"Hehe. I admit you're strong, but you can't kill me!"
Shimura Danzo looked down at the wounds on his chest and shoulder and couldn't help but laugh.
Then,
His form began to blur.
When he reappeared, he was completely unharmed.
Genya attacked again, but this time, it was as if Danzo had become intangible. Even after being injured, he still healed!
"Is this the invincible cooldown of Izanagi?" Genya's clone was shocked. Danzo's use of the Sharingan was indeed impressive, but... he didn't believe Danzo could stay invincible forever!
At most, it shouldn't last more than 30 seconds!
"Danzo, I'll help you!" Sarutobi Hiruzen saw this and rushed over to support Danzo. Even though Danzo and his Root had suffered heavy losses, he was still a useful tool in Hiruzen's hands.
Right now, Danzo couldn't die—he had to be kept alive.
With two opponents and a third monkey attacking, the clone was starting to struggle. After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Hokage, and his strength was still formidable. It was tough for a single clone to fend off three attackers!
Right now, Genya's clone had to buy time.
And so, the standoff continued.
After a while, Genya's clone looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said, "Goodbye. I look forward to meeting you again. I hope you remember what my real body said!!"
With the real body already gone, the clone didn't continue the fight but instead dissipated into the crowd.
The smoke cleared.
The clone vanished.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo both stared at the disappearing shadow clone, their expressions serious.
A silence fell between them.
To think that a shadow clone could delay them for so long... Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but reflect.
Konoha had gained yet another troublesome enemy.
"Hokage-sama, those people have left. How should we deal with this matter?" Uchiha Shin asked Sarutobi Hiruzen, his voice heavy and deliberate.
"I will publicly announce this matter and put a bounty on the escaped Uchiha Itachi!" Sarutobi Hiruzen coldly said to Uchiha Shin, "It's tragic to see what has happened to the Uchiha clan. I feel sorrowful too. From now on, I hope you all can pull yourselves together and take care of the ones we've lost."
After leaving these words, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no intention of staying any longer. He turned and walked toward the edge of the Uchiha clan's land.
This mission was a complete failure. Looking at the current situation, the losses to the Uchiha clan were still considerable, and now they had a much more troublesome leader—Uchiha Kinya!
"No need to see us off!"
Uchiha Shin said faintly as he watched the two leave.
As they walked farther away, Uchiha Shin's wary expression slowly eased. He feared that Sarutobi Hiruzen might suddenly turn on the clan members.
Thankfully, Sarutobi Hiruzen managed to control his killing intent.
Only then did Uchiha Shin turn to the clone of Genya standing next to Sasuke: "Genya-kun!"
"Hmm!" The Genya clone replied calmly, then looked at Uchiha Shin and asked, "How were the casualties for the Uchiha clan this time?"
This was a question from the original Genya. He had used the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu, and once the clones returned their information, it would be transferred back as the original's memory.
"You'll have to ask Furin," Uchiha Shin shook his head. He hadn't had time to count the losses since the invasion of Uchiha Itachi and the Root ninjas.
Uchiha Furin might know.
At that moment, Uchiha Furin returned to the group, the smell of blood still lingering on him. As for the eyes he had collected, they had already been sent back to the Merchant Police Force Division.
"Genya-kun!" Uchiha Furin approached the Genya clone and whispered.
"You came at the right time. Tell me, what are the Uchiha clan's casualties like this time?" Genya looked at Uchiha Furin and repeated the question.
Uchiha Furin fell silent for a moment.
Taking a deep breath, as if suppressing his emotions, he said, "A total of 134 civilians and ninjas were killed, 27 seriously injured!"
As for the lightly injured, everyone who participated in the battle had at least some injuries!
Sss~~
The sound of Uchiha Fūrin's report made everyone present inhale deeply. Yet, more than shock, their eyes were filled with anger.
Those were their own clan members, just like that? Died?
"Also..." Uchiha Fūrin paused before continuing.
"What's the matter? Continue!" Uchiha Genya looked at Fūrin and urged him to speak.
"The clan leader and his wife both died in their home!" Uchiha Fūrin said again.
Eh?
This time, all the ninjas present were stunned. The clan leader fell too?
He fell?
No wonder they hadn't seen the clan leader coming out to help; it turned out he had already fallen.
Those who once held resentment toward Uchiha Fugaku now felt a little relief.
But the next words from Uchiha Fūrin stirred up their anger again: "But from the scene, it looks like they didn't resist. It seems they willingly chose death!"
Willingly chose death?
The clan members present felt a mix of emotions. The little sympathy they had for Uchiha Fugaku turned to fury.
Uchiha Fugaku, the clan leader of the Uchiha clan... Even knowing what the Uchiha clan would face, he didn't come out to help, but to willingly choose death?
Was it just to pave the way for Uchiha Itachi?
At that moment, none of them spoke up for Uchiha Fugaku anymore.
"Dad, Mom?"
Sasuke, who had been frozen in place by Uchiha Itachi, suddenly broke free and ran toward his home!
He had clearly heard the conversation between Genya and Uchiha Furin. His parents were dead?
He didn't believe it.
Uchiha Sasuke had to go home and see for himself. His parents couldn't be dead.
He ran, fast.
Genya and Uchiha Shin, along with the others, arranged for everyone to clean the battlefield before following behind.
They entered Fugaku's house and went in with Sasuke.
What they saw were two figures sitting cross-legged behind a screen, blood stains smeared on the screen, and the faint smell of blood lingering in the air.
As they approached,
Genya saw that it was indeed Fugaku and his wife, but their eyes were hollow, clearly indicating that their Sharingan had been taken.
Genya glanced at Uchiha Shin and Furin, and Uchiha Furin nodded at him, signaling that it was he who had taken the eyes.
Genya nodded in acknowledgment.
"Mom, Dad," Sasuke cried out, rushing into the arms of the two lifeless bodies.
"No resistance... This was done by someone close, the clan leader...," Genya muttered as he observed Sasuke's crying. He added quietly, "Only someone like our Uchiha genius, Uchiha Itachi, could have made the clan leader and his wife willingly accept death."
The reason he said this was to fuel Sasuke's anger toward Itachi.
Sasuke, though proud, still held some affection for the Uchiha clan. But Itachi didn't just kill their people; he killed his parents. Genya wanted to make sure the brothers would never reconcile.
"The next time I see you, Itachi, I'll kill you!" Sasuke hissed, raising his head and grinding his teeth.
At that moment, his eyes began to shimmer, a single Tomoe appearing in his eyes.
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