I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

I really don't know whether Hiruzen Sarutobi's rise to power is good or bad for them.

However, it is undeniable that the Sarutobi clan's official ninjas are now mainly active in the Anbu, and due to the Third Hokage's influence, their non-official ninjas do not need to go to overly dangerous battlefields.

This has led to contemporary Sarutobi clan ninjas being out of touch with reality, possessing a strong sense of ownership but lacking vision, and easily exaggerating things that are fundamentally insignificant.

For example, they might even openly express hostility towards the Uchiha clan, believing that the Uchiha's "disunity" was affecting the village's strength.

After Minato Namikaze took over, the Sarutobi clan did not change much. Most of their public ninjas held important positions in the Anbu, and their work reports were initially submitted directly to Hiruzen Sarutobi, resembling a "second office."

They simply felt that Minato Namikaze was too young and inexperienced to be Hokage, and needed Hiruzen Sarutobi's help—this wasn't sarcasm or an excuse, but rather their genuine belief.

Hiruzen Sarutobi himself was speechless, having criticized these people from the very beginning.

Having driven away the Sarutobi clan ninja, Uchiha Shingen continued to sense chakra while simultaneously using his Sharingan to observe at its maximum range.

Finally, he sensed that familiar chakra fluctuation.

At the same time, Uchiha Shingen activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The instant he was teleported, he punched the ground without saying a word, and the spell mark of the summoning spell had just appeared on the ground.

boom!!!

With a deafening roar, the ground shattered from his punch, and amidst the flying debris, a figure in a black robe leaped upwards.

Uchiha Shingen drew his sword and vanished from his spot once more, the blade slicing straight towards his opponent's neck.

"Flying Thunder God Slash!" As if he had foreseen this attack, he dodged it. The voice behind the mask sounded somewhat gritted, "You really did leave a mark on me!"

"This 'Madara' old man, did you just get beaten up?" Uchiha Shingen sneered. "I knew you were up to no good, trying to trick the Uchiha clan, huh?"

Numerous footsteps rapidly approached from afar; it was the sound of ninjas moving.

While suspended in mid-air, Obito Uchiha discovered that despite being in the center of the city, there wasn't a single person on the streets.

This seems a little different from what he expected?

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, a large shuriken came crashing down on him.

"Uchiha Shingen, don't look down on me!" Uchiha Obito's voice was filled with anger as the shuriken pierced through his body and fell onto the empty street.

"Then do something that will earn my respect." Uchiha Shingen reappeared, and at the same time, a kunai flew out, aiming at Uchiha Obito's face, who had just deactivated Kamui.

The Sharingan's use of ocular techniques involves fluctuations in ocular power, and Uchiha Shingen had already memorized this fluctuation frequency back in the Land of Rain.

The kunai passed through again, going in through the mask and out through the back of the head.

"I said... um?" Just as Obito Uchiha was about to make a sarcastic remark, he noticed that Shingen Uchiha's left hand was still in a hand seal position.

Subconsciously, he activated Divine Might once again.

Amidst the deafening roar, flames engulfed his vision, ripping up the already severely damaged ground once more and temporarily obscuring Uchiha Shingen's figure.

[It was an explosive tag...]

Obito Uchiha suddenly realized that Shingen Uchiha had transferred the explosive tag to the kunai he had just thrown.

This guy uses the Flying Thunder God technique differently than his teacher.

This time, he did not unleash Kamui. Before the flames and heat wave had dissipated, he rushed out of the blast radius of the explosive tag and grabbed at Uchiha Shingen.

Compared to the teacher he was familiar with, this neighbor whom he thought he knew but was actually not familiar with at all was the biggest threat to his plan!

Chapter Nineteen: Capture This Person

Chakra perception is an extremely useful ability, and it's even better when combined with the Sharingan.

Chakra rarely lies.

As soon as the first batch of explosive tags detonated, Uchiha Shingen knew it was a waste of time and immediately stopped his ninjutsu, switching to the Flying Thunder God Technique to change his position.

Nevertheless, most of the block was still completely destroyed by the bombing.

It's inconvenient in the village, and many methods aren't very effective. Even though he modified the technique, it still needs to be used with caution.

The main concern is that if the food is fried too much, it will cost money.

He couldn't help but reminisce about the First Shinobi World War. Back then, everything else was bad, but this was the only good thing: we could blow things up however we wanted, and nobody had any worries.

The joy of immersive explosions is something you won't understand until you try it.

If there's any downside, it's that it's expensive; those on a tight budget really can't afford it. It's a pleasure exclusively for the wealthy.

Uchiha Shingen might not be considered a tycoon, but he had a reimbursement limit provided by a tycoon.

Before the thick smoke from the explosion had even dissipated, Obito Uchiha had already escaped the blast radius unscathed and grabbed Shingen Uchiha.

