Chapter 93: Danzo's Scythe
"Little Sand mouse, stop right there!"
Four Uchiha ninjas jumped from atop the city wall and blocked the spy's path. He quickly formed hand seals.
"Wind Style: Air Current!"
Two whirlwinds appeared in his hands, raising a cloud of dust that covered the city gate. The civilians entering and leaving screamed, and the scene turned into chaos. The spy was about to use the confusion to escape, but the Uchiha leader formed his own hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
A huge fireball exploded at the gate. The spy, seeing it was too late to dodge, grabbed a civilian and used him as a shield. Screams were heard, not from the spy, but from the common civilians affected by the explosion. The luckiest ones were instantly carbonized. The less fortunate rolled on the ground, engulfed in flames.
"Little Suna mouse, do you want to escape in front of me?" the Uchiha jonin said, ignoring the dying civilians as he slowly walked towards the spy, with absolute arrogance.
The spy threw the half-burned body. "Three-Tomoe Sharingan... an Uchiha."
Seeing that the one intercepting him was an Uchiha jonin, he was very resolute. He gritted his teeth and spat out a red and green liquid, committing suicide with poison.
"Isolate the scene. Find out who this guy contacted," the Uchiha ordered, and then pointed at the terrified crowd. "And arrest all these people."
Except for the guards, everyone present would be imprisoned and interrogated. No one dared to object. A fat old man who looked like a hotel manager tried to bribe the jonin, but he used it as proof of his guilt.
"If you dare to bribe, you must be a close relative of the spy. Arrest him and pay special attention to him!" the Uchiha barked.
"Sir, I'm innocent..." the old man cried as he was dragged away, not understanding why his trick hadn't worked.
Soon, the city's defense team took everyone away. The bodies of the civilians were dragged outside the wall, though few would dare to claim them for fear of extortion.
Meanwhile, Hayabusa and Sengoku, the guards, were extremely excited.
"Sengoku, we just found a spy. This should be a B-rank mission, right?"
"For sure, Falcon. Maybe even A-rank."
Sasuke's shadow clone, the true instigator, had already dissipated. The original body, who had just submitted his report, was about to go talk to Shikaku about his job change when the logistics department was plunged into chaos.
The city's defense team, with unusual efficiency, had already found the rice shop. The owner had also committed suicide. Upon searching it, they found the Mitokado smuggling ledger that Sasuke had planted.
The Uchiha jonin, with no intention of protecting the Mitokado clan, brought the evidence directly to the logistics department, but was blocked by Root ninjas. Instead of forcing his way in, he made all the evidence public, attracting a large crowd.
The news reached Shimura Danzo. Although he normally wanted to suppress the Uchiha, in this matter, he agreed with them. Smuggling with the enemy was treason against Konoha, something he had zero tolerance for. After a brief review, he issued an arrest warrant, with no room for negotiation, even more ruthless than the Uchiha's.
The logistics department turned into chaos. Sasuke, fearing implication, left. He would let Tekudo organize his "vacation"; talking to Shikaku could wait. First, Danzo's storm had to pass. This kind of matter, having fallen into his hands, meant that a bloody purge was inevitable. Even if the Third Hokage Hiruzen came, he would not be able to contain Lord Danzo's sharp scythe.
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