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Chapter 9 Fugaku's Decision

The sound of footsteps echoed and vibrated, involving hundreds of people.

The iconic uniforms of the Konoha Police Force were displayed in a continuous line, and even though it was night, they were still recognized.

Each of them held a long, unsheathed sword in their hand.

Fugaku Uchiha was at the very front.

The clan chief, who usually had a stern face and never showed his emotions, was now filled with anger and anxiety.

The scene on the sky just now almost made him faint.

Sasuke lay in a pool of blood, Naruto went berserk, and Danzo ordered a massacre.

That was his son, the future of the Uchiha clan. To actually kill the future, Danzo was really something else.

"quick!"

Fugaku let out a low growl.

The elite Jonin behind them, including the Eighth Generation and Tekka, quickened their pace.

They are mentally prepared; tonight is the final battle.

Since the village won't give them a way out, they'll fight their way out themselves. The swords in the hands of the Uchiha might not be so bad after all.

Even if it means the annihilation of their entire clan, they will still try to take a piece of flesh from the Konoha leadership.

The Illusionary Dojo is just ahead.

Fugaku gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, imagining countless scenarios.

Perhaps the shop has been razed to the ground by Root, Sasuke has been captured, or a fierce battle is taking place there.

He was hoping he would make it.

The procession rushed past the street corner.

Fugaku stopped, and the clansmen behind him also stopped.

Everyone stared at the scene before them, their minds momentarily blank.

The old shop still had its lights on.

There was no barricade at the entrance of the store.

Through the broken French windows, they could see what was inside the store.

Dozens of Root ninjas, dressed in black bodysuits, lay neatly on the ground.

The posture was strange.

His head was on the ground, and his buttocks were sticking up, as if he were kneeling in worship.

What kind of operation is this? Everyone was a little confused.

Right in the center of these people was a familiar face lying down.

Danzo Shimura.

This ninja, who usually swaggered around the village and didn't even put the Uchiha clan in his eyes, was now lying face down on the ground, half of his face swollen like a pig's head.

"this……"

Uchiha Hachimoku swallowed hard.

He glanced at the knife in his hand and at Danzo lying on the ground.

Should we even fight? How can we fight?

The entire root force was wiped out? And who did it?

Fugaku did not take care of Danzo.

His eyes searched the store.

Soon, he saw that small figure.

Sasuke stood in front of the counter, his body filthy, his clothes stained with blood.

But people stand upright and are alive.

Fugaku felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his chest.

If the shop owner hadn't intervened, and Danzo had actually succeeded, Sasuke would be a corpse by now.

"Sasuke!"

Fugaku shouted.

Sasuke turned his head.

Upon seeing his father, the seven-year-old child finally broke down.

"Father……"

Sasuke tried to run away, but his legs gave way and he almost fell.

Fugaku instantly rushed into the store.

He was not affected by the gravitational field.

Roy sat behind the counter, still holding the cup of tea in his hand, only glancing briefly at Fugaku before looking away.

That's tacit approval.

Fugaku hugged Sasuke tightly.

"It's alright now." Fugaku patted Sasuke on the back. "Father's here."

Sasuke grabbed Fugaku's clothes, tears streaming down his face. He was crying so hard that snot and tears were everywhere. After all, Sasuke was still a child at this time.

"Father...my brother...Danzo..."

"I know."

Fugaku stood up and shielded Sasuke behind him.

He turned around and looked at Danzo lying on the ground.

"Shimura Danzo."

Fugaku gritted his teeth and uttered the name.

If looks could kill, Danzo would have been torn to pieces by now.

Just then, a dozen dark figures landed on the roof outside the shop.

The Hokage is directly under the command of the Anbu.

Immediately afterwards, more agents from the shadows arrived from all directions and surrounded the small shop.

The leader of the secret service jumped down.

He glanced at the devastation inside the store, a look of shock flashing in his eyes beneath the mask, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Uchiha Fugaku".

The commander of the Dark Guard spoke in an icy voice.

"A serious attack has occurred here. Please step back immediately and leave the scene to us."

As he spoke, he waved his hand.

Several members of the secret service were about to rush into the shop, intending to "rescue" Danzo from the ground and, incidentally, subdue the mysterious shop owner.

"stop."

Fugaku spoke.

The hidden forces did not stop.

In their eyes, the security force was only responsible for maintaining order and had no right to interfere with the secret service's missions.

"I told you to stop right there!"

The sound of a blade being drawn from its sheath.

Fugaku held his long sword horizontally in front of him, blocking the path of the Anbu.

"Uchiha clan leader, do you intend to disobey orders?" the ANBU captain asked rudely. "We're taking the suspect away."

"Suspect?"

Fugaku gave a cold laugh.

He pointed to Danzo on the ground.

"This beast who ordered the massacre of the Uchiha clan, sparing not even infants, is the person you're supposed to protect?"

"The shop owner who saved Sasuke and revealed the truth has become a suspect in your eyes?"

The commander of the secret force was speechless.

But the orders he received were absolute: take control of the situation, bring Danzo back, and block the news.

"This is an order from the Hokage Building. Obstructing the Anbu in enforcing the law is considered treason."

The ANBU captain drew his ninja sword from his back.

The surrounding operatives also drew their weapons, and the atmosphere instantly became extremely tense.

The Uchiha clan members outside the shop also gathered around, confronting the Anbu.

Tensions.

"Betrayal of the village?"

Fugaku lowered his head.

"You're all going to kill us all, and you're still trying to intimidate me by accusing us of betraying the village?"

