"Want to take the clan head away? You'll have to step over my dead body first!"
"That's right!"
"If you want to fight, then come at us!"
At once, the other Uchiha clan members stepped forward and stood in front of Fugaku.
Shinnosuke Sarutobi said coldly, "You said it yourselves..."
"Have you prepared yourselves for the consequences?"
Fugaku Uchiha, however, parted the crowd and strode forward.
"Enough."
"Don't act rashly. Let me go with the Anbu."
"Clan Head, this..."
"Don't worry. I'll be fine. But if it's those children..."
Yashiro Uchiha's heart jolted.
He understood what the clan head meant...
If Fugaku entered the Anbu, then unless Hiruzen Sarutobi truly intended to start a war outright, the Anbu could not really do anything to him.
But if it was Qianyu's subordinates, it would be completely different...
Who knew what brutal torture they would endure.
Anbu interrogation...
Everyone knew what that meant.
Fugaku wanted not only to save these clan members, but also to enter the situation himself and personally test the attitude of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha's higher-ups!
"B-But..."
Fugaku shook his head. "Elder Yashiro, while I'm gone, I'll leave the Uchiha clan and the Police Force in your care."
"Clan Head! Don't fall for their trick!"
"Clan Head!"
Yet Yashiro Uchiha ultimately nodded heavily.
Fugaku smiled faintly and said to Shinnosuke Sarutobi, "Let's go."
Shinnosuke Sarutobi sneered. Several Anbu immediately surrounded Fugaku Uchiha and escorted him away.
"Bastards! I'll fight you!"
"Let go of the Clan Head!"
The Uchiha clan members were furious, and their scarlet Sharingan still shone brilliantly!
However, Yashiro Uchiha stopped them.
"Don't act rashly!"
"Don't let the Clan Head's good intentions go to waste!"
"Especially you, Qianyu's subordinates!"
The squad captains of Uchiha Qianyu's Police Force had only seven or eight subordinates each.
At this moment, they were more grief-stricken, resentful, anguished, and despairing than anyone else!
Captain Qianyu had been suspended.
Aoki and Yamamoto had both been severely wounded and hospitalized.
And now, because of people like them, even the Clan Head had been taken away by the Anbu!
The rage born of grief and indignation, the unwilling despair, even caused their Eye Power to rise once more, erupting with strength beyond their usual limits!
Yashiro Uchiha was also startled.
But as he watched Clan Head Fugaku's departing back, he could only let out a long sigh...
"This is the Clan Head's order!"
"None of you are to act without authorization!"
"...Yes, Elder Yashiro."
Several members of Qianyu Squad exchanged glances, then were about to rush out.
Yashiro Uchiha snapped, "What are you doing?!"
"Elder Yashiro, we... We only want to visit Aoki and Yamamoto in the hospital!"
"Don't worry, we won't do anything foolish..."
Hearing Aoki and Yamamoto's names, Yashiro Uchiha sighed again.
"Go on..."
"Yes, Elder Yashiro."
Yashiro Uchiha suddenly thought of something.
"Don't tell Qianyu about this for now!"
"Otherwise, with his temperament, he'll turn everything upside down!"
"...Yes, Elder Yashiro."
However, Yashiro Uchiha could tell from their expressions that these young men might not obey him.
"Yakumi."
"Here."
"Send someone to keep an eye on them. Especially Qianyu—under no circumstances can he find out!"
"Understood, Elder Yashiro!"
Yashiro Uchiha looked around. Every clan member's face was filled with fury and resentment. This blazing anger that shot toward the heavens seemed ready to dye all of Konoha's sky red...
He could only sigh deeply and shake his head.
Meanwhile.
Crackle, crackle—
Qianyu poured all his strength into merging the power of Lightning Style: False Darkness he had released with the katana in his hand.
This was by no means an easy task.
It required ultimate control over Chakra's shape transformation!
However, after continuous attempts over these past days and desperate practice that had nearly never ceased day or night, Qianyu had finally begun to approach the finish line.
Crack!
Dazzling, radiant arcs of lightning danced wildly across the katana's edge!
This violent power could not only turn the katana into an undefendable Lightning Style Chakra blade, but also possessed the terrifying properties of breaking defenses, paralyzing enemies, and even exploding after striking its target!
If Uchiha Sasuke's Chidori Blade was a pure and absolute enhancement of cutting and piercing power—
Then Qianyu's move was a force that pierced through and exploded!
Watching the lightning raging across the blade's edge...
Qianyu smiled in satisfaction.
"It's finally complete..."
"Fusing the violent destructive force of Lightning Style: False Darkness and pouring it into the blade..."
"I'll call it Lightning Release Body Technique..."
"Blade of False Darkness!"
Over these past days, even without the system's assistance, Qianyu's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds through his own absurdly relentless training.
Attributes: Fire, Lightning, Yin, Yang Chakra: 695 Ability: Three Tomoe Sharingan (480/1000) Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique—Mastered (100/100) Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique—Mastered (100/100) Uchiha Style Swordsmanship—Advanced (90/100) Lightning Release: False Darkness—Minor Mastery (60/100) Lightning Release Body Technique: Blade of False Darkness—Minor Mastery (60/100) Merit: 0 points
"My Chakra reserves and Eye Power have both increased quite a bit. Lightning Style: False Darkness and Blade of False Darkness have both reached Minor Mastery..."
Feeling the changes in his own strength, Qianyu felt a trace of joy rise within him.
Just then.
A hurried knock sounded at the door.
Chapter 21: Those Who Block Me Die!
Qianyu had already sensed that the visitor was one of his clansmen.
Yet just as he was about to open the door, the knocking suddenly stopped.
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