What a Shame! It Wasn't the Night of the Clan Massacre

The elite forces of the Ino–Shika–Cho Clan escorting Hidden Mist Village out might not have been their full strength, but they were the backbone of their clans.

The Shimura Clan forces heading to the Hidden Cloud Village front, along with several other ninja clans, showed that war was already beginning to take shape.

Hidden Cloud Village might originally have only been testing the waters, but Shimura Danzo had fancied himself clever enough to make a move against the Eight-Tails' jinchuriki. The Raikage would not let Konoha off so easily now.

The bond between the Raikage and his jinchuriki was no weaker than Uchiha Itachi's feelings for Uchiha Sasuke.

Having suffered a grievance, the Hyuga Clan had sent very few elite ninja.

But that would not affect Uchiha Feng's plans. They had already become deeply disappointed in the Third Hokage and Konoha.

If he made his move in Konoha during this period, he would not encounter any major obstacles.

Uchiha Sasuke and Kakashi left the training ground, both burdened with heavy thoughts.

Uchiha Feng's final words filled their minds: Konoha was a nation without history.

Deep down, they had begun to guard against the Third Hokage, the Hokage who had held office the longest.

His words had been so blunt, so directly aimed at the doubts buried deep in their hearts.

"Tien, prepare to carry out our plan! How is the teaching going on your end?" Uchiha Feng asked Tien, who had come to his side.

"Neji Hyuga has already gained an initial grasp of Thunder Shock Surprise. According to him, his clan is testing whether they can pass Thunder Shock Surprise down as an inheritance. I have already agreed. Their clan's Gentle Fist and Thunder Shock Surprise truly make a perfect match.

"If they can perfectly see an opponent's chakra pathways and chakra, they can lock down the opponent's movements.

"With Thunder Shock Surprise, it makes up for its lack of killing power."

Tien spoke animatedly, his face full of excitement.

As a martial arts master, he had never been one to hoard his knowledge, but to promote and develop it.

"For today's operation, you can take on my appearance. It won't affect your friendship with Guy either."

Uchiha Feng sighed.

Might Guy was probably the person he admired most, and also the least scheming.

In this village filled with lies, someone like Might Guy was truly too rare.

He raised his head and glanced at the sun, which was nearly setting. "It's time to leave the village. Any later, and we won't be able to get out!"

The two arrived at Konoha's gates, where the same two gate guards were still stationed.

"Welcome again next time." Sarutobi Ippei had also come to see off one of his biggest customers, while continuously cursing Hidden Cloud Village in his heart.

If they had not started this war, he could have earned another huge sum.

Uchiha Feng looked at Sarutobi Ippei with amusement. He no longer possessed a ninja's vigilance and had inadvertently revealed quite a bit of information to him.

As a ninja, he no longer worried about the village's safety. All he cared about was money.

The greatest benefit the Sarutobi Clan received was that they did not need to go to war, and that had made them lose their vigilance.

Compared to the Senju Clan, the Sarutobi Clan was more focused on management—managing money, managing people's hearts, managing everything that benefited them.

"We'll meet again!" Uchiha Feng waved and vanished from everyone's sight.

Kakashi, hidden in the shadows, had also noticed that Uchiha Feng had discovered him. That final sentence seemed to have been directed at him.

He looked at Tien beside Uchiha Feng and sensed that something was slightly off, but did not pay it much mind.

After arriving outside Konoha, Uchiha Feng dispelled his clone. Tien's real clone was still inside Konoha, transformed into Uchiha Feng's appearance and preparing to coordinate from within.

He went to meet up with Yajirobe and the others in the forest outside Konoha.

By the time they reached the weak point in Konoha's barrier again, night had fully fallen.

Walking through the darkness, Uchiha Feng seemed to have returned to that night that had filled him with despair.

Today was the day he repaid the Sarutobi Clan and the Shimura Clan.

The Shimura Clan compound.

The Shimura Clan had been having a run of bad luck lately.

After just sending off Hidden Mist Village's peace negotiation delegation, Shimura Danzo had planned to use the originally budgeted fifty million ryo to buy shops and train the younger members of the clan.

But today, word came that the budget was being tightened again.

Shimura Heizo, the Shimura Clan's Great Elder, was currently having dinner with his family.

"Dad, now that the Uchiha Clan has been wiped out, I'm first in our grade. So you don't need to worry about my training.

"You can have Uncle ask the Ninja Academy to devise a training plan."

Shimura Taro looked at his anxious father and tried to comfort him.

