Ruined Konoha

"Deputy Clan Head has disappeared!"

Outside Konoha, a large number of relocated Uchiha clansmen had gathered together. A Peak Jonin spoke up.

Because there were so many Uchiha clansmen, Shin had not used Flying Thunder God to transfer them too far away. He had merely sent them outside Konoha; the more people he moved, the more chakra it consumed over greater distances. Under the circumstances just now, Shin had needed to conserve his chakra.

Uchiha Zhan turned back and reassured the clansmen. They had all witnessed Shin rise into the air and strike down with his sword, but his sudden disappearance had left them uneasy, unsure of what had happened.

"Elder Zhan, the Deputy Clan Head has mysteriously vanished, while the clan head is fighting Senju Hashirama in the distance. What should we do?"

Uchiha Zhan fell into thought. The one asking was Uchiha Dai, who had become a Peak Jonin last year and entered the Uchiha Clan's upper ranks. "From what I saw just now, the Deputy Clan Head was fighting most of Konoha's ninja alone. When he disappeared, I think I vaguely saw a figure rush into the sky." Uchiha Zhan spoke gravely as he considered their next move. With both Clan Heads absent, he was the highest leader among these Uchiha clansmen.

"Now that the Deputy Clan Head's whereabouts are unknown, we will go support the clan head." After a moment, he made his decision. The Uchiha Clan's departure from Konoha had been led by the two clan heads. Now that Shin had vanished, if they did not go help Uchiha Madara, they would become a tree without roots. Leaving Konoha would lose all meaning.

The Uchiha were currently lost and confused. Upon hearing the order, they did not care whether it was right or wrong, answering