Late at night, although there was no curfew in the Ninja World, there was basically no nightlife either. It was already past midnight, and the city had long since shed its daytime hustle and bustle, replaced by the tranquility of the night.
On the streets, only a few sparse lights dotted the darkness, like a few stars in the night sky, casting light on the empty road.
Naruto walked alone on the deserted street, the moonlight as gentle as water, and a slight breeze, though carrying the coolness of the night, made Naruto feel a strange sense of comfort.
But what truly made him comfortable was not the tranquil night, but his current state of mind, which was as calm as water; he was now in sage mode.
He used a Shadow Clone to impersonate himself sleeping in his bedroom, and no one discovered that his true body had already left using Stealth Release.
In fact, under normal circumstances, as long as someone uses a sensory Ninjutsu, it would be easy to detect his location. After all, Stealth Release only makes one's body invisible, but it cannot prevent the Chakra from leaking out of the body.
But Naruto could do it. He could completely control the Chakra within his body and then completely seal it inside, without releasing a single trace of Chakra. Except for special Bloodline Limits that could directly see Chakra, it was very difficult for ordinary sensory Ninja to detect him.
This was still the inspiration he got from Hunter x Hunter. He had used this method to hide his aura when he was hunting in the woods before.
When he reached the commercial street, Naruto suddenly stopped. His gaze swept over the surrounding residential buildings; it was already pitch black, with only a few scattered windows still lit, allowing Konoha in the night to still contain a bit of vitality.
And on his face, a childlike smile appeared, as if he had finally found his beloved toy.
Fifteen minutes later—
Naruto returned to the original street with a refreshed look. Having resolved another person who was asking for death made him feel incredibly comfortable both physically and mentally.
After the matter was resolved, Naruto was not in a hurry to go home but continued to stroll around Konoha.
Hokage Rock, this was almost the highest point in all of Konoha and the best location to overlook Konoha Village.
It was completely silent all around, with only the occasional call of a night bird in the distance breaking the tranquility of the night.
The moonlight was like a ribbon, spilling onto every rooftop, every treetop, and the entire Village was enveloped within it.
Naruto stood on top of "Hiruzen Sarutobi's" head. His head was the highest of the four heads, and from this position, he could overlook the entire Konoha.
Konoha in the deep night looked even more like a reflection of the starry sky, and the still-bright Hokage Building guided all directions of the entire Village.
A gust of night wind blew, but Naruto didn't feel the slightest cold. The Vortex Clan bloodline combined with the influence brought by the Nine-Tailed Beast Chakra made him like a furnace with his vast life force.
Facing the night wind, Naruto even felt a bit cool. He overlooked the darkness-shrouded Konoha and slowly spread his arms.
He suddenly remembered Pain from the original work.
The originally thriving Konoha instantly turned into ruins, and even he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
"Kurama, can a Tailed Beast Ball completely destroy Konoha?"
Naruto asked the Nine-Tailed in the Sealed Space in his mind.
Kurama was startled for a moment, and after a simple thought, said, "If you let me out and let me do it, maybe I can."
Naruto's Chakra amount and Kurama's were not on the same level, and the Tailed Beast Ball released naturally wasn't on the same level either.
Naruto felt a little disappointed. It seemed that he still had a long way to go if he wanted to "carry the rice."
"Hmm, it seems there was a Great Spiraling Ring. What was the principle? It seems it was compressing Chakra of both Yin and Yang attributes, and then detonating it?"
Just as Naruto and Kurama were discussing how to quickly and effectively destroy Konoha, Naruto suddenly saw a dark figure dart out of the Hokage Building in Konoha.
Under normal circumstances, if a person is wearing black clothes and goes out late at night, it is very difficult to be discovered, of course, if that person is walking normally.
As soon as the dark figure left the Hokage Building, they immediately darted onto a street lamp, then jumped onto a rooftop, and headed straight towards the outskirts of Konoha.
Naruto gazed into the distance in the direction the dark figure left, his eyes slightly narrowing. That was... the Uchiha Clan land.
It seems... something interesting has happened.
Follow and see.
Naruto's mouth curved slightly.
A Ninja who came out of the Hokage Building, running to the Uchiha Clan land late at night.
Is it Uchiha Shisui, or Uchiha Itachi?
Naruto used the Transformation Jutsu to change his body shape and appearance, and then put on the mask that the ANBU Ninja had just dropped.
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Uchiha Shisui, unlike other Uchiha Ninja, showed no trace of the arrogance belonging to the Uchiha Clan. He was an Uchiha Ninja who looked very honest at first glance.
At the same time, he was also the strongest genius in the Uchiha Clan at present. As early as the Third Great Ninja War, he had killed in all directions with his Flicker Body Technique, earning the name "Shisui of the Body Flicker" on the battlefield.
Now, at the age of sixteen, he had even awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. This talent could be said to be unprecedented.
However, at this moment, even the pitch-black night could not conceal the Pain in his expression.
The conflict between the Uchiha and the Village had reached a point where it was almost irreconcilable.
At the clan meeting today, many members of the Uchiha who were originally from the conservative faction had sided with the radical faction, and even many clan elders had begun to suggest a coup to the clan head.
If this continued, the Uchiha Clan would have no place in Konoha, and even Konoha would be dragged back into the vortex of war because of the Uchiha Clan's coup. At that time, it would inevitably cause great damage to the Village again.
As soon as the clan meeting ended, he immediately rushed to the Hokage Building to report the matter to Hiruzen Sarutobi and informed him of the ability of his Mangekyo Sharingan.
Mangekyo Sharingan, the current understanding of it in the Ninja World still remained with Uchiha Madara. It was the eye possessed by the Ninja World's Asura, Uchiha Madara, containing power capable of changing the entire Ninja World.
And Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo eye technique was called Kotoamatsukami, which could manipulate others at will without their knowledge and permanently and completely change a person's thoughts and will.
He guaranteed to Hiruzen Sarutobi that he would use this ability to change the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the Village, and had already obtained his agreement.
However, using Kotoamatsukami to change the clan head's perception and attitude could only be done gradually. If Kotoamatsukami was suddenly used on Uchiha Fugaku, the clan head's change would inevitably arouse suspicion among the clan members.
He had to stay by Uchiha Fugaku's side and subtly change his attitude, and then have him suppress the voices of the radical faction within the clan.
Only in this way could the relationship between the clan and the Village have a real turning point.
At least, that's what Uchiha Shisui thought.
While thinking, Uchiha Shisui's pupils suddenly contracted, his body paused for a moment in the air, and then quickly fell into the forest below.
"Hmm?" Vortex Naruto, who was following behind using Stealth Release and concealing his aura, was puzzled.
Is this... being discovered?