Naruto: Mikoto and Tsunade, don't let either of them go.

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Although Uchiha Kakuzan arrived very early, there were already quite a few people in the Ichiraku Ramen restaurant.

As soon as Qiu Shan entered, he shouted, "Uncle Yi Le, I want the extra-large deluxe ramen!"

After shouting, Qiu Shan paused, patted his stomach, and added, "Two portions, tonkotsu and sambal."

Uchiha Kakuzan is currently in a period of rapid growth, and he had exerted himself quite a bit last night, so he can still manage to finish two extra-large portions of ramen with a little effort.

Many of the people who come to Ichiraku Ramen are ninjas. The training and extraction of chakra consumes a lot of energy, especially the Akimichi clan, who are known for their large appetites among ninjas. So, Uncle Ichiraku is used to seeing ninjas who can eat a lot. He doesn't find such requests surprising; at most, he'll just give you a second glance.

Moreover, Uchiha Kazuyama is a regular customer of Ichiraku Ramen. Since Kazuyama became a Jonin, his mission rewards have increased significantly. In addition, he has no ties to himself, so he has never skimped on food. When he comes to Ichiraku Ramen, he often adds a lot of toppings. Therefore, Ichiraku Uncle's reaction to Uchiha Kazuyama's super-sized deluxe ramen is quite indifferent.

"Changpu, come out and help." Uncle Yile saw that he was too busy and quickly called his daughter to come out and help.

Seeing that Uncle Ichiraku had started working, Uchiha Okayama sat down and waited patiently, glancing at the customers in the shop. Well, there were no acquaintances or people he knew.

After a short wait, Uchiha Okayama's ramen was ready. It was still a small bowl, but Ayame, wearing a white hat, carefully brought over his extra-large deluxe ramen and placed it in front of him. Her face was flushed from the steam of the ramen, and she whispered, "Okayama-nii, your ramen is ready. Be careful, it's hot!"

Chapter 18 Uzumaki Naruto

Chapter 18 Naruto Uzumaki

As a regular customer of Ichiraku Ramen, Uchiha Okayama was naturally very familiar with Ichiraku-san and Ayame. Whenever Ichiraku-san was busy, Ayame would help add ingredients and serve noodles. If Ayame weren't Ichiraku's daughter, she would probably have been reported for employing child labor long ago.

Uchiha Kakuyama thanked her and was about to eat his noodles when he noticed that there was an extra egg in his bowl compared to before. He looked up and saw Ayame giving him a wink before hurrying off to do her work.

Looking at the little girl who was busy and sweating profusely, and then at the extra egg in his bowl, Uchiha Okayama couldn't help but laugh. While eating his noodles, he joked with Uncle Ichiraku: "Uncle Ichiraku, Ayame has been so virtuous and cute since she was little. You must save her for me. When she grows up, you can marry her off to me."

Uncle Ichiraku glanced lovingly at the iris, and replied with a smile while busy at work:

"Qiu Shan, don't tease my daughter. She's still young. Besides, I know that while your Uchiha clan doesn't strictly prohibit intermarriage with outsiders like the Hyuga clan, it's not easy to marry someone from another clan. Moreover, someone as famous as you, a genius of the Uchiha clan, would never allow yourself to marry someone from another clan."

Hearing what Uchiha Kakuyama and her father said, Ayame's already rosy cheeks turned even redder. She quickly lowered her head and got back to work, but her hands became a little flustered.

Uchiha Kakuzan, who had been teasing Ayame, fell silent after hearing Ichiraku's words. Ichiraku was right; although the Grand Elder wholeheartedly supported him because he had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, if he wanted to marry someone from another clan, those old fogies would be the first to jump out and stop him.

That makes sense. Since you've enjoyed the help and convenience your family has provided, you have to take on the family's responsibilities. And for bloodline clans like the Uchiha and Hyuga, in order to maintain the power brought by their bloodlines, they naturally have to maintain the purity of their bloodline so that the bloodline won't become increasingly diluted, leading to the clan's demise.

