A Sudden Upheaval

That eerie red light shot into the sky once more, its crimson glow illuminating an area of tens of kilometers. The light reflected on people's bodies, as if they were draped in a crimson coat, making everyone feel as if they were in a blood-red world.

Hearing what Kakashi said, Yemo didn't say anything, but just stared at the red light shooting into the sky. Although he didn't know what was going on, he was sure it was related to that elder.

Suddenly, Yemo said out of the blue, "I think we should try to sneak in?"

"What? What did you say, Yemo?" Upon hearing Yemo's words, Kakashi exclaimed instinctively, looking at Yemo with two consecutive "what?"s, which was enough to show the shock in Kakashi's heart.

Kakashi stared wide-eyed at Yemo in disbelief, saying, "Yemo, are you out of your mind? Who knows what that Sealing Space is like now? You're still going to go to such a dangerous place? Besides, have you forgotten the strange situation we encountered yesterday? We can see the Chakra surging within us even from this distance. If we go inside, it might be the same as last night."

Yemo had thought of what Kakashi said, but he didn't know why Yemo felt something was calling to him from that Sealing Space. Yemo couldn't figure out why he had that feeling, but he felt he would regret it for the rest of his life if he didn't go.

"Kakashi, I've made up my mind. I still want to go to that Sealing Space," Yemo said firmly.

Without a second thought, Kakashi waved his hand in refusal, saying, "No, Yemo, according to Minato-sensei's orders, what I need to do now is wait here for them to arrive. I absolutely forbid you from acting alone, especially not to that Sealing Space."

In short, Kakashi absolutely refused to return to that Sealing Space. The clan elders had already initiated the plan, but who knew that the Sealing Space would turn into a den of dragons and tigers? Going back now would be no less than a lamb entering the tiger's den.

"No, Kakashi, I've made up my mind. I must go to that Sealing Space no matter what." The more Yemo thought about it, the more determined he became to go.

Looking at that unchanging gaze, Kakashi sighed. He knew Yemo well; once Yemo made up his mind, it was difficult for anyone to change it. He could see that determination in Yemo's eyes. The only way to stop him was to knock Yemo Yemo, but it seemed unlikely that he could do so with his strength.

After a pause and some careful consideration, Kakashi said, "In that case, I'll go with you."

Upon hearing that Kakashi was also going, Yemo hesitated for a moment, then refused without thinking, "No, you can't come with me. That Sealing Space has become a den of dragons and tigers; it's too dangerous there."

After hearing what Yemo said, Kakashi unexpectedly replied, "That's precisely why I'm going with you. Konoha has no ninjas who abandon their comrades, nor do they have any who stand by and watch their friends enter dangerous places."

Upon hearing this, Yemo was startled. He stared intently at Kakashi for a few seconds, then said nothing more, only, "In that case, let's go."

The two became friends because they were similar in some ways; for example, they were both very particular about certain things that were hard to change. As for expressing his gratitude, Yemo didn't say it aloud. He felt that saying thank you given their friendship would be hypocritical, and that it was enough for both of them to understand each other.

Because the foot of the Sacred Mountain was crowded with the Uzumaki Clan, Yemo had to stop at the foot of the Sacred Mountain. With so many people, it would be impossible to go up without attracting attention.

Looking at the dense crowd in front of him, Kakashi whispered, "What do we do? It won't be easy for us to blend in. Not to mention so many ordinary people, there are also some Uzumaki Clan ninjas lurking in the shadows."

At this moment, most people's eyes were focused on the red light soaring into the sky from the mountaintop. Some of the clever Uzumaki Clan had already guessed some things and gathered in twos and threes to discuss them.

Although everyone's attention was drawn to the red light, it wouldn't be easy for Yemo and Kakashi to sneak in.

"Let's take a look..." Yemo couldn't find a solution for the time being. In front of them was a cliff, and although there was a road leading up the mountain behind them, there were actually more people behind the mountain because the escape tunnel was built there.

At that moment, Kakashi suddenly said, "Yemo, don't you think this red light is strange?"

