After leaving the Police Force headquarters, Uchiha Sora immediately created over a hundred Shadow Clones and sent them out to stop Root's ninja.
Meanwhile, Fugaku swiftly led a group of clan ninja in a counterattack, soon bringing the situation under control.
With Obito Uchiha, the enemy's strongest fighter, gone, the Uchiha elite suffered few casualties. Root's ninja were no stronger than the Uchiha elite, and with Uchiha Sora's Shadow Clones helping them, Root's ninja soon realized that something had gone wrong with their mission.
"What's going on? How did the Uchiha Clan react so quickly?"
"Didn't Itachi say he'd find a way to deal with the Police Force's elite?"
"Damn it, we're losing men fast!"
"Where's Itachi? Where is he?"
While Root's members found themselves trapped, Uchiha Itachi also encountered formidable resistance.
Three elite fighters brought back through Impure World Reincarnation stood in his way.
They were the Explosion Release ninja Hunt and two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
All three had possessed the strength of Elite Jonin. Although their reincarnated bodies diminished their strength, their immortality enhanced their fighting ability to a certain extent.
Working together, the three kept Uchiha Itachi pinned down, leaving him unable to break free despite having awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Itachi's heart sank.
The appearance of these reincarnated elite fighters meant that Uchiha Sora already knew what was happening here.
He had imagined that his father would be his greatest enemy tonight. Now he had to add Uchiha Sora to that list!
Just as anxiety gripped him, a familiar figure rushed toward him with a group of ninja.
"Father!" Uchiha Itachi's gaze sharpened as he looked at the newcomer. It was Uchiha Fugaku!
"Itachi! You really have betrayed us!" Uchiha Fugaku said, his voice heavy with grief. "Why?"
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