"Heh, now you're feeling wronged? Nearly all of the Uchiha's resources were fought for step by step under my leadership. Why should we divide them up? Besides, the Uchiha haven't reached the point where everyone has food and clothes without worry. Outside Konoha, a large number of ordinary clansmen are still living in misery. Why don't you think about them?"
"I... I..."
Kagami stammered "I" for a long time, and in the end, tears of frustration streamed down his face. When all was said and done, he was still just a child.
"Mm-hm, cry. Cry a little longer, and you'll understand just how weak you are."
"Waaah..."
And so, crying all the way as they flew, Uchiha Gen finally arrived at the location of the Flying Thunder God mark.
"They were actually hiding in a place like this..."
Before them, dense thorny bushes covered the central region of a vast mountain range. Beneath those plants was a narrow entrance, and the Tenbin Clan lived inside.
Uchiha Gen could already sense the chaotic energy fluctuations within. The Natural Energy here was dozens of times denser than outside the mountains. No wonder they had undergone genetic mutations.
It was practically like building a house atop a nuclear missile silo—and down below were not only nuclear bombs, but nuclear fission reactors as well.
"An abundance of Natural Energy created a lush environment for plant growth. The plentiful plants attracted many herbivores, and then carnivores began to multiply as well... This kind of ecosystem truly is a hidden paradise..."
But before Uchiha Gen could finish admiring it, screams erupted from within the entrance.
"Something's wrong! Someone transformed! Hurry, get help!"
"Ah—howl~"
"Someone's gone mad!"
Uchiha Gen: ...
Kagami: ...
In the middle of Konoha's sixteenth year, Konoha officially declared war on Kumogakure of the