Danzo's Rage, Fugaku's Face Turns Green!

"You're late!"

"Takada Fujiwara's squad took on a mission voluntarily and has already left the Kikyo Mountain Camp."

"If you want to find them, I suggest you go to the Land of Rain. You might run into them if you're lucky."

A faint smile touched Orochimaru's lips, yet it still gave off a chilling aura.

The Uchiha squad naturally dared not be presumptuous!

Although they were slightly confused, they still bowed and prepared to take their leave.

Just then, Orochimaru added, "Root just paid a visit. Lord Danzo seems to be very interested in Takada Fujiwara's squad as well."

Uchiha Kou's pupils constricted slightly, but he still bowed respectfully.

"Thank you, Lord Orochimaru. We shall take our leave now!"

"Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"

Orochimaru's face returned to indifference as he casually waved his hand.

After the Uchiha squad left the camp, they immediately penned a letter and summoned a ninja cat via summoning jutsu. "Tea, help me deliver this letter to the clan head."

"Pleasure doing business with you, five hundred ryo!" the ninja cat said with a mercenary air.

Uchiha Kou directly took out a bank note. "I'm sorry to trouble you, but this is urgent. Please be as quick as possible."

"Alright, meow." The ninja cat, Tea, nodded.

It vanished from its spot with a bang. The Uchiha squad did not leave, still standing silently in place, waiting.

Five minutes later.

Uchiha Kou sensed the summoning fluctuation and naturally quickly used summoning jutsu again, summoning the ninja cat Tea once more.

"This is the letter for you!"

"Thanks!"

After Uchiha Kou took the letter, the ninja cat Tea vanished with another bang.

After opening and reading it, he immediately declared, "The clan head has ordered us to head to the Land of Rain and has authorized us to utilize the personnel from the ninja tool shop. We can even seek assistance from the Daimyo of the Land of Rain. In short, find Uchiha Jin at all costs!"

"Captain, isn't that a bit extreme?" one of the team members asked, full of confusion.

After all, the Uchiha were a noble clan of a thousand years, and their foundations were naturally extraordinary. Even though the Uchiha were no longer what they once were, their ninja tool business still ranked within the top five in the entire ninja world.

Moreover, their interactions with various Daimyo and Nobles had never ceased. This was also the reason why the Uchiha rarely participated in battles, did not accept commission missions, and often had their police force's financial subsidies delayed, yet they still did not face financial collapse and could even support the entire clan.

Under normal circumstances, the clan would not mobilize these resources. It was unexpected that they would decide to do so for Uchiha Jin this time, which was why this team member couldn't understand.

As for this.

Uchiha Kou said indifferently, "If you could awaken your Sharingan at the age of five, then you would also receive this treatment!"

Upon hearing this, the team member fell completely silent.

As for the other team member, he was younger, at most only a few years older than Uchiha Jin. However, he had remained silent the entire time, with only a faint trace of worry in the depths of his eyes.

Following that.

With a command from Uchiha Kou, everyone headed directly in the direction of the Land of Rain.

Meanwhile, in Konohagakure Root.

In the gloomy underground space, the Root squad, having just returned from Kikyo Mountain, were all kneeling on one knee with their heads bowed.

At this moment, Danzo's expression was extremely grim.

Upon learning that his plan had failed and that Uchiha Jin had escaped, he was so enraged that he smashed the table.

"Trash! Idiots!"

"You managed to mess up such a simple mission. What else can you useless people do?"

"Get out and go receive your punishment!"

A cold glint flashed in Danzo's icy eyes as he waved his hand, dismissing the three idiots.

Although he knew that the mission's failure wasn't entirely their fault, in his Root organization, there was never any discussion of right or wrong.

His orders were paramount!

The Root squad members trembled. Even though they wore masks, they couldn't hide their inner fear.

This showed how terrifying Root's family laws were, yet they dared not complain in the slightest, lest their fate be worse than death.

After they left, Aburame Torune spoke, "Lord Danzo, shall I make a trip?"

"No need," Danzo replied indifferently. "It's meaningless."

"Those idiots from Sunagakure are truly useless. They failed even after being given the intel. We've now lost the best opportunity to act."

"Takada Fujiwara's squad has become vigilant."

"Their squad has a Nara who understands intelligence analysis. Ordinary plans will hardly be able to fool that guy, so if we want to kill them, we'll have to plan carefully."

"And what about Hatake Sakumo's son, Kakashi? Why is Sawada Seiichi willing to help them? Isn't it just because of Hatake Sakumo's reputation?"

"Even though Hatake Sakumo has committed suicide and is dead, his influence is still too great. Many people on the battlefield are willing to help Takada Fujiwara's squad."

"That damned Uchiha Jin, his luck is simply too good!"

"I'll go and try my luck with Hiruzen. Even if I can't kill Uchiha Jin, I have to get him into Root. At the very least, I have to split up this squad."

"Otherwise, the difficulty of dealing with Uchiha Jin will be too high."

"Ne, your assigned mission is more important. You can't waste it on trivial matters like this."

"Let's go!"

"Follow me to the Hokage Building!"

Danzo's expression was cold. Having made up his mind, he headed directly for the Hokage Building.

He wasn't as crazy at this stage as he would be later, especially with friction already brewing with Sunagakure, and the Third Shinobi World War potentially breaking out at any moment. Naturally, he was unwilling to commit too much power to dealing with Uchiha Jin.

To put it bluntly.

He was just a five-year-old Uchiha who had recently awakened his Sharingan. No matter how high his potential, he wasn't qualified to warrant Danzo's full effort.

Ten minutes later, Hokage's Office.

Danzo cut straight to the chase. Even with Uchiha Fugaku present, he spoke directly: "Hiruzen, hand Uchiha Jin over to me!"

"Hokage-sama, absolutely not!" Fugaku's face turned green. He forcefully interjected, "Jin must be nurtured by the Uchiha."

"Only the Uchiha know how to nurture him, and only under Uchiha's tutelage can Jin grow better and faster!"

This was a joke!

He was an Uchiha who had awakened his Sharingan at five years old, and he had awakened it without experiencing significant trauma.

This was enough to show the high bloodline purity of Uchiha Jin. A genius of this caliber was practically a once-in-a-century occurrence. No matter how weak Uchiha Fugaku was, he would never hand him over.

Otherwise...

Given the peculiar nature of the Uchiha, if he dared to abandon Uchiha Jin, the Uchiha clansmen would dare to rebel against him.

"Enough, stop arguing!"

"Uchiha Jin is a good child. He is not suited for a place like Root."

"He is also not suited for instruction within the Uchiha clan. Let him remain peacefully in his current squad."