Chapter 263 – The Fifth Hokage's Grand Move!
But no matter how hard he thought about it, Senju Tobirama still couldn't understand how the Fifth Hokage—Uchiha Yuta had managed to install massive screens all over the Ninja World.
To Tobirama, such an extravagant display seemed wasteful.
Instead of spending chakra and energy on flashy setups, wouldn't it be better to keep honing one's strength?
Though he admitted Uchiha Yuta was already extremely powerful... Tobirama couldn't help but feel this was putting the cart before the horse.
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"Sigh…"
The Third Hokage—Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a deep sigh. His entire body felt heavy, as if burdened by something inevitable.
Looking up at the massive floating screen, he had a sinking premonition:
Whatever Uchiha Yuta was about to show the world—it probably involved him.
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"Let's wait and see."
"Yeah…"
Namikaze Minato and Hatake Sakumo shook their heads helplessly and shrugged.
Their concerns were different. All they wanted was to get back to Konoha and see their sons—Naruto and Kakashi. That was enough for them.
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"I hope nothing bad happens…"
Black Zetsu's expression was tense. He swallowed hard.
Ever since Uchiha Yuta rose to power, things had rapidly spiraled out of his control. Plans carefully laid for centuries were now teetering on the edge of collapse.
The only sliver of hope was this:
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki—his mother—might have been resurrected.
Without her, Black Zetsu didn't know what else he could do.
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"No matter what you're planning, Fifth Hokage… it won't stop me from reviving the Ten Tails,"
Uchiha Madara muttered, eyes narrowing with resolve.
No matter the obstacle, he would not back down now.
Let Uchiha Yuta play his game.
Madara would play along… and crush him in the end.
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Nearby, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi, Nagato, Hidan, Kakuzu, and Jūzō Biwa stood in silent contemplation.
Their expressions shifted between confusion, unease, and outright dread.
Among them, Itachi and Nagato wore the most conflicted faces.
Itachi had been brutally defeated and exposed by Uchiha Yuta—humiliated with truths the Uchiha clan would rather forget. Yuta had called out his loyalty to the Will of Fire, and condemned his slaughter of the Uchiha Clan as brainwashing.
Itachi still clung to the belief that Sarutobi Hiruzen's guidance was right. That killing his parents was worth it to preserve peace.
He believed his younger brother, Sasuke, would one day understand him.
That's why—after being reincarnated—he returned to Konoha, just to see Sasuke again.
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As for Nagato, his pain ran deeper.
To find out his Rinnegan wasn't even his to begin with… That it had been implanted into him by Madara as part of some ancient scheme… It crushed him.
Everything he believed in—was a lie.
Oddly, instead of anger, he felt relief.
At least Konan had been saved by Uchiha Yuta.
He couldn't help but hope that Madara, Obito, and Black Zetsu would all be utterly humiliated, crushed beneath Uchiha Yuta's overwhelming power.
So much so, Nagato actually started giggling—madly.
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"He's lost it…"
Watching him laugh uncontrollably, Itachi, Hidan, Kakuzu, and Jūzō all looked away in silent discomfort.
Nagato had finally snapped.
A broken man, pushed too far by betrayal and defeat.
They watched him with a mixture of pity and fear.
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"Interesting… This is getting more and more fun."
Orochimaru licked his lips, eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Uchiha Yuta… What are you up to this time?"
A jutsu powerful enough to broadcast across the entire Ninja World?
Now that had his attention.
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"More than just interesting…"
Kabuto Yakushi muttered anxiously, beads of sweat forming on his brow.
"That man… He doesn't play by any rules. He terrifies me."
Everything the Fifth Hokage had done since rising to power had left Kabuto rattled.
There was something deeply unsettling about Yuta's unpredictability.
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"Let's just sit back and watch the show…"
Orochimaru chuckled, intrigued.
He had to know what Uchiha Yuta's next move was.
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"Damn it!"
Meanwhile, the Fourth Raikage—A clenched his fists.
Ever since Uchiha Yuta became Hokage, it felt like his entire life had been one slap in the face after another.
Now, just as he approached Konoha, he was blocked by this giant screen—again!
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"Wait…!"
"We need to see what Uchiha Yuta is about to show us."
"This whole thing feels like surveillance."
"I don't like it at all."
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In another location, the First Tsuchikage, Second Tsuchikage, Third Tsuchikage, First Mizukage, Second Mizukage, and Third Mizukage—all resurrected via Edo Tensei—watched silently.
Among them, Ōnoki looked especially miserable.
His face wrinkled into a frown of pure regret.
If only he hadn't allied with Uchiha Madara… If only he hadn't been so shortsighted.
Now he was stuck in a no-win situation.
Caught between Madara's madness and Yuta's absolute power.
It was… unbearable.
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To Be Continued…
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