Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens

Shimura Danzo was harping on a minor issue of attitude.

Even with such a reason, punishing Rofu would only result in an evaluation of being petty and intolerant.

On the contrary, Hiruzen Sarutobi went straight to the key point of a ninja, the mission issue, which was the real trump card.

During the time returning to Konoha, Rofu was not only concerned about Konoha's situation.

Rofu was also well aware that Sunagakure had already crowned Pakura of the Scorch Release as a hero of Sunagakure.

In the short term, unless Pakura couldn't restrain herself and actively sought revenge in Sunagakure, her identity would not be at risk of exposure while in Akatsuki.

Even if Rofu claimed to have personally killed Pakura now, Konoha would not be able to verify it.

After all, even Sunagakure themselves had crowned Pakura as a sacrificed hero. Could it be that Konoha had other opinions?

At most, the two sides would only argue about who exactly Pakura died at the hands of.

Previously, Rofu did indeed consider bringing Pakura back to Konoha, but because of Konan and Akatsuki's issues, Pakura had a better place to go.

Rofu would naturally not expose Pakura's existence at this time.

"Pakura is dead. When I was carrying out the mission to assassinate Pakura, I and Pakura of the Scorch Release were ambushed by Kirigakure. While I was fighting against the Kirigakure ninjas, including the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Pakura was seriously injured by the Kirigakure ninjas. Before I could kill her, she was already mortally wounded!"

Rofu's statement was completely unverifiable, unless Pakura actively jumped out.

After all, everything Rofu said was true.

Pakura was indeed seriously injured in the ambush by the Kirigakure ninjas.

By the time Rofu had killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and scared away many Kirigakure ninjas, Pakura was indeed at the end of her rope, hanging on by her last breath.

If Rofu hadn't used his own blood to complete Pakura's transformation, then Pakura would have really died.

Now, Kirigakure is probably already concluded that Pakura is dead.

"According to the rules, now that Pakura of the Scorch Release is dead, what about her body? Hand it over," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a glint in his eyes.

Regarding Rofu's statement that Pakura died from serious injuries, Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat skeptical, but he was more willing to believe such a statement.

After all, the conclusion reached by Konoha after intelligence analysis was almost completely overlapping with Rofu's statement just now.

This also meant that unless there was some sudden and unexpected change, the possibility of Rofu lying was very small.

"I'm sorry," Rofu spread his hands, saying very straightforwardly: "After confirming Pakura's death, in order to avoid complications and attract more Kirigakure ninjas, and plus, the sealing scroll on my body was only enough to seal four swords, so Pakura of the Scorch Release's body could not be brought back."

"Then what about her head?" Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled inwardly, but his face became even more沉了下来.

"It has been destroyed!"

"So, you have no direct evidence to prove that Pakura is dead, right?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a slight smile.

His words made everyone except Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, light up.

Uchiha Rofu's mission was to assassinate Pakura, but he didn't have any direct evidence to prove that Pakura was dead. Then this mission could be completely treated as a failure.

This was equivalent to erasing Rofu's equivalent of an S-rank mission in the war.

In any ninja village, the amount of mission completion is the standard for promotion and reward.

Rofu didn't expect the Third Hokage's methods to be so clumsy.

Although he might indeed be stronger than Shimura Danzo, who had no other means than playing tricks and conspiracies, and also stronger than Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, who had little skill other than relying on their seniority.

"That's right!" Glancing at Hiruzen Sarutobi, Rofu said: "I indeed have no evidence now to prove that Pakura is dead."

"Let's forget about this mission!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said with some regret on his face, as if he was lamenting Rofu's loss of an S-rank mission resume, but changing the subject, Hiruzen Sarutobi said: "Under the premise that there is no evidence to prove the death of Pakura of the Scorch Release, your mission this time can only be considered temporarily terminated, not completed. Do you have any objections?"

Temporary termination is actually a very special situation.

For example, Sakumo Hatake, once known as Konoha's White Fang for his terrifying swordsmanship, other ninja villages had a rule that encountering Sakumo Hatake didn't count as a mission failure.

