Chapter 48: Lord Danzō, Can You Give Me the Thing in Your Hand?
Night gradually fell, and darkness was about to cover the last traces of twilight.
In a secluded forest, Uchiha Shisui suddenly appeared, gazing towards the distant Uchiha clan grounds.
"Using Kotoamatsukami to change the Clan Head's perception and attitude... if it's too abrupt, it will definitely arouse suspicion from the clan's genjutsu experts."
"Therefore, I need to stay by the Clan Head's side constantly, influencing him imperceptibly, changing his perception and attitude bit by bit."
"At the very least, I must make the Clan Head stand firm, no longer swayed by the radicals."
Shisui couldn't help but think of his partner, the partner whose aura grew gloomier by the day.
Closing his eyes, a wave of bitterness rose in his heart.
Acting unilaterally like this... Itachi will surely be very angry when he finds out.
"But this way, your family can live well, without being caught suffocating between the clan and the village."
For this, he would never regret it!
Shisui slowly opened his scarlet eyes.
Six tomoe spun wildly within his eyes, finally transforming into the shape of a four-bladed shuriken.
This was the Mangekyō Sharingan, the source of the Uchiha's power, and also a cursed eye symbolizing death and suffering.
Just as Shisui crouched down, intending to use the Body Flicker Technique to leave,
Rustle rustle rustle!!
Several kunai flew towards him from extremely tricky different angles.
Shisui dodged somewhat clumsily, immediately drawing a kunai and looking back.
He saw several figures dressed in black cloaks and wearing animal masks flash past, attacking him mercilessly with weapons.
Their stern killing intent and cold attitude instantly sent a horrified shock through Shisui's heart.
"These guys... could they be..."
But before he could say anything.
Clang! Clang!!
Two weapons struck towards his vital points. Unwilling to deal a killing blow, Shisui could only fight while retreating, moving towards a more open area.
When he ran out of the forest, the eight figures originally hiding in the shadows appeared before him.
"Root, as expected?"
Looking at the familiar attire of the people before him, Shisui's expression turned grave.
Then, the mastermind is...
"Such swift movement. Truly worthy of Shisui of the Body Flicker."
A hoarse, gloomy voice came from the dark woods.
Shimura Danzō, his right eye covered with bandages, his right arm also wrapped in bandages and slung across his chest, appearing old, weak, sick, and disabled, walked out from the shadows.
"Danzō!"
Meeting Shisui's gaze, Danzō walked before the Root members and gestured with his hand: "You all withdraw for now."
"What exactly do you want?" Shisui asked.
"Able to directly invade the target's brain without being detected, and permanently, completely alter their will."
Danzō didn't answer his question, his tone tinged with indignation: "Kotoamatsukami is so powerful, yet you actually want to use it to stop a mere coup?"
Shisui's brow furrowed tightly upon hearing this.
But Danzō didn't strike immediately, instead asking with his left eye slightly narrowed: "If you use Kotoamatsukami on Uchiha Fugaku, what if you still can't eliminate the Uchiha clan's thoughts of a coup?"
Danzō's question made Shisui's heart tremble involuntarily.
This was the question he always understood, yet always avoided.
Shisui grit his teeth and replied: "Lord Third promised me, he will ease the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha!"
"How laughable."
Danzō sneered: "Whether it's the villagers' attitude or the Uchiha clansmen's, neither can be changed by Hiruzen and Fugaku single-handedly."
"As long as the Uchiha clan still exists, the village's suspicion of their coup will not be eliminated. Even if temporary results are achieved, it's only for now."
The confrontation between the Uchiha and Konoha is only a matter of time.
Danzō lowered his head, his expression hidden by shadows.
And the Sharingan hidden beneath his bandages was already prepared to activate Izanagi.
"Since that's the case, let's seize this opportunity to wipe out the Uchiha clan. That's truly acting for the villagers' sake, isn't it?"
Hearing Danzō's cold words, Shisui gripped his kunai tightly: "Danzō, from the very beginning, you wanted to..."
"This is for Konoha's peace!"
Danzō abruptly looked up. When he looked at Shisui again, his eyes were already filled with greed.
As long as I possess that pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, the Hokage position...
No, unifying the ninja world might not be impossible!
"Hand over that Sharingan of yours to this old man!!"
Danzō's cold face revealed its ferocity. He threw aside his cane and lunged straight for Shisui's eyes.
However, although Uchiha Shisui was naive, he wasn't so naive as to let himself be slaughtered.
He instantly grabbed Danzō's left hand and directly trapped him in place with a genjutsu.
"This is just an ordinary genjutsu; it will break soon."
Looking at Danzō trapped in the genjutsu, a look of disappointment flashed in Shisui's eyes.
Can the Uchiha and Konoha truly not coexist?
Just as he turned, intending to leave,
Rustle rustle rustle!!
The Root members hiding in the shadows finally jumped out, countless ninja tools hurled towards him.
Clang clang clang!!
Shisui swung the kunai in his hand, knocking down all the ninja tools.
But a flash in the corner of his eye – Danzō, who should have been controlled by genjutsu, had suddenly vanished.
"Damn it!"
Thump!
Shisui felt something was wrong, and Danzō's figure suddenly appeared behind him.
For a ninja, enemy intelligence is a crucial key.
Clearly, Shisui didn't know Danzō also possessed a Sharingan.
Moreover, after undergoing Wood Release modification, through the combined effect of Hashirama cells and the Sharingan, Danzō could already use the ultimate Sharingan pupil technique.
"Izanagi!"
This is a pupil technique capable of instantly erasing unfavorable situations for oneself!
Thus, Danzō broke free from Shisui's genjutsu and simultaneously launched a surprise attack on the unprepared latter!
Rip!!
His left hand gouged towards Shisui's right eye, drawing a long trail of blood in the air. The motion was clean, smooth, completed in one go.
"Ugh... Ah!!"
Shisui clutched his empty right eye socket, jumping back to quickly distance himself from Danzō.
The surprise attack and the pain of losing an eye put Shisui in an extremely disadvantageous state.
At this moment, the Root ninja also rushed out, surrounding him.
Shisui understood now that everything he had planned was impossible.
But he couldn't die here; he still had one last hope.
"After him!"
Following Danzō's order, all Root members immediately gave chase after Shisui.
Only Danzō remained.
He looked at the Mangekyō Sharingan in his hand, a trace of obsession flashing in his eye.
But just then.
"My student's birthday has arrived, but I'm still looking for a suitable gift."
Another voice, somewhat familiar yet somewhat strange, suddenly sounded beside him.
"But for a child that age, who knows what he likes?"
Danzō abruptly snapped back to reality, turning his head towards the voice.
He saw a guy wearing a mask standing there, his tone full of amusement.
"So... can you give the thing in your hand to me, Lord Danzō?"
(End of Chapter)
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