"But they were all wiped out!"
The ninja's eyes still seemed to hold a trace of disbelief as he said in a trembling voice, "The leader is none other than a renowned Jonin of Kirigakure, Hozuki Mugetsu!"
"They were all wiped out?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi abruptly stopped, his face filled with astonishment, and asked, "Who destroyed them?"
" Uya and Might Duy!"
The ninja spoke those two names with an almost incredulous tone.
Snap!
With a soft thud, the document in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand landed on the table.
Uchiha Kageyama, who had already stepped out of the Hokage's office, froze instantly.
His other foot seemed frozen to the ground, unable to take another step.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat there blankly, as if listening to something cryptic.
"What about Uya and Might Duy?"
"Just got back."
Click!
A Chakra slightly dissipated beneath Uchiha Kageyama's feet, causing a slight crack in the floor. His expression was beyond words.
Then, with stiff movements, he dragged his other foot out of the Hokage's office and strode away.
"This..."
The ninja looked at Uchiha Kageyama with a strange expression.
Isn't that the head of the Uchiha Clan?
They actually shattered the floor of the Hokage's office. What does that mean? Are they trying to Hiruzen Sarutobi?
That's outrageous!
" Lord Hokage, isn't Uchiha Kageyama being a bit too rude?"
"Alright, it's nothing, you can go now."
Hiruzen Sarutobi forced himself to maintain a calm expression and waved at the ninja.
The ninja immediately shut up. That's how ninjas are; they don't talk about things they shouldn't. Naturally, he didn't ask what happened. Although he was puzzled, he simply turned and left.
But the next moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly realized something and called out to the ninja.
"Wait! Come back here and tell me everything that happened!"
The ninja immediately turned back and carefully recounted the whole story from beginning to end.
Basically, Uya and Might Duy returned and, when they handed in their mission, they brought out a bunch of heads, which they then identified.
The entire audience was immediately shocked; everyone found it almost unbelievable.
They found the matter too absurd to believe and had no choice but to report it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"What?! Might Duy... he can actually open the Seventh Gate of the Eight Gates Released Formation?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi his composure.
This time, he truly lost his composure.
No matter how talented Uya is, in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes he's just an immature child, and not of much use at the moment.
But Might Duy is different.
Might Duy can open up to the Seventh Gate, can even change the course of a major battle!
How come he never discovered such a talented person!
What kind of Eternal Genin is that? That's utter nonsense.
"Summon Might Duy immediately!"
"Yes."
Uya and Might Duy had just finished their mission when Might Duy received a summons from the Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Uya didn't take the mission reward; she gave it all to Might Duy.
Might Duy was a little embarrassed. Although he had killed the enemy 'Jonin captain, Uya's achievements were undeniable.
However, Uya attributed all the credit to him.
Just as he was about to force a portion of the reward onto Uya, the Third Hokage's summons arrived.
Uya gave Might Duy a slightly meaningful smile, then vanished in a flash.
Might Duy was caught off guard and couldn't catch up in time, so he could only gratefully accept the reward and head to the Hokage's office.
After leaving Might Duy's side, Uya walked at full speed through several streets before slowing down.
Walking on the streets of Konoha, Uya could sense the tense atmosphere.
Even among the few ordinary people in Konoha, there was a tense atmosphere.
The Second Shinobi World War seems imminent; even ordinary people can sense the impending storm.
The Ninja Blade I obtained from Tsuki Uchiha Ichiha was missing its scabbard.
The scabbard, made of a material Jonin sword, was affected by Uya's Quake Release Collapse and Destruction: Collapse and turned to ashes along with Tsuki Uchiha.
With the Ninja Blade in hand, Uya went to the Anbu underground in Konoha to prepare to have a new scabbard made.
This time, the Anbu Ninja in charge of the ninja tools couldn't help but show a hint of surprise when he saw the Ninja Blade that Uya handed over.
"This Ninja Blade isn't..."
As one of the squad leaders of the Konoha Military Police Force, Tsuki Uchiha was a fairly well-known figure in Konoha.
As a member of the Anbu, he had some knowledge of the matter, so he recognized the Ninja Blade.
Is there a problem?
Uya looked calmly at the Anbu Ninja.
By now, he had nothing to fear from the Uchiha Clan. As long as an old monster like Madara Uchiha suddenly appeared, there was nothing to worry about.
Moreover, if he takes another step forward and opens the Third Gate of the True Eight Gates Released Formation, he will have no fear even against Elite Jonin of the Uchiha Clan who possess the Sharingan.
No matter if you can see through their moves or understand their actions, I only need to throw one punch and I can crush them all!
"Nothing."
The Anbu Ninja was quite taken aback, but in the end, he took a deep breath and suppressed his astonishment.
That's the rule of the Anbu: don't ask too many questions, don't interfere too much.
"This Ninja Blade is made of good material, but it seems to be slightly damaged now... The scabbard will take some time to be made."
"Okay, I'll come get it when it's ready."
"Can."
The Anbu Ninja nodded and then took Uya's Ninja Blade.
During this process, he couldn't help but glance at Uya again.
This Ninja Blade is somewhat damaged, and now it's in Uya's hands... and even though Uya is wearing a mask, you can easily guess who he is just by looking at his figure.
Within the entire Anbu, Uya's reputation is definitely not low, and it is common knowledge that Uya has a conflict with the Uchiha Clan.
The ninja's eyes suddenly widened as he thought of something rather unbelievable.
Uya... killed Tsuki Uchiha and stole this Ninja Blade?!
Otherwise, why wouldn't there be a scabbard?
It must have been damaged!
Although I was incredibly shocked and found it almost unbelievable.
But Uya has experienced quite a few incredible events. His sweeping away of all the Anbu candidate ninjas was already jaw-dropping.
This is almost unbelievable, but considering that Uya often creates miracles, it seems... understandable?!
Still in shock, it took him a while to come to his senses, but Uya was already gone.
I don't know when Uya left.
"What a terrifying guy... I wonder just how far he can go."