Lord Danzo, Can You Give Me What's in Your Hand?

Night gradually fell, and darkness was about to blot out the last traces of dusk.

In a secluded forest, Shisui suddenly appeared and gazed toward the Uchiha Clan compound in the distance.

"If I use Kotoamatsukami to alter the Clan Head's perceptions and attitude too abruptly, it will surely arouse the suspicions of the clan's genjutsu experts."

Therefore, he needed to remain by the Clan Head's side and influence him subtly, gradually changing his perceptions and attitude.

At the very least, he had to make the Clan Head completely firm in his resolve and ensure he could no longer be swayed by the Radical Faction.

Shisui could not help thinking of his companion, the one whose disposition had grown increasingly gloomy.

He closed his eyes, and bitterness welled up in his heart.

If he acted on his own like this, Itachi would surely be angry if he found out.

"But this way, your family can live properly. You won't have to be trapped between the clan and the village, unable to breathe."

For that, he would never regret it!

Shisui slowly opened his crimson eyes.

Six tomoe spun wildly within them before finally transforming into the shape of four-bladed shuriken.

This was the Mangekyō Sharingan, the source of the Uchiha's power, and a pair of cursed eyes symbolizing death and suffering.

Just as Shisui crouched down, intending to use the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

Several kunai flew toward him from extremely tricky angles.

After dodging them somewhat awkwardly, Shisui immediately drew a kunai and turned to look behind him.

Several figures clad in black cloaks and animal masks flashed past, wielding weapons as they mercilessly attacked him.

The chilling killing intent and indifferent attitude immediately made Shisui's heart tremble.

"Could these people be..."

Before he could say anything.

Clang! Clang!!

Two weapons struck toward his vital points. Unwilling to kill, Shisui could only fight as he retreated, running toward a more open area.

When he ran out of the woods, the eight figures that had been hiding in the shadows appeared before him as well.

"So it really is Root?"

Seeing the familiar attire of the people before him, Shisui's expression turned grave.

Then the mastermind was...

"What swift moves. As expected of Body Flicker Shisui."

A hoarse, gloomy voice came from the dark forest.

Shimura Danzō, dressed like a frail and infirm old man with bandages wrapped around his right eye and his right arm suspended across his chest in bandages, stepped out of the shadows.

"Danzo!"

Facing Shisui's gaze, Danzo walked before the Root members and extended his hand. "You all, withdraw first."

"What exactly do you want?" Shisui asked.

"A technique that can directly invade another person's mind without them noticing, then permanently and completely alter their will."

Danzo did not answer his question. His tone carried a trace of indignation. "Kotoamatsukami is so powerful, yet you intend to use it to stop nothing more than a coup?"

Shisui could not help furrowing his brow at those words.

But rather than attacking directly, Danzo narrowed his left eye and asked, "What if using Kotoamatsukami on Fugaku Uchiha fails to dispel the Uchiha Clan's intention to stage a coup?"

Danzo's question made Shisui's heart shudder.

It was a problem he had always understood, yet had always avoided.

Gritting his teeth, Shisui replied, "The Third Hokage promised me that he would ease the relationship between the Uchiha and the Leaf Village!"

"How laughable."

Danzo sneered. "Neither the villagers' attitudes nor those of the Uchiha clansmen can be changed by Hiruzen and Fugaku through their own efforts alone."

"As long as the Uchiha Clan remains, the village's suspicions that they will stage a coup will not disappear. Even if results are achieved temporarily, they will only last for the present."

The conflict between the Uchiha and the Leaf Village was merely a matter of time.

Danzo lowered his head, his expression concealed by the shadows.

The Sharingan hidden beneath his bandages was already prepared to activate Izanagi.

"In that case, seize this opportunity to wipe out the Uchiha Clan in one fell swoop. That would be for the sake of the villagers, would it not?"

Hearing Danzo's icy words, Shisui tightened his grip on the kunai in his hand. "Danzo, from the very beginning, you intended to..."

"This is for the peace of the Leaf Village!"

Danzo suddenly raised his head. When he looked at Shisui again, his gaze was already filled with greed.

As long as he possessed that pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, the position of Hokage...

No, even unifying the Shinobi World might not be impossible!

"Hand over those Sharingan of yours to this old man!!"

A vicious expression appeared on Danzo's cold face. He tossed aside his cane and reached straight for Shisui's eyes.

Though Uchiha Shisui was naive, he was not naive enough to let others slaughter him at will.

He instantly seized Danzo's left hand and used a genjutsu to pin him in place.

"This is only an ordinary genjutsu. It will be dispelled soon enough."

Looking at Danzo caught in the genjutsu, disappointment flashed through Shisui's eyes.

Could the Uchiha and the Leaf Village truly not coexist?

Just as he turned to leave.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

The Root members hiding in the shadows finally sprang out, hurling countless Ninja Tools toward him.

Clang, clang, clang!!

Shisui swung the kunai in his hand, knocking down every Ninja Tool.

But from the corner of his eye, Danzo, who had just been restrained by the genjutsu, suddenly vanished.

"Not good!"

Bang!

Just as Shisui sensed that something was wrong, Danzo suddenly appeared behind him.

For shinobi, information about the enemy was a crucial factor.

Clearly, Shisui did not know that Danzo possessed a Sharingan as well.

Moreover, after undergoing Wood Release modification, with the combined effects of the Hashirama Cells and the Sharingan, Danzo was already capable of using the ultimate Sharingan ocular technique.

"Izanagi!"

It was an ocular technique capable of erasing all unfavorable circumstances affecting oneself in a single stroke!

Thus, Danzo broke free from Shisui's genjutsu and launched a surprise attack against the insufficiently guarded Shisui!

Rip!!

His left hand clawed toward Shisui's right eye, leaving a long streak of blood in the air. The motion was clean and decisive, completed in one fluid movement.

"Argh!!"

Shisui clutched his empty right eye socket, leaping backward and swiftly widening the distance between himself and Danzo.

The pain of the ambush and losing his eye put Shisui in an extremely disadvantageous position.

At that moment, the Root shinobi swiftly rushed out and surrounded him.

Shisui already understood that everything he had planned was now impossible.

But he could not die here. He still had one last hope.

"Pursue him!"

After Danzo gave the command, every Root member immediately began chasing Shisui.

Only Danzo remained here.

He looked at the Mangekyō Sharingan in his hand, and a hint of obsession flashed through his eyes.

Just then.

"My student's birthday is coming up, but I'm still looking for a suitable gift."

Another voice, somewhat familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar, suddenly sounded beside him.

"But when it comes to children that age, who knows what they like?"

Danzo abruptly came back to his senses and turned toward the figure.

A masked man stood there, laughter filling his voice.

"So... can you give me what's in your hand, Lord Danzo?"

Everyone, please make sure to scroll to the final "To Be Continued" page today! It concerns whether I can get published, QAQ. I'm begging you all!

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