No one was nobler than anyone else?
Uchiha Xia's voice echoed through the area, stirring the emotions of everyone present.
Everyone was equal?
The villagers of Konoha had a fiery look in their eyes. At the very least, this represented Xuanyu's attitude.
"Uchiha Xia, are you trying to break with us?" Sarutobi Hayashi looked at Uchiha Xia and said angrily, "We Sarutobi Clan Members won't just sit back and do nothing either!"
"Will you come with us, or do you want us to make a move?"
Uchiha Xia looked at the Sarutobi Clan Members behind him, a cold gleam flashing through his eyes. "If you insist on remaining stubborn, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
"I'll give you three breaths."
Silence remained silence. No one answered.
In fact,
even more people were watching Sarutobi Hayashi's reaction.
"Uchiha Xia." Sarutobi Hayashi frowned and slowly spoke.
"One."
Sarutobi Hayashi said, "You—"
"Two."
Seeing the seriousness in Uchiha Xia's tone, Sarutobi Hayashi's face completely darkened, along with despair.
It seemed that,
this time, they truly could not escape death.
"Three."
As the word left his mouth, chaos erupted once more:
"Everyone, fight them together! There are only three of them. They can't possibly stop all of us!"
"This time, it'll depend on everyone's luck!"
"If you don't act, you'll die even if you stay here!"
As people began egging each other on, dozens of them simultaneously darted in different directions. Some even attacked Uchiha Xia and the others, seemingly intending to use themselves to buy precious time.
Among them,
Sarutobi Hayashi also charged at the Uchiha.
"Make your move. Since they've already attacked, don't hold back, just as the Young Clan Leader instructed!" Uchiha Xia instructed the people behind him before finally turning his gaze toward the charging Sarutobi Hayashi. "You, too,