BOOM! BOOM!
All over Konoha, there were towering flames and endless explosions.
But there were very few battle cries.
Whether it was arson or explosions, it was all to create chaos, so Konoha would be too preoccupied to respond.
The bounty ninja would kill people when convenient, but they wouldn't specifically massacre civilians.
These scattered groups of bounty ninja all had one target, the Root base of Konoha.
The spies from other nations wandered outside the main force, preparing for any sudden crises and gathering useful information.
The situation here was a bit complicated.
Konoha had long been prepared. Most villagers were hiding safely in their own homes.
Everyone knew what was happening tonight.
So no matter which ninja clan it was, in this kind of chaos, their first priority was to guard their own families.
Only afterward would they consider whether to work for the Third Hokage.
Everyone knew that these bounty ninjas were lured by the Uchiha.
If Konoha could perfectly resolve this incident, then the Uchiha definitely wouldn't act.
If Konoha's weakness was exposed, then the situation would become unpredictable.
At this time, there were very few defenses along Konoha's perimeter.
After all, too many people had come in, and they were all clustered together. Sending a small group to stop them would be walking into a slaughter.
———
Right now, the Uchiha district was brightly lit.
Half of the elite members were already geared up under Rengoku's command, ready to set off.
Although Fugaku was also wearing combat gear, he had no intention of leaving the clan grounds.
This was to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to loot the Uchiha.
Whether Rengoku would be useful or not was uncertain, but preparations had to be made.
Uchiha Rengoku led over a hundred people and had just stepped out of the clan grounds, only to be directly confronted by Jiraiya.
Two toads stood on Jiraiya's shoulders, and behind him stood dozens of ANBU.
They waited right at the Uchiha gate, "Uchiha Rengoku, what are you planning to do?"
Rengoku drew his weapon, and the clansmen behind him all unsheathed theirs as well.
The sound of 'Shing! Clang!' echoed without end.
One by one, blood-red Sharingan eyes opened, and the atmosphere instantly grew heavy.
The ANBU behind Jiraiya all felt uneasy, sweat beading on their foreheads.
This was damn terrifying.
Rengoku pointed his sword at Jiraiya, "Jiraiya, don't think I don't know, Danzo is already awake."
"The Third Hokage has no intention of dealing with Danzo, so we'll just have to capture him ourselves."
Jiraiya said in a low voice, "That's against the rules."
Rengoku snorted coldly, "Are you saying that Danzo wiping out our Uchiha is within the rules?"
Jiraiya fell silent. What Danzo had done certainly broke the rules, it wasn't something that could be spoken of openly.
He could only say, "Danzo has already been dismissed and is under investigation. He's no longer the Hokage's assistant or a senior advisor."
Rengoku seemed a bit surprised, "Oh? Is that so?"
Then his tone changed suddenly, "Then no problem. In that case, we Uchiha, as the police force, naturally have an obligation to help defend Konoha."
Jiraiya's face twitched. He had never seen this kind of Uchiha before.
Such a quick change of face, not like an Uchiha at all, more like a rogue.
Even though Rengoku said this, Jiraiya still didn't trust the Uchiha.
'So many of you, fully armed, what if you stab Konoha in the back at a critical moment?'
He said in a low voice, "Right now Konoha has enough manpower. We don't need Uchiha support."
"Oh? Is that so?", Rengoku looked at Jiraiya with a faint smile.
BOOM! BOOM!
Explosions could be faintly heard in the distance, making Jiraiya inwardly anxious.
Rengoku glanced at the two toads on Jiraiya's shoulders.
He chuckled softly, "That's fine. Then we Uchiha will go back to sleep."
What Jiraiya didn't expect was that Rengoku didn't argue at all, he simply waved his hand for the clansmen to put away their weapons.
Although these clansmen were a bit confused, Rengoku had spent the last two days constantly training them on the practice grounds. His prestige was very high.
Everyone still listened to Rengoku.
One by one they sheathed their weapons, deactivated their Sharingan, and slowly retreated back.
