Konoha in an Uproar, Defeating the Two-Tails

"Susanoo? What is Shimizu doing?"

Fugaku rose quickly and pushed open the sliding paper door, activating his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to catch sight of a black speck in the distance.

His vision allowed him to clearly see a chakra warrior wielding a massive, dark red greatsword.

Aside from Tailed Beasts, only a Susanoo could condense and shape chakra and ocular power on such a massive scale.

"Shimizu?"

Hearing her husband's words, Mikoto instinctively turned to look at Fugaku.

Itachi had already grabbed Sasuke at the first sign of trouble, fearing the boy might be knocked over by the tremors.

He felt instinctively that his father was keeping something from him.

The Sharingan, and the unknown power hidden behind it.

"Don't ask so many questions, Mikoto. Take the children to a safe place."

Fugaku frowned.

Wasn't today the day for negotiations between the Hidden Leaf Village and the Cloud Village?

The Uchiha were deeply dissatisfied that the village leadership had kept the Cloud Village's arrival a secret, leading to this disaster.

This sense of distrust made the clansmen grow increasingly resentful toward the village.

But what did this have to do with Shimizu?

In other parts of the Hidden Leaf, a large number of ninja sensed that someone was fighting outside the village.

Kakashi led the remaining Anbu, rushing quickly toward the battlefield.

Kushina Uzumaki was at the Shimizu household, looking at the floor she had just finished cleaning, wanting to go out.

But in her current state, if she went out and fought, she would inevitably be exposed.

"I hope nothing happens to Shimizu and Naruto."

Kushina did not yet know that the commotion outside was caused by Shimizu; she simply hoped that war would not arrive so soon.

Having lived through the Third Shinobi World War, she had no