Chapter 9: Killing the Elders

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"What did you say? Uchiha Kanzou went to Tadayoshi-sama's residence and stayed for more than two hours." Fugaku's expression darkened as he listened to the report from his subordinate. The longer he listened, the more twisted his face became—his anger steadily rising.

He knew the Elder had been with him all day, which meant the only one at the Elder's home was Uchiha Mikoto.

A man and a woman, alone for over two hours… Unless one was deliberately naïve, it was impossible not to draw some conclusions about what the two of them were doing.

"You saw what happened with your own eyes?"

Fugaku's crimson eyes glinted, the three tomoe of his Sharingan flickering ominously. His breathing quickened.

The subordinate hesitated for a second, then chose to speak honestly.

"I didn't dare get too close, but from a distance, I saw Uchiha Kanzou hold Mikoto-sama in his arms at the door. And… when he turned to leave, it was Uchiha Mikoto who reached out and pulled him back inside."

"The rest… I don't know. The door was closed and the windows were curtained," the subordinate said cautiously.

He had been observing from a distance, unable to hear what Kanzou and Mikoto were saying.

At best, he could only piece together the general situation through body language.

The distance had been deliberate—he feared getting too close and being discovered by Kanzou.

Unbeknownst to him, Kanzou had already noticed his presence. In fact, everything he was now reporting to Fugaku was precisely what Kanzou had wanted him to see and deliver.

Fucking Mikoto was never him acting with just his dick… of course, there was that… but he had also been planning for this exact situation.

Bang!

Fugaku overturned the table in a fit of rage. The sound of shattering wood and crashing objects filled the room as he continued to lash out violently.

His Sharingan spun wildly, the three tomoe whirling with such ferocity that they almost fused—almost—but not enough. It still wasn't painful enough to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.

"Uchiha Kanzou… you Bastard!"

Fugaku bellowed his name with pure hatred in his voice.

Shhk!

A blade pierced the chest of the trusted subordinate—Fugaku's fury now seeking a target.

"This matter must never be leaked. You have to die."

If word got out, what right would he have to become the patriarch after being humiliated like this? The scandal would ruin his chances completely.

Even if he suspected he'd been betrayed, he had to endure it—for now. Only by becoming the patriarch could he truly settle the score with Uchiha Kanzou.

And as for that woman, Uchiha Mikoto… Fugaku's fists clenched tightly.

Once, he had been proud to call Uchiha Mikoto his fiancée. She was the most beautiful woman in the Uchiha clan—perhaps even among the top three in all of Konoha.

But now? Fugaku could barely contain the urge to kill her.

An impure woman had no right to be the patriarch's wife.

"Uchiha Tadayoshi… do you truly support me?"

Now that he believed Mikoto had betrayed him with Kanzou, Fugaku's trust in the elder Tadayoshi had begun to crumble because of her actions.

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Meanwhile, at Mikoto's house, Elder Tadayoshi noticed his granddaughter sitting quietly at the dining table, her chopsticks untouched and her expression deflated.

Something felt off.

"Mikoto… are you feeling unwell?" Tadayoshi asked gently.

His question pulled her from her thoughts. "Huh? Oh… It's nothing, Sofu-sama," she replied, quickly picking up her chopsticks and beginning to eat.

Of course, she couldn't tell her grandfather that Kanzou had threatened her into having sex with him. She was terrified of what might happen to both of them if she did. More than that, she feared what her grandfather would think of her—his granddaughter—after learning what she had been forced to do and that she had done something so bad…

"Are you sure?" Tadayoshi pressed, concerned.

Mikoto gave a small, apologetic smile and offered a vague excuse laced with quiet meaning. "Today just… hasn't been a good day for me, Sofu-sama. I'm a little out of sorts, but I'll be fine. There's nothing to worry about."

Tadayoshi paused, catching the subtle undertone in her words. "I see… Forgive me for asking."

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[Ding! Alienated the relationship between Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Tadayoshi, and Uchiha Mikoto. Reward: Evil Points +8000]

"I really don't understand how this reward system calculates things," Kanzou muttered, shaking his head. Still, this time, he'd truly struck gold.

He got to enjoy himself, sabotage a few relationships, and even received a hefty reward from the system. It was a win on all fronts.

"With so many evil points stacked up, I suppose it's time to start spending."

If he hadn't already unlocked the Mangekyō Sharingan, Kanzou would have hoarded every point to try and unlock it. But now that he had it, it was finally time to start shopping.

"System, is the store limited to items from the Naruto world only?"

