Naruto: I, Uchiha, Just Want to Die

Chapter 179: The Uchiha Clan's Young Leader, High Council Meeting

Various forces stirred within his body, swelling uncontrollably. Instead of fusing into Sage Mode Chakra, the energies violently injected pure natural energy into him. The result was disastrous:

At this moment, the Dark Expanding Rasengan absorbed by Uchiha Ci within his body began madly drawing his own chakra—even tapping into the chakra of the Zero-Tails sealed within the Eight Trigrams Seal.

The spiral accelerated—spinning, whirling, raging out of control!

It headed toward chaos, destruction, and expansion, manifesting into pure destructive force.

Uchiha Hachidai was sinking further into despair.

If this attack detonated even remotely near him, he'd likely be vaporized.

As he contemplated this, he could only curse himself for meddling where he shouldn't have.

"The Elders must've had their reasons! Why couldn't I just stay out of it?!"

He never imagined that this twelve-year-old boy could wield such terrifying power.

"Great," Hachidai thought bitterly. "Now I've pushed too far—and it might cost me my life!"

At the critical moment, Uchiha Ci's gaze suddenly regained clarity.

Sensing the chaos within his body, he was filled with helplessness and grief.

"No choice—I'm just going to have to blow up some fireworks. Cyber Ultraman Buddha, please bless me that I don't destroy anything important!"

"I really can't afford to pay for it!!!"

Shutting off his Sharingan, Ci quickly severed the natural energy pathways surging through his body.

This restored some semblance of control over his body.

Then, in one swift motion, he yanked his hand free from the ground, punching himself in the jaw. The blow sent him flying into the air, his swollen, balloon-like body flipping onto his back like an overturned turtle.

With immense effort, Ci forcibly altered the trajectory of the Phantom Dog Cannon, lifting his head toward the sky and letting out an ear-splitting roar!

Boom!!!

A violent jet of black energy shot into the heavens, accompanied by a tempestuous gale that swept outward, tearing the Zen garden to shreds.

Rocks, sand, water, koi fish, ancient trees—everything in the courtyard was uprooted and flung into the air.

The immense recoil pulverized the ground behind him, creating a massive ten-meter-wide crater lined with spiderweb cracks.

Witnessing the sheer destructive force, Uchiha Hachidai dropped his sword, collapsing to the ground in stunned disbelief.

Decades of arduous training, countless sacrifices to awaken his three-tomoe Sharingan, and the pride of being an elite jonin—all of it was utterly crushed in this moment.

"Why?" he muttered bitterly. "Why can someone like him, an Uchiha who doesn't even rely on the Sharingan, wield such power?"

"The strength of the Uchiha's ultimate bloodline ability seems so insignificant in comparison!"

"Is this... the Elder's choice?"

At that moment, a hand, scorched and burned, its skin peeled away, appeared in front of Hachidai.

Looking at the battered hand stretched toward him, Hachidai dumbly raised his head to see Ci, covered in burns, his short-sleeved kimono reduced to tatters, standing barefoot amidst the ruins.

The boy smiled brightly and asked, "Senior Hachidai, it hasn't been ten minutes yet, but I've passed the trial of inheritance, right?"

Ci's voice snapped Hachidai out of his stupor. After a brief pause, he nodded fiercely, overwhelmed by an urge to weep.

Yes, no matter what, Ci was one of their own—a child of the Uchiha!

A boy who had surpassed Uchiha Kagami, breaking through the limits of their bloodline, achieving feats beyond elite jonin with just a two-tomoe Sharingan.

And perhaps, in the future, he might even reach the heights of their ancestor, Uchiha Madara.

"He's ours!" Hachidai thought.

"Uchiha Ci!" Hachidai trembled, gripping Ci's hand tightly. "I recognize you—I acknowledge you!"

"To hell with Uchiha Fugaku! From today onward, you're the only choice for the young leader of the Uchiha clan!"

Hachidai's scarlet Sharingan glimmered with resolve as he vowed, "I'll do everything in my power to support you—to make you the leader of the Uchiha clan, a member of Konoha's leadership, and the Hokage!"

Ci, hearing this, twitched the corner of his mouth and weakly interrupted, "Let's not go that far just yet... Senior Hachidai, please don't send me to the hospital—I can recover on my own!"

"I don't want to waste the medical fees… please!"

Exhausted, Ci collapsed into Hachidai's arms, closing his eyes.

The two Phantom Dog Cannons, especially the last one, had drained him completely. He was utterly spent.

Hachidai looked at the unconscious boy sleeping peacefully in his arms and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Such a kid..."

Meanwhile, the Phantom Dog Cannon arced downward, smashing through Konoha's sky barrier and creating a massive hole.

The entire village paused, gazing up in awe at the spectacular firework lighting up the sky—everyone except Konoha's Barrier Team and a certain red-haired beauty locked in the Uzumaki Mito residence.

Kushina stared blankly at the gaping hole in the barrier, thinking of the grueling workload awaiting her.

"Who did this?! WHO DID THIS?!"

"My date with Minato—ARGH!!!"

Thirty Minutes Later

An emergency council meeting convened at the Hokage Tower to discuss the aftermath of Uchiha Ci's half-Tailed Beast transformation and the proposal for using jinchūriki as weapons.

Uchiha Ci's new ultimate form offered both promise and peril.

On the positive side, the wars of the ninja world had intensified since the First Great Ninja War. Nations had been exploring the use of jinchūriki as weapons.

While Konoha possessed the most powerful beast, the Nine-Tails, they had never successfully weaponized it due to various issues.

But Ci's half-Tailed Beast transformation and its immense destructive power now showed that human-shaped ultimate weapons were indeed a possibility.

On the downside—

In the Hokage Tower conference room, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, Danzo Shimura, and the heads of Konoha's major clans gathered.

Looking at the damage assessment report, Hiruzen's expression twisted. After a moment's silence, he announced the meeting's agenda:

"Now, regarding the significant damage caused by Uchiha Ci's half-Tailed Beast transformation…"

"The destruction includes the Senju Clan grounds, vegetation, Uchiha ancestral shrine, architectural complexes, the Naka River channel, and severe damage to Konoha's barrier, with total losses estimated to exceed 100 million ryo."

"However, considering Uchiha Ci's exceptional contributions in the Rain Country and his immense potential for the upcoming Third Great Ninja War… Let's discuss how to proceed."

Hiruzen tossed the report onto the table, rubbing his temples in frustration.

Around the table, three women sat with overwhelming resentment.