Of course, now is not the time to think about these things. By the time Qiu Shan wants to get married, his strength will have reached a level that others can only dream of. At that time, he won't be following the rules, but making them.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Kakuyama felt that the noodles in the bowl tasted even better. It should be said that it is indeed a famous dish of Konoha Village. The noodles are chewy, the soup is rich, and even the ingredients are superb. Unless you don't like noodles, you will definitely fall in love with Ichiraku Ramen.

Just as Uchiha Kazuyama finished his noodles and was drinking the soup, Ayame carefully brought over the second bowl of noodles. Kazuyama looked at Ayame's rosy cheeks and smiled, saying thank you. After placing the noodles down, Ayame quickly glanced at her father, noticing he wasn't paying attention, and then discreetly pointed at the noodles with her finger, indicating there was something at the bottom of the bowl. She gave Kazuyama a bright smile and turned to continue her work.

Seeing Ayame's gesture, Uchiha Okayama secretly used his chopsticks to lift the noodles, revealing what was at the bottom of the bowl. Good heavens, Uchiha Okayama had originally ordered the super-sized deluxe version of ramen, which already had plenty of ingredients. Unexpectedly, there was another layer at the bottom of the bowl, full of slices of meat, meat rolls, and eggs. Startled, Okayama quickly covered the noodles back up, afraid that Uncle Ichiraku would find out and get angry on the spot.

Just then, Qiu Shan noticed that Chang Pu was glancing in his direction. Qiu Shan quickly and secretly gave Chang Pu a thumbs-up to express his gratitude. When Chang Pu saw this, she playfully stuck out her tongue when Uncle Yi Le wasn't looking, indicating to Qiu Shan that she had received his thanks.

Thanks to Uchiha Kousan's efforts, he finally finished the second super-sized deluxe bowl. Kousan was already struggling to eat two super-sized bowls, and with so many more ingredients in the second bowl, he was finally stuffed.

After putting down his bowl, Qiu Shan let out a satisfied burp, paid for his meal, said goodbye to Uncle Yi Le and Chang Pu, and then walked outside.

Just then, Uchiha Kakuyama noticed a small figure peeking out from the entrance of Ichiraku Ramen. The kid was wearing an orange outfit, had golden hair, and was dirty on his body and face. He had a timid expression, but his sky-blue eyes looked into the shop with longing.

Uchiha Kakuyama immediately recognized the kid lingering at the door as Naruto Uzumaki, the protagonist of Naruto, the Child of Prophecy, the son of the Fourth Hokage, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Now, he's just a somewhat underdeveloped kid. His identity as the son of the Fourth Hokage was hidden by the Third Hokage, and rumors also circulated that he was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, causing the villagers of Konoha to harbor malice towards him. The food he bought was always expired. He had no parents, no one to rely on, only loneliness and fear. He could only silently endure the humiliation he faced, and darkness forever shrouded him.

He was the son of a hero, yet he was treated like a prisoner. If it weren't for Naruto's status as the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, it wouldn't be surprising if he suddenly died one day.

Uchiha Kakuyama sighed silently, but did not approach him. The Uchiha clan already had a tense relationship with the village. As a genius of the Uchiha clan, he could be considered a representative of the younger generation of the Uchiha. If he rashly approached the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the already sensitive nerves of the Third Hokage and Danzo would be stimulated, and who knows what they might do.

Moreover, Uchiha Kakuzan's Sharingan had only reached the Mangekyou level, not yet at the point where he could control the Nine-Tails. To contend with the Nine-Tails, or to suppress it, he would need the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Uchiha Kakuyama looked at Naruto Uzumaki's thin body, but the image of the Fourth Hokage appeared in his mind. As a genius who came from a commoner background, he had extraordinary talent, outstanding combat ability, and heartfelt warmth towards everyone.

If the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, hadn't died before he transmigrated, he would have definitely tried to save his life. This wasn't just because of his friendly attitude towards the Uchiha clan, but also because of his personal charisma. If the Fourth Hokage hadn't died so young, the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village wouldn't have deteriorated to this extent.

Uchiha Okayama touched the coupon that Uncle Ichiraku had given him earlier in his pocket. Since he was a regular customer, he not only came to eat ramen often, but also always chose the more expensive dishes, so Uncle Ichiraku often gave him coupons.

