Chapter 7

"I'm on patrol."

"You must be here to pay respects to Obito. I'll take you there."

Uchiha Tamaken said.

In fact, he and Shisui had been patrolling the Uchiha clan's territory these days.

Their responsibility was to deal with the ANBU who had infiltrated.

However, to avoid provoking conflict, they only used genjutsu to knock out these ANBU and then threw them outside the Uchiha clan's territory.

The ANBU themselves were responsible for taking away the infiltrators who had failed.

"That's very kind of you. It seems everyone around here dislikes us."

Maito Gai nodded hurriedly and then whispered to Uchiha Tamaken.

Kakashi's face was stiff, as he was also here to gather intelligence besides paying respects to Obito.

But in front of his friend, he couldn't be as tough.

"I'll take you, don't worry."

Uchiha Tamaken smiled and patted Gai's shoulder.

He and Gai had the best relationship, while Kakashi and the others of the same generation were just acquaintances.

His teammates had all been sacrificed, dying on the battlefield.

Although he had been working hard to train at the time, his strength was not much different from Kakashi's.

Without a shortcut, how could he catch up with these geniuses?

The group soon arrived near the Uchiha clan's ancestral hall, where the graves of Uchiha clan members were located.

Maito Gai and Kakashi were very serious when they paid respects to Obito.

They didn't spend much time and were about to leave.

However, before leaving, Kakashi looked at Uchiha Tamaken with a complex expression.

"Can the Uchiha clan coexist peacefully with the village?"

Kakashi couldn't help but ask Uchiha Tamaken, who was watching the sunset.

"This is something you should ask Konoha."

"Why are you so hostile to the Uchiha?"

"The Uchiha do not want to end up like the Senju clan."

Uchiha Tamaken looked at Kakashi and said calmly.

Kakashi's face stiffened, and he smiled bitterly, not saying anything more.

"Protect that eye of yours. When you can achieve the same level as me, I'll tell you a secret about Obito and Rin's true deaths."

Uchiha Tamaken suddenly opened his Mangekyo Sharingan and said to Kakashi.

He could feel that Konoha's actions were getting closer, so he wanted to give a bit of a warning to make them wary and anxious.

Just a little more time was needed. The supplies were almost collected, and the police force team leader had a good grasp of the situation.

"Hey!"

"What is the truth about Obito and Rin's deaths?"

Kakashi was very shocked to see the Mangekyo Sharingan.

But his attention quickly turned to the truth about Obito and Rin's deaths.

This was his lifelong pain!

"You've been depressed for so long, and your strength is not enough to understand these things."

"But Rin and Obito's deaths were orchestrated by someone. When you master the Mangekyo Sharingan, I will tell you the truth."

Uchiha Tamaken said directly.

No matter how much Kakashi pressed, he wouldn't say anything more.

Maito Gai wanted to ask something but held back, knowing that if Tamaken didn't want to say it, he wouldn't.

Finally, Uchiha Tamaken escorted the two out of the Uchiha clan's territory and then disappeared in front of them.

Kakashi, with a heavy face, said goodbye to Maito Gai and went back to submit his report.

......

"What is the Uchiha clan planning to do!"

"Are they really going to start a war?"

Tobirama said with a dark face.

He didn't expect the Uchiha to have such thoughts.

At this moment, he was worried that a third of the manpower had not been recalled, as the front-line rotation was not a simple matter.

They needed to retreat gradually and could not be taken advantage of by other ninja villages.

It was not easy to resolve the Uchiha in one go, so a large number of people were needed.

"Should we strike first?"

"An active attack can catch the Uchiha off guard, reducing the damage."

Danzo spoke.

He was almost ready and had threatened some clan leaders of smaller families to join in.

"No, if Konoha strikes first, the clans in the village will fear us, which is not good for the future."

"Moreover, Kakashi reported that a Uchiha genius named Uchiha Tamaken now has the Mangekyo Sharingan, with unknown abilities."

Tobirama shook his head.

Uchiha Tamaken's plan had succeeded.

Whether the clans in the village were afraid or not, Tobirama wasn't too concerned.

But he was wary of the Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities, especially with Shisui's precedent.

He wanted to gather more intelligence and confirm the situation before taking action.

After the First and Madara, ninjas no longer engaged in direct confrontation; intelligence warfare was more important.

"What, another Mangekyo user in the Uchiha clan!"

Danzo was also surprised.

He knew the Uchiha clan very well.

These years, he had deliberately controlled the Uchiha clan's missions, reducing their combat exposure to prevent the Mangekyo from appearing.

He didn't expect that two young people of this generation would have the Mangekyo Sharingan!

"Wait until we have more manpower."

"But we need to monitor the Uchiha more closely and confirm any information they gather outside the Uchiha clan's territory."

"Those ANBU under genjutsu seem to be Shisui's work; he may have chosen the Uchiha!"

Tobirama was treating this as a war.

And it must be won, with minimal casualties!

He didn't act immediately because of Uchiha Tamaken and Shisui.

The ANBU under genjutsu were quickly analyzed, and it was possible that Shisui was responsible.

After all, there was information in the ANBU about enemies caught after Shisui used genjutsu, which was easily analyzed.

Two Mangekyo users were what Tobirama feared.

......

Konoha Year 56, Autumn.

"The mission has been distributed, and many people are confused."

"But after I demonstrated the power of my Mangekyo, they no longer had doubts."

Uchiha Fugaku said to Uchiha Tamaken.

"At 5 AM tomorrow, we will act."

"Population is the most important; don't take what we can't secure."

"What we lose, we will take back in greater numbers when we return."

Uchiha Tamaken nodded and said.

The time was not chosen at midnight but at dawn.

This was because it was the time for ANBU shift changes and the sky was just beginning to brighten.

After a night of no activity, no one would expect an attack before dawn.

"Understood."

"Do we need to tell Shisui about this?"

Fugaku nodded and then hesitated.

"There can be no mistakes; this concerns the lives of nearly a thousand Uchiha."

"The faster this operation, the better. The entrance will be in the center, allowing everyone to come over in the shortest time."

Uchiha Tamaken shook his head.

Those who had caused trouble could no longer be trusted absolutely.

This time, it was a test of loyalty.

Uchiha Fugaku nodded heavily and then went to make the arrangements.