Chapter 8

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

"Is it the Mist Village, or the Rock Village?"

Over the past two days, Kakashi has been completely mentally exhausted by Uchiha Tamaken's words, constantly thinking about this matter.

The fact that he saw the Mangekyou Sharingan and that Tamaken had passed this information to Konoha, though only with an 80% probability, still led him to submit a report.

Since then, he has been responsible for monitoring the Uchiha clan's territory, but his mind has been preoccupied with Obito and Rin.

"Captain, you haven't been in good spirits these past few days. Why don't you rest a bit, and I'll take over?"

One of Kakashi's subordinates said to him.

Over the past two days, they had noticed that Kakashi seemed to be in poor spirits, but the recent mission could not be abandoned, even if they were injured, they had to be on duty!

"It's fine, it will be dawn soon, and there won't be much of a problem during the day."

Kakashi shook his head.

He had come to take over the shift.

As the captain, he naturally could not slack off.

And this was a critical moment!

Although it was hard to believe that the Uchiha clan would go to war with the village, if there was a possibility, it had to be guarded against.

After all, the lives of tens of thousands of people in Konoha were in their hands.

"Yes!"

Seeing the situation, the ANBU member did not try to persuade him further.

Although the monitoring had been very strict recently, as long as they did not enter the Uchiha clan's territory, there was no danger.

Both sides maintained restraint, avoiding any escalation of conflict.

"Could Obito and Rin's deaths be related to Konoha?"

"Otherwise, why wouldn't Tamaken tell me!"

Kakashi's head was about to explode from all the thinking.

In the end, he guessed that the reason Tamaken didn't tell him might be that Konoha was involved.

The thought of this possibility was hard for him to accept.

"Chirp!!!"

Suddenly, a high-pitched bird-like cry rang out.

Kakashi, who was still lost in thought, was instantly startled awake.

"Could it be!!!"

Kakashi was shocked.

This was the signal for full-scale preparation for battle.

And the sound was very close, clearly related to the Uchiha clan.

Without hesitation, Kakashi instantly entered a combat state, pulling up his forehead protector to reveal his blood-red Sharingan.

"This is a barrier!!"

Kakashi discovered that the Uchiha clan's territory had suddenly been covered by a barrier, causing the information visible to his Sharingan to instantly decrease.

The warning was issued by a Hyuga clan ninja from the Root.

Although the Hyuga clan was not involved in this matter, there were still Hyuga clan ninjas present.

He would use his Byakugan to observe the Uchiha clan's territory every ten minutes, but suddenly he noticed the barrier, which blocked the distance his Byakugan could penetrate.

What was originally able to see through two kilometers was suddenly reduced to just a few dozen meters.

All the ANBU members were on high alert, ready for battle.

But inside the Uchiha clan's territory, the police force members immediately mobilized.

They created a large number of shadow clones, rushing directly to the areas where ordinary clan members lived, preparing to evacuate everyone to the central location.

"Has it begun!"

Shisui, alone inside the Uchiha clan's territory, watched the situation outside.

Hearing the commotion, he knew the evacuation had started.

He had only been told it would be today, but he didn't expect it to be in the early morning.

Feeling excluded, he had no resentment!

"May the future Konoha be better."

"But today, I will fight for the Uchiha!"

Shisui, after saying this, opened his eyes, and the blood-red three-tomoe Sharingan appeared directly.

He was responsible for intercepting all ANBU members entering the Uchiha clan's territory.

Helping him were twenty elite members of the police force.

They immediately dispersed, preparing to hold back the incoming ANBU.

The evacuation plan was only fifteen minutes, and they needed to act quickly!

"Move out, this is the moment of the Uchiha's survival!!"

Fugaku Uchiha, the leader responsible for leading the elite police force, had used the Transcription Seal to cast a genjutsu on these people during a meeting that morning.

The genjutsu automatically activated half an hour ago, informing them of the specific combat situation.

All the details were kept secret until the last moment.

"Yes!!"

The elite police force members roared in unison.

They then instantly dispersed, heading to various borders of the Uchiha clan's territory to hold back the ANBU.

Inside the Uchiha clan's territory, everyone immediately sprang into action.

Many members looked in shock at the glowing gate at the center of the clan's territory.

"Get the civilians through this light gate, quickly!"

Beside the gate stood several Uchiha clan elders.

At this moment, they had no other thoughts, only wanting to get as many clan members to safety as possible.

A large number of ordinary Uchiha clan members were pushed through the light gate.

Over 90% of them had no idea what was happening, but they trusted their clan members and believed they would not be deceived.

"They're here!"

Tamaken Uchiha was responsible for guarding the portal.

But he had already seen the first signs of firelight appearing!

The explosions of explosive tags and the vibrations of fire jutsu were already beginning to occur!

...........

"You mean the Uchiha have not yet attacked Konoha, but have only used a barrier to block the Byakugan's detection?"

Tobirama Sarutobi arrived near the Uchiha clan's territory within a few minutes.

However, to prevent Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan ability, he was hiding in a secret underground base.

"Yes, just a barrier to block detection and perception. The ANBU have already rushed in and encountered resistance from the Uchiha clan."

Nara Shikaku nodded and said directly.

Beside him, Inoichi Yamanka used his mental power to connect with Shikaku, allowing him to perceive the front-line situation and explain it.

"How long will it take to break the barrier?"

Tobirama Sarutobi turned to the ANBU and asked.

"Within one minute," the ANBU leader said, specifying the time.

Tobirama Sarutobi nodded, then took out a crystal ball and used the Telescope Technique to observe.

He found the situation indeed very strange.

What were the Uchiha clan members doing inside the barrier?

The one-minute wait felt like an eternity.

Suddenly, the image in the crystal ball became clear, allowing him to see the situation inside the Uchiha clan's territory clearly.

The Telescope Technique only worked within Konoha, relying on the defensive barrier covering the village to gather information, a capability unique to Konoha among the Five Great Villages.

"That is!!!"

Tobirama Sarutobi spread his hands, his fingers quickly moving to enlarge the image in the crystal ball.

He saw a shocking scene.

A large number of Uchiha clan members passed through the white-glowing portal, disappearing from Konoha.

"Space-time jutsu!!!"

"The Uchiha are not preparing for war, but for escape!!!"

"Damn, we've been tricked!!!"

Seeing this, Tobirama Sarutobi knew exactly what was happening and stood up in anger.