Kawadera Uchiha, A, Suikazan Fuguki, and the others—none of the three sides made the first move.
The atmosphere was tense and grave.
The roaring rush of the turbulent river only added to the pressure as they watched one another.
Their eyes kept darting about, catching every slightest movement.
Suikazan Fuguki asked the two Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist beside him, "Wasn't the mission to hunt down Kawadera Uchiha assigned to us by the Mizukage-sama? Who is this Anbu?"
Juzo Biwa said, "In any case, he isn't one of ours. This Anbu has two Sharingan. He's either a remnant of the Hōzuki Clan, or a Uchiha from Konoha..."
He glanced again at Kawadera Uchiha. They all knew this man. The person fighting Kawadera Uchiha to the death couldn't possibly be an Uchiha, could he?
"No, this person fought Kawadera Uchiha fiercely, so he isn't a Konoha Uchiha. He must be a remnant of the Hōzuki Clan who transplanted Sharingan," Juzo Biwa analyzed. "The Byakugan was taken by Konoha, but judging from that corpse, someone had transplanted Byakugan and was mixed up with remnants of the Hōzuki Clan.
"Didn't the Hōzuki Clan defect to Konoha? Maybe Konoha rewarded the Hōzuki Clan with Byakugan?"
Suikazan Fuguki knew Juzo Biwa's analysis was getting more and more absurd, yet he also felt there was some logic to it.
Suikazan Fuguki said, "The Hōzuki Clan truly is like a centipede that refuses to die. They're still struggling—and they even colluded with Konoha! Those who collude with Konoha deserve a horrible death!"
His tone suddenly paused. Those words were inauspicious. He hurriedly swung Samehada. "I'll deal with this Hōzuki remnant. You two go after Kawadera Uchiha! The Byakugan is an unexpected windfall. We must obtain it and wash away the humiliation of losing the Byakugan!"
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