Uchiha Kakuzan didn't look at Naruto Uzumaki anymore and walked straight outside. As he passed Naruto, a stack of coupons accidentally fell next to him, but Uchiha Kakuzan seemed not to notice and continued walking outside without stopping.

Chapter 19 My Sharingan is about to burst!

Chapter 19 My Sharingan is about to burst!

Naruto noticed the Ichiraku Ramen coupons lying next to him. Looking at the stack of coupons—at least ten—he realized they were equivalent to more than ten bowls of ramen.

Naruto stared greedily at the stack of coupons, licked his lips, patted his flat stomach, and seemed to faintly smell the aroma of ramen.

Naruto looked up at Uchiha Kakuyama's retreating figure as he walked further and further away, then looked down at the coupon at his feet, seemingly engaged in a fierce internal struggle. Suddenly, Naruto grabbed the coupon from the ground and chased after the man.

Uchiha Kakuyama strolled slowly through the Ashoka clan's territory, having eaten too much earlier, so he just ate a light snack. He had tossed a coupon for Ichiraku Ramen next to Naruto, mainly because he couldn't stand the sight of it.

The Fourth Hokage and his wife died protecting the village, leaving behind a child who not only couldn't enjoy the privileges of being the son of a hero, but was also isolated because he was the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki. In order to strengthen his relationship with Naruto, the Third Hokage spread rumors that Naruto was the incarnation of the Demon Fox, causing everyone to ostracize him. Although there were people who knew Naruto's true identity (such as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and the Hyuga clan), they didn't want to offend the Third Hokage and wouldn't get close to Naruto, only not stopping their own children from playing with him.

Uchiha Kakuzan believed that although he was not a good person, he could not do what the Third Hokage did to control the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Although Naruto Uzumaki is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he's still just a clueless kid, especially since he's the son of the Fourth Hokage.

Moreover, the Nine-Tails itself is a collection of all kinds of dark aspects, hatred, and loathing. If Naruto hadn't been born kind, and if Ashura's chakra hadn't influenced him, Naruto would have long since degenerated into a problem child who hates and destroys everything.

Uchiha Kakuyama was still thinking when he suddenly heard someone behind him shout, "Big brother in front, wait a minute, you dropped something."

Uchiha Kagami turned around and saw Naruto running towards him, panting, clutching the coupon he had deliberately dropped. He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. "I deliberately dropped it so you could pick it up," he thought, "why are you bringing it back?"

Unaware that any Anbu members were secretly monitoring Naruto, Uchiha Kakuzan, in order not to provoke the Third Hokage's already sensitive nerves and to minimize contact with the Nine-Tails, could only speak with a cold face:

"What are you doing, kid?"

Naruto Uzumaki was already used to this attitude, and held up the coupon in his hand.

"Big brother, you accidentally dropped your coupon when you came out of Ichiraku Ramen. I'll bring it to you."

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Uchiha Kakuzan's cold expression softened somewhat. He pretended to check his pockets to confirm before refusing:

"No need, kid. The coupon expires in a month. I've already received a mission and need to leave the village. I won't be back for two or three months. If you need it, keep it for yourself. If you don't need it, just throw it away for me."

Without waiting for Naruto's reaction, Uchiha Kakuyama turned and left.

Naruto watched as the older boy turned and walked away after speaking, unsure whether to chase after him or not. Just as he hesitated, Naruto's stomach suddenly growled. His stomach, which hadn't had a proper meal for two days, was about to rebel. Naruto had originally planned to smell the aroma at Ichiraku Ramen before heading to the river to catch some fish to fill his stomach, but he hadn't expected such an unexpected catch.

Knowing that the older boy in front of him didn't want these coupons, Naruto felt comfortable keeping them for himself.

Naruto opened the coupon he was clutching tightly in his hand. Because he had gripped it too tightly, the coupon was a little wrinkled. Naruto happily began to count it.

One, two, three... The more Naruto counted, the brighter his eyes became. There were a total of twenty coupons, and they were all large ramen vouchers.

