After a while, Makoto Uchiha's body suddenly twitched, and then he sprang up from the ground.
His face was filled with terror. He had truly felt death just now. If Madara Uchiha had not taught him a forbidden clan technique, he really would have died.
But as he recalled what had happened, overwhelming hatred surged through him. By now, how could Makoto Uchiha not understand? Chihane had set him up, and Uchiha Fugaku might even have been Chihane's accomplice.
He looked around in terror, afraid that Chihane would suddenly appear. After one last reluctant glance at Kushina on the ground, a vortex appeared before him. He stepped into it without looking back and left Konoha as the vortex vanished.
Yet at the instant Makoto Uchiha entered the vortex, his right eye could clearly be seen squeezed shut, bloody tears flowing from it.
The night continued. Everyone in the Uchiha Clan compound was still immersed in the banquet, drinking and enjoying themselves. No one knew what had happened elsewhere in the village.
Likewise, Uchiha Fugaku had no idea what consequences awaited him.
The banquet had been going on for quite some time, and some guests had already shown signs of wanting to leave. To create an opportunity for Makoto Uchiha, Fugaku had been doing everything he could to keep them there.
Uchiha Fugaku had also been waiting for the Nine-Tails to appear. He believed that with all of Konoha's strongest fighters gathered here, Makoto Uchiha could surely handle Kushina Uzumaki, a weakened woman who had just given birth.
But the outcome disappointed him. Two hours had passed without the slightest disturbance in the village. Thanks to the curfew, it was even quieter than usual.
Had Makoto Uchiha gone back on their agreement?
Damn it!
Just then, Chihane walked over with