Assassination

Several Chunin failed to react in time and died instantly under the barrage of Wind Release attacks.

Blood stained the surrounding trees red. Yūhi Eikō's expression darkened as anger rose in his chest.

Five ninja wearing Demon Masks spread out and surrounded Yūhi Eikō.

Yūhi Eikō's heart sank. "Who are you? This is the Land of Fire. Oppose Konoha and you'll only end up dead.

"Are you after me, or every Konoha shinobi? If you came to kill me, then you must have killed the head of the Sunset Family too, just to lure me out."

The five remained silent. Fugaku waved a hand and said in a low voice, "Kill him."

His goal had always been to kill Yūhi Eikō, not talk to him or make him regret opposing the Uchiha.

Uchiha Jin and the other three struck at once. Two of them sent countless Shuriken flying, boxing Yūhi Eikō in.

The other two followed close behind, driving their Kunai toward his vital points.

As a senior officer in Konoha's regular Ninja Corps, Yūhi Eikō was formidable and battle-hardened. His Short Sword blurred, knocking away the Shuriken flying at him from every side.

Sparks flashed one after another as Hitoshi and Takigawa closed in. Hitoshi surged forward, his Kunai leaving a blur as it stabbed straight for Yūhi Eikō's heart.

Clang.

A brilliant spark flashed. Yūhi Eikō knocked the Kunai aside, then drove forward without breaking the motion of his Short Sword, slashing across Uchiha Hitoshi's throat.

At the same time, he cast a Genjutsu through his eyes. The Yūhi were one of Konoha's few families specializing in Genjutsu, with several such techniques passed down through the generations.

But to Uchiha Hitoshi, Yūhi Eikō's Genjutsu might as well not have existed. To catch a Uchiha with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan