Chunin's exam was over, but this was not the end, but a beginning.
The undercurrent that people noticed was secretly surging.
Today's Konohagakure has no other villages that can shake it, but no matter how strong the foreign enemy is, it is on the bright side. When there are internal problems, they will often be eroded in a very subtle way.
The young Sasuke temporarily did not notice this. His mind was full of thoughts of surpassing Naruto.
After suffering another crushing defeat to Naruto, Sasuke could not accept this.
"How could this be? Why was I able to catch up to him with great difficulty, but I was quickly thrown off?"
Sasuke fiercely punched the wall, his entire body trembling, extremely unwilling.
Was he not working hard enough? Was he not talented enough? Or did he not receive good guidance?
He had all of these, and they were the best among all of Konohagakure.
But he just couldn't win against Naruto!
Just as Naruto had said, if he continued like this, the gap between the two would only grow bigger and bigger. The purpose of Sasuke's existence was to bring Naruto some insignificant pleasure after working hard.
Sasuke was extremely unwilling in his heart.
"Senior Izumi, if there's nothing else, I'll go cultivate."
As the youngest son of the clan leader, Sasuke came out of courtesy to pay a visit to the newly promoted Kage-level, Izumi.
News of Uchiha Izumi having Mangekyou Sharingan also began to spread in the village, but this time, the commotion caused was unexpectedly small.
What? Uchiha has another pair of Mangekyou Sharingan? Oh, so it's like that. In any case, there are many pairs in this clan, so there are a lot in Konohagakure, Akatsuki, and eye organization added together.
Isn't it reasonable to have another pair?
Sasuke looked at Izumi's black eyes with envy.
Mangekyou Sharingan... What a powerful force. If he could also have this kind of power, he would probably be able to defeat Naruto.
"Are you very envious? Do you also want to have this pair of eyes?" Izumi smiled and looked at the young and energetic Sasuke.
"Of course,"
"If I had Mangekyou Sharingan, I would be able to defeat Naruto with my illusion technique!" Sasuke said enviously.
Naruto was too much of a bug.
Just the fact that he was immune to illusions was enough to destroy one of Sasuke's advantages.
However, if he could use Mangekyou Sharingan to control both Naruto and Kyubi, then there would naturally be no such thing as illusion immunity.
"It's not that simple. If Naruto and Kyubi could take control of each other, then Mangekyou's level illusion would also be broken, unless it was a special Hitomi technique," Naruto explained.
Izumi explained.
For example, she and Shisui, who could use the exclusive illusion technique, As long as the technique was successful, they would definitely be able to defeat Naruto and Kyubi.
Whether it was Kotoamatsukami or Izanami, they were both super illusions that could make people collapse.
Sasuke was deep in thought. He bid farewell to Izumi and walked on the way to the training ground.
"An ordinary Mangekyou Sharingan can't do it? Then what should I do? The last time I was able to defeat Naruto, I relied on the strength of sub-body Godzilla..."
The simplest method was to contract a spirit beast that was no less inferior to Godzilla.
A sub-body Godzilla = Kyubi.
Two sub-body Godzilla = Kyubi + Naruto.
Sasuke thought like this.
"Looks like I still have to make a trip to the holy land. I hope to find an existence that can rival the sub-body Godzilla."
Sasuke made up his mind and stopped cultivating. Instead, he went to meet Yuuji.
"Oh? So that's what you think. It's a good idea, but as the main body of the Psychic Beast, the burden on you will be unprecedented. Can you summon two giant beasts that can rival Kyubi at the same time with your chakra?" Yuuji asked.
Sasuke hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "It should be possible. I am still growing rapidly. Even if it is very difficult to do it now, I can do it easily in a few months!"
"That's true... Alright, then I will take you to the holy land again." As Yuuji spoke, he placed his hand on Sasuke's shoulder.
With a poof, the two of them turned into smoke and disappeared.
When Sasuke opened his eyes again, he was immediately stunned.
"This is a holy land?"
"As you can see."
"But why did it become like this? Could it be that the battlefield you fought with that Otsutsuki is here?"
"That's right. Although I'm trying my best to protect this holy land, a battle of that level can easily create natural disasters. It's impossible for the holy land to remain intact." Yuuji said.
Sasuke looked at the devastation in front of him in a daze, his scalp numb.
I really can't imagine what kind of fierce battle it was that created this type of terrifying result.
Fortunately, those Godzilla didn't seem to have too many casualties, still moving about in the ruined holy land.
"Sensei, is there an individual stronger than Godzilla?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes, on me."
