Battle Against Root, Annihilation of Two!

Sasuke picked up the money, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Wasn't this just the extra pocket money he needed for the days ahead?

Those few big eaters of his could really put away the food.

If he didn't think of a way to make some cash, he'd be bankrupt in no time.

Pocketing the money with satisfaction, Sasuke headed toward his house.

"Hm?!"

Just a few minutes after setting off, Sasuke sensed an unusual presence.

"Come out."

Sasuke came to a halt.

He was quite close to the Uchiha Compound, and if he encountered any danger, he had enough confidence to make an escape.

Therefore, he wanted to see exactly who was tailing him.

Swish, swish, swish...

With the sound of wind being pierced, three ninjas wearing fox masks appeared in his line of sight.

The trio surrounded Sasuke, positioning themselves in a Three Talents Formation.

"Root?"

"What, are you planning to make a move on me?"

Sasuke felt a bit puzzled.

Even if he was a genius, and even if he had been drawing some attention lately, it shouldn't be enough to warrant the core members of the Root Organization coming to cause him trouble, right?

Besides, Root wouldn't dare to just snatch him away and lock him up in their headquarters.

Not to mention the Uchiha clan, even Hiruzen Sarutobi likely wouldn't approve of such a thing.

"Come with us."

"That way, you'll suffer a little less."

"If you resist... well, it's going to hurt!"

The Root member directly in front of him spoke with a hint of mockery.

At the same time, he drew a sealing scroll and the short blade from his back.

"Come with you?"

"To the Root Organization?"

For some reason, a sudden surge of unease rose in Sasuke's heart.

This decision must have come from Shimura Danzō.

But that guy shouldn't be stupid enough to bring him directly back to the Root base.

There had to be something else going on here.

"You don't need to know."

"Because soon, you might just be a dead man..."

"A corpse... has no need to know too much."

A sinister voice rang out right beside Sasuke's ear.

Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed Sasuke by the ankles.

This is Earth Style... when did they get there?

Sasuke was taken aback.

With his sensory perception, he should have been able to detect movement even beneath the ground.

Yet, just a moment ago, he hadn't sensed a thing behind him.

Now, with his feet held fast and three core Root members eyeing him like predators, he wondered what exactly Shimura Danzō was planning... Was he the target?

Could it be!?

Sasuke suddenly thought of a pale face—Orochimaru?!

Back then, Shimura Danzō had wanted to support Orochimaru to become Hokage, only for Minato to snatch the position away in the end.

There had to be some sort of dealings or connection between the two of them.

"Taiji!"

Sasuke suddenly assumed the opening stance of Taiji.

As his body swayed slightly, his chakra was immediately mobilized.

A surge of hidden force instantly traveled to his feet, allowing him to break free from the restraints.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Shadow Clone!"

"Thunder God Mode!"

Sasuke mobilized all the chakra in his body at the very first moment.

After unleashing the Fire Style, he bolted toward the surroundings to escape.

"Quickly, we must take him away tonight."

"Fugaku Uchiha will be here to provide support soon."

The leader of the Root Organization gave a sharp command and chased after Sasuke in his direction.

"Sshhh!"

The moment he lifted his foot, a bolt of lightning appeared before his eyes.

Simultaneously, a practice kunai pierced through his heart.

"You..."

"Puchi..."

Before he could speak, violent lightning surged from the kunai, directly destroying his heart.

He collapsed straight onto the ground.

Sasuke immediately shifted his position, charging into the dense forest to the side.

He dispersed his shadow clones, trying his best to buy time.

To confuse the members of the Root Organization, every shadow clone even held a blood-stained kunai.

Behind a tree trunk.

As expected... I still can't suppress that feeling after killing someone?

How did those guys...

Sasuke panted heavily, struggling to steady his emotions.

If he were affected by them, he might truly be taken away today.

And if the employer was that guy Orochimaru, given his current strength, he would never be able to escape once captured.

Fugaku Uchiha must have been held up by something.

He had reserved ten minutes.

As long as he wasn't taken away within those ten minutes, then... these guys wouldn't be able to do anything to him.

Thinking of this, Sasuke tightened his grip on the kunai in his hand.

He calmed his mind and began to plan.

There were at least three people left outside.

Their strength was all at the level of elite jonin.

Without specific information, he didn't know what they excelled at...

Damn Kishimoto, why couldn't you have left me more information about the Root Organization!

"Found you!"

"Bang!"

As the Root member delivered a hand strike, the Sasuke in front of him turned into white mist and vanished.

"A shadow clone?"

"This brat..."

"Shadow Clone!"

At this moment, the Root members also released shadow clones.

They launched attacks directly at all the Sasukes.

In this way, they would naturally be able to find the real body.

Soon, dozens of figures appeared in the dense forest.

The sounds of battle rang out incessantly.

Three minutes later.

The three remaining members of the Root Organization stood together, looking somewhat stunned.

"They're all shadow clones!"

"How could this brat's concealment technique be so strong?"

Root Member 1 looked puzzled.

They had already eliminated every "Uchiha Sasuke" within the dense forest, yet they had failed to find the real one.

Furthermore, their sensory perception had been active the entire time, and no one had escaped.

Uchiha Sasuke had vanished?!

"Outside!"

Suddenly, one of them realized something and rushed toward the edge of the forest without a moment's hesitation.

"Wind Style: Wind Flow Wave!"

One of the Root Organization members unleashed a Wind Style technique, instantly blowing away the dust and mist left behind by Sasuke's earlier battle.

A figure stood revealed before them.

"So, I was discovered after all?"

"As expected of the leader of Konoha's underground, the Root Organization is truly formidable."

"However, you've run out of time to take me away now..."

Sasuke's calm voice echoed out.

Though it was only three short sentences, it placed immense pressure upon the three of them.

Five minutes had already passed.

In the distance, the chakra signatures of the Uchiha were already approaching.

If they insisted on continuing the fight, then by the time...

"Zzzzt..."

While the Root Organization members were still weighing their options, they suddenly heard the sound of an electric current.

"This is... a kunai?!"

Looking at the kunai by his feet, from which a current was slowly rising, he froze.

"Zzzzt!"

The next moment, his entire body was enveloped by several Little White Worms.

The violent lightning attribute instantly paralyzed him.

"Sshhh..."

A sharp pain radiated from his chest.

Focusing his gaze, he saw that Sasuke had already appeared right before him.