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"Use this. The Yasunori Trading Company made it specifically for you."

Sasori first used his puppets to clear away a patch of trees, then took out a Space Capsule and directly released the Anti-gravity Airship.

"It can carry five hundred people. We’ll leave once it’s full. When will the people you need to send arrive?"

Uchiha Yashiro stared in shock at the massive airship that had suddenly appeared. What is this? How did he take it out? Is there really a Sealing Scroll that large?

"Hey, there isn’t much time. Where are the rest?"

Sasori’s shout snapped Uchiha Yashiro out of his daze. He then realized that this was the time to relocate the clansmen and immediately said to Sasori, "We’ll go back and bring the next group. Since we can’t let Konoha’s people notice, we can only send this many at a time."

"Then go. I’ll guard this place."

Sasori waved his hand and took out twenty Mecha Puppets. Even beneath the darkening night sky, the puppets reflected a faint metallic gleam. One look was enough to tell they were formidable.

"With me here, even if all of Konoha’s Anbu come, I can guarantee that not a single person will be harmed."

Puppet Master from the Saudi Federation? But he seems a little different from the Puppet Masters I’ve seen before…

After seeing Sasori’s puppets, Uchiha Yashiro silently thought to himself. But this was not the time for curiosity, and the man before him was an ally of the Uchiha Clan.

"Then I’ll have to trouble you, friend from the Saudi Federation."

After saying that, Uchiha Yashiro bowed to Sasori in thanks, then called the other clansmen back to Konoha’s clan grounds to escort the next group.

Uchiha Yashiro did not fully trust Sasori. Several Uchiha ninja were mixed in among these ordinary clan members. If enemies appeared, they would be able to fight back.

"Clan head, squad captain Tekka, a Root squad has been spotted to the southwest. There are twelve people. They have not approached the clan grounds and appear to be monitoring us or setting up a defensive barrier."

At the Military Police Force, another member came to report the intelligence they had gathered. There were more and more Anbu and Root operatives around the clan grounds. They no longer bothered driving away some of the Anbu monitoring them and only left clansmen behind to watch them.

But the Root operatives in this direction had to be dealt with. They were not far from the route used to relocate the clansmen. If they noticed anything, the ordinary clan members would be in danger.

"Clan head, let captain Mutsuki take three squads and clear out these rats."

Uchiha Tekka spoke to Fugaku. Publicly or privately, he did not want to let this group from Root go. After all, Yasunori-kun had been killed by Root’s Suicide Bombers, and their location posed a threat to the ordinary clan members.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded in agreement with Uchiha Tekka’s suggestion and said, "Mutsuki, I’ll leave it to you."

Uchiha Mutsuki nodded. He was extremely quiet by nature, but he was a reliable man in the Military Police Force. During the Third Shinobi World War, he had awakened Three-Tomoe and become a powerful ninja. It was only because he was not good with words that he had merely become a squad captain.

After Uchiha Mutsuki led his men away, only forty people remained in the Military Police Force.

"Who goes there?!"

"Enemy attack!"

Suddenly, warning cries rang out from outside the Military Police Force. Upon hearing them, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Tekka, and the others immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to leap out through the open windows, followed by several other clansmen.

Once outside, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Tekka saw a mysterious man standing before the gates of the Military Police Force. He had long hair and wore a mask that exposed only one eye.

The two clansmen guarding the gates had already died at this man’s hands. Less than ten seconds had passed between the first sound and their leap from the windows, yet both guards had already lost their lives.

"Who are you? Konoha doesn’t seem to have anyone like you."

Uchiha Fugaku questioned him coldly. Whether it was his clothing, mask, or weapon, none of it resembled that of a Konoha ninja.

"I am merely a Uchiha ghost who has forgotten his name and remembers only revenge. Uchiha Itachi invited me to help him destroy this rotten clan. Still, the Military Police Force has some strength. You sent out so many squads, yet you still have so many people left."

Uchiha Obito swept his exposed Sharingan around and discovered that more than thirty Military Police Force ninja had gathered nearby. The commotion just now had likely drawn everyone inside out.

After looking around, Uchiha Obito fixed his gaze on Uchiha Fugaku. All he needed to do next was determine his Mangekyō Eye Technique. Three-Tomoe posed little threat to him and could largely be ignored.

"Invited by Uchiha Itachi?!"

The expressions of Uchiha Tekka and the others changed when they heard what the Masked Man had said.

Uchiha Fugaku in particular was even more shocked and furious. He immediately demanded coldly, "You want to sow discord? Do you think such a pathetic trick will work?"

"Whether it’s sowing discord or not, I believe you’ve already reached your own judgment. In fact, he asked me to deal with the Military Police Force, while he went to deal with the ordinary Uchiha clansmen himself."

