Besides the Five Great Ninja Villages, other villages were also discussing this matter fervently.
Among them, the most eager was Takigakure, which possessed Seven-Tails, Chomei.
Takigakure had Seven-Tails, which was stronger than Sunagakure's One-Tail, and also the Secret Technique, Earth Grudge Fear. Although their number of ninjas was small, they met all other criteria. They were only one opportunity away from becoming one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
Now, Konoha had become an empty shell, the opportunity was right before them.
As for whether the Uchiha clan would settle accounts later?
Heh, the Uchiha clan wants to become Daimyo and defy the world, they are already on a path to certain death. It's already good enough that Takigakure isn't kicking them while they're down.
And Hiromi, who rose to fame during the Fourth Great Ninja War?
No matter how powerful a child is, can he be more powerful than a Jinchuriki?
Konoha surely wanted to build up a leading figure for the younger generation. Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Konoha must have reached some kind of agreement to claim that A and Yagura were killed by Hiromi.
Besides, even if Hiromi really is that powerful, the only end for someone who makes an enemy of the whole world is death.
Didn't you see that even Hashirama, hailed as the God of Shinobi, had to kneel and beg them to sign a peace treaty?
Even the God of Shinobi feared being targeted by the whole world.
No matter how powerful Hiromi is, can he be more powerful than Hashirama?
Everyone in Takigakure set off for Konoha, confident of victory.
This was a crucial moment to change the history of Takigakure.
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Land of Fire, Daimyo's Mansion.
The Daimyo's Guards felt a chill in their hearts as they saw the Uchiha clan approaching. As guards, they could vaguely sense that the Daimyo was acting a bit strange.
Considering the Uchiha clan had traveled from Konoha to the Daimyo's Mansion without the Daimyo saying a single word, it was clear that the Daimyo had long since been controlled by the Uchiha clan.
Some angry samurai stepped forward, drawing their blades and roaring.
"Uchiha clan! Are you planning to rebel?!"
Hiromi ignored them, continuing forward with an expressionless face. Shisui, Fugaku, and Itachi followed closely behind, their expressions calm. They walked toward the blades as if they couldn't even see them.
Meanwhile, the guards nearby were terrified, their steps involuntarily retreating.
Because behind Hiromi, bloodthirsty Sharingan appeared in the eyes of hundreds of Uchiha, radiating a cold and terrifying aura.
Some samurai grew even angrier.
Just then, an Uchiha flickered into existence. The heads of those angry samurai fell to the ground, anger still lingering on their dull faces.
The other samurai, already intimidated by the Uchiha's aura, regretted stepping forward.
Seeing their companions' heads cut off without any resistance, they were even more terrified. Their bodies trembled incessantly and overcome by extreme fear, instinct drove them to turn and flee.
The Uchiha Clan Members immediately moved to pursue and kill them.
At this moment, Hiromi spoke, "Let them feel despair."
The surroundings went quiet as everyone looked at Hiromi.
The Uchiha Clan Members only paused for a moment. Then, smiles appeared on those cold faces as they responded in unison, "Understood!"
Then, with the Body Flicker Technique, they vanished.
This made the hair on the surrounding guards' necks stand on end. The way they looked at Hiromi was as if they were looking at a devil.
To think he wouldn't even let those who fled go.
Hiromi continued walking, his expression calm, as he muttered to himself, "Once a decision is made, do not regret it."
The guards' pupils shrank violently.
"Is... is he making us choose?"
"Is he saying we won't die if we don't stand against them?"
"Or is he saying we can just leave right now?"
"Or is it that we only live if we stand by their side?"
They fell into a painful struggle, terrified that a wrong choice would lead to their heads rolling.
Amidst their chaotic thoughts, the guards stood on both sides, and the Uchiha clan walked in.
Among them, Mikoto was holding the hands of Sasuke and Naruto.
Sasuke looked at the figure in the lead with admiration. Just by standing there, he made these samurai tremble with fear and dread.
His eyes sparkled, hoping that one day he could also walk at the very front and lead the Uchiha clan, just like his older brother.
Meanwhile, Naruto lowered his head, looking at the headless corpses and the blood spreading on the ground, a look of pity appearing on his resolute face.
In his view, these samurai were only fulfilling their duties and were not at fault, at most having offended the Uchiha clan. But even if they offended the Uchiha clan, it shouldn't be a capital offense.
But the current Uchiha clan would not tolerate anyone saying "no," not even the current clan head, Fugaku.
"Mama Mikoto..." Naruto didn't know what to do.
Having spent five years together, Mikoto naturally knew what Naruto was thinking.
She ruffled Naruto's hair and said, "Bury it in your heart. When the day comes that you are stronger than Hiromi, you can replace him and lead the Uchiha clan forward according to your own ideals."
"What about the people who die during this time?" Naruto couldn't just stand by and watch.
Mikoto wanted to tactfully persuade Naruto, but Sasuke beside her was getting a bit impatient. "Naruto, don't forget, your food, clothing, housing, and transportation are all thanks to Hiromi's leadership. If you say Hiromi is guilty, then those crimes belong to the Uchiha, and to you too."
He felt his words captured the cool elegance of the time Shisui wiped out the children of the Mitokado and Utatane clans.
But upon hearing this, Naruto clenched his fists.
I am guilty...
In that case, he had to change the current Uchiha even more.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside him.
Sasuke and Naruto's pupils both constricted, their hearts skipped a beat, and they instinctively wanted to retreat, but they forced themselves to stop, filled with stubbornness and unease.
"Hiromi..." Mikoto vaguely shielded Naruto, looking very fearful.
Sasuke clenched his fists nervously, staring fixedly at Hiromi. Cold sweat broke out as his mind raced to figure out how to resolve this terrifying situation.
Hiromi ignored Mikoto and Sasuke, his black eyes resting calmly on Naruto's face. "You can go and learn from Shikaku, but do not try to test my patience."
After saying that, Hiromi turned and left. At that instant, Shisui's figure appeared by his side.
"So strong! This is Shisui of the Body Flicker?"
As the top two students of the Ninja Academy, Sasuke and Naruto both felt they weren't far behind Shisui and the others. But now they realized they were simply worlds apart.
"Shikaku..."
Naruto clenched his fists, determination appearing in his eyes.
Although he didn't know why he should seek out Shikaku, he decided to listen to Hiromi's words.
Shisui, hearing this, pictured Shikaku and showed a slight smile. "I'm glad Shikaku-san is on our side."
Hiromi said casually without stopping, "After all, he doesn't want to die himself."
"..."
Shisui was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Where are you going?"
"To destroy the village."
Shisui's pupils shrank violently, and he looked somewhat panicked.
"Now?"
"What? Without me, you can't hold this Daimyo's place?"
"No, isn't going right now a bit too fast?" Shisui was somewhat anxious.
"It's too slow. The fish that took the bait are about to run away." Hiromi narrowed his eyes.
Even if no fish came to eat it, he was tired of looking at this bait.
Ninety percent of the people had left Konoha, why didn't they take anything from Konoha with them?
It was because Hiromi didn't want the predecessor of the country he was about to establish to be Konoha.
The will of fire? Konoha?
He didn't want any of those things.
Furthermore, he intended to occupy the Land of Fire, so a military organization like Konoha from the former Land of Fire had to be eliminated.
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