At the academy, he had always been held down by Uchiha Feng and had been the eternal second place.

After the Uchiha Clan was wiped out, he finally began to stand out.

This was also the norm at the Konoha Ninja Academy. Without the Senju Clan, the Uchiha Clan had been able to dominate most of the time.

Compared to the Uchiha Clan, the other clans always fell just short.

"How many times have I told you? Stop bringing up your uncle all the time. And remember to hide your talents in the future. Look at that Nara Clan classmate of yours—do you really think he's only barely passing?"

Shimura Heizo looked at his son with a headache. The boy was outstanding, but in certain ways far too naive. He did not fit in with the Shimura Clan at all and was always trying to play petty tricks.

"Fine, I got it." Though Shimura Taro agreed verbally, he did not care in the slightest.

"Eat," Shimura Heizo said helplessly, rubbing his forehead. It seemed his son had not taken in a single word.

The other members of the Shimura Clan were also enjoying warm family dinners.

The Shimura Clan was living quite comfortably.

It was an entirely harmonious scene.

Tien's clone had already begun scouting the surroundings. Using the concealment technique he had learned from the world's greatest assassin, Tao Pai Pai, he had not been exposed for the time being.

Nara A-Jin had originally wanted to incite unrest within the village, but the unexpected discovery of weaknesses in Konoha's barrier had given him a different idea.

Those weak points in the barrier were also his targets.

Several figures floated above Konoha, concealed by the night.

And the place they had arrived at was precisely the Shimura Clan's territory.

"Tien, begin the operation!" Uchiha Feng used telepathy to contact Tien, who was still within the barrier.

Boom!

After a deafening explosion, a huge hole was blasted open in Konoha's barrier.

The ninja responsible for Konoha's security immediately sounded the alarm. Someone was actually invading Konoha at a time like this!

Konoha had just dispatched a large number of ninja to

Uchiha Feng flew in through the breach with Yajirobe and Dumpling.

They landed directly in the Shimura Clan compound.

It was located in the village's northwest, yet was even closer to the village center than the Uchiha Clan's former grounds. All of this was thanks to Shimura Danzo's power within the village.

After the Nine-Tails incident, he had joined forces with the Sarutobi Clan to occupy some of the village's unclaimed land.

They had even forced the Uchiha Clan to relocate away from the village center.

At this moment, all of them had changed into the Uchiha Clan's high-collared fan-emblem uniforms. The Uchiha crest on their chests and backs was especially conspicuous.

The moment they landed, the Shimura Clan's guard ninja sounded a call for reinforcements.

"Invaders!" someone shouted.

He pulled out something like a signal flare and fired it, sending a ball of light hovering in the sky.

The entire Konoha began to move like a massive machine.

This was what it looked like when a great clan came under attack.

But why had the Uchiha Clan vanished without a sound?

"Yajirobe, stay hidden and keep watch. We'll deal with these people," Uchiha Feng arranged.

"Are you people from the Uchiha Clan?" A group of Shimura Clan ninja poured out from the compound, and some recognized the crest on their clothing.

"Wasn't the Uchiha Clan already wiped out?" another Shimura Clan ninja asked in confusion.

"But why would they come here? Aren't we from the same village?"

"..."

"Regardless of who they are! Anyone who dares do something like this is our enemy!" Shimura Heizo, a highly respected figure among them, stepped forward to command the others.

"Taro, go notify Lord Danzo, and have the clan members prepare to take shelter!"

Shimura Heizo began ordering the clan members to evacuate.

Uchiha Feng looked at the ninja before him. Nearly a hundred had gathered, probably everyone stationed in this compound.

As for Shimura Taro, who had just fled, he had already informed Yajirobe.

How could he let him get away so easily?

Following his father's instructions, Shimura Taro prepared to notify Shimura Danzo.

He knew that was the only safest place.

But as he vaulted over the wall, Yajirobe intercepted and killed him.

Swish!

Blade light flashed, and Shimura Taro's body split in two.

"How is this possible? I'm Konoha's chosen prodigy. How could I be killed here?"

His eyes were full of disbelief. Was he really going to die just like that?

On the other battlefield,

Nearly a hundred Shimura Clan ninja surrounded and attacked Uchiha Feng's group of three.

The three rose into the air at the same time, ascending several hundred meters.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?" Every Shimura Clan ninja stared at them in disbelief.

They raised their heads, barely able to make out the three figures.

The trio had already positioned themselves in three different directions above the Shimura Clan compound.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

"Dodon Ray!"

The same attack descended from the sky, piercing through the Shimura Clan members.