"But when they went in, they happened to see Uchiha Fugaku gouging out Clan Leader Tian Rong's eyes."
"They tried to make a move, but Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan suppressed them, and they fell straight under a genjutsu."
"I also drew the Mangekyō's pattern in the report. Hokage-sama, you can take a look."
The Third Hokage lowered his head and glanced at the pattern on the document, his brows immediately knitting together.
"It's the same pattern the Anbu sent back earlier."
"If that's the case, then the possibility that this person is the real Uchiha Fugaku has increased considerably."
"Now, all we can do is see what exactly is going on with Fugaku at the front..."
"Sigh..."
The Third Hokage sighed, picked up his dry tobacco pipe, lit it, and took two puffs. With worry written all over his face, he muttered, "What a troublesome time we're living through!"
"I can't figure out why Uchiha Fugaku would kill his own father and steal his eyes. The two of them never had any grudge before. They were quite close!"
"What a pity. If only we could examine Uchiha Tian Rong's mind, everything would be clear."
Yamanaka Arashi stood nearby listening, the corner of his eye twitching involuntarily.
The old man sure knows how to dream! That's the Uchiha clan leader we're talking about. Would he let you rummage through his memories? The Uchiha Clan would raise hell!
"Unless they no longer cared about the little secret their ancestors left behind."
The Third Hokage had only been venting casually. Seeing that Yamanaka Arashi did not respond, he waved his hand and changed the subject. "All right, thanks for your effort. Go get some rest for now. We'll wait for word from Orochimaru."
"Yes!"
Yamanaka Arashi answered, turned around, and left.
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