"An intruder!"
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out within the Hokage Building.
At the shout, the previously silent Hokage Building erupted into commotion, filled with the sound of numerous footsteps.
"The unconscious guards have been found!"
Uchiha Fugaku's expression changed. He immediately realized that the unconscious Anbu Ninja had been discovered.
Within the Hokage Building, aside from an Anbu Ninja stationed at every interval, there were also Anbu Ninja responsible for mobile patrols.
It had likely been an Anbu Ninja on patrol who found the Anbu Ninja he had knocked unconscious and sounded the alarm.
Whoosh!
There was no time to think. He flashed to the platform holding the Scroll of Seals.
He took the Scroll of Seals and sealed it inside a Storage Scroll.
Bang—
The wall of the scroll room was forcibly smashed open. He burst through it, landed steadily on the ground, and then flashed away into the distance.
"Don't let him escape! Chase him!"
Hearing the commotion and seeing the figure burst through the wall, more than a dozen Anbu Ninja shouted as they pursued him.
Even more Anbu Ninja joined from behind, giving chase.
The disturbance was enormous, as though they had kicked a hornet's nest.
"Split up and surround him!"
One figure raced ahead while dozens of Anbu Ninja chased after him. An Anbu squad captain issued orders, and the dozens immediately split into three teams.
One team continued the pursuit from behind, while the other two circled around from the left and right to encircle the fleeing figure.
More ninja came from ahead as well, nearby ninja who had heard the commotion and rushed over.
The fleeing figure was about to be surrounded.
Suddenly, he ran toward a house with a lock on its door that appeared to be unoccupied. He swiftly broke