On a forest path in the Land of Fire.
Enta Uchiha walked and chatted with his younger sister, reminding her to be careful while carrying out missions.
His expression changed, and he abruptly stopped, shielding his sister behind him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several ANBU figures wearing animal masks appeared in the surrounding trees, loosely encircling their group.
Their leader was none other than Night Owl.
"ANBU?"
The middle-aged chunin's expression tightened, while the young genin gripped his kunai nervously.
Yami Uchiha also recognized Night Owl. After all, the name "White Princess" was well known among Konoha ninja.
"Captain Night Owl? What is the meaning of this?"
Enta Uchiha's gaze turned cold as an ominous premonition rose within him.
Night Owl wasted no words. She directly displayed the secret-order scroll bearing the Hokage Seal, her voice cool:
"Enta Uchiha, by Lord Hokage's secret orders, you are to return to the village with us immediately for questioning!"
Her gaze shifted to Yami Uchiha.
"Yami Uchiha, you are also required to return to assist with the investigation into the Root attack incident in the Land of Waves."
"What?"
At those words, fury instantly surged through Enta Uchiha.
He was already deeply dissatisfied with the Konoha High Command.
Now, his sister was clearly the victim, the target of Root's attack. Instead of investigating the Root remnants, the higher-ups wanted to take them back for questioning?
What was this supposed to be?
Picking on the weak and fearing the strong?
Or did they think the Uchiha were easy targets?
"On what grounds?"
Enta Uchiha laughed in sheer fury. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan activated instantly, his eyes filled with malice.
"Yami is the victim! Instead of arresting that damned Root scum, you come here to harass us? Is this how the Konoha High Command operates?"
"Brother, don't!"