Who's Spreading Rumors About Me, Shimura Danzō?

Seeing the envy written all over Obito's face, Kakashi just had to take him down a peg.

"I can fight two Chunin too." Having said that, he waited to see how Obito would react.

Obito instinctively disbelieved him. He knew Kakashi was strong, but being able to beat Chunin at their age was simply unbelievable.

"I don't believe you. All you do is brag, Kakashi," Obito retorted stubbornly.

"Obito, Kakashi became a Jonin a long time ago," Rin said, coming over.

Obito was even more embarrassed when he heard Rin say that too. He hadn't expected her to have such faith in Kakashi. At this rate, when would he ever earn her recognition? The next time he saw Shisui, he'd have to ask him how he usually trained.

Obito actually believed Kakashi too; he was just too embarrassed to admit it. He usually acted as though he couldn't stand Kakashi, but who didn't know what the two of them were like together?

Fugaku breathed a sigh of relief after watching. So the Hokage hadn't sent Anbu to assassinate Itachi. If he really had, there would have been no hope of easing tensions between the Uchiha Clan and the village.

Still, he couldn't let Danzo off. He was the Hokage's advisor, a member of Konoha's leadership by any measure, yet all he did was engage in dirty business. Fugaku had heard that this elder even wanted to run for Hokage. It was enough to make him laugh.

If Shimura Danzō can become Hokage, I, Uchiha Fugaku, will eat the stone tablet passed down in my clan.

What Uchiha Fugaku didn't know was that the rest would be even more exciting.

[The scene shifted to a moment after Shisui Uchiha had been robbed of his Sharingan.

Shisui Uchiha was dodging frantically through a forest, pursued by a large group of masked Shinobi.

He was in a sorry state, with even one of his Sharingan gouged out.

The people outside the screen were stunned by what they saw. What was going on? Was this something they were allowed to see? Shisui Uchiha was being hunted by a large group of Anbu Ninja.

Those who didn't know the truth all thought the Uchiha Clan was going to rebel. After all, it was one of the two clans that had founded Konoha. No matter how much the villagers disliked the Uchiha, that was still the village's own business. What was happening now?

They were actually seeing the Anbu make a move against a genius of the Uchiha Clan.

At this point, not only the Uchiha Clan, but also the Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka Clan, and ninja villages large and small all thought Konoha was discarding those who had served it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi hurried to explain. "There may be some misunderstanding. The village would never mistreat anyone who has contributed to it."

Not many people believed his explanation, though. After all, the miraculous screen could even create a Sharingan outright.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a little embarrassed too. He had just given the Uchiha Clan's patriarch his assurance, only for the ranking system to reveal that he had seized the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan. What would everyone think of him as Hokage?

The footage did not reveal who was hunting Shisui Uchiha. It only showed Shisui fighting the many Jonin.

[Shisui fled while dodging the Kunai flying at him, stumbling as though he might fall from the trees. There was nothing he could do. Danzo had attacked him without warning, launching a sneak attack because he feared Shisui's Sharingan.

Now Shisui had less than a tenth of his strength left. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

Suddenly, the Jonin behind him all took out Explosive Tags, attached them to Kunai, and threw them at him. Shisui no longer had the strength to stop this attack.

Am I going to fall here? I still have things to do. I can't. At that moment, Shisui's remaining Mangekyō Sharingan spun incessantly.

With a boom, an explosion went off. As the smoke slowly cleared, a colossal green giant could be seen blocking the attacks.

"What is that thing?" one of the Jonin asked, staring at the giant that had appeared out of nowhere. It stood dozens of meters tall, clad in armor and wielding a huge blade, a formidable sight to everyone present.

The Uchiha Clan's Susanoo was an ability that could only be used after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. An ordinary Uchiha who awakened the Mitsudomoe would already be at Jonin level. Once a Susanoo twenty or thirty meters tall was unleashed, Kunai and the like became toys.

And when it came to stabbing a Susanoo with a Kunai, our senior comrade Mr. Danzo of Root had something to say.

The others didn't know that, though, and could only throw all sorts of Kunai at it. But they clanged against the Susanoo and fell away, failing to cause any damage at all.

Shisui had no time to fool around with them anymore. With a wave of his hand, the colossal Susanoo brought its blade down, cleaving a huge fissure in the ground.

The surrounding Shinobi weren't so lucky. Those nearby were sent flying dozens of meters by the impact. Shisui took advantage of the opening to slip away.

Uchiha Fugaku's pupils contracted as he watched. Had the Susanoo been exposed too? He had never even activated a Susanoo himself, yet today he had seen someone activate one with a single eye.

Honestly, a few too many of the Uchiha Clan's secrets had been revealed today. First the Mangekyō, and now the Susanoo. The ranking system was really setting the Uchiha Clan up to die.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, meanwhile, gave Uchiha Fugaku a meaningful look.

"Fugaku, who in the Uchiha Clan can take on this form?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked. If every Uchiha could do this, who in all of Konoha could keep the clan in check?

"Lord Third, this is the Susanoo, unique to the Uchiha Clan. Apart from Madara Uchiha, who defected long ago, no one has ever been able to activate it." Uchiha Fugaku had no choice but to conceal the fact that he could activate it too.

"But Lord Third, someone in Konoha is actually plotting to take the Uchiha Clan's eyes. You must stand up for our clan."

Although the Shinobi in the footage wore Anbu uniforms, their methods were identical to those of Root, which Danzo had created. He needed to tell the Third beforehand. Otherwise, the Uchiha Clan was no pushover either; as Konoha's foremost clan, they naturally had the strength to deal with it themselves.