In fact, there was no need for Uchiha Hikaru to say much more. After his brutal beatings, the shinobi from the Four Nations had already understood the situation.
Under Uchiha Hikaru's watchful gaze, the bidding for the scrolls began.
Facing an overwhelming force they could not resist, they had no choice but to temporarily follow others' rules.
Before long, each scroll found its owner.
The Hidden Sand Village obtained two, the Hidden Cloud Village three, the Hidden Mist Village two, and the Hidden Stone Village three.
These scrolls brought Uchiha Hikaru a revenue of five hundred million.
As for the two remaining scrolls, naturally one belonged to him, and the other to Hatake Sakumo.
Actually, the price of these scrolls could have been even higher.
But because Uchiha Hikaru's strength was overwhelmingly powerful, first place was firmly locked by him.
This caused the value of the scrolls to drop somewhat in comparison.
What was interesting, though, was that when it came time to pay, the shinobi from the various villages all tacitly issued IOUs.
Obviously, they were planning to default.
Aware of their little schemes, Uchiha Hikaru merely smiled meaningfully.
He was no Hiruzen Sarutobi; he wasn't weak like that.
To him, issuing an IOU meant not only paying back the principal but also interest.
If they didn't pay, he would take it himself.
Moreover, after this exam, he believed these people would settle their debts obediently.
After finishing everything, Uchiha Hikaru took the IOUs and instantly vanished.
This move left everyone present silent for a moment.
Because they realized this method of departure was most likely a space-time ninjutsu.
This discovery undoubtedly gave them chills.
At that moment, Uchiha Hikaru had already returned to where it all began.
Uchiha Noboru and Hatake Sakumo were standing there.
Hatake Sakumo looked at the child in front of him—several years younger than himself—with a complicated expression.
He had thought that this exam would bring victory to Konoha.
But unexpectedly, he had been carried to victory by a child.
This unsettled him deeply.
He was confident in his own talent, but compared to the person before him, it was like stars compared to the bright moon.
Especially that giant formed by chakra just now.
From Uchiha Noboru's sigh, he learned that was the divine power of the Uchiha: Susanoo.
This made him feel even more narrow-minded about his past self.
But Hatake Sakumo did not despair; instead, he felt more motivated.
He believed that in the future, he would have the strength to stand beside Uchiha Hikaru.
Uchiha Noboru, however, didn't think too much and spoke with some concern:
"Hikaru, are you really okay using the Mangekyō like this?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Hikaru felt a warmth in his heart.
In fact, Uzumaki Mito and many others had asked him the same question.
They didn't know that Uchiha Hikaru was basically cheating, so they worried that overusing the Mangekyō would cause blindness, or even worse consequences.
After all, he didn't have siblings to give him a second pair of Mangekyō.
Of course, Uzumaki Mito, knowing more, was at ease letting him use that power.
"No worries, rest assured. I've already solved the problem of blindness from the Mangekyō."
Uchiha Noboru looked at him with some disbelief.
The power of the Mangekyō Sharingan was so great—could anyone really solve its side effects?
But he also knew everyone had their secrets and trump cards.
Since Uchiha Hikaru said so, there was nothing more to say.
"We of this generation are useless. You need to use your strength to intimidate the other villages."
Uchiha Noboru sighed.
Hearing this, Uchiha Hikaru shook his head and said:
"This is my own choice, it has nothing to do with you. Even without this Chūnin exam, I would have used this power."
With that, he handed the scrolls in his hand to Uchiha Noboru.
"These are mine and Sakumo's. I'm heading back now."
Uchiha Noboru took the scrolls and was about to say something else, but found that Hikaru had already left for unknown reasons.
...
Uchiha Hikaru returned to the Senju estate, only to find Uzumaki Mito was unusually not there.
So he went to the Hokage building.
Since the surrounding Anbu all knew his identity, they didn't stop him.
Thus, Uchiha Hikaru traveled unhindered all the way to the Hokage's office.
He pushed open the door and saw Uzumaki Mito sitting there, frowning over a document.
Hearing the door, Uzumaki Mito looked up.
Seeing it was Uchiha Hikaru, she relaxed and smiled:
"It's little Hikaru. How did the Chūnin exam go?"
Uchiha Hikaru answered:
"Just as we planned, the other villages obediently paid for the scrolls."
Then, as if remembering something, he added:
"By the way, I also taught a lesson to the Hidden Cloud Village you asked me to deal with."
Hearing this, Uzumaki Mito chuckled and teased:
"I saw you use Susanoo here. Didn't you say you wanted to save that for tomorrow?"
She still remembered the day when Uchiha Hikaru said he would wait for all the spectators before using Susanoo with pride.
But unexpectedly, he used it today.
Actually, behind this teasing was her concern for Uchiha Hikaru.
She worried that he only used that power because he encountered a strong enemy.
As for the blindness issue from the Mangekyō, she had worried about it before.
But since she learned he could use Wood Release, Uzumaki Mito had asked him if the Mangekyō's drawbacks were resolved.
After receiving Uchiha Hikaru's affirmative answer, she no longer worried about the problem.
But her teasing tone caused a bit of embarrassment for Uchiha Hikaru.
His face flushed slightly, then he said:
"Can't help it. I wiped out the entire Hidden Grass Village in front of their eyes, yet they still want to come at me."
His voice revealed a mix of helplessness and awkwardness:
"I can't just annihilate them all directly. It's better to intimidate them like this."
Uchiha Hikaru didn't notice that after his explanation, Uzumaki Mito's frown gradually eased.
He cleared his thoughts and asked:
"Grandma Mito, I noticed you were frowning just now. Is something wrong?"
Hearing this, Uzumaki Mito's relaxed brow furrowed again. She took a deep breath and said:
"A message came from Uzumaki. The Hidden Mist Village is stirring."
"You remember the reason why the Land of Whirlpools didn't attend this exam, right? It's because recently they discovered small groups from the Hidden Mist active in the Land of Whirlpools. The situation isn't good."
Upon hearing this, a spark flashed through Uchiha Hikaru's mind, as if he suddenly realized something.
The Hidden Mist's jinchūriki and this matter immediately connected.
This made him understand that Uchiha Madara might be planning something.
He said seriously:
"Grandma Mito, there might be big trouble in the Land of Whirlpools."