"That Masked Man isn't Lord Madara Uchiha at all!"
"A skulking rat! Minamoto already exposed his true identity! He's clearly a Root remnant!"
In just a few words.
Uchiha Yashiro and the others equated the "mysterious Masked Man" with a "Root remnant."
Why had the clan's radicals deliberately kept Uchiha Minamoto behind earlier?
Because they wanted Uchiha Minamoto to cooperate with "Madara Uchiha," continue with the coup, and seize the Hokage position.
In the clan radicals' eyes.
Shisui Uchiha was clearly on the village's side.
Uchiha Minamoto alone was not enough to demonstrate the Uchiha Clan's full strength.
The Uchiha Clan needed "Madara Uchiha" to oppose the Konoha High Command and serve as their ultimate trump card for launching the coup.
But now, it seemed.
Uchiha Minamoto alone had beaten "Madara Uchiha" senseless!
What did the Uchiha Clan need "Madara Uchiha" for, then?
Uchiha Minamoto was enough!
At that very moment.
In the hearts of the Uchiha Clan's radicals.
Uchiha Minamoto was no longer a "junior," no longer a "genius."
He was "destiny," the Uchiha Clan's "destiny" in this generation.
A true "chosen one"!
As for that "mysterious Masked Man" who had been sent flying?
Sorry, they barely knew him.
Outside the Naka Shrine.
The Uchiha Clan ninja who had not yet gone far also noticed the commotion erupting there.
Figures converged from every direction at tremendous speed.
"What happened-"
Uchiha Izumi's words caught in her throat.
"Senior Minamoto... is flying?"
"He's not flying! He's fighting!"
Uchiha En's Sharingan went wide as he made out the scene in the sky.
"The group leader is fighting someone!"
Uchiha Rai's reaction was the most direct. He drew his weapon and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Protect the group leader!"
At those words, the Uchiha ninja who had just arrived