"Escape?"
Genya watched the two figures sinking lower and his gaze gradually turned colder.
His palm pressed against the ground.
Buzz~~
The ground trembled, trying to stop Uchiha Itachi and Obito from leaving. Allowing Itachi to escape would eventually become a hidden danger.
However, on the ground, earthen dragons slithered toward Obito and Itachi.
In an instant, ninjutsu passed by them, not causing any harm.
"Heh... You know my abilities. Such attacks can't hurt me!" Masked Obito said to Genya, his tone casual. "If there were more time, I'd love to chat with you a bit longer. But someone is coming, and we should leave now."
As he spoke,
The two continued to sink.
"We will meet again. All sins lie with me. I hope you don't involve others."
Although Uchiha Itachi's strength had mostly faded, his eyes were still pale with blood tears visibly at the corners.
As he said this, he glanced at his younger brother.
The meaning was clear: I'm not dead. You must ensure my brother's safety.
"Don't worry, I'm not a psychopath. If your brother hasn't done anything wrong to the Uchiha clan, I won't harm him!" Genya looked at Uchiha Itachi, sneering, his voice cold.
"But... I will find you and kill you."
"I'll be waiting for you."
Genya stared at Uchiha Itachi, his eyes gleaming.
Next time they met, Uchiha Itachi might not have the chance to escape.
At this moment, an old voice sounded, with a heavy tone.
Everyone turned their gaze.
It was Sarutobi Hiruzen standing in place, watching the battle and Uchiha Itachi preparing to escape.
Seeing this, his heart was filled with mixed emotions. This mission had completely failed. He had been too careless, thinking that with just a Mangekyo Sharingan wielding Itachi and the Root ninja, the Uchiha clan could be wiped out.
But then...
This mysterious black-clad assassin suddenly appeared and ruined his plan!
Without Genya's appearance, Sarutobi's plan would have succeeded, and Itachi would have wiped out the Uchiha clan. But with him around, such a thing could never happen.
"Third Hokage..." Uchiha Itachi felt Genya's gaze at this moment, his expression stunned.
He didn't expect the Third Hokage to be alerted. But seeing only the Third Hokage and the man behind him, Shimura Danzo, Itachi couldn't help but give a bitter smile.
After the losses of the Root members, the Third Hokage had no intention of deploying more ninjas to destroy the Uchiha clan. Yet, it was he who had been the foolish one to stand up.
"Itachi, did you kill all of these people?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, staring at Itachi, each word deliberate, as though he had already condemned him.
Uchiha Itachi furrowed his brow, but still nodded, "Yes, that's right. I did it."
"Why did you do this? Don't forget, you're also a member of the Uchiha clan!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze was filled with anger as he looked at Itachi. "The Uchiha clan treated you well. Why would you do this?"
In this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's words carried reprimand in front of the Uchiha clan, as he had directly abandoned Itachi.
"Heh." But hearing Sarutobi's words, Uchiha Itachi only smiled. "Don't you always say that the Uchiha are an evil clan? It's because I wanted to do it!"
By saying this, Sarutobi Hiruzen had essentially made it clear he didn't want to directly offend the Uchiha clan.
Itachi Uchiha gave a glance to Masked Obito, and the two of them quickly fell down.
Gradually,
They disappeared into the earth, vanishing.
"Danzo, send my orders down: Itachi Uchiha killed his own clan members and betrayed Konoha. Issue a wanted order!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said directly.
Of course, this was also a way to explain things to the Uchiha clan, but it was only for show.
Genya watched Sarutobi's performance with an expression of helplessness.
Even Uchiha Shin and the others looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen coldly, saying nothing. In fact, when they looked at the two of them, there was even a hint of vigilance and sharpness in their eyes!
At this point, the situation was clear. The mastermind behind the Uchiha clan's invasion had almost been figured out—Itachi Uchiha had teamed up with Root ninja!
Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen wasn't directly involved, he was still aware.
The reason neither side had spoken up was that neither wanted to break the silence and acknowledge the truth.
Both sides just stood there, silent.
The air had grown still.
But elsewhere, things were far from calm.
At the headquarters of the Merchant Association,
Uchiha Furin led a team to collect the eyes of fallen clan members, allowing their light to burn once more.
Suddenly,
He noticed a few Root ninjas had entered his line of sight. It seemed they were also collecting the eyes of their clan members. The two groups clashed, and the battle resumed!
However, these Root ninjas were no match for the strong Uchiha clan members. They were easily crushed and defeated within moments, and the Root ninja infiltrators were wiped out once again.
This time, nearly all of Danzo's direct subordinates were killed.
Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen was still in a standoff with Uchiha Shin and the others.
"I should leave now," Genya said, noticing that neither side was making a move. He turned to leave.
For now, the Uchiha clan was safe.
He was still the Konoha assassin and felt uneasy being in a stalemate with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Sir, did I tell you to leave?" Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Genya about to walk away. A shuriken flew through the air, heading straight for him!
Genya's ears twitched slightly as he heard the sound of the shuriken cutting through the air behind him.
He knew an ambush was coming!
He turned his head slightly, and the shuriken grazed his cheek.
It struck a broken wall nearby.
Genya frowned and turned around. "You want to stop me?"
In Genya's eyes, where black flames flickered, there was a trace of anger.
If he wasn't mistaken, the Third Hokage must have seen everything through the crystal ball tonight.
And yet, he dared to attack him?
Was he really that confident in his own strength?
The weakest of the Kage-level ninjas in Konoha—forget about the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, even the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama and the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze were stronger than this old man.
What gave him the confidence to fight against him?
Did he think he could win with some so-called self-destructive technique?
Genya wasn't sure about his soul's stability right now, but if he advanced his Spirit Transformation Technique another two levels in the future, he was confident he could turn the tables and kill the Death God summoned against him.
"You attacked several Konoha ninjas before. Now that I've run into you, I can't let you go!" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Genya with righteous anger, using his identity as the Hokage to stand firm for the greater good of Konoha.
As he said this, he had already taken a defensive stance, always on guard against Genya's sudden move!
Danzo Shimura also stared at Genya, his eyes filled with malice. It was this man who had ruined his plans.
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