Senior!!!

Hidden Leaf Village, the edge of the Uchiha Clan Territory.

Countless Shuriken swarmed over, immediately drowning the monkey-faced Ninja.

The crisis was temporarily resolved, but before Uchiha Nen could catch his breath, two sharp whistling sounds came from behind him.

Two Root Ninja moved simultaneously, slashing their swords at his back.

Nen suddenly turned around, the palms of his hands sprouting foot-long wooden thorns, intersecting as they met the attack.

"Bang bang!"

The blades cut into the wooden thorns, making solid impact sounds, but the thorns not only didn't break, but grew against the wind, like two long spears, directly piercing the shoulders of the two.

"Wooden Style: Splinter Technique!"

Nen's wrist twisted slightly, and the wooden thorns grew wildly inside the two, countless dense and tough branches inserted into their flesh, finally bursting out of their bodies!

One of them was pierced through the internal organs on the spot, but the second one was obviously more decisive and ruthless. The moment the wooden thorns entered his body, he cut off his arm with a knife, but he also escaped the disaster because of it.

Another 4 Root Ninja staggered and rushed up, their weapons flashing coldly in the moonlight, including finger blades, shield knives, chains, and strangely shaped iron hooks, with bizarre shapes, some of which Nen couldn't even name.

He gritted his teeth, forced himself to suppress the exhaustion of his body and mind, and braced himself to meet the battle.

He wasn't very good at Taijutsu, and close combat had always been a weakness, so the moment he fell into the enemy's formation, he immediately fell into a disadvantage.

In contrast, although the weapons of these Root Ninja were different in shape, each of them could wield them with great skill, and they had a great understanding of each other. Obviously, they were all good at close combat.

The shield knife pressed forward, the iron hook tripped his legs, the chain restrained the Wooden Style, and the swift finger blades were entangled in close combat. Nen only persisted for a few rounds before retreating steadily.

Helpless, he could only erupt Chakra and release a large area of wooden thorns to force the enemy back, while also giving himself time to breathe.

During the retreat, Nen's feet suddenly stagnated, and his whole body seemed to be trapped in a quagmire.

In horror, his hands were disobedient and clasped together on their own, making stiff movements.

He tried his best to turn his eyes, and only with his peripheral vision did he realize that he had stepped into a shadow.

A Root Ninja clasped his hands tightly, making the same movements as him, "Shadow Imitation Technique!"

"Damn it." He struggled desperately, every muscle in his body trembling violently from the exertion, but even if he tried his best, he couldn't move. A pair of Sharingan reflected countless hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"

"Lightning Release: Thunderclap!"

"Water Release: Water Disruption Wave!"

"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"

"Earth Release: Rock Pillar Spear!"

...

The earth spear pierced through the air, the flames advanced in the strong wind, the thunder exploded in the water flow, and the overwhelming offensive completely enveloped Nen. He was filled with despair and could only watch the Root Ninja focus their fire on him.

Is everything... coming to an end like this...

Just then, the wind whistled in his ears, and a figure appeared in front of him out of thin air, like a flowing wind from the heavens, ethereal and without a trace.

Black hair cascaded down, robes fluttered, as if a banished immortal had descended to the mortal realm. The heroic and handsome figure blocked the moonlight, with only the Uchiha Clan Territory crest on the back clearly visible.

"Senior!!!"

"Mm."

Uchiha Shin'yu smiled leisurely, the blazing light illuminating his ink-black eyes. Facing the overwhelming offensive, he simply raised his right hand slowly.

In the next instant, under Uchiha Nen's shocked gaze, lightning flashed and vanished, flames wailed, the invisible wind quietly broke apart, water and earth surged and dissipated, and even the shadows binding him—all Ninjutsu flowed like rivers into the sea, converging into Shin'yu's palm. The light suddenly contracted, as if a small black hole existed there.

Not just Nen, but all the Root Ninja were dumbfounded, intimidated by the mysterious man's aura and unable to speak.

"If you don't want to die, come with me."

Shin'yu silently placed his hand on Nen's shoulder. Nen immediately turned his head, the space beside him distorted, and a silent, black-red vortex opened.

A look of elation after surviving a disaster appeared in his eyes, and without hesitation, he followed Shin'yu into the vortex, his figure swallowed and disappeared.

It wasn't until the two's presence completely vanished that the crowd suddenly awoke, each person breaking out in cold sweat, a wave of lingering fear rising in their hearts.

...

"Crack!"

In the Hokage Building, behind the desk, the cup in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand suddenly shattered.

"What did you say!" Hiruzen stared intently at Danzo, completely disregarding the blood seeping from his palm, his gaze solemn. "Uchiha Nen... was taken away by Uchiha Shin'yu???"

Danzo nodded lightly.

Hiruzen couldn't stand his detached appearance, and an uncontrollable anger surged in his heart. "You disobeyed my orders and mobilized Root to attack Uchiha Nen without authorization, which is why this has happened!"

"What's the use of saying this now? Uchiha Nen is already a Rogue Ninja. The top priority is to think about how to deal with it." Danzo's face showed no shame at all, but was rather indifferent.

"How to deal with it? How else can we deal with it?" Hiruzen slammed the table. "I said long ago that Uchiha Nen doesn't know about his father's information yet. If we want him to contribute to Hidden Leaf Village, we can't be impatient and can only take it slowly. Your impulsiveness only proves that we have something to hide!"

"Shouldn't we have something to hide?" Danzo snorted coldly, his hands tucked into his sleeves. "Back then, everyone was involved in Uchiha Kagami's matter. Since you were chosen as Hokage in the end, then take responsibility!"

As he spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly. "If you really don't have the ability to solve the problem, it wouldn't be impossible for me to take over the Hokage position."

"Master once taught me a sentence." Hiruzen raised his eyes, his voice containing a chill. "If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who created the problem!"

"Save it. I didn't create this problem, and my orders were not wrong at all!"

Danzo smiled contemptuously. "Do you really think Uchiha Nen doesn't know his own background? From the moment Tsunade met him, the nature of this matter has already changed, and all of this is because you didn't have the heart to stop her!"

He pointed at Hiruzen's chest. "It's your incompetence that led to today's consequences. I took the initiative to take the blame and bear the responsibility for you, but you not only don't thank me, but you even blame me? Hiruzen, put away that sanctimonious look! Back then, I stood up so that the Uchiha Clan Territory wouldn't become Hokage, and now, it's your turn to stand up!"

Hiruzen was silent. He slowly sat back in his chair and lit his pipe.

A wisp of smoke rose slowly into the air, and his voice became much hoarser. "We still don't know Kagami's whereabouts. Back then, Uchiha Shin'yu took him away, and now he has taken away his son. No one can guess his intentions."

"I said long ago that Kagami is bound to die."

Danzo's tone was firm. "Based on Uchiha Shin'yu's hatred for him, he can't possibly survive..."

"Most importantly, we don't know Shin'yu's attitude towards our Hidden Leaf Village." Hiruzen frowned tightly.

"Don't worry." Danzo pondered. "All of that guy's hatred is only directed at opponents from the Warring States Period, the Senju, and you Sarutobi. On the contrary, there is no direct conflict of interest with Hidden Leaf Village. As long as we don't provoke him, he has no reason to attack Hidden Leaf Village."

Hiruzen pondered for a moment, finally giving the order:

"Strengthen the surrounding Barrier, have the Hidden Leaf Police Force members cooperate with patrol duties, defend strictly, and report any abnormalities immediately!"

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