In Konoha: I will spread the will of conquest throughout the ninja world.

Death is not scary.

There are always things in the world more terrifying than the death of an individual.

For example, detonators buried under wooden planks in the courtyard, detonators pasted on trees, detonators placed on artificial hills...

A group of elderly men watched as the cuffs of the fifty-stringed sword seemed to spew out explosive tags as if from a bottomless pit.

He cursed wildly in his mind.

"Damn it, which heartless person sold him for so much!"

In Igarashi's view, the Hyuga clan is quite easy to deal with.

Old-fashioned and concerned with appearances, I'll blow up your old house.

In fact, many people have misconceptions about the Hyuga clan.

Even the most old-fashioned and stubborn members of the Hyuga clan understand the wisdom of the saying, "A wise man submits to circumstances."

On the contrary, it is the younger middle-aged who value rules the most.

However, if the Hyuga clan had truly stuck to the old ways, lacked ambition, and only clung to what their ancestors had passed down, constantly talking about tradition, they wouldn't have survived until now.

When they saw that Fifty Strings really dared to bring a bunch of explosive tags and force their way in, they decisively followed their hearts.

Pointing to the young face of Yu Ge, who is fifty strings.

"You expect us to stand up to an emotionally unstable nine-year-old child?"

It can be nineteen, twenty-nine, or even ninety-nine years old, but it cannot be nine years old.

Those mischievous kids really know how to use firecrackers and fireworks!

"Elder, are we just going to let it go like this?!" A middle-aged man with dark circles under his eyes asked the question and resentment that was common among his peers.

The elder, who was being questioned, was unusually calm. He simply raised his hand and silently tapped it a few times around the house, the courtyard, and the surrounding area.

Those areas were all recently tethered with explosive tags. Conservatively speaking, Fifty Strings had placed at least three hundred explosive tags in this courtyard.

"Three hundred sheets? You wouldn't even need that many to bomb the Hokage!"

Upon hearing this, all around fell silent.

Then came a long silence.

Just then, one of the elders suddenly looked at Hyuga Arashi, who was sitting across an empty seat.

"Lan Zheng, isn't your granddaughter's positioning a bit too inappropriate?"

Hinata Arashi, the only one in the room without black eyes, raised his eyelids slightly, inwardly cursing the Fifty-Stringed Pipe for its ruthless killing, but outwardly remaining calm: "Do you think I can command him?"

Thank you for thinking so highly of me.

That's true, but the difference between your face and ours is really annoying...

A burning pain lingered on my face, especially on the cheeks of the old man who had been shouting the loudest earlier; they had visibly become rounder.

"But your granddaughter is still too outrageous. Lan Zheng, no matter what, the bloodline of the main family is related to the inheritance of the White Eyes, and it cannot be taken lightly."

Thanks to the ninja world's excellent tradition of early romance, they can talk about this topic with ease.

Hinata Arashi sneered, "Compared to this, you don't even care about the lost property. You're truly noble."

"..."

The question is, what made Wuzhixian leave satisfied this time?

The answer is money, which is something that even the elders of the prestigious Hyuga main family find heartbreaking!

The fifty strings are like a locust swarm passing through, not wasting a single grain of food.

Can I not give it to you?

The explosive tags are about to explode!

"Instead of discussing useless things here, let's think about how to salvage Hinata's image after this incident."

Hinata Arashi couldn't stand this the most.

They discussed it back and forth.

Can you defeat Yuuka Goro head-on, or can you arm wrestle with Mito Uzumaki?

The bloodline mentioned in that sentence was only widely promoted by the Hyuga clan. Now that they've lost face, they're definitely going to lose face.

Most importantly, they lost face in front of the Uchiha this time!

"Also, we were caught off guard this time. His ninjutsu mainly targets mental pressure, and the will of the young people in the clan needs to be strengthened."

In the corner, Hiashi Hyuga, who was 'unconscious,' quietly opened a slit in his right eye and breathed a sigh of relief.

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On the way out, Hiruzen Sarutobi patiently and earnestly used all his eloquence to explain to Imagine what the Will of Fire was.

In short, don't try to force your way into other people's business!

He wanted to weaken the ninja clan, but not in this way!

He had reason to suspect that if the Hyuga clan took a hard line, Isogen might actually blow the Hyuga clan's territory to smithereens.

At the same time, ideological education was conducted on the others who came with them.

Isogeon is still a nine-year-old child, are you too?!

Hyuga Mizuki, Uchiha Aoyama: ???

As he approached the main gate, a chaotic commotion erupted outside, and Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned.

Did the Dark Division fail to appease them?

"Get out of the way! We need to go help Brother Wuxian!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.

As I stepped across the threshold, a familiar face came into view.

"Deer Man Jia? What are you doing here?"

Having endured the trials of Clash of Clans, Sarutobi Shikatoka's face was resolute, his back straight, and he declared loudly, "Hokage-sama, we've come to provide support!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's forehead veins throbbed as he looked past him and behind him.

Sarutobi, Inuzuka, Ino-Shika-Cho... and in the corner, there's also an Aburame.

Beside them, led by Uchiha Itsukushima, the Uchiha members of the police department, who had been eager to make their move, began to stir upon their arrival.

His face darkened, and before he could speak, Isogen stepped past him, raised his hand, patted Sarutobi Shikatoka on the shoulder, and praised him.

"Very energetic!"

"It's my eldest brother!"

Sarutobi Shikajin stood up even straighter.

This abstract scene made Hiruzen Sarutobi's vision go black, especially after the helpless look from the ANBU members beside him.

They were so focused on the young second-generation offspring of other families that they forgot to check on their own.

A ghost has entered the house!

Isogen nodded in satisfaction.

When it comes to his own people, Wu Zixian should uphold his will of dominance and continue to do everything as usual, and he will never fail to give the rewards that are due.

