Eyes Open Again

At this moment, the members of the Uchiha clan had completely surrounded the Hokage Building.

Uchiha Shisui activated his Susanoo, his gaze locked firmly onto Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Uchiha..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened.

He had not expected the coup to happen so quickly!

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

A group of Uchiha ninja formed hand seals in unison.

Instantly, hundreds of fireballs erupted toward the building!

It seemed they intended to reduce the Hokage Building to ruins!

With hundreds of fire techniques exploding at once, at least half of the Hokage Building would be blown to pieces.

"Oh no, Sasuke is still inside!"

Uchiha Itachi stood up in a panic.

He was not worried about himself; he was worried about Sasuke!

"Fortunately, I still have a trick up my sleeve."

Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a cold snort and slammed his hand onto the desk.

A curse seal immediately appeared on the tabletop.

A purple barrier instantly rose around the Hokage Building.

The fireballs slammed into the barrier one after another, yet they failed to destroy it.

"Uchiha Fugaku, you really couldn't sit still anymore, could you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen walked to the window.

The window had already been shattered by a single punch from Shisui.

Uchiha Fugaku stood on the ground below, looking up at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Sarutobi, it is time to settle the score for everything the Uchiha have lost."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sneered, glancing at Uchiha Itachi beside him.

"Do you see? These are your clansmen! The clansmen who are staging a coup! The clansmen who have made themselves enemies of Konoha!"

Uchiha Itachi did not speak; he remained silent.

Because he had seen Uchiha Yu standing among the crowd.

Only seven years old, Uchiha Yu was wearing the same outfit he often wore at the Ninja Academy, standing right beside Uchiha Fugaku.

His expression was indifferent.

On one side was the village, and on the other were his own people.

For a fleeting moment, Uchiha Itachi truly did not know how to choose.

"I..." Uchiha Itachi pondered for a long time, "I am Konoha's Uchiha Itachi!"

"Bullshit!" Uchiha Yu snorted coldly. "Your name is Uchiha Itachi, not Konoha Itachi! Would you only change your mind if Shisui died right in front of you?"

Oh, right, it wouldn't matter if Shisui died in front of him, since he had already died once before.

Uchiha Itachi raised his head, looking at Uchiha Shisui's chest.

Through a gap in his clothing, a shocking scar was visible.

"Shisui!" Uchiha Itachi's pupils constricted.

"So, you had already laid your hands on Shisui?" Uchiha Itachi looked around. "Where is Shimura Danzo? Shouldn't he be the one handling matters like this? Could it be that he was killed by Shisui?"

Seeing that Uchiha Itachi had guessed the truth so quickly, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew he could no longer hide it. "Shisui's Sharingan was a threat to the village."

"A threat, my foot!" Uchiha Yu stood before the barrier and cursed, "Why do you love being a hypocrite so much? Did Shisui beat up your grandson Konohamaru or something? Have you seen Shisui use Kotoamatsukami at all?"

"And what about your complete lack of awareness regarding Orochimaru's research? Didn't you provide the funding for it? And then you just exiled him later—you're really something else."

"And what about the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, who can't even afford instant noodles and drinks expired milk? Did you not see that? Do you have no conscience?"

"You keep the Will of Fire on your lips, but now that Shimura Danzo is dead and there's no one left to clean up your mess, you resort to kidnapping Sasuke? I thought you had brainwashed yourself into believing your own Will of Fire nonsense. I guess old habits die hard. Hand over my third brother immediately! Otherwise, I'm going to blast the Hokage Building to bits!"

The barrage of insults stunned not just Sarutobi Hiruzen, but everyone present.

What the hell? Was that true?

They felt like they had just stumbled upon some incredible gossip!

So, these were the dark secrets of Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned ghastly pale.

"Hand over Sasuke at once! I might just let you keep your dignity after you're dead," Uchiha Fugaku added coldly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a cold snort.

"Do you think you have won?"

At that moment, a dark, dense crowd of people suddenly appeared in the distance.

Ninjas from every clan had been fully mobilized!

The Yamanaka Clan, the Nara Clan, the Akimichi Clan, the Aburame Clan, the Inuzuka Clan, the Hyuga Clan, and the Sarutobi Clan!

Ninjas from all the major families had been deployed!

Even ninjas like Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy, and Gekko Hayate appeared before the crowd.

Originally, it was the Uchiha Clan surrounding the Hokage Building.

Now, it was nearly the entire force of Konoha surrounding the Uchiha Clan!

An overwhelming suppression of military strength!

"Traitors of the Uchiha!" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked down at the crowd from his high vantage point. "The Uchiha have plotted a coup, intending to kill me here! We must eradicate these dissidents! Protect the peace of Konoha!"

"Hmph! The Uchiha Clan truly is a cruel clan!"

"To think they would actually try to murder the Hokage!"

"It is fortunate we were prepared, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

Uchiha Shisui looked toward Uchiha Fugaku.

"What should we do?"

Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a long time, his eyes still revealing firm resolve.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen must die!"

Uchiha Shisui nodded.

He pressed his hands together.

"Susanoo: Yasaka Magatama!"

The chest armor of the green Susanoo opened.

Countless green chakra arrows surged out from within!

They all blasted against the barrier!

Dazzling light erupted, accompanied by suffocating chakra fluctuations!

This Susanoo, known as the power of a god, had actually used raw strength to tear a massive hole in the barrier!

Uchiha Itachi looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"This barrier is merely an imitation of the Four Violet Flames Formation; its defensive power is nowhere near the original and can only serve as an emergency measure. Hokage, it seems those Konoha ninjas are your true trump card!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sneered.

"I will not be captured without a fight!"

"Big brother! Hurry and save Sasuke! He is currently in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hands!" Uchiha Yu hurriedly reminded him.

Uchiha Itachi pondered for a moment, his body instantly turning into crows and vanishing from the spot.

"Uchiha Itachi, it seems you have chosen to stand on the side of the Uchiha Clan after all!"

Anger flared in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

A fire dragon blasted directly into the adjacent wall.

The wall shattered with a roar!

As the room completely collapsed, a figure flashed out.

It was Uchiha Itachi!

He was holding the unconscious Sasuke, his expression grim.

"Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen threw another shuriken, which then multiplied into thousands, turning into a dense swarm that flew toward Uchiha Itachi.

In mid-air, Uchiha Itachi could not change his trajectory. He had to hold Sasuke with one hand while wielding a kunai in the other, using his Sharingan to judge the path of the shurikens and deflect them one by one.

Even now, Uchiha Itachi in his prime possessed terrifying combat power!

Suddenly, one of the shurikens was rigged with an explosive tag.

"Hmm?"

The force of the explosion expanded violently!

Although Uchiha Itachi reacted in time, he was still blown back into the distance by the shockwave.

Sasuke fell from the air.

"Sasuke!"

Uchiha Yu leaped up in a hurry, preparing to catch Sasuke.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's explosive tags were, as expected, still full of surprises.

"Combined Ninjutsu: Earth Dragon Flame Flow!"

A massive earth dragon lunged upward, and a pillar of fire erupted directly toward Uchiha Sasuke!

Mid-air, Sasuke was instantly swallowed by the flames!

"Sasuke!" Uchiha Yu's eyes widened.

What the hell?

Did Sasuke just kick the bucket?

That can't be right!

Uchiha Itachi landed beside Uchiha Yu, his expression grim.

He stared at the sky filled with fire.

The Mangekyo Sharingan surged, overwriting the three tomoe in both their eyes.

Uchiha Yu and Uchiha Itachi had activated their eyes once more!