This Was All Shimura Danzō's Conspiracy

What happened? What exactly happened? Had the clan already begun its coup?

Uchiha Shisui lay on the ground, listening to the screams around him, completely dazed. He wanted to know what was happening, but unfortunately, his eyes had been taken and his limbs crippled. He could only lie there like a worm, unable to do anything.

He could do nothing.

Had the clan really rebelled? And Lord Danzo, why? Why couldn't you trust me? How could I possibly use Kotoamatsukami on you?!

After Uchiha Kazuto joined the battle, it began to turn decisively one-sided. The Mangekyō Sharingan's genjutsu was simply too powerful. Moreover, during this period, Uchiha Kazuto had directly used his ocular power to accelerate his learning of various Ninjutsu and combat experience.

The current Uchiha Kazuto was no weaker than battle-hardened ninja—if anything, he was even stronger. The price was that he could now establish only two laws, but all of it was for the smooth execution of this plan.

"Ah!"

A scream rang out as a Kunai pierced a Root Shinobi's brain. With the death of the last Root member, the battle ended.

On the other side, the effect of Izanagi on Shimura Danzō had also ended. Uchiha Kazuto's Shadow Clone directly cut off Shimura Danzō's arm while he was still immersed in Izanami's illusion. At the same time, a Kunai wrapped in Wind Blades plunged into Shimura Danzō's brain, completely destroying it.

Looking at Shimura Danzō's body on the ground, the Shadow Clone vanished.

Shimura Danzō had not actually been especially powerful. He was already old, and Uchiha Kazuto knew some of his information. With deliberate countermeasures, killing Shimura Danzō was perfectly normal. Ninja fought information wars to begin with.

"That damned Shimura Danzō actually formed a private army and planned to rebel! And this arm—Danzō, what exactly did you do?!"

Uchiha Kazuto walked over to Shimura Danzō and picked up an arm from the ground. It was grayish-white, like a tree root, and several Sharingan were embedded in it.

Anger immediately appeared on Uchiha Kazuto's face.

"That damned Shimura Danzō! These are our clan's eyes!"

The other Uchiha Clan ninja looked at the eyes on the arm and immediately became enraged.

Then Uchiha Kazuto looked toward Uchiha Shisui, who was wriggling and squirming some distance away, and walked over.

"Shisui, are you all right? That damned Shimura Danzō actually wanted to rebel, forming a private army and intending to launch a coup. How evil!"

Uchiha Kazuto looked at Uchiha Shisui and spoke with righteous indignation.

What are you talking about?

Uchiha Shisui froze when he heard Uchiha Kazuto's words. He felt as though he had misheard. No, weren't they the ones who wanted to launch a coup?

What did that have to do with Lord Danzo?

"How could that be?!"

Uchiha Shisui shook his head, anger appearing on his face.

"Who are you? What exactly do you want?"

Facing Uchiha Kazuto, Uchiha Shisui gritted his teeth. Was this guy also from the Uchiha Clan? He possessed the power to kill Lord Danzo. Damn it, who was he? Why had Shisui never heard that there was such a powerful person in the clan?

"Shisui, don't you recognize me? I'm Kazuto! Your cousin!"

Uchiha Kazuto said.

"Kazuto?"

Uchiha Shisui froze for a moment, then thought carefully. In the end, a figure he had nearly forgotten appeared in his mind. He did seem to have such a relative, but Uchiha Kazuto was only a Genin. How could he possess such power?

Yet that voice did seem to be his.

"Shisui, thank goodness you're all right. You nearly let Shimura Danzō's conspiracy succeed. I know you've always been deeply worried about the relationship between the clan and the village. Recently, that relationship has become extremely tense, and there have even been signs that the clan wanted to launch a coup. But Shisui, do you know why the clan wanted to launch a coup?"

Uchiha Kazuto looked at Uchiha Shisui and spoke slowly.

Why?

"Wasn't it because the clan was dissatisfied with the village?"

Uchiha Shisui froze for a moment before speaking.

"Wrong. It's all wrong. Shimura Danzō and Uchiha Fugaku were working together, planning to launch a coup. What you saw before was only the surface!"

Uchiha Kazuto shook his head and told Uchiha Shisui the truth—of course, it was a truth he had fabricated.

"How is that possible? How could Lord Danzo have such thoughts?"

Uchiha Shisui shook his head, unwilling to believe it at all.

"Why couldn't he? Everything happening now was arranged by Shimura Danzō and that bastard Fugaku. Now that the coup has reached its critical stage, Shimura Danzō attacked you so that you couldn't continue leaking information from within the clan—and for your eyes. Otherwise, why would he attack you?"

"The reason the clan developed thoughts of launching a coup was because Shimura Danzō and Fugaku colluded. It was all to make Shimura Danzō the next Hokage. Shisui, do you understand? You don't really think Shimura Danzō is a good person, do you?"

Uchiha Kazuto shook his head and spoke slowly. Then, he looked at the other ninja nearby.

"Don't you agree?"

"That's right, Shisui. Everything was a conspiracy by Shimura Danzō and Uchiha Fugaku. The clan never wanted to launch a coup at all!"

The Uchiha Clan ninja all spoke up.

Could it really be true?

Uchiha Shisui fell silent. Although nothing Uchiha Kazuto said was remotely convincing, reality did not follow logic. What if it was true?

What if the clan truly never wanted to launch a coup, and everything really was as Uchiha Kazuto said?

All of this was a scheme Shimura Danzō had concocted to seize power. Shimura Danzō had joined forces with Uchiha Fugaku to launch a coup. Then, at the critical moment of the battle, Shimura Danzō—one of Lord Hokage's trusted aides—would stab Lord Hokage in the back. The consequences would be...

At the thought of this, Uchiha Shisui felt a chill run down his spine. Shimura Danzō truly was not a good person. Given the way Shimura Danzō operated, this really could be true.

Uchiha Shisui fell silent.

"Then what was that just now? Why did you attack me?"

Uchiha Shisui asked.

"Of course it was to stop you from helping Shimura Danzō. Shisui, I know the truth is hard for you to accept, but this is the reality! Unfortunately, Shisui, those eyes of yours were destroyed by Shimura Danzō during the battle just now. I'm sorry!"

Uchiha Kazuto said.