The battle ended quickly. The Uchiha had deployed several three-tomoe Sharingan users. Most of the clan's three-tomoe users could not leave the village for long without being noticed, but some were different. One of them was Uchiha Yo's mother, Higanbana Uchiha Ran.
The Uchiha Clan handled the bodies. Root's corpses were taken away directly, while the sentry post was made to look as if it had been attacked—the corpses had their heads crushed beneathfoot and were burned. Uchiha Ran stroked her son's head and said, "Don't feel guilty. Those patrol ninjas might not have been completely unaware. Their captain told you to leave and stay away from them because he wanted your clash with Root to avoid implicating them."
Uchiha Yo smiled. "You're worrying too much, Mother. I don't feel the slightest guilt. After all, I really did kill them. They came to capture me, so of course I had to fight back. As for those patrols, they only have themselves to blame for their foul mouths. They insisted on picking a little fight with us. Otherwise, Root probably would have waited until we left before making their move."
Soon, everyone finished cleaning up the scene. After bidding his mother farewell, the team continued toward the Land of Grass.
Crash! The sound of Danzo smashing a teacup rang out. "An entire unit disappeared, and you're telling me you can't find them? Has there been any movement from the Uchiha? Have the agents planted at the border sent back any information? Where are those children?"
The ninja kneeling on the floor replied, "We've lost contact with both the unit and the agents. There has been no change in the Uchiha Clan. Their experts are all present, going about their daily work and missions as usual. We received word from the Land