Obito's Plea for Help

"Grandma, isn't the hot water ready yet?"

After Obito scrubbed the grime off his body, he found that the bathwater before him was completely cold.

"Grandma?" he called again, but no one answered.

Obito immediately realized something was wrong.

Suspicious, he walked out of the room, only to catch a nauseating scent of blood in the air!

"Not good!"

He immediately rushed into the woodshed, but all he saw was his grandmother lying in a pool of blood.

"No!"

Obito's eyes immediately turned red, but a sharp shuriken came flying at him right after.

Ninja Art—Shadow Shuriken Jutsu!

Countless shuriken shot toward Obito's head, just like they had at Kannabi Bridge.

"Who are you people? Why are you hurting my family?!" Obito instantly activated his Sharingan and evaded the fatal attacks rushing toward him!

His strength had improved considerably now, and he was no longer so easy to deal with.

"I didn't expect a brat like you to be this troublesome." A group of people in cat masks crouched atop the rafters.

They were Anbu!

Obito recognized them at once.

Cat masks represented the Anbu, and judging by their clothing, they were actually elite Anbu ninja. People like them were almost all Special Jonin.

Why were the Anbu attacking members of the Uchiha clan?

Obito was deeply confused, but the attacks from the other side did not stop because of it.

Fire Style—Great Fireball Technique!

A massive fireball blasted straight toward Obito.

Fire Style—Phoenix Sage Fire!

Obito quickly counterattacked, but he was only a genin. Though he possessed powerful Chakra as an Uchiha, he simply could not withstand the Anbu's attacks.

Bang!

His heavy body was instantly sent flying, leaving numerous burn marks across him.

"Damn it!"

Obito rolled to his feet and ran outside. He was no match for these people now; even if he were given another two years to grow, it would be the same.

"Sensei! Right, Sensei can definitely help me!"

He instinctively thought of Ye Liang, who had taught him.

In times of crisis, people always thought of those most important to them. Aside from the grandmother who had depended on him for survival, Obito had no other family. Ye Liang could be considered his only support.

"Trying to run?"

The Anbu sneered coldly and charged toward Obito Uchiha.

But at that moment, Obito's grandmother, who had been lying in the pool of blood, slowly opened her eyes.

"Don't... don't touch my grandson!" Her body was weak, and she could die at any moment, but for her grandson's sake, she still struggled to open her eyes.

Amaterasu!

Accompanied by a soft cry!

A pair of crimson eyes suddenly opened, followed by endless black flames filling the sky!

"What the hell is this?!"

Caught off guard, the Anbu were instantly engulfed by the black flames, and Obito's house was completely set ablaze.

"Grandma!"

Obito had clearly seen it too, but in an instant, the black flames swallowed the entire house—those Anbu included, along with his own grandmother.

"Damn it!" He slammed a fist into the ground and charged out of the village once more!

Meanwhile.

Uchiha Shisui quietly looked at Uchiha Fugaku before him.

"Itachi, if you won't do it, then I really will." Uchiha Fugaku remained motionless, clearly caught in Shisui's Genjutsu.

Itachi stood beside Shisui, his expression indifferent. Clearly, he had already made up his mind.

"I'll do it myself."

"Fine. They are your family, after all!"

At that moment, a pair of pitiful eyes inside a wardrobe watched the scene in terror.

"No! Don't hurt Father! Brother, what happened to you?!" The owner of those eyes stared fearfully at Itachi outside, yet he did not dare step out at all, because Shisui stood beside Itachi.

His name was Sasuke. He was Uchiha Itachi's younger brother and Uchiha Fugaku's second son. At the most critical moment just now, Uchiha Fugaku had hidden him in the wardrobe at home.

"It must be this man controlling my brother! How could my brother possibly attack his own family?!" He glared at Uchiha Shisui with hatred, while Shisui had actually already noticed him.

"Itachi, I promised you that I wouldn't kill anyone who shouldn't be killed. But now, you must make the right choice!"

"I understand." Itachi nodded heavily, then slowly reached his hand toward Uchiha Fugaku.

"No!" Sasuke's heart nearly leaped into his throat!

Someone, anyone, please save my father! I'm begging you!

Just then, an ear-piercing dragon roar blasted toward the Uchiha shrine.

"What's going on?" Just as Uchiha Shisui reacted, he saw the shrine's ceiling ripped open by a fire dragon!

Fire Style—Fire Dragon Bullet Jutsu!

A loud voice came from outside, and then a white figure rode the fire dragon into the Uchiha shrine!

"It's Ye Liang!"

Shisui recognized him at once!

Danzo had always wanted him to deal with Ye Liang before, so Shisui remembered him clearly.

"Itachi, don't do anything stupid! That idiot Danzo isn't a good man, so don't listen to him!" Ye Liang stood before Uchiha Fugaku with the air of an elder, looking like he hated to see iron fail to become steel.

"Who are you? How do you know me?" A hint of vigilance appeared in Itachi's eyes.

How the hell could I not know you?!

You're Uchiha Itachi, the big brother everyone wants!

Of course, Ye Liang only thought that to himself.

"Ahem, I heard the Third Hokage mention you. He said you were exceptionally talented and could be put to great use!"

"Why would you do this of all things? Why listen to that idiot Danzo? Put down that shuriken. What you're doing is wrong!" Ye Liang rambled as he walked up to Itachi and lowered his hand.

"That's more like it. Wouldn't it be great if everyone got along peacefully?"

Itachi frowned, but upon hearing the Third Hokage's name, he did not immediately attack Ye Liang.

"What exactly are you trying to do?! This is Anbu business. If you're dissatisfied, you can go argue with Lord Danzo, but don't interfere with us!"

Uchiha Shisui said unhappily from the side.

Seeing that it was Ye Liang, he did not attack directly—not because of Hiruzen Sarutobi, but because it was Ye Liang, and he could not beat him.

"Danzo? Heh. Do I need to report to that old bastard before I do anything? The fact that I haven't gone to settle things with him over Ibiki already counts as giving him face."

"But you still can't—"

"Get lost!"

Ye Liang suddenly pulled out a token.

"I'm a Konoha advisor. What are you?"

Uchiha Shisui immediately fell silent.

At that moment, Uchiha Fugaku also woke from the illusion.

He stared blankly at everything before him, then instantly noticed Ye Liang.

"Y-You're Lord Ye Liang!" He immediately looked at Ye Liang with gratitude.