"You guys?"
Uchiha Shinji stared in shock at the pillars of fire in the sky, twisted his neck, and looked at the others with a changed expression.
"Some of you are now Xuanyin ninja, and some of you are informants... I brought you here to meet Lord Xuandou because I trusted you, and now something like this has happened."
"Can someone explain what's going on?"
"Don't tell me they're setting off fireworks to welcome us?"
The five from the Land of Snow froze for a few seconds at his words. A bad feeling immediately rose in their hearts, and they hurried to speak up one after another.
They had witnessed Fugaku and Shinji's strength, which far surpassed that of ordinary Jōnin. Now that they were also standing before the renowned Uchiha Clan Head, how could they dare put on their usual lofty airs?
They all began talking over one another.
"My lords, this has nothing to do with us! We don't know why this is happening either!"
"Could enemy scouts have discovered us?"
"It's a misunderstanding, my lord..."
"Enough. This has nothing to do with them. There's no need for you to put on such an act."
"You're really a crafty one. What's the point of acting in front of your own people?"
Xuandou rolled his eyes and slapped Shinji hard on the head. Shinji grimaced in pain but dared not make a sound, only shrinking his neck sheepishly.
Xuandou knew his own people certainly hadn't leaked the news of his arrival.
At the very least, the nearby base didn't know.
After all, it wasn't as though no one knew how powerful Xuandou was. Otherwise, the mysterious ninja in the Land of Fire wouldn't have kept avoiding him while plotting something in secret.
If the news had leaked, whatever this