Chapter 75: Obito Nearly Dies, Sarutobi Hiruzen Left Without Reinforcements

In a corner of the Uchiha clan compound.

Obito emerged from the Kamui dimension.

"The situation doesn’t seem right. The Uchiha clan prepared for the coup."

He had just taken a look around the area near the Uchiha compound.

The entire compound was surrounded by the crimson Uchiha Flame Formation.

Most of the Uchiha clan members were orderly making their way to the shelters inside the compound under the guidance of the Police Force.

They had been completely unaffected.

In fact!

Many of the Uchiha currently inside the shelters still had no idea what was happening!

Outside the Uchiha compound.

The purple-black Four Violet Flames Formation was presumably Sarutobi Hiruzen’s doing, intended to prevent any Uchiha from escaping.

However.

With the Uchiha Flame Formation inside, those participating in the extermination operation simply could not enter.

The Four Violet Flames Formation had completely become a decoration!

Not only that!

Because of the Four Violet Flames Formation, the ANBU and Sarutobi clan members participating in the extermination operation were quickly slaughtered by members of the Uchiha Police Force!

With the Four Violet Flames Formation blocking them, they could not even escape!

The barrier that had originally been intended to prevent the Uchiha clan from escaping had ultimately hindered the extermination force from fleeing instead.

It was rather ironic.

Nearby, the ground bulged.

Black Zetsu emerged from underground.

"The Uchiha clan must have made detailed preparations beforehand."

"But two people are missing. Uchiha Reiji and Uchiha Itachi are both absent."

Black Zetsu’s voice was hoarse.

The barrier surrounding the compound was completely useless against either Obito or White Zetsu. They could pass through it effortlessly.

"Looks like something happened beyond my control."

Obito said indifferently:

"But the affairs between the Uchiha and Konoha have nothing to do with us. As long as I can obtain some more Sharingan and make Uchiha Itachi useful to us, our objective will be achieved."

As he spoke, Obito activated Kamui and disappeared within a spiraling distortion of space.

He would look for Uchiha Itachi afterward.

For now, he would go get some Sharingan from the Uchiha Police Force.

At the edge of the clan compound.

Uchiha Inahari and the others were cleaning up the battlefield outside.

The battle outside the compound had already ended.

The two ANBU squads, along with the members of the Sarutobi clan, had all been eliminated.

However.

None of the Uchiha present relaxed their vigilance.

Suddenly!

Obito’s figure appeared without warning!

"The enemy is here!"

Uchiha Inahari immediately shouted while simultaneously making a hand signal.

Then.

The other Uchiha present immediately threw smoke bombs, enveloping everyone in smoke.

When the smoke cleared.

Every Uchiha had already used the Shadow Clone Technique, creating at least one clone.

Obito was left with question marks all over his head.

He had only just appeared.

He had not had the chance to do anything.

He had not even had the chance to say a single word.

He had not even gotten the opportunity to deliver a cool villain speech.

How had these people automatically reacted?

It was as if they had rehearsed everything beforehand!

Just as Obito was puzzled.

More people were rapidly approaching from nearby.

Uchiha Fugaku and the other members of the Police Force had all arrived.

And!

Every single one of them had used Shadow Clones!

"A masked enemy with a spiral mask and a Sharingan in his right eye. He really did appear."

Uchiha Fugaku became vigilant.

Reiji had already told him that this enemy might attack.

He had also explained that the enemy possessed a single Mangekyo Sharingan, along with its Mangekyo ability.

The members of the Police Force here already knew this information as well.

To guard against his ocular ability, they had formulated this Shadow Clone tactic in advance.

"You people seem to have known I would come. Did Uchiha Reiji tell you?"

Obito quickly figured it out.

After his previous two encounters with Reiji, he had failed to lure Reiji over to his side.

As a result, his existence had been exposed.

But.

It did not matter.

With Kamui, he feared no one.

His figure slowly drifted toward an Uchiha clan member. He directly placed a hand on the man’s shoulder and sucked the three-tomoe Uchiha into the Kamui dimension!

After doing so, Obito felt that something was wrong.

The Uchiha beside him had reacted too slowly.

He had already taken someone out, yet they were only attacking him now?

He immediately turned himself intangible and avoided the incoming attacks.

Suddenly!

The sound of something burning rang out inside the Kamui dimension!

The Uchiha he had sucked into the Kamui dimension actually had an explosive tag burning on his body!

Obito’s expression instantly changed.

He immediately shifted his body back into the real world.

At that moment, he discovered several Uchiha already swinging their blades at him!

