After leaving the hall, Itachi came to the courtyard, took a signal flare from the Ninja Tool Pouch at his waist, and fired it into the sky.
Whoosh...
Boom...
In an instant, a brilliant burst of sparks blossomed against the deep night sky.
On the long street of the Uchiha Compound, Shisui looked up at the dazzling flare in the night sky and let out a long breath of relief. Then his figure flickered, and he swiftly vanished from the spot.
At the other end, Shinichi also looked up at the night sky. After identifying the design of the signal flare and confirming that Itachi had fired it, he slowly removed the flame-patterned mask from his face and took off his black cloak trimmed in gold.
The signal flare released by Itachi carried a special meaning: the battle was over, and the God Organization was withdrawing!
Outside the Uchiha Compound.
Because Jiraiya, Asuma, and the others had been injured one after another, while Kakashi had to constantly sense the Flying Thunder God Formula on Naruto and could not spare the attention, and because the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu needed to oversee the Hokage Building and the Anbu base respectively, the ones leading the Anbu in guarding the Uchiha Clan were none other than Tsunade, one of the Sannin, and her disciple Shizune.
Noticing the signal flare exploding in the night sky, Shizune carefully examined it and said, "Lady Tsunade, that seems to be the signal flare the God Organization agreed upon with us."
Tsunade asked, "Can you be sure?"
Shizune took out a copy of the signal flare designs that the God Organization had asked Hyuga Kagami to deliver to the village. After comparing it against the several flare patterns representing different meanings, she nodded. "Yes, that's right. It's