Mangekyou Sharingan

Hyuga Hiashi's face was grim. Holding a scroll in his hand, his palm trembling slightly, he pushed open the door to the Hokage's office.

Inside the scroll lay the corpse of his younger brother, Hizashi Hyuga!

This entire incident was not the fault of the Hyuga Clan at all; it was the Cloud Hidden ninjas who had attempted to kidnap his daughter, Hinata Hyuga!

Yet, in the end, because Leaf lacked the strength, his Hyuga Clan was forced to pay the price!

Ultimately, his own brother from the branch family, Hizashi Hyuga, had willingly committed suicide so that he might live!

One had to understand that Hizashi Hyuga was an elite jonin who played a pivotal role in the Hyuga Clan; he was his right-hand man. It could be said that the current top-tier combat power of the Hyuga Clan consisted only of himself and Hizashi Hyuga.

If Hizashi Hyuga were gone, the Hyuga Clan's peak combat strength would instantly be cut in half!

This was not just because of Cloud Hidden, but also because Sarutobi Hiruzen was wary of the Hyuga Clan and was deliberately whittling down their strength!

"Lord Hokage, I have entered."

Hyuga Hiashi suppressed his irritation, his expression calm.

"Ah, Hiashi." The Third Hokage looked calmly at the leader of the Cloud Hidden ninjas before him. "We of Leaf will give you an explanation. The person who killed your Cloud Hidden ninjas at the Hyuga compound that day was indeed Hizashi Hyuga of the Hyuga Clan."

Hyuga Hiashi wore a look of guilt, as if ashamed by his brother's actions, but his heart was filled with resentment!

This matter was not the fault of the Hyuga Clan at all!

"Yes, Lord Third Hokage. At the time, my brother Hizashi Hyuga happened to be passing by and inadvertently killed the two Cloud Hidden ninjas. He felt immense guilt within the clan and has already taken his own life to atone for his sins!"

As he finished speaking, Hyuga Hiashi opened the scroll.

"Poof!"

Accompanied by a puff of smoke, a corpse appeared abruptly in the Hokage's office!

It was none other than Hizashi Hyuga, who looked ninety percent like Hyuga Hiashi!

"Hmph!" The Cloud Hidden ninja glanced at Hizashi Hyuga's corpse with disdain, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "You think you can just brush us off with a mere corpse? We lost two men in Cloud Hidden!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned ugly. He took a deep breath, his expression filled with suppressed rage!

"Of course not."

"Furthermore, the Land of Leaf, which borders the Land of Lightning, will be handed over entirely to the Land of Lightning. This is the land agreement; from now on, the Land of Leaf will be your territory!"

A coldness crept across Sarutobi Hiruzen's face.

Even if Leaf could not afford to fight right now, he was still the Hokage of Leaf. When had he ever been forced to endure such humiliation!?

The leading ninja looked completely indifferent, his demeanor full of arrogance.

Hokage? So what? Weak nations have no diplomacy. If Leaf couldn't afford a war now, then he would bully them. Otherwise, if he waited until they were strong to bully them, what would be the point?

"Very well, then thank you, Lord Hokage. I will report everything that happened in Leaf truthfully to the Raikage. I hope you can keep your subordinates in check in the future so that such problems do not arise again."

"After all, every time something like this happens, it costs real gold and silver!"

With that, the Cloud Hidden leader swaggered away!

The moment the Cloud Hidden ninjas left, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face darkened, and he slammed his teacup against the wall.

"Crash!"

The cup shattered into pieces upon impact!

"Too much, this is simply too much! Cloud Hidden came prepared this time. They had planned from the very beginning to squeeze Leaf for everything they could!"

However, at this moment, two figures quietly slipped away outside the window.

They had no interest in listening any further.

[Ding, check-in successful!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 7% of the Kizaru Glint-Glint Fruit ability template! (Total progress: 14%!), Three-Tomoe Sharingan!]

Uchiha Gray was satisfied; this was delightful.

This trip had not been in vain. Not only had he watched a grand drama, but he had also gained the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and progress on the Kizaru Glint-Glint Fruit template.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan had already been obtained; could the Mangekyou Sharingan be far behind?

Uchiha Gray turned his head, not bothering to look at the shocked expression on Uchiha Shisui's face, who was doubting reality.

In an instant, Gray's Two-Tomoe Sharingan spun wildly, suddenly transforming into the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!

Boom!

A massive surge of mental energy appeared out of thin air in his mind. The entire world seemed clearer, and the amount of chakra within his body surged the moment he broke through to the Three-Tomoe Sharingan!

So that's how it is. No wonder both Sasuke Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi had terrifying strength after obtaining the Mangekyou Sharingan. It's not just an improvement in ocular power, but also an improvement in chakra control, and even the total amount of chakra in the body increases.

Feeling the chakra levels within him, Uchiha Gray was very satisfied.

"Without the Blue Buff bonus, the amount of chakra in my body is already equivalent to that of a special jonin."

This was because his growth speed was too fast; even though he possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, which corresponded to jonin-level strength, his chakra volume hadn't kept up yet. But this was not a major issue.

"With the Blue Buff bonus, my current chakra volume is already equal to that of a Kage-level powerhouse!"

Such a massive amount of chakra ensured that Gray could fully unleash his strength.

As he was now, even when facing a jonin, he had a certain degree of confidence in victory thanks to the power of his ninjutsu and his Sharingan!

However, what Gray found somewhat regrettable was that the 5% increase in the Kizaru ability template this time did not grant him any new Glint-Glint Fruit abilities, though the portion of his body that could be elementalized had reached 14%!

"How is this possible!" Uchiha Shisui, standing to the side, widened his eyes in disbelief.

Gone was his initial gentle demeanor.

"Lord Hokage would absolutely never do such a thing. Lord Hokage must have had his reasons. I am going to ask Lord Hokage what the cause of this is!" He suddenly raised his head, the Four-Point Shuriken Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes spinning wildly.

Uchiha Gray's expression remained indifferent. He understood Uchiha Shisui's current state of mind very well; if Sarutobi Hiruzen were truly willing to abandon Leaf ninjas for his own selfish interests, wouldn't that mean that all of Uchiha Shisui's previous persistence and love for the Leaf were nothing but a joke!?

This was tantamount to a total negation of everything Uchiha Shisui stood for!

"Heh." Uchiha Gray sneered, his face as cold as thousand-year-old ice. "I already said I didn't want to get involved in the Uchiha clan's affairs, and I already told you not to follow me, yet you insisted on coming."

"Uchiha Shisui, what do you think you are?"

"Do you think that because you possess the Mangekyo Sharingan, you can see through everything, or do you think that possessing the Mangekyo Sharingan allows you to save the entire Uchiha clan?"

Uchiha Gray's voice was cold and merciless. "You are a complete and utter fool!"

"What did you say!?" The Four-Point Shuriken Sharingan in Uchiha Shisui's eyes spun frantically!

This was the sign that he was about to unleash a ninjutsu with his Sharingan!