Stepping Out of Earth
On the bustling streets of Konoha, crowds came and went. In the span of three days, several Uchiha senior officials had rushed back to Konoha.
Ninja in Konoha were growing in number, and genius ninja were likewise emerging within the Uchiha. Starting the year before last, several Uchiha senior officials basically stopped participating in missions within Konoha.
Instead, they traveled across the Shinobi World, thinking of ways to build up their strength. After all, having a powerful Clan Head as a target to chase provided them with immense momentum.
Inside the meeting room of the Uchiha District, counting Fugaku, all eight Mangekyo Sharingan ninja were fully gathered, while Fujimoto continued to roam the Shinobi World.
He observed the corners of the Shinobi World and the underworld for Fugaku, wandering among the major black markets.
These places possessed an unusually sharp sense for strange rumors in the Shinobi World, various factions popping up out of nowhere, and some sudden, strange abilities.
A certain unspoken pattern had formed invisibly within the Uchiha: entering the clan's upper echelons required unlocking the Mangekyo, even though there was no written rule.
Many people within the clan treated this condition as a law. After all, the Mangekyo and the Three-Tomoe Sharingan represented an entirely qualitative gap.
Yet what left Fugaku and the clan's senior officials somewhat disappointed was that, right up until now, not a single ninja had awakened the Mangekyo through their own ability.
Inside the meeting room, Fugaku sat in the upper seat, with all seven senior officials gathered.
"Clan Head, I wonder what the theme of this meeting is."
The seven of them all looked at him, some doubt lingering in their hearts. Before this meeting, Fugaku had not given the slightest hint.
No major events had happened in