Uchiha Obito shook the chain in his hand. In the silent night, the glow of distant Fire Style seemed to stain the darkness a fiery red. Yet no one from the Military Police Force paid attention elsewhere. Dozens of Sharingan stared fixedly at Obito, as if demanding that he explain everything.

"Though there are a few more people than expected, there shouldn’t be anyone among the ordinary clansmen capable of resisting Uchiha’s genius ninja, right?"

"What kind of bullshit genius ninja is that?!"

One of the Military Police Force captains could not help roaring as he charged at Uchiha Obito. He drew his short sword and used the Body Flicker Technique to arrive before Obito in an instant. As he swung, scorching flames ignited along the narrow blade.

Some believed what he said, while others did not. This impulsive Military Police Force member was one of those who believed it. Moreover, one of the two gate guards Obito had just killed was his friend.

Whoosh!

The flaming blade passed through his body, but the Military Police Force member’s face froze slightly. He had clearly struck him, yet it seemed he had not. There had been no resistance at all, as though he had slashed through air.

"Impulsiveness will bring death, though your swordsmanship is not bad."

Uchiha Obito spoke blandly. After the blade passed through his chest, he flicked his right hand. The chain in his hand instantly looped around the Military Police Force member’s neck. With a pull and a yank, a wet rip rang out as he tore the man’s head off.

"Santai!!"

Someone else in the Military Police Force was also this man’s friend. Seeing his friend die before him, the Two-Tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly, as if a third tomoe might emerge at any moment.

Uchiha Obito shook the blood from his chain and shrugged. "The opening act is over. Now it’s your turn."

Kamui made Uchiha Obito invincible, and he also possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan. Unless it was an Illusion Technique involving Mangekyō Eye Techniques, it posed little threat to him.

That was why Uchiha Obito dared to come alone and wipe out the Military Police Force.

Because of the Military Police Force’s notice, nearly all Uchiha clansmen had received word that they might be relocated.

Therefore, the ordinary clansmen were not deeply asleep. They waited at home for the Military Police Force’s next notice.

Staying awake for a while would at most delay tomorrow’s work a little, but this was the first time these ordinary Uchiha clansmen had seen the Military Police Force act so seriously.

Many elderly Uchiha could sense that something was wrong based on decades of experience, but when it came to a secret like a Coup d’état, the non-ninja clansmen had no channels at all through which to investigate.

They did not know what had happened and could only wait quietly.

In the home of an ordinary Uchiha family lived an elderly couple well past their prime. Their son had been a ninja, but he had died for the clan during the Shinobi World War. To care for them, the Uchiha Clan had opened a wagashi shop for the old man based on his craft.

After tidying up, the old woman came to her husband’s side and complained in a somewhat aged voice, "You’ve been reading that newspaper from the day before yesterday all this time. Why don’t you go see whether you’ve packed your things?"

The old man grunted twice and set down his newspaper. "No need to pack so much. Mutsuki from the Military Police Force said that whatever we lose here will be compensated later."

"Take as little as you can. You old man know better than anyone how much pressure the clan head and the others are under. Go pack."

The authority the old woman had accumulated over decades still prevailed. Under her stern scolding, the old man reluctantly moved his body and went upstairs again to pack the things they would take with them.

"Ah…"

The old woman came to the front room. Normally at this time, she would still have the wagashi shop open, providing late-night snacks for the younger clansmen patrolling and standing guard. She did not know what had happened recently.

Tap, tap…

Clear footsteps sounded in the quiet night. The old woman turned around, and a kindly smile appeared on her face as she softly said to the visitor,

"Itachi, are you still heading out on a mission so late? I still have some dango here. Take some with you—ugh?"

Squelch!

Itachi drove his short sword into the heart of the chattering old woman before him. The single strike killed her instantly, leaving her unable to say another word. Only a puzzled expression appeared on her face, as if she had no idea what had happened.

What is Itachi doing? He seems to be using a knife…

The old woman never understood what had happened before she died, her pupils immediately losing focus.

Thud.

After Itachi pulled out his short sword, the old woman’s corpse fell straight to the floor. The sound immediately alerted the old man upstairs.

"What happened? What is it? Oh, it’s Itachi. Are you taking over for the Military Police Force…"

Squelch!

With the same strike, the elderly couple from the wagashi shop died.

"Next."

Uchiha Itachi’s expression did not ripple in the slightest as he calmly walked toward the next household. Next would be Uchiha Rinjin’s family, who sold fish, and Uchiha Haruna’s family, who sold flowers.

"This is all for Uchiha. Uchiha’s reputation cannot be stained with the infamy of rebellion."

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