Clang!
In an instant, a bone-chilling warning exploded in his mind!
Uchiha Lei's eyes snapped wide open. All sleepiness vanished from them at once, replaced by a cold gleam!
He activated it at full power-the Mind's Eye of the Kagura he had gained from Kushina Uzumaki over the past few days!
Presences within several kilometers flooded his perception like a raging tide! The villagers' peaceful presences, the cold presences of patrolling Anbu, the faint life of birds and beasts in the woods-all appeared with perfect clarity.
Except for one presence: sinister, twisted, savage, and scorching!
Like a black, blood-red inferno that would burn everything to nothing, it lurked atop a massive tree three hundred meters southeast of the mansion!
The tenderness in Uchiha Lei's eyes froze over in an instant, and the temperature around him plummeted!
With the utmost gentleness, he slowly withdrew his arm, making no sound at all and leaving the sleeping beauty entirely undisturbed.
"Lei, it's so nice to have you!"
Kushina murmured absently and turned slightly, still sound asleep.
Whoosh!
Uchiha Lei quietly rose, deftly slipped into black clothes, and tightened his belt, his movements crisp and efficient.
He lowered his eyes to gaze at the sleeping Kushina, bent down to kiss her brow, and spoke in a low, solemn voice.
"Be good and stay home. I'm going to take care of a few little things."
As his words fell, the door opened and closed without a sound, and his figure instantly dissolved into the deep night.
Three hundred meters away.
On the trunk of a towering ancient tree.
Obito Uchiha crouched hunched among the thick branches, his entire body hidden in dense shadows. His scarlet gaze remained fixed on the brightly lit newlyweds' mansion, near-mad hatred churning in his eyes.
Scenes from the grand wedding