"Lord Danzo, as you instructed, Root and the Shimura Clan have both been fanning the flames of public opinion in Konoha."
Inside the Root Base, a Root ninja knelt on one knee before Shimura Danzō and reported on the day's developments.
"By now, unfavorable rumors about the Uchiha Clan have spread everywhere, and they are growing increasingly uncontrollable."
"I'm afraid even the Hokage himself could no longer rein them in."
"Lord Danzo, your objective has been achieved."
After hearing the Root ninja's report, Danzo's aged face, clouded with malice for days, finally showed a smug, cold smile.
Danzo hated every naturally evil Uchiha brat equally.
That included Uchiha Chisen.
That included Uchiha Fugaku.
That included Uchiha Itachi...
To Danzo, anything that hurt the Uchiha Clan warranted his personal assistance. Of course, that assistance did not mean supporting the Uchiha Clan. It meant kicking them while they were down behind the scenes, fanning the flames, and gloating over their misfortune.
"Uchiha Itachi, who will slaughter his entire clan in the future..." Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly. "He certainly is a rather unusual Uchiha. And precisely for that reason, I must make you stand firmly against the Uchiha Clan and leave you completely isolated by them."
Danzo could hardly wait for Uchiha Itachi's "future evil" to happen ahead of schedule.
Ideally, tonight would be the night of the Uchiha Clan massacre.
Then he would certainly have to celebrate properly.
However...
"Uchiha Chisen... those eyes of his..." Danzo clenched his fist, his smug, cold smile fading. His gaze darkened, his expression shifting as he said, "Could he really have awakened the same legendary eyes as Shisui? But the ability he possesses is different from Shisui's?"
Danzo found Uchiha Chisen's Sharingan ability to see through "past and future evil" truly chilling.
It meant no