Naruto: Pay-to-Win Ninja System

At this moment, watching the massive orange glowing sphere rising in the distance and the enormous mushroom cloud that soon followed, Shimoku felt quite satisfied. He reached out and patted Isobu's turtle head approvingly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, nicely done!"

"You're actually good for something after all."

Isobu quickly rubbed its head affectionately against him in response, appearing quite obedient.

After all, it understood clearly enough—the consequences of disobedience would be dire.

Moreover, this human brat even had the [Mangekyo Sharingan].

Even if it refused to comply,

it would still end up controlled by genjutsu and forced to obey anyway.

There was no choice but to accept it!

As the saying goes,

"If you can't fight it, might as well enjoy it!

"Maybe cooperating a little and switching positions would feel even better?"

...

The residual shockwave from the [Tailed Beast Ball] explosion continued spreading outward.

Of those more than fifty Root ninjas, only a few lucky ones who had scattered early in precaution escaped unscathed.

The rest were all engulfed within the blast center.

Needless to say, they wouldn't survive—

not even a single bone fragment would be left.

Bear in mind, these were elite members of Root's core forces!

After such a devastating wipeout, Root ninjas would surely suffer a significant setback over the next several years, losing any ability to stir up trouble...

And this was exactly the effect that Shimoku wanted.

It was worth all the effort he'd put into this plan—especially using those five Uchiha ninja as bait to lure that old fraud Danzo onto the hook.

Otherwise, gathering over fifty Root elites together for one clean sweep would have been no easy task.

In short, he should also express his gratitude toward that "Kage Lord 'Pot'" for his strong support.

Unfortunately,

Danzo had grown wiser this time, and hadn't personally shown up.

Otherwise, that earlier [Tailed Beast Ball] might've taken him out too.

That would've been perfect.

...

Naturally, in reality,

even with his current strength, Shimoku could easily eliminate that entire group of Root ninjas in an instant without relying on Isobu or the [Tailed Beast Ball].

Yet he intentionally chose to use the [Tailed Beast Ball] for the attack—

merely to conceal his identity and continue framing others.

After all, Shimoku understood well enough.

Although his recent actions within Konoha Village had succeeded,

they weren't exactly flawless either.

Whether it was the fire at the Orphanage, or the theft from the Backup Vault,

if Konoha decided to investigate thoroughly,

both himself and Homura Hidden Village would still be the prime suspects.

So, if he had revealed his true identity outside the village, activated Susano'o, and instantly slaughtered those Root ninja?

That would essentially be handing over a confession.

However, using attacks from a Tailed Beast and the [Tailed Beast Ball] changed everything.

Everyone knows, after all,

that only the Five Great Hidden Villages and Takigakure possess Tailed Beasts and their jinchuriki.

So where would Homura Hidden Village possibly get a Tailed Beast?

Therefore, once Konoha suffered a Tailed Beast attack, suspicion would naturally fall on the other Hidden Villages,

greatly reducing his own side's likelihood of being suspected.

Then, a bit of stirring afterward would do wonders.

Perhaps a new war among the Hidden Villages was about to break out.

Allowing them to watch from the sidelines and reap the rewards without lifting a finger.

Now wouldn't that be something?

And this was precisely why Shimoku had chosen to unleash the [Tailed Beast Ball] using Three-Tails in the first place.

After all, no one in Konoha had any idea that he even possessed Three-Tails.

As for the numerous clones he had created earlier, they were merely decoys meant to deceive the Konoha ninjas and shift suspicion elsewhere...

Judging from how things stood now, the entire plan had proceeded extremely smoothly.

...

Seeing his scheme succeed, Shimoku wasted no time hesitating.

He immediately had his clones help the five Uchiha ninjas before him stand up, then released their bindings.

The next moment,

The five took deep breaths and quickly got back on their feet.

They looked from Shimoku to the massive explosion behind him in bewilderment...

Clearly filled with doubts.

Indeed, the dramatic collapse as if dead by these five Uchiha warriors just moments ago had all been an act orchestrated by Shimoku.

