Hidden in the shadows, he clearly saw that the people attacking the Uchiha Clan were Root, led by Danzo.
"Sasuke!"
Soon, Hikaku spotted the crying Sasuke in the arms of a ninja beside Danzo. His fists clenched, and his heart tightened.
"What should we do with this child? He seems to be Fugaku's son!"
The Root Squad member asked coldly.
"Since we've already made our move."
"Do you really need me to tell you what to do?"
Danzo said coldly.
The Root Squad member fell silent, then looked at Sasuke in his arms, seemingly hesitant.
Danzo said nothing more and instead surveyed his surroundings.
"Where's that man?"
"He left a little while ago!"
The Root member replied.
Danzo's eyes flickered. Then he turned toward the man holding Sasuke. "What are you still hesitating for?"
"I..."
The man gritted his teeth, looking at the infant in his arms, only a few months old and not even able to speak yet.
He drew a sharp breath and closed his eyes, preparing to steel himself.
In the shadows, Uchiha Hikari's eyes burned with fury, and he was about to charge out.
But in the very next second.
A group suddenly hurried over. The man at their head looked shocked and aghast, his eyes blazing with anger as he shouted.
"What are you doing, Danzo?!"
The sudden voice stunned everyone present.
"Third Hokage!"
The Root members hurriedly bowed, recognizing the newcomer as the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was grim and furious. As he took in the sights along the way, he felt nothing but shock and disbelief.
The bodies of the Uchiha Clan lay everywhere. Civilians and ninja alike were dead.
The horrific scene appalled him.
Even harder to believe was that the man responsible for all of this was his