Overjoyed to have found such a large sum of money for the first time, Naruto carefully took out one bill and put the rest in his inner pocket. He excitedly ran to Ichiraku Ramen, holding the coupon in his hand and shouting, "Ichiraku Uncle, a large bowl of ramen, please!"

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The encounter with Naruto Uzumaki was just a minor incident, and Uchiha Kakuzan didn't dwell on it, deciding to let Sasuke Uchiha be the one to love him in the future. As the reincarnations of Indra and Ashura, they were destined to be entangled in this life.

Uchiha Kazuyama strode into his home. It was just an ordinary house with a small yard. Uchiha Kazuyama's parents were relatively ordinary members of the Uchiha clan. His father was a regular Jonin, and his mother was a Chunin. They sacrificed themselves in a mission when Kazuyama was nine years old, so they didn't leave him much of an inheritance. The house they left him was just an ordinary house for a family of three.

After opening the door and entering the room, Uchiha Kakuyama couldn't help but rub his eyes. With the eight hours the system had mentioned drawing ever closer, Uchiha Kakuyama felt his eyes becoming increasingly hot and swollen; sometimes he could even feel the blood vessels throbbing beside them.

Uchiha Kakuyama could feel that it was because the power of his Sharingan was increasing as his unique eye techniques were awakened. As the power of his eyes increased, his Mangekyou Sharingan felt somewhat stretched, which was why his eyes felt hot and swollen.

As time went on, Uchiha Kakuzan felt that his eye technique was about to awaken. With the increase in his eye power, his eyes had uncontrollably activated the three-tomoe Sharingan state. The three tomoe spun faster and faster, as if this could digest the excess eye power.

The three tomoe of the Sharingan spun faster and faster. Just when Uchiha Kakuzan was wondering if his eyes were about to burst, the three tomoe seemed to melt, changing shape and outlining a completely new shape, somewhat similar to Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan, but with hollowed-out details. It also resembled Uchiha Obito's, with the ends of the patterns slightly connected. However, perhaps due to the hollowed-out design, it appeared much more refined than Shisui's and Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan.

As the kaleidoscope pattern of Uchiha Kagami appeared, the system's voice also rang in Kagami's mind.

"Congratulations, host. Your Mangekyou Sharingan has finally awakened. Please check its specific functions yourself."

"Warning, warning. According to the system's verification, with the completion of the awakening of the host's Mangekyou Sharingan and the completion of the eye technique, the host's Mangekyou Sharingan has reached the limit of the Mangekyou Sharingan. Before the host's Sharingan evolves into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, please do not copy or learn any more Mangekyou eye techniques."

Chapter 20 The Eye of Copying and Takamagahara

Chapter Twenty: The Eye of Copying and Takamagahara

Upon hearing the system's warning, Uchiha Kakuyama was somewhat surprised and speechless, not expecting his Sharingan to reach the limit of the Mangekyou Sharingan so quickly.

Uchiha Kakuyama touched his eyes, which still felt a little swollen, and turned off his Mangekyou Sharingan, his eyes returning to their jet-black pupils.

Uchiha Kakuyama blinked to relieve the soreness in his eyes. He felt that it wasn't a big problem and that his eyes would return to normal once they adjusted.

Immediately afterward, Uchiha Kakuzan closed his eyes and began examining his own dojutsu. (Actually, he didn't need to close his eyes, but that would make him look rather dull.)

As expected, the Sharingan truly lives up to its reputation as the eye that reflects the soul. The condition for awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan is a strong emotional fluctuation in the user, such as the tragic death of a loved one, the murder of a dear friend, or betrayal. Because most intense emotional fluctuations are negative, the Second Hokage considered the Uchiha clan an evil clan. The awakening of the Mangekyou Sharingan is often accompanied by bad things happening, thus the Sharingan is considered an ominous power.

However, the Second Hokage didn't think too deeply about it. It was precisely because the Uchiha clan loved so deeply that they experienced such intense emotional fluctuations and went to extremes when they lost that love.

The Sharingan is also called the Eye of the Mind, and it will awaken the corresponding eye technique according to the strong desire you have when you awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

For example, Obito said, "I want to create a world with Rin," so he developed a space-time genjutsu. Shisui hoped that the village and his people could live in peace, so he awakened the ultimate genjutsu.

