Vandalism and Arrests (Seeking Follow-ups)

"Yan!" Seeing the scene before him, Uchiha Fugaku lost control of his emotions somewhat. "Do you know what you're doing? You're pushing the Uchiha Clan into a pit of fire."

He had, after all, been clan head for so many years.

He knew Uchiha Hideto as well. The young man was highly talented and still young; becoming an elite jonin was only a matter of time.

How could he possibly have suddenly betrayed them?

Someone had to be behind it.

And who else could that person be but Yan?

Faced with Uchiha Fugaku's accusation, Yan smiled faintly. "Of course I know what I'm doing."

"Rather than let you sell out the Uchiha Clan, I'd rather lead them in taking a gamble."

"You don't understand anything at all!" Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Yan. "A coup is a dead end. The Uchiha Clan can never defeat an entire ninja village."

"I know that too." The corners of Yan's lips curled slightly. "That's why I never planned on fighting them."

"Just wait and see!"

Then, he turned to Shisui, Tekka, and Yashiro beside him.

"Yashiro knows the full plan. Shisui, you and Tekka will work with him."

"Remember, it doesn't matter how big a mess you make, but don't let anyone die."

"Yes!" *2

Tekka and Yashiro answered without hesitation, their eyes carrying a trace of fervor.

But Shisui was still deeply worried, his face filled with unease.

After all, this plan was a little too large in scale. What if they couldn't contain the fallout?

"Yan, will this really be okay?"

"Don't worry!" Yan patted Shisui on the shoulder and said confidently, "At this point in time, the Hokage faction won't dare to fight."

Shisui sighed helplessly. "All right, I trust you. I did lose the bet, after all!"

Then, together with Yashiro and Tekka, he led the several hundred ninjas behind them toward the clan members who had already rushed out of the clan grounds.

"Yan, you've really gone mad!" Uchiha Fugaku shook his head, his eyes full of disappointment.

He had thought highly of this young man before, yet in just a few short months, he had caused such a huge incident.

But judging by the current situation, he could no longer stop this riot.

"You'll regret this!" Uchiha Fugaku could only offer one final warning.

But Yan clearly did not take it to heart. He walked past Uchiha Fugaku and headed outside.

"Then watch closely. Watch how I tear a chunk of flesh from the Hokage faction."

"And..."

Yan stopped and looked back. "When I return, step down on your own."

"The Uchiha Clan doesn't need a cowardly clan head!"

With that, he continued toward the Hokage Building.

Only Uchiha Fugaku and the ninjas behind him remained where they were, their faces dark and their expressions uncertain.

After more than a thousand ordinary Uchiha Clan members rushed out of the clan grounds, they split into teams of ten and quickly scattered in every direction.

Each team was accompanied by three or four ninjas.

"Do you all understand Lord Yan's orders? Don't act on your own, or you'll regret it if something goes wrong."

"Don't worry. I've been sick of those villagers for ages. Now that I finally have this chance, just watch me give them a good time."

"As long as no one dies, the rest is up to you!"

"..."

An Uchiha squad—fourteen people in total, ordinary clan members and ninjas combined—stood outside a residence in Konoha.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The sound of knocking rang out.

The door soon opened, revealing the head of a middle-aged man.

"Why is it you people? What do you want?" When the man saw that they wore Uchiha Clan clothing, a trace of disgust flashed through his eyes, and his tone was exceptionally harsh.

Seeing his reaction, the Uchiha ninja sneered and stepped forward.

"Someone reported that you're harboring spies from another village in your home. We're going inside to search it."

The man frowned and waved his hand impatiently, as though shooing away a fly.

"No, no. If there were spies, the Anbu would handle it. Who the hell are you to search my house? Get lost!"

With that, he slammed the door shut with a bang!

The Uchiha squad that had been turned away exchanged glances and sneered in unison.

"You won't give up until you see the coffin!"

The leading Uchiha ninja raised his leg and kicked.

Bang!

With a deafening crash, the door tore free from its frame and flew into the house.

Immediately afterward, the fourteen Uchiha clansmen standing outside rushed into the house with vicious grins.

"What are you doing?"

"Dad, Mom, you bastards! I'll fight you!"

"Let go of my son! Help! The Uchiha are killing people!"

"..."

Before long, violent sounds of fighting and objects being smashed echoed from inside, faintly accompanied by screams.

Ten minutes later.

The Uchiha squad emerged from the house looking thoroughly satisfied.

At the same time, they dragged three people behind them—clearly a family of three, including the middle-aged man who had been shouting earlier.

All of them were bruised and swollen, their faces covered in blood.

The furnishings inside the house had also been smashed to pieces.

"Where are we going next?" an ordinary clansman asked excitedly.

Judging by the look on his face, he clearly wanted to do this a few more times and wreck a few more homes.

The leading Uchiha ninja pondered for a moment.

If he could, he actually wanted to beat up a few more people as well. They had been stifled for far too long, forced to endure insults from trash like this without talking back.

Now that they finally had a chance to vent their anger—

But he still remembered Yan's orders, so he could only suppress that restless urge and say, "Lord Yan has ordered that each squad is responsible for one household. Once you capture them, head straight for the Hokage Building. Do not waste time."

"Fine!" The ordinary clansman looked disappointed, but he understood what mattered more. "Then let's go to the Hokage Building. We shouldn't keep Lord Yan waiting too long."

With that, he grabbed the three people in his hands and sprinted toward the Hokage Building.

Scenes like this continued to unfold throughout every corner of Konoha.

More than a hundred squads made up of ninjas and ordinary people kept storming into civilian homes, smashing things and arresting people before dragging them toward the Hokage Building.

Those who had usually been arrogant and overbearing, looking down on the Uchiha Clan—

Were now filled with terror. Even one extra word would earn them a brutal beating.

In front of the Hokage Building.

Tekka, Yashiro, Shisui, and the others led more than thirty jonin from the Uchiha Clan who were willing to support them, confronting the Anbu and Root forces before the building.

Neither side spoke or made any move. They simply watched each other in silence.

But as time passed, Sarutobi Hiruzen, inside the Hokage Building, began to grow restless.

That was because Uchiha squads had begun arriving in the open space below, bringing the civilians they had captured.

In barely one or two hours, they had already seized more than four hundred civilians.

This made the atmosphere before the Hokage Building increasingly tense. Even the air seemed to have frozen, as though a massive storm was about to sweep across all of Konoha.