Chapter 14: The Letter of Submission
Sasuke cleverly ran to fetch a broom and dustpan, pushing Mikoto aside forcefully. "Mother, I'll clean it up."
Mikoto stepped aside, worried, and stared intently as Sasuke swept the broken dishes into the dustpan, lost in thought.
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Outside the Hokage Building.
Fugaku waited at his leisure for Ino–Shika–Chō and Hyuga to return.
They had been gone for almost half an hour, so they should be back soon.
Their numbers and strength were overwhelming; it wouldn't take long to eliminate the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan.
Fugaku gazed with deep eyes at the brightly lit long street ahead.
The Hokage Building side was pitch black, as if it were two different worlds from the street.
It was already dark, and Uchiha Obito might have already infiltrated Konoha Village.
He didn't have any reconnaissance-type Dojutsu, so he couldn't pinpoint Uchiha Obito's location. He had to wait for the Hyuga Clan to return.
He knew where Obito would appear.
In the small forest of the Uchiha Clan Land, according to the original story, he would wait in the small forest for Itachi to meet him, and then assist Uchiha Itachi in clearing out the Uchiha Clan.
But now Uchiha Itachi had his eyes dug out, his Chakra sealed, and was left in Nanga Shrine. Uchiha Obito didn't know about this, so he should still be waiting for Itachi in the small forest according to the original plan.
However, it's not impossible that Uchiha Obito had already infiltrated Konoha Village earlier, discovered what he was doing, and changed his plan temporarily.
Perhaps he was in some corner here, spying on him?
Fugaku slowly shifted his gaze, not detecting anything unusual.
He snapped his fingers softly, falling into thought.
Now, the Konoha F4 group led by Hiruzen Sarutobi had been dealt with by him. The Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan were being annihilated. The Sarutobi Clan still had Ninja secretly trained outside, but there was no rush for them. There were no strong Ninja among them, and they were far away, so there was no need to hurry.
Several great clans had also pledged allegiance to him, and participating in the annihilation of the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan was their pledge of loyalty.
Currently, eight out of ten obstacles before him had been removed.
Only Uchiha Obito and Danzo's Root remained.
He still had to wait for the Hyuga Clan to help locate Uchiha Obito, so he couldn't rush that. As for Danzo's Root... he didn't have enough manpower at the moment, and the Root Base was right there. The monk might run away, but the temple wouldn't, so he wasn't in a hurry either.
Thinking of this, Fugaku exhaled a long breath and showed a slight smile.
Dealing with these last two threats would make today complete.
Speaking of which, if everything he experienced were written into a novel, he would be considered a Child of Destiny.
Having transmigrated to the Fire Shadow World for only half a day, he was about to become the Fifth Hokage.
In contrast, in the Fire Shadow fan fiction he read in his previous life, some protagonists transmigrated to the Fire Shadow World and tragically started as cannon fodder, while disliking the Third Hokage, they still had to pretend to cooperate with him, playing with fire.
Unlike him, he directly killed the Third Hokage and usurped the Hokage position.
Heh heh, Fugaku chuckled contentedly.
Suddenly, his gaze shifted slightly, landing on a certain spot.
In the shadows, a figure appeared.
At this moment, his clansmen, who stood behind him like two door gods, also noticed the person in the darkness and shone their flashlights directly at him.
The newcomer wore a long black robe, a konoha headband, and dark sunglasses.
This attire was typical of the Aburame Clan.
Fugaku curiously looked at him twice. At first, he thought it was an Aburame clansman returning from the annihilation of the Shimura Clan to report, but when he noticed the bloodstains on the boxes he was carrying in both hands, he became suspicious of his identity.
Suddenly, he thought of something, and his heart stirred. Could it be?
His eyes brightened slightly. Guessing the identity of the newcomer, his lips curled into a smile. It truly was a case of speaking of the devil.
As Fugaku scrutinized Ryūma Aburame, Ryūma Aburame was also scrutinizing him.
Looking at Uchiha Fugaku, who was sitting in the chair and smiling, Ryūma Aburame found it difficult to connect the weak Uchiha Fugaku from his memory with the ruthless killer who had slain the Third Hokage and Danzo today.
The last time he remembered seeing Uchiha Fugaku was during the Nine-Tails Attack, when Danzo brought Root Ninja to the Uchiha Clan Land and prevented the Uchiha Clan members from leaving their compound.
He stood behind Danzo at the time, watching Danzo stand there, holding off everyone, scolding Uchiha Fugaku, who was flushed and dared not retort.
On the way here, he also wondered if the Root Ninja had made a mistake. What if it wasn't Uchiha Fugaku who killed Danzo?
But when he stood here, looking at Uchiha Fugaku, who had a faint smile on his lips, he knew there was no mistake.
His entire demeanor was completely different from that night.
If he had to describe it, it was a confidence that had changed him to his very core.
Ryūma Aburame took a deep breath, bowed from afar, and respectfully moved closer.
Before he even reached him, he fell to the ground, prostrating himself, and respectfully called out, "Ryūma Aburame greets Lord Uchiha Fugaku."
"What's in your boxes?"
Fugaku asked with interest.
Ryūma Aburame replied, "Reporting, My Lord, these are the two loyal dogs of the traitor Danzo. I have slain them."
Saying this, he respectfully held up the two boxes.
Before Fugaku could speak, the Uchiha clansman standing beside him, with great perceptiveness, quickly ran over.
Coincidentally, this person had stood beside Fugaku during the Nine-Tails Attack and recognized the man in the black robe as the one who stood behind Danzo. He showed no good expression towards him, snorted coldly, snatched the boxes from his hands, and returned to the Clan Head.
"Open them and see."
Uchiha Kō quickly opened the boxes and inspected them carefully, replying, "Clan Head, they are indeed two human heads."
After checking that there were no traps in the boxes, he handed them to the Clan Head.
Fugaku glanced at them. Two unfamiliar heads. He had no interest in looking further and waved his hand. Uchiha Kō quickly took them away.
Fugaku looked thoughtfully at Ryūma Aburame and said, "So, this is...?"
Ryūma Aburame respectfully bowed his head and said, "My Lord, the traitor Danzo relied on the Tongue Implantation Curse Seal to ensure the loyalty of Root Ninja to him. He was abusive towards his subordinates, even executing them in severe cases. In reality, most Root Ninja had no loyalty to Danzo. After Danzo's death, the Tongue Implantation Curse Seal also dissipated.
I have been close to Danzo since I was very young and had his deep trust. The truly loyal members of Root, including these two, totaled 29 people, and I have slain them all."
Ryūma Aburame took a deep breath and said, "The remaining people were mostly forced, or for various reasons, became Danzo's accomplices. I hope, My Lord, you can spare their lives. Although their hands are stained with blood, it was also for the Village... My Lord, please understand."
Ryūma Aburame finished speaking and heavily prostrated himself on the ground.
A hint of surprise flashed in Fugaku's eyes. He hadn't expected Ryūma Aburame, who had a low presence in the original story, to have done such a good deed.
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