Tonight We Go

As expected.

Root did not want to support him.

They wanted to throw the Uchiha clan into chaos.

They wanted the Uchiha to tear themselves apart.

They wanted Fugaku to lose control over his own clan.

Then, the higher-ups of Konoha could rightfully label the Uchiha as a dangerous, rebellious element.

What a brilliant move—killing with a borrowed knife.

Shin-getsu suddenly laughed.

The Middle-aged Man asked:

"What are you laughing at?"

Shin-getsu replied:

"I'm laughing because you seem to think the Uchiha are all fools."

The Middle-aged Man's expression shifted.

The next instant, the scroll in Shin-getsu's hand suddenly burst into flames.

It was not an ordinary fire.

It was an Explosive Tag hidden in his sleeve, ignited prematurely.

BOOM!

The scroll exploded instantly.

The firelight illuminated the entire dark alley.

The Middle-aged Man's pupils contracted sharply.

"You!"

Shin-getsu looked up, his eyes scarlet.

His Two-Tomoe Sharingan rotated slowly.

"Did you really think I came here to discuss a partnership?"

As the words fell.

A figure vanished from the rooftop in an instant.

Uchiha Shisui!

The Middle-aged Man retreated almost instinctively, but the moment he moved, Shisui had already appeared behind him.

A short blade rested against his neck.

"Don't move."

Shisui's voice was gentle.

But the blade was cold.

The Middle-aged Man's face drained of color.

"Body Flicker Shisui!"

He dared not move.

But the next second, footsteps echoed simultaneously from both sides of the alley.

Tekka led his men to block the left side.

Inabi emerged from the right.

Yashiro sealed the path behind them.

Surrounded on three sides.

The Middle-aged Man's face turned completely pale.

Tekka grinned, his smile chilling.

"Run, then."

"Weren't you quite eloquent just a moment ago?"

"Keep talking."

The Middle-aged Man gritted his teeth.

"I am a member of the Hokage's Liaison Office!"

"What do you Uchiha think you're doing?"

"Are you attacking a Village Civil Servant?"

Tekka sneered:

"Village civil servant?"

"A civil servant secretly meeting with an Uchiha clansman late at night, instigating division within the clan?"

"And using the Hokage's deputy seal and a fake transfer order as bait?"

"You're quite the schemer for a civil servant."

The middle-aged man immediately retorted:

"I don't know what you're talking about!"

"This is a frame-up!"

"I want to see the Hokage!"

Shin-getsu slowly walked up to him.

"You will see the Hokage, of course."

"But not right now."

The middle-aged man looked at Shin-getsu, a fierce glint suddenly flashing in his eyes.

The next instant, he moved his tongue.

Shisui's expression changed.

"He's going to self-destruct!"

But Shin-getsu was faster.

In his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, Causality Perception had already detected the Death Line.

He suddenly raised his hand, and a senbon precisely pierced the middle-aged man's jaw.

The middle-aged man's body stiffened, his tongue instantly paralyzed.

Tekka's eyes lit up.

"Beautiful!"

Shin-getsu said coldly:

"I've seen plenty of Root's self-destruct methods."

"Want to die?"

"It's not that easy."

Shisui's gaze trembled slightly.

This child's reaction was too fast.

He had acted almost the moment the other party conceived the thought.

Fear finally appeared in the middle-aged man's eyes.

Shin-getsu reached out and tore open his collar.

Everyone immediately saw, below his collarbone, a very faint black Root Mark was tattooed.

A Root Mark!

Tekka laughed heartily.

"We've got him!"

"Let's see how you try to deny this now!"

The middle-aged man struggled madly, but Shisui knocked him unconscious with the hilt of his sword.

Shin-getsu looked at the unconscious man, and the system's prompt sounded at the same time.

[Host successfully captured a Root liaison.]

[Root's plan to instigate division within the Uchiha has failed.]

[Gained Causality Points: 2500.]

[Current Causality Points: 7700.]

[Night of the Clan Massacre Deviation has increased.]

[Current Deviation: Eight Percent.]

The corners of Shin-getsu's mouth curved slightly.

