Naruto Uzumaki used the Transformation Technique to take on Sasuke's appearance, then cautiously followed behind Shisui Uchiha.
Along the way, he kept looking around. He was still very curious about the Uchiha Clan's inner workings.
The Uchiha Clan had moved away from central Konoha long ago and established their own clan compound on the outskirts. Aside from their own people, outsiders were rarely allowed inside. It was practically a village within the village.
Whether in his past life or this one, it was Naruto's first time stepping inside the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Yet after walking through it, he found nothing particularly noteworthy. The Uchiha fan crest was visible everywhere on the walls, shops lined the streets, and Uchiha clansmen occasionally passed by in groups. Everything looked perfectly normal.
But Naruto could still sense that beneath the relaxed exterior lay tightly guarded vigilance. There was likely a hidden sentry post every few hundred meters, most of them scattered around the compound's perimeter. Any anomaly from any direction outside could be answered immediately.
"We're almost there. Follow me and don't make a sound." Shisui Uchiha's voice suddenly reached him. Naruto quickly focused and lowered his head, no longer glancing about.
Sure enough, not long after, they arrived before a large gate. Beyond it stood what looked like an ancient residence, located at the very center of the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Its architectural style differed from the buildings newly constructed in present-day Konoha. It carried an air of antiquity, and had probably been built when the compound was first established.
Two Uchiha clansmen stood guard before the gate. From Naruto's perception, both were Jonin.
"Shisui, you're here." Upon seeing Shisui, the two nodded at once. "The clan head and the elders have already arrived. We're just waiting for the last few of you."