I am the most popular character in Naruto!

"Do you want to wipe out the Uchiha clan completely?"

"Even if it's for future revenge, it shouldn't be like this..."

"no!"

Before Chiaki could explain, Mirai jumped up and said indignantly to Minato, "Chiaki isn't that kind of person! There's a reason for this!"

"Okay, let me hear what the reason is?"

Minato clenched his fist angrily. "You need to understand that the Uchiha clan is one of the pillars of Konoha. If it were to suddenly collapse, the damage to Konoha would be immense!"

"When did Senior Brother Minato become like this?"

Chiaki looked at Minato with slight surprise. Minato, who had always been gentle and mild-mannered in handling everything, now seemed somewhat anxious and uneasy.

"You really do look a bit like the Third Hokage now."

She looked at Minato with regret and said that he was becoming more and more like a politician, like a qualified Hokage.

But this kind of water gate is becoming less and less like a water gate.

"...Chiaki, I am willing to dedicate everything for the development of Konoha!"

"This is the Shadow!"

Minato stared intently at Chiaki as he spoke. Chiaki paused again, gripped Mirai's hand tightly, and whispered to Minato, "What if I have to be sacrificed for the sake of Konoha's development?"

"……Same."

Minato took a deep breath and said seriously, "Not just you, but even me, Kushina, or even Naruto, if necessary, are all willing to sacrifice ourselves for them!"

"Because this is the Shadow of Konoha, this is the Will of Fire!"

"Senior Brother Minato, I think you've gone down the wrong path."

Chiaki sighed and said to Minato with a face full of pity, "The Will of Fire of Konoha is not something so superficial, but if this is your Way of Shadow, then I can't say anything..."

"I am not here today to have a dispute with you over the road, Chiaki."

After a moment of silence, Minato spoke to Chiaki, "Tell me as soon as possible, what exactly do you intend to do to the Uchiha clan?"

"It is none of my business."

However, words that surprised Minato came out of Chiaki's mouth.

"Whatever happens to the Uchiha clan is none of my business."

"?"

Minato was completely dumbfounded. What kind of answer was this?

His gaze swept across the ages and landed on Kakashi.

Kakashi looked up at Minato, his deadpan eyes revealing a serious expression, and nodded.

This matter really has nothing to do with Chiaki; he was just asked by Chiaki to investigate Uchiha Itachi.

"Then... what exactly is this?"

Minato turned his head in confusion. In the distance, a strange chakra was rising from the Uchiha clan's encampment. If all of this had nothing to do with Chiaki, could it have been all done by Itachi Uchiha alone?

No way?

He's only twelve years old!

"I'll say it again, this has nothing to do with me."

Chiaki nimbly caught Mirai and lifted her up in a princess carry, her purple kimono robe spilling onto the ground. Chiaki's peach blossom eyes suddenly narrowed. "However, I do know what will happen to the Uchiha clan today."

"?!"

Minato quickly stepped forward. As the Hokage, he was genuinely concerned about what would become of the Uchiha clan, as it concerned the future development of Konoha!

"Chiaki, if you know, please tell me as soon as possible!"

"why?"

Chiaki, holding the future in her arms, glanced indifferently at Minato and said, "Go check it out yourself."

Chiaki still harbored some resentment about the changes to the water gate.

"Um... I guess you don't need me anymore?"

Kakashi sensed that the atmosphere was starting to get awkward and cautiously prepared to leave.

"Kakashi, tell me everything you know!"

However, Minato's voice made Kakashi wail in pain.

Brother, I really don't know anything!

Chapter 554 Why

I don't know why, but the night is especially dark tonight.

Sasuke walked alone on the street on his way home and suddenly felt a little lonely.

On a lonely night, the biting cold wind kept sneaking into his collar.

Even though he already possesses some chakra and is working hard to develop into a qualified genin, he is still completely lacking in resistance to weather.

Winter is approaching, and the autumn leaves are almost all gone, leaving only a few scattered leaves on the branches.

Winter nights come exceptionally early, and the sky is extremely dark, which is quite frightening.

No matter how precocious he is, Sasuke is still just a five or six-year-old child, and he is still afraid of the dark.

Not everyone is an extreme genius like Itachi and Kakashi, who can stand on their own at the age of five or six.

At least Sasuke can't.

Having always enjoyed the protection of his older brother, the care of Chiaki, and the competition and attention from his friends, Sasuke's heart is still quite soft and naive.

For some reason, Chiaki left Naruto and Sakura at home today, saying he wanted to talk about other things.

Sasuke thought to himself that it was probably because his strength had far surpassed that of the two of them.

After all, Sasuke is already working hard to become a genin, and has begun to learn how to use chakra and release some basic ninjutsu.

Especially the Uchiha clan's signature Fire Release ninjutsu—Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

If I can unleash a powerful Fireball Jutsu at the Genin level, I'm sure I'll gain the approval of my older brother and father, and make them look at me with new respect!

However, Sasuke, who has always been competing with Naruto, doesn't want Naruto to fall too far behind him, rather than growing stronger on his own.

The road to growth and progress is too lonely. As my older brother once said, he had the companionship of Zhishui during his growth, and he also hopes to find someone to accompany him on his journey.

Currently, Sasuke believes that Naruto is the only one in the village with sufficient status and the right to grow alongside him.

what?

Has the Hyuga clan recently produced a genius?

Hyuga Neji, the member of a branch family of the Hyuga clan?

What does that have to do with me?

How could a mere young master from a branch family be qualified to sit on equal footing with me?

Hinata Hyuga, from the main family, is in a similar position, but unfortunately, she is weak-willed and not a good competitor.

Naruto is different. He is the son of the Fourth Hokage, with a resolute personality and considerable strength. More importantly, he is a perfect match for Naruto in terms of social status...

Something seems off...

But that's the gist of it; he's a great friend!

Sakura too, she's so cute...

cough.

She was Chiaki's disciple, which was enough in terms of status, and her strength wasn't much worse than his. After all, she was a girl, so Sasuke was much more lenient with Sakura.

In any case, Sasuke didn't mind Chiaki giving them special lessons; on the contrary, he thought Chiaki's behavior was quite good.

At least I won't be alone because I lack opponents and partners.

The mountain path that usually involves three people is now being walked by myself alone, and it's quite cold.

Sasuke hugged his arms slightly, pondering whether he should wear a few more layers of clothing tomorrow, and slowly walked to the gate of the Uchiha clan.

But at that moment, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Quiet.

So quiet!

I didn't return that late. Usually at this time, the entrance to the Uchiha clan would be quite solemn, but it shouldn't be this quiet.

The silence was almost unbearable, and Sasuke's keen senses, inherited from the Uchiha clan, instantly put him on alert.

His nose twitched slightly, and he accurately detected a bloody smell in the air.

Bloody smell?

Sasuke's expression suddenly changed. He was in the safe village of Konoha, so how could he smell blood?

Could it be an enemy invasion?!

How dare they!

This is the Uchiha clan!

The powerful clans of Konoha!

Sasuke subconsciously pulled a kunai from his ninja tool bag, a mixture of excitement and apprehension in his heart.

Under Chiaki's training, Sasuke has indeed developed a fighting spirit and a will to resist, but he is still just a hothouse flower. He has never experienced real combat and has only had ordinary combat training.

However, a genius is a genius after all. Sasuke had already mobilized all his nerves and muscles, and released his chakra perception to the fullest extent, searching for enemies everywhere.

Despite being a genius of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke is still warlike at heart.

The sense of chakra continued to emanate, and after only a moment, Sasuke felt a powerful, awe-inspiring, yet incredibly familiar chakra.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at a telephone pole in front of him.