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After Obito's gaze lingered briefly on Fugaku, it shifted to Itachi, who stood half a step behind Fugaku, before locking tightly onto Shisui beside him.

Seeing those familiar faces, Obito's expression beneath his swirling mask immediately darkened.

There was no doubt that the Uchiha Clan head had led all the clan's elites, rushing through wind and dust to this remote riverside to rendezvous with Uchiha Shinichi, who had defected from the Akatsuki.

"So it was the Uchiha Clan that planted you in the organization. What a surprise!"

The Uchiha Clan appearing here to meet Shinichi truly caught Obito off guard.

In his eyes, Fugaku, the current Uchiha Clan head, was indecisive and sluggish in everything, both internally and externally. He should have been the one controlling the situation, yet he always drifted with the tide and let circumstances lead him by the nose.

He had never paid any attention to such a person before.

But now that he had discovered Shinichi was likely a spy Fugaku had secretly planted in the organization years ago, he furrowed his brow and had no choice but to reassess this Uchiha Clan head.

Exhausted, Shinichi glanced at Fugaku and the others, then complained, "If you'd come any later, you'd only be collecting my corpse!"

Fugaku said nothing, merely analyzing the situation before him.

He knew Shinichi's strength well. Having awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, Shinichi unquestionably possessed Kage-Level Combat Power. Yet this Masked Man from the Akatsuki, wearing a swirling mask, had apparently forced Shinichi into such desperate straits without suffering a scratch. It was clear that the Masked Man was far stronger than Shinichi.

Still, Fugaku was not afraid. Including Shisui, his group had two Uchiha with Mangekyō Sharingan, along with Itachi and a host of other Uchiha elites. He did not believe that