Naruto: Eating Kaido's Azure Dragon Devil Fruit-Chapter 332: The Hard to Awaken Mangekyo

On a forest path within the Land of Fire.

Uchiha Kenta was walking and chatting with his younger sister, reminding her to be careful on missions.

His expression suddenly changed. He stopped abruptly and shielded his sister behind him.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several Anbu figures wearing animal masks appeared on the surrounding trees, vaguely surrounding their group.

The leader was Night Owl.

"Anbu?"

The middle-aged chunin uncle tensed up, and the young genin nervously gripped his kunai.

Uchiha Yami also recognized Night Owl. After all, the reputation of ’White Princess’ was quite prominent among Konoha shinobi.

"Captain Night Owl? What is the meaning of this?"

Uchiha Kenta’s gaze was icy, an ominous premonition rising in his heart.

Night Owl wasted no time. She directly displayed the secret order scroll bearing the Hokage’s seal, her voice cold and clear.

"Uchiha Kenta, by the secret order of the Hokage-sama, you are to return to the village with us immediately for questioning!"

Her gaze shifted to Uchiha Yami.

"Uchiha Yami, regarding the Root attack incident in the Land of Waves, you are also required to return to assist in the investigation."

"What?"

Hearing this, anger instantly surged within Uchiha Kenta.

He already held the Konoha higher-ups in extreme contempt.

Now, his sister was clearly the victim, the target of the Root attack. Instead of pursuing the remaining Root members, the higher-ups wanted to take them back for investigation?

What was this?

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong?

Or did they think the Uchiha were easy to push around?

"On what grounds?"

Uchiha Kenta laughed in extreme anger. The three tomoe Sharingan instantly activated, his pupils filled with malice.

"Yami is the victim! You aren’t going after those damned Root scum, but instead come to trouble us? Is this the conduct of the Konoha higher-ups?"

"Brother, don’t be like this!"

Uchiha Yami urgently grabbed her brother’s arm.

"White Princess-sama is acting on the Hokage-sama’s order, backed by all of Konoha. If we resist, it won’t end well!"

"Let’s go back first. We can explain everything clearly!"

Although she also felt wronged, she understood more clearly what defying the Anbu and the Hokage’s order meant.

"Explain? What is there to explain!"

Uchiha Kenta shook off his sister’s hand and pointed at Night Owl, shouting.

"They are doing this on purpose! I think those Root attacks might have been staged by them!"

Upon hearing this, Night Owl’s eyes turned cold.

"Uchiha Kenta, mind your words! Defaming the Hokage and the Anbu adds to your crime! Surrender peacefully, or we will not be polite!"

"Not polite? Let me see how you plan to be impolite!"

Uchiha Kenta was already blinded by rage.

He formed hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

A massive fire dragon roared as it charged towards Night Owl!

"Stubborn fool!"

Night Owl coldly shouted, also forming seals.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!"

Boom!

Wind and fire collided, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"Take action! Subdue him! Be careful not to harm the innocent!"

Night Owl gave the order while secretly giving a glance to her team members.

Several Anbu instantly pounced, engaging Uchiha Kenta in battle.

Kunai clashed, ninjutsu exploded against each other, and the scene immediately became chaotic.

Although Uchiha Kenta’s strength wasn’t considered top-tier within the Uchiha clan, that was only when compared to other Uchiha.

Now, attacking in fury, he was even more ferocious. With his Sharingan’s insight fully active, for a time, he actually managed to hold his own against several Anbu members.

But the Anbu had the advantage in numbers, and were all quite strong.

Under Night Owl’s deliberate, subtle "direction" and "holding back", the battle seemed fierce, but in reality, the Anbu weren’t going for the kill, focusing mostly on control and attrition.

Uchiha Yami watched anxiously. Seeing her brother gradually falling into a disadvantage and starting to sustain injuries, she could no longer hold back. She drew her kunai and rushed forward.

"Do not harm my brother!"

"Yami, get back!"

Uchiha Kenta was greatly alarmed upon seeing this.

At that moment, one Anbu member forced Uchiha Kenta back with a move, while another "seamlessly" sent a palm strike towards the charging Uchiha Yami.

This palm strike appeared fierce, but its force was actually controlled very precisely.

Thud!

Uchiha Yami was shaken by that force, her blood and qi churning. She spat out a mouthful of blood and stumbled backward.

"Yami!!!"

Seeing his sister vomit blood, Uchiha Kenta’s eyes nearly burst from their sockets. His mind went blank for an instant!

Boundless fury, worry, fear, and hatred for the Konoha higher-ups erupted in his chest!

He felt an intense, burning pain in his eyes. The three tomoe of his Sharingan spun wildly!

Awaken!

Awaken!

He roared frantically in his heart, his chakra running out of control.

However, the three tomoe spun to their limit but seemed blocked by an invisible barrier. They could never break through that final boundary, failing to connect into a new pattern.

After the intense emotional turmoil came an even deeper sense of powerlessness and despair.

Why...

Why still not possible?!

’As expected, the stimulus of my younger sister being injured still falls a bit short.’

’It seems we must go to the final step, let her ’die’ once, for it to work...’

Sora, hidden in the shadows, took in all of this and shook his head helplessly in his heart.

The difficulty of Uchiha Kenta awakening his eyes, compared to the original Uchiha Takumi, was more than just a notch higher.

However, having come this far, Sora couldn’t change candidates midway.

He secretly sent a signal to Night Owl.

Night Owl understood. In the ensuing battle, her "mistakes" became slightly more numerous.

The wounded Uchiha Kenta seized the chance to erupt with a burst of strength, pushing back the Anbu in front of him. He scooped up his somewhat dazed sister.

"Yami, hang on! Brother will take you away from here!"

He shot a venomous glare at Night Owl and the surrounding Anbu, as if wanting to etch their faces into his memory.

Then, without looking back, he ran desperately towards the direction of Takigakure!

Now, the only helper he could think of was that mysterious and powerful "White Tiger"!

Only he might have the ability to resist Konoha’s pursuit, the ability to protect Yami!

Watching the fleeing back of Uchiha Kenta holding his sister, Night Owl raised her hand to stop her subordinates who wanted to pursue.

"No need to chase. He won’t get far. Return to the village immediately and report the situation to the Third Hokage-sama. Uchiha Kenta violently resisted arrest and kidnapped his sister, defecting! Request to issue a bounty notice!"

"Yes!"

The Anbu members responded in unison.

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