“Creak—”
A grating sound of a wooden door suddenly broke the dead silence in the courtyard.
Immediately after, a beam of warm yellow light shone in.
It was a windproof lantern, its light appearing very gentle in the dark night.
Holding the lantern was an old man with graying hair.
He wore a slightly washed-out robe, his face full of wrinkles, looking very kind.
This person was called Uchiha Haneda.
He was Uchiha Akahiro’s neighbor and an ordinary clansman with no combat ability whatsoever.
In Uchiha Akahiro’s memory, ever since the original owner’s parents sacrificed themselves on the battlefield, he had become an orphan with no one to look after him.
Those days were very difficult.
It was Grandpa Haneda who took pity on him, often cooking an extra portion when making meals and sending it over in a thermal container.
Sometimes it was hot meals, other times it was a few freshly made rice balls.
It could be said that in this cold, oppressive Uchiha Clan that was always on the verge of destruction, Grandpa Haneda was the only ray of light in Uchiha Akahiro’s heart.
“Uchiha Akahiro.”
Grandpa Haneda walked into the courtyard carrying the lantern, his eyes full of worry.
“I just heard such a loud commotion in your yard, so I came over to see… Are you okay?”
As he spoke, the old man turned his head and saw the three Anbu Ninja standing on the wall and the utility pole.
Looking at those cold masks and the short blades flashing with cold light in their hands, the old man was startled and took a few steps back in a flustered manner.
“These… who are these Anbu lords?”
Uchiha Akahiro looked at Grandpa Haneda who had walked in, and his originally cold and bone-chilling expression melted in an instant.
A trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
“Grandpa Haneda, why did you come here?”
Uchiha Akahiro hurriedly took a step forward, turning his body to block the old man behind him.
His voice was very soft, fearing he might scare the old man:
“I’m fine here, just a few Anbu friends came over to discuss some matters.”
“You go back and rest first, I’ll come to see you in a while.”
As Uchiha Akahiro spoke, he signaled to Grandpa Haneda.
The current situation was too dangerous.
Although he had fused with Tyranitar’s power and his strength had skyrocketed, Grandpa Haneda was just an ordinary old man.
Once a fight broke out, even the slightest aftermath of the battle could cost the old man his life.
However.
The worry in Uchiha Akahiro’s eyes and this urgent action fell into the eyes of the Anbu Captain on the utility pole.
Under the mask, the Anbu Captain’s eyes brightened slightly.
He keenly captured this detail.
This Uchiha teenager, who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and possessed monster-like strength, panicked when he saw this old man appear.
He was afraid.
He was afraid that this old man would be hurt.
“A weakness…”
The Anbu Captain sneered in his heart.
Just now, they had been pinned down by Uchiha Akahiro’s heavy Chakra, and even the courage to make a move was almost worn away.
They knew that in a direct confrontation, the three of them would definitely not be able to walk out of this small courtyard today.
But now, a turning point had arrived.
As long as they could capture this defenseless old man and use him as a hostage.
Then this Uchiha Akahiro, no matter how strong his power was, would have to obediently withdraw his Chakra.
At that time, the initiative would return to their hands.
The Anbu Captain tilted his head slightly and signaled to his two subordinates next to him.
The two subordinates understood immediately.
They had performed dark missions for years, and this tactic of holding hostages to force an opponent to compromise was something they were already extremely skilled at.
The three Anbu Ninja began to silently adjust their body postures.
Their centers of gravity shifted slightly downward, and the Chakra under their feet began to condense secretly.
Although their movements were minimal, not even causing a ripple in the air.
But their gazes had already locked onto Grandpa Haneda standing at the courtyard entrance.
As long as Uchiha Akahiro was slightly distracted, they would strike instantly and grab the old man as quickly as possible.
However.
They underestimated the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
In the vision of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the tension in the muscles of these three Anbu, as well as the flow of Chakra within their bodies, were as clear as searchlights in the dark night.
