In the Hokage building, Uchiha Ryu broke into the Hokage's office, but the Anbu ninja did not stop him, mainly because they did not expect anyone to dare break into the Hokage's office.
"Protect Lord Hokage!"
The Anbu ninjas surrounded Uchiha.
"It's you, Uchiha! Are you still alive?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised when he saw Uchiha Ryu. He thought Uchiha Ryu was dead and didn't expect him to still be alive.
Would Kisaragi allow a traitor to live? For some reason, Hiruzen felt a sense of panic, and his eyelids kept twitching. Since that morning, they had been twitching, as if predicting something bad was about to happen.
"You're surprised that I'm still alive, Sarutobi Hiruzen."
A vicious smile appeared on Uchiha's face.
"How dare you speak to Lord Hokage like that!"
The Anbu ninjas were furious at Uchiha's disrespectful tone. Anbu were directly under Hokage, and they respected him greatly. Disrespecting Lord Hokage like Uchiha was treason.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, I'll show you something."
Uchiha Ryu took out a sealed scroll, retrieved Sarutobi Shinnosuke's severed head from it, and threw it directly at Hiruzen.
"Lord Hokage, be careful!"
Seeing Uchiha throw something, the Anbu ninjas instinctively attacked, hurling kunai and shuriken at Uchiha.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face changed when he realized what had been thrown. He quickly blocked the kunai and shuriken with a swift move and caught the head. As he looked down, his body trembled—it was indeed the severed head of his son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
"Uchiha Ryu, did you kill my son?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was filled with murderous intent. Uchiha Ryu, controlled by Kisaragi's hypnosis, remained silent and made hand seals to cast the Dragon Fire Technique.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen reacted quickly, raising an earthen wall to block the incoming fire. This was the Hokage building, the symbol of Konoha's power. If it were destroyed, it would bring shame to the village.
"Uchiha Ryu, you damn traitor!"
"Summoning Jutsu: Enma!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Enma, the Ape King and contracted Summoning beast of the Sarutobi clan. Enma had an indestructible body and could transform into the Vajra Nyoi Staff.
"Sarutobi, have you met a powerful enemy?" Enma asked as it appeared beside Hiruzen. Generally, Sarutobi only summoned Enma to fight strong opponents.
"Transform into the Adamantine Staff!" Hiruzen commanded without answering. He hadn't summoned Enma because of Uchiha's strength but out of pure rage and the desire to vent his anger.
"Stretch, Adamantine stafft! I'll kill you!"
The elongated staff struck Uchiha Ryu, knocking him out of the Hokage building. The blow severely injured him, leaving him half-dead. Hiruzen could have killed him instantly, but he held back. Something about the situation seemed off. Hiruzen wanted answers from Uchiha Ryu.
Uchiha Ryu was a traitor, and Kisaragi had known this. How had Uchiha Xiu survived in Kisaragi's hands? Not only had he survived, but he had killed Sarutobi Hiruzen's son in revenge. As Hiruzen calmed down, he realized there was more to the situation than met the eye.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, you bought me to betray the Uchiha clan, and now you've betrayed me! Even if I die, I want you to pay the price!"
Uchiha Ryu's roar, filled with hatred, echoed throughout the area. All the Konoha shinobi who had gathered after hearing the commotion listened in silence.
"You traitor! I let you escape before, and now you dare to attack the Hokage? Your crime is unforgivable!"
In a flash, Uchiha Ryu's head was severed. Kisaragi slowly retracted his blade, Ryūjin Jakka, unstained by blood.
"Is Lord Hokage unharmed?" Kisaragi asked, smiling as he looked at the enraged Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Kisaragi, you've gone too far," Sarutobi Hiruzen said, gripping the Adamantine Staff and glaring at him with murderous intent.
"Lord Hokage, Uchiha Ryu became a traitor the moment he attacked you. Killing him is justified. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say he deserved to die a thousand deaths."
Kisaragi smiled as he spoke, but Hiruzen's forehead throbbed with anger. His rage wasn't over Uchiha Ryu's death, but over the death of his son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke. Though there was no evidence, Hiruzen's instincts told him that Kisaragi was involved in his son's murder.
The furious Hiruzen nearly attacked Kisaragi but stopped himself when he saw Kisaragi's fearless demeanor. He couldn't afford to act recklessly. Without evidence linking Kisaragi to Shinnosuke's death, attacking would be a foolish move. Uchiha Ryu was dead, and with him died any chance of proving Kisaragi's involvement.
Hiruzen struggled to contain his grief and rage.
"Enma, return."
Sarutobi Hiruzen dismissed Enma, regaining his calm outward appearance, though his heart was still in turmoil.
"As expected of the Hokage, to show such restraint," Kisaragi said mockingly. "I admire your self-control, Hiruzen. I couldn't have done it."
"Uchiha Shin, take Uchiha Ryu's body back," Kisaragi ordered.
The other bodies were of little value, but the pair of Three Tomoe Sharingans in Uchiha Ryu's eyes were worth retrieving. They could be harvested for Mikoto to absorb their power.