The domineering Uchiha drove the Third Hokage mad!

As the morning light pierced through the thin mist, Uchiha Mitsunori was already standing in the center of the training ground.

He twirled a Flying Thunder God Kunai between his slender fingers.

The guard at the training ground delivered a note.

Uchiha Mitsunaga raised his hand to catch it; on it were Minato Namikaze's distinctive, rounded handwriting: [Out on an emergency mission, will fight another day. —Minato Namikaze]

He narrowed his eyes slightly, a playful smile curving his lips: " Ran away?"

The note ignited with an orange-red flame in his palm before finally disappearing.

"Heh, going out on a mission, how interesting. I've been a bit stressed lately, haven't I?"

The wooden door to the mission posting area creaked loudly.

The two Chunin on duty were startled awake, one of them even knocking over his teacup.

"Advisor Sanfeng!"

The young Chunin hurriedly adjusted his headband, the tea spilling onto the table and soaking several mission files.

Uchiha Mitsunori ignored their panic and tapped his fingers on the sandalwood counter, making a crisp "thump, thump, thump" sound!

The ninja on duty bobbed his Adam's apple, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Tell me the details of Minato Namikaze's mission. This is not a request, it's an order."

One of the Chunin on duty hesitated before saying, "According to regulations, this requires the Hokage's... approval..."

Uchiha Mitsumine's Mangekyou Sharingan flickered slightly, and the Chunin's gaze immediately glazed over, his lips trembling uncontrollably: "Ro...Rolan Ancient Kingdom...S-rank mission...members include Akimichi Choza, Aburame Shizumi..."

"Let me see the mission request from the Queen of Loulan!"

Another young Chunin hurriedly pulled out a piece of parchment with gold trim.

The scroll was already in hand, and the Instantaneous Movement Technique was activated.

After he left, he unfolded a piece of parchment and wrote a passage.

An Lushan is a traitorous ninja from Sunagakure who has poisoned me. I implore Konoha to send ninjas immediately to kill this fiend and save my daughter Sara...

Uchiha Mitsunaga squinted at the rising sun: They've already set off... At their usual pace... it will take Minato's team at least 24 hours... to reach Loulan. If I fly there in my Blazing Angel form, it'll only take a few tens of minutes at most, which is still enough time!

He quickly returned to the security department office, forming a hand seal: "Shadow Clone Technique!"

A shadow clone emerged from the smoke, exchanged a glance with the original, and sang resentfully, "Working people, working souls, working people are all superior..."

Hearing the shadow clone's complaints, Uchiha Mitsunori smiled slightly.

He infused a large amount of chakra into the shadow clone, allowing it to be used for work and maintain its position for at least 48 hours.

Immediately afterwards, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear outside Konoha Village.

"Scorching Angel, open!"

In an instant, the air behind him distorted, and three pairs of blazing white flame wings burst forth from his body.

Each wing is made of highly concentrated chakra, with golden flames dancing at its edges.

The three pairs of fiery wings vibrated simultaneously, producing a sonic boom cloud visible to the naked eye.

Several ninjas who were doing their morning exercise looked up in alarm, only to see a white light pierce through the clouds, leaving a trail that lingered in the azure sky.

"What is that?"

"Who on earth could fly so fast?"

The murmurs were quickly left behind.

The three peaks of the Uchiha clan continued to climb until the clouds stretched out beneath their feet like cotton wool.

"Three times the speed of sound."

He adjusted his angle, and his entire body shot southward like an arrow.

The intense G-force was enough to crush the internal organs of an ordinary person, but for him, who possessed the Vortex Sage Body, it was merely a slight discomfort.

Soon, the outline of the ancient Loulan Kingdom gradually appeared on the horizon.

He landed on the outskirts of the city, his fiery wings transforming into countless points of light that dissipated into the air.

"It's said that Princess Sara is only 18 years old, young and beautiful... Kaleidoscope Eye Technique - Eye of God - Awakened!"

The patterns on the Mangekyou Sharingan glowed with an eerie red light in the darkness.

He quickly located the princess's bedroom by peering through the layers of walls.

Uchiha Mitsunori's figure moved through the corridor like a ghost, without triggering any mechanisms.

Inside the palace, eighteen-year-old Princess Sarah was fast asleep, her long red hair spread out on the silk pillow.

Uchiha Mitsumine gently pressed her shoulder: "Your Highness."

She saw a strange man sitting on the edge of her bed.

Princess Sarah screamed, but a hand covered her mouth, turning her scream into a sob.

Her dark eyes were filled with terror, and her slender fingers gripped the silk quilt tightly.

Uchiha Mitsunori released his control over her, took a half step back, and slightly raised his hands to show that he was harmless.

He looked at the girl curled up in the corner of the bed and said gently, "Princess, don't panic. I'm not here to hurt you, but rather to rescue you at your mother's request."

"Help...me...?"

Princess Sarah trembled slightly, like a fawn that had not yet calmed down after being startled; every word she uttered was filled with unease and doubt.

