"Lord Hokage, the envoys who delivered the invitation letters have returned."
Karin, wearing a black suit jacket, said with a smile in her beautiful eyes, feigning respect towards Izayoi, who was sitting on a sofa chair created with Chakra Rosaries.
Izayoi didn't see Karin's expression. He was looking at a scroll and asked without lifting his head, "What were their replies?"
"The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, and the acting Kazekage, Chiyo, both politely declined, citing their old age. However, they will send the sole candidates for the next Tsuchikage and Kazekage to watch the Konoha Chunin Exams," Karin said. "The Fifth Mizukage accepted the invitation and will arrive in Konoha before the start of the Main Event of the third Chunin Exam."
"As expected."
Izayoi finally looked up and asked, "What about the Hidden Cloud Village and Amegakure?"
"The Hidden Cloud Village refused the invitation," Karin said with a playful smile. "Because during the second exam, Hanabi killed all their ninja. The Fourth Raikage feels we are humiliating them and is very angry."
"Are the envoys who delivered the invitation letters alright?"
"Yes, even if they had a hundred times the courage, they wouldn't dare lay a hand on our envoys." As Karin said this, her back was remarkably straight.
"It seems those roughnecks finally learned their lesson," Izayoi sneered.
"Hehe... If they knew the truth, their expressions would be absolutely priceless," Karin said with a chuckle.
After learning that Izayoi was 'Toneri Otsutsuki', Karin and Shion were filled with envy towards Hinata.
Love that falls from the sky truly cannot compare to childhood sweethearts who have grown up together, are mutually in love, and are heading towards each other.
Being kidnapped on her third birthday, she made the enemy pay a heavy price on her birthday years later.
She had thought Margaret's Necklace was the best gift Izayoi gave Hinata.
Unexpectedly, the Hidden Cloud Village Destruction Incident was the best birthday gift.
"What was Amegakure's response?" Izayoi asked again.
"Amegakure also accepted the invitation. The Akatsuki Leader will come to Konoha to watch the Chunin Exams." Karin's expression finally turned serious. She looked at Izayoi with some concern and asked, "Lord Hokage, do we really need to invite such a powerful person to Konoha?"
It wasn't surprising that Karin was so worried. Super-Scale Combatants were completely different from the Five Kage.
Madara Uchiha just leaving Konoha had scared them badly. The Fire Daimyo even directly pressured Tsunade to abdicate early.
When the Five Kage visited each other's Great Shinobi Villages, if they turned hostile, even the peak of the Five Kage like the Third Raikage would be worn down and killed by ten thousand Stone Ninja.
But if a Super-Scale Combatant came to the Five Great Shinobi Villages and a battle broke out, at best, it would be like the Hidden Cloud Village, losing only one village. At worst, not only would the village be destroyed, but all villagers and ninja would be killed.
The Valley of the End, the Land of Rain, the Land of Fire forest... these three battlefields of Super-Scale Combatants have not returned to their original state even now, becoming permanent landmarks.
Regarding Karin's worry, Izayoi just smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, that clan member of yours is a good guy. He won't cause trouble."
He had Wood Clones take turns monitoring Nagato and Madara Uchiha every day. It was no exaggeration to say that no one in the Shinobi World understood these two better than Izayoi now.
The no longer extreme Nagato and Madara Uchiha, whose Infinite Tsukuyomi plan was shattered, had both recovered from their chuunibyou.
Furthermore, their ideal was to save the world and create peace. Unless someone obstructed them, they wouldn't kill.
If someone encountered difficulties, they would even help.
Otherwise, Izayoi wouldn't have left them alive.
Madara Uchiha, who had been defeated twice, had long since recovered from his injuries and was searching the world and alternate dimensions with Uchiha Obito for Isshiki Otsutsuki's whereabouts.
Nagato, on the other hand, used his reputation and strength to restrain the Akatsuki members and managed the small corner of Amegakure with Konan, ensuring the villagers lived happily.
Under their restraint, the great nations became more reserved, and the small nations became well-behaved. The Five Great Shinobi Villages hadn't received any high-level missions in a long time, mostly escort missions.
Nagato, having woken up from his dream, actually liked this kind of life and felt that it would be great if this peace could continue forever.
To maintain this peace, Nagato definitely wouldn't have any idea of causing trouble.
This was the reason Izayoi invited him.
"Okay!"
Thinking of Izayoi's strength and his 'Toneri Otsutsuki' vest, Karin also nodded confidently.
Creak!
At this moment, the office door was pushed open.
Hinata, still wearing her white kimono instead of the black suit jacket, walked in from outside with Sasuke Uchiha.
"Lord Hokage, Sasuke is here."
Inside the Hokage's Office, Hinata also changed how she addressed Izayoi.
"You worked hard, Hinata."
