Fugaku led the Security Force members out of the Root Base, and the Third Hokage immediately sealed off the entire compound.
Behind the Root Base lay an open stretch of ground. According to Gray Snake, Root ninja had used Earth Release to bury the bodies there.
A great many bodies had even been buried beneath the hill at the back.
"Earth Release users, work with me. Raise the ground so we can see just how many civilians are buried down there."
"Yes!"
"Earth Release: Earth Moving Core!"
The entire stretch of ground beside the Root Base shook violently, then began to rise. A sickening stench swept across the area in an instant.
The rising mass of earth was packed with bodies, some already rotting and others about to rot. There were so many that the sight made everyone recoil.
A black barrier of light rose from Fugaku. In the blink of an eye, a half-formed Susanoo appeared.
Even the Uchiha who had seen it once before could hardly believe their eyes. The Sharingan could unleash power like this?
Hearing about it, even in legend, was nothing like seeing it firsthand. For every Uchiha present, it was a tremendous boost to morale.
By now, every clan member with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was probably wondering how to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan and gain such inhuman power.
Awakening it would send them soaring to new heights. The temptation was enormous. Before, no one in the clan had possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, so few had given the idea much serious thought.
Now someone with the Mangekyo Sharingan stood among them. That alone spurred them on.
The long blade swept through the air again and again. The massive column of earth that had just risen broke off at its base, and the soil packed with