Chapter 54: (52) AFTERMATH
A few days later, the group of otherworlders observed as Tsunade's succession ceremony unfolded. With grace and ceremony, she officially ascended to the position of the Fifth Hokage. The tension in Konoha was palpable, but the village also exuded a sense of cautious hope under its new leader.
After eliminating Danzo, Bibi Dong and Renxue used their teleportation abilities to return the rescued Uchiha and Hyuga clan members to their respective clan grounds. Each individual was carefully healed to ensure no lingering injuries remained. Before teleporting them, we strictly ordered them to keep todays attack information secret. Afterall, it would cause problems for Tsuande and Shisui later.
Renxue, meanwhile, departed to find Almight, who had been tasked with another major role in their operation. Once she located him, they teleported back to the hideout after carefully placing an unconscious Naruto in his room. The young jinchuriki had no memory of the events, ensuring the group's plans remained shrouded in secrecy.
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The plan itself had been deceptively simple but executed with surgical precision. The goal was clear: infiltrate Konoha, form an alliance with the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, eliminate Danzo, and neutralize any attempt by the village's forces, including Hiruzen, to rescue him.
To this end, Almight had been sent to create chaos by kidnapping Naruto, Konoha's prized jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails. The group had calculated that the life of a jinchuriki far outweighed the life of Danzo in the eyes of Konoha. They banked on Hiruzen being forced to prioritize Naruto's safety, leaving Danzo vulnerable.
As anticipated, Hiruzen directed all available ninjas to locate Naruto, fully aware that failure would be catastrophic for the village, jinchuriki is most valued assest of any ninja village. He trusted that Danzo could hold off any attackers until reinforcements arrived, but this turned out to be a fatal miscalculation.
As he doesn't know about the overwhelming strength of the attackers. The weakest member of the attacking force was Jonin-level, while the strongest, included gods like Bibi Dong and Renxue, who could annihilate Konoha with a single strike.
Despite their immense power, Bibi Dong and Renxue refrained from direct combat. Their roles were specialized: Renxue provided healing and spatial manipulation, while Bibi Dong focused on hunting down any White Zetsu, as they doesn't want an unknown factor affecting their plans.
Almight's role was executed flawlessly. Using enchanted items crafted by Irene, he rendered himself completely invisible and undetectable. While Hiruzen scoured every inch of the village in a growing panic, Almight moved unnoticed, ensuring Naruto's safety before disappearing entirely. By the time Hiruzen received the report that Naruto had been found unharmed in his room, it was too late.
Danzo and his Root forces had been completely wiped out, their base looted of all valuable resources and information. Despite his reputation as a cunning strategist, Danzo could not contend with the sheer power of his enemies. Adding to Hiruzen's despair, both Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado—his long-time advisors—were assassinated in their heavily guarded rooms. Attacks done by Irene and Foara.
Hiruzen was left reeling. He had no idea who was responsible for the attack, the abduction, or the assassinations. While he suspected Senju Tsunade, Shisui Uchiha and the mysterious masked Uchiha who had attacked the Fourth Hokage years prior, he lacked any evidence. Furthermore, Tsunade had an airtight alibi, as she had been seen gambling in the Fire Capital throughout the operation.
Few days after Danzo's death, Tsunade returned to Konoha. She held a private meeting with Hiruzen, the details of which were known only to the two of them. Whatever was discussed, the outcome was clear: Hiruzen stepped down as Hokage, officially retiring from his position as a ninja.
Tsunade's decision to take up the mantle of the Fifth Hokage came as a surprise to many, given her previous adamant refusals. However, the village quickly rallied behind her leadership. Her presence brought a sense of stability and direction that had been missing during the tumultuous years under Hiruzen's leadership.
The village's response to Tsunade's leadership was overwhelmingly positive. Under her guidance, the village began to stablise, as she promised to deal with problems created under rule of third hokage.
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Meanwhile, Lan Xuanyu, the mastermind behind much of the operation, looked at his shop tablet. A vibrant notification flashed across the screen:
[DING! IT IS DETECTED THAT QUEST: SAVE THE UCHIHA CLAN FROM BEING EXTERMINATED, IS COMPLETED]
[PARTICIPANTS:
1.) LAN XUANYU
2.) RIAS GREMORY
3.) UCHIHA SHISUI
4.) SENJU TSUNADE
5.) LILY POTTER]
[EVERYONE IS REWARDED WITH 100 SHOP POINTS AS A REWARD]
A satisfied smile spread across Xuanyu's face as he closed the shop tablet. Quest is deemed fulfilled since we killed the main driving forces behind the scenes. Only left are that fake Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha.
We decided to kill that fake Uchiha later, as he is important for Xuanyu future goals. After discussing with others, all decided to let that fake Uchiha live for few more years.
As Uchiha Itachi, Shisui decided to also spare his life for various reasons. But he is still an unstable factor but Shisui and Tsunade said that they will deal with him, we left him alive too.
Coming out of his thoughts, Xuanyu opened his system screen, where several unread notifications awaited him:
[DING! IT IS DETECTED THAT HOST HAS KILLED SOMEONE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
HOST IS REWARDED WITH A KING-RANK GACHA TICKET.]
[DING! IT IS DETECTED THAT HOST HAS KILLED 25 ENEMIES ABOVE HIS OWN RANK.
HOST IS REWARDED WITH 25 KING-RANK GACHA TICKETS.]
[DING! IT IS DETECTED THAT HOST BECAME A PARTICIPANT IN THE ACT THAT CHANGED THE FATE LINE OF THE NINJA WORLD.
CALCULATING FATE CHANGE...
CALCULATING EFFECTS...
FINDING WHOSE FATE IS CHANGED...
DING! BASED ON THE ABOVE DATA, HOST IS COLLECTIVELY REWARDED WITH A MYTHICAL-RANK GACHA TICKET.]
Xuanyu's smile deepened as he reviewed his collection of gacha tickets. Prior to this operation, he had already amassed an impressive stash: one Mythical-ranked, three Emperor-ranked, and one King-ranked ticket. Now, his collection had grown substantially:
2 Mythical-ranked tickets
3 Emperor-ranked tickets
27 King-ranked tickets
"Let's draw them all once we return to my home universe," Xuanyu thought, closing the system screen. He stretched his arms, his body relaxing after the intensity of recent events. The group had a meeting scheduled soon, but there was still time.
"Let's grab something to eat first," he said to himself, already anticipating the delicious meals ladies often prepared for the group.
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