influence!

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke with a forced, stiff smile, "The Uchiha Clan truly produces heroes in every generation. At your age, you already possess such formidable chakra."

"Lord Hokage is too kind. It's not easy to reach your level as Hokage, either," Uchiha Izuna replied with a grin.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth twitched, his eyes turning cold as he flicked his sleeves. "Let's go!" His tone was filled with anger—unconcealed, burning anger.

Just as Uchiha Izuna was feeling smug, Uchiha Fugaku struck him on the back of his neck. "You brat! Have you lost your mind? Going head-to-head with Sarutobi Hiruzen like that!"

"Old man, you already made your move, so why lecture me? We're two of a kind! From the moment you attacked, hadn't you already decided to have a showdown with Sarutobi Hiruzen?"

"Besides, with Senior Minato Namikaze here and the moral high ground on our side, I don't think the major clans are foolish enough to get involved."

"After all, if a hero's son is being humiliated and a hero's estate is being confiscated, then if that happens to a hero, what hope is there for them?"

"Am I right?" Uchiha Izuna looked toward the major ninja clans hidden in the forest.

About 20 minutes later, people began to emerge one after another. Their expressions varied, but they all scrutinized Uchiha Izuna carefully.

Regarding the battle just now, they only knew a fragment; they were completely unaware of the full process.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze appeared. "Minna-san, long time no see!"

A smile hung on his face. At this moment, because he was possessing him, Naruto Uzumaki's appearance was infinitely close to that of Minato Namikaze. Many people were stunned to see such a Naruto Uzumaki.

"Y... Yellow Flash?" a clan head muttered.

"Oh~ Clan Head Ida, long time no see. You were just a fuzzy-headed kid back then; you've certainly become much more composed!" Minato Namikaze replied.

Clan Head Ida trembled all over. "Yellow Flash! It really is the Yellow Flash, the Yellow Flash has returned!"

Minato Namikaze smiled, then invited the various clan heads to his house to reminisce!

Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission. Rating: S. Reward: 30 AK47s. Please continue to work hard.

Suddenly, many AK47s appeared in the system space, lying quietly in the grid, but Uchiha Izuna was anything but calm.

His brain short-circuited. AK47s? Holy crap, could this thing actually be a reward? He hurriedly inspected them!

He discovered that these 30 AK47s each had only one magazine, meaning each gun could only fire one burst.

In the ninja world, a world of high offense and low defense, the appearance of rifles could pose a massive threat to Jonin! The key was that there was no threshold for using a rifle.

Even a seven-year-old child could pick up a rifle and spray bullets.

Kage-level powerhouses possessed all sorts of abilities—recovery, defense, speed—reaching the pinnacle of humanity, and ordinary bullets could not harm them.

But among the current Konoha management, only Sarutobi Hiruzen could be considered a Kage-level powerhouse, and Shimura Danzō could only be considered half of one.

There were three others, but they were not in the village. The existence of these rifles might come in handy in the future, during the Uchiha Coup d'état.

Against Uchiha Obito's five minutes of intangibility, as long as he didn't hide in the Kamui Dimension, Uchiha Izuna was confident he could turn him into a sieve—provided, of course, that Black Zetsu didn't possess him.

That old schemer not only had exaggerated self-healing effects, but as long as he protected Uchiha Obito's heart, Uchiha Obito wouldn't die; he would slowly push the bullets out of his body and recover.

Uchiha Izuna thought happily, while Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi came to his side. Seeing Uchiha Izuna drooling, their expressions turned strange.

Had this guy gone stupid? What about the Coup d'état?

Uchiha Shisui hesitated for a long time before speaking, "Zhan, what's wrong with you?"

Uchiha Shisui's words pulled Uchiha Izuna back to reality, and he immediately regained his composure. "Oh, no, nothing. Where's Father? Where did he go?"

Uchiha Itachi pointed toward Naruto Uzumaki's house without saying a word.

Uchiha Izuna nodded. "Alright, let's head back. In that kind of setting, plenty of big shots will surely want to strike up a conversation, so we shouldn't get involved."

"Although Minato Namikaze is very angry, at the end of the day, he is currently just a soul. Who knows how long he can last? Besides, that is his son's body after all."

"I think he probably just hopes that Father and the other clan heads will look after his son today, rather than talking too much about politics."

Uchiha Shisui frowned. "You mean to say the Yellow Flash won't tell them how his son has been living??"

"Does it need to be said how Naruto Uzumaki has been living? Now that the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, is here, just saying that Naruto Uzumaki is his son is enough."

"He isn't a qualified ruler, but he is a qualified Kage—a Kage who would risk his life to protect everyone!" Uchiha Izuna looked toward Naruto Uzumaki's house and sighed.

"Then what do we do next?" Uchiha Shisui asked. His brain wasn't as sharp as Uchiha Izuna's, so he understood that if he wanted to carry out the Coup d'état, he needed to listen to Uchiha Izuna.

Uchiha Itachi also looked at his younger brother, curious about what he would do.

Uchiha Izuna's lips curled upward. "Of course, we're going to publish a newspaper!" His smile widened. A newspaper—how novel! In this world where the internet is underdeveloped, whoever controls the public opinion controls the political direction!