"Well, that's worse than Godzilla..."
"If it's worse, it won't be able to compete with a Bijuu of the level of Kyubi. Are you sure you want to make a contract with Godzilla of this level?"
Sasuke was in a dilemma and could only look at Yuuji for help.
Yuuji smiled and said, "Godzilla, who can rival the sub-body Godzilla, actually exists, and you have seen him before."
"Have i seen him before? Godzilla... Sensei, are you talking about Orochimaru, that guy's mechanical Godzilla? But that thing is too weak. Wasn't it blown up by the sub-body Godzilla back then?" Sasuke was surprised.
"That's an experimental version. The truly powerful one is the second-generation mechanical Godzilla. Orochimaru is indeed a genius, but his luck isn't very good."
Yuuji briefly explained the situation to Sasuke.
Orochimaru, who was driving the second-generation mechanical Godzilla, was in high spirits. In the end, he successfully attracted Urashiki's attention.
The powerful second-generation mechanical Godzilla was finally blown up and collapsed in the holy land.
"I don't like the first generation, so I casually threw the remains on the island. It was probably destroyed by the aftermath of the battle. However, the second one is still a bit interesting. It is useless for me to fight with the sub-body Godzilla, but it is useful for you. "
As Yuuji spoke, his heart moved. Along with a series of rumbling sounds, a slightly dilapidated giant mechanical Godzilla slowly walked out.
"After my repair, this guy can barely fight, but his strength level is obviously not comparable to his peak. The parts on his body are also damaged too much. I am too lazy to change it. Sasuke, since you want to increase your strength, then I will give it to you. The repair work will also be handed to you. "
Yuuji casually threw out a scroll. "This contains the structure of mechanical Godzilla. Take some time to learn it."
To repair mechanical Godzilla, it was actually very simple for Yuuji. He only needed to control the part of the flesh that belonged to Godzilla. He could forcibly bond with the flesh and blood of Gedo Statue, and then piece up the tattered Ninja tool.
Sasuke happily took the scroll and immediately opened it. He eagerly learned to repair this big guy as soon as possible, so that it could become a combat power that he could control.
In the next month or so, Sasuke devoted all his energy to mechanical Godzilla.
During this period, he also returned to Konohagakure many times, relying on the strength of Uchiha's clan to wantonly purchase ninja tools.
Especially for various kinds of high-grade ninja tools, regardless of the cost.
For a time, the people in the village were very curious and discussed animatedly. They did not know what Sasuke was going to do.
"Wahaha, who cares what he wants to do. Anyway, Uchiha's clan has plenty of money. They are willing to spend money, and we can just crazily make money."
The store owner, who sold ninja tools, was overjoyed. "Tenten, don't just focus on training. Go buy more in the next few days! It won't be so easy to earn money after the wind blew!"
Tenten sat on the steps at the door, her hands on her cheeks, looking like she had nothing to live for.
"The money that Uchiha spent has already exceeded 100 million, and it's still growing... Even if they are Ninja World's number one family, they shouldn't be able to withstand such a consumption."
Every day, he wondered what exactly had gone wrong with Uchiha's clan to do such a thing even at the expense of all their wealth?
Ninja tools? What was there to collect? The most famous Kunai throwing technique and the sword throwing technique of Uchiha's clan did not need so many Ninja tools.
Moreover, these Ninja tools that had been bought were not things like Shuriken or Kunai, but more complicated and huge high-grade Ninja tools.
Generally, they did not need this level of weapons.
"Speaking of which, the one who is full of preference for ninja tools is also one of the eye organization's Demon. That guy also has Mangekyou Sharingan. I heard that Mangekyou's Hitomi technique is related to ninja tools."
Tenten suddenly remembered.
Did Uchiha's clan cooperate with Demon and buy ninja tools just to win over him?
Could it be that Demon decided to return to Uchiha's clan?
Tenten thought about it.
As she thought about it, she thought of her childhood playmate, the guy who only had one arm.
"Speaking of which, he also likes ninja tools. I don't know what happened, but he disappeared for no reason... Is he okay now? Is he still alive?" Tenten thought about it.
The whole of Konohagakure was talking about the movements of Uchiha's family. In the few days after Chunin examination, Uchiha's family was on the top of the village's hot search list.
Some people went to ask the people of Konoha's garrison.
But the people of Konoha's garrison also didn't know - they really didn't know.
If they really knew, they would have blurted it out in order to act tough after being repeatedly questioned.
Only the higher-ups in the clan knew the reason.
