Hatake After Uchiha Touhuan blocked the attack with his sword, he glanced at the kunai in Aburame Ryoma's hand and chuckled, "A specially made glass kunai? Too bad, useless."
The next second, the shuriken hovering around Uchiha instantly shot towards the reappearing Aburame Ryoma.
Aburame Ryoma hurriedly used his Insect Substitution Technique to escape, but as soon as he landed, Uchiha Touhuan's next strike arrived. Uchiha Touhuan, his body crackling with electricity, was incredibly fast.
The continuous slashes were all deadly, leaving Aburame Ryoma overwhelmed. As an Insect Master, he wasn't particularly skilled in close combat, and could only frequently use Insect Substitution Techniques to escape from Uchiha Touhuan's blades. However, each Insect Substitution Technique meant that a batch of insects he had cultivated would perish under Uchiha Touhuan's lightning.
Within minutes, Aburame Ryoma had faced several near-death experiences. Just as Uchiha Touhuan was about to end Ryoma's life, everything suddenly went black.
"Using this technique against an Uchiha clan member who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan? You're asking for death."
In his mental world, Uchiha Touhuan's Mangekyou Sharingan flashed, and Yamanaka Fu, who was hiding in the shadows trying to launch a sneak attack using the Mind Transfer Technique, groaned, coughed up blood, and collapsed.
"Go and catch that one, alive." Uchiha Touhuan, while forcing Ryoma to use his Insect Substitution Technique again with another slash, calmly instructed Inahisa and Zaito beside him.
"Little mouse playing with insects, since you already have a better prisoner, then it's over." Uchiha Touhuan smiled, plunging his scalpel into Ryoma's back. Instantly, lightning crackled, and in no time, only a charred corpse remained on the ground.
On the other side, Uchiha Inahisa and Uchiha Zaito easily captured Yamanaka Fu, who had completely lost his ability to resist due to the backlash of the clan's secret technique.
"Zaito, take this guy back to the clan's interrogation room and treat him well. Don't let him die. Inahisa, go to the Hokage Building and report that we encountered violent resistance from the remaining Root forces during our investigation, forcing us to take emergency measures. All the villains have been eliminated." Uchiha Touhuan instructed after dealing with Aburame Ryoma.
"Yes!" The two nodded in agreement and then went in different directions according to Uchiha Touhuan's instructions.
Uchiha Touhuan, on the other hand, headed alone towards the Root base underground.
Upon entering the Root base, the remaining Root members began relentlessly attacking Uchiha Tohuan. However, Tohuan only needed a single strike to eliminate them each time. He fought his way from the main gate to the core of the base, leaving behind dozens of corpses in just ten minutes.
Inside Danzo's office, the first thing Tohuan saw was ashes. It seemed all of Danzo's secrets had been burned to ashes. Seeing this, Tohuan smiled slightly, then unfurled a sealing scroll and retrieved a stack of documents.
"Root's efficiency is quite high. I thought I'd have to clean up their mess." Tohuan tossed the documents into the air, then unleashed a Great Fireball Technique, igniting them.
After about half of the documents had burned, Tohuan calmly formed hand seals.
Water Release: Water Chaos Wave.
A large amount of water mist appeared around Uchiha Touhuan, then condensed into droplets that fell onto the still-burning papers on the ground. Wisps of smoke drifted out as Uchiha Touhuan picked up the documents, which were half-burned.
...
After a long while, Uchiha Inahime, who had gone to report to Hiruzen Sarutobi, finally arrived with the ANBU ninja sent by the Third Hokage.
Although the leader wore an ANBU mask, his white hair allowed Uchiha Touhuan to easily identify him: the renowned Konoha technician, Hatake Kakashi.
Upon entering the Root base and seeing the corpses scattered on the ground, Kakashi frowned. It wasn't out of pity, but because these Root ninjas were ultimately still village ninjas, and after Danzo's death, there was still a possibility of them reforming. Yet, they had all been killed by Uchiha Touhuan.
"Kakashi-senpai, it's you," Uchiha Touhuan greeted Kakashi with a smile. He wasn't surprised that the Third Hokage hadn't personally arrived; after all, under the intimidation of Kotoamatsukami, this ninja hero probably wouldn't want to face Uchiha Touhuan directly.
Kakashi, hidden behind the mask, didn't respond. Uchiha Touhuan, unperturbed, continued,
"When I arrived, these Root remnants were destroying evidence left by Shimura Danzo. Luckily, I arrived in time and preserved some." Touhuan approached Kakashi, lowering his voice. "I found something special in these documents; I imagine you'll find it interesting."
He then produced a document, mostly burned, and displayed it to Kakashi.
The names on the document made Kakashi's pupils shrink: Hatake Sakumo, Kishida Keisuke, Arima Kiya, and a ninja whose surname was now only Higashiyama—which Kakashi quickly filled in: Higashiyama Ryota.
These were the participants in the mission that had changed his father's life.
And the words "silenced" marked after these names sent a chill down Kakashi's spine.
"Alright, since you're here, help dispose of the bodies here." Uchiha Touhuan put away the document, patted Kakashi on the shoulder, and then sighed, "What a pity. They were all ninjas from the village, yet they were brainwashed like this by Danzo. I didn't want to kill them either."
After saying that, Uchiha Touhuan walked out, gesturing for Uchiha Inaho to follow.
"Wait a minute!" Kakashi suddenly called out to Uchiha Touhuan, who had already reached the door of the office.
"Is there something you need, Kakashi-senpai?" Uchiha Touhuan turned around, a warm smile on his face. "I still need to go back and organize the remaining evidence, and interrogate the captured Root remnants."
"N-nothing..." Kakashi, behind his mask, hesitated for a moment, suppressing the urge to ask Uchiha Touhuan for clarification.
"Then I'll be going now. Please give my regards to the Hokage for me." Uchiha Touhuan said, turning to leave. After a while, as if remembering something, he turned back and said, "By the way, Kakashi-senpai, if you have time, please come visit the clan. Grandma Miori hasn't been feeling well lately, and she's been talking about you a lot."
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