Eerie Atmosphere

"Calm?"

Why should we calm down?

Shikaku Nara's final words of advice further depressed Uchiha Yue, and his unease grew even stronger.

At this moment, Uchiha Yue desperately wanted to ask Shikaku Nara what had happened during his time away from Konoha. However, before Uchiha Yue could even ask a question, the Anbu sent by Tsunade forcibly took him away like a prisoner. At the same time, a total of five teams of Konoha ninjas left with Uchiha Yue.

Among them, there are a full twenty Jonin from Konoha alone!

Moreover, those twenty Konoha did not include the Anbu sent by Tsunade to escort Uchiha Yue!

"What exactly happened?"

"These Anbu my master sent to pick me up are more like escorting prisoners!"

"Could it be..."

"Could it be that my destruction of Hoshigakure was discovered by Konoha's intelligence system?"

He silently wondered what had happened in Konoha that made Konoha so eager to summon him back.

At this moment, Uchiha Yue was filled with confusion, and at one point, he even didn't want to follow the Konoha Uchiha Yue in front of him back to Konoha.

However, neither the Konoha ninjas nor the Anbu sent by Tsunade would give Uchiha Yue such an opportunity. For every mile of their return to Konoha, several Anbu guarded Uchiha Yue, as if preventing his escape. The Konoha ninjas guarding him, aside from their regular day-night shifts, showed no sign of rest, continuously leading Uchiha Yue to Konoha.

As for Nara Shikaku Nara, who had previously warned Uchiha Yue, ever since Uchiha Yue set off with those Konoha ninjas, the Anbu sent by Tsunade had forbidden Shikaku Nara from meeting with Uchiha Yue. Therefore, in Uchiha Yue's view, Shikaku Nara, the Konoha ninjas protecting him, and the Anbu sent by Tsunade were definitely hiding something from him.

However, Uchiha Yue had no idea what they were hiding from him.

At this time, Uchiha Yue was still kept in the dark by everyone and did not even have the right to obtain information.

He still doesn't realize that his mother, Minako, whom he swore to protect, is in grave danger!

The journey back to Konoha from the border of the Land of Fire takes at least seven days.

During these seven days, even though Uchiha Yue was filled with confusion, he still didn't forget to strictly adhere to his training plan during his rest periods. Uchiha Yue had a vague, unseen feeling that compelled him to pursue greater power. It was precisely because of this that Uchiha Yue was able to persevere in his training under such circumstances. In fact, Uchiha Yue sensed that if he could become stronger, the obstacles he would face in the future would be even greater.

Therefore, even though the secret of "Star" might be exposed in front of those Konoha ninjas, Uchiha Yue continued to use "Star" for training.

And so, traveling almost non-stop, Uchiha Yue quickly returned to Konoha.

However, just as Uchiha Yue stepped into Konoha, countless familiar figures suddenly appeared within the range of Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye!

"That's Uchiha Fugaku, what's he doing here?"

"Furthermore, all the elites of my Uchiha Clan have actually gathered here!"

"Could it be that they've all come to pick me up?"

At this moment, within the range of Uchiha Yue's Purple Eye, he clearly saw the current head of the Uchiha Yue clan, Uchiha Fugaku, leading countless Uchiha Clan elites familiar to Uchiha Yue, waiting for Uchiha Yue's return within the territory of Konoha. Moreover, when Uchiha Yue used his Purple Eye to perceive in detail, he could see a hint of relief appear in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes the instant he saw him.

Immediately afterwards...

Accompanied by countless elite Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku slowly approached Uchiha Yue and the Konoha ninja.

At the same time, Uchiha Yue actually saw that Uchiha Fugaku was secretly exchanging signals with him.

The coded message meant that Uchiha Yue should keep quiet and remain silent!

"How bizarre!"

"The moment we stepped into Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku appeared with the elite of the Uchiha Clan to block our path."

"Who will come next?"

Sensing the eerie atmosphere around him, Uchiha Yue took a deep breath and decided to remain silent as instructed by Uchiha Fugaku.

Then, Shikaku Nara walked to the front of Uchiha Yue's group, looked Uchiha Fugaku up and down, and asked, "Fugaku- kun, may I ask what brings you here?"

"My purpose in coming here? My purpose in coming here is naturally to bring back my Uchiha Clan members!"

Upon hearing Shikaku Nara's question, Uchiha Fugaku's lips curled into a contemptuous smile.

Then, Uchiha Fugaku's gaze swept past Shikaku Nara and landed directly on Uchiha Yue, saying, "Shikaku- kun, I know you received orders from some important figure to escort Tsuki-kun back to the village. However, as a member of the Uchiha Clan, there are some matters that must be handled by the Uchiha Clan. Therefore, your mission ends here!"

"Shikaku- kun, I'm going to take Tsuki-kun back to the clan to discuss what happened in our village."

"You."

"There shouldn't be any objections, right?"

As soon as Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, Uchiha Yue could sense that the Uchiha Clan elites around him had already unleashed their killing intent.

It felt as if the Uchiha Clan elites would take action if Shikaku Nara didn't agree to Uchiha Fugaku's demands!

However, just as the tense atmosphere was getting stronger, a figure from the Anbu suddenly appeared rapidly between Uchiha Fugaku and Shikaku Nara from a distance.

Then, the Anbu glanced at Uchiha Fugaku behind him, then at Shikaku Nara in front, and said, "The Third Hokage instructed me to take Uchiha Yue Chunin Konoha, to the Hokage Office. Shikaku Nara, Uchiha Fugaku, if you have other matters to attend to, please hold off for a moment! Now, I must take Uchiha Yue to see the Third Hokage. Please excuse me!"

Without waiting for the angry Uchiha Fugaku or the complicated-looking Shikaku Nara, the Anbu walked directly up to Uchiha Yue.

Only...

To the surprise of the Anbu, Uchiha Yue, whom even Uchiha Fugaku and Shikaku Nara dared not disobey the Third Hokage, actually defied the Third Hokage 'Uchiha Yue orders!

Immediately, the moment the Anbu arrived in front of Uchiha Yue suddenly took a step back.

Moreover, at this moment, Uchiha Yue stared directly into the eyes of the Anbu and said coldly:

"I'm sorry, but if you want me to see the Third Hokage, I can!"

"But I'd like you to tell me..."

"What exactly happened in the village?!"

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