The next afternoon.
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sky above the Uchiha Clan Compound red, casting long shadows of the thirty figures in the courtyard.
The Uchiha Yashiro stood under the veranda, his gaze slowly sweeping over the clansmen gathered in the courtyard.
Standing in the very center were fifteen Uchiha children, the oldest being only fourteen years old and the youngest just six.
Although they were all dressed in ordinary dark casual clothes, the ninja tool pouches neatly worn at their waists gave them away as ninjas.
Uchiha Inabi stood at the very front as the leader.
As a core member of the radical faction, he had toned down his usual sharpness at this moment. Behind him stood two other Jonin, both veterans who had experienced the Third Shinobi World War.
He was currently whispering something to several Chunin.
Uchiha Izumi stood beside the children, her long, tied-up hair swaying gently in the evening breeze.
Although she was only thirteen years old, her eyes, which had already evolved to the Mitsudomoe, made her an indispensable fighting force in the team.
But when her gaze inadvertently swept towards the direction of her clan's territory, the pain in her eyes betrayed the turmoil in her heart.
As dusk deepened, the atmosphere in the courtyard grew increasingly somber.
The children began to move uncomfortably, but were stopped by the older ninja's gaze.
Uchiha Inabi glanced at the Yashiro Elder from time to time, awaiting the final instructions.
The entire group was like a fully drawn bow, so taut it seemed about to snap, yet it remained breathtakingly still.
Tap tap tap--
Just as the sun sank below the horizon, footsteps approached from afar in the courtyard.
Bingkui strode in, glanced at the Uchiha ninjas in the courtyard, then turned to Uchiha Yashiro and said, "The time has come. Let's begin!"
The thirty Uchiha ninjas in the courtyard simultaneously tensed up.
The fifteen children were protected in the middle, five Jonin with Mitsudomoe Jonin on the outermost edge, and ten Special Jōnin had formed a defensive formation.
"Remember the plan. Sunagakure's spies will create chaos throughout Konoha. I'll lead the remaining 127 radical ninja to clear the way for you."
"After passing through the Forest of Death, head south; a boat will be waiting for you at the shore."
The Uchiha Yashiro drew his long sword and took one last look at his clansmen who were fully prepared for battle.
"Remember! Survival is the hope for the Uchiha."
The Bingkui then emphasized, "Remember, if you encounter any obstacles, don't hold back, kill them directly."
Once everything is ready...
Uchiha Yashiro suddenly shouted, pointing his long sword directly at the gate.
"Set off!"
Almost at the same moment, the sound of orderly footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
One hundred and twenty-seven fully armed Uchiha emerged from various alleyways, all wearing Konoha Forehead Protector, their Sharingan blood-red.
"For the future of the Uchiha!"
A deafening roar of battle cries erupted instantly.
More than a hundred Uchiha rushed out of their clan's territory, killing Anbu and Root ninjas they encountered.
The Five Elements Escape Technique roared out from all directions, the blazing flames illuminated half of Konoha's sky, and thick smoke billowed into the air.
Boom boom boom--
Explosions echoed throughout Konoha.
Spies infiltrated by Sunagakure bombed hospitals, burned grain warehouses, and carried out large-scale massacres of civilians.
Within minutes, Konoha was plunged into unprecedented chaos.
The alarm blared through the sky, and dozens of figures shot out from the direction of the Hokage Building.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, clad in battle armor, led his direct Anbu toward the Uchiha Clan Compound, his face terrifyingly grim.
Danzo, that bastard!
"Immediately seal off all exits and kill all the ninjas causing chaos; leave no one alive."
To the northwest, the gates of the Hyuga Clan's territory suddenly swung open.
Hyuga Hiashi led twelve elite members of the branch family out at breakneck speed, his pure white pupils filled with shock and rage.
" Byakugan! Open them!"
With a command, thirteen pairs of Byakugan activated simultaneously, instantly covering the entire Konoha Village.
A series of booming sounds came from the direction of the Akimichi Clan.
Akimichi Chōza's massive body crashed through the wall, followed by more than twenty clansmen in their Multi-Size Technique state.
"Protect the civilian areas!"
At the Root Base, Shimura Danzō leaned on a cane, his single eye gleaming with a cold light.
"Notify all Root ninja to mobilize. The plan is being moved up. Leave no Uchiha alive."
At that moment, Uchiha Fugaku was reviewing files in the clan head's mansion when a sudden explosion made him pause, his pen still in his hand.
"Chieftain!"
A Uchiha Chunin in, his face filled with terror, "Elder Yashiro... Elder Yashiro, he..."
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly stood up, his clan leader robes fluttering even without wind.
Explain yourself!
" The Yashiro elder led over a hundred clansmen out to fight their way out! They... they kill anyone they see! The Anbu has already..."
Uchiha Fugaku's face turned deathly pale instantly.
He strode to the window, and the moment he pushed it open, a towering Kakkō came into view.
In the distance, a familiar Fire Release Ninjutsu bloomed in the night sky.
"You bastard!"
Uchiha Fugaku slammed his fist into the window frame, and the wooden window frame shattered with a crash.
He turned and grabbed the clan chief's sword hanging on the wall, loudly ordering, "Gather all the ninjas still remaining in the clan territory. Jonin and below, go protect the ordinary clan members. Jonin, come with me."
When Uchiha Fugaku led twelve Jonin out of the clan head's residence, the entire Konoha was already engulfed in flames.
The streets were littered with signs of battle, and the sounds of Ninjutsu clashing and exploding echoed in the distance.
"Chief!"
A Uchiha Jonin southeast, " Yashiro Basho's men are breaking out of the Forest of Death!"
Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan activated instantly, with complex patterns spinning rapidly within his crimson pupils.
Through the billowing smoke, he could clearly see that Yashiro was leading his clansmen in a retreating battle, and that pursuing them was a mixed force of Anbu and Root members.
"Wrong..."
Uchiha Fugaku suddenly narrowed his eyes, " Yashiro is deliberately trying to draw attention..."
Before they could finish speaking, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
Uchiha Itachi knelt on one knee. "Father, the Lord Hokage orders you to immediately cease the rebellion."
Uchiha Fugaku's pupils contracted sharply. He looked at his most prized eldest son and said, "Itachi, you know this isn't a rebellion. Elder Yashiro..."
"I know."
Uchiha Itachi interrupted his father, saying painfully, "But it's too late now. Sasuke... Sasuke is still at school."
Uchiha Fugaku swayed, nearly dropping the sword in his hand.
It's time for school to end, but Sasuke is still at school, which means that the Konoha High Command had long been prepared to wipe out the Uchiha.
The Hokage and Danzo, what ruthless hearts they have!
boom--
Just then, a violent explosion came from afar, and dozens of figures could be vaguely seen moving rapidly in the Kakkō.
The direction is also the Forest of Death.
"I see..."
Having become the clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku was no fool, and he quickly understood the Yashiro's plan.