Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Killing intent

It poured out without any concealment.

【Wind Release: Vacuum Wave】

The tin staff had long been stuck in the ground.

Kazuma's hands moved with lightning speed to form hand seals, and he unleashed a terrifying wind blade capable of cleaving gold and splitting rocks. Just as Yakumo reached out to hold down Hotaru, who was struggling to stand up, he launched this deadly attack. The wind blade slashed towards Yakumo and Fujika and Hotaru, who were sitting on a bench behind him and were too weak to stand up to fight together.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki cannot be killed, but the lives of the others are irrelevant.

This was before the operation.

The words that Madara Uchiha once said to him.

His target from the beginning was the girls closely related to Uchiha Sogen, such as Uchiha Fujika, Kurama Yakumo, and Tsuchigumo Hotaru. Uchiha Fujika was Uchiha Sogen's younger sister, and Kurama Yakumo and Tsuchigumo Hotaru were Uchiha Sogen's only two disciples.

Kill them.

This might deal a heavy blow to Uchiha Sogen; that was the task Obito Uchiha had given him.

Even though Uchiha Sogen was ruthless enough to remain completely unaffected, eliminating a group of Konoha's geniuses in advance was not a waste of effort. Having witnessed the performance of the young men and women just now, the killing intent in his chest was already overflowing!

I can't wait for Hiruzen to lure more Konoha experts to the vicinity of Konoha's main gate. Such a dangerous seedling really needs to be eliminated as soon as possible!

"what?"

Kazuma let out a soft, uncertain whisper.

The wind blades swept across the girls' bodies, but not a single drop of blood was spilled. It was as if they had only struck a phantom bubble. When the wind blades dissipated, nothing had changed.

"Illusion? When?"

Kazuma stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

He subtly tried to disrupt the flow of chakra within his body, attempting to break free from the control of the genjutsu. The scene before him changed slightly for a moment, but then settled down again, and everything remained unchanged. He was somewhat unsure whether this was a genjutsu or reality.

but,

In the very next second,

The world before him had undergone a dramatic transformation. All the scenery in his field of vision had vanished, replaced by rough, uneven rock walls. He turned his eyes and found himself standing in a square, deep pit, unable to move, his hands and feet bound by long, black snakes.

"When?"

He Ma was startled.

Not only were their sights deceived, but their sense of touch was also impaired. No, that's not right. It wasn't just their sight and touch; while they were under the control of the illusion, their hearing, smell, and everything else were also affected.

"What exactly is this...?"

At that moment, someone used earth-walking techniques to sneak up from the rock wall behind them; it was none other than Kazuma.

"You can digest the details later. I want to help you unravel these things."

Then, the 'Kazuma' raised the wind blade wrapped in a thin layer of white paper and swung it down at the bound Kazuma. The small, dark snakes were severed, turning into ink that soaked his clothes and stained the ground beneath his feet.

then,

With a "bang",

Kazuma, who had used the Earthwalking Technique to sneak in, disappeared; this was a shadow clone.

As the shadow clone disappeared, a jumble of memories flooded into Kazuma's mind. From the shadow clone's perspective, he saw himself naturally deflect the direction when releasing the [Vacuum Wave], heading towards an empty open space. Then he stood there dumbfounded, letting the long, dark snakes bind him.

Okay,

At this moment, the shadow clone who had been watching the battle made its move.

With a single move, [Earth Release: Earthquake Core], he was shoved into the ground. Whether it was because a sufficient distance was created or because the rock layer severed some kind of mental connection, Kazuma finally woke up from the illusion at this moment. Then, a shadow clone arrived and helped him remove the restraints from his body.

"Kurama Yakumo!"

I kept repeating this name in my mind.

He dared not be negligent in the slightest, and plunged headfirst into the rock wall in front of him, using the Earth-Traveling Technique to hide himself first. The next moment, one Naruto after another peeked out from above the pit. Not seeing Kazuma's shadow, they immediately shouted, "Yakumo, be careful, that guy escaped."

Upon hearing this, Yakumo raised an eyebrow slightly.

Immediately,

He spread out his invisible spiritual power to monitor the surrounding environment, thinking that he should find an opportunity to ask his master if there were any perception methods he could learn. This method of directly monitoring with spiritual power was rather rudimentary, not only tiring but also with very limited monitoring effectiveness.

Fortunately, Naruto was there to help.

The Super Beast Imitation Painting technique is also excellent at intelligence gathering. Naruto himself picked up his brush and started painting, and rats jumped out of the scroll and scattered in all directions.

Kazuma, who was hiding underground, was feeling very heavy-hearted at that moment.

