Sarutobi Hiruzen's Shock, Beginning to Headache More and More!

Shisui wore an ugly expression, his eyes filled with complex, hard-to-read emotions. After a soft sigh, he left the Radical Faction's compound. Regarding the village and the Uchiha, Shisui felt he still needed to think things through carefully. Besides, Uchiha Jin was not going to make any moves for the time being, so he could just use this opportunity to conduct some investigations. Outside the Radical Faction's territory, the surroundings were desolate. Although this place still belonged to the Uchiha, all the surrounding houses were abandoned, giving off a deeply lifeless feeling. After all, almost all the Uchiha had moved into the Radical Faction's compound. However, what a pity. Just as he was preparing to head home to rest and think, an Anbu appeared and blocked his path. "Shisui, Hokage-sama wants to see you!" "Alright, I understand!" Shisui frowned, but still nodded. To be honest, he did not want to see Sarutobi Hiruzen right now. The habits cultivated over a long time still caused him to make a reflex reaction first. Subsequently. After taking a deep breath, he arrived at the Hokage Office. "Hokage-sama!" Shisui knelt on one knee, his face full of loyalty. His gaze carried a slight change compared to the past, sweeping past the Anbu in the dark shadows. He even noticed that Sarutobi Hiruzen, who served as Hokage, had many details about him that he had never paid attention to before. For instance, Sarutobi Hiruzen subconsciously lowered his Hokage Hat, and as he was smoking, he subconsciously lowered his eyes upon seeing him, with no intention of looking at him whatsoever... Even though he did not activate his Sharingan, he could still keenly perceive that Sarutobi Hiruzen's whole body was slightly on guard. Although the movement was very slight, it still could not escape his notice. After all, he had come down from the battlefield; if he lacked even this basic vigilance and ability to read expressions, he would have died on the battlefield long ago. Therefore. In the past, he had simply trusted Sarutobi Hiruzen too much and subconsciously never thought about these things. Now, however, it was different! Even though he still trusted Sarutobi Hiruzen, Uchiha Jin's words had still taken some effect. He subconsciously began to observe these minor details, perhaps wanting to prove that Uchiha Jin was wrong. It was just a pity, however. It seemed that these various discoveries of his conversely proved that Uchiha Jin was right. Thinking of this, his heart was a complex and unreadable mess. "Ah, Shisui!" "Even though today is your day off, the Uchiha's affairs are too important, so I have no choice but to call upon you." "Today you and Fugaku went to the Radical Faction's compound. Can you tell me what happened today?" Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled at the corners of his mouth. He still maintained a benevolent expression, and his tone of voice was filled with warmth. In response to this. Hearing the inquiry, Shisui felt a shock in his heart, quickly pulling back his thoughts to press them deep down, and then recounted everything honestly, detail by detail. Without any concealment! Including Uchiha Jin's threat to Fugaku, Fugaku's despairing choice to remain aloof from worldly affairs, and Uchiha Jin's warning and threat to him. Not a single word missed, he confessed everything! Of course. He concealed the news of Fugaku unlocking the Mangekyo, as well as the things he had heard inside the clan's territory. On one hand, he feared the village would grow even more wary and the relationship with the Uchiha would become tense once again; but mostly, he did not know how to speak of it, because those speculations were far too offensive to Sarutobi Hiruzen. In fact, deep inside his heart, he felt a faint dread. Because this matter had already begun spreading within the clan's territory, and it was only because the clan members rarely traveled to the village for interaction that it might not leak out in a short time. What if... Those things leaked out? He did not dare to imagine it! Thinking of this, he felt somewhat troubled in his head, secretly feeling a bit grateful for the clan's isolation. "Bullshit!" "How could I possibly deliberately watch Shisui go to his death?" "Danzo? Even less likely!" "He is an elder of the village, how could he possibly make a move against villagers?" "Uchiha Jin's speculation is completely meant to destroy the village, Shisui, you must never believe it!" Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed a hand on the desk. Forcibly suppressing the panic in his heart, he began refuting it at the very first moment. Yet, at the same time. His heart was filled with terror, because Uchiha Jin's judgment seemed, in his view, entirely too accurate. Danzo would definitely make a move against Shisui, and the only difference was a matter of sooner or later, while he himself would surely choose to ignore it and then hold Danzo accountable afterward. That bastard Uchiha Jin understood his mindset far too thoroughly! Thinking of this, a chill ran down his spine. Having a fellow like this take charge of the Uchiha was by no means a good thing for the village; he was far more difficult to deal with than Fugaku. "Please rest assured, Hokage-sama, I am still willing to trust the village." Hearing this, Shisui spoke up in a hurry. Seeing the sincerity on Shisui's face, Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief while hurriedly smiling, "With that I am at ease, Shisui, you must not overthink things." "I know, Hokage-sama." Shisui nodded. Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a brief moment, stabilizing his emotions, "How did Uchiha Jin find out about your Mangekyo?" "I'm not too sure, I am completely bewildered as well." Shisui sank into utter confusion, only speaking hesitatingly after a long while, "Perhaps it is the ability of his Mangekyo, some kind of prophetic power?" Yes. He couldn't figure it out either! After all, he had only ever mentioned the ability of his Mangekyo to Sarutobi Hiruzen alone. Thus, regarding such a prophetic-type Mangekyo, he could temporarily think of no other possibilities. Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression grew increasingly grim. A prophetic-type ability made him feel even more distressed; didn't this mean that no matter how he plotted, Uchiha Jin would be able to obtain the intelligence in advance, stop it, and even launch a counterattack? This—was hard to handle! In the end. Upon learning everything that had happened within the Uchiha clan today, he pacified Shisui a bit more before letting him go home to rest. Once Shisui left, he slammed his hand against the desk in anger. "Bastard, damn it!" "How can this Uchiha Jin be so difficult to deal with?" "Anbu!" Letting out a fierce curse, Sarutobi Hiruzen tapped on the desk, and an Anbu respectfully knelt on one knee. Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a short moment before speaking in an indifferent tone, "Compile Shisui's words from just now into a complete report, send it all to Elder Danzo, and warn him that he must absolutely not make a move against Shisui recently." "Understood, Hokage-sama!" The Anbu bowed and left. Once the Anbu departed, Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a sigh. He—had it too tough! It seemed that dealing with Uchiha Jin was by no means a matter of a day or two. This person threatened mutual destruction at every turn; if he could not eliminate him first, then even if they managed to wipe out the Uchiha, he would still become a massive threat to the village. A hidden Mangekyo powerhouse specializing in assassinating ordinary members and commoners of various shinobi clans—the village possessed no defensive means whatsoever to stop him. Let's wait for now! First push the Uchiha into that big latrine of the Konoha Military Police Force, then find a way to weaken the Uchiha, and figure out other matters later on. However... The only thing that stressed him out was what to do about the village's financial deficit? Back during the Third Shinobi War, the budget allocations from the Land of Fire had long since been embezzled by eighty or ninety percent by the Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitokado, and Shimura clans. The tiny bit of remaining funds had been taken away in large part by the Root, and what little was left had already reached the absolute limit just to last until the end of the war. Now, regarding the remaining pension deficit, the village still needed to stockpile a batch of food; additionally, supplies like Explosive Tags, kunai, and shuriken in terms of finances... The Daimyo was already unwilling to fork over money for such a huge deficit, so if he still couldn't get rid of the Uchiha as soon as possible, where on earth was he supposed to get this massive fortune? Sarutobi Hiruzen began to get a headache!