Unlucky Danzō

When Sasuke returned home, his parents were waiting for him.

Seeing Sasuke return with a bruised and swollen face, they weren't angry, nor did they ask how it happened.

To be honest, after these three years, they had gotten used to it...

Sasuke's mother, Uchiha Mikoto, stepped forward to tend to his injuries, her movements incredibly gentle and practiced...

"Father, I lost again..."

After a long pause, Sasuke finally spoke with a look of shame.

Although it was hard to tell with his bruised and swollen face...

"...It's alright, just win next time," Uchiha Fugaku said calmly.

He had no idea how many times he had said that before.

"But today was different!"

"My Great Fireball Technique and Phoenix Sage Fire Technique clearly hit that guy, but he wasn't hurt at all."

Uchiha Fugaku's expressionless face showed a flicker of emotion for the first time.

Sasuke copied Hinata's strange pose. "She did this back then, and just like that, she blocked all my ninjutsu."

"Rotation!?"

Sasuke turned his head. "Brother!"

"Yes, Sasuke, I'm back."

Itachi Uchiha ruffled Sasuke's hair.

"Father, Mother, I'm back."

A smile appeared on Itachi Uchiha's slightly tired face.

"Brother, brother, what did you mean by Rotation just now?"

Itachi Uchiha then looked at Sasuke and chuckled, "Rotation is one of the Hyuga Clan's secret techniques, known as the Rotation, possessing absolute defense." Sasuke's bruised and swollen appearance was indeed amusing.

"Absolute defense?"

"They say it's absolute defense, but it can't be without weaknesses. The weakness of Rotation..."

"I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it! I'll break through the weakness of Rotation myself. I must defeat that guy, for the glory of the Uchiha Clan!"

After dinner, Sasuke rushed to the backyard to train.

"What incredible talent!"

"Indeed, with such a genius in the Hyuga clan, how can they not prosper."

The father and son were talking about Hinata.

Speaking of Hinata, Itachi Uchiha remembered the time Sasuke first challenged Hinata and was beaten black and blue.

That time, when Uchiha · Little Brother Complex · Itachi saw his pig-headed younger brother, a surge of anger rushed to his head, and his Mangekyo Sharingan was almost activated.

When he learned that Sasuke was beaten by Hinata, his first reaction was to beat Hinata black and blue as well, to vent Sasuke's anger.

But he suppressed the urge with reason.

Not long after, when he went to the school worriedly, he personally witnessed how his younger brother was beaten black and blue.

Itachi Uchiha watched with growing alarm. Even the teacher acting as referee could tell that Hinata was holding back.

He couldn't help but see it, but with his Sharingan, he could see even more clearly, and he also knew that Hinata's taijutsu might be more than it appeared.

She might have been hiding her true strength for a long time.

As he continued to observe, Hinata turned and glanced at him.

With just that one glance, he subconsciously closed his Sharingan.

"Such keen intuition..."

After that, Sasuke continued to challenge Hinata, wanting to win at least once.

Itachi Uchiha did not stop him.

After all, they were just children fighting. He had no right to stop them, and letting Sasuke suffer a little was also a good thing for him.

"Is Shisui doing alright in the Anbu?"

Because Hinata had subtly confronted Danzō a few times and caused some trouble for Root, the Uchiha clan massacre did not happen.

As for Danzō's attempt to steal Shisui's eye, it was due to the sudden appearance of bizarre creatures in the Root base, which caused heavy losses to Root. Root was still recovering. Danzō had not found an opportunity.

If it weren't for the severe repercussions of Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, even with two Mangekyo Sharingan, the Uchiha would pose no threat to Konoha in the current situation.

After all, any one of the bizarre creatures was no weaker than a Mangekyo Sharingan, and in terms of abilities, they were even more bizarre and deadly.

In fact, Hinata had recently been considering whether to find an opportunity to kill Danzō, so he wouldn't constantly stir up trouble.

But in the end, Hinata abandoned the idea.

What did the affairs between Konoha and the Uchiha have to do with her, Hyuga Hinata?

If she hadn't felt so sorry for the Uchiha clan's annihilation, she wouldn't have stopped the massacre that night.

Lately, however, Sasuke had been asking her to spar more and more frequently, making her wonder if she should just beat him up soundly and make him behave for a while.

"Shisui is currently assigned to protect Hokage-sama, becoming his personal guard."

This news was exactly as Uchiha Fugaku had predicted. It was only reassuring to have Shisui, who possessed Kotoamatsukami, kept under close watch.

But this could also be seen as a signal from the Third Hokage to appease the Uchiha clan, especially since the village's demand for ninjas was increasing.

Alienating the Uchiha clan further would be extremely unwise.

This made Uchiha Fugaku breathe a sigh of relief.

Over the past few years, the village and the Uchiha had been growing closer. If things continued like this, there would surely come a day when the rift between them would be mended.

As for how the village and the Uchiha began to get closer.

It all had to do with those bizarre creatures.

Upon learning of the existence of these bizarre creatures, some members of the Uchiha clan initially paid them no mind. They even rejected those assigned to team up with them.

But their arrogance led them to pay a heavy price when facing these bizarre creatures.

In the first two years, the Uchiha clan suffered the most casualties during missions to capture these bizarre creatures.

Then, in order to survive and to avenge their clansmen who had died at the hands of the bizarre creatures, they began teaming up with people from the village.

After all, even with the Sharingan, they had their weaknesses.

To compensate for their shortcomings, they had no choice but to team up with the village's ninjas.

Through this process, those who teamed up with the Uchiha clan gradually came to understand them.

They also realized that the Uchiha clan was no different from them, and most of them were even a little prideful.

When Danzō learned of this, he couldn't sit still and wanted to stir up trouble.

But just then, two of the three bizarre creatures he had secretly captured escaped from the laboratory.

He had no choice but to mobilize Root to seal these two bizarre creatures.

Fortunately, while capturing the two bizarre creatures, they had gained an understanding of their characteristics. Aside from the loss of some experimental equipment, the casualties did not reach double digits.

However, the loss of equipment alone was enough to keep him busy for a while.

One had to consider that some of Root's experimental equipment could not be obtained through official channels, making replenishment extremely difficult.

Therefore, he had to put aside his plans to smear the Uchiha clan for the time being.

And then, some time later, when he intended to steal Shisui's eyes.

A bizarre creature appeared in front of his Root headquarters!