"And he succeeded. Just when I came to Konoha to find Uchiha Gen, he arranged for ten clones of Senju Nawaki to give me a warm welcome."
As she spoke, Uchiha Hikari took another bite of grilled fish.
Uchiha Hikari's words exploded like thunder in Minato Namikaze's ears.
Senju Nawaki... had been cloned... and more than once.
For a moment, Minato Namikaze was rather stunned. He wondered what would happen if Tsunade found out...
The images that suddenly sprang into his mind were so bloody that Minato Namikaze couldn't help shaking his head.
"He cloned Senju Nawaki to obtain the power of Wood Release from him. But judging by the chakra I sensed from him during the day, he probably failed. He didn't have that special vitality of Wood Release."
Uchiha Hikari spoke as she ate her grilled fish.
Meanwhile.
Root.
Hiruzen Sarutobi walked into the depths of Root with a grim expression. With every step, Uchiha Gen's command to "get lost" seemed to ring in his ears.
"How dare he... How dare he!!!"
Only after reaching the deepest part and seeing the empty room did Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a furious roar.
"Shimura Danzō!"
At Hiruzen Sarutobi's roar, ripples instantly swept through the empty room. Then countless blue butterflies flew out, slowly forming a dark figure.
"What is it?"
Shimura Danzō looked calmly at Hiruzen Sarutobi before him, his eyes filled with indifference.
"Kill Uchiha Gen."
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke coldly, with no intention of beating around the bush.
"What? Not going to pretend to be that kindhearted Hokage anymore? Heh."
Shimura Danzō sneered mockingly.
"Danzo, you should know perfectly well that he's already threatened Konoha's safety. He's even inciting the Uchiha Clan to stage a coup now, and from the looks of things, he's already succeeded!
It's now