Kakashi stood some distance away, his expression grave and his heart pounding.
Only now did he fully grasp what had happened.
Uchiha Sen of the Veil Organization had been hiding in Konoha all along.
If Itachi hadn't been sharp enough to notice something amiss in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
Cold sweat instantly drenched Kakashi's back.
Who could have imagined it!
After Kanae slaughtered Kusagakure and shook the Shinobi World, the Veil Organization hadn't stopped at all.
Instead, they had sent Uchiha Sen straight into Konoha to infiltrate it!
The Shinobi World seemed peaceful everywhere, yet the enemy had already been lurking right under their noses!
Konoha was in danger!
But had Uchiha Sen already joined the Veil Organization at this point?
It had only been a little over two months since the massacre.
Had they moved that quickly?
The panic in the streets gradually subsided. The Anbu calmed and evacuated the fleeing villagers in an orderly fashion, while Konoha ninja sealed off the entire district.
Kakashi stood where he was, watching the red chakra disperse across the sky with lingering fear. In an instant, all the reasons behind what had happened became clear to him.
He finally understood why Uchiha Itachi, who had always endured in silence and willingly served without recognition, had risked completely exposing his identity and activating Susanoo inside Konoha, causing such an enormous commotion.
The psychological shadow Uchiha Sen had cast over Itachi was simply too great.
Both possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, and both bore the fate of the Uchiha. No one understood how terrifying the other was better than they did.
Especially after the Sky Screen exposed Uchiha Sen's bizarre ability, Itachi's vigilance far exceeded anyone else's.
Uchiha Sen's hidden surveillance moments ago might have seemed silent and unobtrusive, but to Itachi,