Hiruzen Sarutobi had considered that intervening personally might affect his reputation.
That was why he had his two old friends do it in his stead.
Now lightning flashed and flames ran wild throughout the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Clearly, things had already exceeded Konoha High Command's expectations.
"An unidentified, powerful enemy has invaded the Uchiha Clan. Relay my orders."
"Konoha is to enter level-one alert. All Jōnin, come with me to the Uchiha Clan Compound and slay the intruder!"
Uchiha Fugaku hesitated for a moment, then agreed to his son's idea.
Two towering skeletons rose from the ground, their giant-like Chakra Armor shining dazzlingly in the night sky.
On his way to the Uchiha Clan Compound, Hiruzen Sarutobi saw the Susanoo, and his expression grew grave.
"To think the rumors that Fugaku awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan were true. Fortunately, Itachi is there to keep him in check."
"Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Uchiha Itachi and his father looked at Jing Xiu standing atop the mountain, and an inexplicable wave of dread rose within them.
Yet Jing Xiu merely flicked his fingers in a Sword-Finger Gesture. "Gen: Kunlun."
"Majestic Kunlun, immovable as a mountain!"
Though the Susanoo were enormous, they seemed rooted to the ground, unable to move an inch.
Before Itachi and Fugaku could take further action, a meteor shower of fire descended from the sky.
"Li: Heavenly Fire Fellowship!"
"When one goes forth to seek fellowship, who could find fault?"
The Heavenly Fire Fellowship hexagram meant: "Faced with hardship, gather one's clan at the ancestral temple and divine good fortune or ill."
It corresponded precisely to their present reality.
"Uchiha Itachi, when you unleashed this slaughter, did you ever ask what the thousands of Uchiha clanspeople wanted?"
At that moment, the Susanoo's enormous size did nothing to enhance their