But for the same person, the mission was destined not to be marked as completed, so a very special situation appeared, temporary termination.

In addition to encountering a powerful enemy, with clear regulations that abandoning the mission doesn't count as a failure, there is also a situation where the execution of the mission has to be temporarily stopped due to an advancing situation.

And some missions, once temporarily terminated, can never be continued again. Such missions will also be judged as temporarily terminated.

Depending on the circumstances, temporarily terminated missions will also be rewarded and promoted.

However, given the hostility and vigilance of Konoha's higher-ups towards the Uchiha, Rofu's mission will only be temporarily terminated, with no rewards or promotions.

After taking a meaningful look at Hiruzen Sarutobi, Rofu nodded and said, "No objection."

"Good!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said commandingly, as if he thought he had Rofu under his control: "In this mission, you killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. We will give you a resume of one S-rank mission completion."

"Then thank you, Third Hokage."

"Don't rush," Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand and said: "Because fighting with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was not part of your mission, the spoils you obtained after killing the four Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist need to be handed over. Don't misunderstand, we won't covet these four swords. For the sake of peace, we will return these four swords to Kirigakure!"

Rofu almost laughed at Hiruzen Sarutobi's shamelessness.

What kind of bullshit reason was this? Could it be that sudden encounters in the ninja world don't count?

Although after awakening his memories from his previous life, Rofu knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha F4 were accustomed to compromising.

But before, Rofu didn't have the strength to intervene, and plus, the compromise didn't fall on his head, so he naturally pretended not to know and couldn't see it.

But now, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought that he could make himself hand over the four swords unconditionally with a reason like 'for the sake of peace', then he was undoubtedly daydreaming.

"Third Hokage, are you saying that I should hand over my spoils unconditionally, right?" Rofu retorted sharply.

"I said, don't misunderstand," Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and said: "In this war, our Konoha has suffered heavy losses and can no longer afford more wars. For the sake of peace, exchanging the four swords for the opportunity to sign a peace treaty with Kirigakure, all of this is for the village."

Rofu remained unmoved and said again: "So I should hand over my spoils unconditionally, right?"

"Presumptuous!" Shimura Danzo slammed the table and said angrily: "Don't forget that you are a Konoha ninja. Do you want to keep the village in a state of war and sacrifice more people for your own selfish desires?"

"Cough cough…" Minato Namikaze coughed twice and said: "I think, although the elders are indeed for the sake of peace and for the village, it is indeed a bit inappropriate to let Rofu hand over the four swords directly. How about this, I think each sword should be counted as a resume of one S-rank mission. In that case…"

Before he could finish speaking, Shimura Danzo rudely interrupted: "No! Four swords are just that. Maybe they are indeed precious in Kirigakure, but for our Konoha, they are not worth four S-rank missions at all, not even as precious as one S-rank mission combined."

"Then what does Elder Danzo mean?" Minato Namikaze looked at Shimura Danzo with a gloomy face.

"As a ninja, sacrificing for the village is a matter of course. How can you negotiate with the village for your own benefit? Is your Will of Fire just to drag the entire village into war for your own benefit?" Danzo became more and more excited, and even began to show signs of rage.

"Does Elder Danzo mean that just by hanging the name of 'for the village', you can arbitrarily deprive the village's ninjas of everything?" Rofu said with a smile that was not a smile: "In order to complete the village's mission, I risked my life to kill four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. In Elder Danzo's mouth, it is actually a matter of course?"

"You're being insolent." Danzo Shimura looked at Luo Fu with a gloomy face and said, "Are you questioning me? As expected of an evil Uchiha."

"Enough." Minato Namikaze finally reached his limit of patience, and said in an unkind tone: "If it is for peace, for the village, and Uchiha Luo Fu Jonin needs to hand over the four ninja swords, then as the Hokage of the village, he must give Luo Fu Jonin, who has made sacrifices, corresponding compensation!"

"What about the Will of Fire then? Are you saying that from now on, the village will only value benefits and not even care about the Will of Fire anymore?"

