When Yuuki stood in front of Asuma, smiling and interrupting him, especially when Yuuki emphasized the word 'you' in his tone...
...Those were just what 'you' heard!
...Just what 'you' heard...
"Ho, haha, hahahaha~"
Asuma, who wasn't a fool, finally understood. Was everything fake?
This world, this reality, was there still a need for it to exist?
What was the purpose of everything he had done?
Without a Sharingan and unaware of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Asuma completely lost all hope for this ridiculous world.
Living in such a hell was truly pathetic!
Lying on the ground, Asuma continuously let out maniacal laughter, a laugh filled with self-mockery, despair, but mostly madness.
The joys and sorrows of people are not interconnected.
What Yuuki was thinking at this moment was, Asuma looks pretty good; if he were from the Uchiha Clan, he might have awakened another Mangekyo.
Yuuki strongly disliked Asuma's unauthorized intrusion and his attempt to add drama, so he didn't mind giving him a small punishment.
However, Yuuki hadn't expected Asuma to be so fragile; he was already broken with just a little bit of prodding.
Sure enough, not everyone is Uchiha Itachi; some can't even act out a script given to them!
Yuuki's villainous aura was about to pierce the heavens, but he was completely unaware, his face still adorned with that classic, bright, sunny smile.
Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi, looking at his son who was on the verge of collapse, roared again.
"Uchiha Tomoki! Are you really not afraid of me fighting to the death?"
Yuuki, oblivious to Asuma's frenzy, had his attention drawn by Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.
"Advisor Hiruzen Sarutobi, mind your status. I am the Hokage; you are no longer."
Although his focus was a bit strange, Yuuki wasn't completely ignoring less important information. He then explained with a smile.
"It's just a minor issue. He just couldn't handle the stimulation for a moment. When Asuma Jonin wakes up, he won't remember anything from tonight!"
As the inheritor of the Fourth Hokage's legacy, doing such a thing was incredibly easy. Just like Minato Namikaze encountered Naruto during the Ryūmyaku sealing mission, Yuuki could easily make Asuma completely forget everything from tonight.
Yuuki immediately began the sealing process. Hiruzen Sarutobi, observing, was also well-informed and understood Yuuki's actions, so he didn't stop him.
However, his heart was greatly shocked.
It had only been about a month, yet Yuuki could already skillfully use this level of sealing jutsu, which completely extinguished any thought Hiruzen Sarutobi had of fighting to the death.
From this proficient sealing jutsu, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that his Reaper Death Seal wouldn't have much effect.
After Yuuki completed the sealing, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.
"Is it worth it?"
It was a question without context, but Yuuki understood.
After tonight, such a major upheaval in the Sarutobi Clan was bound to be exposed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi had already thought of the reason: he would die as a rogue ninja.
The Sandaime of Konoha Village becoming a rogue ninja would be a fatal blow to Konoha's reputation.
Just to deal with himself?
Hiruzen Sarutobi, who deeply understood Yuuki's strength and methods, could only not understand this one point.
That's right!
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt it wasn't worth it, even before his belief in Konoha was shattered by Yuuki. Hiruzen Sarutobi still felt he wasn't worth it.
Konoha's reputation and honor, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's life, were simply not equal.
So Hiruzen Sarutobi had no idea what other objective Yuuki had.
Actually, all of this had a rough plan on the day of Yuuki's Hokage inauguration ceremony when he summoned Hiashi.
It was just that too many things happened in between, whether it was Orochimaru's discovery or the cooperation with Black Zetsu, which caused Yuuki's plan to change again and again.
While cooperation with Black Zetsu was true, Yuuki never placed all his hopes on one person.
Therefore, the original plan was not discarded; after some modifications, it continued to be executed. Yuuki had only two people in mind: Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Itachi.
Asuma's sudden intrusion made Yuuki momentarily think that Asuma might also be alright, but now the result was clear: Asuma was useless.
Now that Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't died, it was decided that it would be Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After making up his mind.
Yuuki answered while pulling out a scroll and handing it to Hiruzen Sarutobi, most of which contained the information Jiraiya had reported that day.
"I think it's worth it, Advisor Hiruzen."
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