Chapter 70: Lost Memories: It's Most Annoying When Someone Steals the Crystal During a Team Fight

"Then I will go find my uncle; he will definitely let me go."

Expecting the refusal, Uchiha Gin did not nag further. He grabbed the young girl and ran out of the research institute without looking back. Uchiha Yan had too much on his hands, so he did not continue to block them.

"You two be careful!"

Along the way, every household was brightly lit. Every Uchiha clansman capable of fighting had donned their armor and pulled out their hidden weapons, walking out of their homes with a menacing aura, wanting to give this ignorant enemy a taste of their power.

"My Lord Clan Leader, the enemy has already broken through our three defensive lines and is about to invade the clan grounds."

A Uchiha dressed in black reported to Uchiha Tajima, who was in the middle of changing into his combat gear.

"Why so fast? What happened to the patrol squads?"

Hearing that the enemy was already at the gates, Uchiha Tajima finished dressing and questioned him.

"The enemy seems to know our defensive layout very well. The clansmen at the sentry posts were ambushed by the other side before they could even react."

The black-clad Uchiha said with his head bowed.

"We only rested for a period of time, yet someone actually thinks we are finished and dares to launch an attack on us so brazenly. It has always been us Uchiha who do the hitting."

Uchiha Tajima waved his hand and said coldly,

"Let me see who exactly has the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard."

After Uchiha Tajima's order was passed down, Uchiha Yan led several hundred elite clansmen who had awakened their Sharingan to wait at the entrance of the clan grounds. After Uchiha Tajima arrived, he scanned his clansmen and shouted,

"Those who offend my Uchiha shall die without a grave!"

"Those who offend my Uchiha shall die without a grave!!" "Those who offend my Uchiha shall die without a grave!!" "Those who offend my Uchiha shall die without a grave!!"

In the dark night, dense red lights ignited. The slogan shouted by hundreds of people was deafening, and a cold, murderous aura radiated from the stern clansmen. Uchiha Tajima looked at his subordinates with satisfaction.

"Move out! Meet them head-on!"

"Clan Leader, the enemy is using Kekkei Genkai. According to intelligence from the front, the other side should be the Kaguya clan who fled to the Land of Water."

On the way, the round Uchiha Yan reported in a low voice to Uchiha Tajima. Uchiha Yan's seemingly clumsy body was actually able to keep up with the powerful Uchiha Tajima without falling behind in the slightest.

"That bunch of lunatics? To think they traveled such a long way just to ambush us."

Recalling the files on the Kaguya clan, Uchiha Tajima posed a soul-searching question.

"This subordinate does not know."

"No matter. It won't be too late to interrogate them after we defeat them."

Uchiha Tajima was not worried about losing. Although he did not want to admit it, for thousands of years, the only clan in this world that could rival theirs was the Senju of the Forest.

The Uchiha clan led by Uchiha Tajima collided head-on with the Kaguya clan, and the battlefield of hundreds instantly filled with the smoke of war.

The Uchiha clan, who were proficient in Fire Release and genjutsu, were not unskilled in taijutsu; it was only because the other two were so outstanding that their taijutsu did not seem as brilliant.

For a time, fire blazed across the battlefield and blood and gore flew. The crazed Kaguya clan relied on a life-for-a-life fighting style to barely drag out the rhythm of the battle. Watching the Kaguya clan recklessly trade injury for injury, Uchiha Tajima suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Elder Yan, have you seen any of their powerhouses?"

For such a large-scale attack, the Kaguya clan actually did not send out their top combatants, leaving only some cannon fodder to struggle here.

"It seems not. Enemies of this level shouldn't be able to break into our heartland so easily!"

Uchiha Yan, who was skilled in warfare, also discovered that the situation with the enemy was not right.

"Not good!"

The two seemed to have thought of something; their expressions changed drastically, and they turned their heads simultaneously to look at the distant clan grounds.

The next second, raging flames rose in the quiet clan grounds, reflecting on Uchiha Tajima's face in the distance, looking exceptionally terrifying.

