Got It!

Utatane Koharu still didn't quite believe it. "You think Sasuke Uchiha can pull something like this off?"

Danzo let out a cold snort. "If he can subdue the Nine-Tails, controlling one of my subordinates is hardly surprising."

Utatane Koharu stared at Danzo. "But why would he take such a huge risk, infiltrate your base, and even go so far as to attack Naruto Uzumaki? You know perfectly well he couldn't have done something like this alone!"

"Because he wants to steal back his father's..."

Danzo stopped mid-sentence.

He had his reasons for suspecting Sasuke.

But based on Sasuke's willingness to take such risks to infiltrate Root, he suspected that Fugaku Uchiha's Sharingan might not be simple.

For this reason, he didn't reveal the full truth.

Utatane Koharu could tell Danzo was hiding something, and her expression showed displeasure.

Danzo spoke directly to the Third Hokage. "Hand Sasuke over to me! Whatever his intentions or secrets, I'll make him confess them!"

The Third Hokage shook his head. "Sasuke cannot be handed over to you."

Danzo stared at the Third Hokage, then, without another word, turned and left the Hokage's office.

Only after leaving the Hokage Building did Danzo instruct the subordinate beside him, "Monitor Sasuke Uchiha twenty-four hours a day. I want to know everything about him!"

"Yes, sir!"

Two Root ninja quickly nodded.

One of them suddenly remembered something and asked for instructions, "Lord Danzo, should we continue monitoring Shinji Uchiha?"

Danzo replied coldly, "No need."

Mastering a C-rank 'Great Fireball Technique' at eight years old was indeed commendable talent, but the village wasn't lacking in such individuals.

However, awakening the Sharingan at seven, and a Mangekyo Sharingan at that, with enough power to subdue a rampaging Nine-Tails, was no ordinary feat.

Such a dangerous Uchiha, if he couldn't be controlled, must be eliminated as soon as possible!

In the apartment.

Shinji gazed out the window, lost in thought.

Konoha, shrouded in the night, was not peaceful. The streets were filled with ninja and villagers clearing debris and tending to the injured.

Fortunately, this disturbance had ended quickly.

Although the Nine-Tails' destructive power was immense, thanks to Shinji's timely intervention, the damage to the village was limited. Only the street near the small river was affected.

Therefore, casualties were also minimal. The main losses were among the Konoha ninja who had rushed to the scene initially.

"Who exactly attacked Naruto?"

This question lingered in Shinji's mind.

This hadn't happened in his original timeline, making him feel that the current Ninja World situation was unpredictable and difficult to grasp.

However, considering the motive.

Only ninja village-level forces possessed the strength and willingness.

His first suspicion fell on Kirigakure, who had previously orchestrated the Three-Tails' rampage in Konoha, attempting to destroy it through the Tailed Beast's chaos. After all, they had a track record.

But precisely because Kirigakure was the most suspicious.

He had to consider the possibility that another ninja village might be using this incident to frame Kirigakure and provoke a war between Konoha and Kirigakure.

"This is a headache!"

Limited by the insufficient information at hand, he couldn't analyze it further for the time being.

He then collected his thoughts, closed the window, and drew the curtains.

While observing the rescue efforts outside, he had already repeatedly confirmed that no one was monitoring him nearby.

Given the magnitude of the incident that occurred in the village tonight, he figured no one would remember a minor figure like him for a while.

He went to the bathroom and, just in case, turned on the faucet to create some noise.

Then, amidst the "whoosh" of the running water, he slowly bit his fingertip and performed hand seals to cast a Summoning Jutsu.

POOF.

Meiqiu cautiously emerged from the rising white smoke.

Shinji asked nervously, "How was it? Did you get it?"

Seeing that the surroundings were safe, Meiqiu immediately puffed up its chest, raising its small head. "Are you kidding me? I am the great Meiqiu of the Land of Cats, the Beloved of the Night, the Elf of Moonlight, the Demon, the Master of Shadows, Maru! How could I possibly fail!"

"The item! Where is it!"

Shinji's eyes lit up.

Meiqiu took out a palm-sized nutrient jar from the small bag it was carrying on its body and handed it to Shinji. "Here, the item is in this."

Shinji snatched the nutrient jar and stared intently at the pair of eyeballs floating in the nutrient solution inside.

Perhaps because Fugaku Uchiha had not activated his Sharingan before his death, the pupils of these eyeballs were ordinary ink black, just like normal eyes.

Without knowing the inside story, it's hard to imagine these are Mangekyo Sharingan.

In fact.

Judging whether a pair of removed Sharingan are Mangekyo Sharingan is far from easy.

Even if transplanted into one's own eye sockets, one might not be able to identify them immediately.

For example, Kakashi's left eye is a Mangekyo Sharingan that awakened at the same time as Obito's right eye, yet to this day, he still believes his left eye is a normal Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

In the original timeline, around the time Naruto went to train with Jiraiya, Kakashi, who had transplanted the Sharingan for over a decade, belatedly realized his left eye had awakened the Mangekyo and thus mastered the Mangekyo Dojutsu 'Kamui'.

So, it's quite normal that Danzo couldn't discover the secret of Fugaku's Sharingan.

"Finally got them!"

At this moment, Shinji felt all the painstaking planning and risky attempts of the past few days were worth it.

Meiqiu, while licking its fur, said, "You don't know how dangerous it was. Danzo's secret vault was filled with display cabinets of Sharingan. I had a hard time finding this pair, and we were almost caught."

Shinji happily ruffled Meiqiu's head. "Good job!"

Meiqiu swatted Shinji's hand away with a paw. "Don't touch my head, I won't grow any taller!"

Shinji laughed heartily, a rare occurrence, then pulled out a wad of cash. "Five thousand is your payment, the rest is a bonus for you!"

Meiqiu happily stuffed the bills into its little bag. "By the way, Shinji, haven't you awakened your Sharingan already? Why did you risk going to Danzo's place to steal this pair?"

"These eyes are very useful to me!"

Shinji didn't explain further.

Meiqiu already knew he had awakened his Sharingan from the previous operation, but he was wearing a mask at the time, and Meiqiu, hidden in his shadow, didn't realize his Sharingan were Mangekyo Sharingan.

His silence wasn't due to a lack of trust in Meiqiu.

He simply didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

After all, for someone his age, awakening Mangekyo Sharingan was too astonishing. If it were to leak out, it would undoubtedly cause a huge uproar in the village.

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