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Late at night.
Dark clouds obscured the moon, and the entire Uchiha Clan Estate was silent.
It was like any other ordinary day, with no ripples visible on the surface.
But hidden in the shadows, the core members of the Uchiha Clan were all sitting in their respective rooms at this moment.
Today was the day of the clan-wide transfer, and they were responsible for comforting the unsuspecting elderly, weak, women, and children immediately after the transfer.
In a courtyard at the center of the Uchiha Clan Estate.
Under the dim yellow lamplight, Uchiha Taro and Uchiha Fugaku sat opposite each other, their expressions slightly tense.
For the Uchiha Clan, tonight's plan concerned their survival.
Although they unconditionally trusted Uchiha Yuzuru, the idea of transferring all clansmen in an instant was still too incredible.
Now all preparations were complete, the arrow was on the string, they only hoped that everything would go smoothly for Yuzuru.
"Father, do you think Yuzuru can succeed?"
As time passed, Uchiha Fugaku became a little restless.
Uchiha Taro coughed a few times and slowly said, "Fugaku, we must trust Yuzuru."
Silence returned to the room, with only the oil lamp's wick crackling occasionally.
Suddenly, Uchiha Fugaku felt as if a gentle breeze had brushed past him.
When he came to his senses, he was shocked to find himself sitting in an unfamiliar wilderness.
"Fa-Father..."
Uchiha Fugaku's eyes held an unconcealable shock.
Yuzuru had actually done it!
He hadn't even noticed anything unusual; in just a blink of an eye, he had arrived in a completely unfamiliar environment.
Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's shout, Uchiha Taro also came to his senses.
He, too, looked around at the scenery with some disbelief, then exclaimed with joy, "Fugaku, Yuzuru succeeded! This should be within the Land of Rice Fields."
"Quick! According to the plan we made earlier, gather all the clansmen!"
Listening to the faint sounds of commotion from not far away, Uchiha Fugaku immediately got up and replied, "Yes!"
----
Konoha Village.
Uchiha Clan Estate.
Uchiha Yuzuru opened his eyes, a sigh of relief in his heart.
He hadn't expected the System's reward to be so powerful; with just a thought, all the Uchiha clansmen vanished in an instant, without causing any abnormalities.
Looking at the transfer scroll that had already turned to ash in his hand, Uchiha Yuzuru slowly stood up.
When he reappeared, he was already in an ancient-looking room.
"Kushina."
"Yuzuru, I'm here."
From the corner of the room, a red-haired girl ran out.
"Yuzuru, have you come to pick me up?"
Looking at Uzumaki Kushina's expectant gaze, Uchiha Yuzuru smiled and nodded, "That's right. After tonight, you won't have to be constantly watched by those annoying pests anymore."
"Mm!" Uzumaki Kushina nodded vigorously, then asked curiously, "Yuzuru, how are we going to escape?"
"Although Grandma Mito set up a barrier in this room, if we go out, those Anbu will definitely notice."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru pointed to his eyes, "With the power of my eyes, doing something like this isn't difficult."
"Eh?" Uzumaki Kushina couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand, exclaiming, "Yuzuru, why have your eyes changed like this?"
The complex pattern was completely different from an ordinary Three Tomoe Sharingan.
Stronger, more domineering, more enchanting... "This is called the Mangekyo Sharingan, an eye that surpasses the Three Tomoe Sharingan."
"If you're interested, I'll tell you more about it in detail after we leave Konoha."
Uzumaki Kushina nodded, "I understand. So what should I do now?"
"I'll transfer you to a place later. I've prepared food for you there, and I'll come find you after I finish what I need to do."
"Understood."
Uchiha Yuzuru placed his hand on Uzumaki Kushina's shoulder, then activated Kamui.
With a ripple in space, Uzumaki Kushina disappeared.
After completing all of this, Uchiha Yuzuru's figure also vanished from the room.
----
Early morning.
The sun gradually rose, and warm sunlight spread across the land.
An Anbu responsible for monitoring the Uchiha Clan stretched lazily and couldn't help but say to his companion, "It's really strange, it seems all the Uchiha clansmen overslept today; no one has come out yet at this hour."
"Usually, those breakfast shops would have already started their fires and cooked, right?"
The other Anbu froze for a moment, then quickly walked to the telescope and looked for a while.
"You wait here, I'll go report to Sakumo Hatake."
----
Looking at the subordinate who came to report, Sakumo Hatake's face was ashen.
It was already past eight o'clock, but the Anbu scattered throughout the Uchiha Clan Estate still hadn't found any Uchiha clansmen appearing on the streets.
What exactly did these people want to do?
Sakumo Hatake thought for a while, and finally decided to take people to patrol the Uchiha Clan Estate.
Although it might provoke dissatisfaction from the Uchiha clansmen, he had to find out what had happened.
What Sakumo Hatake didn't expect was that upon arriving at the Uchiha Clan Estate, he wasn't met with any resistance.
The entire Clan Estate was eerily quiet; besides the chirping of insects and birds, there was no other sound.
The Anbu following Sakumo Hatake couldn't help but say, "It's really strange, these Uchiha Clan guys couldn't have just disappeared overnight, could they?"
Sakumo Hatake's heart tightened, and he immediately ordered, "Everyone, go search! Once you find any Uchiha clansmen, immediately fire a signal!"
The Anbu Ninja scattered.
Before long, Sakumo Hatake's heart sank to rock bottom.
They had truly disappeared.
All the Uchiha clansmen had vanished completely overnight.
And it happened right under his nose, unnoticed by anyone... How was this even possible?!
Sakumo Hatake couldn't figure it out, and he didn't have time to think about it.
He had to report this news to Lord Third Hokage immediately.
----
Hokage Office.
Smoke swirled.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was puffing on his pipe, head down, handling documents on his desk.
Suddenly, the office door was pushed open with a loud "bang."
Hiruzen Sarutobi reprimanded without looking up, "Danzo, how many times have I told you, knock before entering!"
"Hokage-sama, it's bad!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up in surprise, realizing that the one who burst in was not his old friend, but Sakumo Hatake.
Seeing the slightly panicked expression on Sakumo Hatake's face, a bad premonition rose in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart.
What kind of matter could make this battle-hardened, calm, and collected Anbu Commander show such an expression?