Kill Them All?

What charges?

Yun squeezed Izumi's hand to reassure her, then glanced at the headless corpse.

Because the head had been severed clean off, the mask had fallen away, revealing a pair of eyes that had lost their focus, still wide open in death.

"Aren't they invaders from outside the village? I've heard of the Anbu at home; those should be the Fourth Hokage's direct subordinates, right? What is the Root Division?"

Yun spoke with an innocent expression: "Unidentified ninjas told me to go with them, but refused to say who they were when I asked. The sixth rule taught at the Ninja Academy is to always remain vigilant against sudden strangers."

As his voice fell, Yun looked at the group led by Danzo: "Come to think of it, you don't seem to be wearing Konoha headbands either. Old man, who are you?"

"Bang!"

Danzo's cane struck the ground heavily, and his dead-fish eyes remained expressionless as he said: "My identity is not something you are entitled to know. However, to be able to take down three Root ninjas, it seems you have been hiding the fact that you've awakened the Sharingan? You Uchiha brat..."

Yun scratched his head: "Another answer like that? So, do you want me to go with you next? This is Konoha. How did ninjas of unknown origin like you manage to get in here in such large numbers?"

A ninja standing beside Danzo, who had replaced Aburame Tatsuma, spoke up: "We are Root ninjas who cultivate the Anbu, and the ones you just killed... were also Root ninjas."

"Uchiha brat, if you surrender now, perhaps we can save ourselves some trouble."

For a moment, Yun felt Izumi's hand tighten in his. Yun looked down and smiled: "Don't worry, it's not like things are true just because they say so."

After saying this, Yun looked at the opposite side and replied: "The Uchiha have always possessed sufficient autonomy, and the Konoha Military Police Force manages all matters concerning the Uchiha themselves. I am not aware that a department I've never heard of can summon me at will. Even if I am merely a student who hasn't graduated yet."

"Without identifying yourselves, you have no right to take me away. And as of now, it seems you cannot produce anything to prove your identities either."

"Dissipate the barrier. Once the Fourth Hokage arrives, everything will be judged fairly!"

Danzo, on the opposite side, shook his head slightly and said calmly: "Being able to deal with my three subordinates proves your strength; my assessment was indeed insufficient. But to think that even a child of the Uchiha does not consider himself a part of Konoha."

Yun interrupted: "You cannot represent Konoha. Even if you truly are this so-called Root, the only one who can represent Konoha is the Fourth Hokage."

"Pfft!"

Danzo sneered and shook his head: "The Fourth is too young. He knows too little about the Uchiha and cannot fathom the terror of your clan."

As he spoke, Danzo looked at Izumi behind Yun: "That is your sister, isn't it? As a brother, you shouldn't put your sister in danger..."

"Uchiha Yun, returned to the Uchiha Compound with your mother, Uchiha Hazuki, after your father's death. Brat, the choice you make next will concern your family."

As Danzo's voice faded, the Root ninjas silently fanned out, surrounding Yun and Izumi in the center.

For a moment, the scene was deathly silent.

The barrier not far away isolated this area, making it seem like an independent battlefield.

Yun, in the center, frowned, already growing impatient.

Threats?

He knew that the last guy who threatened him using Izumi was already headless.

The barrier could isolate the inside from the outside; a large-scale Deep Forest Emergence could wipe out the Root ninjas below the horizon, and following that, the Flying Thunder God Jutsu combined with the Word God would make the problem manageable.

However, killing Danzo with such fanfare did not align with his plans.

If too many people died, and Danzo ended up dead as well, the Third would certainly demand the truth.

And at that point, as an Uchiha and a student, he would certainly be at risk of having his memories searched by the Yamanaka Clan.

In that case...

Defect?

Where would he go to live comfortably after defecting? How could sleeping in the open compare to the comfort of Konoha?

Besides, there were his mother and Izumi; they certainly wouldn't want to leave Konoha.

Since that was the case, he would just have to kill everyone here, including the one who set up the barrier!

Threatening him with his family?

Yun glanced at the headless corpse from earlier, then lifted his head slightly to stare directly at Danzo: "Old man, what gives you the confidence that you can take me away? Or threaten my family?"

Danzo's narrowed, dead-fish eyes slowly opened: "It seems you have already made your decision..."

"You ignorant Uchiha brat, born with evil blood flowing through your veins—the greater your potential, the more of a potential threat you are to Konoha!"

"Everything I do today is for the sake of Konoha!"

Yun let go of Izumi's hand and sneered: "To be able to speak such shameless words with such righteousness—that is truly your style."

As his voice fell, he clapped his hands together...

"Bang!"

The sound of the barrier shattering in the distance rang out, and a golden figure instantly appeared before Yun.

"Root?"

The voice of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, emerged, and Yun lowered his hands, which had not yet finished forming the Snake Seal.

Following Namikaze Minato were Shisui and Itachi, who was holding a Ninja Cat.

The moment Izumi saw the three of them appear, her tense spirit instantly relaxed, and she slumped to the ground.

The Ninja Cat that Itachi was holding was the one she had befriended not long ago.

As for why he was with Itachi... Yun also very much wanted to know.

"Fourth, Uchiha Yun killed Root Division ninjas. I need to take him to the Root Division for interrogation. Do you have a problem with that?"

Danzo's reply lacked even a shred of courtesy; in fact, as the student of the Third's student, the Fourth had never once earned his respect.

In Danzo's heart, no one was more suited to be Hokage than himself. This was especially true for a student taught by Hiruzen, whom he had always considered far too weak.

Namikaze Minato looked around, his gaze flickering with slight surprise as it swept over the three Root Division ninjas.

Although Shisui had once said that this Uchiha Yun was very strong, judging by the wounds on the one corpse and the two unconscious Root Division ninjas on the ground, they had all been taken out in a single strike.

Has his Body Flicker Technique already reached the level of Shisui?

This is an Uchiha even more of a genius than Itachi... but as things stand now, that is a good thing.

"Uchiha Yun, what is your explanation?"

Namikaze Minato looked over, and Yun repeated the explanation he had just given.

He added, "Are they truly the so-called Root Division? As a student, I have truly never heard of the existence of a Root Division in the village."

Shisui, who was a Jonin, looked at Danzo: "He is merely a student currently enrolled at the Ninja Academy. I do not know why Lord Danzo seeks Uchiha Yun. Furthermore, as far as I am aware, the Root Division does not have the authority to take villagers away at will."

Right!

In an instant, Minato grasped the key point in Shisui's words.

Note: Danzo will be meeting his end tonight in the story, applause and flowers.

If there are readers who haven't watched Naruto and have only read fanfiction, please check my replies to others in the chapter comments; finding images and providing explanations is quite troublesome.

Orochimaru defected after Itachi turned eight; he did not run away before the Nine Tails Incident.