Chapter 291
"Also, for the Great Toad Sage, life is clearly more important than pride."
Hyūga Hiashi shook his head with disdain. "From now on, the Great Toad Sage's name will be remembered across the shinobi world… but only as a laughingstock."
"Hahahaha, ever since the Great Toad Sage agreed to serve the Sage of Six Paths, his tragic fate was already sealed."
Before he finished speaking, a cold glint flashed in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes. He sneered, "At this stage, Konoha has everything ready. All we need is the final push. Even if the Sage of Six Paths himself appears, he won't be able to stop what's coming."
"That's right…"
"The Great Toad Sage's submission is only the beginning."
"That so-called Sage of Six Paths—what else can he do besides playing dirty tricks behind the scenes? Truly pathetic."
"After today, the Great Toad Sage should be renamed the Big Dog Sage."
"Usually so lofty, so revered… but in front of the Fifth Hokage, Lord Uchiha Yuta, he doesn't even dare breathe loudly. Truly fitting of his new title."
"...."
At that moment, after Hiashi and Fugaku set the tone, people like Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Chōza and others exchanged glances. The mocking expressions in their eyes said everything.
The Great Toad Sage's lifetime of reputation had been shattered—completely destroyed in front of the entire shinobi world.
"Damn it, the Fifth Hokage… Lord Uchiha Yuta is too overwhelming, isn't he?"
"Not just overwhelming—he's terrifying. Even the Great Toad Sage had to bow his head and submit."
"Now it's clear we were right to pledge ourselves to the Fifth Hokage. Didn't you see? Even the Great Toad Sage couldn't resist him."
"..."
Watching this scene, Kisame Hoshigaki, Deidara, and Sasori all let out a sigh of relief, still shaken. They felt grateful that after the fall of Akatsuki, they had surrendered early to Uchiha Yuta.
Otherwise, how would they have survived to witness this moment?
In their eyes, following the strongest was only natural. There was no shame in bending the knee to overwhelming power.
Even though figures like Kakuzu, Nagato, Jūzō Biwa, and Uchiha Itachi, resurrected by Uchiha Madara's Edo Tensei, watched silently through the great projection in the sky, Kisame, Deidara, and Sasori felt no regrets.
Akatsuki? Nagato? Meaningless.
In front of the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta, they were all trash. Anyone who stood against him would crumble like a beaten dog.
The thought alone filled Kisame, Deidara, and Sasori with twisted satisfaction.
There was nothing sweeter than witnessing their master display such unshakable dominance.
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"Kakashi-sensei… this, this is the so-called Great Toad Sage?"
On the battlefield, Uzumaki Naruto's eyes were filled with confusion. "The legendary Great Toad Sage, ruler of Mount Myōboku, one of the Three Great Sages—turns out he's so weak? In front of Lord Uchiha Yuta, he doesn't even dare to breathe properly, let alone resist!"
"Hmph, the Great Toad Sage is nothing but garbage."
Uchiha Sasuke's tone dripped with mockery. "His own attendants were killed, and he didn't even dare to lift a finger. Pathetic. At least he's… adaptable."
"The Great Toad Sage is trash."
Haruno Sakura added coldly, her face twisted in scorn. "Ugly, cowardly, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Utterly disgraceful."
"Well…"
Hearing his students' words, Hatake Kakashi opened his mouth but only managed a bitter smile and a shake of his head.
Perhaps Sakura was the first person bold enough to outright call the Great Toad Sage ugly. But recalling his groveling, cowardly display, Kakashi found himself unable to refute her.
This was the so-called master of Mount Myōboku? After Fukasaku and Shima were slain, he hadn't even dared to speak up.
Unbelievable.
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And it wasn't only them.
Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, Akimichi Chōji, Inuzuka Kiba, and the rest of the next generation—the future "Konoha Twelve"—all watched the projection in disbelief.
The Great Toad Sage, whom they had grown up hearing about as a figure of awe, had crumbled like a coward. Their image of him was shattered.
In the past, even the mention of Mount Myōboku would inspire reverence. But now? The Great Toad Sage had revealed himself to be nothing but a weakling who bullied the weak and bowed before the strong.
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"Gai-sensei… is this the real Great Toad Sage?"
Rock Lee stared at the sky, dumbfounded. "He's pathetic. No passion, no spirit of youth at all."
"Hahahaha!"
Might Guy raised his thick eyebrows and laughed heartily. "Of course the Great Toad Sage cannot compare with us. Youth is the hymn of hot-blooded passion! What nonsense Mount Myōboku is—it's nothing but fleeting mist before the fire of youth!"
"Yes! Youth is passion!"
Lee's face lit up with renewed energy, waving his arms in excitement.
"That's right! Our goal should be to follow in the footsteps of the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta! Train hard, shed the blood of youth, and surpass our limits!" Guy roared, his voice filled with blazing spirit.
"Sensei…!"
"Lee…!"
The two locked eyes, tears brimming as they embraced dramatically—crying tears of youth amid the humiliation of the so-called Great Toad Sage.
Unlike the rest of the world, neither Rock Lee nor Guy were disheartened.
Instead, their spirits burned brighter than ever.
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