Dead silence.
Then an explosion of uproar!
"What?!!!"
"The Fifth... Uchiha Fugaku?!"
"How is that possible?!"
The Konoha Ninja fell into utter confusion and disbelief.
On the Uchiha side, after a brief moment of shock, earthshaking cheers erupted!
"Clan head! Fifth Hokage!"
"We won! The Uchiha won!"
Salvation from certain doom!
Wild joy instantly swept over every surviving member of the Uchiha Clan, and many even wept with happiness.
Inside the orange Susanoo, Uchiha Fugaku froze as well. Then an immense, indescribable excitement welled up within him.
He looked toward Shisui inside the green Susanoo. Shisui gave him a slight nod, his face pale but his eyes smiling with relief.
It worked!
Kotoamatsukami worked!
And the effect was even better than he had expected!
Hiruzen Sarutobi had not only stopped the fighting, but stepped down outright to make way for someone more capable!
In the shadows, Obito's expression abruptly darkened beneath his mask.
"That strange fluctuation in ocular power just now... was that Shisui Uchiha?!"
Black Zetsu's voice carried shock and uncertainty. "What did he do? How could he make Hiruzen Sarutobi reach a decision like that?!"
"An ocular technique that alters the will... what a troublesome ability."
Obito's voice was icy.
His plan had taken a massive, unexpected turn. Not only had Konoha failed to wipe out the Uchiha, but they were about to rise even higher.
Although quite a few Uchiha had already died in that short time, looking at the survivors, Obito could not help growing wary.
He could sense that all the remaining Uchiha had grown stronger in ocular power. He could not even be certain whether any of them had newly awakened the Mangekyō!
This was the most absurd thing about the Uchiha. As long as they were not all killed at once, the survivors