Xuanhui kept the commanders occupied while Minato cut down the rank and file.
One was Light Release Xuanhui, who had defeated the Third Kazekage and scattered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen!
The other was the Yellow Flash, whose incredible speed and Flying Thunder God alone could hold off an entire army!
Together, they had earned a shared title-the Two Lights of Konoha!
The last similar title had belonged to Kumogakure's Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who were known as the Two Lights in the Clouds.
Iwagakure and the Hidden Cloud Village had already been battered senseless, while the Hidden Mist Village had run into a little monster of its own.
A genius of the Uchiha Clan known as Body Flicker Shisui.
Despite their mounting difficulties, the three great nations still refused to give up.
Then, one day, a piece of news prompted Xuanhui to resume his plans.
That day, Fugaku, Xuanhui, Minato, and Kushina got together for a rare gathering.
Halfway through their conversation, Fugaku suddenly set down his wine cup and dropped a bombshell.
"I'm going to become clan head!"
"Congratulations!"
The others offered their congratulations.
"A clan head this young is rare even in the clan's history!"
Only Xuanhui realized something was wrong. He looked at Fugaku's face, a barely perceptible trace of sadness in his eyes.
To become clan head so young, Fugaku must have revealed something that silenced every objection.
He leaned close to Fugaku's ear.
"What are your Dojutsu?"
Fugaku smiled bitterly and drained his cup.
"I really can't hide anything from you..."
"My left eye's Dojutsu is 'Great Tōnai Debate.' It lets me enter an enemy's stats and simulate a battle.
"My right eye's Dojutsu is 'Time Virtue God.' It lets me briefly glimpse five seconds into the future."
Xuanhui patted Fugaku's shoulder and let out a