Chapter 32
Just as there are rogue ninjas in shinobi villages, every faction has individuals who oppose mainstream views. Konoha is no exception, nor is the Uchiha clan.
Not all Uchiha supported the coup, and not all wished to leave Konoha. Before the battle, the clan leader Fugaku had arranged for some to act as seeds for the clan’s future if the coup failed, sending them away from Konoha. The movement was subtle, unnoticed by Konoha without the Byakugan but not by other members within the Uchiha compound.
Some had already sent their families away before dawn, but most remained indifferent.
Their reasons were complex. Those who stayed in the Uchiha compound included Fugaku's die-hard supporters who believed the coup would succeed and many who naively thought that even if the coup failed, the kind-hearted Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, wouldn’t harm ordinary Uchiha civilians.
However, after the Nine-Tails appeared and Hiruzen went to restrain it, the battle in the Uchiha compound was taken over by Danzo Shimura and his Root unit, who were staunch supporters of the Uchiha extermination.
Thus, the battle became even more brutal. Unlike the Anbu, Root saw all Uchiha, not just the ninja, as enemies.
In a dark alley:
A long sword slashed down, blood spurted, and a man screamed, falling to the ground.
Before he fell, he pushed his daughter away, shouting: