The man, who was approaching the three Shimura clan members, suddenly stopped. A cautious look appeared in his eyes. Besides the three Shimura clan members, he sensed other presences.
These individuals were quite far behind the three Shimura clan members. Since they were initially beyond his sensory range due to the distance, he hadn't detected them at first. It was only when he got closer to the three Shimura clan members that he became aware of their presence.
"A total of fourteen people. As for their strength, I can't determine it..." The man frowned.
To avoid detection, all fourteen individuals had suppressed their chakra signatures, making it impossible for him to gauge their approximate strength based on their intensity. Why would anyone be tailing the three Shimura clan members?
In an instant, the man understood the situation. The Shimura clan and the Third Hokage's faction had likely noticed an anomaly from the frequent deaths of Shimura clan members on recent missions. They suspected a force was secretly targeting the Shimura clan. So, they sent people to follow these three Shimura clan members, setting a trap, waiting for the hidden force to walk right into it.
"I underestimated you!" the man thought, scoffing. Despite making every killed Shimura clan member appear to have "died naturally," it still triggered the vigilance of the Shimura clan and the Third Hokage's faction. They had set a trap, waiting for them to fall into it. If it hadn't been him here today, but someone else, they would have likely fallen for the trap.
The man no longer approached the three Shimura clan members. He quietly moved away, giving up on dealing with them. After putting some distance between them, the man stopped.
The man was, of course, Fugaku Uchiha. Only he possessed such powerful sensory abilities to detect those tailing the three Shimura clan members.
"If I were to act forcefully, my strength would be more than enough, but there's no need for that!"
Based on his senses, there were no traces of Itachi Uchiha or the Third Hokage among the fourteen chakra signatures. In the village, besides himself, the other two Kage-level ninja weren't here. If he wanted to forcefully kill these three Shimura clan members, he absolutely could. But there was no need to do so.
The Shimura clan and the Third Hokage's faction probably only suspected a force was secretly targeting the Shimura clan, but they weren't certain. There was no need to act forcefully and confirm their suspicions, making them even more vigilant.
"The Shimura clan and the Third Hokage's faction are already suspicious and have set a trap. I must quickly notify the others to temporarily suspend operations against the Shimura clan members."
He took out a notepad, encrypted with symbols, and wrote down four identical notes. Then, he retrieved four scrolls and unrolled them. Each scroll bore complex black patterns—already drawn summoning jutsu formations. There was even blood on them. Without needing to smear his own blood, he activated the summoning jutsu on these four scrolls with just his chakra.
Accompanied by white smoke, four summoned creatures appeared: an eagle, a crow, and two pigeons. The summoning jutsu on the four scrolls were left by Onko Uchiha and three others; these four summoned beasts were their respective summons.
He handed the four notes to the four summoned beasts, and they flew up, quickly disappearing. Summoned beasts and their masters have a connection, so messages could be conveyed to the summoners this way. The red-eyed bird from before was one of his summons, primarily used for relaying messages.
The operations against the Shimura clan were temporarily called off. Two days later, Fugaku Uchiha, Onko Uchiha, Ara Uchiha, Min Uchiha, and Yakumi Uchiha all returned to Konoha. With their Perfect Disguise spore clones, no one in Konoha knew that the five of them had ever left, except for the three elders who were aware of the plan.
After absorbing his spore clone at the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters and gaining the memories from that period, Fugaku Uchiha left and returned to the Uchiha clan compound. Upon arriving at his residence, he didn't see Mikoto Uchiha inside the house. It wasn't until he went to the backyard that he found her.
Mikoto Uchiha wore an elegant, form-fitting long dress that accentuated her graceful figure. Her skin was fair and firm. Years of ninja training had kept her skin evenly toned and taut. Her hair was styled, exuding the charm of a mature woman, like a perfectly ripe peach.
Beside her was a child—not Sasuke, but a little girl. The girl wore a beautiful white dress and a pretty hair clip. Her skin was fair, her features delicate like carved jade, and her long hair reached her shoulders.
"Whose child is this?" Fugaku Uchiha wondered. Then, he heard the little girl call out, "Father."
"You are...?" Fugaku Uchiha stared at the little girl, his eyes wide, almost bulging out. The voice coming from the little girl was actually Sasuke's. And the girl's appearance strikingly resembled Sasuke. It was as if Sasuke had put on a dress, a hair clip, and a wig.
This little girl was Sasuke.
With a puff of white smoke, the little girl disappeared, and Sasuke reappeared. He blushed shyly, embarrassed that his father had seen him dressed as a girl. Although his mother said it was for Transformation Jutsu training, he still found it odd.
"What are you two doing?" Fugaku Uchiha looked at Mikoto Uchiha with a puzzled expression. As far as he knew, Sasuke didn't have a peculiar preference or tendency to wear girls' clothes. Without a doubt, this had to be Mikoto Uchiha's doing.
"Little Sasuke wants to learn Transformation Jutsu, and I'm teaching him!" Mikoto Uchiha said with a smile. Her eyes sparkled with undisguised pleasure and interest. Little Sasuke wanted to learn Transformation Jutsu, and she happened to want to see him in a dress, dressed as a girl. So, after some gentle persuasion, little Sasuke used the Transformation Jutsu to put on a dress and become a girl.
As she expected, even dressed as a girl, little Sasuke was incredibly cute, more adorable than any actual girl. He was just too cute; she really wanted to take a picture to record it. Hmm, next time little Sasuke uses the Transformation Jutsu, she'll have a photographer capture it.
"Fugaku Uchiha looked helplessly at the delighted Mikoto Uchiha, then cast a sympathetic gaze at Sasuke. The future Six Paths-level powerhouse had once worn a skirt. This was surely a humiliating experience that would forever be etched in history.
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