"No wonder Naruto hasn't bothered with the Land of Rain lately! He doesn't think Sarada's little schemes are worth his attention. He's been putting all his energy into purging Konoha's old, powerful clans!"
"Naruto's kind of terrifying. He'll do anything to get what he wants. If I remember correctly, the Veil Organization once blew Konoha sky-high, and he can still work with them."
Across the Shinobi World, everyone watched with their hearts pounding.
Originally, everyone's attention had been focused on Sarada's insane plan to shake up the Shinobi World and bring the Celestial Dragons into the open.
Now, however, everyone understood that compared with the maneuvering outside Konoha, the bloody purge within it was the real storm.
Some sighed ruefully. "Hiruzen Sarutobi spent his entire life protecting Konoha, working tirelessly, only to end up with his entire clan wiped out. How tragic."
Others watched coldly. "The Sarutobi Clan was the biggest driving force behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre back then. They accumulated countless blood debts. Today's reckoning is nothing more than karma coming full circle."
Still others murmured, "What does this have to do with karma for the Uchiha? From beginning to end, Naruto's just been using it as a pretext to settle things for himself."
The Sarutobi Clan was finished.
The Hokage Office had only just fallen quiet, and a lingering chill still hung in the air.
Just as Sasuke and Uchiha Sen had left one after the other, leaving Naruto alone in the room, someone shoved the wooden office door open.
A familiar, forceful figure strode into the room, her presence fierce and imposing.
Naruto looked up and recognized her. He immediately rose from the Hokage's chair, a warm smile appearing on his face as he greeted her.
"Granny Tsunade! You're back!"
But at that moment, Tsunade showed