Boom!
Firelight tore through the night.
Around the outskirts of the Uchiha Clan Grounds, dozens of explosions erupted almost simultaneously.
The Root ninjas who had silently infiltrated the clan grounds were instantly caught off guard by Explosive Tag Formations, genjutsu traps, and kunai mechanisms.
One of them stepped into a genjutsu node, and the Uchiha clansman before his eyes instantly turned into an illusion.
The next moment, an explosion went off beneath his feet.
Another pushed open a door and saw an entire family sitting inside.
Just as he prepared to strike, he discovered that it was merely an illusion created by Shisui's genjutsu.
When he turned back around, the wall behind him had already split open, and kunai from the Uchiha Police Force stabbed out from the darkness.
Some tried to use sensory techniques to search for the clansmen, only to find that the chakra fluctuations throughout the clan grounds were as chaotic as a crumpled net.
Real and fake.
Illusion and reality.
Even Root ninjas who had undergone brutal training fell into confusion at this moment.
They had come to wipe out the clan.
But after entering the clan grounds, they realized something.
This was not an undefended hunting ground.
It was a cage that had long since bared its fangs.
"Enemy attack!"
"The Uchiha were prepared!"
"It's a trap!"
"Genjutsu! Don't trust anything you see!"
The Root captain's desperate roars rang through the night.
However, it was already too late.
Pairs of scarlet Sharingan lit up across the rooftops.
Uchiha Chuan appeared, leading the First Combat Squad.
The three tomoe in his eyes slowly turned. The usual frustration was gone from his face, leaving only cold killing intent that had been suppressed for far too long.
"Root."
"You've had a great time keeping tabs on us all