"Natsume!"
"It's Natsume!"
"The person the clan head wanted us to meet is actually Natsume!"
"Is he going to put us in contact with the Flame Hidden Village?"
At that moment, the five Uchiha shinobi saw Natsume.
They were all startled, then overjoyed.
After all, over the past few days,
the good news about the alliance between the Flame Hidden Village and Kirigakure had spread throughout Konoha.
As members of the Uchiha Clan,
just as they'd hoped, who wouldn't want to go take a look at the new Hidden Village their own people had founded?
So, after Natsume himself confirmed it, living up to his great reputation,
they were even more delighted and could hardly wait to go see it.
However,
before they could happily step forward to greet him,
a sudden change struck.
Natsume was holding the little turtle in one hand.
With his other hand, he formed seals one-handed and performed a technique.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Water Clone Technique!"
"Transformation Technique!"
"Character Binding Technique: Control!"
The next moment,
dozens of figures of varying heights and appearances emerged one after another from the shadows of the forest behind Natsume.
At the same time,
five sharp kunai shot out of the trees, suddenly flying straight at them.
The five Uchiha shinobi were startled.
They couldn't understand why Natsume would suddenly attack them!
But now, Natsume's Character Binding Technique had instantly frozen them in place, leaving them unable to move.
All they could do was watch helplessly as the five kunai shot toward them.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"
"Thud, thud, thud—"
Five dull thumps rang out.
The five blades plunged precisely into the men's chests.
The five of them fell to the ground...
Meanwhile,
the Konoha Root shinobi lying in wait at a distance were also stunned by the sudden turn