We almost capsized in the gutter.

If I hadn't been careful and hidden a shadow clone to watch the battle before making my move, I might have already been captured alive by those brats. Damn it! The bloodline limit of the Kurama clan is so terrifying. Comparing the two scenes in my mind, my heart almost trembled.

He still can't figure out how he got infected.

When did I become controlled by the illusion?

Completely clueless

Unable to find the root cause

Therefore, there is no way to take precautions.

This illusion technique... it's ridiculously powerful! We absolutely cannot get close to that girl again. We can only use ranged attacks, or techniques like shadow clones and traps to fight. But this makes it much harder to kill these brats.

"They're just a bunch of kids, but they're surprisingly troublesome!"

Kazuma deeply felt the difference between genius and mortal.

I, who was once called a genius, am nothing more than an ordinary roadside weed in the face of a true genius.

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite."

Kazuma used Earth Release: Earth Release to create a space with fresh air flowing between himself and Yakumo and Naruto, not far from them, roughly directly below Ichiraku Ramen. He then created several shadow clones as a precaution before finally standing firm in the space he had dug out.

Then--

It begins to build up its strength.

He planned to use the forbidden technique of the Tsuchigumo clan to completely wipe out the children on the ground, even disregarding the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. After all, his relationship with that cowardly guy who claimed to be Uchiha Madara was just a cooperative one, and he wouldn't mind giving that guy some face and maintaining this fragile alliance for the time being if conditions allowed.

but now,

I can't worry about that anymore.

Killing these brats is the most important thing.

only,

He underestimated the boys and girls above. A small snake, only about the thickness of a thumb, discovered the ventilation hole hidden in the corner of the wall, crawled in, and went straight down to find Kazuma hiding underground. At the same time, Kazuma also noticed something was wrong because the ventilation hole was blocked and the air circulation was poor.

"What the hell?! Damn it!"

Kazuma saw the small, dark snake that had crawled into the underground space through the ventilation hole.

The shadow clone beside him instantly threw out a shuriken, which shattered the black snake. As the ink dripped down, he realized that he could not charge up for any longer. If he dragged it out any longer, he might attract the opponent's first attack, or the little devils on it might escape the attack range.

then,

The next moment,

"Explode!!!"

Kazuma let out a roar.

Forbidden Technique: Wrath of Heaven.

freed!

The intense white light easily obliterated the rock formations overhead, as well as all objects on the ground within a 20-meter radius of the Ichiraku Ramen shop. Nothing remained, not even buildings, tables, chairs, or trees.

Ichiraku Ramen, a popular tourist attraction in Konoha, has been turned into a white wasteland... no, a deep pit, even the foundation has been destroyed.

"That was close! Thank goodness you reminded us, Hotaru. If we had stayed down there, I'm afraid..."

Naruto wiped away a bead of cold sweat.

He was genuinely terrified.

If Hotaru hadn't reminded them that Kazuma might have mastered their Tsuchigumo clan's forbidden technique, "Raging Heaven," a forbidden technique that, if used correctly, could wipe out a sizable island from the world, they would have been more cautious.

He painted again.

A large, dark bird carried everyone into the sky, including the two dumbfounded Chunin uncles.

then,

As it turned out, this decision was correct. If they hadn't taken off, they probably would have been finished!

after all,

Even the man who had rushed over not long ago to protect the boys and girls was taken aback, because Yakumo and the others' performance was so outstanding that it was beyond imagination. So this man, who was used to working under the Ministry of Education, thought that perhaps the boys and girls could take this opportunity to gain more experience, so he did not intervene immediately.

As a result, I was so scared that my heart almost stopped beating.

We can't keep going like this!

Something bad will happen. If all these children are wiped out... Uchiha Arashiyama couldn't imagine what the consequences would be. Sogen is becoming more and more unpredictable. He could no longer predict what Sogen would do if he really lost his temper. Perhaps the world would be destroyed.

This joke is anything but funny!

correct,

The man entrusted by Sogen to help look after and protect Naruto and the others was none other than Uchiha Arashiyama.

Don't underestimate this deputy minister of the police department. Although he has been buried in paperwork for years and has hardly had any opportunity to do things himself, he has never given up his spiritual practice and has tried every means to squeeze out time for it.

Furthermore,

He is not alone.

As the deputy minister who wielded real power in the police department, mobilizing a few skilled individuals to accompany him was a simple matter of a word.

"Red, Hayate, Muta, follow me!"

Uchiha Arashiyama rushed out and charged towards Kazuma, who was standing at the bottom of the pit.

Behind him,