[System: Congratulations! Correct answer by Boruto Uzumaki (adult)!]
[Reward: Boruto Uzumaki's Flying Thunder God Technique proficiency has increased.]
[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: What the hell?! He actually got Flying Thunder God—such a powerful technique!]
[System: Incorrect answer, Fourth Kazekage Rasa!]
[Penalty: Fourth Kazekage Rasa's chakra reduced by half.]
[Mei Terumi: Haha, looks like not answering was the wise choice.]
[Ohnoki: Aren't any of you considering whether this is real or fake…?]
Pure Land.
The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, stared at his hands in shock, his eyes wide with disbelief.
His chakra had plummeted drastically—nearly cut in half.
"Th-this… what's going on?" he muttered, his voice filled with confusion.
The system's power had clearly exceeded his imagination, leaving him shaken.
[Fourth Raikage A: Rasa, did your chakra really get cut in half?!]
[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: Yeah… it really did.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: Lord Kazekage, don't worry. Konoha will protect you.]
[Orochimaru: Heh…]
Konoha.
Hokage's office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat calmly in his chair, his gaze fixed on the Fourth Kazekage seated across from him.
A kind smile spread across his face, wrinkles gathering and making him appear somewhat unsightly.
"Lord Kazekage, please rest assured. Once Konoha forms an alliance with your village, we will ensure your safety."
His voice was warm and reassuring.
Rasa laughed. "Haha, it seems we'll have to rely on Konoha from now on."
Though he smiled, a trace of hesitation flickered in his eyes.
However—
The real Fourth Kazekage had already been assassinated by Orochimaru on his way here.
The one sitting there now… was Orochimaru in disguise.
"This system… truly fascinating…" Orochimaru's gaze burned with interest as he stared at the massive screen in the sky.
Hiruzen cleared his throat, breaking the silence. "Lord Kazekage, regarding our previous agreement, I believe… we may need to reconsider it."
His smile remained, but a subtle cunning glint hid beneath it.
"Why is that, Hokage-dono?" Orochimaru, still posing as Rasa, asked politely.
"To be frank, Konoha is also feeling the strain. And considering your current strength…" Hiruzen paused slightly. "I think it would be best to renegotiate the terms."
His words carried an unmistakable hypocrisy, his smile growing more twisted under the dim light.
Once again, it proved a simple truth—strength was everything.
In the past, Rasa's power had earned Hiruzen's respect. But now, with his chakra reduced, reality had shifted.
"I see…" Orochimaru nodded, maintaining the facade.
[Minato Namikaze: @Boruto Uzumaki (adult), earlier—you already knew the Flying Thunder God Technique?]
[Boruto Uzumaki (adult): Yes. I could use it before, but I wasn't very proficient…]
[Minato Namikaze: I see. How are you doing now?]
[Boruto Uzumaki (adult): I'm doing fine…]
[Tobirama Senju: The ability to rapidly improve ninjutsu proficiency… what exactly is this screen?]
The scene shifted again, capturing the suffocating tension.
"I'll say it one more time."
Sasuke's gaze was as sharp as a blade, locked firmly onto Itachi.
Before his words even finished, his actions followed.
A sharp blade pierced through the stone chair like a venomous serpent—
Then drove straight through Itachi's body, stabbing deeply into his abdomen.
"!" Itachi's pupils shrank instantly, disbelief written across his face.
At some unknown moment, Sasuke had already appeared behind him.
The sword in his hand was as cold and merciless as its master, piercing through both stone and flesh.
"Cough…" Blood spilled from Itachi's mouth as he coughed weakly.
Looking forward, his eyes filled with confusion.
Because the Sasuke in front of him—
Had transformed into countless white snakes, scattering across the ground.
"…Genjutsu…" Itachi muttered weakly.
The real Sasuke had been behind him all along.
"I said I had one last question for you, you bastard."
Sasuke's voice was icy as he raised his blade again, dragging it upward through Itachi's body. Blood spread across the steel.
"Answer me. Until you do, the pain in your chest will not stop."
His tone was cold, filled with threat.
"You deliberately avoided vital points…" Itachi murmured, pain and faint regret in his voice.
"You said before… there was a third person. Who is that other Sharingan user among the Uchiha?"
Sasuke's voice trembled with restrained fury, his eyes blazing.
"Why are you concerned with that?" Itachi closed his eyes briefly before opening them again, pain flickering within.
"So that after I kill you… I can kill him too."
Sasuke spoke without a trace of warmth.
"Kill him…?" Itachi's voice grew weaker.
"When you slaughtered the clan, you said there was another Uchiha you didn't kill. That means he was your accomplice."
Sasuke's voice was sharp with anger and resolve.
"Even you couldn't have wiped out the entire Military Police Force alone."
"So you noticed…" A faint smile tugged at Itachi's lips, though blood continued to flow from his mouth. His eyes held a complicated emotion.
[Izuna Uchiha: Wait… what did he just say? The Uchiha clan is… gone?!]
[Tajima Uchiha: @Sasuke Uchiha What do you mean? I don't understand!]
[Sasuke Uchiha: That bastard Itachi slaughtered our entire clan!]
[Hashirama Senju: What?!]
[Mei Terumi: Oh ho… now this is getting interesting.]
[Tobirama Senju: @Itachi Uchiha Not bad. I approve of your Will of Fire.]
Pure Land.
The air seemed to freeze.
When Tobirama heard that the Uchiha clan had been completely wiped out, his eyes widened, his face lighting up with uncontrollable joy.
"Hahahaha! This Itachi fellow is good! I approve of his Will of Fire!"
For once, Tobirama's usually stern face broke into a wide grin.
But soon—
His expression froze.
"The Uchiha clan is gone? Wait… completely gone?!"
He stared at the screen in utter confusion.
[Tajima Uchiha: Wait a second, I'm a bit confused… @Itachi Uchiha]
[Tajima Uchiha: Why did you massacre the clan?!]
[Itachi Uchiha: To test my limits.]
[Tajima Uchiha: I'll test your—! You little—!]
[Izuna Uchiha: @Itachi Uchiha Are you insane?! Testing your limits by slaughtering your own clan?!]
[Shisui Uchiha: @Itachi Uchiha I entrusted the future to you… and this is what you show me?!]
[Mirai Sarutobi: Huh?]
[Itachi Uchiha: Shisui…]
[Tekka Uchiha: Yeah, I got killed by this guy.]
[Izuna Uchiha (young): Damn it, the more I think about it, the angrier I get! "Testing your limits" my ass!]
[Uchiha Akira: Damn you! Look at what you protected!]
[Tobirama Senju (young): Hahaha! This is great!]
[Butsuma Senju: Come on, son, let's go have a drink! We're not stopping until we're drunk tonight!]
[Tobirama Senju (young): Good! Let's drink till we drop!]