Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

however,

The Third Hokage, who came alone, first met with Elder Masayuki of the main clan. Afterwards, for some unknown reason, Masayuki contacted several other elders of the main clan. They issued a curfew in their capacity as elders, prohibiting clan members from leaving the clan's residence without the elders' permission.

Even though some people had discovered the battle that had broken out at Songzhuting, the elders remained unmoved and even sent their trusted confidants to keep an eye on the clan leader's close associates.

until--

"Zhengxing, it seems you've made the wrong choice."

The elders of the main family opened their Byakugan and gazed at the deep crimson Susanoo that appeared in the distant forest. The eldest one said slowly, "Regardless of whether Hiashi really intends to break the family's thousand-year-old rules, there is no doubt that he has made the right bet."

Hyuga Masayuki's face was pale.

However, he had also been tempered on the battlefield, so he wasn't so psychologically fragile as to do anything shameful.

"Elder Kiyohiko, are you going to watch the Hyuga clan go astray?" The Third Hokage looked at the eldest member of the Hyuga clan, whose hair and beard were white and who had been active in the same era as the First Hokage, Madara Uchiha, and others, and tried to reverse the current unfavorable situation.

"This matter is no longer related to the Hyuga clan, Hokage. The issue you should be considering now is the Uchiha clan."

Hyuga Kiyohiko gazed at the deep crimson Susanoo and sighed, "I never thought I'd see Susanoo again before I die. What a disappointment!!!" The old man made no attempt to hide his loathing for the Uchiha clan's Susanoo.

The Uchiha and Hyuga clans are two of the most renowned ocular jutsu clans in the ninja world.

The rivalry between the two clans has continued for thousands of years. However, while the Sharingan with three tomoe is comparable to the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, the Uchiha clan can also awaken the so-called Mangekyou Sharingan, which is a power that surpasses the Byakugan. It is because of the existence of that power that the Hyuga clan has always been subordinate to the Uchiha clan.

Especially during the era when Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha stood side by side,

Hyuga didn't even have the courage to utter a harsh word to the Uchiha.

That sense of shame,

Even now, nearly ninety years old, Kiyohiko Hyuga has never forgotten.

"Masayuki, take on the responsibility you should bear. Before Hiashi committed any acts that harmed the clan, he was always the head of our clan. Today's troubles started because of you, and naturally they should end with you as well." After Elder Hyuga Kiyohiko finished speaking, he called over his trusted servants and helped him leave the courtyard that belonged to Hyuga Masayuki.

The other clan elders also left one after another. No one stayed behind to help Hyuga Masayuki take the consequences. It was clear that he had been chosen as a sacrifice to appease the anger of Hyuga Hiashi, the clan leader.

after that,

The third generation also took his leave in haste.

The old man from the Hyuga clan was right. The appearance of Susanoo could not possibly go unnoticed by the various clans in the village. The fact that they failed to kill Uchiha Munen and Hyuga Hiashi before then meant that Root's operation had failed. At this point, whether the Hyuga clan went to support Hyuga Hiashi was no longer important.

What he needs to worry about is how to handle this troublesome matter and deal with the backlash from the Uchiha and Hyuga.

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Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi arrived at the Akimichi clan's ancestral home one after the other. Led by their friend Akimichi Choza, they came to Akimichi Torifu, the elder of the Ino-Shika-Cho triad, who was eating grilled meat with his son. The two, one old and one young, sat on either side of the grill, enjoying their meal.

"Shikaku, Inoichi, do you two want to eat?"

Akimichi Torifu picked up a piece of pork tenderloin and asked the two younger men who had come in.

"Uncle Torifu, now is not the time to eat." Nara Shikaku had a helpless smile on his face. If he had no other choice, he would not have bothered the old man again and again. This time, without Akimichi Torifu in charge, he was really not confident.

"Sigh! I knew this wasn't over yet!"

Akimichi Torifu let out a heavy sigh.

