Those precious Sharingan were enough to take his strength to the next level. Once he returned, he would expand his cooperation with Orochimaru, conduct forbidden jutsu experiments, and fully master this power.
Having said his piece, Danzo ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two. With a cold snort, he turned and strode out of the Hokage's office without ceremony or the slightest hesitation.
Watching Danzo's resolute departure, Hiruzen Sarutobi heaved another deep sigh and slowly shook his head.
Originally, after the Uchiha Clan Massacre, he had intended to rein Danzo in and purge Root, giving Konoha's clans an explanation and easing the tensions within the village.
But the sudden appearance of the Sky Screen had disrupted everything. Faced with this bizarre event, which lay entirely beyond his control, he could only postpone dealing with Danzo and hold steady until the situation became clearer.
He slowly raised his head and looked through the window at the Sky Screen suspended high above. His clouded eyes were filled with confusion, gravity, and profound unease.
His fingertips tapped unconsciously against the desk as Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured to himself, so softly that only he could hear:
"What... exactly is the Sky Screen?"
"What did that voice that rang throughout the Shinobi World really mean?"
"Is someone secretly orchestrating all of this, deliberately targeting Konoha, targeting... the Uchiha Clan Massacre?"
There were no answers. Everything remained unknown.
While the gloom in the Hokage's office had yet to lift, a corner of Konoha's streets exuded a languid ease utterly unlike the fear gripping the rest of the village.
A small general store stood quietly on a street corner. Ninja tools, snacks, and everyday goods filled its storefront, cluttered but tidy.
Only the words "Andy's General Store" were scrawled across its unremarkable sign. Even those who passed by treated it as nothing more than a little shop run by an ordinary villager and never gave it another thought.
On the wicker recliner outside the shop, Andy held Tabby Cat and rocked gently, his expression relaxed as his fingertips brushed idly over his lap.
Clearly, Andy was a transmigrator. His current identity in Konoha was nothing more than that of an utterly ordinary villager.
He had no ninja registration, no clan background, and not even a trace of chakra. He blended perfectly into Konoha's countless residents, someone everyone would instinctively overlook.
And that was exactly what he wanted.
Andy glanced up at the villagers hurrying along the street, unease written across their faces, and a faint, mocking smile curled his lips.
Life as a Konoha villager was comfortable indeed.
The villagers here were notoriously nasty.
They had always been known as troublemakers.
After all, Konoha's villagers were infamous for their arrogance and selfishness, bullying anyone they pleased without restraint.
The lonely Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki, had endured their cold stares, insults, and bullying since childhood;
Even children from prominent clans could become targets of their gossip and ostracism if they made the slightest misstep.
No matter how powerful a ninja was, they dared to gossip right to his face, or even gather at his door to harass him.
In their eyes, even the strongest ninja was obligated to risk his life defending the village. Ninjas were nothing more than tools to protect them.
Selfish, cold, and cowardly.
Andy saw right through them.
At the moment, however, all Andy cared about was the constantly updating system panel in his mind and the Sky Screen that had hung silent on the horizon for days.
[Emotion Value Collection System] Host: Andy Identity: Ordinary Konoha villager Current emotion value: 952786 points System function: Collect all emotions from living beings (shock, anger, fear, confusion, hatred, ecstasy, etc.) and convert them into emotion points, which can be exchanged for anything across all worlds.
The Sky Screen that had shocked the entire Shinobi World was something he had personally designed using the system's beginner gift pack.
That grief-stricken, furious question that had echoed across heaven and earth was merely an appetizer he had thrown out, a spark to stir up turmoil and let emotions build.
Now, several days later, emotions throughout the Shinobi World had been wound to their breaking point. Panic, confusion, and unease had piled atop one another, and he had long since accumulated enough emotion points.
"They've had enough time to simmer."
Andy murmured softly and reached out to rub the head of Yellow Dog, who lay beside him with his tongue out, basking in the sun. Then he lowered his gaze and brushed his fingertips over the sleek fur of Tabby Cat, who was curled in his arms, dozing with narrowed eyes.
The two pets kept him quiet company, as though they, too, knew what was about to happen.
In the next instant, all the languor vanished from Andy's eyes. He narrowed them slightly, an unnoticed glint of coldness and absolute confidence flashing through them. "In that case, let's begin."
"As one of Konoha's troublemakers, making up unofficial history is perfectly reasonable, right!"
Andy merely gave a slight mental command.
The Sky Screen, which had been still and calm, glowing only faintly, suddenly erupted in dazzling golden light, illuminating the skies over the entire Shinobi World.
Its feeble glow instantly became brilliant and blinding, seizing everyone's attention!
"It moved! The Sky Screen moved!"
"Look up! What is that!"
On Konoha's streets, the villagers who had been hurrying along stopped abruptly, tilted their heads toward the sky, and cried out in shock.
The formerly subdued village instantly erupted into an uproar. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared skyward in shock, voices rising in a tumult of discussion and startled cries.
And it was not just Konoha.
Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, Sunagakure-all five great hidden villages;
Border towns, tribes deep in the mountains, cities in small nations...
Across the entire Shinobi World, every living being that could raise its head and see the sky turned toward the Sky Screen, eyes filled with horror and bewilderment.
The Kage, senior officials, and intelligence departments of the major hidden villages immediately went on maximum alert!
"Investigate the changes in the Sky Screen immediately! Record every image!"
"Pass down the order! Everyone is to keep their eyes on the Sky Screen! No mistakes!"
"Hurry! Analyze the Sky Screen's energy fluctuations and locate their source!"
Urgent orders were relayed at lightning speed. Intelligence and sensory ninjas from the major nations mobilized in full force, doing everything they could to investigate every change in the sky, terrified of missing even the slightest piece of crucial information.
The eyes of the entire Shinobi World were fixed on this mysterious Sky Screen that had appeared without warning!
Under everyone's gaze, the light on the Sky Screen gradually faded, and images began to emerge.
They showed a vast, magnificent clan compound, its buildings stretching in continuous rows. But the once-bustling streets had already become a hell on earth.
Cold corpses littered the ground. Blood soaked the flagstone streets and wound along them in streams. Its pungent stench seemed to seep through the Sky Screen and permeate the air throughout the Shinobi World.
A group of ninjas wearing grotesque masks crouched beside the bodies. Their movements were cold and mechanical as they brutally gouged the eyes from one Uchiha corpse after another.
Each crimson Sharingan still held the terror and bitter hatred of its owner's final moments. The ninjas carefully placed them into specially made containers, showing not a trace of pity-only greed and cruelty.
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