[The store only displays items from the world the Host currently resides in. Items from other worlds are not available for purchase and can only be acquired through rewards.]

"Tch. Figures. And everything's so damn expensive."

Even the cheapest S-rank jutsu cost 100,000 evil points—and the more powerful ones weren't even close to being affordable.

Needless to say, some of these items are even more expensive than standard ninjutsu.

There are also rare and specialised techniques—like the Nara Clan's Shadow Imitation Jutsu—that come with a hefty price tag.

"The Hatake clan's kenjutsu style costs over 100,000 evil points… no wonder Hatake Sakumo earned the title of Konoha's White Fang with just his swordsmanship," Kanzou muttered. "That kind of value makes sense."

Then his eyes fell on something even more absurd.

"Wait, you can buy ocular techniques too? Uchiha Obito's Kamui—just the phasing technique—costs 250,000 evil points? And the combined ability of both eyes is a whopping 500,000? That's more expensive than buying a Mangekyō Sharingan outright! Ridiculous."

Still, he had to admit—Obito's Mangekyō abilities were among the most broken in the original timeline.

"Then again, it doesn't matter. No matter how powerful they are, I've got Amenotokotachi. That trumps everything."

He scrolled further, only to see another absurd number.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique costs 300,000 evil points? Dammit... and here I thought I was rich. Turns out I'm still broke."

Kanzou realised he couldn't afford the techniques he truly desired.

Techniques like the Flying Thunder God or Obito's Kamui were simply out of reach.

Although Hatake-style kenjutsu was priced at 120,000 evil points—within his budget—Kanzou was hesitant to spend that much on it.

"Hatake Sakumo isn't dead yet. I might be able to obtain his sword style through other means," Kanzou muttered. "Besides, the Uchiha clan's swordsmanship isn't bad either."

Recently, Kanzou had begun training Uchiha clan members in kenjutsu, and their sword techniques were already approaching the level of Hatake's. After all, during the Warring States Era, the Uchiha were a powerhouse in every sense.

While their Sharingan and Fire Style techniques were the most well-known, they excelled in other arts too.

One of the Sharingan's greatest strengths was its ability to copy. Though it couldn't replicate secret techniques or bloodline abilities, it could mimic most forms of taijutsu, ninjutsu, and kenjutsu.

"I'll buy Chidori for now," Kanzou decided. "The rest of the evil points—I'll save."

As for the famed Rasengan, Kanzou had already mastered it on his own. Anyone who had watched Naruto knew how it was cultivated—just a matter of patience and training.

The reason why he hasn't learned Chidori despite having learned Rasengan is that he didn't have a natural affinity with the Lightning Nature, and he has also not mastered the Lightning Chakra Nature through Nature transformation…

Learning a Jutsu that doesn't fit your affinity isn't that easy… He knew that he could learn a lot more in that time, so he chose to focus on them over Chidori… and mastered them very well… And now that he has the option of learning Chidori, the high lethality Lightning Style Jutsu built exclusively for Uchihas without any effort, he would naturally do so.

Purchasing the A-rank Lightning Style: Chidori had cost Kanzou 50,000 evil points. Among A-rank ninjutsu, Chidori was relatively expensive.

'Is it because of its development potential?'

With Chidori in hand, Kanzou could eventually develop various extensions of it, such as Stream, Senbon, and so on.

All in all, even if the price was high, it was worth it.

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"Captain, is there a mission you've called us for?"

Shin and Souta had arrived at Kanzou's residence.

"I do have a task for you," nodded Kanzou.

"Captain, just give the order—we'll get it done," they replied without hesitation.

They were fiercely loyal to Kanzou. No matter how dangerous the mission, they would carry it out without question.

"We're going after the elders aside… Aside from Uchiha Tadayoshi, the remaining two need to be dealt with. Taking them out. Shouldn't be too difficult for the two of you, right?"

Earlier that day, when Kanzou was cucking Fugaku, the cuck himself had visited those two with Uchiha Tadayoshi. Kanzou had his own spies keeping track of Fugaku's movements, just as Fugaku had spies on him. From what Kanzou had gathered, Fugaku had brought them generous gifts.

It was clear those two old leeches intended to back Fugaku for their own gain.

Since they stood in Kanzou's way as obstacles, it was only natural to remove them.

And unfortunately for them… they didn't have an Uchiha Mikoto as their daughter or granddaughter to win Kanzou's favor.

So, their end was going to be quite obvious.

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[Note: As the R-18 scene, I will post that part separately, one of these days, as Chapter 8.5]

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