One day later, Uchiha Tomie broke out of his coffin. During this day, he continuously calculated various possibilities and even used his Mangekyo's Absolute Control ability to improve his Ninjutsu mastery.
More importantly, he could assimilate Danzo through his own Sharingan on Danzo Shimura's hand. To completely assimilate Danzo and transform him into a clone would require a huge amount of time, because the power gap between him and Danzo was too great.
If he didn't have the Mangekyo Sharingan, with his current strength, he might not be able to assimilate Danzo even in ten years.
Fortunately, he had a backup plan. Even if the Third Hokage and Danzo killed him, he could revive, so he had the capital to be reckless.
Walking down the street, Uchiha Tomie quickly attracted the attention of the villagers. Whether they knew Tomie or not, their faces showed fear, because the Uchiha Clan crest on Tomie's back displayed his Uchiha identity.
How was this possible? The Uchiha Clan had been massacred. How did Tomie escape? Or was this not a human?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three people wearing black bodysuits and animal masks appeared, surrounding Uchiha Tomie.
"Follow us to Hokage-sama."
The three spoke indifferently. An Anbu squad has four members; three had arrived, and one had already gone to the Hokage Building to inform Hiruzen Sarutobi of the matter.
Uchiha Tomie mused, "That was fast! It's been less than half an hour since I emerged from the coffin, and Anbu has already found me.
If I hadn't worn Uchiha clothing, I wouldn't have been exposed so quickly, but it doesn't matter; I'd be summoned to the Hokage Building sooner or later."
Tomie nodded and left with the Anbu.
Although his Three Tomoe Sharingan had been dug out, neither the Anbu nor Hiruzen Sarutobi knew.
Hiruzen Sarutobi surely knew Danzo had dug out some Sharingan, and he turned a blind eye.
Indeed, for Hiruzen Sarutobi, only the Mangekyo Sharingan would catch his eye; he didn't care for the Tomoe Sharingan.
Tomie followed the Anbu, but the villagers didn't stop discussing.
News spread continuously, and some Ninja also learned that Tomie was not dead.
Since some Ninja knew, the information spread even faster.
By the time Tomie arrived at the Hokage Building, nearly half of Konoha knew that Uchiha Tomie had not died on the night of the Uchiha Clan massacre.
Not a few people in Konoha knew Tomie; after all, such a cute boy was rare, even cuter than girls.
Among the common people, some had no good feelings for the Uchiha, because the Uchiha's work was similar to city guards!
This was not a very likable job, not to mention that most Uchiha were very arrogant.
A certain white-haired Ninja's eyes flickered, "Uchiha!" In the end, it could only turn into a long sigh.
"Did you know? I heard that the Nine-Tailed is the Fourth Hokage's son."
"How is that possible? That guy is just the Nine-Tailed; how could he be Lord Fourth's son?"
Soon, the white-haired Ninja felt something was wrong.
How could ordinary villagers know such things?
This was Kakashi.
He leaned in, and after a while, he found traces of Genjutsu control on the people discussing.
However, Kakashi didn't know that besides this place, there were several other places where people were discussing this topic.
Uchiha Tomie, at the bottom of the Hokage Building, grinned.
Distraction was a very good method.
Compared to himself, a vulnerable fish that slipped through the net, Naruto's identity was very important.
Even if it didn't succeed, it didn't matter.
Uchiha Tomie just wanted to disgust Hiruzen Sarutobi.
You want to cover up the truth, right?
Then he would expose it.
In his opinion, Naruto shouldn't live such a life.
"This is just the beginning, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Your hellish life is about to begin."
Uchiha Tomie would not kill Hiruzen Sarutobi so easily.
There were many ways to torment people; killing him would be too easy.
Not only Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Uchiha Obito, Danzo, Homura Mitokado, Utatane Koharu, and even Uchiha Itachi, he would not let any of them off.
As for Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Tomie hadn't yet decided how to deal with him.
Before he transmigrated, he was half a fan of Itachi.
After transmigrating, he died because of Itachi on the night of the Uchiha Clan massacre.
Uchiha Tomie didn't have time to think much, because he had arrived at the office.
"You are Tomie, aren't you?
Can you tell us how you escaped Itachi's pursuit?
Many people thought you were already dead; even Anbu judged you dead and buried you.
Why are you alive now?
Can you tell us?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi said kindly.
This was his test.
He didn't intervene in the Uchiha Clan massacre.
He didn't send Anbu because he wanted to maintain his positive image, so he didn't know some things.
Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know who attacked Tomie, whether it was Itachi, Root, or the mysterious person Itachi mentioned.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was more concerned about Tomie's attitude.
If he only hated Itachi and didn't know the truth, it might be possible to spare his life.
With him and Sasuke to procreate, the Uchiha Clan would exist again in a hundred years, and this time, it would be an Uchiha Clan controlled by Konoha.
"It was Izanagi.
Before my grandmother died, she used a transcription seal to set Izanagi on me.
This is an Uchiha Forbidden Technique that allows the caster to physically restore any damage received, even the caster's death, to the state recorded by the Sharingan, so I came back to life."
"Because my Chakra was too little, when I activated this technique, my Chakra was drained instantly, which is why I was unconscious for so long.
I will definitely seek revenge on Itachi; I will never let that guy go."
Uchiha Tomie said through gritted teeth.
This explanation was barely plausible.
The only flaw was Root on Danzo's side, but Tomie wasn't worried.
His Sharingan was on Danzo's arm and couldn't completely assimilate him yet, but it could subtly influence his thoughts a little.
Uchiha Tomie felt a little nervous because he knew that the Third Hokage was not as kind as he seemed.
The death of White Fang, the departure of the Sannin from the village, the Uchiha Clan massacre, and Naruto's hidden identity—even if these weren't directly related to him, they had indirect connections.
The Third Hokage knew many things.
Even if one thought positively, he didn't push the events forward, but from his position, doing nothing and allowing things to worsen was also a mistake.
Tomie had backup plans, more than one, but if he died, he would experience that feeling, and if possible, he didn't want to experience that feeling.
"Is that so?
I'm truly sorry about the Uchiha incident.
We never expected Itachi to be so deranged."
Hiruzen Sarutobi began to play the good guy, exchanged a few pleasantries with Tomie, prepared to let him leave, and even gave him some money.
"Itachi is now an S-rank Rogue Ninja, and Konoha will deal with him.
Go on!
Go back to the academy and study hard.
Your deceased grandmother and your classmates who care about you surely wouldn't want you to dwell on hatred."
The Third Hokage let Tomie leave.
He didn't see the smile on Tomie's lips as he turned away.
Tomie thought, "Magnifying desires, magnifying the Third Hokage's benevolence, really works.
I just don't know what will happen when the Third Hokage recovers later, but it doesn't matter.
As long as he can't directly attack me, in a year or two, when I control Danzo, everything will no longer be up to you, Third Hokage-sama."