Atop Hokage Rock, Naruto looked down at the chaos of the three clans' internal strife, watching them slaughter one another, and murmured a word of praise.
"What a convenient ability."
Uchiha Sen's ocular technique could silently stir the desires in people's hearts and use their own nature to set the stage, unleashing chaos without him having to lift a finger.
Even Naruto could not help marveling at such an invisible means of controlling events.
Then, seeing how slowly the slaughter below was progressing, Naruto leisurely urged them along.
"Too slow. This farce has dragged on long enough. It'll interfere with stabilizing the village afterward."
"You two, want to go down there and speed things up?"
Standing beside him, Sasuke had maintained an icy expression from beginning to end without saying a word.
At Naruto's words, he made no unnecessary movements. His figure instantly faded, vanishing from Hokage Rock on the spot.
An instant later, a masked figure in an Anbu uniform quietly appeared inside the barrier surrounding the Sarutobi Clan Compound.
It was Sasuke Uchiha, now dressed as an Anbu operative.
He slipped silently onto the battlefield, concealing himself among the people locked in chaotic combat, and began striking in secret to hasten the entire reckoning.
The Sky Screen high above broadcast the scene with perfect clarity. Spectators across the Shinobi World were instantly stunned, and a storm of discussion erupted.
"My god! Sasuke's actually joined the fight himself! He's going to avenge the Uchiha Clan!"
"Uchiha Sen's ability is way too overpowered! As long as someone has desires, he can steer those desires wherever he wants!"
"That ocular technique is practically a cheat! Who doesn't have desires? That means he can use anyone!"
"I get it now! The Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, must have wanted to revive the Senju Clan!"