Hiss!
Taking a deep breath, Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered his thoughts and said, "Shisui, about this matter..."
Uchiha Fugaku waved a hand, cutting Hiruzen Sarutobi off. Then his gaze fell on Danzo's right arm.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, besides having a Sharingan transplanted into him, Danzo also had the First's Wood Release transplanted into him."
"Wood Release?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi furrowed his brow slightly and asked, "Fugaku, do you have any evidence to support that claim?"
Fugaku looked at Danzo and said coldly, "His right arm is a Wood Release arm."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened. "Danzo, take off your shirt."
"Hiruzen, you..."
"I said take off your shirt!"
A terrifying gust of air burst from Hiruzen Sarutobi, sweeping through the entire room. The desk and bookshelves shook violently.
Seeing this, Danzo had no choice but to comply. He took off his shirt, revealing a grotesque Wood Release right arm.
"Is that really Wood Release?"
The two advisors exchanged glances, their faces filled with shock.
After Senju Hashirama's death, the village had begun researching the cells he left behind, hoping to recreate the might with which he had brought peace to the Shinobi World.
But Hashirama's cells were far too powerful. Every ninja who had them transplanted either got consumed and turned into a tree or exploded.
The gruesome failures were too horrifying to ignore, so Hiruzen Sarutobi had expressly forbidden research into Hashirama's cells.
He had never expected Danzo to conduct research in secret. It looked like the technology had made a new breakthrough.
Danzo swept Fugaku and Shisui with a cold glance, barely keeping his composure. Then he looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and calmly explained, "Hiruzen, you have to believe me. I had nothing to do with Uchiha Itachi's death. The Three-Tomoe Sharingan I transplanted wasn't Uchiha Itachi's..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was as