If my younger brother is this supportive, how can I, as the older brother, be stingy?

A thick stack of papers was slapped onto Sarutobi Shikaman's chest.

"I've distributed them to everyone."

Inuzuka Satoru and the dog's eyes lit up, and they shouted with great energy.

"Big brother, who are we going to take down this time!"

Fifty Strings raised an eyebrow, "You're very brave."

"Add an extra serving of premium dog food, the kind that makes you stuffed."

"Woof! Woof!!" the ninja dog barked excitedly.

In a daze, everyone seemed to hear what it was shouting.

After dealing with the second-generation thugs, he turned to Uchiha Aoen and the other man: "If you can't handle them, go back to the police department to get them."

The two Uchiha's eyes instantly cleared, their backs straightened, and they stood tall and proud: "Loyalty!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent; he roughly knew what the Hyuga clan had sacrificed.

At this moment, the sealing team came over carrying a thick stack of explosive tags.

"Lord Hokage, the explosive tags on the seal."

"Thank you." Isogen took it very naturally and put it away as if nothing had happened.

I almost forgot about this.

Hiruzen Sarutobi forced a friendly smile and asked casually, "Yu Ge, where did you get all these explosive tags? Did you have any special connections?"

Fugaku Uchiha shrank back.

The 50 million taels of explosive tags cannot be delivered all at once in a short period of time, but it is reasonable to give it a start.

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, he inwardly shook his head frantically.

No, no, no!

Isogen grinned and gave a thumbs-up to Fugaku Uchiha, who was trying to dodge.

"Anything made by the Uchiha clan is guaranteed to be of high quality."

Upon hearing this, the Uchiha seemed to have gained approval, and they raised their heads slightly, still looking smug.

Uchiha Fugaku stood at the front of the line, and under the watchful eyes of his clansmen, he could only display the composure typical of the Uchiha clan.

In reality, his hands, which were behind his back, were sweating profusely.

"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't even want to say how many times his head had been throbbing.

Despite the Uchiha clan showing signs of integrating into the village, and despite the increasingly close relationships and better cooperation among the second-generation leaders of the various ninja clans, the situation remains unchanged.

In the foreseeable future, Konoha will surely shine because of them.

But why, why is his head throbbing with pain?

Suddenly, he looked up sharply, his sharp gaze seemingly returning to that of a thirty-year-old, piercing through layers of obstacles and locking onto Tsunade, who was hiding behind him.

……

"Hey, did you rob someone again... to make money?"

Because she was watching the spectacle and didn't stop the capture, Tsunade leaned close to Isogen's face and asked in a low voice.

"This money isn't yours."

"No way! Let's talk this out. Give me the money, and I'll take you on a rampage!"

Tsunade puffed out her cheeks: "Then why didn't you light an explosive tag and set off fireworks this time?"

Isogen looked at her strangely: "How are you going to harvest my harvest after you've only used me once? Second use, third recycling, fourth transformation—do you understand?"

Tsunade suddenly realized, then became excited: "Then call me next time, I'm sure I can afford it if I have that much money."

thump.

A marble hits Tsunade on the forehead.

Mito Uzumaki narrowed her eyes slightly: "I couldn't subdue your grandfather back then, but now I can't even handle you?"

Tsunade chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, Grandma."

A middle-aged woman acting cute and coquettish.

"Hmph, hand over what Yu Ge gave you before. Keeping it in your hands will only lead to waste."

Tsunade cried out in despair.

He looked at Isogen with a resentful gaze.

It seems that her status in the family has been declining ever since this kid came to live there.

Ignoring her spendthrift granddaughter's wailing, Mito Uzumaki turned to look at the monkey.

Sitting as he had been all those years ago, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled wryly and said, "Lord Mito, about the Hyuga clan matter this time..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mito Uzumaki snorted coldly, "What? Is it something to be proud of to compete with a child?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless, but could only continue, "But after all, the impact this time was terrible, with so many explosive tags."

"Some of it was given to me by this old woman. Do you have a problem with that?"

"...No," he whispered.

Mito Uzumaki will not let him off easily.

"Because of a child's joke, he made a big deal out of it, and ended up having many of his clan's top fighters taken down with a single ninjutsu move. Why wasn't the Hyuga clan so formidable back in the day?!"

"Even the Uchiha clan acknowledges and respects Yu Ge's strength. Has the Hyuga clan surpassed the Uchiha clan in this regard?"

Mito Uzumaki considered herself reasonable, but Hyuga was simply too disappointing.

"That's just an illusion created by the strength of the Fifty Strings," Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself.

Because of their strength, they regard the fifty strings as an equal in age.

The real problem is that Gojūgen's actions completely lacked the Will of Fire, and there was no indication that he considered Hyuga as a comrade... or so it seemed.

He caught a glimpse of Hyuga Mizuki out of the corner of his eye, who looked like a porcelain doll.

Mito Uzumaki was fully aware of Hiruzen Sarutobi's feelings.

Rounding down, this monkey was one she had watched grow up.

It's simply a concern that Wu Shixian doesn't consider the village his home and doesn't value his fellow villagers.

Because he is too strong, both in terms of talent and strength, his strength is completely out of the ordinary.

As one of the earliest children when Konoha was founded, Hiruzen Sarutobi witnessed the talents of his predecessors and naturally knew just how extraordinary Igogen Yoka's talent was.

It's no exaggeration to say that he's practically the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths.

Therefore, he worried that this genius who could make Konoha great again would not be close to Konoha.

But if you ask her, when has Isogen ever cared about Konoha?

A year of getting along with someone gives you the insight to see into people's hearts and the ability to sense good and evil, as well as emotions.

The fifty-stringed Yu Ge she knew only cared about a select few people.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.