At the same time Uchiha Yao and Uchiha Fugaku were dueling.
On the outskirts of the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Uchiha Kenji had not gone to watch the duel that would determine the clan's fate.
Because Lord Yao had assigned Kenji and the elder guard unit behind him an equally important task.
This was a silent war fought in the shadows.
Boom—!
A dull explosion accompanied by violent Chakra fluctuations came from the direction of the training ground.
That was Clan Head Fugaku's Fire Release.
This boom marked the beginning of Lord Yao's battle with Clan Head Fugaku.
It was also the signal for them to begin the hunt.
"Move."
More than fifty guard unit members stationed throughout the clan compound.
At nearly the same moment, they swept out in all directions.
Beneath the southern wall, an inconspicuous thicket trembled slightly.
The Root sensory ninja hiding within had not even had time to react.
When a pair of scarlet Three-tomoe Sharingan was reflected in his pupils.
Genjutsu: Binding Stake Technique.
The Root ninja's body suddenly stiffened as his mind fell into the genjutsu.
He could not even let out a scream.
The next second, a kunai silently slit across his throat.
Blood immediately spurted out, and within moments, the Root ninja lost all signs of life.
Elsewhere, more than ten Uchiha surrounded several Root ninjas. Uchiha Shunichi, who led them, wasted no words and directly launched an attack.
More than a dozen Uchiha attacked at once. Under the overwhelming barrage, the Root ninjas were exterminated in an instant.
Somewhere else.
An ANBU wearing a Raccoon Mask was staring fixedly toward the training ground through specially made binoculars.
He suddenly felt a faint breeze behind him.
The alertness of an ANBU directly under the Hokage made him instinctively attempt to use the