The vast cave was filled with the smell of burning. Everyone looked at the slender figure, a strange fear flashing in the depths of their eyes.
He had instantly killed Yamanaka Ryōya, who possessed the strength of a Jonin.
Such a feat, at least, probably required the strength of a Kage, right?
"Are you still going to arrest me?" Kai asked the four Root Anbu ninjas.
The four Root ninjas' faces instantly changed dramatically, and they shook their heads quickly.
"No, we're just following orders."
"Kai, they're just following orders," Minato quickly intervened.
In their eyes, if Kai went on a rampage, it would be a nightmare.
"Humph, go back and tell Danzo not to provoke me. When I go crazy, even I'm afraid of myself," Kai snorted coldly.
The four Root ninjas, as if they had received a pardon, fled in a panic.
"Minato, Yoru, I want to talk to Kai alone," Uchiha Fugaku suddenly said.
Gekko Yoru's expression froze. He hesitated to speak, but Minato reached out to stop him.
"Fugaku-san, this is wartime. Be careful."
"Don't worry, we'll be back soon." Uchiha Fugaku gratefully glanced at Minato and then looked at Kai.
"Fugaku-san!" Kai rolled his eyes helplessly. He knew what Uchiha Fugaku was thinking. "Let's talk outside."
As Uchiha Fugaku and Kai left, the oppressive atmosphere in the vast cave remained.
"You're probably wondering why I didn't intervene just now, right?" Minato looked at Gekko Yoru.
All the Konoha ninjas' expressions froze, their faces filled with question marks.
Gekko Yoru nodded. "Minato, with your speed and strength, it shouldn't have been difficult to save Yamanaka Ryōya in time. I also want to know why you didn't intervene. Do you hate Danzo?"
There were many political factions in Konoha.
But ultimately, there was only Danzo, the hawk, the Third Hokage, the conciliator, and the Uchiha clan, whose stance was uncertain.
Minato was from Jiraiya's faction, the Third Hokage's disciple, so he was clearly part of the same group.
"No, Gekko-san, you underestimate Kai. His strength and talent are terrifying. No matter how difficult the jutsu is, whether it's A-rank or S-rank, or what attribute changes it has, as long as he tries it once, he can learn it in half a day."
"If you were faced with a young man with such terrifying potential and someone from Danzo's faction, what would you choose?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions froze.
Gekko Yoru's face was filled with shock.
"Gekko-san, I hope you don't let a small matter delay Konoha's affairs. This is a crucial time in the war. Any variable could lead Konoha to its doom," Minato glanced at Gekko Hayate.
He had heard about Gekko Hayate's grudge against Kai.
Gekko Yoru's face darkened. "Minato, I'll be careful."
"That's good. I'm going to check things out," Minato said, turning and leaving.
"Father, didn't you say you'd teach that Kai a lesson for me? With your strength, it would be easy to deal with him," Gekko Hayate said with resentment.
"Shut up, I know what I'm doing." Gekko Yoru glared at him and waved his hand, signaling the other ninjas to go rest.
In the vast cave, only Uzuki Ao and Inuzuka Haka remained.
"Ao, I want to know your assessment of that kid. Remember, this concerns Konoha's high-ranking officials' evaluation of Uchiha Kai," Gekko Yoru said.
Uzuki Ao and Inuzuka Haka exchanged glances. "Don't provoke him."
The simple answer caught Gekko Yoru off guard. He subconsciously looked at Inuzuka Haka.
"Don't provoke him!"
The same answer made Gekko Yoru's expression freeze.
Boom!
A violent explosion echoed through the cave.
In the next moment, a hurricane surged like a tide.
The sudden attack made Gekko Yoru and the others' faces change dramatically. They didn't have time to think before they jumped up.
Ten thousand meters away, in a deserted clearing in the forest, Uchiha Fugaku followed Kai.
Looking at the slender figure in front of him, his expression turned serious, and he vanished into thin air.
Body Flicker Technique!
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly appeared behind Kai. He flipped his kunai in his hand and stabbed it towards Kai's back.
Clang!
Kai instantly blocked it with his backhand.
Uchiha Fugaku's expression changed. He flipped his right foot and kicked towards Kai's head like lightning.
At the same time, he reached for his waist and threw three shuriken.
For a moment, the three attacks completely blocked Kai's upper, middle, and lower body.
"Fugaku-san, your test is too boring," Kai rolled his eyes helplessly.
A crackling sound echoed from his body, and he instantly entered Chakra Mode.
As the violent lightning flickered, Kai moved like a ghost, retreating over ten meters.
At the same time, Uchiha Fugaku's right foot attack missed.
The three shuriken, wrapped in special gold-attribute chakra, collided with each other and bounced back towards Kai.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
Uchiha Fugaku's hands flew, his combat experience was extraordinary.
He spat out hot chakra from his mouth, which quickly flew towards Kai along the steel wire.
The blazing flames transformed into three hundred-meter-long fire dragons, baring their fangs and claws.
"Kai, we haven't fought in a long time. Our Uchiha clan is best at Fire Release jutsu. Let's see how much you've improved," Uchiha Fugaku said solemnly.
"I only know Great Fireball jutsu," Kai rolled his eyes helplessly. "Forget it. Even though it's two levels lower, I'll let you see it. Maybe you'll give up."
His cryptic words made Uchiha Fugaku stunned.
In the next moment, looking at Kai's hand seals, which were flipping like wheels, too fast for the eye to follow, his expression instantly changed dramatically.
No!
Or rather, his eyes almost popped out.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Kai's hand seals suddenly stopped, and the hot chakra gathered in his mouth instantly gushed out.
The heat wave surged, and the blazing flames instantly condensed, transforming into a giant fireball, dozens of meters in diameter.
No!
Or rather, it was like the sun.
The trees along the way snapped in response. The three fire dragons looked extremely small in front of the fireball, which was like the sun.
The short distance of a hundred meters was covered in the blink of an eye.
Boom!
The fire dragons were instantly crushed. The fireball, dozens of meters in diameter, only paused slightly.
In the next moment, it crashed towards Uchiha Fugaku.
As a Fire Release jutsu user, Uchiha Fugaku thought that as the head of the Uchiha clan, he had mastered Fire Release jutsu to perfection.
He never expected that Kai's first move would make the Great Fireball feel like an S-rank jutsu.
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