When I saw Uchiha Sogen and Hyuga Hiashi talking as I left the Hokage Building, I had a premonition that trouble might be brewing, but I didn't expect it to come so soon!

"What exactly happened?"

Akimichi Torifu put down his chopsticks. The chubby boy Choji across from him looked up at him with some confusion. Akimichi Torifu patted his head, signaling him to keep eating. Children of the Akimichi family should be able to eat a lot. The more they eat, the faster they can master the Multiplication Technique!

"It is Susanoo!"

Yamanaka Inoichi shared the information he had observed. He used the Mind Transfer Technique to control a hawk and personally confirmed what had happened. To be honest, he didn't recognize the deep crimson giant when he saw it, since the Uchiha clan's Susanoo hadn't appeared for decades.

Fortunately, Nara Shikaku confirmed the true identity of the deep scarlet giant based on the information he provided.

"Root attacked the Uchiha and Hyuga clan leaders, but it seems their operation failed. Both the Hyuga and Uchiha clan leaders are alive, and the Uchiha clan leader has activated Susanoo and is currently clearing out Root's forces." Yamanaka Inoichi observed very carefully.

"root?"

Akimichi Torifu's mouth tasted a little bitter.

"Didn't you admit your mistake?"

“I saw Masahiro.” Seemingly worried that Akimichi Torifu might not know who this was, Yamanaka Inoichi explained, “Yamano Masahiro is my cousin. He was taken to Root by Danzo before.”

Akimichi Torifu sighed silently. Of the three families—Ino-Shika-Cho, Nara, and Yamanaka—all had members taken away by that bastard Danzo. Only the Akimichi family had no members join Root. Of course, this wasn't because Danzo was giving him face; Danzo simply thought the Akimichi family members weren't capable of doing covert and mobile work.

"As for Root, Danzo is still lying in the hospital..."

Akimichi Tokifumi's headache grew worse, and anyone with a brain could figure out who was capable of getting Gen to do something like this.

"Go check it out! We can improvise, so all three of you can come together!"

There wasn't much good way to get wind from Akimichi.

Pretending not to know about this is definitely not an option. The Uchiha and Hyuga clan leaders were attacked within the village. Regardless of the reasons, the nature of this incident is egregious. If we just let it go, who knows what kind of chaos the village will descend into?

He couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards his old friends; such a bottomless struggle was really too much!

Not just the Uchiha, Hyuga, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

Every family in the village with any standing mobilized at this moment. Families like the Aburatsuka, Kurama, Kazamatsuri, and Ise were all involved. Even families like Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mitomon sent people to the scene of the incident in the south of the village.

[Chapter 68. This will not end here! (Seeking votes and investments!)]

The deep crimson Susanoo ravaged the earth.

That massive katana mercilessly reaped the lives of the Root ninjas. No precise aiming or restraint was needed; one only needed to swing the blade freely in the direction where chakra fluctuations could be seen. The sharp and enormous katana would shred anything that stood in its way.

Forests, rocks, land, streams—nothing could stop Susanoo's blade.

Even Root, which is not afraid of death, fell into unprecedented chaos under such unreasonable crushing blows. The chaos not only stemmed from the unparalleled power of Susanoo, but more importantly, from the death of its direct superior, Ryoma Aburame, which left Root without its command.

The organization Root actually only had one leader, Danzo, from beginning to end.

He used a cursed seal to bind all his subordinates, including his right-hand man Ryoma Aburame. However, Ryoma Aburame was Danzo's recognized second-in-command and was publicly granted power second only to Danzo himself. As long as Ryoma Aburame was there, Root would not be in chaos.

However, after Ryoma Aburame died, Danzo was lying in the hospital on his deathbed.

Without a strong leader to govern the organization, and having become accustomed to obeying orders, they didn't even have the desire to fight for power. The captains of each squad led their squads to fight independently, and were then utterly defeated by Zongxian.

Speaking of which, these guys from Gen really are stubborn.

They have absolutely no idea what flexibility is.

