When footsteps rang out, panic flashed across Shisui's face. He hurriedly said, "It should be Jonin from the clan. If they discover us, the plan to take the Sharingan will be ruined."
As he spoke, Shisui activated a mechanism and led Naruto into a hidden passage.
Hiding inside the passage, Naruto said with interest, "I didn't expect there to be a secret passage here. Looks like you've had your eye on these Sharingan for quite some time."
"Kagami Grandpa told me about it..."
Shisui began to explain, but then he thought of Shimura Danzō, and his expression darkened.
If Kagami Uchiha and Danzo had not been friends, he would not have so easily believed Danzo's lies, gone to the Root Base of his own accord, and fallen into a trap.
Naruto smiled. "Some things only become clear after you've died once."
Shisui was about to say something when the discussion outside interrupted him. He shut his mouth, while Naruto pricked up his ears to see whether he could eavesdrop on any useful intelligence.
Quite a few Uchiha had gathered beneath Naka Shrine.
Besides Clan Head Fugaku, there were Jonin from both the radical and conservative factions. After all, the so-called conservatives merely feared that a failed coup would lead the clan to an even worse fate; they did not oppose the Uchiha challenging the Hokage Building.
As for Shisui, who wished for peaceful coexistence with the Hokage Building, he had been missing for half a year and was long presumed dead.
Fugaku glanced at the Jonin before him and nodded. "It seems everyone is here. We can now begin discussing the assault on the Hokage Building. Speak freely, everyone, and work together to devise a flawless plan..."
"My idea is to first hold the village's other departments in check,