Taking a deep breath, Minato Namikaze suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Elder Danzo, the Will of Fire cannot be used in this way, otherwise, in the future, as long as someone shouts, 'Everything is for the village, everything is for the Will of Fire,' even the ninjas' rewards won't need to be given?"

"Alright, stop arguing." Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded: "Minato, don't misunderstand, Danzo doesn't mean that. Even with the Will of Fire, we cannot harm the rewards of the ninjas in the village."

With obvious dissatisfaction between his brows, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Luo Fu and said: "Luo Fu, what kind of price do you want the village to pay in exchange for the four ninja swords in your hand? I know these are your spoils of war, but for the sake of the village, I hope you can make some sacrifices. Of course, although I am no longer the Hokage, I am still the Hokage advisor and an elder of the village. The Fourth Hokage and I will not embezzle your spoils of war!"

Before Luo Fu could answer.

Outside the door, Fugaku Uchiha's voice clearly reached the Hokage's office through the door.

"Thank you, Elder Sarutobi, but no need. As a ninja of the village, it is only natural to sacrifice for the village!"

The next moment, the door opened, and Fugaku Uchiha strode into the Hokage's office.

After first bowing to the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and Konoha F4, Fugaku Uchiha then looked at Luo Fu and said: "Luo Fu, as a member of the Uchiha, don't you even care about the Uchiha's honor? Hand over those four ninja swords to the village. If you have any needs, I, as the head of the Uchiha clan, will give you sufficient compensation."

It must be admitted that Fugaku Uchiha's heaven-defying operation really opened Luo Fu's eyes.

Luo Fu even began to feel in his heart that the Uchiha clan's extermination was not unjust at all.

Having such a clan head who couldn't distinguish right from wrong and even flattered the Konoha higher-ups like a licking dog, even if they didn't die at the hands of Itachi Uchiha, the great filial son, the Uchiha's next fate would definitely not be good.

Fugaku Uchiha, who had the reputation of having fierce eyes, was submissive to the Konoha higher-ups, but within the clan, he always maintained the dignity of his position as the clan head.

Luo Fu even suspected that this guy had been hit by a genjutsu similar to Kotoamatsukami a long time ago, otherwise, how could an Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyo be so weak?

Seeing that Luo Fu had not moved for a long time, Fugaku Uchiha frowned and said: "Luo Fu, don't you even believe what I, the clan head, say? You hand over the four ninja swords to the village, and whatever compensation you want, I will satisfy you in my capacity as the clan head."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fugaku Uchiha said meaningfully: "Just like your chakra sword."

A flash of coldness instantly appeared in Luo Fu's eyes.

Fugaku Uchiha was clearly trying to use kindness as a means of coercion. If, at the beginning, Luo Fu had tricked Fugaku Uchiha, the clan head, with a pure chakra-forged ninja sword, Luo Fu would have felt a little unbearable and even had the idea of changing the night of the Uchiha clan's extermination.

Then, when Fugaku Uchiha used that chakra sword as a threat at this moment, Luo Fu's feelings for the Uchiha clan in his heart were completely transformed into interests.

Interests are pure exchanges, but feelings are not.

Unfortunately, Fugaku Uchiha misunderstood Luo Fu.

In Luo Fu's heart, the line between interests and feelings was clear. Now that he had put on the face of an exchange of interests, he would never consider his past feelings again.

Moreover, within the Uchiha clan itself, Luo Fu had not received much support from the Uchiha clan due to his aptitude.

If not, Luo Fu would not have set his sights on Dan Kato's Reincarnation Ninjutsu in the first place, and even planned to become Dan Kato's apprentice.

Before Luo Fu rose to prominence, giving him support was called sending charcoal in the snow. But after Luo Fu rose to prominence and even awakened the Mangekyo, only then did they try to win him over, which was at most icing on the cake.

The Uchiha clan did not seize the precious opportunity to send charcoal in the snow to Luo Fu.