Not long ago, just as Uchiha Tajima was leading the elites to intercept the Kaguya clan, dozens of black shadows quietly snuck in from the other side of the clan grounds.

Leading them was the square-jawed Kaguya Cangjie, and standing beside him was a man who was a half-blood of their clan and the Hyuga, Kaguya Tuoye.

"Hahaha, to think we snuck in so easily."

Kaguya Cangjie looked excitedly at the unguarded gate before him and laughed wildly. He turned his head to look at Kaguya Tuoye beside him.

"Tuoye, you deserve the greatest credit for this infiltration. When we return, I will report to the Clan Leader and ask for a reward for you."

"Thank you, Elder!"

As a half-blood, Kaguya Tuoye often suffered discrimination within the clan. If he hadn't awakened a mutated Byakugan Kekkei Genkai, he would likely have been reduced to a slave for the pure-blooded Kaguya clan.

This attack relied on his Byakugan to bypass multiple hidden sentries; these merits were enough for him to establish a foothold in the clan.

"Why did you only just arrive?"

The mysterious person appeared quietly from the darkness again, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

"Hmph, don't waste time. Quickly tell us the secret locations of the Uchiha clan and where the important figures are hiding."

Seeing the mysterious contact, Kaguya Cangjie urged them unceremoniously.

The mysterious person pulled a simple map from their person, on which several locations were marked with red crosses. After throwing the map to Kaguya Cangjie, the mysterious person said gloomily,

"I hope you can be quick. I can't wait to see the pained expression on Uchiha Tajima's face."

Kaguya Cangjie opened the map. Most of the places marked with red crosses were important locations like granaries, armories, supply depots, and research institutes, but the largest red cross was clearly marked "Clan Leader's Residence."

"Hahaha, I really don't know what Uchiha Tajima did to you to make you hate him so much."

Seeing the Clan Leader's residence marked as a priority, a trace of doubt appeared on Kaguya Cangjie's bloodthirsty face.

"None of your business."

The mysterious person bowed their head, said these four words coldly, and then merged into the darkness without looking back.

"Little ones, move out! Now, let's have a big scene!"

Kaguya Cangjie handed the map to Kaguya Tuoye beside him, waved his arm, and led his dozens of elite warriors, charging into the poorly defended Uchiha clan grounds like wolves into a flock of sheep, beginning their killing spree.

The mysterious person standing in the darkness took off their disguise, their eyes carrying a dim, gloomy light.

Watching the bloodbath stirred up by the Kaguya clan, the aged Uchiha Yao pulled out a jar filled with liquid.

Inside soaked a pair of eyes emitting a faint red light. Touching the glass, Uchiha Yao whispered,

"Gin, let me show you how the murderer gets the punishment they deserve."

On the other side, two thin figures ran through the silent streets of the Uchiha clan. The usual lights of ten thousand homes were pitch black at this moment.

"A-Gin, where are you taking me?"

The young girl, who had been carried away by the boy in a daze, asked in confusion.

"To my uncle's place; it's absolutely safe there."

Uchiha Gin knew that his uncle's house must still have guards on duty at this moment, and settling the girl there should be the safest option.

As the two spoke, they arrived in front of a grand residence. Before they could even step forward to knock on the door, several black shadows blocked them like ghosts.

"The Clan Leader has ordered: no idlers allowed."

The black-clad Uchiha in the lead had red light in his eyes. He looked at them expressionlessly, his lowered hand pressing faintly on the sword at his waist.

"I'm Uchiha Gin; you've seen me before~"

The black-clad man before him was one of his uncle's personal guards. Uchiha Gin couldn't say he was familiar with him, but they had crossed paths a few times.

"The Clan Leader has already gone to the front lines."

The black-clad Uchiha scanned Uchiha Gin with a scrutinizing gaze and spoke.

"Ah! Already departed."

Learning that his uncle had already rushed to the battlefield, Uchiha Gin patted his head in annoyance, then said,

"Can you let my friend go inside to take shelter?"

As he spoke, Uchiha Gin pushed the bewildered girl forward.

(End of chapter)