In Konoha, at the start, Hinata was given the Tenseigan.

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"Another new generation of Konoha has risen."

"yes"

"Several members of the family's warmongering faction have fallen silent again, becoming neutral."

"Good thing!"

"Isn't that giant of light afraid of ninjutsu?"

"It shouldn't be that; it's just that the attacks of those ninjas were too weak to break through his defenses."

"This defense is incredibly strong. If we were to fight against it, would there be any way to break through it?"

"I think so, but I'm not sure since I haven't tried it. And that's assuming I've mastered a new power. Itachi-san, after you get the three-tomoe Sharingan, it can evolve even more."

"Really? Shisui-kun, isn't the three-tomoe Sharingan already the limit? Your eye power is already very strong."

"No, after reaching the three tomoe, there's a qualitative change, called the Mangekyou Sharingan. Its power is extremely strong, even capable of condensing a Susanoo capable of fighting the giant of light. Want to try it?"

"can!"

In a dense forest far from Konoha, Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha met again for a secret training session.

A moment later, a green, semi-transparent, half-body armored giant suddenly appeared in the dense forest.

It was Susanoo, the one who stopped the flow of water.

"Use your strongest attack."

"Then, Brother Zhishui, be careful."

A moment later, 360 shuriken burst forth from the sky.

Accompanied by the cawing of crows and a burst of intense flames. (A combined attack of illusion and fire magic.)

Another section of Konoha Forest has been razed to the ground.

The green Susanoo remained intact.

"So impressive! You truly live up to your reputation... You couldn't find a single flaw. Could my eyes do that?"

Uchiha Itachi couldn't help but sigh.

"Sure, but we need a trigger. Itachi-san, I really hope you never get to awaken the Kaleidoscope."

Shisui stared at Uchiha Itachi for a long while before responding with a hint of sadness.

"Why? The more I grow, the more I feel my own deep inadequacy. I have mastered the shuriken and hand seals to the extreme, but my strength is still far from enough to protect others."

"Sigh, because the price required for this kind of growth is too high. Maybe one day you'll understand. I'm not going to say anymore, someone's coming. Next time, let's go to another old place."

"it is good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhi Shui vanished from the spot.

Uchiha Itachi took out a tengu mask, put it on, and disappeared from the spot.

He is 11 years old and has only recently joined the Konoha Anbu.

Recently, the Hokage has been quite busy with various matters.

It's uncertain how long Konoha will remain peaceful.

No, Konoha has never been peaceful!

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"Get out! Thank you! We haven't collected any transformation devices here!"

"Danzo, don't try to fool me. I'll only lend you three. I'm sure you're also curious about how to activate this transformation device, right?"

"No way! When have you ever returned anything you've borrowed?"

"Ahem, don't mention that. Haven't I already made it up to you a lot?"

"Besides, you don't need to worry about activating the transformation device. I will communicate with the Akimichi family myself."

"I'm sorry, the Akimichi family has always been a strong supporter of mine, but they are now declining all requests to see anyone other than the Hokage."

"hehe!"

"What are you laughing at? Stop with your dirty tricks. The Akimichi family is protected by our Anbu."

"We gave up half the street's property to the Shimura clan in exchange for three transformation devices."

"This is outrageous! If my original thirty-odd items hadn't been destroyed, would I need your help? I could have had people collect them myself."

"Hahaha, so you've run out of transformation devices. As for whether you can continue collecting them, you know the situation; there aren't many scattered transformation devices to begin with. This whole street's worth of property! Take it or leave it, I need to rest."

"You even raised the price for me, you bastard..."

"Sarutobi, we've been old buddies for a while. Don't think I don't know what you're planning. Others might care about a single transformed Giant of Light, but what you're thinking about is breaking through the research and mass-producing them! If you succeed, hehe."

"Phew... Alright! One street it is, but I need you to bring out all the transformation devices. We can research them together and share the results."

In the dark room, the two old men discussed things until late at night...

015: The Cultivation of Courage

in the next period of time.

The movements in the shadows continued.

First, they offered certain benefits to get the Akimichi family to agree that, under the care of their elders, Akimichi Choji would share his transformation experience with Konoha.

However, no matter who tested it or how, they were still unable to transform.

Some even suspect that only Choji's transformation device is real.

As a result, even after Choji had his transformation device replaced, he was still able to transform.

This left everyone completely baffled, and the Third Generation even plucked out a handful of his beard, still unable to figure out what went wrong.

Danzo even hid alone in a dark room and secretly shouted "Transform!"

When he came out, he looked even older.

Finally, they secretly concluded that they lacked the qualities of justice, hope, and courage.

This is undoubtedly very frustrating.

Of course, the official explanation given was that all the other transformation devices were broken. And they praised Choji quite highly.

Before they could figure out their next strategy, a large number of transformation devices appeared on the market again, completely muddying the waters.

Some were made by unscrupulous merchants, while others were made by Xia Mu himself, who sold them as toys to earn some pocket money.

And, Dingci.

Growth comes at a price.

Too young to possess such immense power, he could no longer run amok in Konoha.

Alas, another young seedling of Konoha has been deprived of its freedom because of Natsuki.

Time flies, and six months later...

Tuk-tuk-tuk!

"who is it?"

"it's me!"

"You came."

"I am coming!"

"You shouldn't have come."