"How dare he be so arrogant!"
"Does he think Konoha is some kind of place where he can come and go as he pleases?!"
Inside the Hokage Office Building, Tsunade looked at Hinata, who was standing there with her head lowered and nervously clutching the hem of her clothes, then at Naruto, who was curiously staring at her, along with Keizumi, who remained calm, and Hiruzen, who stood quietly by. She felt utterly exhausted.
Today was supposed to be a day of great joy for her—so why did that shameless thief have to pick today of all days to cause trouble in Konoha?
And not just any trouble—the Tenseigan had been stolen!
Even though Hyūga Hiashi had died at the hands of Uchiha Keizumi, in Tsunade and Hiruzen's estimation, that Tenseigan was practically equivalent in value to a Tailed Beast.
Rounding things up, on the very day she took office as Hokage, Konoha had effectively lost a Tailed Beast!
"Tsunade-sama, please—I beg Konoha to retrieve that Tenseigan…"
At this moment, Neji bowed deeply before Tsunade. He was now the head of the Hyūga Clan. Although the clan currently consisted of only a handful of members—all of them still attending the Ninja Academy—Konoha clearly had no intention of abandoning them.
Just think about it—if you were on a mission with a teammate who had full-map vision hacks, and there were a whole group of such teammates…
There was simply no way Konoha would give up the Hyūga Clan. Even if their numbers were small now, they could still continue to grow.
To be honest, Neji himself felt quite frustrated. He had only attended Tsunade's Hokage inauguration ceremony as the head of the Hyūga Clan, assuming that Hinata would be perfectly safe within the village.
Yet it was precisely that moment of complacency that allowed the Tenseigan to be stolen by a mysterious enemy.
"Based on your descriptions, the one who stole the Hyūga Clan's Tenseigan is very likely the same person behind the Nine-Tails Incident!"
Hiruzen's calm expression came from the fact that he no longer had to deal with these matters personally. But after hearing Hinata and Naruto's account, he was reminded of that night during the Nine-Tails Incident.
Back then, he had been some distance away, but he still saw the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, battling a mysterious man. When that man retreated, he vanished in a swirling vortex out of thin air.
"The Nine-Tails Incident that led to the Fourth Hokage's death?"
As Hiruzen's words fell, the entire Hokage office fell into sudden silence.
Those who knew the truth couldn't help but glance toward Naruto, who looked completely carefree. Among Konoha's upper ranks, Naruto's identity as the Fourth Hokage's son was no secret.
"Why are you all looking at me…"
"I'm really not the Nine-Tails Demon Fox…"
Naruto felt uncomfortable under everyone's gaze. He knew people had always called him the Nine-Tails Demon Fox, but this was the first time he realized there might be deeper conspiracies behind that label.
"Uchiha Obito!"
"That man is Uchiha Obito—the Fourth Hokage's disciple, Kakashi's teammate and classmate!"
Keizumi revealed Obito's identity without hesitation. The fact that Obito dared to infiltrate Konoha right under his nose, injure people, and steal something so important—it felt like a direct provocation against justice.
He didn't care what consequences exposing Obito's identity might bring. Right now, he only wanted to master the Flying Thunder God Technique as soon as possible, find Uchiha Obito, and burn that man to death!
"What?"
"How could it be him?!"
Among everyone present, Hiruzen reacted the most strongly.
He remembered Uchiha Obito well—or rather, he remembered every notable Uchiha.
In Hiruzen's memory, Obito had been nothing more than a fool—and a talentless one at that.
But now Keizumi was saying that this fool was not only the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Incident, but also the one who stole the Tenseigan?
"You can ask Kakashi for the details. Tsunade, I need to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique."
Keizumi didn't want to explain further. The reason he came to the Hokage office today was precisely to take this opportunity to request access to the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Letting evil go unpunished was the greatest blasphemy against justice!
For the sake of justice, Uchiha Keizumi had to master the Flying Thunder God Technique—and he had to bring Obito to judgment as soon as possible.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique…"
"Is it because that Uchiha Obito also possesses a space-time ninjutsu?"
Tsunade didn't know much about Obito, but she had no objections to Keizumi learning the Flying Thunder God Technique—or rather, even if she did, it wouldn't matter.
Before learning it, Keizumi was already unstoppable in Konoha. After mastering it, he would be able to carry out justice across the entire shinobi world even more efficiently—and accelerate the transformation of this decaying world!
"The difficulty of the Flying Thunder God Technique…"
Hiruzen instinctively wanted to object. After all, allowing an Uchiha to learn a forbidden technique developed by his teacher, Senju Tobirama, felt like a betrayal.
But then he remembered Tsunade's authority—and the fact that he was no longer Hokage. In the end, he changed his words and merely mentioned the difficulty of mastering the technique.
Yet even that trailed off.
After all, Keizumi had already developed a Kekkei Tōta—that alone proved his exceptional talent. Talking about the difficulty of Flying Thunder God in front of him would only be humiliating himself.
As Tsunade handed the Flying Thunder God Technique scroll to Keizumi, he didn't linger in the Hokage office.
In fact, he wasn't entirely confident that he could master it.
Unlike other ninjutsu, this forbidden technique required sensitivity to space-time. Even though he could briefly experience the power of a Kekkei Mōra, that only enhanced his understanding of bloodline abilities—not space-time perception.
After leaving with the scroll, Keizumi devoted most of his time each day to studying the technique.
For the sake of justice, he even summoned the same level of dedication he once had as a student at the Ninja Academy.
As for his remaining free time, he spent it carrying out justice.
However, with Konoha now filled with supporters of justice, there were fewer criminals to deal with.
Time passed little by little—
Until three days later, when news from Iwagakure spread across the entire shinobi world!