"Clang!!!"
The Double-Bladed Susanoo Sword knocked the Tailed Beast Ball into the air...!!!
But because it was not complete, even the combined strike of the two blades was not enough to send the Tailed Beast Ball soaring high into the sky!!
The Tailed Beast Ball exploded at low altitude!!
"Rumble rumble rumble...!!" The explosion lit up Konoha's night sky, and the shockwave pressing down from above was still terrifying!!
The ninjas searched for cover as best they could. Those who could not find any lay flat on the ground and covered their heads, barely escaping disaster!!
Behind the tiger-striped mask, Obito's expression turned utterly grim.
Why... had the Uchiha Clan stepped forward at a time like this?
During the Third's reign, had their resentment toward the Senju Clan not been running high?
Even if they had not yet reached the point of starting a rebellion, they should not have continued serving Konoha, the Senju Clan's Konoha, like loyal dogs.
Could it be... that Minato Namikaze had changed the Uchiha Clan's stance in less than a year after becoming Hokage?
No, I can't believe that...!!
How could Obito have known that the series of things Nagato had done behind his back had, through a twist of fate, deepened the exchanges between Minato and the Uchiha leadership.
It had made Fugaku keenly feel the hope that the Uchiha Clan could coexist peacefully with Konoha.
And then... taking advantage of the Nine-Tails Rebellion launched by Obito, Fugaku boldly led his clansmen to the front lines!!
On one hand... they were contributing to the village as Konoha ninjas and a prestigious clan. On the other, they were openly responding to Minato's gesture of goodwill!!
Looking at the Uchiha clansmen assembled behind Fugaku,
Minato was filled with emotion. "Mr. Fugaku, you..."
"Fourth, the Uchiha Clan