Akaseki had barely returned to the clan compound when he sensed that something was wrong. Every clan member was somber, their expressions as if Konoha owed the Uchiha Clan even more than before... Just then, Akaseki spotted Fugaku and stepped forward to ask, "Brother Fugaku, did something happen?"
Hearing this, Fugaku quietly told Akaseki, "Clan Elder Kagami... died in battle."
"What?" Akaseki froze for a moment, then immediately said, "Impossible! With the Mirror Clone, how could Clan Elder Kagami possibly..."
Fugaku merely shook his head silently.
Seeing that, Akaseki fell silent as well, dejectedly realizing that the matter had surely already been confirmed...
"Who did it?" Akaseki asked angrily.
"The ones who attacked were Rain Ninja, though the Sand Ninja were involved as well... Lord Hokage has already urgently convened a Jonin meeting. Konoha will soon declare war on Amegakure!" Fugaku said.
Although Akaseki did not agree with some of Clan Elder Kagami's ideals, his respect for Clan Elder Kagami was genuine. Especially since, even without the name of master and disciple, they had in truth shared such a relationship...
Akaseki's hostility toward Amegakure instantly surpassed his hostility toward Kumogakure.
Before, it had only been a matter of positions. Now, it had become a personal vendetta.
"I remember Clan Elder Kagami's son is still attending the ninja academy, right?" Akaseki asked.
Akaseki remembered that when he had been in sixth grade, Clan Elder Kagami's son had only just enrolled. They had overlapped at the academy for only one year, so Akaseki was not very familiar with him.
After all, Clan Elder Kagami had only been twenty-five. This was no longer the Warring States Period, and people generally had children later. Having a child at eighteen was not considered late. "Yes. Shengshen still doesn't know." Fugaku nodded heavily.
Akaseki could only