Qianyu charged toward Anbu headquarters...
It was not only Yashiro Uchiha at Police Force headquarters. Elsewhere, the Anbu ninja who had escaped from the prison had already reported the news to Anbu's commander-in-chief, Shinnosuke Sarutobi. Of course...
The Third Hokage of Konoha had also learned of it...
Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Inside the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, who stood concealed in the darkness behind him, were both utterly shocked by the news!
"What?!"
"Outrageous, absolutely outrageous..."
"Uchiha Qianyu is completely lawless!"
Shimura Danzō had not been involved in this matter, but after giving it some thought, he understood the whole story.
He sneered. "The two subordinates who framed him were used as leverage to take Fugaku Uchiha away. That was Shinnosuke's doing, wasn't it?"
"It seemed like a decent plan, but unfortunately, he was still too young..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said coldly, "Danzo, what are you trying to say?!"
Shimura Danzō snorted. "Failing to eliminate the roots is no different from letting a tiger return to the mountains!"
"Since Shinnosuke set the trap, yet failed to kill those two subordinates immediately, and since he took Fugaku Uchiha away but did not dare kill him either, only imprisoning and interrogating him, all he has done is intensify the Uchiha clan's fury and fuel their desire for rebellion!"
"Hiruzen, he really is just like you—indecisive and incapable of making truly ruthless decisions!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi had already been furious. Hearing Shimura Danzō's criticism made him fly into an even greater rage.
"Danzo, I don't need you pointing fingers here!"
"You are simply too weak! If the matter of the Uchiha clan had been handed entirely to me..."
"Shut up, Danzo!"
Shimura Danzō stopped, his expression dark.
He sneered inwardly.
Whether it was Sarutobi Hiogo and his son, or those dead Anbu members, they were all subordinates and forces under Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Once you and the Uchiha clan had both been badly weakened...
That would be the day I, Shimura Danzō, took the stage!
With that thought, Shimura Danzō suddenly fell silent.
But who was Hiruzen Sarutobi? They had been old partners for so many years—how could he fail to see through Shimura Danzō's thoughts?
True enough, Danzo had been doing all sorts of dirty work for him under his instructions and tacit approval.
But how could he not know that Danzo wanted to replace him at every moment?
The relationship between the two was subtle and complicated, far beyond anything that could be explained in a few simple words.
The Anbu ninja knelt on the ground, trembling too much to say another word.
Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a large cloud of smoke, which spread through the office.
"I'll go to Anbu myself."
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
At that moment, the major clans of Konoha, its elite ninja, and those figures with real power all learned of what Qianyu had done.
However, just as before, they chose to watch the tigers fight from the mountain and remained silent.
Anbu headquarters.
Qianyu rushed there, only to find an entire Anbu squad already waiting for him at the entrance.
The man at the front was none other than Shinnosuke Sarutobi.
At that moment, he stared fixedly at Qianyu charging toward him, unprecedented fury surging into the heavens!
"Stop!"
His furious shout was like a thunderclap exploding from thin air.
Qianyu calmly stopped.
He glanced around. There were a full twenty-three Anbu members, every one of them an elite!
These were the experts stationed at headquarters, far stronger than those who had guarded the prison.
And with Shinnosuke Sarutobi, an elite Jonin, among them...
This force was enough to sweep through an entire small nation.
Yet Qianyu had come alone, facing more than half of Anbu's forces by himself, and his imposing presence did not yield in the slightest.
Shinnosuke Sarutobi roared, "You bastard, Uchiha Qianyu!"
"What did you do in the Anbu prison?!"
Qianyu looked at him indifferently.
"I only killed a few people."
"You! How many people did you kill?!"
Qianyu actually counted carefully.
"Including two guards, seven primary culprits, and one Kirigakure spy..."
"Ten people in total."
Shinnosuke Sarutobi's pupils contracted at once, and he trembled violently from rage.
"What?!"
"You... you killed so many Anbu ninja..."
"You've completely lost your mind!"
"There's nothing more to say! Anbu, kill him immediately!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Qianyu gave a disdainful laugh.
"Lost my mind?"
"Nothing compared to Anbu retaliating against me for what I did in the name of justice, even conspiring with a Kirigakure spy and criminal to frame me. Did you think you could truly cover it all up?"
"Why did those so-called Anbu enforcers not wear masks?"
"Why did that Kirigakure spy appear utterly powerless while being beaten, when in truth her Chakra seal had long since been released?"
"Why was she able to subdue the enemy in a single strike and accurately inflict severe injuries on my two subordinates?"
"Shinnosuke Sarutobi, when you resorted to such despicable tricks and filthy methods, you should have expected these consequences."
Shinnosuke Sarutobi sneered. "Uchiha Qianyu, you're spouting nonsense. What evidence do you have to prove your words?!"
Qianyu said coldly, "Indeed, I have none. After all..."
"Your witnesses have all been killed by me."
"Not a single one remains. Clean and thorough."
Shinnosuke Sarutobi flew into a rage. "Bastard! Then you're making baseless accusations, slandering all of Anbu! You even slaughtered Anbu ninja for no reason! Your crimes are unforgivable, and you deserve to die!"
"Crimes are unforgivable, and I deserve to die?"
In an instant, Qianyu erupted with violent Chakra.
Those blood-red Sharingan flashed with icy light!
"As Anbu's commander, conspiring with spies from another village and plotting to frame ninja of your own village—that is..."
"A crime worthy of execution!"
In an instant.
Qianyu unleashed his most violent Chakra and Eye Power. His crimson Sharingan slowly turned as savage lightning burst from the katana in his hand, slashing viciously toward Shinnosuke Sarutobi!
Shinnosuke Sarutobi was greatly shocked.
Facing him and so many elite Anbu troops...
Qianyu actually struck first without the slightest hesitation?!
Even he could not possibly have any chance of victory!
Was he really insane?!
That was entirely possible...
Shinnosuke Sarutobi was naturally no ordinary man.
Although Qianyu's attack was earthshaking, he did not retreat or evade in the slightest.
Instead, he sneered and likewise raised his Chakra and power to their absolute peak!
A razor-sharp katana appeared in his hand as well.
Wind-like Chakra nature transformation burst from the blade, wrapping around its edge and driving its cutting power to the extreme!
Bang!!!
The two blades—one roaring like a thunder beast, the other howling like a gale—collided violently!
In an instant...
Wind and thunder raged!
The gale swept forth and lightning roared. The ground was instantly torn to pieces by violent Chakra, ravines spreading in every direction as the power of lightning scorched the earth into blackened wasteland!
"Hm?"
"This move is..."
Shinnosuke Sarutobi was greatly startled. He had never seen Uchiha Qianyu use this move before!
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