The eternal Mangekyo

"Clan Head, are we really letting the Third off so easily?"

Uchiha Setsuna still felt it was a pity.

Getting only some money and ninjutsu out of the Third was far too little. They should have gotten at least three times that much...

Feng Yao shook his head.

"There's no hurry yet. Besides, we Uchiha aren't short of that little bit of money and ninjutsu."

"Elder Setsuna, you, Fugaku, and the other elders should reassure the clan members. Also, step up patrols within the clan..."

"We'll discuss the rest tomorrow!"

"All right..."

After giving Uchiha Setsuna and Fugaku their instructions, Feng Yao held the container with Obito's other Mangekyo inside.

He activated Kamui and vanished from the spot.

Feng Yao returned to the Kamui Dimension.

He wanted to evolve the Mangekyo in his left eye into an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan as well.

He took out that left Mangekyo eye and slowly brought it into contact with his own left eye.

Like drops of water, they merged into each other...

The tingling itch soon faded.

In its place came terrifying chakra and the oppressive force of his ocular power!

"Hahaha!"

Feng Yao threw back his head and laughed again, letting out that unmistakable Uchiha laugh.

He felt his strength increase several times over once again!

The flaws in his left eye's Kamui had also been greatly remedied!

Its absorption speed had increased enormously. Although Flying Thunder God could still evade it through speed, only Flying Thunder God was fast enough to do so!

Its consumption had also dropped considerably.

"System, show my panel!"

[Host: Feng Yao]

[Chakra attributes: fire, lightning, yin]

[Kekkei Genkai: Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]

[Skills: Great Fireball Technique, Phoenix Flower Jutsu, Uchiha Style Swordsmanship, Crow Summoning Technique, Crow Clone, Double Kamui, Izanagi, Izanami...]

[Assessment: one of the Shinobi World's strongest!]

Seeing the system's assessment of him as "one of the Shinobi World's strongest," Feng Yao's grin nearly stretched to his ears.

With his current strength, across the entire Shinobi World,

aside from Isshiki, who was in hiding,

and Pain, he really could not think of anyone who could match him.

Oh, you meant Might Guy?

He did not count. He had no Izanagi to bring himself back to life!

As for Obito, if dealing with the crisis of the massacre night had not been the most urgent matter at the time,

he would have killed that animal long ago.

With his formidable strength as a guarantee,

the chances of his subsequent plan to leave Konoha and join Amegakure succeeding had reached nearly ninety-eight percent!

He had actually considered founding his own hidden village too.

But in that case, the Uchiha would have to face not only the Five Great Nations, but also Akatsuki, led by Pain.

Although he himself was not afraid, the Uchiha Clan numbered in the thousands. He could protect them for a while, but not forever.

Feng Yao had not taken over someone's body upon reincarnating. He had been reborn from the womb and merely awakened his memories of his past life.

He was a genuine Uchiha to begin with, and his affection for the Uchiha was real!

Moreover, all sorts of other minor problems would keep cropping up for him to resolve...

And Feng Yao knew he hated trouble.

So, in Feng Yao's view, founding his own hidden village was not the best solution!

That left two choices: join one of the other four great nations, or join Amegakure, which had Akatsuki behind it!

As for the other four great nations, to be honest, Feng Yao did not think much of them.

Tsuchikage Ōnoki was only a little better than the Third. He would not resort to things like clan extermination and control.

Kazekage Luo Sha was little different from the Third.

Kirigakure had descended into frenzied internal strife under the influence of the Bloody Mist.

Although Yagura had escaped Obito's control because of him, he was still overwhelmed.

As for Kumogakure, honestly, their temperament suited the Uchiha quite well.

Had it been during the Third Shinobi World War, when there was still time for everything, he really would have been tempted.

Unfortunately, Akatsuki's emergence made Feng Yao lean more toward Amegakure.

It was not that Feng Yao underestimated Kumogakure, but that he knew the dangers the future held.

In Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, even setting Isshiki aside, the other Otsutsuki alone had beaten Naruto and Sasuke within an inch of their lives.

Destroying heaven and earth at a whim, traveling through space and time-battles on that level truly gave Feng Yao a strong sense of danger.

Feng Yao understood Nagato's ideals too.

When the Otsutsuki invaded in the future, Nagato could be considered a potential teammate.

So now, Feng Yao had to gather every bit of strength to prepare for the future crisis.

Root headquarters.

Danzo, who had shown no signs of life, came back to life under the Third's calm gaze.

"Hah..."

Danzo breathed heavily.

Still shaken, he reached for his wound. It had been a secret technique that could briefly induce a state of suspended animation.

Only Danzo himself and the Third knew about it.

Once he knew he was still alive, Danzo could no longer conceal his anger.

"The Uchiha, and those other clans..."

Standing nearby, the Third heard that Danzo actually still dared to hold a grudge against the other clans as well.

Both speechless and helpless, the Third said irritably,

"Hmph! You caused such a huge mess, and I still had to clean up after you!"

"As if you weren't involved too, Hiruzen?"

Danzo was very unhappy with the Third's words.

"Hmph..." The Third truly did not want to argue with Danzo.

"Hiruzen, the Uchiha must be eliminated!"

Danzo's expression was utterly dark.

Root, which he had spent half his life building, had suffered devastating losses because of the Uchiha. The Sharingan he had painstakingly collected had all gone to waste because of the Uchiha.

How could he not hate them?!

At the mention of the Uchiha, the Third's expression darkened, a rare sight.

After a moment of silence, he said helplessly,

"You saw it too. Uchiha Fengyao's strength is simply beyond anything we can contend with."

"And who knows what's happened to Itachi."

"Right now, we in the high command have lost a great deal of prestige in Konoha. Don't act rashly for the time being."

"You'll continue to lead Root, but I'm afraid you can never show yourself in public again..."

Danzo's expression turned utterly grim as he listened. He felt as though the sky had fallen!

Never showing himself in public again...

That was worse than killing him!

His path to becoming Hokage was gone!

The Sharingan he relied on to survive were gone too!

"Ah..."

"Uchiha, this isn't over between us..."

Danzo roared, his resentment toward the Uchiha reaching its peak.

The other shinobi clans also returned to their compounds, all sensing that Konoha was about to undergo an upheaval!

The other shinobi clans were also curious about what explanation the Konoha High Command and the Uchiha would use to reassure the villagers.

There had been such a huge commotion tonight that it was impossible for no one to have noticed.

Soon, early the next morning,

a piece of news spread.

The villagers all began discussing it.

"Elder Danzo launched a coup last night and slaughtered the Anbu, only to be killed by the Third Hokage in the end!"

"That's not right. Why do I remember the commotion coming from the Uchiha's side?"

"Who knows? Maybe the Uchiha were behind Elder Danzo's coup..."

"Shh! Do you have a death wish?!"

"What is there to be afraid of? The Uchiha are the most likely to rebel!"

"Besides, would they dare hurt me?!"

"Hey, haven't you noticed? There aren't any Police Force patrols today!"

"Oh, you're right. Could it really have been the Uchiha...?"