"Big Brother Yuzuru, are you saying those stuck-up Hyuga guys have submitted to us?"
Uchiha Obito stared at Yuzuru in shock, his mouth hanging wide open.
In his memory, the Hyuga clan had always acted like they were above everyone else.
They ignored people at best, and toward the Uchiha they carried an inexplicable hostility.
Back at the Ninja Academy, Hyuga shinobi had often come looking for trouble, spouting nonsense like, "The Hyuga clan's Byakugan is stronger than the Uchiha clan's Sharingan."
Because of that, he had suffered quite a bit.
Besides, as one of Konoha's great noble clans, the Hyuga had no reason at all to submit to the Uchiha.
Curious, Obito asked, "Big Brother Yuzuru, how did you even pull this off? Can you teach me?"
Yuzuru snorted. "Obito, don't think about things that require using your brain. Just follow the arrangements."
"There's a saying—don't fear villains who scheme day and night; fear idiots who suddenly get clever."
Obito's jaw instantly fell. He muttered unhappily, "Big Brother Yuzuru, you weren't like this in the genjutsu world. Before you died, you entrusted everything to me."
"Then do you want to stay in the genjutsu world forever?"
Seeing the half-smiling expression on Yuzuru's face, Obito immediately shut his mouth.
That kind of bone-deep pain of losing everything—he never wanted to experience it again.
When Yuzuru saw Obito fall silent, he turned to business. "Obito, after transplanting the White Zetsu cells, has your body felt any discomfort?"
Obito shook his head. "Not at all. I feel stronger than ever now."
"Good. Come with me to Konoha."
After speaking, Yuzuru directly activated Kamui, and he and Obito vanished from where they stood.
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Late at night.
Hyuga clan compound.
Yuzuru and Obito appeared soundlessly at the agreed location.
By the light of the moon, they saw several hundred Hyuga clan members standing quietly together, bamboo tubes clenched between their teeth.
Pairs of pupil-less Byakugan eyes looked both pure and eerie…
When Yuzuru appeared, Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi both let out long breaths of relief.
Hiashi hurried forward and said in a low voice, "Lord Yuzuru, all clan members are present. What should we do next?"
His voice carried a trace of tension.
Even now, he still didn't know how Yuzuru planned to take so many people out of Konoha.
If anything went wrong, the Hyuga clan would face utter annihilation.
Yuzuru glanced at Obito. "Obito, it's your turn."
Obito understood and stepped forward.
"Next, I'll open a spatial transfer gate. Once you go in, stay quiet and wait. Supplies are already prepared inside."
When Hiashi saw the crimson Mangekyō Sharingan in Obito's eyes, shock and fear surged through him.
He never expected that besides Yuzuru, there was another Uchiha who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan!
Back then, Madara Uchiha had pacified an age of chaos with his Mangekyō Sharingan. Later, Yuzuru had also become the acknowledged strongest in the ninja world with the same power.
Now, yet another Uchiha with Mangekyō Sharingan had appeared…
The relief in Hiashi's heart deepened further.
From the current situation, Konoha had no chance of victory at all. Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo were nothing more than lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
If he hadn't chosen to submit to Yuzuru, then once war broke out, the Hyuga clan might very well end up as burial offerings.
While his thoughts raced, Obito had already activated Kamui, constructing a pitch-black spatial gate between the ninja world and the Kamui space.
"Alright, you can go in now."
"Thank you, Lord Obito."
Hiashi bowed respectfully, then waved his hand as the Hyuga clan members filed in one after another.
Obito's expression was filled with excitement.
From the day he was born until now, this was the first time he had been entrusted with such an important task.
Especially that address of "Lord Obito" from Hiashi—it greatly satisfied his sense of vanity.
After traveling to several locations, they finally transferred more than two thousand Hyuga clan members into the Kamui space.
"Obito, you've worked hard."
Yuzuru patted Obito on the shoulder and spoke with a smile.
Obito shook his head. "Lord Yuzuru, are we leaving now?"
Yuzuru smiled faintly. "Since we're already here, let's give them a local specialty to taste."
As the words fell, he carried Obito and slowly rose into the air.
This time, the two didn't hide their presence. So the moment they passed through Konoha's barrier, they were detected by the barrier squad.
"Not good—it's Yuzuru Uchiha!"
For every sensory ninja in Konoha, Yuzuru's presence was deeply engraved in their minds.
So the instant they sensed that familiar aura, they identified him immediately.
An emergency response was activated at once, the barrier squad's voice echoing across the skies of Konoha.
"Yuzuru Uchiha has appeared. Everyone, get to the shelters!"
The announcement repeated three times, followed immediately by a piercing roar.
Looking at the crowds scrambling to flee below, the corner of Yuzuru's mouth lifted slightly.
It seemed that after suffering losses last time, Konoha had prepared many countermeasures in advance—every household had an entrance leading to underground shelters.
But this time, he hadn't planned to kill many of Konoha's white-eyed wolves, so he didn't particularly care. He simply entered Sage Mode.
Beside him, Obito asked curiously, "Big Brother Yuzuru, why is Konoha built inside a pit?"
"I don't remember it being like this before."
Yuzuru raised his hand, condensing a pitch-black chakra sphere, and said softly, "You'll know in a moment."
With that, he tossed the chakra sphere downward. "Sage Art: Great Spiralling Ring!"
A terrifying light instantly devoured everything, as if the world itself had been paused.
A few breaths later, a deafening explosion erupted. The violent shockwave made even Yuzuru and Obito struggle to maintain their balance.
Empowered by Sage Art, this Great Spiralling Ring was even more terrifying than the last one.
In an instant, it reduced the newly rebuilt Konoha to fine dust once more.
"Gulp…"
Feeling that dreadful power of destruction, Obito's face turned pale.
So this was Big Brother Yuzuru's power?
That was just absurd!
After awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, Obito had begun to feel somewhat inflated—but at this moment, he once again realized how small he was.
It seemed that if he wanted to keep up with Big Brother Yuzuru, he still had a very, very long road ahead.
Yuzuru was unaware of Obito's inner thoughts. He simply used chakra to let his voice resound over Konoha.
"I hereby announce—the Fourth Great Ninja War begins!"