Knowing full well that staying would only lead to certain death, no one fled. Perhaps the threat of the cursed seal had not yet disappeared, or perhaps they had truly abandoned all emotions and had only the mission in their hearts. In any case, the Root ninjas, fighting individually, exhausted all means to attack Susanoo, only to be killed one by one by the falling dachi, thus ending their nameless lives.

No need to use ninjutsu,

There's no need to expend pupil power to use pupil techniques.

Each strike of Susanoo was destructive enough to be equivalent to a standard B-rank ninjutsu. After the nearby forest had been almost completely searched and the terrain had changed dramatically, the organized Root ninjas could no longer be seen moving on the ground. Only the black giant eagles circling in the sky remained.

"Get down here!"

Zongxian looked up at the giant black eagle flying in the air. Susanoo moved at will, and the sharp katana slashed through the air. The gale just from the swing of the katana made the giant black eagle lose its balance. Creatures made of ink are not very resistant to damage, let alone with two people on them.

The pitch-black giant eagle shattered.

The two people riding on the giant eagle's back plummeted downwards.

However, the woman named Zhu Li reacted quickly. She raised the scroll in her hand and hastily drew a new eagle in the situation, which caught the two of them who were falling downwards in time, preventing them from falling to their deaths and being smashed into a pile of minced meat.

however,

at this time,

A giant arm stretched out and grabbed the black giant eagle, as well as Juri and Masahiro Yamanaka. The black giant eagle exploded with a "crack" and turned into ink, leaving only Juri and Masahiro Yamanaka alive.

"Magic - Dragon's Sleep Technique".

Susanoo lifted the two captured men high in front of him.

At such a short distance, Zongxian was able to project his eye power onto Juri and Yamanaka Masahiro. Before they could even exchange a word, the two were hypnotized and fell into a deep sleep, leaving them no chance to even commit suicide.

Yang Release Secret Technique, Super Beast Imitation Painting—

Get it!

This spoils of war made Zongxian's emotions rise with excitement. With such a secret technique, if he was lucky, his Yang Escape cultivation might finally get on the right track.

Once again, they confirmed that there were no other Roots escaping, and at the same time, they sensed a large surge of chakra coming from the direction of the Hyuga clan's territory. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be reinforcements coming to support Hyuga Hiashi, although the reinforcements only arrived late after the battle was over... Eh!!

Why are there so many chakra fluctuations appearing from the northeast direction? And they all seem quite familiar, rushing towards my location at an extremely fast speed.

"This chakra... Grandpa's here?"

Zongxian strained to open his eyes wide, and as the guests approached, he recognized the familiar chakra aura.

Each person's chakra is subtly different, bearing the imprint of their individual identity. Transformation techniques can change appearance, but cannot alter the aura of chakra. That is why White Zetsu's disguise technique, which absorbs chakra to create the same chakra, is hailed as the strongest transformation technique.

He released Susanoo.

He carried two prisoners to meet his people who had come to his aid.

Unlike the Hyuga clan's reinforcements, which were clearly slow to arrive, the Uchiha clan's territory was quite far from this place. The fact that they were able to arrive around the same time as the Hyuga clan's reinforcements shows that they didn't waste any time and rushed over as quickly as possible.

"minister!"

"Chieftain!"

"Chieftain!"

"minister!"

The Uchiha clan members greeted their clan leader as he appeared before them.

"Zongxian, are you alright?"

Genji Uchiha looked at his grandson with some worry. He and so many others had witnessed the Susanoo's disappearance. As an elder of the clan, he knew about the Mangekyou Sharingan, and he knew that with repeated use, the Mangekyou Sharingan would inevitably lead to complete blindness…

"I'm fine!"

Zongxian replied with a smile.

Noticing the lingering worry on Uchiha Genji's face, he quickly realized what his grandfather was concerned about. However, he couldn't explain his regained eye power in front of so many people. He turned his gaze around and noticed the respectful and admiring looks from his clansmen.

The power of the gods, Susanoo!

Such immense power is naturally worthy of awe!