After Sasori left Konoha, a ninja approached Ren and whispered a few words in his ear. Ren nodded after listening.
"Start them simultaneously!"
"Yes!"
After responding, the Uchiha Clan ninja took immediate action, completing his Hand Seals immediately.
The ninjas, led by Xuanyue and Ryusuke, who had been guarding outside the Sarutobi Clan's territory, finally began to make their move.
A Four Violet Flames Formation, similar to the one outside the Advisory Council, rose up, but it was much larger than the one outside the Advisory Council.
It was then quickly covered by another sealing barrier, which concealed the Four Violet Flames Formation within it.
Unless a ninja with exceptional sensory abilities specifically uses their senses, it would be difficult to detect that something is amiss here.
As one of the first ninja clans to join Konoha, besides the Senju Clan and Uchiha Clan, the Sarutobi Clan's territory is located near the center of Konoha.
After many years of development, especially after the Senju Clan disappeared and the Uchiha Clan was driven to the edge of the village.
The Sarutobi Clan's territory is gradually expanding, now approaching the very center of Konoha, and it occupies a vast area.
If even the slightest disturbance occurs here, it can easily cause a sensation.
However, tonight, after making so many preparations, there were no other people around the Sarutobi Clan's territory except for the Uchiha Clan ninjas.
All the Sarutobi Clan ninjas inside immediately noticed the barrier rising.
The sealing barrier vanished in a flash.
But that's definitely not an illusion!
Caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the barrier, the Sarutobi Clan ninjas didn't hesitate and headed straight for Asuma's residence.
They need to find their leader.
Meanwhile, in the area where Asuma was, those radical tribesmen had already gathered there.
"Young Master Asuma, if I'm not mistaken, that sealing barrier just now was the Four Violet Flames Formation, right?"
"Is the village planning to make the first move?"
"But how could the village know about our operation tonight, unless there's a mole among us!"
A few short words of conversation made these guys suspicious and they all secretly kept their distance from the people around them.
Several ninjas were even isolated by the majority of the people.
Asuma remained outwardly unmoved, coldly observing everything.
In reality, his resolve hardened once more. This guy, who didn't even trust his own comrades, actually wanted to stage a coup?
Their existence will ruin the reputation of the Sarutobi Clan and lead Sarutobi Clan to destruction.
Eliminating them beforehand was undoubtedly the right thing to do.
Amidst the eerie atmosphere of mutual skepticism, someone finally made a critical comment about Asuma.
"Asuma, who do you think leaked the information?"
"Yes, young master Asuma, what are your thoughts?"
"..."
When people are at a loss, they tend to seek answers from others, and Asuma, as the leader of this group, naturally expects Asuma to make the decision.
After a brief moment of thought, Asuma spoke.
"Don't be influenced by outside influences. The village's intelligence network might be far more powerful than we imagine. Now is not the time for mutual suspicion. We must trust each other. The most crucial question now is, should we continue our operation?"
After hearing Asuma's speech, everyone stopped being suspicious, at least on the surface.
"The question now is not whether we continue, but whether the village intends to let us go?"
"That's right, the problem now isn't what we should do, but that we should survive!"
"What else is there to say? We should definitely go see what happened first. The village has only been suppressing and targeting us before; without a reason, the village wouldn't go all out!"
"Exactly! Let's confront the Fifth Hokage together. Perhaps this is the village's conspiracy. We must remain calm and not give the village an excuse!"
"..."
After discussion, everyone unanimously decided to stabilize the situation and see what was going on before taking any further action. As for the coup, it was now out of everyone's minds.
Their plan was not prepared to be discovered by the village, so they had no choice but to postpone it and wait until they got through this crisis.
As for the original plan, there will be plenty of time in the future.
The crowd surrounded Asuma as they walked out of the tribe's territory.
Meanwhile, the other Sarutobi Clan ninjas who wanted to find Asuma to inquire about the situation were blocked by the ninjas of the Konoha Military Police Force.
"What do you mean by this? Why are you stopping us?"
A Sarutobi Clan ninja angrily addressed the ninja blocking his way.
"You can choose to leave and wait for news or try to force your way through. As for what happened and why you are being blocked, we cannot tell you!"