Sneak Attack Escalates the Conflict

Uchiha Fuyue said nothing.

The four exchanged glances and understood.

At the same time, they felt somewhat excited. With the Mangekyo Sharingan, they had much more confidence in their plan.

And with Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyo Sharingan included, the Uchiha clan now had two pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan.

Over the following days, conflicts began to arise between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage Faction.

ANBU were all dispatched to monitor the Uchiha clan.

The atmosphere between both sides became increasingly tense.

Naruto found school becoming much easier.

They were all children, and within just a few days, he had become friendly with everyone.

He had also started talking to Hinata.

Their relationship improved greatly, and Hinata was no longer as socially anxious as she had been in the original story.

This made Naruto very happy. He could be considered to have friends now.

Friction between the Uchiha clan and ANBU became increasingly frequent.

Naruto received the news, his eyes flickering.

In the end, he decided to add fuel to the fire.

Night.

Uchiha Daohuo was leading a squad on patrol.

Recently, their relationship with the Third Hokage had grown increasingly hostile.

Daohuo was also pondering what method could ensure the success of the coup.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

At that moment, three ANBU members appeared before them.

"Who are you?"

Uchiha Daohuo immediately became vigilant.

"Uchiha Daohuo, the Hokage wishes to speak with you."

The man wore an ANBU mask. His altered voice was utterly emotionless.

"The Hokage?"

Uchiha Daohuo was somewhat puzzled, unable to understand why the Third Hokage wanted to see him.

Could he be trying to win me over?

How could that be possible? He was a staunch hardliner, unlike Shisui and the others.

There was no way he could be won over.

At the same time, the three ANBU silently closed in on him.

By the time Uchiha Daohuo noticed something was wrong, the three ANBU were already within five steps of him.

"What are you trying to do?"

However, Uchiha Daohuo did not think much of it. After all, this was Konoha, and they were within Uchiha territory.

"Take your life."

The three charged out instantly.

The distance of five steps vanished in the blink of an eye.

Two unleashed ninjutsu while one closed in for a sneak attack.

Because this was Konoha and Uchiha territory, Uchiha Daohuo had never expected them to attack outright, leaving him no time to defend himself.

One of them got close.

Daohuo activated his three-tomoe Sharingan.

Squelch!!!

However, a hand shot out from behind the attacker, and two fingers plunged into his eye sockets.

A spray of blood burst forth.

Uchiha Daohuo's eyes were gouged out.

"Ah! Damn it!"

[Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique]

Uchiha Daohuo instantly lost control, rapidly forming hand seals.

A massive fireball shot forward.

However, the three had already disappeared.

From the sneak attack to the eye-gouging, the three had taken less than two breaths, leaving the two Uchiha behind Daohuo with no time to react.

"Damn it, kill them!"

"They actually launched a sneak attack!"

"Hurry and notify the Great Elder!"

One stayed behind to attend to the Great Elder, while the other two pursued the three attackers.

At the same time, elsewhere, the three ran toward Hokage Continent.

The two Uchiha behind them unleashed ninjutsu as they gave chase.

This immediately drew the attention of even more ANBU.

The patrolling Uchiha on the streets were also drawn by the commotion.

Very quickly, the two sides faced off.

"The Uchiha clan is planning a rebellion. We just received word and were about to report to the Hokage when these two tried to silence us."

The three pointed at the two Uchiha opposite them as they explained.

The surrounding ANBU immediately became alert upon hearing this, as jumpy as startled birds. Everyone gripped their kunai, ready for battle.

"Bullshit! You're slandering us! Those two ambushed us and gouged out Brother Daohuo's eyes!"

The two Uchiha's eyes turned bloodshot with rage, and they both activated their Sharingan.

The Uchiha on this side instantly flew into a rage upon hearing that.

Gouging out the eyes of an Uchiha was no different from a direct provocation.

They, too, drew their weapons.

In an instant, both sides were at swords' points.

"What is going on?"

"Everyone, stop."

"Where is Fuyue?"

"Tell him to come out and speak."

At that moment, the Third Hokage arrived with several elders.

Itachi Uchiha also stepped forward to stand between the two sides.

"Don't listen to him! He's a traitor!"

The moment Uchiha Shui saw Itachi Uchiha, a vicious expression appeared on his face.

Itachi Uchiha's face darkened. He was baffled—had someone discovered his identity?

Both sides stuck to their own stories.

Naturally, the Third Hokage and the others did not believe the Uchiha clan's claims.

However, when they saw the three ANBU, their brows furrowed instinctively.

Others might not be able to tell, but these higher-ups could see at a glance that the three were not ANBU, but Root.

They discreetly glanced at Danzo.

Danzo had naturally noticed as well, but he said nothing.

He trusted his methods. When it came to controlling people, Danzo had absolute confidence.

Soon, Uchiha Fuyue arrived from the rear, leading Uchiha Daohuo, whose eyes had been gouged out.

Seeing Uchiha Daohuo bleeding from both eyes, the Uchiha side instantly erupted in fury, clamoring to attack.

The Third Hokage's eyes narrowed slightly.

That guy really went all out.

The Third Hokage and the others believed this was a show the Uchiha had staged themselves.

"Third Hokage, you must give us an explanation."

The Great Elder stepped forward, his face grim.

The Third Hokage frowned when he saw the old man.

That damned old fossil just won't go away.

"Hmph. Who knows whether this isn't some act you staged yourselves?"

Danzo's cold laugh rang out.

"Bastard! Our Uchiha clan would never joke about our eyes."

The Uchiha side instantly exploded in rage.

"Itachi, come here. Which side are you standing on?"

Seeing Itachi Uchiha standing at the front, Uchiha Fugaku's expression darkened. Although he knew this son might betray them, he could not abandon him just yet.

Itachi Uchiha frowned deeply.

At that moment, he also had his doubts.

Naturally, he did not believe the Uchiha clan would gouge out their own eyes.

Especially not someone as proud as Uchiha Daohuo.

Especially after recalling what had happened to Shisui, he began to faintly question whether his choice had been correct.

Still, he obediently walked over to the Uchiha side.

However, everyone instinctively kept their distance from him.

Traitors were always hated.

Naruto did not care in the slightest about this confrontation. At that moment, he was in his laboratory.

In his hands was that very pair of three-tomoe Sharingan.

"So this is the Uchiha clan's Sharingan? It really is a remarkable power."

Naruto had naturally orchestrated all of this.

His goal had been this pair of three-tomoe Sharingan.

After using Twin Hands to study them carefully,

Naruto became thoughtful.

With Naruto's current abilities, giving himself a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan would be more than easy.

But Naruto was not interested in three-tomoe Sharingan, and he did not want someone else's eyes either.

Since he had the ability, he could naturally awaken them himself.

Twin Hands activated, and Naruto began his experiment.