Hokage Building.
The villagers watched Koharu and Homura kneeling on the ground, discussing the matter with worry.
"How can they restrain the two Hokage Advisors and even make them kneel!"
"Those restraining them seem to be from the Uchiha."
"What is the Uchiha trying to do?"
"Yeah, we are all people of the same village, how can they do this?"
"Look closely, Captain Shikaku and the others are standing right there."
"Exactly, if I'm not mistaken, would Captain Shikaku and these hundreds of Jonin just stand by and watch?"
"That's right, the Uchiha clan only has a few dozen Jonin, could they really be threatening them?"
The Jonin: "..."
Although it wasn't a threat, that person with the fiery temper, just the name alone... even if he killed the Hokage right in front of them, they wouldn't dare say a single word of "no".
Now the villagers had completely tied them to the Uchiha's war chariot, making them feel worried about the future. They couldn't help but look at Shikaku, who had taken a stand first.
"Captain Shikaku, are we waiting for something by standing here?" A clan head asked.
Shikaku looked at the Jonin behind him, they were all watching him with worried and uneasy expressions.
His gaze was calm as he said, "Removing pests."
"Removing pests?" The Jonin were shocked and grew even more uneasy.
Forcing Koharu and Homura to kneel in front of the Hokage Building was clearly intended to execute them for the villagers to see.
But was that all? What else did the Uchiha intend to do?
Then they saw the important members of the Utatane and Mitokado Clans being escorted over. Their disheveled hair, blood-stained clothes, and hateful gazes made them look wretched.
In an instant, they seemed to hear shrill screams emanating from the residential districts of the Utatane and Mitokado Clans, and smelled the thick scent of blood permeating the air. Their pupils constricted, and they trembled uncontrollably.
"Shikaku... Captain Shikaku, is this... is this meant to..."
Removing pests... Could this mean total annihilation?
Shikaku closed his eyes, his expression calm, maintaining an attitude of silent acquiescence.
"Disasters should not extend to family members."
They knew that the Shimura Clan and Sarutobi Clan hadn't even spared the newborn infants, who were innocent.
The past actions regarding the Shimura and Sarutobi Clans were one thing. But now...
Shikaku seemed not to notice their reluctance. Keeping his head down, he said with an inscrutable expression, "On the night of the Uchiha clan's annihilation, you and I were both cold-eyed bystanders, and accomplices to the evildoers. If you wish to stand with Koharu and Homura, then please do so."
Everyone widened their eyes in shock.
Could it be that the Uchiha intended to wipe out every clan in Konoha?
With so many ninjas, how could they be so insane?
Suddenly, they remembered Hiromi. They remembered the two Tailed Beasts he had controlled. They remembered his volatile temper.
For a moment, they hung their heads powerlessly.
Guy had only just realized what was happening and walked forward with a grave expression.
"What do you think you're doing!" Kakashi immediately grabbed him, lowering his voice, his gaze intense.
"Those children are innocent!" Guy had his own will, unshakeable and unstoppable by anyone.
Kakashi's eyes widened. He wanted to stop Guy, but he had absolutely no reason to do so.
In the end, amidst the uncertain gazes of all the Jonin and the narrowed eyes of the Uchiha Clan Members, he walked out alone.
After the incident where A attacked the village, everyone knew how formidable the combat power of this weirdo in the green bodysuit with the bowl cut, Guy, was. He was likely the strongest person below the Kage level.
However, the Uchiha's will was equally unshakeable.
Fight? Then let's fight!
The atmosphere was tense, and everyone was sweating with anxiety.
Koharu and Homura, kneeling on the ground, had tears in their eyes. They hadn't expected that at this moment, the one to step forward would be the ninja they looked down upon the most. Their eyes were filled with anticipation and gratitude.
Fugaku and Itachi led the team to raid the homes of the Utatane and Mitokado clans, leaving Shisui at the scene. He looked calm, unaffected by the killing intent of the surrounding Uchiha Clan Members, and watched Guy quietly.
Guy kept his head down to avoid being controlled by the Sharingan.
He firmly declared, "Children are innocent!"
Upon hearing this, Koharu and Homura widened their eyes in disbelief.
Is this guy sick?
Save us!
We are Hokage Advisors!
Why are you saving the children of our clan!
They aren't your children!
What good does saving them do you!
The Jonin looked pained, lowering their heads and hesitating uncertainly.
The villagers were even more pained.
"That's right, no matter what, children are innocent!"
"Exactly!"
"Whatever crimes the two Hokage Advisors have committed, the disaster shouldn't reach the children!"
"They don't know anything!"
The villagers' pleas made the Uchiha's lips curl upward. They realized with horror that the Uchiha's killing intent had intensified.
An Uchiha muttered hatefully, "Your children are children, but our Uchiha children deserved to die?"
The villagers who heard this were full of confusion, they did not know about the night of the Uchiha clan's annihilation.
But the Jonin all knew and lowered their heads. They finally understood why the Uchiha had taken such extreme measures. It was because these people had been ruthless to the Uchiha first.
The Jonin retreated, even taking a step back, afraid of being misunderstood by the Uchiha clan and worried about their own families being implicated.
This left the villagers astonished.
Could the crimes of the Utatane and Mitokado clans be so severe that even newborn infants deserved to die? What on earth had they done?