Izayoi smiled, then pointed to the sofa and motioned to Sasuke Uchiha, "Have a seat."
Sasuke Uchiha didn't go over to sit down, nor did he immediately ask why Izayoi had called him. Instead, he crossed his arms and said with a half-smile, teasingly, "Should I change my address now and call you Lord Hokage?"
"The address is the same as before, or..."
Izayoi smiled and waved his hand, then the topic suddenly shifted, "Just call me foster father!"
"You guy, your personality is still so awful!" Sasuke Uchiha gritted his teeth.
If he couldn't beat Izayoi, he really wanted to give him a good beating.
But thinking of the large amount of his dark history in Izayoi's hands, Sasuke Uchiha could only quickly calm his emotions and huffed, "Speak, why did you suddenly call me over?"
But remembering the large amount of his own dark history in Izayoi's hands, Sasuke Uchiha could only quickly calm down and huffed, "Speak. Why did you suddenly call me here?"
Izayoi leaned back in the sofa chair, took a glass of water from Hinata, and after a light sip, didn't immediately state the purpose of summoning Sasuke Uchiha. Instead, he asked, "How long has it been since your Seventh Squad last went on a mission?"
"It's been a few months, hasn't it? Why do you ask?"
"Do you know why your Seventh Squad hasn't had a mission for so long?"
This time, Izayoi didn't wait for Sasuke Uchiha to answer and slowly said, "Because your and Naruto's strength has already reached the level of ace combat power. If you use Sage Mode, your strength is even greater than Kakashi's. Unless it's an S-rank or Super S-rank confidential mission, sending three ace combat powers to perform other missions is simply too wasteful."
"Originally, the Fifth Hokage's idea was to disband the Seventh Squad, just like the Eighth Squad, once you became an all-rounder Jonin, so you could exert your proper value."
"I summoned you here this time because I want to arrange a good position for you."
At this point, the corner of Izayoi's mouth couldn't help but curve slightly upwards, and he continued, "As my adopted son, you must become someone second only to one person and above tens of thousands. So I specially created a position of Anbu Commander, who can command all Anbu squads. Are you interested?"
Hearing this, Sasuke Uchiha's eyes widened slightly.
Staring at Izayoi, he asked in disbelief, "Anbu Commander? Are you sure?"
"Of course." Izayoi smiled. "Besides you, no one can fill this position. I only trust you."
Seeing Izayoi value him so highly, a warm current couldn't help but surge in Sasuke Uchiha's heart.
Various past scenes flashed like a revolving lantern.
There were scenes of Izayoi taking him fishing, then teaching him how to grill, and afterwards handing over the work of fishing and grilling to him.
There were scenes of Izayoi beating him up, then using teasing and sarcasm to demoralize him, and then pointing out his weaknesses and flaws, providing various very avant-garde combat ideas.
And there were scenes of Izayoi saving him multiple times, teaching him everything he knew, paving the way for him to become stronger, and so on...
Since the destruction of his clan, Sasuke Uchiha's heart had been tightly shut.
In these years, only two people had entered his heart.
One was Uzumaki Naruto, who had a similar experience to him and with whom he felt a sense of closeness upon seeing him.
Even though he was just a dead last, he regarded him as a rival and always wanted to keep winning against him and subdue him.
The other was Izayoi, who was the same age as him, only a little over a month older, but was more like a brother than Itachi Uchiha, and had always been raising him with better educational methods than both his father and Itachi Uchiha.
Although he was often flustered and broken by Izayoi's pranks, Sasuke Uchiha's heart was filled with admiration for Izayoi.
This admiration was even stronger than his admiration for Itachi Uchiha when he was a child.
The Uchiha are a proud clan, and also a clan that admires strength.
They look down on shinobi clans and opponents weaker than themselves. Only those who defeat them can gain their recognition and admiration, or even their allegiance.
During the thousand years of the Warring States Period, only Hashirama Senju could achieve this.
The arrogant Shinobi World Asura was also the Shinobi World's number one Hashirama fan.
Both being reincarnations of Indra, Sasuke Uchiha's personality is very similar to Madara Uchiha's. Although he refuses to admit it verbally due to his tsundere personality, he is actually a hidden Izayoi fan.
When performing missions, he no longer uses the Chidori taught to him by Kakashi Hatake, but often uses the Storm Release Secret Technique taught to him by Izayoi.
Only Izayoi could joke with him in a father-son manner.
If it were anyone else, Sasuke Uchiha would have exploded in anger long ago.
Now, receiving such high recognition and being entrusted with important responsibilities by his 'adopted father', Sasuke Uchiha was as excited as a son receiving his father's approval, feeling like he was about to ignite.
However, on the surface, Sasuke Uchiha pouted and said with an arrogant expression, "Hmph... Since you have no one else, I'll be merciful and help you out."
