"Little Ke, slow down!"
Uchiha Matsuzaki quickened his pace to catch up, calling out.
Today, the streets were unusually crowded.
"Brother, hurry up! I see so many good things—"
Uchiha Ke, seeing that Uchiha Matsuzaki hadn't caught up yet, called out, but her voice faded before she could finish.
The streets were bustling and chaotic. Upon hearing his sister's silence, Uchiha Matsuzaki immediately rushed to her last known location.
He looked around, searching, but found no sign of Uchiha Ke. Just as he was about to search elsewhere, his foot stepped on something. He picked it up and examined it.
"This is... Little Ke's hairpin! Could it be...?"
After confirming the hairpin belonged to his sister, Uchiha Matsuzaki instantly activated his Sharingan, scanning his surroundings.
A few seconds later, he detected his sister's chakra at the edge of the street leading to Konoha Village.
Without a second thought, Uchiha Matsuzaki vanished from his spot and reappeared at the location where he had last sensed his sister.
But here, once again, she was gone. He then looked towards the forest.
"No matter who you are, if you've touched my sister, I'll make your life a living hell," Uchiha Matsuzaki declared, staring into the forest.
With that, he bolted into the forest.
Soon, Uchiha Matsuzaki once again discovered an item belonging to his sister.
"Her small backpack! So this must be the right direction!"
"To abduct someone in such a crowded place, their strength must be considerable. How could they let Little Ke drop things to leave a trail? It seems these items weren't dropped by Little Ke."
"If that's truly the case, then the person who abducted Little Ke must be after me!"
Uchiha pondered, looking at the backpack in his hand.
He still had many questions, but no way to verify them.
Just then, Uchiha Matsuzaki suddenly sensed a presence in the darkness and immediately drew his Scythe of Death.
"Who's there? Come out!"
Uchiha Matsuzaki shouted into the darkness.
Two or three seconds later, three figures emerged from the shadows. One burly man was carrying his sister on his shoulder.
"No insignia, just like last time," Uchiha Matsuzaki thought to himself, observing them.
"Why did you kidnap my sister? If anything happens to her, I swear I'll make you all wish you were dead."
Uchiha Matsuzaki lowered his blade, his eyes gleaming with killing intent as he spoke.
After he finished, a masked man, resembling Kakashi, stepped forward.
"Kid, our target is you, not your sister."
"If you surrender obediently, I guarantee your sister will be fine!"
At this moment, Uchiha Matsuzaki felt extremely puzzled. He was just an ordinary person in Konoha Village, as ordinary as could be.
Why would they specifically target him? If they wanted to kill him, why not simply assassinate him directly?
"You people are truly strange, aren't you?"
"Alright, tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at his enemies, his mind filled with questions.
Upon hearing Uchiha Matsuzaki's words, the enemies exchanged glances and nodded to each other.
"There's no need to tell you now. I advise you to surrender obediently! Save yourself some pain."
The leader of the enemies radiated killing intent and took an attacking stance as he spoke.
Uchiha Matsuzaki observed his opponents, shrugged his shoulders, and chuckled, "You won't even tell me what you want me to do, so it seems there's nothing to discuss!"
With that, he closed and then opened his eyes, activating his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
Instantly, he could perceive the movements of everything around him and the flow of his enemies' chakra.