In Danger

Uchiha Itachi truly lived up to his reputation as a genius, managing to Jonin on par with Shin Uchiha, a renowned elite Jonin.

They moved swiftly, constantly attacking each other, the sparks from their clashing weapons adding a vibrant touch to their battle.

Meanwhile, the lower-ranking Uchiha clan members, unaware of the truth, are engaged in a life-or-death battle for their respective positions.

"Kill them!"

"Kill these traitors."

"Damn it, you are the ones plotting rebellion! The Grand Elder is simply restoring order!"

There are no dazzling Ninjutsu here, no scheming plots, only naked slaughter.

"Puff."

Two ninjas plunged their weapons into each other's "enemy's" body, and before they could even rejoice, another's weapon followed. Such scenes were all too common among the Uchiha tonight.

"Avenge the captain!" x2

This was a simultaneous roar from both sides.

Is this the tragedy of great clans?

Watching the infighting within the Uchiha Hyuga felt a sense of shared sorrow. They knew the Hyuga Clan Konoha, second only to the Uchiha Clan in strength. They feared that what was happening to the Uchiha Clan now might very well happen to the Hyuga Clan in the future.

"Big brother."

Seeing his elder brother's grim expression, Hizashi understood what his brother was thinking. He didn't know how to comfort his brother, because this was also what he was worried about.

Tonight, it wasn't Hiashi who had this worry; it was the entire Konoha clan that shared it—the fear that their clan might suffer the same fate as the Uchiha.

"Click."

Minato took a step forward; he wanted to help Fugaku. Personally, he and Fugaku were friends; professionally, the Uchiha too much blood tonight.

"Minato, don't act impulsively. This is Fugaku's family matter."

"Yes, Minato. Would you like to listen to the Third Hokage?"

Kushina grabbed Minato's hand. The Uchiha clan members are extremely stubborn. If Minato were to personally kill Uchiha members, they wouldn't thank Minato but would instead resent Minato. This was one of Orochimaru's motivations for having Fugaku do it himself. After all, being resented by a powerful clan is not a pleasant experience.

"They are from Konoha after all!"

Minato didn't want the Uchiha. He only wanted to eliminate the ringleader.

"You're wrong, Minato."

Jiraiya said that he needed to comfort his beloved student.

"What?"

Minato stared at his teacher in disbelief.

"When they chose to attack Konoha, they were no longer members of Konoha."

Traitors are the most hateful, because the strongest fortresses are always breached from within. If Uchiha hadn't seen through the Orochimaru's planned rebellion first, the losses to Konoha would have been immeasurable.

After hearing Jiraiya's words, Minato was stunned for a moment. He realized that Jiraiya, and they would have to pay for all the consequences themselves.

Kushina gripped Minato's hand tightly, signifying that she would always be there for Minato.

Minato smiled at Kushina. He was already content with having such a wife.

"Black Zetsu, something terrible has happened!"

A Black Zetsu rushed over, shouting as he ran.

"What happened now?"

Both Black Zetsu and White Zetsu were speechless. The topics this kid talked about were truly unappetizing, to the point that Black Zetsu didn't want to see him unless there was something important to discuss.

White Zetsu a deep breath and finally revealed the information he had received.

"Internal strife has erupted within the Uchiha Clan; Fugaku Uchiha has attacked the Grand Elder."

White Zetsu rattled off all the information he had gathered, and then patted his chest as he finished speaking.

"What?"

Black Zetsu was shocked to hear this news. He hadn't expected Fugaku to have such courage. Black Zetsu, having lived in Konoha for so long, knew Fugaku's personality very well.

"Someone forced him."

Black Zetsu quickly realized the root of the problem. Black Zetsu realized that only Orochimaru had the ability and strength to force the Uchiha Clan Head to do something he didn't want to do.

"Orochimaru is really cunning!"

Black Zetsu never expected Orochimaru to allow his forces to grow right under his nose.

"It seems Orochimaru has been watching all my moves."

At this moment, Black Zetsu truly witnessed Orochimaru's cunning. He thought he had the entire Ninja World under his control, having played with the hawk his whole life, but in the end, he was the one who got scratched by the hawk.

"Hahaha."

Black Zetsu laughed wildly; this was the second time he had stumbled. One was Hatake Karot, and the other was Orochimaru, both from Konoha.

"Am I incompatible with Konoha?"

White Zetsu burst into laughter upon seeing Black Zetsu, barely daring to breathe loudly. This was the first time he had ever seen Black Zetsu like this. In their memories, Black Zetsu was always expressionless.

Once Black Zetsu had returned to normal, White Zetsu cautiously asked.

Should we tell "Ban" about this?

"No need. He just underwent surgery and needs to fully absorb the Rinnegan's power. There's no need to disturb him with anything else."

Black Zetsu made the decision for "Madara" without any hesitation. After all, in Black Zetsu's eyes, "Madara" was just a pawn, and pawns should obediently do things according to his wishes.

"OK."

White Zetsu obeys Black Zetsu's decisions in everything, after all, they were created by Black Zetsu. The genes of Black Zetsu as the supreme leader are deeply engraved in their bodies. "Madara" can only be ranked second.

"Soon. My plan can be implemented."

After White Zetsu left, Black Zetsu murmured. Black Zetsu was capable of anything for his goal. He believed that once his mother emerged, no one in the Ninja World could stand against her. After all, he had witnessed his mother's formidable power. If it weren't for the Hamura brothers' mother's mercy, could they have sealed away the strongest Ninja World?

"Mom, what happened? Where are my brother and dad?"

When Sasuke Uchiha woke up, he saw a large number of the Uchiha Clan members gathered there and couldn't help but ask his mother.

"Itachi and Dad have things to do. We just need to wait for them here."

Mikoto Uchiha, holding Sasuke, said that it was impossible not to worry about her husband and son fighting outside. She also wanted to send Sasuke to Kushina for refuge. However, Fugaku stopped her. Fugaku believed that if he sent the child away for refuge, wouldn't that make his subordinates think that he was not confident of victory? It would be a great blow to morale.

"Okay, Mom."

Although Sasuke Uchiha was unwilling, he also knew that he couldn't disappoint his mother.

"Bang!"

The sealed gate was violently damaged.

"So that's where you were hiding!"

Everyone could tell from his tone that he harbored ill intentions; the enemy had arrived.