After a cup of tea, Zhong Chen looked at the corpses on the ground and nodded in satisfaction.
"Fugaku, how are the things packed?"
Fugaku looked at the clan elder after hearing this. Seeing him nod slightly, he respectfully said,
"Lord Chen, everything is packed and we can leave anytime."
"Mm."
After speaking, Zhong Chen stood up. Everyone quickly split into two rows, leaving a path in the middle.
As Zhong Chen and Velgrynd walked out of the courtyard, the streets were filled with dense Uchiha clansmen carrying large and small bags.
Upon seeing Zhong Chen and Velgrynd, they immediately bowed in greeting.
"Lord Chen!"
"Lord Velgrynd!"
Zhong Chen nodded to the Uchiha clansmen on both sides of the road and then took the lead, walking out of the clan territory.
At this time, outside the Uchiha Clan territory, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already brought many ninjas and was waiting at the exit.
If Uchiha Itachi failed to exterminate the clan, he would lead the ninjas behind him to personally execute the extermination plan.
"Danzo, send someone in to check. Why is there no movement inside?"
Elder Danzo nodded, then looked at a Root ninja behind him. This ninja nodded and walked out of the team towards the Uchiha Clan territory entrance.
However, just as he reached the entrance, a dense sound of footsteps suddenly came from his ears.
Tap, tap, tap, tap… As the footsteps grew closer, not only this Root ninja, but even Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others heard the dense sound of soles hitting the ground.
"Everyone, be on alert!"
Elder Danzo immediately ordered the many ninjas behind him to take defensive measures.
Because if it were Root ninjas, they would definitely send someone to inform him of the result first, but now there was no one to report back.
He had reason to suspect that these Uchiha guys had killed all his subordinates.
Although Shimura Danzo hated the Uchiha Clan, he did not deny their combat power.
"U… Uchiha people!!!"
The Root ninja sent to scout finally saw the large crowd approaching, their red eyes looking particularly eerie under the moonlight.
Hearing the Root ninja's shout, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned extremely grim.
The plan had clearly failed. Now, it seemed a civil war was truly unavoidable.
"Danzo, quickly send people to notify all the major clans and have them send people over immediately."
"Relying on just us would result in heavy losses."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was unwilling to let his own clan's ninjas fight to the death with those Uchiha guys.
Wasn't this a good opportunity to deplete the strength of the major clans?
As for whether they would be dissatisfied? Hmph, do you want to be the second Uchiha?
"Alright!"
Shimura Danzo's thoughts were exactly the same as Sarutobi Hiruzen's, and he immediately agreed.
"Oh dear, such a grand display. Isn't it just the Uchiha moving house? The farewell ceremony doesn't need to be so grand."
"Everyone, disperse. It's quite embarrassing."
Just as Elder Danzo was about to send people to the major clans to request assistance, a somewhat lewd voice reached everyone present.
Elder Danzo, upon hearing it, immediately felt that the voice was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, especially the lewd tone.
As he was racking his brain, the words spoken by the newcomer instantly made him realize who this guy was.
"Elder Danzo, long time no see. I've spent the four billion awarded by Konoha. When will you award me a bit more?"
"It's you!!!"
Elder Danzo's pupils instantly constricted when he saw the newcomer, and he sharply gasped, taking two steps back involuntarily.
He silently hid behind Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Zhong Chen looked at Elder Danzo, who was secretly hiding behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, and couldn't help but show a mischievous smile, shouting loudly,
"Oh, Elder Danzo, why are you hiding? We're old acquaintances. It's not like I'm going to kill you."
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head with a serious expression, looking at Elder Danzo hiding behind him.
"Danzo? You know that person? Who exactly is he, and why are all the Uchiha people following him?"
Elder Danzo, who had originally intended to quietly escape, saw everyone present staring at him and could only pretend to be serious as he spoke,
"Rainbow Shadow…"
"Who did you say!!!"
"Rainbow Shadow!!! Impossible!"
"Didn't Rainbow Shadow not show up for ten years?"
"Elder Danzo said it, so he definitely wouldn't be mistaken. He has met Rainbow Shadow in person."
Not only Sarutobi Hiruzen, but everyone around was shocked to hear the identity Elder Danzo revealed.
Ten years ago, he single-handedly suppressed the entire Shinobi World, making no one dare to cause trouble. Now you're telling me such an awesome person is right in front of me.
And it seems he has become my enemy. First Hokage above, this joke is really not funny.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, having recovered, was equally shocked internally, but as the Hokage of Konoha, he could only brace himself and step forward.
"May I ask why Lord Rainbow Shadow has come to Konoha and is walking with one of Konoha's founding clans?"
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Zhong Chen couldn't help but curl his lips. What does that mean? Are you telling me the Uchiha are Konoha's people, and I, Rainbow Shadow, can't interfere?
"Hahaha, I'm just bored and wandering around."
"And look, I wandered to Konoha and coincidentally met Clan Head Fugaku."
"The two of us hit it off immediately. As soon as he heard my identity, he insisted on moving the entire Uchiha Clan to Rainbow Ninja Village."
"I wanted to refuse, but I couldn't, so I just had to grit my teeth and agree."
"Alas, suddenly having four or five thousand more mouths to feed, what are we in Rainbow Ninja Village supposed to do?"
Zhong Chen said this, then quickly turned his head and dabbed two drops of eye drops. Turning back, he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with teary eyes and continued,
"I heard Konoha is famously rich and has abundant resources. I wonder if Lord Hokage could provide some supplies to my small Rainbow Ninja Village?"
After speaking, he even blinked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a look of affection.
Velgrynd, who witnessed this scene from the side, suppressed the urge to vomit. Her delicate hand quietly moved to Zhong Chen's waist, and then… "Ow!!!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was originally internally complaining about Zhong Chen's shamelessness, was suddenly interrupted by Zhong Chen's yelp.
"Lord… Lord Rainbow Shadow, what happened?"
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Zhong Chen quickly waved his hand, indicating he was fine.
"No, nothing."
"Ahem, getting back to the point, Lord Hokage already understands the situation, so could you please make way?"
After hearing Zhong Chen's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know how to respond for a moment.
If he agreed, the Uchiha Clan would not be destroyed, and instead, there would be more individuals who deeply resented Konoha.
If he disagreed, he feared that if the other party became displeased and brought down a large palm, Konoha could declare GG.
But he couldn't directly say something like letting the Uchiha go, or else what would become of his face as Hokage?
This was the time for the scapegoat Hokage to step in.
Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his head and gave Shimura Danzo a meaningful look. The latter instantly understood his meaning.
His face immediately became incomparably gloomy, but he also knew that such a decision could not be spoken by Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was the Hokage.
So, even though he was incredibly frustrated, he could only grit his teeth and say,
"Since Lord Rainbow Shadow…"