My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

Uchiha Touhuan left Root without looking back.

Kakashi was also jolted when he heard Uchiha Touhuan utter that name.

【Obito's grandmother? Yes, it is. All these years, out of guilt, I've never even visited her...】

I'm such a failure.

"Captain..." Seeing Kakashi standing there in a daze, an ANBU ninja stepped forward to remind him.

"I'm fine." Kakashi waved his hand after regaining his senses. "Clean this up and then go back to report to the Hokage."

……

After returning to the security headquarters located within the Uchiha clan's territory, Uchiha Touhuan immediately went to the interrogation room.

The Wood Release ninja brought back yesterday has been interrogated for a whole day, and Yamanaka Fu, who was just brought back today, also woke up shortly after being brought back to the interrogation room. The two are currently firmly bound in the interrogation room, and their chakra has been sealed.

However, the interrogation did not go very smoothly. After all, the two were ninjas, and ninjas from Root. The interrogation room that the Security Department had prepared for the village's petty thieves was naturally a bit inadequate.

"Clan Chief." As Uchiha Touhuan entered the interrogation room, several clan members in charge of the interrogation temporarily stopped what they were doing and stepped forward to greet him.

"How's the interrogation going?" Uchiha Touhuan asked.

"Both of them are very stubborn, especially the one from yesterday. We fought all night, but he still wouldn't confess anything. We were just about to ask the clan's Jonin, who is proficient in genjutsu and has three tomoe, to help us." The person in charge of the interrogation was just an ordinary Uchiha Chunin with only one tomoe Sharingan. After all, he usually only used it to deal with petty thieves in the village. Such strength was more than enough, but it was a bit insufficient when facing two ninjas who were not weak.

"No need for that trouble, I'll do it myself." Uchiha Touhuan said, walking into the interrogation room and standing in front of Yamanaka Fu.

Yamanaka Fu, who was tied to a chair, had clearly been beaten several times in the past few days. When he saw Uchiha Touhuan arrive, his face immediately turned into a look of hatred, and his eyes seemed to want to devour Uchiha Touhuan alive.

Uchiha Touhuan smiled slightly, just looking at this unlucky guy who had been completely brainwashed by Danzo, then waved his hand, and the interrogators behind him stepped forward and gave him another beating.

Even Uchiha Touhuan shook his head at the sight. It was somewhat driven by personal grudges. Indeed, Danzo's Root clan had often clashed with the Uchiha clan, and now that someone had finally fallen into their hands, they naturally had to treat them well.

Seeing that the fight was almost over, Uchiha Touhuan slowly got up and came to Yamanaka Fu.

"I...I won't...say anything." Yamanaka Fumi, panting heavily after being brutally beaten, stared defiantly at Uchiha Touhuan as he arrived.

The midday sun streamed through the interrogation room windows, making it difficult for Yamanaka Kaze to open his eyes. Even the face of Uchiha Touhuan right in front of him appeared somewhat blurry in his vision.

"I visited your Root base, and it was quite intimidating," Uchiha Touhuan said softly.

"You Root members want to help Danzo become Hokage? You want to eliminate the Uchiha?" Uchiha Touhuan reached out and wiped the blood from the corner of Yamanaka Fu's mouth.

"Go outside and take a look. Nothing has changed. The village is still the same as before." Uchiha Touhuan's face gradually became clearer in Yamanaka Kaze's eyes, which were getting used to the sunlight, but his words sent a chill down Yamanaka Kaze's spine.

"Actually, whether you confess or not is completely unimportant. I never intended to get any information from you." After saying that, Uchiha Touhuan turned to the clansman in charge of the interrogation and said, "Keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't die."

"Rice Fire".

"Here!" Uchiha Inahisa greeted Uchiha Touhuan with a bow.

"Call the second squad and come with me," Uchiha Touhuan ordered.

"Understood." Uchiha Inahime nodded. "Clan leader, where are we going?"

"Of course, we're going to the Shimura clan to capture Shimura Danzo's accomplices," Uchiha Touken said.

"Arrest them directly?" Uchiha Inahisa asked incredulously, but a hint of excitement flickered in his eyes. Normally, the relationship between the Shimura clan ninjas and the Uchiha clan in the village was not good.

"How can you call it arresting someone?" Uchiha Touhuan laughed. "It's already clear that Shimura Danzo attacked a fellow villager and defiled the First Hokage's body. And I just happened to find some evidence of the Shimura clan's dealings with him at the Root base."

As he spoke, Uchiha Touhuan took out an account book that was mostly burned from the sealed scroll.

"So, we're just asking them to come back for questioning."

Uchiha Touhuan's words made Yamanaka Fu, who was tied to the interrogation chair, widen his eyes. He clearly remembered that all the accounts of Root should have been destroyed.

Uchiha Touhuan glanced back at Yamanaka Fu at the opportune moment. Seeing the faint smile on Uchiha Touhuan's lips, Yamanaka Fu finally understood why Uchiha Touhuan had said that whether he confessed or not was completely unimportant.

Yamanaka Kaze struggled violently. He was about to shout when a member of the Uchiha clan punched him and gagged him.

They could only watch helplessly as Uchiha Touhuan led his men away.

Soon, the second squad of the guard team, which had no mission at this point, completed its assembly.

Initially, everyone was a little resentful when they received the call to assemble during their break, but upon hearing that they were going to cause trouble for the Shimura clan, the good young men of the Uchiha clan all perked up.

"Reporting to the clan leader, the second squad of the security department has assembled!" Uchiha En'yu, the captain of the second squad, reported at the gate of the security department.

Uchiha Touhuan nodded.

Uchiha En'yu suddenly roared, "Salute to the clan leader!"

The members of the second squad snapped to attention and gave a military salute: "Loyalty! Fortitude!"

Uchiha Touhuan watched this scene with a wry smile. Ever since he had impulsively saluted Sarutobi Hiruzen yesterday, this gesture had become popular within the clan.

"Loyalty! Sincerity!" Uchiha Touhuan returned the greeting and led his group toward the Shimura clan.

Such a commotion naturally couldn't escape the village's notice. Hiruzen Sarutobi was currently in his office with a headache. He had originally planned to take over the remaining Root members under Danzo's control, but this morning he received news that the entire Root organization had been massacred by Touhuan Uchiha.

Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha, who came to work at the Anbu, also told him everything that happened at the clan meeting yesterday.

Upon learning that Uchiha Touhuan had become the head of the Uchiha clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh.

"The only good news is that Touhuan suppressed the Uchiha clan's violent rebellion, and he recruited civilian ninjas into the security force. Whatever his purpose, it's all good in general," Hiruzen Sarutobi comforted himself.