The kunai hadn't hit any vital points at all.

Their sudden collapses

Had all been fake illusions created through the Word Binding Technique.

With little time left, Shimoku didn't bother explaining anything to them.

Instead, he pulled out five prepared corpses from his spatial scroll and tossed them onto the ground.

The corpses' eyes had already been removed, their bodies charred beyond recognition.

Perfect for impersonating the five Uchiha members.

Then,

Without hesitation, Shimoku immediately activated the [Flying Thunder God Technique] along with the still-dazed five clansmen,

Vanishing instantly in a flash, leaving the scene behind.

...

The explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball was incredibly powerful.

So much so that even within Konoha village, the earth trembled violently, waking countless villagers from their sleep.

That blinding glow lit up half the night sky, casting an eerie orange-red hue across the village.

Such a shocking sight instantly reminded many people

Of that terrifying night seven years ago—the night when the monstrous Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, leaving devastation in its wake...

Meanwhile,

At an observation tower on the village outskirts,

Staring at the sudden colossal explosion rising in the distance, feeling the overwhelming chakra presence of a tailed beast,

Danzo sitting in his wheelchair couldn't help but twitch his mouth, his expression drastically changing.

"That was... a tailed beast attack?"

"How can there be a tailed beast here?!!"

"Did Itachi feed us false information?"

"No way, absolutely impossible!"

"Those Uchiha traitors couldn't possibly have a tailed beast!"

"Could it be another Hidden Village launching a surprise assault?"

"Wait... damn it!"

"If that's true... my men... they're completely finished!!!"

Danzo's heart raced with terror, his teeth clenched so tightly they threatened to crack, as horrifying thoughts flooded his mind.

He had invested everything into this operation—

That initial team of over fifty operatives included nearly half jonin-level ninjas.

If they'd really been wiped out unexpectedly by a tailed beast, he might literally die from the loss!

Naturally, while shocked,

Danzo secretly felt relieved too.

Thank goodness he hadn't charged in recklessly himself.

Otherwise, he might have already been buried in the explosion of that [Tailed Beast Ball] by now.

"Shshsh—"

Soon, two figures swiftly landed before Danzo, standing on high alert.

"Lord Danzo, shall we...?"

"Quickly, help me retreat back to the village!"

"And also, recall all members of the second echelon!"

"There's a suspected attack from outsiders! We'll retreat first, and make further plans!"

Danzo held his breath, feigning calmness as he issued orders.

Regardless of how things were going with the first echelon—or whether they had been wiped out entirely?

Since there was a tailed beast attack, he certainly couldn't afford to risk any more lives.

If all his men were lost, what would he use later to compete for the Hokage position?

After surviving all these years...

He still knew a thing or two about playing it safe.

Such a major incident involving a tailed beast should be left for Sarutobi to handle!

"Understood, sir!"

These two loyal Root ninjas didn't hesitate at all.

Immediately, they lifted Danzo and his wheelchair, retreating toward the village.

...

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Konoha.

Inside the ruins of the Uchiha Clan's compound.

Fugaku was awakened by the tremor and quickly jumped onto the roof.

Looking far away at the bright orange glow of the massive explosion outside the village.

Fugaku, the Great Clan Leader, was momentarily stunned, his heart filled with shock.

At first, he thought it was an attack from an enemy village.

But after thinking for a moment, realization dawned on him.

And he couldn't help but smile faintly, murmuring in amazement:

"That kid sure has guts."

"Now he's really stirred up a huge mess..."

"But maybe this is good too. If war breaks out, the village won't have time to target our clan anymore."

"They might even have no choice but to depend on us..."

At the same time,

Inside a makeshift wooden hut.

Sasuke, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up and sleepily ran outside.

He looked up curiously at Fugaku and asked:

"Father, why are you standing on the roof?"

"What are you looking at?"

Fugaku looked down at the young Sasuke.

In an unusually good mood, he even made a joke.

"Watching fireworks."

"Someone's putting on a big fireworks show outside the village."

Sasuke immediately got excited and shouted joyfully:

"Let me see it too! Come on!"

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