Shimura Clan Coup! Kill!

[Quest name: You Can't Even Beat Him, Yet You Order Others Around?]

[Quest content: Kill Uchiha Obito!]

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Besides that, Jinghuo Uchiha had another quest in progress.

[Quest name: Everyone Named Shimura Must Die!]

[Quest content: Kill the Shimura Clan!]

[Quest reward: Lava Release]

The reward was mediocre, but he was not doing this primarily to complete the quest. He simply wanted to wipe out the Shimura Clan.

All for an understanding of intent.

"What are you planning to do about Kumogakure and Iwagakure?" Uchiha Shisui asked, though what he truly meant was whether they should strike first.

Kumogakure and Iwagakure knew that Shimura Danzō, the man hailed as the Darkness of Shinobi, had died at Jinghuo Uchiha's hands. They were extremely wary of Jinghuo Uchiha.

They were currently looking for an opportunity to kill him.

"No need. They're only testing us. Stabilize Konoha first, so we don't end up surrounded by enemies on both fronts," Jinghuo Uchiha said.

"Mm." Uchiha Shisui nodded and did not ask further.

He trusted Jinghuo Uchiha even more than he trusted the village.

In his view, as long as Jinghuo Uchiha was safe and sound, everything was fine.

Because he had to protect Jinghuo Uchiha!

"Uncle Qingfeng, Aunt Jingya, rest assured!" Uchiha Shisui thought with a firm gaze.

Half a year later.

Shimura Clan Land.

"I can't take this anymore!"

"I think the higher-ups are deliberately targeting the Shimura Clan!"

"Didn't the Uchiha Clan succeed in their coup? Let's stage one too!"

"Exactly! We, the mighty Shimura—"

At that moment, a streak of golden flames flashed down like heavenly lightning.

Boom—!

The ground shattered, and the flying debris transformed into scorching golden lava, whistling past their ears with the wind.

That fleeting blaze of heat made their bodies turn cold.

Everyone in the Shimura Clan swallowed hard and looked toward the suddenly appearing youngster.

The youngster wore a resplendent golden Imperial Crown. His flawless body was noble and golden, while the patterns covering him gleamed with dazzling, luxurious brilliance like gilded metal.

He stood upon melted ground, where thick, brilliant golden magma formed a two-meter-wide circle that supported his noble body.

The dazzling golden anklet around his ankle swayed gently, chiming with crisp nobility.

His hand, adorned with a brilliant golden bracelet, slowly rose with an aura of authority.

Golden light burst irresistibly from his closed eyes, falling upon them with majesty and greatly increasing the pressure they felt, filling their hearts with unease.

Then the youngster spoke.

His voice was as majestic as the low chant of myriad people, tyrannical and beyond dispute.

Yet in their hearts, it rang like a freezing gale.

"The Shimura Clan is staging a coup! Kill them!"

The Shimura Clan's expressions changed drastically. They were utterly dumbfounded.

No, we were just talking!

We hadn't even prepared any weapons!

We were only complaining!

Did he have to be this arbitrary?!

In an instant, over a hundred Root Members charged out from behind the youngster.

Behind the hollow eyeholes of their bizarre masks, pairs of bloodthirsty, cold eyes flickered with strange light in the darkness.

The Shimura Clan immediately panicked.

The Clan Head knew about Shimura Danzō, so he naturally knew of Jinghuo Uchiha as well.

He hurriedly raised his hands. Ignoring the cold sweat pouring from his body, he assumed a surrendering posture toward Jinghuo Uchiha. "The Shimura Clan isn't staging a coup! I demand that Lord Hokage come here!"

Jinghuo Uchiha's expression turned cold. "Do you think you can see the Hokage whenever you want?!"

After that rebuke, Jinghuo Uchiha did not stop speaking.

"The Shimura Clan must want the Hokage to come so they can assassinate Lord Hokage!"

"The crimes of staging a coup and attempting to assassinate Lord Hokage!"

"The Shimura Clan truly is an evil clan!"

"For Lord Hokage! Kill!"

The Shimura Clan was even more dumbfounded.

Asking to see the Hokage meant they wanted to assassinate him?

Before they could even protest, the Root Members' eyes glowed with excited red light as they charged forward.

Slash—!

Blood stained the ground red.

Screams echoed through the night.

The anger in the Shimura Clan's hearts turned to hatred. Their eyes reddened, and they desperately fought the Uchiha Genbu.

For a time, blood splattered everywhere, and screams never ceased.

Jinghuo Uchiha kept his eyes closed, as though he could not hear the agony by his ears. Calmly, he said to Uchiha Itachi beside him, "When the Genbu proposed twenty-four-hour surveillance, the Shimura Clan attempted to murder Genbu Minister Uchiha Itachi. When Uchiha Itachi tried to leave the Shimura Clan Land and report to Lord Hokage, he was surrounded by the Shimura Clan. Their intent to stage a coup was discovered, leaving us no choice but to kill them."

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

Just moments ago, he had been wondering how Jinghuo Uchiha intended to explain this to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After all, the Shimura Clan had merely been making noise. They had not truly declared a coup, only shown the slightest signs of one.

Compared to the Uchiha Clan, who had weapons ready, they were like a battlefield king versus street thugs.

But then... damn.

So he had first provoked the Shimura Clan's Rage Flame, then used their resistance as an excuse to exterminate them.

Once no one from the Shimura Clan remained, would it not be entirely up to him what he said?

For a moment, Uchiha Itachi somewhat understood why Shimura Danzō had been so arrogant.

But he had not expected Jinghuo Uchiha to be even more arrogant than Shimura Danzō.

Because he heard Jinghuo Uchiha say this.

"Konoha's loss of the Shimura Clan is truly saddening."

"But no matter who disappears from this world, the planet will keep turning, and tomorrow will still come."

"Konoha cannot go a single day without a Police Force. To reassure the villagers, beginning tomorrow, the Sarutobi Clan will take charge of the Police Force. I hope they remember the Shimura Clan's lesson and become the finest model Police Force in the hearts of the villagers."

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

Sarutobi Clan Land.

An Anbu suddenly appeared in the room. Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been sleeping, sensed something and abruptly opened his eyes. It was as though he had never been asleep as he asked in a steady voice,

"What happened?"

"Genbu Minister Uchiha Itachi visited the Shimura Clan and was surrounded and attacked by them," the Anbu member quickly reported.

Upon hearing this, the first thing Sarutobi Hiruzen thought of was Jinghuo Uchiha, who had unleashed Susanoo in the Village Center—would he cause another uproar in the Village Center over Uchiha Itachi?

He instantly became fully awake and hurriedly asked, "Is Uchiha Itachi all right?"

"He's fine, but..." The Anbu member's expression was strange.

"As long as he's fine." Sarutobi Hiruzen relaxed, then immediately noticed that something was off about the Anbu member. Tremendous unease rose in his heart, and he urgently pressed, "But what?"

"During the encirclement and attack, the Genbu found evidence of a coup. The Shimura Clan became violent and was killed in retaliation by the Genbu. The entire Shimura Clan is now gone..."

"???"

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