After realizing that Luo Fu had awakened the Mangekyo, Fugaku Uchiha spent a lot of money, like cutting flesh and bleeding, to forge a chakra sword for Luo Fu. But for Luo Fu, who had awakened the Shared Space, the value of a chakra sword was no longer so high.

To put it bluntly, with Luo Fu's ability, even if he only had an ordinary sword in his hand, or even a kunai, his efficiency would not be much lower.

In the final analysis, Luo Fu's power did not come from a chakra sword. It was the various abilities shared from the Luo Fu of Demon Slayer.

That near-immortal demon physique, after the energy of chakra was involved, underwent an incomparably mysterious change in the Star Breathing.

For Luo Fu, a simple chakra sword was completely dispensable.

It was gratifying to have it, but not having it would only make his strength less effective.

At this moment, Fugaku Uchiha thought that he had made a great investment by forging a chakra sword for Luo Fu and that he would be able to make Luo Fu listen to him, which only showed that he did not understand Luo Fu at all.

From beginning to end, Luo Fu had not been brainwashed by that empty, even hypocritical, Will of Fire. The reason why he had behaved in harmony with the world before was only because he did not have the strength to overturn the table.

An ordinary person, after suddenly gaining unparalleled power.

On the first day, he would be a righteous Superman, on the second day, he would be a self-centered Homelander, and on the third day, he would not eat beef.

Because of the various cultivation and mind-refining methods from the otherworld Luo Fu, Luo Fu's nature was stretched. For him, who did not have much feelings and bonds with Konoha, it was impossible to be a righteous Superman. A dark, corrupt, and dirty village like Konoha was not worthy of Luo Fu becoming their guardian.

However, Luo Fu would not choose the path of completely showing evil thoughts and sinking into sin.

Then, a Homelander who truly stretched his nature, was neither good nor evil, and acted in his own way became Luo Fu's first choice.

It was not to say that Homelander's self-centered evil was Luo Fu's pursuit. On the contrary, Homelander's state of stretching his nature, not concealing his inner desires, but not sinking into absolute evil, was the best choice for dealing with the ninja world.

Taking a deep look at Fugaku Uchiha, Luo Fu could not help but sigh in his heart. An Uchiha clan head who could not even protect his clansmen and even had to rely on an exchange of interests to achieve his goals deserved to be exterminated.

In the final analysis, these ninjas in the ninja world themselves had problems with their brains.

"Since Brother Fugaku has said so, then okay!" The solemn expression on Luo Fu's face suddenly turned into a bright smile.

But apart from Minato Namikaze, who was sitting in the Hokage's seat, who suddenly had a strange ominous premonition, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.

Their control over Luo Fu was just an instinct. One was because of Luo Fu's Uchiha clan background, and the other was because Luo Fu's strength had grown too fast, so fast that Konoha F4 felt that they could not contain him, let alone control him.

This deliberate forcing of Luo Fu's bottom line was more like a test of obedience.

Although there were many twists and turns in the middle, since Luo Fu compromised after Fugaku Uchiha appeared, it also meant that it was not impossible to control Luo Fu.

Unfortunately, although Minato Namikaze had a kind of instinctive ominous premonition, no one would have thought that this test of obedience to Luo Fu had completely cut off the last bit of affection between himself and Konoha in his heart.

Under the gaze of Konoha F4, Fugaku Uchiha, and Minato Namikaze.

Luo Fu casually took out four sealing scrolls.

"These four sealing scrolls are the four ninja swords."

Luo Fu did not intend to hand over the four sealing scrolls to the village, but directly sent them to Fugaku Uchiha.

Not knowing that Luo Fu's actions meant that from now on, there would only be an exchange of interests and no feelings between him and the Uchiha clan, Fugaku Uchiha foolishly took the four scrolls with a smile.

Then, he respectfully sent them to the Third Hokage and said: "Elder Sarutobi, I will hand over these four ninja swords to you. I hope that after returning them to Kirigakure, they can bring peace to the village."

Luo Fu was really speechless at this moment.

In his opinion, Fugaku Uchiha could no longer be described as having a hole in his brain.