Space immediately began to distort, yet Uchiha Shingen's body exploded once again amidst a blinding light.

Kamui is a powerful eye technique, but Obito Uchiha only has one eye, and it's primarily defensive, so his attack methods are limited to just a few moves.

Uchiha Shingen was just waiting for him to come and capture him.

However, Kamui's activation is the same as the regular Flying Thunder God Technique, both being instantaneous and requiring no hand seals. Therefore, this explosive tag still did not cause any damage to Obito Uchiha.

But the sudden bright light still gave Obito Uchiha a moment of pleasure.

It brought tears to my eyes.

Where did this guy get so many explosive tags?

Obito Uchiha couldn't understand it; he had never seen Shingen Uchiha reach for anything.

One hand holds a knife, the other is forming a hand seal. Could it be that he's using a third leg to pull out the explosive talisman?

If we're talking about the Flying Thunder God Technique, even Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God teleportation isn't like this.

"What kind of technique is that?" Obito Uchiha asked.

His answer was a fatal blow.

Uchiha Shingen didn't respond at all.

What are you babbling about on a dark, moonless night for murder and a windy, arson-prone day?

This isn't a training session where you ask and I answer.

Obito Uchiha was also frustrated. With both of them skilled in space-time ninjutsu, he couldn't do anything by relying solely on Kamui.

Most importantly, he wasn't there to fight.

However, summoning the Nine-Tails requires a material medium to support the magic array, and Uchiha Shingen completely refused to give him that opportunity.

Each harboring their own thoughts, the two continued their battle, exchanging blows, but each was secretly plotting how to break the deadlock.

One wanted to summon the Nine-Tails, but the other wouldn't allow it.

This delay allowed the Konoha ninjas to surround them from all directions.

There were garrison troops, secret police, regular army soldiers, and even unofficial ninja clans.

Hiding people is a basic practice of the ninja clan. Even if it's not necessary, they still have to hide some, otherwise they will be ridiculed by their peers.

The largest group consisted of the direct descendants of the Third Hokage, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.

The ninjas of the Sarutobi clan were among them.

The Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans are another group. These three clans have been allied with the Sarutobi clan for generations, but ultimately they are not a single entity.

The Hyuga clan members were watching from afar with their Byakugan eyes, pointing it out to everyone.

There was no way around it; Obito Uchiha and Shingen Uchiha moved too fast and over too wide a range, constantly changing locations.

The people gathered around from all directions not to show off or demonstrate their status, but because otherwise, they simply couldn't catch up.

We were all running in one direction, but we were only halfway there when we were told to change direction.

My mentality is really shattered.

But what's most shocking is that this time, all the factions in Konoha Village have seen it very clearly.

Uchiha Shingen, he can use the Flying Thunder God Technique.

This technique is no longer exclusive to the Naruto lineage.

An Uchiha who can use the Flying Thunder God Technique!

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura had the most complex feelings.

Although they had doubts before, deep down they hoped that this kind of thing would not happen.

"They hid really well, the Uchiha clan..." Finally arriving near the two, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the two ghostly figures and felt a heavy heart. "And who is the other one?"

"Leaving aside the one wearing the mask, are you confident you can subdue Uchiha Shingen?" Shimura Danzo asked.

Although the two often quarrel on the surface, they are close partners who have always worked together to protect the interests of the group.

For many years, Shimura Danzo has acted as if he is not afraid of being criticized, not because he doesn't care, but because he doesn't care about those who criticize him.

This is the path he chose himself. He has Hiruzen Sarutobi, someone who understands him, and that's enough.

Unless one day, Hiruzen Sarutobi stops understanding him.

"I don't know." Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped his Vajra Staff. "But as long as you and I are here, Konoha won't fall into chaos."

“That’s natural.” Shimura Danzo nodded. “However, there’s probably no one in this village who can restrain him, not even your apprentice.”

"They each have their strengths, and it's not even that high. We have Minato, and they have the Uchiha clan. Even the Uchiha clan has young people like Shisui."

Thinking of Uchiha Shisui, the two old men felt much better.

“In the future, we should assign him more tasks so that he can gradually detach himself from the police department,” Danzo Shimura said. “After all, public ninjas are not allowed to take on missions in principle, so this can fill the vacancy left by Minato Namikaze.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in agreement, but another shadow lingered in his heart.

The chakra enveloping Konoha belongs to the Nine-Tails.

What's going on at the Watergate? Did they succeed or fail? There's been absolutely no word coming back.

This gave him a bad feeling.

There is no Cao Cao in the Naruto world, so there is no saying "Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives," but perhaps in the future we can say "Speak of Minato and Minato arrives."

"Third Hokage!" Minato Namikaze appeared directly next to Hiruzen Sarutobi, his face extremely pale.

"Minato, how is Kushina?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked anxiously.