She instinctively shrank her body even tighter, her messy red hair cascading over her thin white nightgown, her exposed shoulders gleaming with a porcelain-white sheen in the moonlight.

Uchiha Mitsufumi's lecherous gaze swept over her fair shoulders, then quickly shifted away, landing on her right hand as it quietly reached under the pillow.

There must have been an item hidden under that pillow for the princess to use for self-defense, perhaps a jeweled dagger or a poisoned hairpin.

He pretended not to notice the little action, and simply took out a neatly folded parchment from his pocket and gently placed it on the brocade quilt.

"This is a secret letter your mother, the Queen of Loulan, entrusted to Konoha before her death... You should recognize her handwriting."

Sarah's breath hitched, and she carefully ran her hand over the rough surface of the parchment.

When her gaze fell upon the distinctive mark at the end of the letter, her fingertips suddenly froze, and her pupils contracted sharply.

The handwriting on the letter was elegant yet strong, just like the handwriting her mother used when reviewing memorials. At the end of the last stroke of the character "兰" (lan), there was a tiny wavy line that was hard for ordinary people to notice.

That was a royal secret mark known only to the queens of Loulan throughout the ages, a key symbol that her mother repeatedly emphasized when teaching her to identify secret letters.

"This mark... was written by my mother..."

Princess Sarah suddenly choked up, tears welling up in her eyes without warning. A hot tear fell onto the parchment, spreading a small ink stain.

"Only my mother and I knew this secret mark, she...she..."

The letter's contents exploded in her mind like a thunderbolt: "An Lushan is a traitorous ninja from Sunagakure, who has poisoned me. I beg Konoha to send ninjas immediately to kill this fiend and save my daughter Sara..."

It turns out that the mother's "death" was not an accident. An Lushan, the minister who was usually respectful to the royal family, was actually a venomous snake lurking in Loulan!

Overwhelming grief and anger instantly dispelled her fear.

Princess Sara suddenly looked up and grabbed his wrist: "Now, take me to see the truth! I need to know what An Lushan really did to Loulan!"

She got up too quickly, and the neckline of her nightgown slipped down slightly, revealing a patch of snow-white skin on her chest.

The lecherous Uchiha Mitsunori unconsciously bobbed his Adam's apple.

He quickly looked away and gently pointed to her neckline: "Beautiful princess, the clothes you're wearing now..."

Princess Sarah glanced down, her cheeks instantly flushing crimson. She quickly wrapped her hands tightly around her nightgown and said慌乱地, "You...you go out and wait for me, I'll change right away!"

Uchiha Mitsunori nodded, turned and walked out of the bedroom in a gentlemanly manner, closing the door behind him.

But the moment the door closed, he quickly reverted to his lecherous nature, and his crimson Mangekyou Sharingan quietly appeared.

"Pupil Technique: Eye of God"

The scene inside the palace instantly appeared clearly before his eyes. Sarah awkwardly tied her court dress, her blushing earlobes revealing her lingering shyness.

Uchiha Mitsunori stroked his chin, secretly deep in thought.

Princess Sara was not only of noble birth, but also possessed stunning beauty. Her bright yet stubborn personality piqued his interest.

"If... I could keep her by my side... hehehe!"

A moment later, the door to the bedchamber opened from the inside.

Princess Sarah was dressed in a light purple court dress, her long hair simply tied up in a bun.

Her face flushed, she looked at the man in front of her and said shyly, "Well, we can set off now."

Using the eye technique, the Eye of God, Uchiha Mitsunori quickly located his target.

Then, he led Princess Sarah through a secret passage deep within the palace.

The secret passage was somewhat dry, and the torches on the walls crackled and popped.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the faint roar of machinery could be heard ahead. As the footsteps deepened, the roar became clearer and clearer.

"How could these things be in the basement of the palace...?"

Princess Sarah was filled with shock as she looked at the enormous underground factory before her.

In the dimly lit space, dozens of iron machines were running at high speed, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of machine oil.

The craftsmen, dressed in coarse work clothes, operated the machines numbly, like puppets that had lost their souls.

Suddenly, Princess Sarah's gaze fixed on the old man not far away.

That familiar figure made her heart stop for a moment.

She broke free from Sanfeng's grasp and ran forward recklessly, crying out, "Grandpa Zhuge, what are you doing here!"

When the old craftsman saw Princess Sara, his cloudy eyes instantly overflowed with hot tears.

He stretched out his hand, trembling, and cried out hoarsely, "Princess... this old servant was forcibly abducted here to work by that traitor An Lushan..."

"An Lushan... he deserves to die!"

Princess Sarah gritted her teeth, and tears streamed down her face.

Suddenly, the entire underground space began to shake violently, rocks fell from above, and the roar of the machines became chaotic.

Uchiha Mitsunori's expression changed, and he quickly rushed forward, grabbing Sara's waist with one hand and Grandpa Kuzunoha's waist with the other. He then leaped towards the safe area behind him.

The deafening crash of falling rocks rang in Sarah's ears, and she felt as if her body was floating.

"Princess Sara, hold me tight..."