Plan!

Plan!

Whoosh!

The next instant.

Kazuki left the area.

When the Nine-Tails arrived, bystanders stayed away.

That was the awareness expected of an Uchiha!

If an Uchiha appeared within a hundred meters of the Nine-Tails, some ruthless man with an X on his face would probably start roaring again: "Evil Uchiha, how dare you..."

Then, he would charge into the Hokage's office and argue his case with righteous indignation!

And finally end with, "Hiruzen... you'll regret this!"

Ptooey!

Danzo's words were firm and decisive!

"By then, Kazuki had practically finished eating and was about to leave."

"Uchiha Shisui... Uchiha Yishū..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated. "Danzo, I know Kazuki is lively by nature and likes pranks. Last time, he made you... Ahem."

In some dark room in Konoha, devoid of even a trace of light, a piece of intelligence was delivered.

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up the report. After reading it, his face filled with confusion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the document.

"And then?"

This was someone who gave Hiruzen Sarutobi headaches in every sense of the word.

Danzo glared with his one eye at the strongest Hokage seated behind the desk, violently slamming the report onto it. His expression was fierce. "There's something very wrong with this Uchiha brat."

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."

Danzo cried excitedly, "Uchiha Yishū—if he wasn't guilty, why did he run the moment he saw the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Hiruzen, believe me, he must have done something shameful. Maybe he has his sights set on the Nine-Tails..."

If you dared act recklessly, the other ninja clans would react!

His upbringing...

Sigh!

Kazuki let out a sigh.

The ninjutsu he excelled at...

During the Third Shinobi World War, if he had not been deliberately suppressed, he would have long since become famous throughout the shinobi world.

This included some of his usual activities.

"The two overlapped at Teuchi's Ichiraku Ramen for several dozen breaths before leaving separately."

After the ninja wearing a strange mask knelt on one knee and spoke softly for a few moments.

"Forget it!"

Uchiha Yishū was an extremely dangerous person.

"Otherwise?" Hiruzen Sarutobi said helplessly. "Danzo, you're being too sensitive."

"Enough, you need to rest!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze turned stern. "Danzo, I am the Hokage!"

Much of the intelligence exposed about Kazuki, including matters only the Uchiha Clan's higher-ups knew, was contained in this report.

At that moment.

Uchiha Yishū!

It detailed everything related to Kazuki.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi could not help shrinking his neck.

Danzo flew into a rage and shouted, "Hiruzen, believe me! This Uchiha Yishū is absolutely a dangerous, evil brat!"

So they simply elevated Shisui, who was close to the Hokage Faction, into a hero!

"And yet you tell me Uchiha Yishū tried to approach Naruto and nearly attacked him. If I hadn't decisively intervened, who knows how bad things could have gotten in the end."

"Nonsense!"

The Uchiha Clan had performed too brilliantly on the battlefield. They simply could not be suppressed.

As he spoke, his gaze paused at a certain part of the report.

"Hiruzen!"

This was the sorrow of the rabbit dying and the fox grieving.

Why did Uchiha Itachi slaughter his entire clan in the original story?

Because his surname was Uchiha!

When Uchiha killed Uchiha, that was internal strife!

What Konoha did was execute traitors and avenge the Uchiha.

His expression was rather hard to describe.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered. "What does that prove?"

Even his cane could not keep up with his pace!

"Hmph! Hiruzen, you'll regret this."

If they attacked them for no reason, what would the other ninja clans think?

Because of Tobirama Senju's policy of weakening the ninja clans and empowering civilians, Konoha's ninja clans had always been wary of the upper ranks.

Today it was the Uchiha Clan. Who would be next?

"I remember he's Shisui's younger brother, Kagami's descendant. Though normally, he is somewhat... mischievous!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said angrily, "If Konoha is left covered in wounds, what do you think the other villages will do? How many days has it been since the war ended? Can Konoha endure another war? And how will you explain this to the daimyo?"

The old man leaning on a cane rose in fury and strode away.

