The Furious Uchiha

After dinner, Kyosuke thanked Ikezi for her hospitality, then went with Fugaku to his study for a private discussion.

By the time the two emerged from the study again, night had fully fallen.

Fugaku looked up at the sky and said to Kyosuke, "It's already so late. Stay here tonight."

Kyosuke nodded indifferently and agreed.

After all, since he was alone, it made no difference where he stayed.

And so, Kyosuke spent the night at Fugaku's home.

Just as he fell asleep, an urgent classified report was delivered in the middle of the night to every high-ranking official in Konoha, including the still-unaware Uchiha Clan.

Tonight was destined to be turbulent.

In the guest room, the sleeping Kyosuke was suddenly awakened by a faint noise.

Still groggy, he quietly walked to the door and discovered Fugaku and Ikezi fully armed, speaking with a ninja wrapped head to toe in black.

This black-clad ninja was one of the Secret Ninja covertly cultivated by the Uchiha Clan.

Normally, these Secret Ninja were responsible for handling matters the Uchiha could not deal with openly.

Their role was much like Root's.

"Something happened!" Seeing their grave expressions, Kyosuke immediately woke up completely.

After thinking for a moment, he quickly got dressed and pushed open the door.

The three people talking outside were not surprised by his appearance at all. After all, even the weakest among them, Uchiha Ikezi, possessed jonin-level strength. Discovering Kyosuke eavesdropping was simply too easy.

As Kyosuke approached, Fugaku merely gave him a complicated look before ending the conversation.

After the Secret Ninja left, Kyosuke frowned at Fugaku, wanting to ask what had happened.

But Fugaku only left behind the words, "Follow me," before racing toward the Council Hall.

Kyosuke exchanged a glance with Ikezi and hurried after him.

Before long, they arrived outside the Council Hall.

Before they even entered, Kyosuke heard the Second Elder roaring from within the Council Hall.

"Fight! We have to fight!"

To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen the Second Elder so furious. At the same time, the ominous feeling in his heart grew even stronger.

With a heavy heart, Kyosuke entered the Council Hall alongside Fugaku and Ikezi.

Only after entering did he realize that more than twenty ninja were packed tightly inside, all of them jonin. Nearly every notable expert in the clan was present.

Naturally, the four elders at the very top of the Uchiha Clan's power structure were there as well.

But none of them spoke. Only the Second Elder was roaring furiously.

After quite some time, the Second Elder finally calmed down and noticed Kyosuke's somewhat ugly expression.

The two looked at each other, and Kyosuke suddenly asked, "Did something happen to Nagisa?"

"Alas." The Second Elder sighed without answering. Instead, the Great Elder seated beside him replied, "That's right. Nagisa was abducted by those damned Sand Shinobi."

"So that's what happened." After receiving confirmation, Kyosuke closed his eyes in pain.

Then, he involuntarily recalled what had happened a month earlier.

"Hey, hey, Kyosuke, are you going to Orochimaru's place again?" Nagisa had found him early in the morning and asked with an unhappy expression.

She was unhappy because ever since Kyosuke had been removed from his position in the Military Police Force, he had thrown himself into Orochimaru's laboratory, often disappearing for ten days or even half a month at a time.

Unable to find Kyosuke to play with, Nagisa had been bored nearly to the point of going crazy.

That was why, after learning that Kyosuke had returned to the clan last night, she had come to block his door first thing in the morning.

Unfortunately, Kyosuke had no mood to humor a child then, so he dismissed her with just a few words.

Some time later, Kyosuke heard that, out of boredom, Nagisa had taken several guards out to sightsee.

That trip had lasted more than a month.

Now, it seemed that for some unknown reason, she had been unexpectedly abducted by the Sand Shinobi.

And according to the Great Elder, that group was currently fleeing madly toward the border with her and several surviving guards.

Clearly, those Sand Shinobi intended to take her back to the Land of Wind.

As for their purpose, they had most likely set their sights on the Uchiha Clan's special Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan.

Fortunately, the intelligence indicated that this group had acted on impulse.

They had no means of properly removing and preserving a Sharingan, so poor Nagisa had managed to keep her life.

Now that the situation was clear, the question was how many people should be sent for the rescue.

After a brief discussion, they decided that Fugaku would lead ten jonin to rescue the captured Uchiha Nagisa.

"I'm going too." Kyosuke, who had remained silent the entire time, suddenly raised his head and spoke.

"Nonsense! What good would you be? Don't cause trouble here," the Second Elder scolded him bluntly.

Kyosuke ignored the reprimand and simply shoved a finger into his mouth and bit down hard.

"Boar—Dog—Rooster—Monkey—Ram."

"Summoning Technique!"

"Poof!" A cloud of smoke erupted, and countless Small Snakes of various colors were suddenly summoned.

The Second Elder opened his mouth at the sight, but did not know what to say.

After all, the Uchiha Clan had historically produced very few ninja with exceptional sensory abilities.

Especially now, among the eleven jonin, including Fugaku, not a single one specialized in sensory techniques.

That was why Kyosuke's Summoning Technique had left the Second Elder speechless.

Setting aside all other factors, Kyosuke's presence would indeed provide considerable help to the search-and-rescue operation.

After a moment of silence, the Second Elder slowly said, "You can go too. But if anything unexpected happens, I permit you to escape alone. Do you understand?"

Those words were directed at Kyosuke, but they were also meant for Fugaku and the others.

Kyosuke first nodded, then shook his head, his expression proud as he said, "The Uchiha Clan has no ninja who flee. There were none before, and there will be none now."

"Good!!!" Hearing Kyosuke say that, everyone, including Fugaku, burst into cheers.

Seeing how fired up they were, the elders all smiled in satisfaction.

After settling the details, the Uchiha rescue team prepared to set out.

But just then, an unexpected group arrived and blocked their path.

These people were none other than the Third Hokage and his group, who had rushed over in haste.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Root's leader Danzo, and Elder Council members Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had all arrived.

Clearly, they had come to stop the Uchiha Clan's operation.

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