“Swish, swish, swish!”
Countless figures landed on the walls surrounding the courtyard in that instant.
Immediately after.
The light of torches ignited one after another.
The once dim small courtyard was instantly illuminated as if it were daytime.
A large group of Ninjas wearing the uniforms of the Konoha Military Police Force surged in like a tide.
They all held gleaming weapons in their hands, their eyes extremely sharp.
Leading them was a middle-aged man.
He had a serious expression, wore his dark brown hair short, and appeared very composed.
This man was none other than the Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku.
As soon as Uchiha Fugaku walked into the courtyard, his expression changed.
The once tidy courtyard was now littered with broken stones.
The soil on the ground was covered in hideous cracks, as if it had been plowed by some heavy object.
In the air, there still lingered the residual might of an extremely heavy and violent Chakra.
What shocked him even more were the three Anbu from Konoha slumped on the ground.
He recognized these three people; they were all elites within the Anbu.
Yet now, before the usually unremarkable Uchiha Akahiro, they were lying there like dead dogs, trembling all over, unable to even lift their heads.
Uchiha Fugaku’s gaze shifted, finally landing on Uchiha Akahiro’s face.
Moonlight and torchlight intertwined.
In Uchiha Akahiro’s blood-Red eyes, three pitch-black tomoe were slowly rotating.
“Three-Tomoe…”
Uchiha Fugaku’s heart skipped a beat.
He knew all too well what this meant.
Furthermore.
The Chakra fluctuations radiating from Uchiha Akahiro were so heavy that even he felt a hint of alarm.
This was definitely not the power a Chunin should possess.
In fact.
This amount of Chakra had already far exceeded the limits of an ordinary Jonin, approaching Kage-level.
When exactly did this powerless orphan hide such terrifying strength?
Uchiha Fugaku took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart.
He took a step forward.
His tall figure stood directly between Uchiha Akahiro and the three Anbu.
Uchiha Fugaku turned his head to look at the Anbu Captain beneath the fox mask.
His voice was low and majestic, spreading through the silent night sky:
“Anbu personnel, trespassing into the heart of my Uchiha Clan in the dead of night.”
“And you even intended to kill the younger generation of my clan.”
Uchiha Fugaku’s black pupils turned blood-Red in an instant.
Three tomoe spun crazily in his eye sockets.
He stared coldly at the Anbu Captain, his tone ice-cold and biting:
“Konoha, are you intending to go to war with us, the Uchiha, completely?”
As his voice fell.
The emotions of the Konoha Military Police Force Ninjas behind him were instantly ignited.
Over the years, the Uchiha have been ostracized by the higher-ups, forcibly relocated to the edge of the Village, and lived under the surveillance of the Anbu every day.
Today.
The Anbu actually dared to sneak into a clan member’s home and take action; this was simply trampling their dignity into the ground.
“Swish!”
Dozens of Uchiha Ninjas drew their Ninja swords from their backs simultaneously.
The cold blades shimmered with a blinding, chilling light under the reflection of the torches.
Pairs of blood-Red Sharingan were exceptionally dazzling in the dark night.
“Kill them!”
“These lackeys of the higher-ups, do they really think we Uchiha have no one left?”
“Breaking into our clan grounds in the middle of the night, this is a provocation! Not one of you is leaving today!”
The crowd was indignant.
The waves of sound rose higher and higher, as if the night sky itself was about to be overturned by this fury.
Long-term oppression had brought this group of proud Uchiha to the brink of eruption.
Now, as long as Uchiha Fugaku gave the order, they would undoubtedly tear these three Anbu into pieces without hesitation.
Listening to the roars of his clansmen behind him.
Uchiha Fugaku’s fingers, hidden behind his back, moved slightly.
He was equally furious.
But as the Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan, he had to consider more.
The Uchiha of today were not yet prepared to completely fall out with the Village.
If he truly killed these three Anbu here today.
That would be voluntarily handing an excuse to Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.