Seeing Sasuke Uchiha's awkward appearance, Hinata and Karin, who had long understood his personality and character over the years, couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle on the side.
"Then I thank you very much." Izayoi also uncharacteristically didn't tease Sasuke Uchiha.
Immediately, Izayoi suddenly became serious and said, "Besides this matter, I summoned you this time to tell you something else... It's about the truth behind the Uchiha Clan massacre."
As the words fell, the cheerful and warm atmosphere in the Hokage's Office instantly became heavy.
Hinata and Karin lost their smiles and stood quietly beside him.
Sasuke Uchiha's eyes, due to the change in his emotions, involuntarily turned into Three-Tomoe Sharingan, staring at Izayoi, his voice trembling slightly as he asked, "The truth behind the massacre... What does that mean?"
"This is a secret I was only qualified to know after becoming Hokage," Izayoi said with a heavy expression. "I've been hesitating whether to tell you these past few days, but after thinking about it carefully, you are a living person and don't need to be a puppet arranged by others."
"So, I'm going to tell you everything I know."
After speaking, Izayoi cast a genjutsu, pulling Sasuke Uchiha and the two girls, Hinata and Karin, into a genjutsu world to show them the causes and consequences of the Uchiha Clan's destruction.
Due to the Nine-Tails Attack incident, the Uchiha Clan was suspected by the higher-ups and forced to move their clan grounds from Central Street to near the Naka River, and were also placed under surveillance.
Then came the coup d'état and the death of Shisui Uchiha, as well as Itachi Uchiha's double agency, and finally the night of the massacre triggered by Danzo Shimura using Sasuke Uchiha as a bargaining chip.
After watching these scenes, Hinata and Karin couldn't help but cover their mouths with their hands, their beautiful eyes misting up with empathy, and they murmured, "It's... too much!"
Sasuke Uchiha was stunned, staring blankly at these scenes.
When he saw that Itachi Uchiha, who he had regarded as a spare eye, had actually destroyed the clan to protect him, his mind suddenly went "bang", like a string had snapped.
Terrifying Yin Release chakra surged out from Sasuke Uchiha's brain and gathered in his eyes.
The three black tomoe in his crimson pupils rotated like gears, so fast that only black afterimages could be seen.
Crack!
A sound like glass shattering on the floor suddenly entered Hinata and Karin's ears.
Then, the illusionary world before their eyes instantly shattered.
Terrifying chakra filled the entire Hokage's Office, yet it didn't attract anyone's attention.
This was because after Izayoi took office, the Hokage Building had become busier, with more traffic than ever before.
However, the topmost Hokage's Office was unlike before where anyone could enter.
Aside from Hinata and Karin, the two personal secretaries, and the Anbu directly under the Hokage, only those summoned or permitted by Izayoi could enter this top floor, whose interior walls were covered with jutsu formulas.
Unless the chakra was strong enough to break through the barrier, Sasuke Uchiha's presence would not be transmitted outside at all.
After an unknown amount of time, the three-tomoe in Sasuke Uchiha's eyes finally stopped spinning.
Then, Sasuke Uchiha's eyelids drooped, and two lines of bloody tears slid from the corners of his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, a dazzling crimson light burst forth from them.
The three tomoe had vanished, replaced by a black sun composed of six small triangles. This was none other than... the Mangekyo Sharingan!
"So... so powerful eye power and chakra!"
Karin, sensing Sasuke Uchiha's current chakra with her Kagura Mind's Eye, murmured in shock.
Hinata, whose strength had undergone a qualitative change after awakening her Byakugan's exclusive eye technique, also felt a strong sense of pressure from Sasuke Uchiha.
Seeing the pattern of Sasuke Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan, Izayoi felt a surge of surprise.
It's not a hexagram?
It seems my actions have caused another butterfly effect.
Since it's not a hexagram, then Sasuke Uchiha's exclusive eye technique definitely isn't Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi from the original work. So what is his exclusive eye technique?
Izayoi was extremely curious.
At the same time, Izayoi felt that Sasuke Uchiha's pattern seemed somewhat familiar.
That shouldn't be the case. I transmigrated so late. When the Uchiha Clan was still around, only Shisui Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Their patterns weren't the shape of a sun.
How could I possibly find this pattern familiar?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed Izayoi's mind, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
He seems to have remembered!
Izayoi had indeed seen this Mangekyo Sharingan pattern, but not in this life, but in his previous life!
The first appearance of this pattern wasn't in Shippuden, but in the future... Boruto!
The Mangekyo Sharingan with the sun pattern was the eye of Sasuke Uchiha's daughter... Sarada Uchiha.
Good heavens, the father awakened the daughter's eyes. This butterfly effect is too outrageous, isn't it?!
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