Konoha, Uchiha Clan Grounds.
Uchiha Qiming, Iori, and Daichi were advancing when they spotted the signal flare in the sky. They immediately braked to a halt and quickly retreated in the opposite direction.
In a secret chamber within the Uchiha Clan Grounds, the two clansmen inside received the message the moment the warning fireworks rose into the air.
One of them pressed a hand against the ritual tool before him.
A burst of white light lit up, and the Kagura Bell floated into the air.
The other Uchiha clansman immediately infused it with Chakra, and the white light instantly spread outward.
Warning fireworks rose one after another throughout the clan grounds, dyeing the skies above the entire Uchiha Clan Grounds crimson.
The clan grounds were not far from the newly opened Snack Street, and everyone on the street could see the fireworks exploding in the sky.
Many people did not understand what they meant, but unease had already taken root in their hearts.
Two Uchiha Elite Jonin tossed aside what they were holding and immediately rushed toward the clan grounds.
The owners of every Uchiha shop changed expressions, but they had been trained for this.
If it was a signal flare for hypothetical enemy number three, clansmen without Three-Tomoe Sharingan were strictly forbidden from returning to provide support.
They could not cause panic, or ordinary civilians might easily get hurt.
They merely announced that enemies had appeared within the clan and that the shops needed to close temporarily.
They told the villagers to evacuate in an orderly manner.
The villagers did not understand what was happening, but the signal flares continuously exploding over the Uchiha Clan seemed to indicate that things were far from simple.
As Konoha villagers, they possessed some sense of crisis awareness and began leaving Snack Street