"Hahaha... That's right!" The Uchiha stood beneath the Nine-Tails, helping it throw Konoha's defensive formation into disarray as he roared with laughter.
"You lapdogs of Sarutobi Hiruzen!"
"Do you regret it now?"
"When the Uchiha were massacred, you kept your mouths shut. So now, you can all keep quiet and wait for your own clan's destruction!"
"Great Fox, give me another big firework!"
At Uchiha An's command, the Nine-Tails raised its head once more and began gathering another Tailed Beast Bomb.
"No..."
As the crowd watched in horror, Uchiha Itachi rushed over.
His eyes blazed with fury, the Scarlet Mangekyo spinning violently.
"Stop, Nine-Tails!"
The Nine-Tails stiffened, its movements suddenly slowing. The Tailed Beast Bomb it had been gathering crumbled and dispersed.
Uchiha An immediately sensed that controlling the beast had become difficult. Two forces of Pupil Power clashed fiercely inside the Nine-Tails, each trying to drive the other out.
"Itachi!" Uchiha An cried out in delight. "You finally betrayed them!"
"Haha... I knew you'd stand on Konoha's side!"
"Now there's a point to destroying the village!"
With Itachi's help, Konoha's morale surged. The shinobi rallied and began preparing another Fuinjutsu Formula.
"If you want to seal the Nine-Tails, you'll have to get past me!"
Uchiha An roared. Susanoo strode forward, swinging its enormous Scepter at the Sealing Squad.
He had used Fugaku's left eye too many times in his battle with Danzo. It had fallen dormant and needed time to recover before it could be used again. Fugaku's right eye had a powerful Dojutsu, but it wasn't suited for battle—and he didn't plan to use it anyway.
So now he had no choice but to return to good old-fashioned hand-to-hand combat.
"Stop him!"
At the crowd's unanimous cry, several newly arrived Akimichi Clan members suddenly grew larger, activating Giant