Returning to the ninja world, gazing at this familiar land, Satori Hyūga turned toward Madara Uchiha and asked, "Will you come back to Konoha with me?"
Madara shook his head. His eyes were deep, indifferent as he said, "No, since I've already left the Village Hidden in Leaves, I won't return."
"I'll go to Kirigakure in the Land of Water and quietly watch what you do. I hope you won't disappoint me."
The moment Konoha came to mind, Madara thought of Hashirama and the clansmen who had abandoned him.
Because of that, Madara had no intention of stepping foot into Konoha again.
"Alright," Satori Hyūga nodded and said. "Regarding the 'Umbrella' policy in the Land of Water, help keep an eye on it later."
"The leaders of the Five Great Nations and their respective villages are already under my control. Now I can begin the reforms, purifying the ruling elites of each nation and clan."
"Once we eliminate all the corruption, a new transformation will take place across the world. It will definitely become more beautiful and peaceful."
"When you witness that moment, you won't regret trusting me."
Satori held absolute confidence in his ability to make the world better.
He possessed memories from his past life, administrative systems refined over thousands of years, top-tier strength in the ninja world, and overwhelming suppression powers—these advantages made him believe nothing was impossible.
After parting ways with Madara, Satori flew rapidly toward Konoha at extreme speed.
After reaching the True Six Paths Level, he had been completely reborn, gaining numerous supernatural abilities.
One of these was flight.
Even without using the Tenseigan, he could manipulate spatial forces and traverse the skies directly.
His muscular form tore through the sky like a streak of black lightning.
In just a short while, he crossed thousands of miles.
Arriving outside the village, Satori deliberately suppressed his aura, restoring his original appearance.
This was another one of his abilities—hiding his presence and altering his physical form to appear completely different.
Through a secret passage, Satori silently returned to the village, beginning to investigate the current situation within Konoha.
From his secretary Yui Hyūga, Satori learned about many events that had occurred in the village over the past month.
For example, the commander of the Jonin Division, Sakumo Hatake, had failed a mission and requested resignation—a matter that stirred widespread discussion.
Among Konoha's ninjas, Sakumo was considered an absolute powerhouse.
Yet such a figure had immediately quit after failing a mission, shocking many people greatly.
Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi tried repeatedly to persuade him otherwise but was always rejected by Sakumo Hatake.
In public, Sakumo stated he was unfit for great responsibilities and intended to retire and raise his child at home.
Another event involved the Fire Daimyo. Upon returning to the Land of Fire, he ruthlessly punished a group of corrupt nobles.
Anyone guilty of bloodshed or treating lives as disposable was personally punished by the Daimyo.
The Twelve Guardian Ninja under his command acted decisively, eliminating noble families one after another.
His ruthless and authoritarian actions naturally caused panic, shock, and fear among the nobility.
With family after family being completely wiped out, the nobles lived in constant fear, sparking resistance that spread through every level of nobility.
Strangely, Konoha ninja were mysteriously receiving more protection missions than usual.
There were shifts in the upper echelons of power in the Land of Fire, yet the common people remained largely unaffected and even found themselves living better lives.
With various infrastructure projects underway and new products constantly being released, the Umbrella Corporation expanded its reach once again.
The continuous launch of new products brought tremendous changes to the world.
The Umbrella Corporation was rising rapidly, emerging as a powerful new force in the ninja world.
Amidst the conflicts between the daimyo and nobility, the Umbrella Corporation's entry into the Land of Fire didn't spark much resistance.
Moreover, many of these developments were simply part of a chain reaction.
Looking at the intelligence report in his hand, Satori Hyūga wore a satisfied expression.
"Good job by the Fire Daimyo—he's cleaned up a batch of noble families. Now it's time for gradual reform, sweeping this decaying system of daimyos and nobles straight into the dustbin of history."
"The Land of Fire has already begun rooting out corruption. The other major nations need to start moving too. I'll send messages to them now."
"I hereby declare—the transformation of the ninja world officially begins."
Sitting in his office, Satori immediately issued orders and sent messages to other countries.
Thanks to the large sums of money Satori had invested, the Umbrella Corporation had already developed radio technology.
Transmitting information across countries was now extremely simple and convenient for Satori.
After receiving the orders, the daimyos of the three great nations simultaneously took action, with each village's Kage providing military support and suppressing resistance, plunging their nations into bloodshed.
Wave after wave, aristocratic factions were uprooted and eliminated.
However, the Land of Water moved relatively slowly.
After all, Satori hadn't directly manipulated its upper echelons and needed to rely on Madara Uchiha's strength instead.
But Madara Uchiha had returned to Kiri at a slower pace than expected and still hadn't been contacted.
After settling everything, Satori dispatched members of the Umbrella Corporation to establish footholds in various countries, launching business ventures.
This move served two purposes: one was to seize the interests left behind by corrupt nobles, while the other was to retain overall control.
The businesses operated by the Umbrella Corporation acted as hidden eyes and ears planted by Satori across every nation, monitoring all changes occurring there.
He had no intention of stepping into the spotlight himself but aimed instead to control the entire situation economically and transform the whole ninja world.
"The seeds have been sown. I hope they bear fruit soon."
After finalizing everything, Satori went down to his underground research facility.
As his greatest secret base, it housed a wealth of scientific expertise and possessed the world's most advanced equipment and instruments.
Satori met with Shinno and others, inquiring about recent research progress and findings.
Unsurprisingly, there wasn't much advancement regarding the experiments on integrating and transforming the Eight Gates' chakra natures.
The Eight Gates Project proposed by Satori—fusing seven distinct chakra natures into one to achieve Kekkei Mōra evolution—was proving extremely challenging.
Even geniuses like Shinno and Amado couldn't yield immediate breakthroughs.
Satori wasn't overly upset about this—after all, only a month had passed.
Regardless of the type of scientific research or experiment, it requires time for verification and research.
After comforting Shinno and the rest, Satori Hyūga handed over portions of Black Zetsu's and White Zetsu's remains to them, urging them to continue their research.
As for himself, he made his way into Orochimaru's lab.
When Orochimaru saw Satori return, a sharp gleam flickered in his eyes, his pupils involuntarily constricted as if sensing something unusual.
He locked his gaze onto Satori intensely, staring at him like a predator sizing up its prey, and asked in confusion, "Has your strength grown again?"
"And why does your very presence send chills down my spine? It feels as though I'm standing before an unstoppable predator."
Frankly, even when Orochimaru faced Hanzo of the Sanshouo head-on during the Second Great Shinobi War, he had never experienced fear like this.
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