The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

"No..." Naruto shouted and rushed forward, but at this moment he hadn't even mastered the Three Body Techniques, and his biggest cheat hadn't been activated yet, so it was completely useless.

An gently sidestepped Naruto's fist, casually tapped the back of his neck to knock him unconscious, and then raised the butcher's knife again.

Moments later, the ground was littered with corpses, just like the Uchiha clan's territory on the night of the massacre.

"Hehe...haha..."

An covered his forehead with one hand, threw his head back and laughed wildly, laughing as if he were crying. His eyes turned into kaleidoscope shapes, blood red.

That's it!

This is how revenge should be taken!

Hey, three generations, let's weigh ourselves on the scale!

On one side is your grandson, and on the other is your old friend. See which one is more important to you!

After laughing wildly, An felt empty inside, without any sense of pleasure.

He gently touched the scroll in his arms that sealed the bodies of his parents and younger brother. After a moment of silence, he picked up Naruto and leaped towards the Land of Rain.

Hey, Nagato, haven't you always wanted to collect the Tailed Beasts?

Now I'm here to give you a gift, are you ready to receive it?

And also, Itachi, you beast, I've come looking for you!

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Sunset and moonrise, the stars shift and the constellations move.

Several hours later, the anomaly was finally discovered.

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has gone missing, and the Third Hokage's grandson has been killed. These are incredibly serious matters!

Before long, all the important figures in Konoha Village gathered here.

"Ibiki Morino, I'm counting on you for everything."

Ibiki Morino hurriedly bowed and agreed, "Please rest assured, Hokage-sama, I will definitely find out which village is the enemy that dared to attack us!"

The Third Hokage stopped talking, his face grim. He waved at Morino Ibiki, then started puffing on his pipe.

It takes time for Morino Ibiki to extract the memories of the deceased, so Mitokado Homura took the initiative to state his position first:

"Regardless of which village it was done, it's a provocation against Konoha!"

"Their audacity in attacking the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is clearly a declaration of war against Konoha!"

"This time, Konoha will not compromise!"

Everyone echoed this sentiment.

"That's right, the rival village must know about the annihilation of the Uchiha clan and think we've suffered a major loss of strength, otherwise they would never dare to provoke us like this!"

"We can't let other villages look down on us, otherwise the Fourth Shinobi World War will break out immediately!"

Shimura Danzo was even more sinister:

"Hiruzen, I've said it before: the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki should be firmly controlled by the village. They can't just be left to roam freely outside like this."

"After reclaiming the Jinchuriki, he must be placed under the supervision of Root!"

The three generations were already troublesome enough, but his old friend was adding fuel to the fire, which made him furious.

He glared at Danzo, cracking his pipe as he hissed:

"Danzo!"

"Now is not the time for you to fight for power!"

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is not someone you can just lay your hands on recklessly. You'd better remember that!"

During their argument, Ibiki Morino had already finished examining the deceased's memories and returned to report:

"Lord Hokage, there is only one culprit. He was disguised as an Anbu member. He first impersonated the Hokage's orders and issued a mission to Konohamaru and the others to lure the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki out of the village. Then he suddenly attacked and kidnapped him."

"The murderer's appearance and physique are exactly the same as Kakashi's, and, um..." He hesitated for a moment, his eyes quickly flashing towards Danzo beside him, and then he quickly lowered his head and said, "The murderer also said, 'The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki should be firmly controlled by the village, and cannot be left to roam freely outside.'"

Good guy!

At this moment, everyone instinctively turned to look at Danzo.

Those words still ring in my ears!

However, everyone only glanced at it before turning their heads away, pretending not to have heard.

This time it was Danzo's turn to be dumbfounded. He angrily banged his cane on the ground and glared at Danzo, cursing:

"This is a frame-up!"

"This was definitely done by another village!"

No one spoke; they simply lowered their heads and counted the ants.

Things in this village are complicated!

Framing someone is one thing, but what if... it's true?

"Danzo stays. Everyone else, disperse!" The Third Hokage gave the order indifferently, his face cold.

"Whoosh!" Almost instantly, everyone had vanished.

A wise person does not stand under a dangerous wall; what happened next was not something they were qualified to overhear.

They just need to wait for the Hokage to determine the nature of this matter.

"Hiruzen, you wouldn't be so easily provoked, would you?" Danzo glared at the Third Hokage, his eyes filled with grievance and resentment.

"Hmph!" The Third Generation snorted coldly, took a long drag on his pipe, and slowly exhaled. The white smoke, like a long dragon, billowed and shrouded his facial expression, making it difficult to discern.

"Danzo, I know you too well!"

"I know exactly what you're capable of doing to achieve your goal!"

"I've always indulged you, but you've gone too far this time!"

"Konohamaru is just a child, how could you be so heartless!"

The Third Hokage's eyes were a little red, but compared to his grandson, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was still more important.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, finally revealing a hint of stoicism.

"Danzo, you'd better hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki obediently, or I won't let you off so easily this time!"

Now it was Danzo's turn to panic, and he hurriedly explained:

"Hiruzen, you know me!"

"If I were to do something like this, I would definitely disguise myself as a ninja from another village. Why would I use someone from Root to carry out this operation, and even disguise myself as Kakashi? Are you afraid that others won't recognize me?"

"Hmph!" The Third Hokage was even angrier upon hearing this. "You have always been narrow-minded and deeply hate traitors."

"Last time you tried to assassinate me, Kakashi betrayed you in the face of danger, completely costing you your chance to become Hokage. How could you not hate him?"

"Although everyone knows that the culprit is undoubtedly Kakashi in disguise, proper investigation and verification are still indispensable. If you interfere again, it might just be another repeat of the Hatake Sakumo story!"

What is word-of-mouth?

That's what you call word-of-mouth!

Danzo was speechless, wanting to explain, but he himself felt that his words were somewhat far-fetched and weak.

Because this matter was handled so perfectly to his liking; it was something he had wanted to do but hadn't yet taken the plunge into.

Could it be that one of my subordinates guessed my thoughts and took the initiative to solve my problems?

Seeing Danzo fall silent and his gaze shift, the Third Hokage grew even angrier. He immediately waved his hand, summoned an Anbu member, and gave the order:

"Issue my order that, effective immediately, Elder Shimura Danzo is to remain secluded at home and be forbidden from leaving."

"Also, let…" He hesitated for a moment, then finally chose a smart person to do the job, "Let Nara Shikaku lead the search for Root, and make sure to bring back the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

"Yes!" The ANBU bowed and then vanished in an instant.

Seeing that the Third Hokage had made up his mind, Danzo knew that the situation was hopeless. He stopped wasting words, simply tapped his cane heavily, turned and left, muttering bitterly:

"Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"

The Third Hokage stared intently at Danzo as he walked away, saying nothing, only smoking incessantly. It was impossible to know what he was thinking.