With the system's prompts, Uchiha Kakuzan kept silently telling himself that he had indeed obtained the eye technique he wanted—the Eye of Copying.

It has the same name as the eye technique that Uchiha Kakuzan used to trick Uchiha Shisui, and similar functions.

However, perhaps due to the system, the eye technique he awakened could no longer replicate the Mangekyou Sharingan, but it reached an unexpectedly powerful limit in replicating other bloodline limits.

Now, wherever his Mangekyou Sharingan gazes, he can see through illusions and reach the essence. Whether it's a bloodline limit, a secret technique, or a ninjutsu that ordinary people can't learn, as long as he has time or sees the process of casting the technique, he can copy it.

However, although pupil techniques are powerful and have a wide range of applications, they still have limitations.

Bloodline limits cannot be copied indefinitely. Besides Uchiha Kakuzan's own Sharingan bloodline limit, six other types can be copied. This is the limit that the Mangekyou Sharingan can copy. However, as Kakuzan's Mangekyou Sharingan upgrades to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan or the Rinnegan, the number that can be copied should be able to increase.

In fact, bloodline limits also have levels. For example, Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, the Tsuchikage's Dust Release, and Mei Terumi's Lava Release and Boil Release are all top-tier bloodline limits. However, Hayate Gekko's Permeation Release and Pakura of Sunagakure's Scorch Release are slightly lower than Wood Release and Dust Release. Of course, there are no useless bloodline limits, only useless people. Even if you possess Wood Release, can you guarantee you can become the next Hashirama Senju?

The limitation of this eye technique is that it cannot copy bloodline limits of a higher level than itself (of course, in the current Naruto world, we can assume that this limitation does not exist, because there are no bloodline limits of a higher level than the Sharingan yet).

Uchiha Okayama's Mangekyou Sharingan is different from the previous three-tomoe Sharingan. As a higher-level Sharingan, it can copy various bloodline limits, secret techniques, and ninjutsu in the ninja world, and can also be fed back to itself.

Uchiha Kakuyama nearly jumped for joy upon seeing this. He knew that the ninja world not only possessed many bloodline limits that even he coveted, but also many powerful ninjutsu that couldn't be copied or learned with just the three-tomoe Sharingan.

For example, the Raikage's series of techniques, which enhanced his Lightning Release, as well as the flying ninjutsu that is relatively rare in the entire ninja world, the Tsuchikage's Light and Heavy Rock Technique, and the Fourth Hokage's signature technique, Flying Thunder God Technique—these are all ninjutsu that Uchiha Kakuyama has been eyeing for a long time.

These ninjutsu techniques are either top secrets belonging to other ninja villages, or they have very high learning requirements and require extremely high talent.

Uchiha Kakuzan, relying on his Mangekyou Sharingan, could easily learn any ninjutsu he saw. These ninjutsu were comparable to bloodline limits, and learning any of them would greatly increase Uchiha Kakuzan's survivability.

Moreover, learning these techniques is a gain, because they are not bloodline limits, so there is no limit to the number of them, and they do not conflict with each other and can complement each other.

As for secret techniques, doesn't Konoha Village have many? The most famous and outstanding should be the Ino-Shika-Cho trio. Apart from the Akimichi clan's secret techniques, which involve Yang-attribute chakra and are difficult for Uchiha Kakuzan to learn for the time being, the rest, whether it's the Nara clan's Shadow Imitation Technique series or the Yamanaka clan's Mind Transfer Technique, should be easy for Uchiha Kakuzan, who has ample Yin-attribute chakra, to copy.

Furthermore, if your enemy has a skillful escape ninjutsu or secret technique, then even if he manages to escape from you once, he will not be able to escape a second time, because you will have already discerned his ninjutsu the first time he tried to escape.

Just like the Saint Seiya said, you can never defeat me twice with the same move.

Uchiha Kakuzan was very satisfied with this eye technique. He didn't lack powerful ninjutsu, and he had the strongest genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami. For physical attacks, he could use Gundam and Susanoo. So what he needed now was an eye technique that could improve his weaknesses and add various tricks. Only by making up for his shortcomings, or rather his weaknesses, could he go further on the path of a ninja.

