Uchiha Shin glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, who had rejoined the main force, and sneered.
He remained unmoved!
"Continue!"
"Yes!" the Uchiha clansmen responded upon hearing the command.
They continued their assault, killing all the remaining Root ninjas.
Seeing this.
Danzo was furious.
The Root ninjas were his subordinates.
He had no idea how much money, sweat, and effort he had put into training these ninjas.
"Uchiha Shin, you're courting death!" Danzo roared in anger.
The Third Hokage beside him couldn't help but flash a hint of anger in his eyes.
He had already spoken.
And the Uchiha group still dared to attack!
This was a clear disregard for him as the Hokage.
"Uchiha Shin, I told you to stop, didn't you hear me?" Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed his anger and shouted.
"Stop? Why should I stop? Towards our enemies, the Uchiha clan has always practiced complete annihilation!"
Uchiha Shin ignored Danzo, glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and spoke without giving him any face.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, you brought several thousand ninjas here to wipe out my Uchiha clan, didn't you? Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say. Come on, bring it on!"
Uchiha Shin manipulated his golden Susanoo to take a few steps forward, positioning himself in front of all the Uchiha clansmen.
He faced off against Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the disrespectful and arrogant Uchiha Shin. Although he was angry and furious, when he saw Uchiha Shin's twenty-meter-tall golden Susanoo, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.
For a moment, the pressure in his heart increased greatly.
A behemoth like this was not easy to deal with.
He forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice, "Shin, there might be some misunderstanding between us. Why don't we stop for now and have a good talk."
"Talk? What's there to talk about?" Uchiha Shin sneered.
"Regarding Itachi's massacre of the Uchiha clansmen tonight, I was truly unaware. It was entirely his personal action..."
"Shut up!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's words were not finished before they were rudely interrupted by Uchiha Shin.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, if that's all you have to say, then there's no need for us to talk!"
"One after another, do you really think we Uchiha are idiots?"
Uchiha Shin glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen and said with disdain.
"We can talk. But you must show some sincerity!" Uchiha Shin suddenly smiled and continued.
"What kind of sincerity do you want?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked in a deep voice.
"First, because you incited Itachi to attack the Uchiha, causing our clan to suffer heavy losses, you must compensate our Uchiha clan with ten billion for our losses."
"Second, Sarutobi Hiruzen, step down."
Uchiha Shin stated his conditions.
"Impossible!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned cold upon hearing this, and he refused directly without a second thought.
He wouldn't even agree to the first condition.
Let alone the second.
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen valued the position of Hokage more than his own life.
He valued power more than anything else.
Asking him to step down was more painful than killing him.
At the same time, his killing intent towards Uchiha Shin grew stronger.
How dare you covet my position as Hokage, you evil Uchiha. You've brought this upon yourself.
However, he did not immediately command his ninja army to attack the Uchiha.
He was waiting for the Uchiha to attack first.
Then, he would counterattack.
This way, when he wiped out the Uchiha clan, no one would dare to say anything.
After all, the Uchiha attacked him first.
He wasn't the one who started it.
Doing so was completely out of necessity.
Therefore.
After rejecting Uchiha Shin's demands, Sarutobi Hiruzen said hypocritically, "The matter of the Hokage is not up for discussion! However, the Uchiha did indeed suffer harm from Itachi tonight. As an ANBU ninja, I failed to manage him properly, so I bear some responsibility. Therefore, I can decide to give the Uchiha clan ten thousand in compensation for each person who was sacrificed!"
"After all, our village's finances are not abundant. It's not easy to squeeze out this sum of money. I hope you can understand!"
"Understand my ass."
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, fuck your mother."
"What's that little bit of money for!"
The Uchiha clansmen exploded with anger upon hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
If he had offered nothing, that would be one thing.
But offering a mere ten thousand in compensation per person was a blatant insult.
Which Uchiha could tolerate that?
Uchiha Shin looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with cold eyes.
He sneered.
He knew why Sarutobi Hiruzen would say such a thing.
Clearly, the conditions he had just proposed had angered Sarutobi Hiruzen.
And aroused his killing intent.
Therefore.
He had deliberately proposed such conditions.
In an attempt to provoke the Uchiha clan.
To make the Uchiha clan attack him first.
This way.
It would be a righteous self-defense counterattack.
However, to this.
Uchiha Shin didn't think there was anything to it.
Because from the very beginning, he had no intention of negotiating with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Both sides had already torn off all pretenses.
What was the point of talking?
Just fight.
Anyway, he possessed Rapid Regeneration.
He was in an invincible position from the start.
Even if he fought for ten days and ten nights.
He wouldn't get tired.
As for Sarutobi Hiruzen and his men, could they last ten days and ten nights against him?
Thinking of this.
A smile appeared on the corner of Uchiha Shin's mouth.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, keep that money to buy yourself a coffin!"
"Today, only one of us can remain standing!"
"To the death!"
Uchiha Shin said word by word.
In an instant, the entire Uchiha clan ground.
Was filled with a murderous atmosphere.
Everyone was shocked by Uchiha Shin's madness.
At the same time, on Sarutobi Hiruzen's side, no one thought the Uchiha could win.
It was undeniable that Uchiha Shin in his giant mecha was terrifying.
But at this moment, he was facing eight thousand ninjas.
Eight thousand ninjas could crush him with sheer numbers.
The Uchiha clansmen, for a moment, didn't know what to say.
They felt that this new clan head, while brave, was perhaps a bit too reckless.
The enemy had thousands of people, densely packed.
And the Uchiha?
A group had already been silently killed by Itachi.
Then, another group was killed by Itachi after he used Izanagi.
Now, there were only less than three hundred combat-ready members left.
The disparity between the two sides was several dozen to one.
However.
At this moment, the Uchiha clan had no path of retreat.
They could only bite the bullet and follow Uchiha Shin down this dark path.
"Shin, do we really have to do this?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said hypocritically.
Uchiha Shin glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He couldn't be bothered to reply, turning his head to Uchiha Setsuna and the others, "Elder Setsuna, lead two hundred people back to protect our Uchiha's old, weak, women, and children. Tekka, Yashiro, lead the remaining men and follow behind me to finish off the stragglers! Sarutobi Hiruzen is nothing but a braggart waiting to be sold. No matter how many ninjas he has under him, they are just a flock of sheep, not worth worrying about!"