"Once this old man obtains Kotoamatsukami, I'll use it to control Hyuga Sho..."
Shimura Danzō said in a determined tone.
Another long-held wish of many years was finally about to be fulfilled.
What Danzo didn't know was...
The Kotoamatsukami with Uchiha Shisui's ten-year cooldown had already been used on Hyuga Sho.
Yet he was still brimming with confidence, planning to use Kotoamatsukami to control Hyuga Sho.
Danzo believed that...
Whether he had Itachi exterminate the Uchiha Clan...
Or directly used Kotoamatsukami to command Hyuga Sho, turning him into a loyal subordinate before having him wipe out the Uchiha...
Either way, he could achieve his objective with ease.
"En, don't hesitate. We're carrying on the will of the Second Hokage."
Utatane Koharu reminded him.
Mitokado Homura could only nod.
After leaving the Hokage Building...
He instinctively sensed that something was wrong...
All these years...
It was true that the Konoha High Command had suppressed the Uchiha Clan.
But they had never said they wanted to exterminate the Uchiha Clan.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had even done his utmost to defend the Uchiha.
But today...
Danzo had openly said it...
"Exterminating our own people... That doesn't seem to fit the Will of Fire."
Mitokado Homura adjusted his glasses.
The unease in his heart grew.
Danzo's darkness had still surpassed his understanding.
Mitokado Homura had never thought of exterminating the Uchiha.
He had merely been working to keep the Uchiha away from the village's center of power.
Even if there were suspicions that the Uchiha Clan had brought about the Nine-Tails...
Before there was solid evidence...
They still shouldn't act against the Uchiha Clan.
Before he knew it...
Mitokado Homura, deep in thought, had arrived beside a small river.
By the time he realized it, the figure of a boy was already reflected before him.