The Vanished Hagoromo Clan; Who Was the Traitor?

Rumble!

A deafening clap of thunder echoed above the Hagoromo Clan's territory, illuminating the imprisoned Hagoromo Soichiro.

Sitting on the tatami mat, Hagoromo Soichiro's face was dark, filled with doubt and worry.

A while ago, an elder of the Hagoromo Clan who had imprisoned him unexpectedly released the seal on his body.

He persuaded Hagoromo Soichiro by arguing that he was worried that Uchiha Makoto would die at the hands of the Raikage and others, leading to the downfall of the Hagoromo Clan.

He used a secret technique taught to him by the Uchiha to transmit information about the Raikage's investigation of the Uchiha Hagoromo Clan's inherited artifacts within the Uchiha Clan.

"But why did they set the time to yesterday instead of the actual time?"

Hagoromo Soichiro muttered to himself, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

The elder's reasoning at the time was, "If Uchiha Makoto sees that the Hagoromo Clan took so long to send information, he might have a bad impression of them."

Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki Yizong agreed without much thought at the time, but now he has a feeling that something is wrong!

Because they can fabricate a perfect reason!

For example, isn't the explanation that "after the Raikage finished investigating the intelligence, the Anbu firmly controlled the Hagoromo Clan" a reasonable and perfect justification?

But they didn't do that!

"If I could think of this on my own, there's no way they, with their think tank, wouldn't have thought of it!"

Hagoromo Soichiro's face darkened even more.

He belatedly realized that he had been used!

It's quite possible that he'll use it against himself!

"Are they trying to use this as an excuse to get the Uchiha to allow them to imprison and suppress us?"

"That's it!"

"Given the intelligence of the Uchiha Clan, they would definitely think that way, and they would probably agree to the request of 'loyal' new subordinates to suppress 'disloyal' old subordinates!"

As Hagoromo Soichiro analyzed the situation, his eyes twitched uncontrollably.

No wonder they didn't just kill them; they wanted to legally inherit everything from them through "legitimate channels"!

What's the difference between this and living in someone else's house, spending someone else's money, sleeping with someone else's wife, and even abusing someone else's child?

"Moreover, as part of their plan, having already played a role, if it weren't for appeasing my subordinates from the clan chief's lineage, I'd probably be buried in the ground by now!"

Although Hagoromo Soichiro was in good condition and out of immediate danger, his complexion was not much better.

There's no immediate danger to his life, but what about the future?

If it were merely suppression, neither the Hagoromo Clan nor the Uchiha Clan would exterminate their clan leader's lineage.

But now, which elder is in charge of the Hagoromo Clan? Can he really allow this unstable element to survive?

Impossible!

"Is it about supporting my child, or what?"

Hagoromo Soichiro muttered to himself with a grim expression.

He has a child, one that hasn't been born yet!

What will happen to his child in that elder's hands? What fate awaits him after birth?

Will I die?

"No need!"

A familiar voice rang out, Hagoromo Soichiro turned sharply to look at the doorway.

Uchiha Makoto was holding a bloodstained sword in one hand and the head of the elder of the Hagoromo Clan who had rebelled in the other!

"Lord Cheng!"

Hagoromo Soichiro exclaimed in surprise, his eyes instantly reddening, and tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.

This indescribable sense of security!

Seeing Hagoromo Soichiro in tears, Uchiha Makoto helplessly, "Why are you crying?"

"The traitors of the Hagoromo Clan have all been executed!"

Upon hearing this, Hagoromo Soichiro wiped away his tears and quickly spoke.

"No, that's not it."

"I... I was just too excited!"

Seeing Hagoromo Soichiro's somewhat incoherent speech, Uchiha Makoto waved his hand.

"Okay, I know everything you want to say!"

"And we should go!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Makoto waved and walked outside.

He's busy tonight and doesn't have time to waste here.

The two walked to the center of the Hagoromo Clan's territory, where many people had already gathered, each carrying their own wealth, eagerly awaiting their arrival.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Uchiha Makoto, dressed in an Uchiha clan uniform, stood on a high place.

"Everyone, I am Uchiha Makoto, a distant relative of the Hagoromo Clan."

"The Hagoromo Clan is now facing an unprecedented crisis! For your safety, I will lead you away from here."

"After tonight, the Hagoromo Clan will cease to exist here, but Hagoromo Clan will not disappear; they will rise again in another place, ushering in a brighter future!"

"Everyone! Now, let's embrace our new life!"

With a gentle wave of his right hand, Uchiha Makoto created a spatial vortex that spread across the ground, eventually forming a portal.

Dōjutsu: The Manifest Realm!

That's right. In order to prevent any problems from arising in the Hagoromo Clan, Uchiha Makoto purchased Dōjutsu. He decided to take the entire Hagoromo Clan with him!

"Is this Summoning Technique?"

At the front of the crowd, Hagoromo Soichiro, supporting a pregnant woman, looked up at the gate and asked in confusion.

"Stop thinking about it! We should go in!"

The pregnant woman, whom Hagoromo Soichiro was supporting, glared at him and, under the questioning gazes of the Hagoromo Clan members, took the first step.

After the two disappeared into the portal, members of the Hagoromo Clan entered one after another. Soon, the entire Hagoromo Clan territory was devoid of any trace of living beings.

Not far away, Uchiha Makoto, who had been watching this scene, slowly stood up. It was now his turn to clean up the mess.

It wasn't originally necessary, but after being reminded by Hagoromo Soichiro, Uchiha Makoto realized something was wrong.

He took out the head of the elder in Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and began to probe into his memories.

The result left Uchiha Makoto speechless.

"These were all tasks assigned by the Raikage's Anbu. After he imprisoned Hagoromo Soichiro, the Anbu left immediately!"

There's a problem.

Uchiha Makoto murmured softly.

"So... this is the Raikage's doing, just in case, to test me?"

"I was careless... I underestimated the wisdom of 'Shadow'."

With that, Uchiha Makoto laughed. So what if some things were exposed?

Uchiha Makoto raised his eyes and glanced at the Cloud Ninja Anbu were still surrounding the Hagoromo Clan in the distance, his expression playful.

"Looks like this isn't the first show..."

Cloud Ninja Frontline.

An Anbu arrived at the Raikage's Office.

"A spatial-time expert has been suspected to have appeared within the territory of the Hagoromo Clan. The entire Hagoromo Clan has vanished!"

Upon hearing the report from the Anbu, Raikage nodded and then waved his hand to dismiss the Anbu.

The Raikage's Office fell into a deathly silence, with only the Raikage sitting there like an iron tower.

"Well."

Raikage let out a long sigh, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

There are traitors among them, these "shadows"!

The plan was specially devised by the Raikage and Tsuchikage. At the time, only the three "Kage" were informed of the information about the Uchiha inheritance artifact by the Raikage.

So, who could the spy be?