"Is something wrong?" Yemo turned around and asked curiously.

Kakashi replied, "We saw this red light yesterday. Logically speaking, there's nothing special about the red light, but now our Chakra is being activated."

Kakashi's words were like a thunderbolt, startling Yemo awake. A flash of insight struck Yemo, and he suddenly understood something very important.

"Damn it, Kakashi, I almost didn't think of that if you hadn't reminded me," Yemo couldn't help but curse after realizing what had happened.

Seeing Yemo blurt out his name, his expression a mixture of excitement and agitation, Kakashi frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Yemo, what do you mean by this?"

After calming his excitement, Yemo said, "There's something we almost forgot. We sensed this red light last night; it wasn't anything special, just an unusual phenomenon. I originally thought it was this phenomenon triggering our Chakra, but after your reminder, it suddenly dawned on me that it might not be."

What do you mean by that?

"What I mean is that this phenomenon is nothing special. The real source of the Chakra is the Sacred Mountain, but the Sacred Mountain is just a mountain and doesn't have that kind of effect. There's only one way to explain it: the seal on that space was broken. If I'm not mistaken, we entered the space inside the Sacred Mountain that day, and all of this was triggered by that big tree inside the Sacred Mountain."

Kakashi suddenly realized, his mind clearing up as he thought, "That's right, how come I didn't think of that? Yoma was right, what makes our Chakra uncontrollable isn't this red light, but a strange radiance."

With a gleam in his eyes, Kakashi said, "In other words, we don't need to go to the altar to break the seal at all. Now that the entire seal has been broken, we just need to use Earth Release Technique to infiltrate the interior of this Sacred Mountain."

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean!"

Yemo clapped his hands excitedly. It was truly heaven's help. Now that the seal had been broken, the most difficult step was completed. With just a simple Earth Release is a type of escape technique), they could secretly infiltrate the ruins.

Before the excitement could last long, the earth suddenly trembled, the flat ground undulated like waves, and the trees on both sides were uprooted one by one.

As a ninja, Yemo was naturally not like an ordinary person who would be frightened to the ground by the sudden fluctuation. Yemo's eyes quickly scanned the surroundings and immediately found the source of the vibration, which turned out to be the Sacred Mountain.

At this moment, the Sacred Mountain, unaware of what was happening, continued to tremble, and huge boulders from beneath the millstones on the mountain rolled down like raindrops.

This terrified the Uzumaki Clan below. The already panicked crowd became even more flustered in the face of this situation, and the crowd instantly descended into chaos.

Fortunately, many Uzumaki Clan ninjas intervened in time to stop the boulders above, but even so, the dense crowd still caused considerable casualties.

"Heavens! Is Heaven going to destroy us? The Sacred Mountain is emitting strange phenomena frequently. Is this our ancestors' punishment for us?"

"Is my Uzumaki Clan destined to perish here? Is the Uzumaki Clan doomed...?"

In this situation, many members of the Uzumaki Clan had already broken down. They sat on the ground crying and uttering words that disturbed their peace of mind.

Most of the Uzumaki Clan were already easily frightened, and now, influenced by these people, many of them have suffered a mental breakdown.

Just then, many ninjas from the vortex rushed out and knocked out all the crying and screaming people.

Not far away, Chiyuki Uzumaki was directing everything. After seeing what had just happened, Chiyuki Uzumaki immediately ordered her men to knock everyone unconscious. In this situation, the clansmen and the army could not be thrown into disarray, or there would be serious problems.

"What, haven't you found Grandpa's trail yet?" Chiyuki Uzumaki called out to a ninja behind her.

The ninja bowed and replied, "Not yet, Miss Chiyuki. Ever since the clan elder instructed us to establish the final defensive line here, we haven't seen him."

Upon hearing this, Chiyuki waved for him to leave. Although she had been trying to maintain the current situation of the Uzumaki Clan, only her grandfather could stabilize the situation. Unfortunately, her grandfather had disappeared at this moment.