UTBW: Ch. 71

Very soon, the attending medical-nin arrived.

Half an hour later, after completing the examination, the medical-nin looked troubled and tactfully said, "Sandaime-sama, as long as we actively treat it, you should soon be able to regain some basic autonomous functions, like swallowing and drinking water."

Hearing this, Hiruzen's heart sank. How could he not recognize that these were merely words of comfort? The underlying meaning was clear: at best, he might only recover enough to feed and hydrate himself!

"Thank you," the secretary stepped forward and politely saw the medical-nin out.

Inside the room, the others immediately started offering words of comfort.

"Sandaime-sama, we are waiting for your recovery."

"Yes, he said it can be treated. You don't need to worry about outside matters for now."

"That's right, we'll manage the situation."

These words entered Hiruzen's left ear and went straight out the right. He knew, once he was gone, these people would likely turn and pledge themselves elsewhere.

And as for recovery... even less likely.

This medical-nin was the best in all of Konoha in this field, yet even he gave such a grim prognosis. It clearly showed how serious his condition really was.

For a moment, his heart was filled with grief. He had no mind to listen to these people's endless murmuring.

"Please rest well." After saying much, seeing that Hiruzen showed no response, everyone took their leave one after another.

---

Soon after, the news of Hiruzen's stroke and paralysis spread throughout Konoha's upper echelons.

But it wasn't just Hiruzen, Koharu and Homura had also suffered strokes and were paralyzed.

Hiss!

For a time, countless people gasped in shock.

The once all-powerful council members, who had controlled Konoha for decades, now three were paralyzed and one imprisoned, fallen to such a state!

And the cause was nothing more than the counterattack of the Uchiha clan. One counterattack, and all the high-ranking figures were wiped out!

The new Uchiha clan leader was truly dangerous!

"What a terrifying young man..." Many people grew deeply wary of Junichi. Although the paralysis of the three elders wasn't directly by his hand, he was, however, the indirect cause. This became a consensus among everyone.

Furthermore, another consensus quickly emerged: under no circumstances should he ever be allowed to become Hokage!

Otherwise, how could they possibly survive?

---

"Hahaha..." Yuki laughed heartily, his expression full of uncontrollable joy. Though he hadn't been drinking, his face was flushed as if he were drunk.

"They are all paralyzed! Hearing this news, I could die without regrets!"

He was even older than Hiruzen, having lived through the era of Tobirama. It could be said, his whole life had been lived under the oppression and shadow of the Senju lineage.

When Tobirama died back then, Yuki had secretly laughed for a long time.

"This is clearly a great day, why talk about dying?" Junichi shook his head helplessly. "The good days are just beginning. You've struggled for half your life, don't you want to enjoy it?"

Yuki clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Being able to see you become the clan leader is the greatest blessing of my life."

"I can't outtalk you," Junichi waved his hand dismissively and said no more.

Even now, no one suspected he had done anything. Everyone merely thought that the destruction of the Uchiha clan had mentally and emotionally triggered strokes in the three elders.

But in fact, he had secretly used the Eye Blade technique.

In a moment of eye contact, yin chakra burst out with his gaze, like a sword shooting into the eyes of the three, penetrating directly into their brains.

Then, the Yin Release transformed from intangible to tangible, creating a physical effect from nothingness. The cerebral blood vessels of the three were subtly cut apart by the power of the Eye Blade.

When the three experienced emotional fluctuations and rising blood pressure, the previous cuts would expand, eventually tearing entire blood vessels apart.

"Shall we go visit them?" Yuki asked eagerly. Visiting the three now would be like rubbing salt into their wounds. He couldn't be more excited.

"I'll pass," Junichi said with a helpless smile. "I'm afraid if I show up in front of them, they'll be so agitated they'll die on the spot."

"You too." Junichi looked at him and reminded, "If you want to go, wait until their conditions stabilize. There's plenty of time. No need to rush and push them to death all at once. We can slowly torment them in the future."

Hearing this, Yuki smiled. Junichi was even more ruthless than he was. He even planned to take it slow and disgust Hiruzen and the others over time. No wonder he had masterminded the Uchiha counterattack, overturning the high command in one blow. When it came to ruthlessness, he truly stood at the top!

"There is still much I have to learn from you."

"...?" Junichi gave him a puzzled look.

Learn what exactly?

"Oh right, regarding the industries of the four clans..." Yuki moved on to business matters.

Junichi also tossed the confusion to the back of his mind.

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In a prison cell, forcibly taken over by non-ANBU ninjas, an elderly man with black hair, his whole body limp and trembling, weakly opened his mouth.

"No... You cannot... cannot treat me like this... I am... a Konoha Elder... Only the Hokage... has the authority... to judge me..."

In front of him, an Uchiha clan member smiled when he heard this, marveling, "Even after enduring so much torture, you still have the strength to talk. Well, it makes sense. After all, you are the leader of Root. Ordinary interrogation methods probably won't even make a dent on you."

Saying this, he turned and clapped his hands.

Danzō looked up in panic, not knowing what was about to happen.

"Bring them in."

At the order, two androgynous-looking teenagers with pale skin were brought into the cell, looking timid and hesitant.

Seeing these two youths, everyone present showed stunned and disbelieving expressions.

"Isn't this... going too far?" Inoichi couldn't help but intervene, "Danzō is still an elder, using them against him is just too degrading."

"Ah, that's where you're wrong." The Uchiha shook his head earnestly and said, "Exactly because it's him, normal interrogation methods are useless. We need something much heavier! Or..."

He suddenly turned toward Inoichi, his gaze deep and his smile cold and sarcastic.

"Have you already obtained all the evidence?"

Inoichi was rendered speechless. Danzō's mind was protected by sealing techniques. Even if he used his clan's techniques, he couldn't bypass the seals, let alone extract any evidence.

They could only rely on external methods for interrogation.

"It was my oversight." he could only admit defeat, while casting a sympathetic glance at Danzō.

As for Danzō, he now stared wide-eyed and slack-jawed.

He recognized these two boys.

They were specially dressed to serve those with certain "special" preferences. But he didn't have that kind of interest!

"Come on! Look how wide Danzō's mouth is open!" the Uchiha ninja excitedly dragged the two boys into the cell. "It can definitely fit your, ah, uniquely gifted sizes! And we've already knocked out some teeth. You can go all out, don't worry about being bitten!"