Rengoku didn't even say goodbye to Jiraiya and simply turned to head back into the clan grounds.
Time was tight now, and since Jiraiya was one of the Third Hokage's most powerful assets, he had no time to ponder what Rengoku was planning.
After leaving some ANBU behind—
He too rushed urgently toward Danzo's location.
On the way, the two toads standing on Jiraiya's shoulders, Fukasaku and Shima, both had solemn expressions, "Little Jiraiya, was that just now a Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Jiraiya replied while dashing, "Yes, he's one of the three Mangekyo Sharingan holders in the Uchiha."
"Little Jiraiya, that person's chakra is immense, he's not someone you can confront head-on," Fukasaku had felt an intense pressure just from being glanced at by Rengoku.
Jiraiya responded, "Mangekyo Sharingan users do tend to have more chakra."
Shima added, "No, Little Jiraiya, his chakra is at least several times greater than yours."
"How much?", Jiraiya crack smashed the rooftop beneath his feet.
"Elders, are you mistaken? Uchiha Rengoku is only seventeen years old!"
Shima also knew it was hard for Jiraiya to accept, because even she found it hard to believe.
But they had trained in Sage Arts for many years and lived very long lives.
They could easily judge a person's energy level by the degree of threat they felt from them, which was to say, their chakra amount.
"There's no mistake. The threat he poses is immense. The chakra on his body feels like that of a demon."
"You'd better not have a direct conflict with him. Even with the two of us here, we can't guarantee a win."
Jiraiya continued rushing toward Danzo, but now that he knew he wasn't a match for Uchiha Rengoku, he was a lot more subdued.
Because Konoha no longer had a choice.
They absolutely couldn't clash with the Uchiha now.
In this period, Rengoku had been holed up in the clan grounds every day gathering chakra.
While training the clansmen, he was also improving himself.
Now, Rengoku had trained over a hundred people, and all their bonds with him had reached two stars.
Aside from the dozen or so with three-tomoe Sharingan who provided visual prowess, the rest gave Rengoku 10% of their chakra.
Rengoku accepted everyone's offering, regardless of their individual strength.
And the chakra from over a hundred people had directly multiplied Rengoku's chakra reserves.
And this was just with a short amount of time. If more time passed, Rengoku's chakra would become even more terrifying.
At this moment, outside the Uchiha clan grounds, Sasori had seen the entire conflict between the Uchiha and Jiraiya.
The bounty ninjas blew up the Konoha walls, while Sasori had come to investigate the Uchiha side.
He had come to see if any Uchiha were isolated, so he could capture a few to make into human puppets.
But now the entire Uchiha clan had retreated inside, and Sasori naturally didn't dare enter their territory to grab anyone.
Sasori had already met with his Sand Village spy, Yura.
From Yura's intel, all the major ninja villages were involved in this incident. The bounty ninja groups outside also had multiple factions.
From the Sand's side, they only planned to gather some intelligence.
Sasori had sharp political insight and realized that tonight's events weren't so simple.
This kind of multi-faction entanglement posed enormous danger.
It seemed he'd have to be cautious, and retreat if necessary.
After setting this as his baseline, Sasori adjusted a few components on Hiruko.
He glanced in Konan's direction, preparing to check out the situation.
Hiruko spun its hand once, instantly drilling a large hole in the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Sasori disappeared.
———
[Inside the Root Organization]
The Third Hokage was speaking alone with Danzo deep inside.
"Stripping you of your title is just a temporary measure. The resources for Root will remain unchanged."
"You've only lost two titles. I'll allocate a sum of money so you can continue your research."
Hearing that Hiruzen had personally come to bring him money, Danzo's expression eased slightly.
Of course he knew now that many of those who came in were here to kill him, but he wasn't afraid of outsiders, he feared Hiruzen.
He stared at Hiruzen and warned, "You know full well how many things I've done for you. Don't think you can just kick me aside."
"If I die, your losses will be even greater."
The Third Hokage waved his hand and walked out, "Don't worry. You and I both act for Konoha. I would never do something like that."
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