"..."
For a long time, looking at Uchiha Itachi's cold eyes, Shimura Danzo also slowly calmed down.
"Did Hiruzen make you do this?"
That scroll was clearly Sarutobi Hiruzen's handiwork.
Uchiha Itachi was silent for a moment.
"Sort of, the Third Lord's meaning was, if he died late, then I should send you to accompany him, that way even in the Pure Land, he would have company."
"Die…", Shimura Danzo muttered to himself, and after briefly thinking, he understood the meaning.
"Hiruzen clashed with that masked man?"
Uchiha Itachi nodded.
"So, Hiruzen already knew about my connection with that guy?", A bitter smile appeared on Shimura Danzo's face.
"The Third Lord is very disappointed in you."
The connection between Shimura Danzo and "Uchiha Madara" was something "Uchiha Madara" himself told him.
The goal of both parties' cooperation was the destruction of the Uchiha clan…
So he reported Shimura Danzo to Sarutobi Hiruzen the very next day.
Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo's body suddenly trembled slightly.
'This time… Hiruzen might really be disappointed in me.'
"I never betrayed Konoha…"
"But you cooperated with Konoha's greatest enemy."
"All of this was for Konoha, you naturally evil Uchihas are the biggest enemies of Konoha!", Shimura Danzo glared.
Uchiha Itachi opened his mouth, but for a moment was rendered speechless by the other's logic.
He couldn't understand why this guy before him would rather cooperate with Konoha's enemies than tolerate a single Uchiha.
'Ultimately, this lunatic just wants to turn Konoha into his Konoha.'
Uchiha Itachi lightly shook his head, his gaze cold to the extreme.
"You bastard, your head is really full of nothing but yourself."
"Saying it's for Konoha, but it's just to satisfy your own ambition and selfish desires, that's why you chose to betray Konoha…"
"Utter nonsense!", Shimura Danzo cursed loudly, "What kind of person do you think this old man is? Darkness of the Ninja World, Root of Konoha! I'm the one who protects Konoha from the shadows, I could never betray Konoha!"
"Sensei said it himself, the naturally evil Uchihas are the greatest threat to Konoha."
"Ha!"
Uchiha Itachi was enraged into laughter by Danzo's words. He no longer wanted to waste breath with Shimura Danzo. His gaze turned sharp.
"You've even fooled yourself. I'm done reasoning with you, you don't deserve to hear it."
"I won't kill you. Since you hate the Uchiha so much, then this shall be your punishment."
"You… What do you want to do?", Seeing Uchiha Itachi's eyes and hearing his words, for some reason, a wave of panic suddenly surged in Danzo's heart.
A crow landed on Uchiha Itachi's shoulder, it was the one with Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Shimura Danzo, from today onwards, you will give up the pursuit of power, the pursuit of the Hokage's seat. You will dedicate the rest of your life to the Uchiha, to Konoha."
"You will spare no effort to fully integrate the Uchiha into Konoha."
"This is your punishment."
Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo completely panicked and began struggling desperately.
He could accept death, but he absolutely could not accept a fate where he was so humiliated.
Especially by a member of the Uchiha clan.
"Uchiha Itachi! You naturally evil Uchiha! If you have the guts then kill me! Otherwise, I will definitely—"
"I think it's about time…", Uchiha Itachi's voice was cold as a machine.
"AHHHHHH...", Shimura Danzo's furious roar also abruptly stopped.
He found his consciousness becoming fuzzy, unable to see, hear, or sense anything anymore.
Only all kinds of images were flashing through his mind, memories of his entire life…
Kotoamatsukami only modifies a person's will, it does not change their personality.
From today onward, the darkness of the ninja world may still exist, but Shimura Danzo would be truly dead.
Scenes of his life flashed through his mind…
A life filled with failure.
In Kumogakure, he was helpless in the face of his teacher's death.
When competing for Hokage, he lost to his best friend.
Now a lonely old man, he was even humiliated by the Uchiha he hated the most.
He couldn't even manage to perform Reverse Four Symbols Sealing and perish together with his enemy.
'Sensei…'
'Hiruzen…'
'I'm sorry…'
The final images that surfaced in Shimura Danzo's mind were Tobirama Senju's teachings, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's disappointed gaze.
After completely altering Shimura Danzo's will, in the real world only a few seconds had passed.
When Uchiha Itachi opened his eyes, Shimura Danzo was still unconscious.
"Danzo… sama…", A faint voice rang out.
Uchiha Itachi looked toward Aburame Ryoma lying in a pool of blood. He had been hit by Tsukuyomi and had his heart pierced, but he still hadn't drawn his last breath.
It seemed that his loyalty to Shimura Danzo was keeping him alive.
The insects from earlier had already burned up.
But now, dense swarms of bugs were crawling out of his body, heading toward the outside of the room.
It looked like they were trying to transmit the information from here.
Blood trickled from the corner of Uchiha Itachi's eye, and black flames appeared once more, burning everything to ashes.
After finishing cleaning up the scene, Uchiha Itachi left Root and headed toward the location of Uchiha Obito.
He had to complete the final mission of tonight.
Perhaps someone would suspect that he used genjutsu to control Shimura Danzo, but that no longer mattered.
Because he was the traitor who slaughtered the elite of the Uchiha clan, and killed the Uchiha clan head.
At the same time, he would carry all the hatred and leave Konoha.
'Battle records can be verified!'
———
[On the Hokage Rock]
Although the site of the battle was far from here…
The Uchiha Fire Formation released by Uchiha Obito, and the effects of the fire-style ninjutsu during battle, were seen clearly by many people.
Nara Shikaku could only step forward and say it was a specially prepared firework show.
Just that some mistakes occurred and it failed.
Most people were successfully misled, while a few chose to play dumb.
But some were serious.
"Shikaku, what is that old man up to again?", Tsunade looked suspiciously at Nara Shikaku. That scale of fire-style technique was no joke.
Nara Shikaku felt a bit troubled and explained, "Lady Tsunade, this operation is Konoha's top-secret mission."
"Everyone has different roles. Even Inoichi and I only know part of it."
"So I'm sorry, I can't tell you yet."
"Tch! That damn old man!", Although Tsunade was a bit annoyed, she still left with Shizune and Uzuki Yugao.
Her current position indeed made it inappropriate to intervene in such matters.
However, her hemophobia had mostly been cured now…
Watching Tsunade's departing figure, Nara Shikaku sighed as well.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had previously given him a letter.
But now was not yet the time to hand it over to Tsunade.
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