The rightful Fourth Hokage sat behind the Hokage's desk. Yet, Uchiha Fugaku chose this moment of austerity to deliver four ninja blades to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Did Uchiha Fugaku truly not understand the principle of 'a new emperor, a new court'? Minato Namikaze was the current Hokage.

Especially when Minato Namikaze was isolated and alone. Instead of offering help in his time of need, Fugaku acted like a lapdog, flattering Hiruzen Sarutobi. Wasn't this openly antagonizing Minato Namikaze?

At that moment, Luo Fu once again lamented that with such a clan leader, the Uchiha clan's destruction was entirely justified.

As the Uchiha clan leader, he didn't even understand the most basic principle of choosing sides. His attempts to appease the Konoha F4, who harbored immense malice towards the Uchiha clan, would be futile.

No one would see his actions as a display of nostalgia. On the contrary, Sarutobi and the others might interpret Uchiha Fugaku's behavior as mocking Sarutobi's decline, deliberately embarrassing the former Hokage in front of the Fourth Hokage. It could even be seen as sowing discord between Sarutobi and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

His intentions were truly sinister.

Danzo Shimura's seemingly gloomy face twitched slightly before he glanced playfully at Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although Minato Namikaze wore a smile, a careful observer could discern his embarrassment.

Without reaching out to accept the sealing scroll offered by Uchiha Fugaku, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and puffed on his pipe, saying to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, you are the Hokage now. These four ninja blades should be entrusted to you. Expedite the peace treaty with Kirigakure. The village is barely holding on."

"Rest assured, Third Hokage, I will," Minato Namikaze forced a smile.

Luo Fu almost laughed out loud at this awkward situation.

How interesting!! This is truly too interesting!!

Having witnessed such an amusing scene in the Hokage's office.

Due to Uchiha Fugaku's brainless actions, the atmosphere between the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and the Konoha F4 instantly became awkward.

It had to be admitted that if Luo Fu didn't know that Uchiha Fugaku was a simpleton, even he, having witnessed everything, would suspect that Uchiha Fugaku was a troublemaker.

Deliberately showing utmost respect to the Third Hokage in front of the Fourth Hokage and presenting the four scrolls sealing the ninja blades to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

His actions simply disregarded the Konoha F4 and trampled heavily on the dignity of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

"Fugaku!" Homura Mitokado cautiously glanced at his companions and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, before saying, "We will re-evaluate Luo Fu Jonin's mission records. For now, please take Luo Fu Jonin back. He has just returned to the village and can rest for a while."

"Yes!" Uchiha Fugaku, like a loyal lackey, bowed deeply to the Konoha F4 and Minato Namikaze before leaving the Hokage's office with Luo Fu.

The Konoha F4's perception of Uchiha Fugaku probably wouldn't change until Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha emerged as traitors.

At least, Luo Fu believed that even if he were replaced with the current Konoha higher-ups, he wouldn't believe that Uchiha Fugaku was truly respectful and loyal to the higher-ups.

His actions and intentions were completely contradictory. He sincerely hoped that the Uchiha could be accepted by the village, but his actions seemed to recklessly provoke the relationships between the higher-ups, relying on the Uchiha clan's strength.

Even though Luo Fu hadn't witnessed Fugaku's antics before due to his status and strength, he could imagine that such actions, which made people suspect he was sowing discord, had definitely happened more than once.

At least, they were a renowned clan in Konoha, a powerful ninja clan with a thousand-year heritage. At the very least, Konoha should have a few allied ninja clans.

Even Qin Hui had three good friends, but what about the Uchiha? Although, under normal circumstances, most Uchiha would join the Military Police Force after graduation instead of being directly under the Hokage, the ninja world had experienced three great wars in just a few decades.

Each great war involved cooperation between ninja clans due to different mission requirements.

For example, Obito Uchiha's team included Kakashi Hatake from the Hatake clan and Rin Nohara.

If it weren't for Uchiha Fugaku's meddling, the bonds between these comrades alone would have been enough for the Uchiha to gain friendships with some ninja clans in Konoha.

