Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

When this chakra swept through the entire Hidden Leaf Village, all the ninjas felt a chill run down their spines, and the Third Hokage, who was at home, immediately changed his expression.

Having a bad feeling all along, he had even prepared the armor on the bedroom wall in advance, just for this purpose.

"Third Hokage, the Nine-Tails has escaped. A mysterious person attacked the place where Lady Kushina gave birth, and Lady Biwako sacrificed herself."

"The Fourth Hokage is currently fighting the opponent, who possesses the Sharingan and has control over the Nine-Tails. We have also notified Lord Danzo."

When the ANBU came to report, the Third Hokage had already put on his armor. Upon receiving the news, his heart sank, and he couldn't even think about being sad.

He and Biwako were an old married couple with a very good relationship, but now she has been attacked and lost her life.

Compared to these things, the safety of the village is the most important thing right now. If the Nine-Tails is allowed to run rampant, the entire Hidden Leaf Village could be wiped out.

"Understood. Notify everyone to evacuate immediately. All ninjas should be mobilized. Genin should evacuate the civilians, and Chunin and Jonin should do everything in their power to stop the Nine-Tails."

"Also, see if we can contact the Fourth Hokage to get information about the enemy!"

"yes!"

The members of the Anbu disappeared instantly, and the Third Hokage opened the door and began his operation.

……

Inside Konoha, the enormous Nine-Tails was summoned, its roaring and ferocious appearance waking countless Konoha residents from their sleep.

With just a flick of its claws or a sweep of its tail, countless houses collapsed, causing heavy casualties. Such a being is simply not something ordinary people can face.

Meanwhile, within the barrier not far away, the three were utterly shocked, staring at the Nine-Tails summoned in the distance, and the Sharingan in its eyes.

Immediately, the Root ninjas and the Hyuga clan all looked at Uchiha Fugaku, who was also stunned, his face pale, those eyes making any explanation seem utterly powerless.

"Gentlemen, I am unaware of this matter. I hereby order my clansmen to remain where they are!"

Hiashi looked at the Nine-Tails in the distance, its enormous beastly eyes gleaming with Sharingan eyes that no one could doubt.

However, things are unclear now, so he said, "Let's take this person down first; he's probably involved in this matter."

"Such an obvious attack to lure us out, and then this happened at night, there must be something connected."

"After defeating the opponent, do not dissipate the barrier. Clan Chief Fugaku should know what to do."

Fugaku gave a bitter look and slowly nodded: "My clansmen and I will stay here and will not do anything that would arouse suspicion."

"However, if possible, I would like someone to accompany me to deal with things within the clan, so as to avoid causing unnecessary problems."

Hiashi looked at the Root ninja over there, who remained silent for a moment. Without new orders, they had no right to deal with this matter.

But soon, Danzo arrived here with his men, and saw Izumi River covered in bones within the barrier, as well as Fugaku Uchiha, Hiashi Hyuga, and others.

With a gentle wave of his hand, a group of Root ninjas entered and, without holding back, began to attack Izumi, who was involved in the incident.

Barriers, sealing techniques, ninjutsu, Gentle Fist—all sorts of attacks came crashing down on Izumi Kawa. He was completely unable to defend himself, and soon his bones shattered, leaving him bound inside.

"Tell me, who are your accomplices, what is their purpose, and what is their relationship with the Uchiha clan?"

Danzo looked at the bound Izumi, narrowed his one eye, and interrogated him sternly.

In the current special circumstances, the authority of the Root has been amplified to an unlimited extent, and the other two clans have no right to resist.

"Hahaha, Danzo, you don't need to ask any more questions, because it's pointless."

Izumikawa gave a wicked smile, slightly raised his head to meet Danzo's gaze, and said in a deep voice, "Who told you this is my true form?"

Bang!

Smoke rose, leaving only a skeleton in place, its mouth moving up and down as if mercilessly mocking the other.

This caused Danzo's pupils to shrink, and he turned around angrily, signaling to deal with the thing. The Root ninjas immediately formed hand seals to completely seal it away.

"Fugaku, how much do you know about this? The attack on your son Itachi was reported to Shisui. Was this all staged by you?"

Fugaku slowly shook his head. He absolutely could not remain silent about this matter and had to deny it.

"No, our Uchiha clan absolutely does not have such thoughts."

"Even I know nothing about it, and I want to know the truth!"

Danzo snorted coldly, clearly unappreciative, and looked at the Nine-Tails in the distance with a furrowed brow.

He immediately ordered, "Take Chief Fugaku to the Uchiha clan's location and keep a close watch on them!"

"yes!"

Hiashi Hyuga offered no comment, only saying in a deep voice, "Lord Danzo, let's go and provide support to rescue the people trapped in the ruins."

Danzo nodded slightly. In terms of search and rescue, we still need to rely on the Hyuga clan and the Inuzuka clan.

After doing all this, he led Fugaku and the others toward the Uchiha clan's territory, while pondering what role Izumi Taketori had played in the process.

……

On the other side, atop the Hokage Rock, Izumi and Momona looked down at the chaos in Konoha.

His right eye, veins bulging, surveyed everything, and he remarked with a touch of感慨 (gan3kai3, a complex emotion encompassing both admiration and awe), "My specially made clone was dealt with really quickly!"

"Konoha is Konoha after all. They have all sorts of secret techniques, and especially when they work together, it is impossible for one person to solve the problem."

As the most powerful ninja village, it would be the biggest joke if it were actually stolen by him.

The purpose of creating that special clone was to attract attention and give him time to collect the scattered Nine-Tails chakra.

"It's time, Momona!"

"Let's gather the scattered chakra from the Nine-Tails nearby!"

With a wave of his hand, bones broke through the skin, and a skeletal bird emerged from his palm, gradually transforming into a giant bird on the back of the two.

Looking at the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball that it was gathering, he truly felt the power of the Tailed Beast—that massive aggregate of chakra.

"Interesting, very interesting!"

"This is the power of a tailed beast, the most powerful Nine-Tails chakra!"

They seized a wisp of the Nine-Tails' chakra, which the Third Hokage had scattered after using Enma to blast it away.

He couldn't concern himself with Konoha's affairs, whether it was Obito or the Fourth Hokage; collecting the Nine-Tails' chakra was enough for him.

If the opportunity arises, perhaps we could take Momona to the Fourth Hokage's house to meet Kushina and see if we could obtain the sealing scroll from her.

[Corpse Bone Pulse - Skeleton Shadow Clone!]

Izumi formed hand seals, and figures emerged, their bone wings unfurling behind them as they began to disperse in all directions.

He headed straight for the Fourth Hokage's residence, which was Kushina's location.

This is the only suitable time to see the other person.