No wonder Shimura Danzō was so arrogant

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face crumpled like a chrysanthemum. He raised a hand, signaling the Anbu members to hold their tongues.

His withered hand supported his forehead, his brow furrowed in deep thought, looking utterly bewildered.

The Shimura Clan was annihilated?

Annihilated?

While I was sleeping, they were just suddenly annihilated?

???

They were really annihilated?

No matter how he thought about it, it felt unreal.

Although the Shimura Clan had some thoughts of a coup, it shouldn't have erupted for at least another three to four years, right?

In three to four years, he believed he could have appeased them.

But now, they were annihilated without a sound!

Could it be that upon seeing their enemy, Uchiha, they became excessively enraged, their blood boiling, and acted recklessly?

But what about the evidence of the coup?

He couldn't help but recall the assassination attempt by Shimura Danzō on his way to the Daimyo after the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, died.

Had the Shimura Clan been plotting to seize the Hokage position for a long time?

But only a year had passed since Shimura Danzō's death.

This timing... it was rather peculiar!

The Shimura Clan shouldn't have been so reckless, right?

He couldn't figure it out, he truly couldn't.

Still, Sarutobi Hiruzen hurriedly got up, changed his clothes, and headed for the Shimura Clan's territory.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen approached the Shimura Clan's territory, the thick scent of blood assailed him, as if he were back on the battlefield, giving him a sense of reality.

Entering the Shimura Clan's territory and seeing the tragic scene of corpses, blood, and sword marks before him, his heart couldn't help but ache, and his mind went blank.

They... were truly annihilated...

He couldn't believe it.

Several Uchiha Root members gathered nearby, their bodies stained with blood, shaking their heads and murmuring.

"I didn't expect them to be so impatient. They were just being talked about by some villagers."

"Exactly. We Uchiha have been targeted since the Second Hokage, and we didn't do anything."

"Yeah, the Shimura Clan is too impatient."

"They're too hot-headed... Uh, hello, Captain. Hello, Lord Hokage."

These Uchiha Root members, who were "gossiping," quickly dispersed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't look at them.

He stumbled through the ruins, looking at the devastation and bloodshed before him, his face filled with disbelief.

The Shimura Clan...

The Shimura Clan, who had been allies with the Sarutobi Clan since the Warring States Period...

They were actually... actually annihilated!

But Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't suspect that the Shimura Clan was framed for their annihilation.

After all, he was the Hokage.

Who would dare to slaughter a clan right under his nose?

He could only say that the Shimura Clan had too small a capacity.

How could they have thoughts of a coup? And wanting to avenge Shimura Danzō...

Without Shimura Danzō, how did the Shimura Clan become so narrow-minded?

Alas, the human heart is unpredictable!

Meanwhile, Uchiha Itachi maintained his slightly suppressed calm expression, though he was a bit listless due to the actions of the Uchiha Root members arranged by Uchiha Jinghuo.

But seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't suspect anything, he realized that Shimura Danzō in this position... could truly do whatever he pleased!

A thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"No wonder Shimura Danzō was so arrogant..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was too incompetent.

Early morning.

The sky was just beginning to lighten when an angry shout shattered the peace.

"Damn thief! Someone, help!"

The thief was quickly caught, but the Police Force never arrived.

"Why isn't the Police Force here yet?"

"The Shimura Clan is getting worse and worse!"

"Looking at this, the Uchiha are actually pretty good."

The villagers wore strange expressions.

More than just pretty good, the Uchiha Clan disdained bribes, could see right from wrong at a glance, never wrongly accused anyone, and never let criminals escape easily.

Compared to this Shimura...

"Sigh." This sigh seemed to be the villagers exhaling their shared helplessness, filled with regret.

At this moment, the person sent to the Police Force ran back, his face full of displeasure.

"What's wrong?"

"Where's the Shimura Clan?"

"Why are you the only one back?"

Facing the villagers' questions, the man said unhappily, "I went, but there wasn't a single person at the Police Force."

"???"

"This Shimura Clan!" The villagers gritted their teeth.

They never expected the Shimura Clan to be so incompetent at running the Police Force!

Just then, an auntie returned from afar, looking dazed.

"Huh? Didn't you say you were going grocery shopping? Why are you back empty-handed?"

The auntie snapped back to attention, her expression odd as she said, "Guess what I saw at the Shimura Clan?"

"Saw what?"

Before the villagers could guess, the auntie quickly said, "You won't believe it, the Shimura Clan actually attempted a coup!"

The villagers were shocked.

"A coup?"

"Heavens!"

"What were they thinking!"

"So, what's the situation now?"

The auntie said proudly, "Of course, the Hokage handled it!"

"The Third Hokage is indeed the strongest Hokage of all time!"

"Amazing!"

After praising Sarutobi Hiruzen, they couldn't help but start discussing the Shimura Clan again.

"Why do you think the Shimura Clan attempted a coup?"

"Exactly, they're in charge of the Police Force, and many other clans aren't as well-off as them!"

"It's that, that!"

"What?"

"Ambition!"

"They're already in charge of the Police Force, so they want to become Hokage?"

"Right! Otherwise, why would they attempt a coup!"

"I heard the reason the Shimura Clan attempted a coup was because we gossiped about them."

"Huh?"

"We were definitely not wrong!"

"Yeah, look at the Uchiha Clan. We don't see them much, but aren't they doing just fine?"

"Exactly, exactly!"

"And the Shimura Clan isn't even doing a good job, and they won't let people talk about it?"

"It's just a bit of gossip, what's the big deal."

"Look at me, my mother-in-law says dozens of things to me every day, and I'm still fine."

"Emmmm... your mother-in-law is mute now, right?"

"Does she still hit you?"

The daughter-in-law smiled happily, "She doesn't hit me anymore. She's sick now, and I have to take care of her every need in bed."

"He looks like he's only in his forties, right?"

His daughter-in-law said helplessly, "Some people die in their thirties. Being unable to speak or move in his forties, and having his daughter-in-law to take care of him, is already quite good."

The villagers nodded in agreement, only a few looked at the daughter-in-law with some fear.

At this moment, ninjas wearing green vests passed by, preparing to go to work.

They heard about the Shimura Clan's clan annihilation, and the ninjas without a source were somewhat shocked.

The news came too suddenly.

Those with a source were somewhat uneasy and uncertain.

They felt something was wrong, because it looked very familiar, as if they had seen it somewhere before.

However, this had nothing to do with them, so they naturally chose to stay out of it and ignore it.

Nara Shikaku passed by and, after hearing some of it, couldn't help but stop and look towards the Uchiha Clan Land on the edge of the village.

"Alas, I hope the destruction of the Shimura Clan can quell your anger."

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