To monitor the Uchiha Clan's every move, Konoha's higher-ups had built numerous watchtowers around the Uchiha Compound.
So, if they wanted to launch a surprise attack on the village, they first had to eliminate the people stationed in those watchtowers.
"Who will take care of them?" an elder asked.
One Uchiha clansman stepped forward. "I will. When I fought Kirigakure ninja, I copied one of their ninjutsu."
"Then leave those people to you, Lingfeng," the elder said gravely.
"Wait for my good news! I can't wait to test the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan." Uchiha Lingfeng nodded.
Uchiha Lingfeng formed hand seals and shouted, "Ninja Art, Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
As Uchiha Lingfeng completed his seals, a gust of wind rose. Thick mist began billowing from the lake within the Uchiha Compound, swiftly engulfing the watchtowers monitoring the Uchiha Clan.
"What's going on?"
"Why did fog suddenly appear out of nowhere?"
The Konoha ninja responsible for watching the Uchiha Clan from the towers were utterly confused. Why had so much thick fog suddenly appeared?
Since this was inside Konoha, those ninja did not immediately suspect an attack. They merely wondered why mist had appeared so suddenly.
The mist was infused with Uchiha Lingfeng's chakra, allowing him to move freely through it.
"Die!" A cold voice suddenly sounded behind two Konoha surveillance ninja in one of the watchtowers.
In the next instant, before the two Konoha ninja could react, their throats were slit.
"The fog is up."
"Has it begun?"
On Hokage Rock, Uchiha Shadian watched the direction of the Uchiha Compound. The moment he saw the thick mist rising, he knew the Uchiha Clan could no longer hold back and had finally made their move.
"Then are you going to act, Shadian?" Izuna Uchiha was also looking down toward the Uchiha