Naruto Uzumaki Is a Rogue Ninja

Danzo quickly formed hand seals, spitting out a sharp breath akin to a sickle weasel.

Shisui Uchiha, unable to dodge, was cut in half by the Vacuum Wave Slash. With a "bang," the two halves of the wooden stake fell to the ground.

"Danzō!"

Shisui Uchiha drew the short sword from his back.

"Screech—!"

A wound, slashing diagonally from Danzō's chest to his abdomen, spurted blood.

"Die!!!"

"Lord Danzō!!!"

His subordinates, utterly loyal to Danzō, immediately abandoned their opponents and rushed over.

At this moment, the Uchiha Clan had suffered heavy casualties. The less talented Uchiha clansmen were no match for Root's killing machines, who had endured trials of life and death and had their emotions erased. Moreover, Danzō's subordinates were all Jonin-level in strength.

The eyes of the slain Uchiha clansmen were all intact; they had strictly followed Danzō's orders and preserved their eyes.

"Damn it!"

Fugaku Uchiha looked at the corpses of his clansmen, clenching his fists in anger, hating his own powerlessness to protect his people.

Chapter Nineteen: Susanoo (1/2)

A figure in a black coat adorned with red clouds, wearing a mask, emerged slowly from the ground. It was Obito Uchiha. Before his appearance, Root's sensory ninja had not detected his presence.

"Madara, you're late."

"No, I think you were too impatient. You wanted to swallow all the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan by yourself. Your appetite is huge, but you overestimated your strength."

Obito Uchiha looked at Danzō with a half-smile, as if mocking Danzō's greed and overconfidence.

"The Uchiha Clan hasn't fallen to the point where they can be slaughtered at will."

"Madara Uchiha! Don't forget the deal between us!" Danzō, provoked by Obito Uchiha's harsh words, spoke with a hint of anger in his voice.

"Madara Uchiha?!"

Fugaku Uchiha looked at the person Danzō called "Madara Uchiha" with a shocked expression. As the patriarch of the Uchiha Clan, how could he forget Madara Uchiha, who led the Uchiha and Senju clans to establish the Konoha Ninja Village!

"Impossible! Madara Uchiha died at the Valley of the End!"

"Oh? Who told you I died? Am I not standing right here, Madara Uchiha?" Obito Uchiha narrowed his eyes at Fugaku Uchiha. "Let's start with you!"

Obito Uchiha charged at Fugaku Uchiha. Kunai, shuriken, and ninjutsu attacks all passed through his body without causing any damage.

Obito Uchiha grabbed Fugaku Uchiha by the throat with both hands and lifted him up.

"Dad!"

Mikoto Uchiha tightly hugged Sasuke Uchiha, who was struggling frantically to rush forward. Sasuke's eyes widened, looking at his father's pained face. His black eyes instantly turned red, and three tomoe appeared within them.

Seeing his father's suffering, Sasuke Uchiha awakened his Sharingan.

Just as Obito Uchiha was about to twist Fugaku Uchiha's neck to end his life, Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, wielding short swords, slashed at Obito Uchiha's arms. Their swords passed through Obito Uchiha's arms, and Fugaku Uchiha fell to the ground, coughing while clutching his neck.

"Lucky for you."

Obito Uchiha's voice echoed in Fugaku Uchiha's ear. The subsequent attacks from Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha all passed through Obito Uchiha's body, as if he were a phantom that didn't exist in this world.

Obito Uchiha did not want to expose too much of his abilities in front of Danzō. Even so, with his combat skills honed by Madara Uchiha, he could easily crush everyone except Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha.

"Let's finish this quickly!"

Danzō, whose wounds had been bandaged and stopped bleeding after emergency treatment, took a few Soldier Pills and rejoined the battle.

To protect Sasuke Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha was holding back, and Root couldn't fight freely. Noticing this, Root's ninjas naturally aimed their attacks at Sasuke.

"Sasuke!"

Itachi Uchiha, seeing Sasuke and his mother under attack, couldn't help but worry and immediately tried to break free from his entanglement with Obito Uchiha. However, Obito Uchiha wouldn't let Itachi Uchiha go that easily.

"Where are you looking!"

A sharp kunai sliced across Itachi Uchiha's cheek. The moment blood dripped, Itachi Uchiha transformed into a flock of crows, flying into the air and cawing.

This was not Genjutsu, but Crow Ninjutsu developed by Shisui Uchiha. As Shisui Uchiha's disciple, Itachi Uchiha could naturally use it.

By the time Itachi Uchiha arrived, it was too late. Mikoto Uchiha, as a mother, had used her body to block the enemy's attack to protect Sasuke.

"Screech—!"

Icy blood splattered onto Sasuke's face. His mother, with her gentle smile, collapsed before his eyes, protecting him, who was too weak to defend himself against the enemy.

"Mom!!! Ahhhhh!!!"

Sasuke Uchiha collapsed, clutching his head and howling in pain. The tomoe in his left eye spun rapidly, splitting into two.

As Mikoto Uchiha fell, so did the Root ninja. Itachi Uchiha's short sword decapitated him and then knocked out the emotionally broken Sasuke.

"Itachi... I'm entrusting Sasuke to you. You must protect Sasuke..." Mikoto Uchiha's pale face still held its usual gentle smile. She raised her hand, wanting to wipe away Sasuke's tears, but it finally fell powerlessly.

"I will protect Sasuke, because he is my most important little brother..." Itachi Uchiha lowered his head, his face covered by a shadow, making his expression unreadable.

"Mikoto!!!"

Fugaku Uchiha felt like the sky was falling when he saw his wife lying in a pool of blood. His body trembled uncontrollably, and Danzō seized the opportunity, piercing Fugaku Uchiha's shoulder with Wind Release.

Mikoto Uchiha's love for him had always been so gentle and forgiving. She had accepted all of him… Now, the person who had always gazed at him with such tenderness was gone…

Blood flowed from Fugaku Uchiha's eyes. When he looked up again, the tomoe in his Sharingan had merged, forming a new pattern that spread outward from the center of his pupils.

Witnessing his wife's tragic death, Fugaku Uchiha, overcome with grief, awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan. With tears of blood streaming from his eyes, he glared furiously at Danzō.

"Madara Uchiha! Why are you helping Danzō!" Shisui Uchiha questioned Obito.

"Why? Because I want to destroy the Uchiha Clan. Is that reason enough?"

Obito replied with cold arrogance, raising his hand to grasp the tanto Shisui Uchiha swung at him. With a gentle squeeze, the tanto snapped in two.

"BOOM—!"

With a violent explosion, Danzō, having lost an arm, rolled on the ground.