A Single Glance, Danzo Instantly Killed!

No matter what Danzo wanted to say or do,

Shisui had nothing to worry about.

He had inherited Kagami's Will of Fire, always putting Konoha first and conducting himself openly and honorably.

He refused to believe that Danzo, the leader of Root, could do anything to him.

After roughly seven or eight minutes of walking,

Shisui followed the ninja disguised as Anbu to an open clearing.

The outcome was exactly as Shisui had expected.

The one who had secretly summoned him and been waiting here for so long was not the Third Hokage at all.

It was Shimura Danzō!

At that moment, he leaned on a cane with one hand, dressed in a black haori, his expression calm and composed.

"You're here, Shisui."

Only after seeing his subordinate bring Shisui over did Danzo slowly speak.

He then gave the four subordinates a look. Without exception, all four nodded at Danzo and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Only Danzo and Shisui remained in the clearing.

"Lord Danzo." Shisui's eyes narrowed as he got straight to the point. "I wonder why you summoned me here under Lord Hokage's name?"

"For Konoha." Danzo deliberately lowered his voice.

"I know you have always been prejudiced against me."

"You believe my Will of Fire is not as bright as Hiruzen's."

"But..."

"There are no truly bad people in this world. I am merely protecting the things I consider important in my own way."

"To me, the most important thing is the village."

Shisui raised a brow but did not respond.

He merely watched Danzo coldly.

Seeing that Shisui remained silent, Danzo simply continued on his own.

"So I hope you can consider the bigger picture."

"For the sake of the village, do one thing."

As Danzo finally revealed his true purpose,

Shisui asked, "What is it?"

"Get rid of Uchiha Kazekage." Danzo spread open his left hand, and the cane he had been leaning on fell to the ground.

The moment he said those words, Shisui immediately frowned.

"He is the murderer of the Cloud Ninja Leader."

Danzo's eyes shifted as he began speaking with righteous conviction. "If we wish to calm this disturbance, the simplest solution is to hand over Kaze."

"Furthermore, you know that Kaze lacks the Will of Fire. Like those other Uchiha, he possesses a narrow-minded clan-first mentality and worships strength above all else."

"If we let someone like him run unchecked, sooner or later, he will become Konoha's enemy."

"Rather than wait until then, we should strangle him in the cradle before his wings have fully grown."

"We can eliminate a hidden danger to Konoha while calming this disturbance at the same time. It is killing two birds with one stone."

Danzo's implication was that Shisui was the most suitable candidate.

He and Kaze were both members of the Uchiha Clan.

And he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Even if his Genjutsu was only equal to Kaze's under normal circumstances,

once he activated the Mangekyō, his Genjutsu could control Kaze.

Whether to kill or torture him would be entirely up to Shisui.

Moreover, since they were clansmen, Kaze would not be on guard against Shisui.

That would make it even easier for him to strike.

"Everything is for Konoha."

At the end, Danzo did not forget to remind Shisui.

The reason he was asking Shisui for this

was absolutely not for personal gain, but because he was genuinely considering Konoha's future!

"You have interacted with Kaze before. You should know very well what his attitude is toward the Uchiha Clan and Konoha."

Yet no matter how reasonable Danzo made it sound,

or how impassioned his speech became,

Shisui still could not accept his insane proposal.

"Danzo, is this Lord Third Hokage's intention, or merely your own?" Shisui countered with a question instead of answering.

"The Hokage is a leaf basking in the sunlight, growing toward the sun. There are things he can neither do nor ask about, while I am the root in the darkness."

"Shisui, is your Ninja Way not also to silently uphold peace from within the darkness?"

Danzo paused before continuing, "From a certain perspective, we share the same ideals."

"As long as you get rid of Kaze, I will bear the infamy."

Danzo's gaze was resolute.

Every word he spoke to Shisui came from his heart.

There was also another benefit to having Shisui deal with Kaze.

Shisui was also a member of the Uchiha Clan.

If Shisui made the move, those Hawk Faction members of the Uchiha would not turn their hostility toward Konoha.

If all went smoothly, he could suppress the Uchiha Clan

and sow distrust of Shisui within the Uchiha Clan.

That was Danzo's true plan.

It could truly be called killing three birds with one stone.

But no matter what, Shisui was no fool.

After hearing Danzo's words, he let out a rather helpless sigh.

"Lord Danzo, forgive me, but I cannot agree to this."

"I am an Anbu member directly under Lord Hokage's command, not a Root ninja."

"Without an order from Lord Third Hokage, I will not make a move against anyone."

"And..."

Shisui's gaze sharpened, and his tone grew increasingly hostile. "Lord Danzo, I hope you will not secretly summon me in this manner again."

"If Lord Third Hokage learns of your little schemes, I am afraid he will not let you off so easily."

"Take care of yourself..."

Shisui was not only rejecting Danzo, but also warning him.

By bypassing the Hokage and issuing orders to an Anbu ninja directly under the Hokage's command,

Danzo had undoubtedly overstepped his authority.

"As expected..."

However, Danzo was not surprised by Shisui's refusal in the slightest. He merely shook his head.

It was as though he had known from the beginning that this would be the outcome.

In truth, the order Danzo had given Shisui was not merely an order.

It was also a test.

If Shisui had been willing to eliminate Kaze, Danzo would not only have trusted him, but would have also been willing to send Root ninja to assist him in completing the task.

But now, it seemed...

Not only was Kaze unworthy of trust.

Even Shisui was equally unworthy of trust.

"From the very beginning, you were never sincerely on Konoha's side."

"Then again, with the power of Susanoo, how could you possibly be willing to remain in the darkness and nourish Konoha?"

"You have also been coveting the position of Hokage all along, haven't you, Shisui?"

As he spoke, Danzo suddenly launched a surprise attack.

He pushed off hard with both feet, formed his left hand into an eagle claw, and reached for Shisui's eyeball.

In fact, once Danzo learned that Shisui possessed Susanoo, he had developed the idea of taking his Sharingan.

With such power in Uchiha hands, a man as suspicious as him could never rest easy.

The reason he had wanted Shisui to eliminate Kaze was also to give him one final chance.

However...

Shisui had failed to seize that chance!

Smack!

Just as Danzo's fingers came within half an inch of Shisui's Sharingan, Shisui decisively raised his arm and seized Danzo's wrist.

The next second, Shisui's pupils turned from black to red, and three black Tomoe began spinning wildly.

Facing Danzo as his killing intent suddenly surged, Shisui directly unleashed the Sharingan's Genjutsu.

With a thud, the fiercely charging Danzo abruptly dropped to his knees before Shisui!