This Naruto is A Bit Too Evil

Late at night, although there was no curfew in the Ninja World, there was essentially no nightlife either.

It was already past midnight, and the city had long shed its daytime hustle and bustle, replaced by the tranquility of the night. The streets were sparsely lit, with only a few scattered lights resembling stars in the night sky, casting faint glows on the empty road.

Naruto strolled alone down the deserted street. The moonlight was gentle, and the cool night breeze carried a slight chill, but it brought Naruto an inexplicable sense of comfort.

However, what truly comforted him wasn't the serene nightscape but the calm state of his mind. He was now in a state of perfect clarity… a 'sage mode'.

He had used a shadow clone to pretend to be asleep in his bedroom, and no one had noticed that his real body had left using the Transparent Release.

In fact, under normal circumstances, any Sensor-Type Ninja could easily detect his presence, as the Transparent Release only made his body invisible but couldn't prevent the Chakra leaking from his body.

But Naruto could. He had complete control over his Chakra, so he could seal it entirely within his body without letting a single trace escape. Unless someone had a special Kekkei Genkai's ability to directly see Chakra, most Sensor-Type Ninja would find it difficult to detect him.

This is the inspiration he had drawn from Hunter x Hunter. He had used this method to hide his presence while hunting in the forest.

When he reached the commercial street, Naruto suddenly stopped. His gaze swept over the surrounding residential buildings, most of which were shrouded in darkness. Only a few windows still glowed with light, giving the night in Konoha a faint sense of life.

A childlike smile spread across his face, as if he had finally found his favorite toy.

Fifteen minutes later-

Naruto returned to the street, feeling refreshed and invigorated. Dealing with someone who had 'earned their death' left him feeling both physically and mentally at ease.

After the matter was resolved, Naruto wasn't in a hurry to go home. Instead, he continued to wander around Konoha.

The Hokage Rock was almost the highest point in Konoha and offered the best vantage point to overlook the village. The surroundings were silent, with only the occasional call of a night bird breaking the stillness. The moonlight bathed every rooftop and treetop, enveloping the entire village in its glow.

Naruto stood atop 'Hiruzen's head', which is the highest of the four Hokage's faces. From this position, he could see the entire village.

Konoha at night resembled an inverted starry sky, with the brightly lit Hokage Tower guiding the village's every direction.

A night breeze swept by, but Naruto felt no chill. The Uzumaki Clan's bloodline, combined with the influence of the Nine-Tails' Chakra, gave him a vitality that made him feel like a furnace.

Embracing the night wind, Naruto even felt a slight coolness. He gazed down at Konoha, shrouded in darkness, and slowly spread his arms.

Suddenly, he thought of Pain in the original work.

The once-thriving Konoha had been reduced to ruins in an instant. Even he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

"Kurama, could a Tailed Beast Ball completely destroy Konoha?"

Naruto asked Kurama in the seal space in his mind.

Kurama was stunned, thinking for a moment before replying: "If you let me out and let me do it myself, maybe it can be done."

Naruto's Chakra Reserves were nowhere near Kurama's level, so the Tailed Beast Ball he could produce wouldn't be on the same scale.

Naruto was a little disappointed, 'It seemed I still had a long way to go before I could destroy this place.'

'Hmm, there's something called the Great Spiralling Ring, right? How does it work? Something about compressing Yin and Yang Chakra and then detonating it?'

As Naruto and Kurama discussed how to efficiently and effectively destroy Konoha, Naruto suddenly noticed a dark figure darting out of the Hokage Tower.

Normally, if someone wore black clothing and went out at night, they'd be hard to spot, unless they were moving unusually.

The figure leaped from the Hokage Tower onto a streetlamp, then onto a rooftop, heading straight for the outskirts of Konoha.

Naruto squinted in the direction the figure was heading.

'That was...'

'The Uchiha Clan's compound.

'It seems... something interesting is happening.'

'Let's follow and see.'

Naruto's lips curled into a slight smile.

'A Ninja coming out of the Hokage Tower in the middle of the night, heading to the Uchiha Clan's compound.'

'Is it Uchiha Shisui, or Uchiha Itachi?'

Naruto used the Transformation Technique to alter his appearance and size, then put on the Anbu mask he had 'acquired' earlier.

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Uchiha Shisui was different from other Uchiha Ninja. He carried none of the arrogance typical of his clan and came across as a genuinely honest person.

At the same time, he was the Uchiha Clan's most talented prodigy. During the Third Ninja World War, he had made a name for himself with his Body Flicker Technique, earning the title 'Shisui of the Body Flicker'.

Now, at just sixteen years old, he had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan… a feat unprecedented in history.

But at this moment, even the darkness of the night couldn't hide the pain on his face.

It's because the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village had reached a point of near-irreconcilability.

During today's clan meeting, many previously conservative members had shifted to the radical faction. Several clan elders had even begun proposing a coup to the clan head.

If things continued like this, Shisui knew the Uchiha Clan would have no place left in Konoha. Even worse, the village itself could be dragged back into the whirlpool of war due to the Uchiha Clan's coup, causing immense harm once again.

Because of that, as soon as the clan meeting ended, Shisui rushed to the Hokage Tower to report the situation to Hiruzen. He also revealed the ability of his Mangekyo Sharingan.

The Mangekyo Sharingan, its reputation in the Ninja World was still tied to Madara, the Asura of the Ninja World. It was the eye that held the power to change the entire Ninja World.

And Shisui's Mangekyo Dojutsu is called Kotoamatsukami, which could manipulate others without their knowledge, permanently and completely altering their thoughts and will.

He assured Hiruzen that he would use this ability to resolve the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village, and he had already received Hiruzen's approval.

If he wanted to use Kotoamatsukami to change the clan head's cognition and attitude, he could only do it slowly. If he suddenly used Kotoamatsukami on Fugaku, the abrupt change in his behavior would undoubtedly raise suspicions among the clan members.

Shisui needed to stay by Fugaku's side, subtly influencing his attitude and helping him suppress the voices of the radical faction.

Only then could there be a real turning point in the relationship between the clan and the village.

At least, that's what Shisui believed.

As he pondered this, Shisui's pupils suddenly contracted. His body paused mid-air for a moment before he quickly descended into the forest below.

"Hmm?" Naruto, who had been following stealthily using Transparent Release while suppressing his Chakra, was puzzled.

'Was I... discovered?'