Uchiha Clan Compound.
Zhengye, who was continuing to practice the Summoning Technique, soon heard Yamanaka Saki's thoughts.
He told Yamanaka Saki to tell Soji not to worry—he would handle it.
"Dongyou, go call Fugaku and Inabi over."
"Yes!" Dongyou had been practicing shuriken nearby. Upon hearing Zhengye's order, he immediately set off.
By the time Zhengye leisurely strolled outside the Uchiha Compound gates, he could see the Third Hokage and his party approaching from afar, dozens of them in a grand procession.
"Uchiha Zhengye!" The Third Hokage was seething with rage!
"Oh? To what do we owe the honor of the Third Hokage's visit?"
Zhengye wore a lazy expression, a stark contrast to the murderous Third Hokage.
"Shisui and Itachi just stormed the Konoha Hospital recovery ward and killed no fewer than fifty ANBU!"
"What exactly are you Uchiha trying to do?!"
Zhengye put on an exaggerated look of surprise. "Oh my! How could this happen?"
"What does it have to do with us Uchiha?"
"Look, our clansmen are all attending to their own duties. They haven't done anything."
As he spoke, Zhengye pointed behind him.
Within the Uchiha Clan Compound, the cries of food vendors, the sounds of children playing and fighting, and smoke rising from nearby homes were all clearly visible to everyone.
Even when a few combat personnel occasionally stopped to watch, their numbers were very small.
The Third Hokage was furious. Without orders, how could Shisui and Itachi possibly have attacked the ANBU and defected from the village?
But Zhengye firmly insisted he knew nothing, and the other clansmen showed no unusual movements. The Third Hokage truly felt like a rat trying to pull a turtle—completely at a loss.
At that moment, footsteps sounded. Fugaku, who was with the Police Force, and Inabi, who had been