Next, Uchiha Kakuzan examined the eye techniques of his other Mangekyou Sharingan.

The eye technique—Takamagahara—is a space-time eye technique that has always been rare in the Uchiha clan. Similar to Kamui, Takamagahara is also a space-time eye technique that connects to an island in an unknown space.

Once Uchiha Kakuzan activates his eye technique, he can travel to the island in this space. Unlike the Kamui dimension, this space has day and night, and the island has water and plants, but no animals.

The difference between Takamagahara and Kamui is that Takamagahara does not possess the ability to intangibly move a part of his body into space when attacked.

Compared to Kamui, Takamagahara allows the use of the Sharingan to mark spatial imprints. These imprints are invisible and can be placed on physical objects or in the void. Wherever there is a spatial imprint, no matter how far, Uchiha Kakuzan can arrive instantly. It's even more convenient than the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Chapter 21 The Land of Whirlpools

Chapter Twenty-One: The Land of Whirlpools

Uchiha Kakuzan never expected that he would also awaken the rare space-time jutsu.

He originally planned to wait until his Sharingan reached the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and he could copy the eye technique again, then find a way to kidnap Kakashi, or control him with Kotoamatsukami, so that he could copy Kakashi's Sharingan eye technique—Kamui.

Unexpectedly, before he could even take any action, he had already awakened a space-time jutsu, and it was even more practical than Obito Uchiha's Kamui space, because he could live in this Takamagahara space for a long time.

Furthermore, spatial markings can be used to travel, but it feels like this eye technique, compared to Kamui and Flying Thunder God, doesn't play a significant role in battle. Although Takamagahara can mark spatial marks, when jumping, one needs to go into the Takamagahara space before jumping based on the mark. In a duel between experts, these minor delays can determine the outcome.

However, Uchiha Kakuzan still felt he had struck gold. He could copy and learn the Flying Thunder God Technique and Kamui again later, but a space where he could live for a long time was extremely rare. Even Obito Uchiha's Kamui space had a time limit. (He almost got blown up by Konan's explosive tags.)

This is equivalent to Uchiha Kakuzan having a stable rear base, which can be used for both offense and defense. If things go wrong, he can hide inside without fear of traps or encirclement. As long as Uchiha Kakuzan stays inside and doesn't come out, even the Sage of Six Paths can't do anything to him.

Furthermore, after exploring this eye technique, Uchiha Kakuzan discovered that this spatial mark could be placed on other people, and the person who possessed this mark could activate it with chakra and come to the island in the Takamagahara space, which was equivalent to the person reversing their summoning to Uchiha Kakuzan's space.

Uchiha Kakuzan could easily mark this spatial mark on someone important to him. Of course, if he wanted to take back the mark, it would be up to him to do so, so he wouldn't have to worry about the safety of the people he cared about.

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Uchiha Kakuyama slowly opened his eyes, rubbing his temples in annoyance. It seemed that with the awakening of his two eye techniques, he would have to change his original plans.

Originally, Uchiha Kakuzan planned to use the incident of Uchiha Shisui's death to move the clan's territory to a place not far from the village. This would not only ease the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village, but also allow them to escape the surveillance of the Third Hokage and Danzo. Moreover, since the clan's territory was not far from Konoha, they would not have to worry about enemies coming to besiege them.

But now that Uchiha Kakuzan has awakened a space-time ninjutsu, and one that allows him to travel freely throughout the entire ninja world, he can easily move the Uchiha clan far away from Konoha, completely severing their ties with the village. Because of this space-time ninjutsu, if the Uchiha clan encounters an enemy they cannot defeat, Kakuzan can return at any time upon receiving notification.

It's important to understand that Konoha Village will be a place of great turmoil in the future. As the nominal number one ninja village in the ninja world, it naturally attracts a lot of attention.

Not to mention the Otsutsuki clan who will frequently visit Konoha in the future, just a few years from now, some antisocial individual who can carry a bag of rice up several floors will come to Konoha and unleash a "Super Shinra Tensei," leveling the entire village to the ground—yes, very flat.