Gentlemen, I am no longer the clan leader.

The only option is to make things a little more complicated and find a breakthrough by targeting Danzo. First, cut off the Third Hokage's right and left arms, and then slowly dismantle the current high-ranking officials.

'Just like what the higher-ups did to the Uchiha,' Junichi thought to himself.

"Chieftain, I've spotted a hidden sentry!"

One of the clansmen suddenly spoke up, his Sharingan eyes flashing with an eerie crimson light.

"Go and take care of it," Junichi casually ordered.

Whoosh whoosh!

The group immediately dispersed and each went to find a target.

"Who's there!?"

The Root ninjas on guard duty immediately became alert.

But it didn't work.

The group that Junichi brought were all elite Jonin with three tomoe.

With swift movements, flames danced around their blades, and the three-tomoe jade ornaments swirled in their eyes. When they unleashed their full power, no Root ninja could withstand them.

"It's the Uchiha!"

"How did they get here?"

"Report this to base immediately!"

boom!

In an instant, the surrounding sentries were all cleared out.

There were charred corpses scattered on the ground.

In front.

Inside the Root base, the Root ninjas who remained there were also alerted by the commotion of the battle outside.

"What happened?"

A person without a mask stepped out and asked with a frown.

"Captain, someone is attacking the base! They've killed all the outer sentries!" someone replied. "It's the Uchiha clan!"

"Uchiha?"

The captain paused, taken aback by the name: "Weren't they being exterminated? Where did they get these men... wait!"

The captain suddenly stopped, a sense of unease flashing through his mind.

Did Lord Danzo fail?

No, not possible!

With Danzo's meticulous planning, the Root's forces were largely diverted, and with the Third Hokage's Anbu and the traitor Itachi Uchiha, the massacre of the clan was impossible to fail!

The captain immediately calmed down.

He calmly said, "This is a counterattack by the remnants of the Uchiha clan. We just need to defend the base. With the barrier in place, they can't break in."

As he spoke, he looked at his team members and gave them the battle orders.

"Plan C, to your positions!"

"yes!"

The team members bowed slightly and headed to the base's barrier pivot point to provide chakra and maintain the stability of the barrier.

at the same time.

Outside the base.

Surrounded by his clansmen, Zhunyi stepped over the burning corpses and walked to the entrance of the base.

He looked up and sized him up.

To the naked eye, it looks like an ordinary little hill.

But the interior had long been hollowed out and transformed into a special area.

In the perception of sight and hearing.

Compared to other places, this small hill lacks the feeling of 'being alive,' resembling an inanimate object.

But its appearance is one of lush vegetation and prosperity.

Something's clearly wrong.

It was this very asymmetry that allowed Zhunyi to accurately locate the base of the roots.

"Chieftain!"

The tribespeople looked at Zhunyi expectantly.

"Um,"

Junichi nodded slightly, drew his Ghost Eye, and the bright red blade slowly emerged from its sheath.

All the tribespeople held their breath and stared wide-eyed.

They were fortunate enough to witness the clan leader's astonishing swordsmanship up close!

This is a scene you absolutely cannot miss!

Open your eyes wide and look carefully, then remember it firmly!

Swish!

The next moment, Junichi drew his sword.

The ghost eye transformed into a thin red line, instantly extending hundreds of meters, and swept across the small hill in front of it.

The air was torn apart like cloth, slowly splitting in two.

……

……

Uchiha clan.

"Fugaku, for the sake of peace, please lend me your help!"

The Third Hokage's heartfelt plea brought Fugaku back to his senses.

He looked at the sincere-faced third generation before him, deliberately feigning hesitation: "It's not that I don't want to, but... sigh!"

A long sigh revealed deep inner turmoil.

Upon seeing this, the third generation was secretly delighted.

The others' eyes lit up as well.

Hesitate!

Hesitation indicates that Fugaku's attitude is not firm and he can be persuaded!

"I wasn't wrong, Fugaku can be won over to my side." The Third Hokage chuckled inwardly, then turned and gave Danzo a look.

It's time to make it even hotter, old friend.

clear!

Danzo nodded in understanding, took a step forward, and angrily addressed Fugaku: "Fugaku, do you really think Konoha has no way to deal with the Uchiha?"

"Look at the people standing here!"

He pointed around and pointed out each person he was referring to.

"Hyuga Hiashi, Senju Shiono, Gekko Asahi, Aburame Shii, Inuzuka Kaze, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio... and Kazuma, Naoya, Mizuki, Might Guy..."

Those whose names were called turned solemn and stared intently at Fugaku.

"Do you really think the Uchiha clan can handle such a powerful Konoha?" Danzo's gaze returned to Fugaku, and he sneered, enunciating each word clearly: "Foolish, delusional!"

"The only one who can lose is the Uchiha!"

"It's because we don't want to see the village drenched in blood that we're not planning to continue. Fugaku, don't be ungrateful..."

He wasn't finished yet.

He was interrupted by the Third Hokage: "Enough!"

"Hmph, Hiruzen!" Danzo pretended to be indignant and shut up, his expression still unfriendly.

"This..." Fugaku's expression became even more hesitant, as if Danzo's words had further shaken his resolve.

The Third Hokage observed Fugaku's expression and was even more pleased.

rear.

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado nodded secretly; Hiruzen and Danzo's charade was getting more and more sophisticated.

The performance was so natural that it was almost seamless.

"Fugaku, I don't want to force you. I just hope you'll think it over carefully." The Third Hokage smiled, a smile that conveyed a sense of confidence and assurance.

He knew Fugaku and knew that Fugaku had definitely been persuaded.

just now.

It's just a matter of the last straw breaking the camel's back.

The Third Hokage subtly glanced to the side.

Nara Shikaku received the signal and, understanding the implication, immediately said, "Clan Chief Fugaku, things have come to this point, and the best outcome is for both sides to cease hostilities."

"Yes, what can't be discussed sitting down?" Yamanaka Inoichi added.

Choza Akimichi also spoke up: "If you just nod, we'll treat it as a workout, and we'll still be partners from the same village tomorrow."

Seeing this, the other ninja clans also spoke up at the appropriate time.

"Clan Chief Fugaku, it's not the final step yet."

"The Uchiha are the founders of Konoha. Are you going to destroy the hard work of your predecessors?"

"Didn't we also exercise restraint and patience regarding the Nine-Tails incident eight years ago?"

"Yes, everyone actually believes in the Uchiha."

"There are outsiders trying to sow discord among us."

As the conversation progressed, the atmosphere became increasingly relaxed.

Fugaku was also increasingly moved.

Listen until the end.

Fugaku suddenly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

This action brought smiles to everyone's faces; they were finally convinced!

No need to continue!

"Gentlemen..."

Unexpectedly, Fugaku opened his eyes, slowly raised his hand, revealing the pattern embroidered on his sleeve: "I am very grateful for your painstaking persuasion, but unfortunately, you have misjudged the person."

Everyone stopped abruptly.

They looked at Fugaku's sleeve in disbelief; the patterns on it were the exclusive insignia of the Uchiha clan elders.

"I am no longer the head of the Uchiha clan," Fugaku said with a faint smile, his smile tinged with sarcasm and mockery.

boom!

It felt as if lightning had exploded in everyone's heads, leaving them in a daze.