When that time came, the higher-ups would definitely use this as an excuse to launch a full-scale suppression against the Uchiha.
Thinking of this, Uchiha Fugaku sighed inwardly.
He turned around, raised his right hand, and pressed it down in the air.
“Quiet, everyone.”
Uchiha Fugaku’s voice was not loud, but it carried unquestionable majesty.
The originally noisy courtyard gradually quieted down.
Although the clansmen’s faces were full of unwillingness, out of trust for their Clan Head, they slowly sheathed their Ninja swords.
Uchiha Fugaku turned back and looked coldly at the three Anbu.
“The Uchiha will not let tonight’s incident end like this.”
“I will personally escort you to the Hokage Building and hand you over to the Hokage for processing.”
“But I will certainly make Hiruzen Sarutobi give us, the Uchiha, a reasonable explanation!”
Hearing these words.
The Anbu Captain beneath the fox mask, who had been in despair, suddenly felt a surge of wild joy.
They survived.
They actually survived.
As long as they could return to the Hokage Building, back to the side of the Third Hokage or Danzo Shimura.
No matter how angry Uchiha Fugaku was, he would not dare to kill them in front of the Hokage.
Furthermore.
The intelligence discovered here tonight was simply too important.
Uchiha Akahiro.
This originally mediocre orphan had not only awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan but also possessed an extremely terrifying, unprecedented dark green Chakra.
That power was as heavy as a great mountain, capable of even manifesting a massive, unfamiliar Tailed Beast phantom.
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Thinking of this, the Anbu Captain secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He struggled to stand up, a trace of imperceptible smugness even flashing in his eyes.
The Uchiha, after all, still dared not completely tear their face with the Village.
They were still afraid.
Uchiha Fugaku turned his head, preparing to call the members of the Konoha Military Police Force to come up and tie up the three Anbu.
However.
At the very moment he was about to speak.
He suddenly felt a stinging pain in his back.
That feeling was as if a stream of scorching hot magma, carrying a violent aura, was slowly flowing down his spine.
Extremely dangerous.
Uchiha Fugaku shuddered.
He was somewhat shocked in his heart and abruptly turned his head.
Upon turning, he met Uchiha Akahiro’s slowly rotating Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
In the blood-Red eye sockets, three pitch-black tomoe rotated very slowly, yet carried a suffocating sense of oppression.
Those eyes.
Lacked the awe that an ordinary clansman should have for the Clan Head.
Instead, there was.
Only endless indifference.
And a kind of almost overbearing arrogance that trampled everything underfoot.
And behind Uchiha Akahiro, that dark green Chakra belonging to Tyranitar was once again fluctuating somewhat uncontrollably.
The broken stones on the ground trembled slightly once more.
Uchiha Akahiro crossed his arms over his chest.
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, curling into a cold and mocking arc.
He looked at Uchiha Fugaku and spoke softly.
His voice was very low, but everyone present heard it clearly.
“Clan Head, there’s no need for such trouble.”
“Escorting them to the Hokage Building takes too much time.”
Uchiha Fugaku frowned, an ominous premonition rising in his heart:
“Uchiha Akahiro, what are you trying to do? Think of the bigger picture…”
“Because…”
Uchiha Akahiro interrupted him with a cold laugh.
His gaze passed over Uchiha Fugaku and landed coldly on the three Anbu.
In that instant, the killing intent in his eyes was almost solidified into substance.
“They won’t live until then.”
As soon as these words came out.
The entire small courtyard fell into a deathly silence in an instant.
Those Uchiha clansmen who were originally still excited all widened their eyes, looking at this youth in disbelief.
Uchiha Fugaku’s pupils, at this very moment, suddenly shrank to a pinprick.
He heard the determination in Uchiha Akahiro’s words.
This kid.
Was going to, in front of him, the Clan Head, and in front of the entire elite of the Uchiha Clan.
Defy orders on the spot and kill these three Konoha Anbu!