This time, the Third's performance would change how the Konoha Ninja saw him.
"Lord Third, did we stop Madara Uchiha's jutsu?"
Behind him, the Jonin who had just used Water Dragon Bullet looked utterly incredulous. His heart swelled with pride. That had been a legendary ninja once renowned alongside the First, Hashirama Senju.
"No! He isn't Madara Uchiha. The reason that last Majestic Destroyer Flame was so large was that he borrowed the Nine-Tails' chakra."
The Third's expression was grave as he explained.
It had taken him, a Kage Level fighter, along with more than a dozen other Jonin, to stop the attack. Even if the man wasn't Madara Uchiha, he wasn't far off.
He didn't want his forces killed by the enemy because of carelessness.
Besides, even if the man before them wasn't Madara Uchiha, he was certainly connected to him somehow.
After all, he possessed the Nine-Tails Summoning Scroll, something only Madara Uchiha should have had.
"Could it be because he's old?" another Anbu Ninja asked hesitantly.
"I can be certain he isn't Madara Uchiha because of how he reacted to the name Tajima Uchiha."
The Third replied with complicated feelings, admiring Shinichi Hyuga even more.
"Tajima Uchiha? Who's that?"
"Madara Uchiha's father!" The Third looked a little embarrassed.
He had erased much of Konoha's history concerning the Uchiha. What people knew about Madara Uchiha had mostly been passed down by word of mouth.
Besides, Tajima Uchiha had lived during the Sengoku period.
Even people their age wouldn't know that name unless they had taken a particular interest in the Uchiha Clan.
Though the Third had spoken softly, everyone present had heard him clearly.
No wonder.
The Masked Man's reaction just now had been far too calm.
A strange feeling came over some of them.
Shinichi Hyuga's way