Fugaku's originally jet-black eyes had now turned blood red.

The three magatama spun rapidly in my pupils.

It didn't stop.

The magatama beads connected together, forming a strange triangular pattern with a black dot in the center.

Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

Chakra, brimming with destructive power, erupted from Fugaku's body.

The rubble on the ground was shaken into the air by this force.

The Dark Division commander stared at Fugaku in horror.

Those are... the legendary eyes?

Fugaku Uchiha had been hiding this power?

"Who dares to touch my son?"

Fugaku's voice was no longer its usual majestic tone, but rather like that of a demon descending to earth.

"Who dares to touch this store?"

He took a step forward.

The floor tiles beneath their feet shattered instantly.

"The Uchiha will slaughter Konoha today!"

The secret agents were forced to retreat repeatedly by this imposing aura.

No one dared to provoke bad luck at this time.

The Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan are humanoid tailed beasts.

During the stalemate, the crowd suddenly parted to create a path.

An old man wearing a divine robe walked in.

Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He wasn't wearing a straw hat, his hair was a little messy, and his face was covered in sweat that hadn't been wiped away.

It was obvious that they had run all the way here.

He saw what was happening inside the store.

They saw Danzo looking like a dead dog and Fugaku with his kaleidoscope activated.

There was also the shop owner sitting behind the counter, watching the show with a knowing expression.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart sank to the bottom.

The worst has happened, but he has to stay calm; he is the Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and forced out a pained expression.

"Fugaku, put the sword down first."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward, attempting to speak in his usual elder's tone.

There's a misunderstanding here.

"Danzo's actions were his own arbitrary decision, and I was unaware of them."

"We are all comrades in Konoha, let's not make ourselves a laughing stock in front of outsiders."

It's the same old trick again; Fugaku is tired of this kind of appeasement.

In the past, Fugaku would give him face because he was the Hokage, and the Uchiha had to turn a blind eye if they wanted to survive in the village.

But today, the situation has completely changed.

"Misunderstand?"

Fugaku did not sheathe his sword; instead, he pointed it directly at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This action caused those in the shadows to gasp in shock.

Pointing a knife at the Hokage is tantamount to rebellion.

"Was what was shown on the canopy also a misunderstanding?"

Fugaku's voice was very loud.

It was so loud that hundreds of villagers watching nearby could hear it.

"Was that comment about doing things more cleanly also a misunderstanding?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened.

"That was... a scene created by illusion..." he tried to argue.

"That's enough!"

Fugaku interrupted the Hokage with a loud shout.

"Third generation, when are you going to stop acting?!"

"Danzo is lying right here! His Root members are kneeling right here! If it weren't for this shop owner's intervention, my son would be dead now! Naruto is dead too!"

Fugaku pointed to Danzo on the ground.

"Is this what you call ignorance?"

"A Hokage assisting, mobilizing dozens of Root elites to carry out an assassination in the center of the village, and you're telling me you weren't aware of it?"

"Then what kind of job is it as Hokage?!"

Every word is piercing to the heart.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to argue, but couldn't find a single word to refute him.

The logic is complete.

He's either an accomplice or a useless puppet.

Regardless of which one he acknowledges, his prestige will be completely destroyed.

This is a completely open and aboveboard scheme.

Fugaku turned around.

He stopped looking at the third generation and looked directly at Roy behind the counter.

The young shop owner remained calm, as if everything happening before his eyes had nothing to do with him.

Fugaku sheathed his sword.

He bowed deeply to Roy.

This is the Uchiha clan chief's gift of gratitude.

"This shop owner showed us the truth."

Fugaku straightened up, turned around to face the Third Hokage, the Anbu, and the villagers outside.

His voice echoed throughout the entire street.

"Starting today."

"The Uchiha clan will no longer obey the orders of the higher-ups."

"The security force is only responsible for protecting the villagers and will no longer carry out any political orders from the Hokage Building."

"We only trust ourselves."

"besides……"

Fugaku pointed to the illusionary dojo behind him.

"I, Uchiha, will protect this store."

"Anyone who wants to touch this place should first ask the Uchiha swordsman if he'll allow it!"

The words fell.

"roar!"

The Uchiha clan members outside the shop roared in unison, signifying that the entire Uchiha clan had united their will, and that this shop would henceforth be within the Uchiha's sphere of influence.

Roy didn't care; he was invincible in the shop anyway.

This is a good show to watch.

They drew their weapons and stood around the shop, forming a human wall.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood there, somewhat dazed.

More and more villagers gathered around to watch.

In the past, if any clan had dared to openly defy the Hokage like this, the villagers would have already begun to criticize them.

But now nobody is talking.

Everyone looked at the third generation with suspicion and indifference in their eyes.

Some people were even muttering to themselves.

"The Uchiha did the right thing..."

"If the village wants to kill my whole family, I will rebel."

"The Third Generation Lord is a huge disappointment."

Public opinion has completely changed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew he had lost.

The sky tore away his disguise, and Fugaku's decisiveness shattered his schemes.

If we order the Anbu to take action now, we can suppress the Uchiha.

That would confirm the crime of murdering one's comrades.

The villagers will not support him.

Even other ninja clans, such as the Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, and Aburame, were watching coldly from the sidelines.

They were weighing whether the Third Hokage could kill the Uchiha today, or whether he could kill them tomorrow.

The morale is low, and the team can no longer be led.

Cold sweat trickled down Hiruzen Sarutobi's forehead.

If we take action today, the people of Konoha will fall apart, and it could even trigger a civil war.