Going Too Far

Fugaku Uchiha cast a cold glance over.

He knew who had arrived just from the voice.

Danzo again!

Upon seeing that figure, Fugaku was the first to sneer. "Hokage Assistant, whose orders are you following this time, ordering the Uchiha to stay where we are and not leave? Last time, it was the Fourth who died. This time, don't tell me it'll be the Third? Heh, should I address you as Fifth Hokage-sama?"

Danzo's body stiffened.

Caught off guard, he nearly lost his composure.

The one saying this was Fugaku?

The hell, had he gotten it wrong?

The one who had entered the Death Forest was Fugaku, so was this sharp-tongued bastard in front of him Kazuna using the Transformation Jutsu?

After a brief silence, Danzo slowly said, "Fugaku Uchiha, what are you trying to do?"

"Are both your eyes blind?" Fugaku said coldly. "I'm going to support my clan's Vice Clan Leader!"

Danzo nearly choked to death on those words.

What did he mean, both eyes blind?

Neither of his eyes was blind.

The others also stared at Fugaku in stunned silence.

Weren't such aggressive words something only Vice Clan Leader Kazuna would say?

Every sentence out of his mouth was enough to infuriate someone to death.

In a corner, Uchiha Itachi looked at his father strangely.

This was too strange!

It was normal for his father to experience some emotional changes after Kazuna's appearance had changed the Uchiha, but such a drastic change was rather abnormal.

Shisui appeared beside him, his expression equally strange. "Did the Clan Leader suffer some kind of shock?"

"You should be asking Brother Kazuna that," Uchiha Itachi said with a curl of his lip. "Every time I face him, he insults me openly and mocks me in private. When it comes to provoking people, he's practically the God of Shinobi."

Shisui deeply agreed.

"You are not allowed to leave!" Danzo said coldly. "Fugaku Uchiha, if you dare take even one step out of the village..."

Bang!

A mass of flames blasted toward him, catching the unprepared Danzo and leaving him in a miserable state.

"Lord Danzo!"

The Root ninjas hurried forward, surrounding Danzo as they faced off against the Uchiha.

But on Uchiha territory, facing the Uchiha, their presence was lacking no matter how one looked at it.

"Danzo, you think too highly of yourself." Fugaku stared at Danzo coldly, his voice icy. "Last time, because of your orders, the Uchiha were subjected to endless controversy. This time, our clan's Vice Clan Leader is fighting, yet you still dare restrict us? What, is Konohagakure going to make a move against the Uchiha? Then let's have a fight!"

Fugaku's voice rose on that final sentence.

Because many ninjas had already gathered nearby.

Their expressions changed drastically upon hearing his words, and they turned cold gazes toward Danzo.

The disgust in their eyes was completely undisguised.

They did not like the Uchiha, but honestly, compared to Danzo, the Uchiha were practically good people.

At least the Uchiha would not take your life.

Danzo...

The Darkness of Shinobi.

Who knew when you might die by his hand.

Among them, the Yamanaka Clan and the Aburame Clan felt this most deeply.

Both were clans with Secret Techniques, and children from their clans had been taken away by Danzo for all kinds of reasons.

The Yamanaka Clan had it a little better. At least Ino-Shika-Cho stood together, so Danzo did not dare act too recklessly.

As for the Aburame Clan, all they could do was laugh bitterly.

If not for the Elite Jonin Shibi Aburame emerging from the clan in recent years, the clan would practically have become someone else's breeding ground.

Now, Danzo had clashed with the Uchiha Clan and pushed Fugaku Uchiha into saying such things.

Did he really want to start a war?

Those who had recently been thoroughly frightened by the Uchiha all cast furious looks his way.

They had no desire for war at all.

Fugaku remained calm in the face of it.

The Uchiha could never be liked by the people of the village anyway. If they could drag Danzo down with them, that would be wonderful.

"What are you Uchiha doing again?"

An angry rebuke rang out.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura approached.

Utatane Koharu looked at Fugaku Uchiha with undisguised disgust and said coldly, "Do you really think you can do whatever you want in Konohagakure?"

"You're the ones doing whatever you want in Konohagakure!"

Fugaku stared coldly at Utatane Koharu. "Elder Utatane, before you became an elder, the Utatane Clan was an obscure little family. And now? Elder Utatane, do you dare tell us how many ninjas the Utatane Clan has now?"

"You..."

Utatane Koharu's expression changed drastically.

She had never dreamed that Fugaku, who normally could barely squeeze out a word, would say something like this to her.

Mitokado Homura's expression also turned unnatural.

They both felt as if the surrounding ninjas were watching them.

Many things were best understood without being spoken aloud. That way, everyone could still be friends!

If an elder did not seek benefits for their own clan, could they still be called an elder?

But now that the paper covering it had been torn away, they had been thoroughly humiliated.

Fugaku raised his head and looked at the assembled ninjas, saying coldly, "Our clan's Vice Clan Leader is being besieged. Are you going to stop us?"

Yashiro Uchiha said coldly, "The Uchiha fear no enemy!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

"Fight!!!"

The Uchiha shouted in unison.

Quite a few Uchiha radiated astonishing auras.

Those auras were exceptionally sharp, like blades.

Many of those present paled.

Was this the Uchiha Clan's true strength?

The intense killing intent erupting from those Jonin—even Elite Jonin—nearly suffocated them.

If they truly fought, how many people would die?

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were speechless as well.

Their faces were filled with panic, and they did not know what to do.

How had the once obedient and compliant Uchiha become like this?!

Where was Hiruzen?

Where was Hiruzen?

Right, Danzo. They still had Danzo!

Danzo's expression was incomparably grim. He dearly wanted to issue the order to attack immediately.

But he could not!

The surrounding ninjas would not obey his orders.

Root's elites had all gone to besiege Uchiha Kazuna, while the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had led the Anbu there as well.

Only some ordinary Root members remained here, along with...

Danzo looked at Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's terrified expressions and wanted nothing more than to kick them to death.

They would have been better off not coming!

How humiliating!

"Ahem!"

Shikaku Nara stepped forward.

He could see it now. Danzo did not dare fight, and Utatane Koharu and the others dared even less.

But the Uchiha dared!

Something was wrong—very wrong!

Danzo did not dare fight because he lacked manpower.

As for Utatane Koharu and the others not daring to fight... there was no need to mention them.

But why did the Uchiha dare to fight?

This did not match Fugaku Uchiha's character at all!

"Lord Fugaku, calm down. Things haven't reached that point yet!"

Whoosh!

Fugaku Uchiha sharply turned his head toward Shikaku Nara and said coldly, "Jonin Commander, my clan's Vice Clan Leader is fighting, yet we're being maliciously held back here. How am I supposed to stay calm? If Konohagakure's Hokage Assistant were surrounded and attacked, I could stay calm too."

Shikaku Nara was speechless.

Had Fugaku eaten gunpowder today?

The others also stared at Fugaku in stunned disbelief.

"Let me tell you all this!" Fugaku Uchiha said coldly. "Don't push people too far. Do you really think the Uchiha have no temper, that you can bully us however you please? Hmph! The Uchiha have never feared battle, much less fighting to the bitter end!"

Whoosh!

He led his men in a swift charge toward the place where Blood Flame soared into the sky.

This time, no one stopped him.

They could all sense that if they tried to stop Fugaku now, war would truly break out!

Seeing this, the others simply followed after him.

What else were they supposed to do but follow?

In any case, they did not want to stay with Danzo.