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

Chapter 10: Would the Third Hokage truly trust the Uchiha clan?

"puff!"

A burst of blood splattered, covering the ninja's head and face.

But his eyes were full of panic, showing no sign of joy at completing the mission.

His short sword seemed to have struck thick cowhide; the move, which should have severed the cowhide in one stroke, was stopped midway.

He looked up abruptly and saw that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had woken up at some point, his entire body enveloped in fiery red chakra, surging and churning like boiling magma. Three long energy tails were wildly flailing behind him, cracking the ground wherever they passed and sending surrounding debris flying everywhere.

When their eyes met, he saw only a pair of beastly eyes filled with savagery.

Those vertical pupils held no human emotion, only the most primal desire to kill.

The moment they were targeted, the Root ninjas felt as if they were being locked onto by their natural enemy, and their blood seemed to freeze.

Oops!

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has gone out of control!

"Go to hell!"

He yelled and hurriedly pressed his body down heavily, desperately pressing the dagger downwards.

But the Nine-Tails' chakra within Naruto acted like a solid shield, firmly separating his short sword and preventing it from moving no matter how hard he tried.

The neck wound that had been cut open was now healing instantly, with new flesh growing wildly and emitting wisps of white smoke.

"roar!"

Naruto roared to the sky, and with a wave of his small hand, a huge fox-shaped energy claw attached itself to his arm, tearing through the air with a sharp bang, leaving only a red afterimage at such a speed.

The Root Ninja didn't even have time to react before the fox's claw pierced his heart.

A blood-red heart, still beating slightly, was held in the fox's paw. It was briefly shown before the fox clenched its fist tightly.

With a "plop," blood splattered everywhere, covering Naruto's head and face, then slid down his chakra cloak and pooled on the ground.

"Awooo..." Smelling the familiar scent of blood, the Nine-Tails inside Naruto became excited and roared wildly to the sky.

The roar was deafening, carrying the unique pressure of an ancient tailed beast. The surrounding trees shook violently under the impact of the sound waves, and leaves fell like rain.

But as soon as it finished calling out, it looked down and saw a pair of familiar blood-red eyes staring coldly at it.

The kaleidoscope pattern in those Sharingan eyes was slowly rotating, as if an abyss was about to suck its consciousness in, making it feel once again the terrifying oppressive force etched deep in its memory.

"Damn Uchiha!!!"

The poor Nine-Tails only managed to curse once before it was back in its familiar cage, its vision blurred and it was caught in a daze.

"Ah...it's the Uchiha again!!!"

Once again experiencing the helplessness against the Sharingan, and the contempt and disdain revealed in those eyes, Kurama became enraged and, as if losing its mind, frantically lunged at the cell door, hitting and biting.

However, the sealing technique emitted a blinding red light, rendering all its attacks ineffective, leaving only its powerless roars echoing in the consciousness space.

Outside, Naruto, having lost the protection of the Nine-Tails' chakra, was severely weakened. He swayed for a moment, then collapsed and lost consciousness.

Seeing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki being instantly defeated, Uchiha An nodded in satisfaction.

With these eyes as an aid, collecting the Ten-Tails should be much easier in the future.

He had only known before that his Sharingan was a natural counter to tailed beasts, but he had never actually used it. Now, after a small test, he has proven that its reputation is well-deserved.

He turned back to look at Shan Zhongfeng, who had already collapsed from the backlash, and provoked him, saying:

"Hey, Yamanaka Fu, your plan is really good, it saved me a lot of time."

"Without your help, it would have taken me quite a while to kill all six of you!"

His voice carried a cold sarcasm, and his Sharingan gleamed with an eerie light in the shadows, as if he were watching his prey's final struggle.

The surrounding flames had not yet completely died down, casting his figure as if he were a messenger from hell.

However, the mountain wind was no longer able to respond to his words.

One after another, the backlash from the secret techniques was too much for Yamanaka Fu, an elite Jonin, to bear.

He now lies on the ground, the moonlight shining on his pale face, his once sharp eyes beginning to glaze over.

His body was convulsing involuntarily, blood was gushing from his seven orifices, he was already panting heavily, and he was not far from dying.

However, Uchiha An still did not withdraw his Susanoo. Instead, he swung his arm from afar, striking Yamanaka Kaze on the ground. At the same time, his Sharingan kept a close eye on Yamanaka Kaze's every move, fearing that he might suddenly use a forbidden technique like "Reaper Death Seal" to perish together with him.

"Itachi, you're really cautious!"

Seeing that Itachi Uchiha was not fooled, Yamanaka Fu couldn't help but sigh, feeling disheartened.

His true specialty was actually the Mind-Body Transformation Puppet Curse Seal Technique, which used puppets to secretly ambush people. Because the technique was concealed, it often had a "first-time kill" effect on enemies from other villages, making it extremely powerful.

But when facing Itachi Uchiha, a fellow villager he knew inside and out, he didn't even have a chance to use his skills before suffering a crushing defeat.

It can only be said that in battles between ninjas, intelligence is always the most important thing.

As a Root ninja, he was naturally not afraid of death, but unfortunately, he was unable to complete the mission.

"I'm sorry, Lord Danzo, I can no longer follow you."

A resolute glint flashed in Yamanaka's eyes, and his ninja suit suddenly began to emit a blinding red light.

That was the light from the detonating tag!

With a flash of light, his body rapidly expanded, instantly growing into a massive fireball.

"boom!"

The light instantly illuminated the entire night sky, and the shockwave from the explosion swept outwards, tearing the ground apart.

The scorching heatwave instantly carbonized the surrounding trees, and rubble scattered like a torrential rain.

Even the giant hand that Susanoo brought down was deflected by the force of the explosion, failing to achieve any results.

A few breaths later, the force of the explosion subsided, leaving only a large crater in the place, and Shan Zhongfeng was no longer a corpse.

"Tch! Just like the Root organization!"

Uchiha An glanced around, confirming that Yamanaka Fu was dead, and not through a substitution jutsu or similar method, before canceling the protection of Susanoo.

He searched carefully again, but couldn't find a way for the root to transmit information.

The methods of transmitting information in the ninja world are too numerous to be fully known, even among people from the same village.

Especially the root units, which always operate in secrecy, naturally place great importance on intelligence transmission.

Given the Root's usual practices, the intelligence should have already been sent back to the village by now, right?

Should we use insects or ninja beasts?

Whatever!

All we need to do is send the information back.

I wonder who will be the next group to hunt us down.

With the Uchiha clan's ninjutsu, genjutsu, Sharingan, Mangekyou Sharingan, and Susanoo, who can say I'm not Uchiha Itachi!

This intelligence was obtained at the cost of six lives; who would dare not believe it?

Hey, Third Hokage, let me see if you really trust this other Uchiha!

Uchiha An quickly cleaned up the battlefield, then carried the unconscious Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and continued towards the Land of Rain.