"How is the restoration going?" Fugaku looked at Sasuke seriously. "In this operation, we have consumed all the wealth in the clan. In the next one or two years, we will have to tighten our belt and live a good life. If we are more serious, it might affect the training of the young clansmen."
Training talents also needed to be invested in the cost.
Sasuke nodded. "More than half of it has been repaired. Give me a little more time and I will be able to recover more than half of mechanical Godzilla's combat strength."
"So that's how it is. More than half of its combat strength... I have never seen the strength of mechanical Godzilla. However, if it is as you said, this is a monster that can fight against sub-body Godzilla in its heyday. More than half of its combat strength can definitely fight against Bijuu."
Fugaku heaved a sigh of relief and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
It was indeed very difficult for Sasuke to only rely on himself to learn while changing parts.
However, Fugaku could not bring it up and ask Sasuke to hand over the scroll and mobilize the strength of the entire clan to repair it.
Because the scroll was taught to Sasuke by Yuuji, it could also be understood as a "forbidden technique" that could control mechanical Godzilla.
Fugaku was not stupid. He did not want to die, and he would definitely not do something like checking the scroll.
Everything depended on Sasuke's actions. They only knew how to assist.
From the looks of it, the progress was very satisfactory to Fugaku.
Mechanical Godzilla... A man-made monster that was suspected to be able to fight against the sub-body Godzilla, it was simply inconceivable.
Fugaku racked his brains but could not figure out how this kind of Kyubi level monster was created.
Was Orochimaru really terrifying to this extent?
He would never have thought that the mechanical Godzilla was essentially controlled by Yuuji in the dark.
The research and development process of Orochimaru was also guided and interfered by Yuuji, which led to the success of the two generations of mechanical Godzilla.
The entire Uchiha clan went bankrupt to help Sasuke repair mechanical Godzilla.
Naruto also noticed the movements of Uchiha's clan, but he did not take it to heart.
"Dad, have you heard about Uchiha's clan?" Boruto caught up.
Naruto looked coldly at Boruto who was the same age as him, his face full of coldness and hostility.
Boruto was stunned.
He knew that this hostility was not directed at him, but this was the strangest thing.
Why was his father showing such extreme emotions? What exactly happened?
"Boruto, did Yondaime come looking for you? I didn't ask about this before... What did you tell him? Did you reveal the history you know?" Naruto said in a low voice.
Boruto panicked. "No, no. He asked me where I learned Rasengan. I said that you taught me. In my history, it was indeed like this."
Naruto nodded coldly and squeezed out a few words from his teeth. "For the next few days, stay in the village and don't move around. No matter what happens, Konohagakure is one of the safest places in Ninja World."
"...? " Boruto looked confused.
Meanwhile, Naruto returned home directly.
Sasuke, who was hiding in the dark and observing all of this, sighed deeply.
The coldness and cruelty of the giant on Naruto's body that was thousands of miles away... was exactly the same as him back then.
...
Naruto returned home and sat at the table, motionless like a stone statue.
Late at night, Minato returned. When he opened the door, he saw Naruto sitting with his back to him. He was stunned. "What's wrong? Why aren't you resting? You are still growing. Try not to stay up late."
There was a trace of hoarseness in Naruto's voice. "You went to look for Boruto, right?"
Minato also noticed that there was something wrong with Naruto's mood. He patiently sat in front of Naruto and said gently, "That's right. I roughly understand. The real name of the person called Boruto should be Uzumaki, right?"
"That's right."
"So, it's your son, my grandson? This speculation is very absurd, but it is closest to the truth."
He has golden hair and a similar appearance. He has mastered the disappearing Rasengan and accepted Naruto's training. However, he has the same origin as the mysterious Rinnegan who came from Uchiha's territory...
"It is probably to kill Otsutsuki. You guys are on a mission in Ancient Roran and triggered the dragon vein, causing Future to come to our world."
Minato smiled. "But I didn't expect that the ones who killed Urashiki would be Kazue and Izumi."
Naruto remained silent.
"Now you can breathe a sigh of relief. I have no reason to do anything to them," Minato said.
Naruto chuckled and said coldly, "I don't care about this kind of thing. With your strength, you can't do anything to them. You can't even last a few rounds in front of Sasuke, so you can only run for your life in a sorry state."
"... So that's how it is. So that Rinnegan is the future Sasuke. It is really gratifying to see the young people in the village surpass me. "
However, Naruto was staring at Minato's eyes and said in a low voice, "So, when Mom was in trouble, you, who knew that your strength was not enough, just watched her die?"