Chp-158: Never Underestimate a Master Tactician

"Look! A bridge suddenly appeared there?"

"Huh, the bridge disappeared? Was it attacked by someone?"

"But why go through so much effort to attack a bridge???"

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The sudden change left the ninjas outside dumbfounded, their faces showing confusion and disbelief.

The final attack clearly had significant power, but why direct it at a bridge?

They couldn't understand!

As the dust settled, within the Four Violet Flames Formation, a massive spherical pit appeared, with only the two ends of the large metal bridge remaining.

"Lord Danzo! Damn it, what the hell happened!"

The eyes of the Root members beneath their masks showed panic.

This sudden change was not part of their plan.

Satoru Hyuga slowly walked out of the rubble.

Calmly raising his hand, he pressed it directly onto the Four Violet Flames Formation.

Buzz!

With a dull sound, the blue light screen spread rapidly from his palm, shattering the supposedly impregnable barrier into countless light purple fragments, which fell and dissipated like raindrops.

The four Root Jonin maintaining the barrier uncontrollably staggered back, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, staring at Satoru Hyuga in horror and disbelief.

"Where's Lord Danzo?"

"Damn it! What did you do to Lord Danzo?"

One Root member attempted to rush inside to find Danzo, but many Hyuga ninjas arrived, armed with sniper rifles, firmly surrounding them.

Almost simultaneously, numerous Hyuga ninjas suddenly emerged from rooftops, alley corners, and tree trunks, all previously hidden positions.

Holding firearms, they encircled the Root members in tight, overlapping circles.

The number of Hyuga ninjas appearing out of nowhere far exceeded those who had been confronting the Root members.

The Root members felt their scalps tingle, and under their masks, sweat poured down their foreheads.

Only now did they realize that the previous confrontation was with only a small fraction of the Hyuga ninjas.

The majority had been hidden in positions they hadn't even noticed!

At least 200 sniper rifles had been aimed at them from the darkness, without their knowledge.

Understanding this, they felt a deep sense of fear, a cold chill running up their spines, leaving their hands and feet cold.

If they had attacked first, those hidden snipers would have instantly turned them into sieves.

"Hands up!"

The leading Hyuga ninja shouted angrily, holding his gun.

The Root members instinctively raised their hands over their heads.

"Report! Hyuga Sniper Independent Regiment Commander Hyuga Yunlong, mission accomplished! Awaiting your review, Lord Satoru!"

The leading Hyuga ninja gave a standard military salute to Satoru Hyuga, who had just walked out, his voice almost a roar.

"Hmm, not bad."

Satoru Hyuga nodded in satisfaction.

He had been training these Hyuga ninjas in a military manner, and it seemed to have paid off.

The surrounding ninjas looked on with envy and jealousy, especially the Uchiha ninjas, whose eyes turned red.

They looked at the sniper rifles in the Hyuga ninjas' hands and then at Fugaku Uchiha.

Their expressions seemed to say: "Clan leader, can you get us some of those too?"

Fugaku Uchiha himself looked on with envy.

The Hyuga ninjas, after their reform, were incredibly disciplined!

In comparison, the Uchiha clan seemed like a disorganized mob.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also looked at Satoru Hyuga with a complex expression. He found it increasingly difficult to understand him. Since the coup, it hadn't been long, yet the changes were astonishing.

Even now, the Hyuga ninjas were using weapons beyond his comprehension.

Satoru Hyuga glanced around at the surrounding Hyuga ninjas and asked, "Is the entire Independent Regiment here?"

Hyuga Yunlong awkwardly scratched his head and smiled. "The second battalion is still in hiding nearby. They will attack at your command, Lord Satoru."

The surrounding ninjas gasped again.

More Hyuga ninjas were hidden nearby???

They hurriedly looked around.

After searching for a while, they found no traces of any other ninjas.

Their shock deepened.

What they had thought would be a major crisis for the Hyuga clan turned out to be a self-destructive move by the enemy. If the Hyuga had decided to attack, the Root members would have been annihilated in an instant.

"Satoru, where's Danzo?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath, suppressing his shock, and asked as calmly as possible.

"Dead."

Satoru Hyuga glanced at him indifferently.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt as if his heart had been struck.

His face turned extremely complex.

Although he had expected it, hearing it from Satoru Hyuga still brought a wave of sadness.

They had loved and hated each other for so long. To say he felt no regret at Danzo's death would be a lie.

"By the way, Lord Third, I have a question for you."

Satoru Hyuga suddenly spoke calmly.

"Go ahead."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned.

Satoru Hyuga raised the arm he had taken from Danzo, showing it to the surrounding ninjas.

"These are all Sharingan, right? How can a village elder openly graft so many Sharingan onto his arm?"

The surrounding Uchiha ninjas immediately began to stir.

Fugaku Uchiha's pupils shrank, and he quickly said, "Satoru, can I take a look at it?"

Satoru Hyuga handed the arm to him.

The more Fugaku examined it, the more shocked he became.

His voice trembled.

"There's no doubt. These are all three-tomoe Sharingan from our clan!"

Hearing Fugaku Uchiha's conclusion, the Uchiha ninjas behind him became furious.

They roared in the night, demanding to scatter Danzo's ashes to the wind.

Fugaku Uchiha's face turned extremely grim.

His fingers clenched involuntarily, turning pale.

No wonder! No wonder!

Many of our clan members mysteriously disappeared, and our ancestral tombs were robbed several times.

So that's it…

Danzo, you have such audacity!

Fugaku Uchiha gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.

Izanagi!

The forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan to alter fate!

This beast Danzo was using our clan's eyes…

Bastard!

Fugaku Uchiha gritted his teeth, turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and spoke in a low voice.

"Lord Third, I hope you can give our clan an explanation. Why did Danzo have our clan's Sharingan grafted onto his arm?"

He spoke each word clearly, his eyes fixed on Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"This matter, were you the mastermind behind it?"