Tough Battle

Uchiha Itachi's figure slowly vanished into the night.

Houka's heart stirred. Wasn't that direction the Uchiha Clan's Ancestral Land? With the Uchiha Clan's coup about to begin, what was Uchiha Itachi doing there at a time like this?

To look at the Stone Tablet?

Or perhaps...

"Where are you going?" Houka asked.

Uchiha Itachi paused, then continued onward.

Houka hesitated briefly before turning and leaving.

If his guess was correct, Uchiha Itachi was probably going to meet the masked man, Uchiha Shin.

In other words, the night of the clan's annihilation would very likely be tonight. Houka suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart and quietly made his way near the Hokage Building. Then, forming Hand Seals with both hands, he transformed into Uchiha Itachi with a bang. After putting on a mask, even Danzo, cunning as a fox, would not be able to notice anything amiss right away.

And with the hand signal Uchiha Itachi had provided, he could approach Danzo without trouble.

However, aside from Shisui's Mangekyou, Danzo had most likely implanted other Sharingan as well. If Houka successfully snatched Shisui's Mangekyou, only for Danzo to turn it into a fleeting illusion with Izanagi, that would be awkward!

Therefore, before taking his Mangekyou, Houka had to ensure that Danzo's Sharingan were dealt with first—he had to sever the right arm where Danzo had implanted the Sharingan!

In an abandoned village in the Land of Rain, the downpour grew heavier and heavier, as if the sea had overturned, unstoppable in its fury.

In the rain, Obito had been fighting Hiruko for a while and had gradually figured out the puppet's methods of attack.

When Hiruko opened its mouth again and sprayed out senbon poison needles, Obito used the Body Flicker Technique to flash to Hiruko's side, then drove