Satisfying.

This was the real gain.

Not only did he capture him alive, but he also obtained a Root Mark.

This time, Danzo would at least lose a layer of skin, if not a piece of flesh.

Just then, a deep voice came from the darkness.

"Well done."

Everyone turned their heads.

Uchiha Fugaku emerged from the shadows.

His expression was extremely cold.

His gaze fell upon the unconscious Root Liaison.

"Take him back to the clan compound."

"Interrogate him tonight."

"Tomorrow morning, I will personally bring him to the Hokage Building."

Tekka said excitedly:

"Yes!"

Shin-getsu suddenly spoke.

"No."

Fugaku looked at him.

"Why?"

A cold glint flickered in Shin-getsu's eyes.

"Not tomorrow."

"Go tonight."

Everyone was stunned.

Shin-getsu continued:

"Root must already know he's been captured."

"Give them one night, and they'll cut off all contact."

"They might even have the Hokage Building prepare their statement in advance."

"So, we can't wait."

"Go to the Hokage Building now."

"Before Danzo can react."

"Smash the person in front of the Third Hokage!"

Tekka's blood boiled as he listened.

"Good!"

"That's how it should be!"

Fugaku looked at Shin-getsu, silent for a moment, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"You're right."

"Tonight, we go to the Hokage Building."

Shisui opened his mouth, as if to persuade him.

But after seeing the Root Liaison on the ground, he ultimately said nothing.

Because this time, the evidence was too clear.

A member of Root.

Contacting an Uchiha late at night.

Inciting internal strife.

Carrying a Hokage document deputy seal order.

And attempting self-destruction.

If they had to tolerate this, what dignity would the Uchiha have left?

Fugaku turned, his voice icy.

"Tekka, notify the Police Force."

"Everyone assemble."

"Tonight, we go to see the Hokage."

Tekka roared excitedly:

"Yes!"

That night.

On the streets of Konoha, the Uchiha Police Force mobilized collectively.

Dozens of pairs of scarlet Sharingan lit up in the darkness.

They did not hide.

He did not take a detour.

He marched straight toward the Hokage Building, dragging the captured Root Liaison along with him.

Countless Konoha ninja were startled awake along the way.

"What's going on?"

"Why is the entire Uchiha Police Force out?"

"Who are they escorting?"

"Looks like a Village Civil Servant?"

"Are they insane? What are the Uchiha trying to do?"

The murmurs grew louder and louder.

The lights in the Hokage Building flickered on in an instant.

The Third Hokage had been alerted.

The Anbu had been alerted as well.

Meanwhile, in the underground Root headquarters.

When Danzo heard the news, he slammed his cane hard against the floor.

Bang!

"Useless trash!"

His expression was dark to the point of being terrifying.

The man had been caught.

And he was still alive.

What was most fatal was that the Uchiha had not waited until dawn.

They had marched straight to the Hokage Building.

This meant that Root had absolutely no time to cut ties.

A flash of murderous intent erupted in Danzo's single eye.

"Uchiha Shingetsu..."

"It's you again!"

In front of the Hokage Building.

Uchiha Fugaku stood at the very front.

Tekka threw the unconscious Root Liaison onto the ground.

Bang!

The man hit the entrance of the Hokage Building like a dead dog.

Sarutobi Hiruzen walked out draped in his Hokage cloak, his face looking extremely grim.

"Fugaku."

"Bringing so many people to the Hokage Building in the middle of the night—what are you trying to do?"

Fugaku did not back down.

He raised a hand to point at the man on the ground, his voice as cold as a blade.

"Lord Hokage."

"Tonight, my Uchiha clan captured a Root Liaison."

"This man met privately with a member of my clan in the dead of night, attempting to incite division within the Uchiha."

"He was also carrying a Hokage document deputy seal order."

"I would like to ask."

Fugaku looked up, his eyes scarlet.

His Three-Tomoe Sharingan rotated slowly.

"Is this an order from you, Lord Hokage?"

"Or is it an order from Danzo?"

The entire scene fell into a deathly silence.

Every Anbu operative froze.

The Third Hokage's expression changed completely.