When Uchiha Akahiro saw the Chakra in their bodies beginning to condense toward their legs, while their gazes were all fixed on Grandpa Haneda.
The string in his mind called reason snapped with a “pop”.
A dragon has an Achilles’ heel.
Touch it and you die.
In Konoha, Grandpa Haneda was his only Achilles’ heel.
This group of despicable Anbu actually wanted to touch his only concern in this world.
“You’re courting death…”
Uchiha Akahiro’s voice sounded from deep in his throat, hoarse and not like a human voice.
“Boom—!!”
An indescribable, terrifying Chakra instantly gushed out frantically from Uchiha Akahiro’s body.
This time, the Chakra was no longer the previous blue.
Instead, it had turned into an extremely violent, filthy dark green.
“Roar—!!”
A beast’s roar, as if from an ancient wilderness, suddenly exploded in everyone’s minds.
Immediately after.
Behind Uchiha Akahiro, that dark green Chakra actually began to condense in mid-air.
In just a moment, a phantom of a huge, heavy, dark green armored beast vaguely appeared behind Uchiha Akahiro.
That massive body almost covered the night sky of the entire small courtyard.
In the beast’s pair of blood-Red eyes, it was filled with the purest desire for destruction of this world.
This was the Desert Tyrant—Tyranitar.
In this instant, Tyranitar’s unique “Dark-type” power was completely activated by Uchiha Akahiro’s extreme killing intent.
The temperature of the entire courtyard dropped below freezing in an instant.
The air became as heavy as mercury, so thick that it made it impossible to breathe.
This was not ordinary Chakra pressure.
This was pure malice belonging to the “Dark-type”.
Violent.
Crazy.
Indescribable.
The three Anbu Ninja only felt their brains buzz, and the scene before their eyes changed instantly.
They felt as if they were in a boundless, desolate desert.
The sky was covered by yellow sand.
And in the center of this sandstorm, a towering behemoth was staring at them with cold eyes that looked down on ants.
That malice turned into a substantial Psyshock, slamming hard onto their cerebral cortex.
“Ah… Ah…”
One Anbu Ninja finally couldn’t bear it and let out a terrified scream.
The short blade in his hand dropped to the ground with a clatter.
He knelt powerlessly on the roof, clutching his head tightly with both hands, shaking violently all over.
His tears and snot flowed uncontrollably.
He saw death.
He saw the scene of himself being bitten to pieces by that giant beast, his soul completely torn apart.
The other two Anbu, including the captain, were no better off at this moment.
Their bodies were as stiff as wood.
The so-called “hostage plan” instantly turned into a bubble.
Never mind trying to grab the old man.
Now, they found it extremely difficult to even lift a finger, or even blink an eye.
As long as a hint of an idea to resist arose in their minds.
That violent malice would flood in like a tide, instantly drowning their consciousness.
They were scared paralyzed.
And this terrifying Chakra fluctuation, along with that violent killing intent, could not be blocked by a small barrier at all.
It was like a meteorite crashing into a calm lake.
Instantly, it swept through the entire Uchiha Clan grounds.
This night was destined to be restless.
Deep within the Uchiha Clan grounds.
The originally silent night sky was broken in an instant.
“This… what is this Chakra?!”
“What a terrifying pressure! Is there a Tailed Beast invasion?!”
“No! This aura is at the edge of the clan grounds! It’s in the direction of Uchiha Akahiro’s house!”
On the distant streets, countless lights lit up instantly.
A large number of Uchiha clansmen woke up from their sleep, their faces full of fear and confusion.
“Thump thump thump thump—!!”
Messy and rapid footsteps came from all directions.
Torches like long dragons gathered in the dark night, and countless figures stepped on the roofs, surrounding Uchiha Akahiro’s courtyard at high speed.
The people of the Konoha Military Police Force were rushing to the front.
“There is the aura of Anbu! And a completely unseen evil power!”
“Hurry! Absolutely cannot let the Village’s people run wild in our territory!”
The entire Uchiha Clan was completely alarmed at this moment.