Root headquarters.
"Sir, the Third Hokage has sent someone to collect Shisui's left eye."
Danzo gritted his teeth. "Go to the vault and bring them a Sharingan."
The Root member below said, "But we only have four Sharingan left."
Danzo slammed his hand heavily against the armrest. "Do you think I don't know that!? If we don't hand over a Sharingan, Hiruzen's side won't let this go."
"Yes."
The more Danzo thought about it, the angrier he became. "Bastard! This is simply the greatest humiliation!"
Danzo's expression was dark. He had never been schemed against so thoroughly.
After suffering such a huge loss today, he had truly tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to bait it.
He had never expected Fugaku, who had always seemed so weak, to hide a needle in cotton.
He had pushed out an elder as his mouthpiece and, for Shisui's Sharingan, had not hesitated to openly break with Konoha.
He had to find a way to poison their reputation.
As dawn began to break, Fourth Elder Uchiha Yohei, who had only rested for a few hours, arrived early at Konoha's Security Team.
Every morning, Security Team members reported here to change shifts. If there was anything to discuss, they would also hold a brief meeting.
When he reached his desk, he found a huge pile of complaints before him.
Most of them accused the Uchiha of violent law enforcement.
His usual way of handling them was to rotate the Uchiha members who had been complained about to another part of Konoha.
That resolved the complaints while ensuring the accused Uchiha members received no punishment.
But today was different. He picked up the feedback stamp engraved with "Suspended Pending Reflection" and stamped it repeatedly onto the complaint forms.
For the sake