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"Uchiha Kagami?"
Tsunade frowned the moment she heard the name. "I know that guy. Wasn't he my granduncle's Uchiha disciple back in the day?"
"And he wasn't like the usual Uchiha, either."
"His death was really suspicious too… so that was Danzo's doing as well?"
"Danzo really must die," Tsunade muttered, her eyes flashing with killing intent. Konoha ended up the mess it is now all thanks to him and the Third.
First the Senju, then the Uchiha. Were they really not going to stop until they tore down everything her grandfather and granduncle built?
"…Say, kid. Are you still holding out on more dirt about Danzo and the Third?"
She suddenly turned to ask Renzo.
"Yup." Renzo nodded. "Plenty more. What you've seen so far is just the stuff related to you. The rest is ten times worse. I gave a full copy to Minato too. Why? You want one?"
Tsunade thought about it for a second, then shook her head. "Nah. Better not. What I've got is more than enough to take Danzo out—and to back the Third's resignation."
At this point, she'd already completely lost faith in the Third.
"Alright, brat. I've agreed to your terms. Now scram."
She waved him off, clearly not in the mood anymore.
Learning that her family and Nawaki had been targeted in some twisted conspiracy… and that the Third might've turned a blind eye to it? That hit hard.
She'd been his student. How could he betray her like that? Her family? And he was Tobirama's student too. How could he go along with wiping out his own teacher's clan?
"Got it. I'm off."
Renzo gave a casual nod, then activated Flying Thunder God and vanished from her home.
This was enough progress for today. He never expected to fully win over Tsunade in one go anyway. That'd come with time. After all, he still had a few more aces up his sleeve to use on her… Heh heh…
"…Was that…" Tsunade narrowed her eyes. "Flying Thunder God?"
"I heard rumors he traded for that jutsu, but he already mastered it?"
"This brat's even scarier than I thought. Just how many secrets is he hiding?"
He was only twelve or thirteen, and already this powerful.
Tsunade couldn't even begin to imagine how terrifying he'd be once he grew up.
Back at home, Uchiha Renzo thought for a second, then activated his consciousness and entered the mental space.
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The Mental Space
"Huh, only a few of you guys here today?"
Inside, he found only Hero Renzo, Gundam Renzo, Fairytail Renzo, Hermione, Eevee, and Python hanging around.
"You're finally here!" Eevee yelped and leapt, trying to land on his head.
But Uchiha Renzo caught him mid-air with one hand, gave his head a good few pets, then shared his latest memories and new powers before finally letting the little guy go.
"Tsk tsk, you still feel the best, Eevee. My previous pet Uzumaki Eevee's just not the same."
Renzo chuckled, smacking his lips in amusement.
That got Eevee huffing. "You jerk! If you've got the guts, go ahead and make a Senju and Uchiha next!"
"Actually, that's kinda the plan." Renzo rubbed his chin and grinned. "I already planned a Senju Eevee—give it the ability to evolve into Leafeon freely, fuse it with Pokémon power and Sage Chakra."
"Then it'll basically be an Eevee version of Senju Hashirama!"
"Could even end up stronger than Hashirama, who knows? Hehehe…"
As for the Uchiha side?
Once he fully understood the secrets of their kekkei genkai, he had something else in mind.
He wasn't planning to use Eevee this time. He was thinking… Pikachu.
An Uchiha Pikachu—sounds good, right? A version of Uchiha Madara.
"I already gave them names—Uchiha Tom and Senju Jerry. They won't look exactly like the original cartoon, of course."
"But different genes, different colors, so they'll be close enough. I seriously can't wait to revive Hashirama and Madara just so they can meet their pet versions... and then watch Tom and Jerry beat the crap out of them."
"Hahaha! I can already imagine their faces."
Eevee nodded. "…I really wanna see that…"
"..."
"Alright, enough chit-chat! Hurry up and sync your memories already! I've been waiting to test this new energy source after fusing Sage Chakra!"
