Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Although the Uchiha clan lived in an extremely remote area, Uchiha ninjas were not blind.

Starting yesterday, they began reporting all the unusual situations they had discovered and spontaneously began summoning all their clansmen back to their ancestral lands in order to deal with the danger.

Early this morning, unusual events continued to occur in Konoha Village, and the Uchiha ninjas reported them to their clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku.

At noon, all the Jonin of the Uchiha clan gathered in the conference room of the Security Department headquarters building, anxiously awaiting the clan leader's decision.

After reviewing all the intelligence, Fugaku Uchiha remained silent in the face of such an unusual and almost explicit danger signal, and even returned home alone.

Then he closed the door and disappeared.

Elders like Uchiha Shimo and Uchiha Setsuna, as well as Jonin loyal to the clan leader like Uchiha Inahisa and Uchiha Tetsuka, all had ashen faces.

The moment of fervor has passed; now, all the Uchiha Jonin are filled with despair and anger.

Uchiha Yomo cursed angrily, "He shouldn't have been made the clan leader!"

So the Uchiha Jonin ignored their clan leader and started an emergency meeting on their own.

However, Uchiha clan ninjas are naturally inclined to follow the strong, and they are unwilling to submit to any elder who is not obviously stronger than themselves.

In any case, they could not reach a consensus, and the number of differing opinions grew, reaching as many as 12 by nightfall.

The most supported opinion only received the support of 6 Jonin.

Elders Uchiha Shika and Uchiha Setsuna were so angry with their own clansmen that they were dizzy, but neither of them could agree with the other's opinion, so there was no way they could cooperate at all.

Precious time was wasted in the argument.

The Uchiha ninjas were so engrossed in their argument that no one noticed Itachi Uchiha had already quietly left.

The 13-year-old Jonin first returned to his home, put on his Konoha Jonin battle uniform, wore his Konoha headband, and took all his weapons and ninja tools.

Then, fully armed, he arrived outside the walls of the Uchiha clan and met Shimura Danzo.

Danzo, who was blindfolded, concealed his disgust and murderous intent and asked, "Are all the Uchiha Jonin present?"

Uchiha Itachi replied blankly, "The Jonin have all returned. Not just the Jonin, all the Uchiha ninjas who have awakened their Sharingan have returned. Only some civilians who are not considered members of the clan have not returned."

Danzo Shimura snorted coldly: "Give me the list of those who didn't return, and I'll handle it."

"But how you deal with them depends on whether you can do it cleanly and efficiently tonight."

Itachi Uchiha opened his three-tomoe Sharingan and stared at Danzo Shimura, saying, "You just need to surround the clan's territory and prevent anyone from escaping."

"If you and your people dare to enter the tribe's territory before dawn, I will kill you too."

Danzo Shimura said disdainfully, "You should be able to keep your promises before you start talking big. Don't expect me to come and save you halfway through the battle."

Uchiha Itachi did not argue, but instead turned around and went back into the Uchiha clan's territory.

As he reached the outside of the security headquarters building, a hoarse voice suddenly chuckled, "Heh heh heh, finally decided to eradicate this corrupt family?"

"These are all elite Jonin with three-tomoe Sharingan. Can you kill them all by yourself?"

"Do you want me to help you?"

Uchiha Itachi didn't turn his head, but coldly said, "Go do your work. This is my job."

A ninja carrying a long-handled scythe connected by chains emerged from the shadows. He wore a white mask and shook his head, saying, "Honestly, they took the most interesting jobs and left the most tedious ones to the old folks."

"Alright, alright, let me see where I should start killing people?"

……

The Uchiha Jonin's argument continued, and the clattering sound of the door being opened was not jarring.

But when fully armed Itachi Uchiha walked in, the stench of blood dripping from his body was pungent enough, and the corpses of the Uchiha Chunin guarding the door clearly indicated what he had done.

The meeting room fell silent instantly. The 32 pairs of three-tomoe Sharingan of the Uchiha Jonin stared at Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan, their hostility no longer concealed.

The enraged Uchiha Setsuna drew his kunai and roared, "You! You really are a traitor to the clan!"

The tomoe in Itachi Uchiha's eyes spun rapidly, his ocular power expanded wildly, and even produced an irresistible sense of oppression.

The battle between Uchiha clans was essentially a contest of Sharingan power. Jonin who were attacked by Itachi Uchiha had no choice but to do their utmost to enhance their Sharingan power in order to fight back.

Suddenly, they saw the tomoe in Itachi Uchiha's eyes disappear, and they also lost control of themselves.

The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan has a strong suppressive effect on other ninjas, and the Mangekyou Sharingan's suppression of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan is only ten times stronger.

Facing the Uchiha Jonin who had lost control of their bodies, Uchiha Itachi raised his blood-stained ninja sword.

Itachi Uchiha was only 13 years old. Although he had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, his experience and strength were not enough to achieve a perfect suppression.

Therefore, the noise he made while killing was not small, and Xia Zuo, who had infiltrated the Uchiha clan's territory, heard it very clearly.

He did not stop Uchiha Itachi.

The Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura were the main culprits behind the Uchiha clan massacre, while the Uchiha clan's higher-ups were largely forced to react passively.

Xia Zuo knew that the vast majority of them were forced into this situation, and he felt quite sympathetic towards them.

However, during his investigation, Xia Zuo discovered that the Jonin and elders of the Uchiha clan were not entirely innocent; they were indeed prepared for a coup and had decided to take action.

If they hadn't chosen the worst clan leader, delaying the inevitable massacre by Itachi Uchiha, the Uchiha would have truly launched a coup, dragging Konoha into the abyss of civil war.

From Xia Zuo's perspective, the Uchiha clan's higher-ups have changed their stance; they are now his enemies.

So, after standing on the roof of a tall building and looking at the security headquarters for a while, he continued his rapid search of the Uchiha clan's territory.

Xia Zuo is searching for traces of Uchiha Obito.

If Itachi Uchiha slaughtered Jonin of the Uchiha clan at the Security Department headquarters, then who massacred Chunin, Genin, and civilians of the Uchiha clan?

Roots?

Impossible. Uchiha ninjas aren't that fragile. Root doesn't have the strength to silently wipe out all Uchiha Chunin.

Only Obito Uchiha, with his divine power and unpredictable movements, could do that.

Kamui dimension is too troublesome; even the Fourth Hokage, who was proficient in space-time ninjutsu, was unable to track down Obito Uchiha.

To protect Uchiha Izumi, Xia Zuo had no choice but to patrol the area at top speed.

Xia Zuo's efforts paid off; he quickly spotted Uchiha Obito because the guy wasn't hiding and was walking openly down the street.