A few minutes later, Matsudaira pushed open the door to an office in the Security Force.
"Matsudaira, you're finally awake. The Clan Head and I went to see you yesterday."
"Jin, this isn't the time to catch up. I have important intelligence to report to the Clan Head. I heard he took Takigawa outside the village to train."
Jin's expression turned serious. "All right. Let's go."
They headed out of Konoha at once. Once they had left the village, Jin picked up speed, leading the way toward an area on the outskirts of the Land of Fire.
Matsudaira never noticed that he had somehow ended up ahead of Uchiha Jin, or that there were few Konoha Patrol Ninja in the area.
A flicker of apology crossed Jin's face. A kunai appeared in his hand, its blade coated with anesthetic he had applied earlier.
Matsudaira had just turned to ask Jin which way to go when he found himself staring into a slowly spinning Mangekyo Sharingan.
Caught completely off guard, Matsudaira felt his mind grow hazy and fell into Uchiha Jin's genjutsu. At the same time, Jin's kunai slashed across his body again and again.
Blood poured from the wounds. The pain jolted Matsudaira out of the genjutsu, and he stared at Jin in disbelief.
"Why did you betray us too?"
"Haha. You only call it betrayal because that's how you see it. I'm just taking back what belongs to me.
"You told Fugaku to watch out for Takigawa, didn't you? It's no use. I've awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. Why should I still take orders from some kid?
"I obeyed him before because he had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan. Now I have one too, so why can't someone else lead the Uchiha?
"The first Uchiha Clan Leader came from Madara Uchiha's