"Clan Head."
Sanada could hardly believe his eyes. Takigawa had killed Fugaku right in front of him.
He had been the one to insist Takigawa could never betray them. Tears of blood streamed from his eyes.
"Why, Takigawa? You shouldn't have betrayed us."
Regret ate at Sanada's heart. At that moment, his desire for strength reached its peak.
"Haha! Why do you think I saved you? For this moment. If I'd come back alone, Fugaku would have suspected me.
"Even if I'd tried to make a move, I wouldn't have succeeded. Now Fugaku is dead because of you. Hmph. Once I get rid of a few stubborn clan members, the Uchiha will be mine."
At last, Takigawa showed his ugly true colors.
Sanada's eyes turned red. He lunged at Takigawa, only to be kicked back.
"Haha! You think you're Fugaku Uchiha? Without the Mangekyo Sharingan, you're worthless. Today, I'll show you how the Uchiha meet their end."
Takigawa pointed at the Security Force members closing in around them.
"Leave none alive. Kill them all."
The Seven Death God Swordsmen vanished in an instant. Screams erupted all around, and blood and bodies covered the streets of Konoha.
Every scream seemed to ring beside Sanada's ear. He coughed up blood and collapsed. One clan member after another seemed to stare at him with open eyes.
His heart felt as if it were being carved apart. He planted his hands on the ground and tried to rise, but the moment he looked up, he met Fugaku's unwilling gaze in death.
The sky had turned bloodred. Sanada watched his clansmen fall one by one to the shadowy figures. Takigawa's words kept echoing in his mind: without the Mangekyo Sharingan, he was no better than worthless.
His Three-Tomoe Sharingan was useless against the figures. He