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not say the rest, but his expression made it abundantly clear: What are you even doing?

Danzo roared, "You mean I'm wrong?"

Everyone could no longer tolerate them, and that was what led to the Uchiha's downfall.

Danzo would absolutely fight him to the death.

No problems had been found.

He could not say any more!

"No, Hiruzen, you're wrong. You're wrong from the very foundation!" Danzo's expression was gloomy. "When dealing with the Uchiha, thunderous methods must be used to eradicate them completely."

During the Third Shinobi World War, countless outstanding shinobi emerged. Among them, the most notable were the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, and Body Flicker Shisui.

He picked up another report.

In contrast.

That old fox who called himself the strongest Hokage wanted every Uchiha dead in his heart while also speaking up for the Uchiha and suppressing his little partner: Danzo... I am the Hokage!

"This Kazuki behaved perfectly normally today!" Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned the Anbu and requested a report on Kazuki's movements throughout the day. Then he said, "First, he was with Jiraiya... Sigh. Then he went to eat ramen. What's the problem?"

At the time, he had only been ten years old!

There was one thing Danzo said that the Third Hokage very much agreed with.

Character flaws...

Uchiha Yishū!

Shisui's biological younger brother!

"Still, overall, he's a relatively peaceful Uchiha, completely different from those Uchiha radicals."

His personality was strange and impossible to read, yet his talent faintly surpassed even Shisui's.

Although everyone knew that Uchiha Itachi destroying his entire clan alone was absurd—no matter how talented he was, it was impossible—there had definitely been Anbu and even Root involvement. At least, the appearance of it was enough.

No one had it easy.

Even if many ninja clans disliked them, they could not deny that they were one of the representatives of the ninja clans.

Only three minutes later, he appeared in the Hokage's office.

Although Body Flicker Shisui was excellent, he was an Uchiha shinobi whom Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others had deliberately promoted.

His weaknesses...

Konoha's strongest ninja clan!

His interpersonal relationships...

"Hmph, all Uchiha are evil. That was something Sensei said!" Danzo said sinisterly. "This Uchiha Yishū is evil by nature all the more. In his eyes lies an unfathomable darkness. Hiruzen, you'd better remember my words!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned serious as he said in a deep voice, "Danzo, I know you hate Kazuki deeply because of that incident, but I hope you will consider the bigger picture. Kazuki is Kagami's descendant, Shisui's younger brother, and an important figure in the Uchiha Dove Faction. He is very important to us."

We were not the ones in the wrong. The world was.

Moreover, it was not only the Hokage Faction that knew of the Uchiha's intention to start a war. The other ninja clans had heard about it to varying degrees as well.

He left!

He sighed inwardly.

"This time, when he saw Naruto, he immediately left, and now you say he was guilty."

"Uchiha Yishū?"

"Enough!"

"Also, the Uchiha have done nothing. On what grounds would we attack them? Do you want to destroy Konoha, Danzo?!"

...Tsunade had confirmed that she was leaving the village, and her whereabouts were unknown.

The office fell quiet as well.

Danzo's eyes were fierce, his expression twisted, as though he wanted to devour someone alive.

Throughout this process, there was one person they had intentionally or unintentionally overlooked.

Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself, and a sharp glint suddenly flashed through his eyes.

Tap, tap, tap!

The sound of the cane striking the floor gradually faded into the distance.

But Danzo said coldly, "It's only short-term pain. Compared to the Uchiha threat, this is nothing."

Looking at how worked up he was, it was as if the Uchiha had truly committed some monstrous crime.

"The problem is huge!" Danzo said excitedly. "The moment he saw the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he ran. Do you understand?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a headache. With a sigh, he said, "Danzo, a month ago, Naruto went over while Kazuki was eating ramen."

He carefully recalled his conversation with Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's brows remained tightly furrowed. "Something seems... off."

The Uchiha were a renowned great clan of Konoha.

This was also an explanation for the Uchiha Clan.

"Guilty!"

"Shisui, are you the... jewel I've been searching for?"

"Yes... then prove it to me!"