"Two Mangekyo?!"
When they heard the ninja's report, all three of them, Hiruzen Sarutobi included, were stunned. Disbelief filled their faces, and even their hands trembled slightly!
Those were Mangekyo, after all~
Legendary terrifying eyes possessed only by Madara Uchiha, who had stood on equal footing with the First Hokage.
And ever since Madara Uchiha's death, the Uchiha Clan... had produced only one Mangekyo until recent years—Obito Uchiha.
One could imagine it.
How difficult it was to awaken those eyes!
Yet unexpectedly.
Now... aside from the already defected Obito Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan had actually been hiding two more pairs of Mangekyo.
Especially since, according to the intelligence they had gathered, every Mangekyo possessed strange and terrifying abilities. For example, Obito Uchiha's Kamui, and... Shisui's Kotoamatsukami!
If Shisui Uchiha had not previously revealed his own ability and personally stepped forward to stop the Uchiha Clan's rebellion,
then perhaps they would not only still be in the dark, but the village's situation would have become even worse!
This was no less than... another Nine-Tails Rebellion!
No!
It was even more terrifying than the Nine-Tails Rebellion!
If the Uchiha Clan gathered three pairs of Mangekyo, it would pose a grave threat to the village's safety.
The three exchanged looks, seemingly understanding that the others had also realized the danger. A trace of relief flashed through their eyes.
Then they looked solemnly at the Anbu Ninja before them. "Where is Danzo? Has Danzo been rescued already? You must understand, Danzo is... absolutely not someone Konoha can afford to lose!"
However.
Thinking back over the past few years... Danzo had truly had terrible luck.
The first two times he was captured by Kusagakure could be set aside.
But this time, the newspaper had barely arrived when he himself had already gone to the Uchiha