At the very least, there would be one or two people to speak fairly when they were suppressed.

However, the Uchiha clan didn't have any. It should be noted that these were relationships as strong as iron. (人生四大铁: four strongest relationships in life)

In this situation, the Uchiha clan managed to become despised by the entire village. It could be said that Uchiha Fugaku, as the clan leader, deserved the credit.

Leaving the Hokage Building.

Soon, Luo Fu and Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the current Uchiha clan compound.

Before the Nine-Tailed Fox incident, the Uchiha's compound wasn't located in a corner of the village. On the contrary, as one of the two founding clans of Konoha, the Uchiha clan compound was located in the heart of the village, not far from the Hokage Building.

Upon returning to the clan compound, Uchiha Fugaku directly took Luo Fu to his home.

"Luo Fu, you were too impulsive today,"

Seeing a guest, Uchiha Mikoto, the clan leader's wife, thoughtfully served Luo Fu and Uchiha Fugaku two cups of hot tea and several plates of snacks.

It had to be admitted that Uchiha Mikoto was indeed a rare virtuous wife and loving mother. Not only was her personality gentle and charming, but her appearance was also impeccable. At least, she really appealed to Luo Fu's tastes.

Having decided to be a Homelander, Luo Fu would certainly not suppress the desires in his heart.

Of course, with the mental cultivation and self-improvement methods brought by the Otherworlder Luo Fu, Luo Fu would not indulge in desires and become a pervert who doesn't eat beef.

At least at this stage, he only admired Uchiha Mikoto for her beauty and didn't have much intention of being a Cao Cao.

As for the future, it would depend on Uchiha Fugaku's next brainless move.

"What do you mean, Clan Leader?" Luo Fu pretended to look blank.

Unbeknownst to him, Uchiha Mikoto, who was next to him, keenly noticed Luo Fu's gaze sweeping over her body. Her pretty face blushed slightly, and she developed some aversion to Luo Fu.

Uchiha Fugaku didn't sense at all that this trusted clan brother in his home, for whom he had even spared no expense to forge a weapon with pure chakra metal in order to win him over, had already set his sights on his wife.

Frowning, Uchiha Fugaku feigned displeasure and said, "Luo Fu, haven't I told you not to be so formal? In private, just call me Fugaku-nii."

"Alright! Fugaku-nii," Luo Fu smiled slightly, as if flattered. He then looked at Uchiha Mikoto and said, "Mikoto-nee!"

Uchiha Mikoto felt as if she had eaten a fly in disgust. She forced a stiff smile at Luo Fu.

After nodding to Luo Fu, Uchiha Mikoto gently stroked her already visible belly and said, "Anata, I'm not feeling well. You and… you and Luo Fu can chat slowly."

Subconsciously revealing a hint of concern, Uchiha Fugaku still maintained the dignity of the clan leader and nodded, saying, "Be careful. If you feel unwell, I'll accompany you to the hospital later!"

"No need to trouble yourself so much. I'll be fine after resting," Uchiha Mikoto simply didn't want to be in the same room as Luo Fu. Her so-called discomfort was just an excuse.

Luo Fu joined in the fun and said, "Fugaku-nii, you are the clan leader of our Uchiha clan and treat me like a brother. Since you're so busy, why don't I accompany Nee-san to the hospital later?"

Uchiha Mikoto subconsciously wanted to refuse.

However, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes lit up.

He couldn't wait to win over Luo Fu, this clan brother who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan as much as possible.

Although he always made brainless moves, it had to be admitted that Uchiha Fugaku was right in his understanding.

The truly stable relationship was not a pure exchange of benefits, but feelings and bonds.

This was the Hokage lineage's specialty. Having been influenced by it, Uchiha Fugaku also knew how to do it, but unfortunately, he always put the correct approach in the wrong situation.

For example, if there hadn't been Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, in the Hokage Building earlier, then Uchiha Fugaku would undoubtedly be able to gain a little of Hiruzen Sarutobi's favor by handing over the sealing scroll to the retired Third Hokage.