He hastily raised his right arm to block and rapidly retreated!

Slash!

The blade cut into his arm, and blood flowed out.

His arm throbbed with pain, but Obito could only endure it.

For a moment, he felt incredibly frustrated.

After estimating that the explosive tag inside the Kamui dimension had already detonated, Obito once again turned himself intangible.

He was still shaken.

That exchange had been far too dangerous!

It had been almost as dangerous as his battle with his former teacher, Minato, back then!

However.

What was even more terrifying was that he had no idea how the other side had devised such a tactic.

He looked inside the Kamui dimension again, only to discover that there was nothing there!

The Uchiha who should have been blown to pieces had vanished without a trace!

After thinking for a while.

Obito finally understood their tactic, and his eyes could not help but fill with shock.

The Uchiha he had sucked into the Kamui dimension earlier had been a Shadow Clone.

However, before that Shadow Clone had been sucked inside, the explosive tag attached to it had already been ignited.

Once the Uchiha Shadow Clone was pulled into the Kamui dimension, the real Uchiha outside seized the opportunity to attack him.

Because the explosive tag inside the Kamui dimension was about to explode, he had been forced to return to the outside world.

As a result, his right arm had nearly been severed!

That exchange had been extremely dangerous!

It was practically comparable to his battle with Minato back then!

But.

The most terrifying part was...

How had the other side managed to devise such a tactic?

"You... know about my ability?"

Uchiha Obito’s expression shifted unpredictably.

Unless they had an extremely detailed understanding of his ocular ability, there was no way they could have devised such a tactic!

Attacking him from both inside and outside, forcing him to choose which side to defend against!

And moreover!

He now no longer dared to casually suck another target into the Kamui dimension.

Who knew whether the next target would also have an explosive tag attached?

If they attacked him from both inside and outside again, the next thing they cut off might not be his arm!

Uchiha Fugaku stepped out from the crowd. The three-tomoe pattern in his Sharingan began to transform.

"Your opponent is me!"

Mangekyo Sharingan?!

Uchiha Obito’s expression changed once again.

Meanwhile, inside Konoha.

The enormous golden Susanoo was leisurely chasing Sarutobi Hiruzen.

It was almost as though it were deliberately showing off its power!

Occasionally, Konoha shinobi on the road would see the Third Hokage being chased and attempt to stop Reiji.

But all of them were cut down by a single slash from Susanoo!

Of course.

Most people, after seeing the golden giant several stories tall, did not dare make any unnecessary movements whatsoever.

They carefully lowered their presence, afraid of attracting its attention.

Even when Sarutobi Hiruzen used his authority as Hokage to order nearby shinobi to come and provide support, very few dared to move.

The Hokage himself could only flee in utter embarrassment.

What use would they be if they went over?

After seeing people loyal to the Third Hokage step forward to help only to be cut down with a single slash, even fewer people were willing to act.

"Third Hokage, keep running. A little faster, or I might not be able to stop myself from catching up."

Reiji drove Susanoo forward while mercilessly taunting him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen’s face was livid.

He hated Reiji to the core.

No!

He still had to find a way to save himself!

Ordinary shinobi could not be relied upon.

Then he would go find the shinobi of the great clans!

Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately changed direction and ran toward the residential areas of the various shinobi clans.

Hyuga clan compound.

The head elder of the main family hurriedly sought out Hyuga Hiashi.

"Hiashi, the Third Hokage has been attacked outside. Should we send people to rescue him?"

Hyuga Hiashi was standing by the window, gazing up at the bright moon in the sky.

Upon hearing this, he turned his head and glanced over.

"How are we supposed to rescue him? Who are you going to send to deal with the Uchiha clan’s Susanoo?"

When he had seen the enormous golden figure from afar.

Hyuga Hiashi immediately thought of the divine power of the Uchiha clan recorded in his family’s records.

Susanoo!

The power once controlled by Uchiha Madara!

Faced with such power, what could the Hyuga clan possibly use to rescue him?

Gentle Fist?

Even if Susanoo simply stood there and let them attack, could their Gentle Fist shatter its defenses?

Don’t be ridiculous!

"Then are we supposed to do nothing? What if the Third Hokage blames us afterward?"

The head elder frowned.

"Then he’ll have to survive first."

Hyuga Hiashi spoke leisurely, his expression suddenly becoming somewhat gloomy.

"Besides, I’ve been hoping he would die for a long time."

His failure to protect Hyuga Hizashi, resulting in Hizashi dying in his place to appease Kumogakure, was a thorn that would remain in his heart forever.

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