Since When Does the Anbu Get to Interfere with the Police Force?!

The blade was about to sweep across his throat...

"Qianyu, stop!"

"Stop!"

Two voices rang out simultaneously from two different directions.

Qianyu could tell that one belonged to Uchiha Shisui.

As for the other, the Eye Power of his Sharingan swept over him from the corner of his vision, and he already knew his identity...

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son, Anbu captain, Shinnosuke Sarutobi!

One was Uchiha Shisui, who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and was hailed as the Uchiha clan's strongest expert.

The other was Lord Hokage's eldest son, the Anbu captain, a powerful figure known as the Hokage's right-hand man.

Either of these two was a true heavyweight.

And yet...

Even with both of them shouting to stop him at once, they still could not halt the blade in Qianyu's hand.

So what if it was Uchiha Shisui?

So what if it was Shinnosuke Sarutobi?

The katana in Qianyu's hand slashed ruthlessly through, its edge lightly cutting across Sarutobi Hiogo's throat...

Then, a fine head rolled off and landed in the dirt along the banks of the Naka River.

Sarutobi Hiogo...

In that instant, whether it was Fugaku and the Uchiha clan members, the Sarutobi clan members, or Uchiha Shisui and Shinnosuke Sarutobi, who had rushed here at full speed, all of them stared in utter disbelief.

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The Police Force Takes Action. Since When Did the Anbu Get to Interfere?!

The head of the Sarutobi clan!

Lord Hokage's cousin!

A veteran Jonin of Konoha, highly accomplished and deeply respected!

Just like that, his head hit the ground in Qianyu's hands, and he died miserably on the spot without a sound!

For a moment, everything fell silent.

Even Fugaku's body trembled faintly in shock.

Good heavens!

This Qianyu truly had nerve beyond measure!

Gods in his way would be slain, Buddhas in his way would be slain!

Had the word fear truly never existed in his heart?

Did he truly never hesitate in the slightest when he acted?!

Uchiha Aoki and Uchiha Yamikaze were dumbfounded as well...

They understood and admired Captain Qianyu, but...

This was far too decisive!

The Sarutobi clan simply could not believe their eyes.

After their shock, roars like crashing mountains and rolling seas finally erupted.

"Bastard!"

"Uchiha Qianyu! You actually dared to kill the head of our Sarutobi clan!"

"Avenge the clan head!"

"Kill!"

For a time, the crowd was filled with righteous indignation, their fury uncontrollable.

Qianyu merely raised his katana. His Three Tomoe Sharingan reflected a light so cold it seemed evil as he silently stared at everyone.

At once, despite the Sarutobi clansmen's towering rage, they were cowed by his aura and did not dare act rashly.

But someone still moved.

Two figures swept in from separate directions at the same time, landing in the center of the battlefield.

They were Uchiha Shisui and Shinnosuke Sarutobi.

Yet the first to make an accusation was Uchiha Shisui.

"Qianyu, have you gone mad?!"

He stared in utter disbelief at Sarutobi Hiogo's head on the ground, then fixed his eyes on Uchiha Qianyu.

Qianyu turned his head slightly and said indifferently, "How am I mad?"

"H-He was the head of the Sarutobi clan!"

"You just killed him like that?!"

"Do you really want to provoke a bloody war between the Uchiha clan and the village?!"

Having just received a lesson from the Hokage, Uchiha Shisui had come back only to encounter this scene. For a moment, his entire worldview seemed to collapse.

Qianyu sneered. "Provoke a bloody war?"

"The one who led dozens of frenzied clansmen to trespass into another clan's territory, aggressively seeking to provoke a fight..."

"Was that me, or Sarutobi Hiogo?"

Uchiha Shisui froze. "E-Even if Clan Head Hiogo was too impulsive, it was only because his son died by your hand and he lost his reason for a moment."

"Even if he was in the wrong first, couldn't you sit down and settle this through peaceful negotiations?"

"Did you have to kill him?"

"H-He was also a ninja of Konoha!"

Qianyu swept his gaze around and asked coldly, "Who attacked first?"

The Sarutobi clan fell silent.

Uchiha Aoki declared loudly, "Sarutobi Hiogo attacked first!"

Qianyu looked at Uchiha Shisui. "Did you hear that?"

Uchiha Shisui was immediately left speechless.

Sarutobi Hiogo had led people into the Uchiha clan's compound without permission and had attacked Qianyu first. There was indeed nothing he could say in response, but...

"E-Even so, you could have subdued him. Why did you have to kill him?!"

Qianyu turned back with a sneer.

"Ridiculous."

"Uchiha Shisui, you're a ninja who has fought on the battlefield for years. I never expected you to say something so naïve and childish!"

"You..."

Uchiha Shisui was both furious and anxious, yet for the moment, he did not know what to say.

Shinnosuke Sarutobi wore an Anbu mask and a pitch-black cloak draped over his back. Like an eagle or vulture, his entire body radiated a deeply sinister and terrifying aura.

"Uchiha Qianyu, come with our Anbu first."

"Why?"

Shinnosuke Sarutobi said coldly, "You killed Sarutobi Hiogo. Don't you need to give an explanation?"

His voice was dark and restrained, befitting the commander of the Anbu.

"I don't need to give any explanation."

"Even if I did, it would have nothing to do with the Anbu."

"Since when did the Anbu get to interfere when the Police Force takes action?"

"You!"

Qianyu mocked, "As for Sarutobi Hiogo, he killed three Anbu ninja just to trespass into the Uchiha clan's compound. Why aren't you asking him for an explanation?"

Shinnosuke Sarutobi took a deep breath and suppressed the rage in his chest.

"His crimes should naturally be decided by Lord Hokage, not judged and punished by you in private!"

"But you are not Lord Hokage either."

"I came under orders!"

"What orders?"

"..."

Shinnosuke Sarutobi fell silent. His orders had been to stop Sarutobi Hiogo from doing anything foolish and prevent the Sarutobi clan and the Uchiha clan from going to war outright.

Qianyu saw through it clearly and sneered. "Lord Hokage's orders were supposed to have you stop Sarutobi Hiogo and prevent a bloody war, weren't they?"

"That's right! But if you still refuse to stop, those Sarutobi clansmen who want to avenge Clan Head Hiogo will not let this go either. A bloody war will still be unavoidable!"

"They do not seem inclined to attack."

"You..."

Shinnosuke Sarutobi said nothing further, but a terrifying battle intent and killing intent erupted from him.

Clearly, he intended to resolve this by force.

Uchiha Shisui also sighed. "Clan Head, please forgive me. This time, I have to stop Qianyu..."