Right then, Hermione walked over and gave Eevee a little pat on the head too.
Eevee: "...😑"
Seeing the others also reaching out to pet it, Eevee immediately jumped out of reach and yelled, "You guys seriously! If you're all so obsessed with petting me, why don't you just create your own damn Eevee models instead?!"
"Stop using me as your stress ball!"
"Hehe! But no matter how many you create, none of them feel quite like you, y'know!" the group chuckled. "Eevee, you are just the best!"
Then they all connected and began syncing their latest memories and powers with Uchiha Renzo.
"Tsk, tsk!"
After taking a moment to process the new info, Hero Renzo clicked his tongue in amazement. "Man, you're really planning something huge, huh?"
"You've already started pulling in Minato, Kushina, Tsunade, Orochimaru, even Jiraiya? I can already imagine Danzo and the Third's downfall!"
Hermione rolled her eyes and said, "Honestly, it should've happened way earlier! Just look at me—way more decisive than any Uchiha."
"I've already destroyed five of Voldemort's Horcruxes. The only ones left are Nagini and Harry."
"The rest? Hufflepuff's cup, Slytherin's locket, Tom Riddle's diary, Ravenclaw's diadem, and Gaunt's ring—they're all done."
"Oh, and I've also got my hands on a Time-Turner!"
"I'm working on decoding it right now. It's more complicated than I expected, but it's just a matter of time."
Aside from the dragon bloodline potion project, she'd been focusing heavily on alchemy recently.
Her goal? Reverse-engineering the Time-Turner and creating even better alchemical tools.
Hearing all that, Uchiha Renzo could only shake his head speechlessly. "Damn, you really don't mess around. So basically, you've completely blown up the original plotline already, huh?"
"Does Dumbledore even know you've destroyed all the Horcruxes?"
"Of course he does," Hermione said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Didn't you pay attention to the memory sync just now?"
"How else am I supposed to milk this for all it's worth and make him trust me completely?"
"I'm basically his most treasured student now!"
If there were benefits to be had, Hermione wasn't the type to sit on her hands.
Especially not in front of a sly old fox like Dumbledore—keeping secrets would only backfire.
Might as well be bold about it!
Besides, at this point, she was way stronger than him anyway. What's there to be scared of?
Genius deserves recognition, after all.
"You're insane… but in a good way!" Uchiha Renzo gave her a big thumbs-up. "Anyway, you really need to finish that dragon bloodline potion soon! A lot of people are waiting for it."
"And I also wanna see if your fusion tech can help with my bloodline research."
"It might even speed up my analysis of different Kekkei Genkai."
So far, progress was actually pretty solid—he'd already cracked 32% of the Hashirama Cell structure—but he still wanted it to go faster.
Hermione rolled her eyes again. "Then go pester Fairy Tail over there!"
"He's supposed to be gathering pure dragon blood essence, but what has he done in all this time? Nothing!"
"He's either out chasing girls, learning new magic, or messing around with satellite tech!"
"Seriously, he's the king of procrastination!"
"I am not!" Fairy Tail Renzo instantly protested. "The satellites are part of the intel network I'm building! It'll help us track down dragons way more efficiently later!"
"And the clones I sent out aren't just chasing after Mirajane, Erza, and other waifus—they're gathering dragon data too!"
"But so far, all we've got are false leads or news about random Wyverns! And you're the one who said Wyverns aren't good enough!"
I mean, give him some credit—he hadn't even been in the Fairy Tail world that long.
These things take time.
Good thing he had access to Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu, or he'd be completely buried in work by now. Even now, his schedule was packed to the brim.
"Oh, please!" Hermione scoffed. "You actually call wyverns dragons? Even if you were okay using them, I wouldn't be. They're way too weak!"
"Anyway, just get it done, alright? I'm all set—I just need the final ingredient!"
Even the best chef can't cook without the ingredients!
"I'll do my best," Fairy Tail Renzo said with a shrug.
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