"Look, the giant humanoid statue over at the Uchiha compound has disappeared!"
The villagers who had been keeping a close eye on the Uchiha were the first to notice the giant humanoid statue vanish, and they cried out in alarm.
"So it really was a ninjutsu? What kind of ninjutsu could create something that huge?" someone marveled.
At that moment, the people Mitokado Homura had arranged saw their chance and immediately stepped forward. With a disdainful sneer, one of them said, "Tch, what else could it be? The Transformation Technique and Clone Technique! Make the clone bigger, then use the Transformation Technique on it. Wouldn't that give you this exact result?"
"The Clone Technique can be made that big?" someone asked in surprise.
"Heh, the Akimichi clan's Multi-Size Technique can enlarge people, so why couldn't it enlarge a clone? It's just a matter of spending more effort researching it and more chakra maintaining it." The man sneered, his tone full of contempt. "But other than the Uchiha, who don't have to go to war and no longer even handle the Police Force's law enforcement powers, who would have so much time and energy to study such a garbage ninjutsu? It might scare people the first time it's used, but after that, it's completely useless."
"It really is useless." After hearing the explanation for the Enlarged Clone Technique, everyone nodded in agreement.
"Who says it's useless? The Uchiha are clearly up to no good!" someone retorted.
"Oh? What bad thing are the Uchiha plotting?" someone immediately asked curiously.
"Heh, haven't you noticed that humanoid statue looks a lot like Hokage Rock?" the man said mockingly, his tone carrying a deeper implication.
"Not really? One is a full-body statue, while the other is a face carved into a cliff," someone said doubtfully.