Danzo Prepares to Cause Trouble, Gives a Portion of Sasuke to Uchiha Itachi

After finishing these tasks, Lynn Uchiha ignored Sasuke Uchiha, who was continuously wailing and whimpering.

He directly expanded his perception, shrouding the surrounding area.

That pure power brought the characteristics of his Observation Haki to their absolute limit at this moment.

Even his 80% Perfect Realm and keen insight were integrated into it.

Almost in an instant, Lynn could perceive everything within a fifty-meter radius around him.

The hard ground, the lush bushes, and the woods.

And... the ninjas hidden within them.

An ambush?

Whoosh!!

A shuriken tore through the air, emitting a sharp whistle as it shot toward Lynn's back.

In a split second, Lynn's figure vanished from where he stood.

A breeze scattered the fallen leaves, and the shuriken pierced through them with fierce momentum, embedding itself deeply into the muddy ground.

"Where did he go?"

Shimura Yuhiro and the two other ninjas emerged from the woods.

Looking at Sasuke Uchiha, who was left alone, they felt a sense of doubt.

Since when did that guy, Lynn Uchiha, possess such incredible speed?

In just the blink of an eye, he had disappeared.

"You guys... don't you want to look behind you?"

A cold, masculine voice drifted from behind them.

What?

Shimura Yuhiro, the leader, felt a jolt of alarm and immediately prepared to use the Body Flicker Technique to escape.

However.

Crackle, crackle, crackle...

Surging lightning had already enveloped the chunin beside him.

"Lightning Style?! Since when?"

The chunin's face twisted in horror as he hurriedly attempted to use the Body Flicker Technique to flee to the side.

However, the thunderous roar exploded instantly.

A shrill, agonizing scream echoed out.

Immediately afterward, the chunin was charred to a crisp by the massive discharge of lightning.

Shimura Yuhiro and the other jonin watched this scene, their hearts seized with shock.

What was happening?

How could Lynn Uchiha possess such powerful Lightning Style Ninjutsu?

This... this didn't match the intelligence reports at all!

Staring at Lynn Uchiha ahead, Shimura Yuhiro narrowed his eyes and hurriedly formed hand seals.

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

As the seals were completed, he exhaled a violent gust of wind, sending shurikens hurtling forward along with the gale.

In his vision, Lynn Uchiha stood rooted to the spot, as if he had been stunned into stupidity.

Splurt!

Kunai and shurikens pierced deep into the target's body, spraying crimson blood.

The air was filled with a pungent, rust-like scent.

Shimura Yuhiro felt a surge of joy and rushed forward.

"Heh... Lynn Uchiha, even if you are a ninja of the Uchiha Clan, in the face of an absolute gap in strength, it is impossible to—"

His voice came to an abrupt halt.

Shimura Yuhiro's eyes widened as he stared at the person killed by his shurikens.

It wasn't Lynn Uchiha.

It was the jonin from earlier!

This... how could this be?

Could I have fallen under a genjutsu?

At that thought, Shimura Yuhiro's face turned deathly pale, and dense beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

A sudden, intense sense of crisis welled up within him.

Shimura Yuhiro snapped his head up to scan his surroundings, shouting incessantly.

"Lynn Uchiha! You naturally evil Uchiha brat.

You slaughtered the Uchiha Clan and defected from the village. The Third Hokage is merciful; considering your young age, he might be lenient with your punishment!"

As he spoke, he wove hand seals, remaining on high alert for a surprise attack from Lynn Uchiha.

Not far away, Sasuke Uchiha felt a surge of joy as he watched the three Root ninjas from Konoha arrive.

He hurriedly twisted his wrists, straining to untie the ropes binding his hands.

Sasuke looked up toward the front.

He saw that Shimura Yuhiro's shuriken had already pierced Lynn Uchiha's body.

Blood sprayed out instantly, and the air was filled with a pungent, iron-like scent of gore.

"I'm here! I am a survivor of the Uchiha Clan, I..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Sasuke witnessed the second most unforgettable scene of his life.

Ahead, a jet-black flame suddenly erupted across Shimura Yuhiro's body.

The moment these terrifying flames appeared, they incinerated his clothing entirely.

Immediately after, a shrill, agonizing wail tore from Shimura Yuhiro's throat.

His flesh, bones, and nerves were all reduced to ash by the Amaterasu flames.

Sasuke Uchiha's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief as he stared at the scene before him.

These Anbu ninjas... these powerful jonin, how could they be... in an instant...

"What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, a cold, masculine voice came from behind Sasuke Uchiha.

In a split second, cold sweat broke out across Sasuke's forehead and back.

He turned his head with a stiff neck, only to see that man standing right behind him.

The man was looking at him with a chilling smile on his face.

!!!

In an instant, Sasuke's back was drenched in cold sweat.

He hurriedly wove hand seals with both hands, attempting to use a ninjutsu he had only recently learned.

However.

A large, muscular hand suddenly seized his arm.

"Sasuke Uchiha."

Lynn said with a beaming smile, "Your brother slaughtered the entire Uchiha Clan. Now, we are the only two people from the Uchiha Clan left in the open..."

With his hands restrained, Sasuke's expression shifted slightly as he stared fixedly at the man before him.

The opponent's scarlet eyes, resembling a Mangekyo, felt blindingly intense.

"That... that is Itachi's business. Why are you grabbing me?" Sasuke said, forcing himself to remain calm.

"Why am I grabbing you?" The smile on Lynn's face grew even wider.

His palm gradually released Sasuke's hand, only to pinch the boy's right index finger.

"Since your brother slaughtered the Uchiha Clan, you will have to take his place in receiving the punishment."

As the words fell, a sense of ominous foreboding suddenly welled up in Sasuke's heart.

Immediately following, a piercing, agonizing pain radiated from his right index finger.

"Ah!!!" He let out a wail of pain, his entire body nearly collapsing to the ground.

Lynn crushed the finger he was holding and said coldly.

"This is a gift for your brother."

He had said that if he did not see Obito's corpse, he would send a piece of Sasuke to Itachi Uchiha.

And now, it was time to let that animal Itachi Uchiha know exactly what the hell cruelty meant!

"What? They're all dead?!"

When Shimura Danzo heard this news, his first reaction was disbelief.

Because the people he had sent were not just a Root jonin.

They included his own nephew, Shimura Yuhiro.

Although Danzo had no sons, he had secretly controlled and cultivated many members of the Shimura Clan, filling the ranks of Root with them.

"Damn Uchiha brat!"

Shimura Danzo narrowed his eyes, his expression turning abruptly grim.

"Lord Danzo, should we still send men after him?"

A Root ninja standing nearby asked.

"No need." Shimura Danzo raised a hand to stop him.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen has already prepared to dispatch Hatake Kakashi, along with several teams of jonin, to hunt the target down."

The Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi, Konoha's Number One Technician.

He had become a jonin at the age of twelve, and now possessed the strength of an elite jonin.

"With Sarutobi Hiruzen sending Kakashi to lead the pursuit of that Uchiha brat, I believe we shall soon see that boy hanging in chains."

He knew a great deal about Hatake Kakashi's strength.

After all, Kakashi had once been an Anbu ninja, so he was naturally well-informed.

And that damned Lynn Uchiha...

Danzo narrowed his eyes, having already devised a plan for how to dispose of Lynn Uchiha.

Once that brat returned to Konoha Village, he would first gouge out his Sharingan, then place him under his control.

Only he, Shimura Danzo, was the true hope of Konoha.