From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 180 What exactly is a radical?
No matter how dark the night, dawn will eventually break.

The dawn's light, like a sharp sword, tore apart the dark clouds that shrouded Konoha, and warm sunlight shone on the ruins.

Those who had survived emerged from their shelters, gazing upon the once bustling streets and villages now reduced to ruins overnight. Countless friends and relatives had perished, their blood staining the earth a deep crimson, and the air thick with the acrid smell of burning flesh.

The genin, who used to talk about war as if they hoped it would happen, were deeply hurt.

Countless people died as a result, and their homes were destroyed. The cruelty of war far exceeded their imagination. From that moment on, the illusion in their minds turned into a bloody reality.

"Is this war?"

Matt Kai slumped to the ground, his mind blank.

He once fantasized that he would step onto the battlefield, make a name for himself, and become a great ninja like Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya.

But now, that fantasy has been shattered.

"Is it cruel?"

Kosuke couldn't bear it any longer and walked over to him, pulling the dazed Kai into his arms and gently comforting him, "But this is war, a reality that a ninja can never escape."

"Is there no way to end the war completely?"

Young Might Guy looked at the gray-haired Kosuke with a bewildered gaze.

“It’s a pity that even the First Hokage couldn’t fulfill this dream.” Kosuke couldn’t answer him, so he could only ruffle Might Guy’s hair and say softly, “Perhaps you will be able to find a way to end the war in the future, but right now, you need to pull yourself together and come with me to the Hokage Building.”

The surviving ninjas received orders to assemble in front of the Hokage Building.

As more and more ninjas gathered in front of the Hokage Building, although everyone was in a sorry state and many were even injured, their faces all carried a trace of sorrow and grief, as well as hatred and anger towards the Cloud Ninja.

The anger seemed to ignite the air itself, creating a suffocating and oppressive atmosphere that made it almost impossible to breathe.

In front of the Hokage Building, on the wide plaza, hundreds of people stood there in a dark mass, not a single person spoke, it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

They were all waiting for someone to appear.

The Anbu, belonging only to the Hokage, appeared, their jet-black attire and white masks radiating a silent pressure as they stood quietly in front of the crowd.

The next moment, a figure walked out of the Hokage Building.

The warm sunlight shone on his face, dispelling the shadow, and the moment his face was revealed, the hundreds of silent ninjas burst into cheers.

"hero!"

"hero!"

"hero!"

The words were repeated over and over, as if they had been planned in advance.

The crowd's intense and excited emotions drove them to roar tirelessly, the sound waves rising higher and higher, even threatening to lift the roof off.

At that moment, in everyone's eyes, he was a hero!
The hero who saved Konoha—Uchiha Muneki!

Looking at the dense crowd and the hundreds of eager eyes, Uchiha Muneki slowly raised his hand and pressed it down.

Suddenly, the enthusiastic cheers disappeared, replaced by silence.

With just a simple gesture, hundreds of people were able to obey quietly. Such powerful prestige and cohesion even surprised Lin Jiao in the back.

"I'm so sorry I came back late."

Uchiha Muneki's face showed grief, his voice was low and hoarse, and a tear rolled down his cheek: "I want to apologize to you. If I could have been faster, perhaps the village wouldn't be like this, so many people wouldn't have died, and it wouldn't have been destroyed by the Cloud Ninja."

Danzo, who was hiding in the shadows, twitched his face upon hearing these words and angrily cursed the kid for clearly making veiled accusations!
"No! We don't blame you!"

From the crowd, someone shouted, their voice trembling with tears, "This is not your fault! You are the hero who saved Konoha, Lord Muneki!"

"Yes, you are a hero, you have done your best!"

"Don't apologize, Lord Zongyue, let's take revenge!"

Faced with the agitated crowd, Uchiha Muneki had no choice but to raise his hand and press down again.

As the crowd calmed down, he glanced around and then said with a hint of bitterness, "Actually, I am not qualified to be the acting Hokage. Lord Danzo did his best, but this is not the result he wanted. I hope everyone can forgive him and not be too harsh on him."

Danzo was furious. She could easily see that this guy was deliberately bringing up the old story to pin the blame on her! Sure enough, angry shouts erupted from the crowd.

"Screw Danzo!"

"If it weren't for that bastard, how could Konoha have been invaded?!"

"Danzo should die! Make him commit seppuku to atone for his sins!"

"That's right!"

The filthiness of his curses nearly made Danzo spit out blood.

After finally calming the crowd down, Uchiha Munetsuki took a deep breath: "Since I am temporarily assuming the position of Hokage, I have a few words I would like to say to everyone."

"Lord Zongyue, please speak!"

"That's right, whatever it is, we'll listen!"

The time was almost right. Through his spiritual vision, he could see that everyone's mind was now stained with anger and hatred. So he added a hypnotic power to his words and suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "Today, we stand here! We stand on the land of Konoha! On this land that our ancestors have watered with their blood and dignity!"

"Behind me stand the statues of the Hokage of all generations! The heroes who quelled countless wars and led us to victory!"

"Before me stand the ninjas of Konoha, groaning in anger and humiliation!"

"Look around you. That's a village destroyed by the Cloud Ninja. There are our relatives, friends, and children lying under the rubble. They used Jinchuriki to invade Konoha, trampling on our dignity, slaughtering our civilians, and destroying our homes!"

Everyone instinctively looked around at the destroyed ruins, their anger growing stronger.

At the same time, a sense of humiliation filled his heart, and he was unconsciously led to focus his hatred and resentment on the invaders and Danzo.

"If this grudge is not avenged, Konoha and our dignity will cease to exist!"

"The Cloud Ninja are bullying us, and even the weak Mist Ninja and Sand Ninja dare to trample on our dignity. Are we going to continue to tolerate this?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in a roar of anger.

"No!"

"No!"

"No!"

Three enormous roars seemed to shatter the clouds.

"Protesting and condemning are acts of cowards!"

Uchiha Munetsuki then added, "Such actions will only make them look down on us even more!"

"We will crush their bodies, trample their dignity, and ravage their lives from body to spirit, so that from this day forward, they will tremble at the mere mention of Konoha's name!"

"In the name of revenge, we will unite!"

"Fight for Konoha, fight for those who died, fight for dignity and life!"

"I, Uchiha Munetsuki, hereby swear an oath!"

Uchiha Muneki seemed like a demon, stirring the hearts of everyone: "I will lead you to reclaim your lost dignity and crush those who dare to offend Konoha!"

"Crush them!"

"Crush them!"

"Crush them!"

A frenzied fighting spirit, mixed with intense anger and hatred, ignited everyone's emotions.

"No surrender! No reconciliation! No compensation!"

Uchiha Muneki said, each word distinct and forceful, "Our goal is singular: to annihilate the village!"

Danzo, standing to the side, had his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

I thought I was extreme enough, but I never expected this guy to be even more extreme!

As expected, not a single member of the Uchiha clan is mentally sound!
(End of this chapter)