Action Begins, Leave No One Alive

Uchiha Kyu slowly set down his brush beneath the gazes of countless Sharingan. When he raised his head, the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes looked especially eerie and terrifying beneath the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Gentlemen, today will mark the beginning of the Uchiha Clan's return to greatness."

His voice was not loud, yet it exploded in everyone's hearts like beating war drums, instantly stirring the unextinguished passion within them.

Standing at the very front, Uchiha Ying placed a clenched fist over his heart, his respectful gaze fixed firmly on Uchiha Kyu.

"This subordinate, Uchiha Ying, greets the Clan Head. I am willing to die for you."

Everyone trembled at his words and eagerly copied Uchiha Ying's gesture. One after another, they dropped to one knee, offering their loyalty as they shouted in unison.

"We greet the Clan Head and are willing to die for you."

"We greet the Clan Head and are willing to die for you."

"We greet the Clan Head and are willing to die for you."

"All of you, rise."

Uchiha Kyu's calm gaze swept across every person present. These were all his direct forces; every clansman had been personally contacted and selected by him.

"I do not want you to die for me. I want every one of you to live well."

"Watch closely as I bring the Uchiha Clan back to its peak and prove that your choice was not wrong."

Burning with excitement, Uchiha Okamoto could not wait any longer and stepped out from the crowd.

"Clan Head, give the order."

"Don't rush. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Just act according to the plan."

Uchiha Kyu nodded slightly, telling him to calm down.

Uchiha Okamoto was also one of the clansmen he valued more highly. He had cultivated him from a One-Tomoe Sharingan to a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and his strength had advanced to Elite Jonin.

The fiercely loyal Uchiha Okamoto forcibly suppressed his eagerness to earn merit and obediently returned to the crowd.

"Ying, have you brought them?"

"Reporting to the Clan Head, I have brought them."

Uchiha Ying quickly signaled to the subordinates guarding the outside.

"Mmph! Mmph!"

"Mmph! Mmph!"

Everyone turned their heads in tacit understanding and saw Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Mikoto being pushed inside, their mouths stuffed with towels and their bodies tightly bound.

"Ying, did you kidnap them?"

Uchiha Kyu was stunned to see the two being pushed in while tied up.

If he remembered correctly, he did not seem to have given such an order.

"This subordinate was at fault."

Uchiha Ying's expression froze. Realizing that he had misunderstood, he hurriedly apologized and personally untied Uchiha Mikoto and her son.

Uchiha Mikoto immediately spat out the towel and pulled Itachi into her arms protectively. Her face was filled with anxiety as she looked at Uchiha Kyu, afraid that he would harm Itachi.

Uchiha Kyu's calm gaze swept over the mother and son. Seeing the fear in his cousin's wife Mikoto's eyes, he waved a hand and had them taken away.

He did not want any mishaps in this operation. This mother and son were merely shackles he intended to place upon Fugaku Uchiha, leaving him unable to resist.

He had never cared how despicable the process was, so long as the final result was what he wanted.

The Mangekyō Sharingan should be spared from internal depletion whenever possible, rather than being wasted in the clan's internal strife.

Besides, no matter how useless Fugaku Uchiha was, his Mangekyō Sharingan still counted as high-end combat strength.

Uchiha Kyu raised his head toward the sky. The lingering sunset had faded, night had arrived, and the time had come to change heaven and earth.

"Gentlemen, the time has come."

Under the night sky, in the small courtyard, the scarlet Sharingan of more than forty Uchiha clansmen looked exceptionally sinister. Blades that had been hidden for so long slowly left their sheaths, gathering the murderous intent the Uchiha Clan had accumulated over many years beneath the cover of darkness.

At the very front, the Mangekyō Sharingan that drew everyone's attention appeared.

Uchiha Kyu's deep gaze swept over the crowd. No emotion showed on his calm face, but those Mangekyō Sharingan exerted a silent, invisible bloodline pressure upon everyone present.

This was absolute suppression from the level of the Sharingan. The Uchiha Clan had always revered the strong and valued strength above all else. This was also the fundamental reason Uchiha Kyu had earned the loyalty of the clansmen present.

"Okamoto."

"This subordinate is here."

Uchiha Okamoto hurriedly stepped out from the crowd, staring at Uchiha Kyu with worship in his eyes.

"Haruto."

The usually taciturn Uchiha Haruto stepped out from the crowd. His honest, dependable face was incomparably solemn as he quietly stood in place, awaiting orders.

"Ying."

"This subordinate is here."

Uchiha Ying, standing ahead of the two, drove his long blade into the ground and dropped to one knee, awaiting orders.

Uchiha Kyu took out three scrolls he had prepared long ago and handed one to each of them.

"This subordinate swears to complete the mission even at the cost of my life."

The three accepted the scrolls with the resolve to face death. If they failed to complete their mission, they would fight until their final breath.

On the dimly lit streets of the Uchiha Compound, figures with Sharingan seemed to melt into the darkness, silently scattering in every direction.

"Senior Okamoto, what are you going to do?"

The Uchiha Chunin guarding the gates outside the compound saw Uchiha Okamoto and the others approaching aggressively. Filled with confusion, he stepped forward to ask.

"We're taking over tonight's patrol. Your shift is over."

Uchiha Okamoto waved a hand expressionlessly. The clansmen behind him struck instantly, and the patrolling clansmen were completely unprepared.

Thud!

Never imagining that they would be ambushed by their own people, the Uchiha patrolmen were knocked unconscious one after another.

"You two, immediately take over the compound gates. Do not let anyone enter or leave. If anything happens that you cannot handle, send a signal at once. I'll come support you immediately."

After casually selecting two team members, Uchiha Okamoto led the others swiftly toward another direction.

Fugaku Uchiha was the Clan Head after all, and the prestige he had accumulated over the years had earned him the support of quite a few clansmen.

The task Uchiha Kyu had given Uchiha Okamoto was to temporarily silence the voices within the compound that belonged to Fugaku Uchiha.

At this time, the Anbu monitoring the Uchiha Compound, as well as Danzo's Root Organization, were both lurking around the Uchiha Compound.

The surveillance had not begun only after the Fourth Hokage's death. Rather, after the Fourth Hokage died, they had completely torn off all pretenses and begun openly monitoring the Uchiha Compound's entrance.

The two guards at the Uchiha Compound gates were knocked unconscious by two Uchiha Jonin with Three-Tomoe Sharingan, who took over their duties, guarding the entrance and remaining alert to their surroundings.

"Something is wrong. Something we don't know about must have happened in the Uchiha Compound. Hurry and report to Lord Third Hokage."

"Understood."

"You go report to Lord Danzo as well."

"As ordered."

The two ninjas wearing dog masks received their orders. Just as they were about to leave, they saw a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and their hearts instantly jolted.

When fighting the Uchiha Clan, the moment you saw the Sharingan, your head was already no longer on your shoulders.

Two heads flew from their shoulders, blood instantly spraying from the wounds.

"Leave no one alive."

Uchiha Ying swung his blood-covered blade. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan erupted with intense killing intent as a chilling voice left his mouth.