Chapter 14

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Chapter 14

"Captain, we've been discovered. Let's attack directly."

The enemies hiding in the shadows saw that the Uzumaki clan members had all gone on alert and knew they had been discovered.

"Attack. Our objective is to obtain the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Jutsu."

The captain at the front was dressed like an Anbu ninja, with a tanuki mask on his face. He drew the ninja blade from his back and took the lead in attacking.

More than twenty similarly dressed ninjas then leaped out, first throwing shuriken and kunai to attack.

"Bastards!"

Uzumaki Akira flew into a rage, as several more of his clan members fell under the assault.

An enraged Uzumaki Akira was actually terrifying. As the Clan Head, he was quite powerful, possessing strength close to Quasi-Kage Level.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

Chakra chains shot out from Uzumaki Akira's back. Several enemies were bound by the chains, then directly strangled to death.

"Uchiha No, you should make a move too," Liu Feng said to Uchiha No, who was protecting him at his side.

"Young Master, my mission is to protect you."

Uchiha No did not act. His most important task was not eliminating the enemies, but ensuring Liu Feng's safety.

"Eliminating the enemies is the best protection you can give me. This is an order."

Hearing Liu Feng say it was an order, Uchiha No hesitated for a moment before acting. However, even while fighting the enemy, he kept glancing toward Liu Feng's side.

"Were you scared silly?"

Liu Feng lowered his head and asked Kushina Uzumaki. By now, Liu Feng knew that she was Kushina Uzumaki, the future protagonist's mother.

However, Kushina was only around five years old at the moment. She also showed none of the Little Pepper's temperament yet, merely wearing a blank expression and remaining silent.

That was only natural. For a five-year-old girl, what she had experienced truly was like a nightmare.

"Coming after me?"

Liu Feng keenly sensed a gust of wind from behind him. No, the attack was not aimed at him, but at Kushina.

Unlocking the Three Tomoe Sharingan, Liu Feng turned and met the man's gaze. The instant their eyes met, he used Sharingan Genjutsu to control him.

After controlling this ninja, Liu Feng wanted to attack the other ninjas as well, but after glancing at Kushina, he gave up on the idea.

Uzumaki Akira had entrusted Kushina to his care, so he could not simply ignore her.

Besides, there was no need for Liu Feng to intervene at all. The battle soon ended. Other than the leader, who escaped, nearly all the others died.

Those who were captured took poison and killed themselves. The only one left alive was the man Liu Feng had controlled with the Sharingan.

Uzumaki Akira's expression was grim. Although they had repelled the enemy, another nine Uzumaki clan members had died, and even more had been injured.

This had been an elite squad. If the Uzumaki clan members were not all elites themselves, and if Uchiha Cloud and Uchiha No had not helped, the outcome might truly have been uncertain.

"Who sent you?" Liu Feng asked the ninja controlled by the Sharingan.

The controlled ninja did not speak. It was not that he did not want to, but that he simply could not.

"Pry open his mouth and take a look," Liu Feng said to Uchiha No.

Uchiha No nodded, pried open the man's mouth, and pulled out his tongue.

Sure enough, there was a Curse Mark on it. It was likely the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, a Curse Mark created by Danzo. Anyone who tried to speak about Danzo would become unable to move or speak.

"Uzumaki Clan Head, can you break it?"

Liu Feng asked Uzumaki Akira. This Curse Mark was, in the end, also a type of Sealing Jutsu.

"I can." Uzumaki Akira nodded and began breaking it.

This Curse Mark was indeed rather troublesome, but with Uzumaki Akira's mastery of Sealing Jutsu, he managed to break it after spending some time.

Afterward, under Liu Feng's control, the ninja revealed his identity, the mastermind behind the operation, and the plan targeting the Uzumaki clan.

As expected, they were men from Danzo's Root Organization. Danzo had collaborated with two other Ninja Villages on this matter, though it was unknown who had initiated it.

"Damn it. This absolutely cannot be allowed to end like this."

Uzumaki Akira's eyes were bloodshot. How could the deaths and injuries suffered by the Uzumaki clan be left at that?

"What does the Uzumaki Clan Head intend to do?" Liu Feng asked Uzumaki Akira.

"I'm going to demand an explanation from the Hokage."

Liu Feng smiled upon hearing that. Would demanding an explanation from Hiruzen Sarutobi be of any use? Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely shield Danzo when the time came.

"Uzumaki Clan Head, this single witness cannot have any impact on Danzo. Of course, if you don't believe me, you can try."

Uzumaki Akira fell silent. He understood that there was little chance of dealing with Danzo based on this alone, but for the sake of his dead clansmen, he had to seek out Hiruzen Sarutobi no matter what.

They were not attacked again on the road afterward. With their pace quickened, Liu Feng and the others brought the Uzumaki clan members to Konoha in less than a day.

"Liu Feng, I need to see the Hokage. I'll leave Kushina and the Uzumaki clan members in your care for now. Please."

Uzumaki Akira asked Liu Feng for the favor, then took the controlled Root Organization ninja toward the Hokage Building.

"Uncle Cloud, why don't you go along?" Liu Feng said to Uchiha Cloud.

"Fine. I'll go take a look."

Uchiha Cloud also wanted to go watch a good show. No matter how one looked at it, this matter was unfavorable to Danzo.

Danzo had targeted the Uchiha clan for a long time. Now that Danzo was finally in trouble, making him shed a layer of skin this time should not be a problem, right?

"Father."

After seeing her father leave, Kushina became somewhat uneasy. The other clan members also felt as though they had lost their backbone.