"Destroy Konoha?"
"What do you mean?"
Seeing the puzzled looks on Kushina and the others, Yuzuru raised his hand and gestured lightly.
"Literally. The current Konoha has already become a wasteland."
After hearing Yuzuru Uchiha's words, Kushina and the others all sucked in a sharp breath.
"Yuzuru, you turned Konoha into ruins all by yourself?"
"That's right."
Seeing that Yuzuru didn't look like he was joking at all, Kushina and the others were momentarily stunned.
Whether it was natives of Konoha like Kushina and Mikoto, or shinobi from other villages like Konan, Pakura, and Karura—
In their understanding, Konoha had always been the most powerful ninja village in the shinobi world.
There was no need to even mention when Hashirama Senju was still alive. Even after his death, Konoha had relied on its own strength to win two great ninja wars.
Although the Hidden Cloud had risen in recent years, Konoha was still one of the strongest villages in the shinobi world.
Yet now, such a village had actually been destroyed by Yuzuru alone!
"Yuzuru, you're way too amazing. I thought when you said you were invincible in bed, you were just bragging."
Pakura directly knelt beside Yuzuru Uchiha's leg, her eyes shining brightly.
With Yuzuru being this strong, plus the power of the Hidden Cloud, the goal of unifying the shinobi world would definitely be achieved!
When she returned to the Hidden Sand with Yuzuru in the future, she would absolutely make that bastard Rasa die a miserable death!
Konan and Karura were also full of joy, hurriedly busying themselves with clearing the dishes.
Kushina and Mikoto, however, couldn't help feeling a bit sentimental.
They had once lived in Konoha for a time as well. Although most of those experiences weren't pleasant, hearing that Konoha had been destroyed still left them feeling wistful.
After letting out a sigh, Mikoto asked, "Yuzuru, have you told the Third Hokage about this?"
"Not yet."
Kushina grew anxious. "Then hurry up and tell the Third Hokage. Something this important can't be delayed."
Looking at the serious expressions on Kushina and the others, Yuzuru simply kept shaking his head. "Sleep first, sleep first."
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By late morning.
Yuzuru, brimming with energy, headed toward the Raikage Building.
On the way, he suddenly thought of something.
With a thought, he transferred the short, stout merchant and his family out of the Kamui Space.
"Th-this is the Hidden Cloud Village?"
"Lord Yuzuru, you really escaped?"
Hearing this, Yuzuru replied calmly, "I said it before. There's no such word as 'escape' in my dictionary."
"Konoha has already been destroyed by me. The news will probably spread before long. You should pay close attention."
The short, stout merchant froze on the spot. After a long moment, he pulled his family down to their knees.
"Lord Yuzuru, you're truly great. You were willing to oppose such a powerful ninja village for ordinary people like us."
"Please rest assured. I'll make sure to spread this far and wide."
Yuzuru nodded in satisfaction.
The Land of Lightning was expanding too quickly. To maintain stability, relying solely on military suppression wasn't enough—he had to unite people's hearts as much as possible.
If this matter was publicized well, the populace's sense of identity with the Land of Lightning would certainly grow even stronger.
Yuzuru let out a light chuckle. "Alright, I still have things to take care of. I'll be going."
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Raikage Building.
The Third Raikage was in a meeting.
Tōdai, Mabuma, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, Tsunade, A, and the others were all present.
When Yuzuru pushed the door open and walked in, the Third Raikage temporarily halted the discussion and eagerly asked, "Yuzuru, how did things go?"
"How much is the Land of Fire prepared to sponsor this time?"
Yuzuru raised one finger.
"Ten billion Ryō? That's great. That should ease the financial pressure quite a bit."
Hearing this, Yuzuru shook his head.
The Third Raikage frowned. "Only one billion Ryō? That's still not bad. Something is better than nothing."
"One hundred billion Ryō."
"Hm? What?"
Seeing the Third Raikage's dazed expression, Yuzuru said calmly, "Within one month, the Land of Fire will send one hundred billion Ryō."
"What?!"
Everyone in the room gaped in shock, faces full of disbelief.
The Third Raikage stammered, "Y-Yuzuru, how much did you just say?"
"One hundred billion Ryō."
"Hiss—"
After exchanging glances and confirming they hadn't misheard, everyone stared at Yuzuru in horror.
Tōdai was the first to speak. "Lord Yuzuru, it's not that I don't believe you, but I really can't understand why the Land of Fire would agree to give us that much money."
As if afraid of angering Yuzuru Uchiha, he added jokingly, "You couldn't have possibly slaughtered your way straight into the Hokage Tower in Konoha, could you?"
"Haha… hahaha…"
Even after their previous victory over Konoha, the Land of Fire's war reparations had only been twenty billion Ryō.
Yuzuru had only been gone for three days, yet he managed to get the Land of Fire to send one hundred billion Ryō…
No matter how one thought about it, it sounded completely outrageous.
What Tōdai didn't expect, however, was Yuzuru actually nodding. "Hey, you're a damn genius. You guessed it right away."
Yuzuru recounted what had happened in Konoha, then said calmly, "So we shouldn't need to worry about funding for a while now, right?"
As his words fell, the entire office fell into dead silence.
At that moment, whether it was the Third Raikage or Tōdai, Orochimaru or Hatake Sakumo, all of them stood there dumbfounded.
At this point, money was completely beside the point!
After a long while, the Third Raikage was the first to react. "Yuzuru, if I'd known you were going to make such a big move, I would've insisted on going with you!"
He regretted it deeply.
Facing the entire Konoha Village alone, fighting for a full day and night, then turning Konoha into ruins before leaving…
Just imagining that scene was enough to make one's blood boil!
If he had gone to Konoha with Yuzuru—even if he were just watching from the sidelines—the Third Raikage didn't dare imagine how exhilarating it would have been.
A forcefully patted Yuzuru on the shoulder and, for the first time, changed how he addressed him. "Uncle Yuzuru, I'm completely convinced. From now on, you're our benefactor!"
Tōdai and Mabuma exchanged a look, their hearts practically leaping out of their chests.
Thankfully, those fools in Konoha had driven the Uchiha clan out of the village.
If Yuzuru had chosen the Hidden Cloud as his target for 'fundraising,' they truly wouldn't know how to face such a terrifying powerhouse.
Compared to the others, Orochimaru's focus was clearly different.
He flicked his tongue out to lick his lips, speaking with barely concealed excitement. "Yuzuru… are the Third Hokage and Danzō dead?"