Konoha – Night Time
When the entire village was asleep, several shadows moved silently toward an old abandoned building.
Fifteen Uchiha ninjas were present—including Fugaku.
Using genjutsu, they quietly controlled the nearby civilians and emptied the area without raising suspicion.
Fugaku spoke in a low voice,
"According to the plan, five people will guard this place. If ANBU arrive, you will deal with them."
The five nodded and vanished into the darkness.
Four others stepped forward.
"Clan leader… the formation will be easily noticed."
I nodded. "Just activate it. I'll take care of the rest."
The reason they took action at night was simple—
it was the easiest time to finish everything quietly, and one of the younger clan members had finally learned the sealing jutsu required.
Four beams of chakra shot into the air as they shouted:
"Uchiha Flame Formation!"
A massive wall of burning red chakra began to cover the building.
At that moment, Fugaku activated his Sharingan—its strange new pattern shimmering dangerously.
Any expert in space ninjutsu would have sensed that something was wrong with the space around the building.
Three ninjas formed rapid hand seals:
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
A sea of fire surged toward the building and soon covered it completely.
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Inside the House
A boy was peacefully resting on his bed with a smile on his face.
Today had been his first day in the ninja world, and everything felt like a dream.
His system had allowed him to copy the template of anyone he touched.
And during his first encounter with Minato, the system gave him a 10,000x reward, instantly granting him the power of Sage Mode Minato.
"In this world I now might be the top existence," he whispered happily, but soon he sighed.
"I need a lot of kunai to mark my Flying Thunder God… but I can't even afford food right now. How am I supposed to buy them?"
"Without them I can't even use half of my strength."
He thought about Mikoto and an idea came to his mind.
"Should I ask her for money tomorrow? But it's embarrassing… it's only our first meeting."
"Anyway let's think about it tomorrow."
He rolled on the bed.
It was already 1 AM, but he couldn't sleep.
Something felt wrong. Very wrong.
A sense of danger kept stabbing at his mind.
"Should I place seals around the house?" he wondered.
He got up, placed a few simple barrier seals, and lay down again… but he still couldn't sleep.
It felt like death was approaching.
Suddenly—
He sensed multiple presences outside the building.
Danzo?
He could only think of that man when it came to ambushes and talent hunting.
"But if he comes… he'll die in my hands," the boy whispered confidently.
He stood up and was about to open the door—
But then the space around him warped.
His eyes widened.
He was extremely sensitive to space fluctuations and the bad feeling became even worse.
"Space ninjutsu?!
Impossible. Why would it appear here?"
His heartbeat exploded in panic.
This was not Danzo which scared him, after all most of his strength came from the Flying Thunder God.
Of course he had Sage Mode, but still for some reason he felt that it was not enough.
And in the next moment—
A sea of flames burst into the room, consuming everything.