The night fell, and thick fog shrouded Kirigakure, as deathly silent as ever.
Whoosh!
Shadowy figures darted through the streets.
They moved like ghosts, making no sound as they ran. Every one of them was an expert in assassination.
Ah!
A heart-wrenching scream suddenly rang out from the Mizukage Building.
It sounded like a bugle call signaling the start of the upheaval.
The sounds of fighting and startled cries rang out across Kirigakure.
"Have they made their move?"
Many of the shinobi in Kirigakure had their own thoughts and agendas. Hearing the commotion, they couldn't help but wonder the same thing.
When the civilians heard fighting break out outside, they immediately huddled under their blankets, trembling.
Coups were commonplace in this village. The civilians could only endure them in silence.
Meanwhile, in a house outside the Mizukage Building,
Neji gently pushed open a window.
"One, two, three... six. There are six separate clashes?"
The rebels led by Zabuza had launched their attack simultaneously at six different locations, all near the Mizukage Building. There was unrest elsewhere as well, deliberately stirred up by Genji's trusted subordinates to tie down some of the clans loyal to the Fourth Mizukage and prevent them from rushing to the building in time.
On top of that, some of Kirigakure's thugs were taking advantage of the chaos to attack homes and shops.
"Hikari, it's time for us to move, too."
After assessing the situation, Neji spoke to the girl beside him.
To deal with Obito, Neji had brought Uchiha Hikari along on this mission.
Amaterasu was an instantaneous ocular jutsu that had once burned Obito. In the movie, it had clearly countered Obito's intangibility.
Tsukuyomi was a genjutsu, and Mangekyo Sharingan users had strong resistance to genjutsu. But Tsukuyomi could manipulate time, so it could still