After some searching, Anya determined the room where Fugaku Uchiha was staying. However, there was no one there either. It seemed just as he had guessed—both of them might be part of the Military Police Force, and thus weren't staying at home.
With no other choice, Anya quietly left the Uchiha clan compound and headed toward the location of the Military Police Force.
Unlike the Uchiha clan area, this place was filled with many Uchiha clan members. Sneaking in would be way harder—practically impossible.
Luckily, Anya had anticipated this and came well-prepared. He pulled out a scroll and performed a series of [hand seals]: [Summoning Jutsu].
A puff of white smoke appeared, and a Wooden Bull Transport Puppet materialized before him. From inside the puppet, Anya retrieved a captured Suna ninja—a prisoner he had specially requested from his teacher the previous night. His teacher had plenty of prisoners and, trusting his student, hadn't asked too many questions before handing one over. Unexpectedly, this prisoner actually turned out to be useful.
Anya boldly marched right up to the entrance of the Military Police Force with this prisoner in tow.
"Halt."
Two Uchiha clan members quickly showed up. Seeing the mask on Anya's face, they understood his identity but still followed protocol: "This prisoner needs to be registered."
"Fine." Anya wrote down the name of the Sand ninja. But just as he was about to step inside, he was stopped again.
"We can take the prisoner in ourselves. There's no need for *you*, an Anbu agent, to enter personally."
Anya slowly shook his head. "I received orders to personally deliver this prisoner to the prison cell. If you won't let me in, go get a written order from the Third Hokage, and I'll leave immediately."
The two Uchiha exchanged glances and then stepped aside.
Thus, Anya entered with the Sand ninja. From the moment he stepped inside, he could feel eyes on him—some curious, others clearly full of hostility. Obviously, as an Anbu member, he wasn't well-liked among certain Uchiha clan members.
However, Anya didn't care about the hidden stares at all. With his authority, they definitely wouldn't dare make a move. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he quickly scanned the surroundings looking for anyone familiar. Tch, guess I came all this way for nothing.
Just as Anya was placing the Sand ninja into the assigned cell, a familiar voice whispered beside him: "Here you go, Anbu officer. This is the key to this cell."
Anya turned around and saw Mikoto Uchiha dressed in standard ninja attire, handing him the key. So, she had been stationed all the way at the back. Sure enough, she was here. It had been such a long time since he last saw her—she was no longer the slightly naive girl she once was; now fully matured, her face wore a gentle smile, making her appear especially graceful.
Without a second thought, Anya snatched the key, shoved the Suna ninja into the cell, and then raised his mask just enough to speak: "Mikoto-nee, do you remember me?"
At the sight of his face, Mikoto first froze for a moment, then suddenly recalled something and spoke in astonishment: "You're... Uchiha Anya?! I can't believe how much you've grown! It's been ages—I nearly didn't recognize you at first!"
Anya put his mask back on and smiled while replying: "Mikoto-nee, you've gotten even prettier."
Mikoto recalled the loneliness Anya had shown when she lost her guardians. Time really changes people. Now, Anya seemed like an entirely different person compared to back then. Mikoto couldn't help asking, "Have you been doing okay all these years? Actually, after you left, I went looking for you. When I saw that you had found a place for yourself and even enrolled in the Ninja Academy, I felt relieved. You've really grown up."
Listening to this, Anya was touched, which only strengthened her resolve to take Mikoto away from here. So she came straight to the point: "As you can see, I'm now an Anbu officer and squad leader. I need to recruit members. Onee-san Mikoto, would you like to join me?"
Before Mikoto could answer, a haughty voice rang out, "Don't even dream about it. She won't go."
The arrival of this voice caused Anya's eyes to cool slightly as she turned to face its source.
A tall man with short black hair, wearing a long dark blue robe, walked forward and directly stood between Mikoto and Anya. His eyes had transformed into Three-Comma Sharingan, staring straight at Anya.
Sensing the tension building between the two, Mikoto started to speak, "Fugaku, let me explain. He's—"
"Onee-san, no need to say more," Anya interrupted her, seriously asking, "I just need a simple answer. Will you come or not?"
"It seems you didn't hear what I said, *Anbu officer*," Fugaku's aura flared dramatically as his Sharingan launched a Genjutsu attack directly at Anya.
Since you made the first move, don't blame me then.
Anya moved instantly, dodging his Genjutsu. Moving like a phantom, she launched a high kick attack.
Fugaku, his Sharingan active, easily blocked this strike. He pulled out a kunai and threw it in response.
"Clang!"
The Tanto was unsheathed.
With the blade in hand, Anya's entire demeanor changed. Her killing intent filled the atmosphere. After deflecting the kunai, she immediately activated [Dance of the Blade]. A dense flurry of sword slashes sealed off every possible escape route for Fugaku. Hidden within the blinding sword light, the blade itself aimed straight for his throat. With extensive combat experience, Anya always struck decisively, giving opponents little chance to react. Many powerful Suna Ninja had died before they even had the opportunity to use their Ninjutsu techniques.
Feeling the breath of death, Fugaku couldn't believe someone could master swordsmanship to such a level. However, he too was decisive. Since dodging wasn't possible anymore, he might as well take his opponent down with him in the final moment.
His eyes flashed red momentarily, and Fugaku abandoned defense completely. Holding the kunai, he targeted Anya's throat simultaneously. He was confident he could take his opponent down with him in the final moment.
"No!"
Witnessing how quickly the confrontation escalated toward life or death between the two men, Mikoto cried out in alarm and rushed over without hesitation.
Seeing this, Anya sighed and deliberately withdrew her sword technique, stepping back a few paces.
Fugaku also retracted his kunai at almost the same moment, though a chill ran down his spine. Who was this young man? How could he be this powerful? Even his Sharingan nearly failed to follow the opponent's blade. If not for Mikoto's intervention, the outcome would have been decided in an instant.
Of course, that's just what Fugaku believed. In reality, Anya had already prepared follow-up moves. He couldn't afford to kill a member of the Uchiha clan here—that would make escape impossible. Still, injuring without killing was certainly within reach. Unfortunately, Mikoto rushed in at a crucial moment, bringing the fight to an abrupt end.
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