"By direct order of the Hokage! Danzo Shimura, advisor to the Hokage, has conspired with outsiders, committed terrible crimes, and plotted treason!"
"Effective immediately, he is stripped of his position!"
"All Root members are to be arrested!"
"The entire Shimura Clan is to be detained for investigation!"
Itachi Uchiha, leading the Konoha Military Police Force, stormed into the Shimura clan's Root base and shouted sternly at the resisting members.
"Impossible! Lord Danzo would never betray the village!"
The Shimura clan members panicked the moment they heard the news.
"Let me go, you heartless dogs!"
A captured Shimura member shouted in rage.
"Danzo isn't the one at fault—Hiruzen Sarutobi is!"
"Everyone in Konoha knows what Hiruzen has done!"
"And now that things have gone south, you're trying to pin it all on our Shimura clan?!"
"Hmph! You Uchiha dogs, acting high and mighty behind someone else's power! We Shimura will never bow to you!"
"Forget it! I don't believe this—I'm going to find Lord Danzo myself!"
One clan member tried to escape, but as soon as he leapt onto a rooftop, Uchiha Military Police ambushed him from the shadows. A barrage of kunai pierced him through—he collapsed to the ground, dead, eyes wide with disbelief.
"Hmph. You dare cross the Hokage and think you can walk away? Let's see if any of you can escape!"
The Uchiha, eyes glowing red with Sharingan, stared menacingly at the Shimura clan. Their killing intent was clear.
They all knew—it was Danzo and the Shimura who ambushed and killed Shisui.
Did they really think the Uchiha would let that go?
Kakashi: "..."
ANBU: "..."
"The Military Police aren't allowed to arrest ANBU—that was the Second Hokage's last order! You Uchiha have made yourselves judge and jury, killing loyal shinobi and harming innocents! And now you're lying to the Hokage! Even if we die here, we won't let you win!"
A Root ninja shouted.
"Hmph. The Uchiha have always been loyal to the Hokage. But you Shimura and Root—if you tell the truth and confess what Danzo has done, I might spare you."
"But if you keep resisting—don't blame me for sending you to the Pure Land early to meet Danzo."
Itachi spoke coldly, without emotion.
Then he gave the signal.
The Military Police moved in. Blades flashed. Any Shimura member who tried to fight back was cut down instantly. Blood sprayed across the ground. The remaining Shimura could only scream in rage and horror.
"Itachi Uchiha! These accusations are baseless! Without an arrest warrant signed by the Hokage, we won't surrender! Even if we die, our clan will never give in!"
"When Lord Danzo returns, your Uchiha clan is finished!"
Their shouting made no difference. Those destined to die still died.
Against the Sharingan, they were helpless.
Especially when the two leaders of the assault were Uchiha Tajima and Uchiha Izuna—veterans from the Warring States Era.
"Watch closely! True ninjutsu is meant for killing. It shows who lives, and who dies!"
Tajima and Izuna, while holding back a bit, still taught the younger Uchiha as they crushed the Shimura's best.
Their attacks were quick, sharp, and deadly.
Every strike was precise. No wasted movements.
The younger Uchiha stared in shock.
"The instructor and chief trainer are monsters…"
"So this is how strong they really are?"
"Honestly, they might be even stronger than Shisui or Lord Itachi."
"Are they really just using Three-Tomoe Sharingan? Feels like Kage-level power to me."
They all started to question themselves.
Same clan. Same Sharingan. So why were these two so much stronger?
Why could they kill Jonin like it was nothing?
"Kakashi and the ANBU were stunned.
These two masked, black-robed Uchiha were way too strong.
Not even elite Jonin could last a single move.
Was this really happening?
Or were Shimura's Jonin just that weak?
Maybe Danzo had promoted them on purpose?"
"Itachi," Kakashi asked, swallowing hard, "why do your clanmates call them 'Instructor' and 'Chief Instructor'?"
"What do you think?" Itachi replied calmly, taking a sip of tea handed to him. "One's the combat instructor for our elite squads. The other oversees all tactical and field training."
"You think they'd be weak?"
Itachi looked up, his expression unreadable. "Our clan has never lacked talent. Even Obito—once the laughingstock of the Academy—rose above them all. Shisui gave his life for the village. And then there's me... Uchiha Itachi."
"Which of us didn't have the power to destroy a country when we were still kids?"
"This is just normal for us."
"Don't be so surprised. Calm down. Sit down."
Kakashi: "..."
...He's got a point. I've got nothing to say.
When the fighting was nearly over, Itachi turned to one of the earlier Shimura members.
"You were asking about an arrest warrant, right? Almost forgot. Our Uchiha clan always plays by the rules. You want a warrant? I'll give you one."
"Someone, write one up for him—right now."
"Yes, sir!"
Kakashi: "..."
Wait… you can just do that?
The Military Police immediately pulled out a blank warrant and started writing like pros. Not a single charge was repeated.
Resisting arrest.
Assaulting Konoha forces.
Treason.
Endangering the village.
Crimes beyond forgiveness—punishable by death.
Once done, the writer pulled out a carrot-shaped stamp, blew on it, and slammed it onto the page.
A flawless arrest warrant—freshly made.
Kakashi: "..."
ANBU: "..."
They can really do this?
No wonder the villagers always complain. These guys are scarily good at framing people.
"Now we've got your warrant. You satisfied?"
Itachi patted the man's face lightly.
"You... you!"
The man trembled with rage.
"Itachi Uchiha! You forged the Hokage's orders! You're impersonating him! Do you even care about the law?!"
"The law?" Itachi smirked.
"You're talking about law to me?"
"In Konoha, we Uchiha are the law."
He patted the man's face again, mocking him.
The man looked crushed.
He finally understood—the Uchiha had come prepared.
They weren't letting the Shimura clan live.
They probably already knew Danzo had murdered Shisui.
"So now… who agrees? Who objects?"
Itachi raised the warrant and looked around.
Wherever his Sharingan gaze landed, people went cold with fear.
They trembled and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
The blood-red eyes, the restless Uchiha behind him—it was too much.
Kakashi and the ANBU felt a chill.
The Uchiha really are insane.
"No! Don't kill me! I'm with the ANBU! You can't just kill me!"
A Shimura ninja broke down, seeing their clan compound filled with corpses.
They finally realized—Itachi and the Uchiha came to wipe them out.
They must have known Danzo killed Shisui.
"Itachi, don't you think this is going too far?"
Kakashi asked, uneasy.
"Heh... too far?"
Itachi sneered.
"When Danzo used the Nine-Tails to destroy Konoha, were those villagers 'not too far gone'?"
"When he forced your father—the White Fang—to die in disgrace, was that fine?"
"When he ran human experiments on Senju clan children and innocent babies, was that acceptable?"
"I'm telling you—today, the Shimura clan is finished. I, Uchiha Itachi, will wipe them out."
"Not even the Six Paths can stop me. I said it!"