The Restless Higher-ups of Konoha

"Are you saying that Shisui has lost contact?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked the Anbu kneeling before him, his brows furrowed tightly.

For some time now, Uchiha Shisui had been wholeheartedly monitoring the Uchiha.

He had personally prevented all of them from taking on outside missions.

Every day, Uchiha Shisui would make contact and relay intelligence to the Anbu, but yesterday, no word had been received from him, and contact had been completely lost.

"Hiruzen, I told you, the people of the Uchiha are unreliable."

"That fellow Shisui must have chosen the Uchiha after all; we should have moved to take him down long ago and seized his Mangekyo."

"Now that we've lost Shisui, who knows if the power of that Mangekyo might be used on you."

Danzo stood to the side, sneering and mocking.

But he was speaking his true thoughts.

He had never trusted the Uchiha!

He had been planning to make his move in a couple of days to seize Shisui's Mangekyo.

Receiving this news now only served to irritate him.

"Perhaps Shisui was discovered by those Uchiha and captured through some scheme."

"It seems conflict is unavoidable. Enter a state of readiness, recall half of the Anbu from the front lines, and begin comprehensive surveillance of the Uchiha within the village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen still put on a show of defending Shisui.

However, what Danzo said about the power of Shisui's Mangekyo still made his heart skip a beat.

If his memories were truly rewritten, that would be a massive problem!

He decided that for the time being, he would arrange for an Anbu to disguise himself as him, while he remained hidden in the shadows and avoided appearing in public.

"So it must be war!"

"Hiruzen, your sensitivity has dulled far too much compared to before; do not hesitate this time."

Danzo was somewhat excited.

He could finally take action against the Uchiha.

He would also be able to collect a large number of Sharingan, which he so desperately needed!

The risk was immense, though; if things went poorly, Konoha could be severely crippled.

But he had long made many preparations in secret, and he was confident he could resolve the Uchiha quickly and minimize the losses.

"Prepare for the worst!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen no longer hesitated.

After all, the one who had lost contact was Shisui, and those eyes made him feel deeply wary.

Based on Shisui's previous behavior, it was almost impossible for him to betray him, so there was only one possibility: Shisui had been discovered by someone in the Uchiha clan, and they had turned on him!

"Should we contact the other clans to join in?"

Utatane Koharu said, showing no mercy.

Since they had chosen to act, they should naturally see it through to the end.

Over the many years, they had formed a tacit understanding with certain clans, primarily those that had absorbed the resources left behind by the Senju clan.

These clans could no longer detach themselves from Konoha and had become pawns in their hands.

"Do it discreetly."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said without hesitation.

"Sigh, let's resolve this matter as quickly as possible. Release some false information to the outside world to dispel any ideas the other five great villages might have."

Mitokado Homura sighed and then spoke.

Such a massive upheaval could easily incite the greed of other ninja villages, leading them to strike at Konoha.

After all, Konoha occupied the most fertile land in the ninja world!

Less than eight years had passed since the last great war, and Konoha had lost the Sannin, the Fourth Hokage, and suffered through the Nine-Tails Incident; the losses were truly heavy.

They were no longer capable of enduring a new war!

"As quickly as possible, and avoid conflict with the Uchiha before we make our move!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was dark.

He knew that war with the Uchiha was the worst possible outcome; he had originally intended to incite internal strife within the Uchiha and gradually consume them.

But now, it seemed that opportunity was gone!

"The village has always been hostile toward the Uchiha, so there are very few of them out on missions, and I have already notified them via Uchiha animal summons to return immediately."

Inside the Konoha Police Force building, Fugaku said to Uchiha Tamaharu.

If they were to take the entire Uchiha clan away, they naturally could not afford to leave a single person behind.

However, thanks to Danzo targeting the Uchiha, members of the Uchiha clan had gone on very few missions since the Nine-Tails Incident.

Recently, they hadn't even been approved for any!

Otherwise, with Obito and Itachi, how could it have been so easy to wipe out the Uchiha clan?

After all, even if hundreds of pigs were running around, it would be difficult for an average ninja to kill them all, let alone the elites of the Uchiha clan, who were killed by the two of them while completely caught off guard!

Without the support of Konoha, this would have been fundamentally impossible to achieve.

"I have already persuaded those old fogies."

"Next, we will focus all our efforts on preparing for the retreat."

"On the night of the fifth day, we will take action directly. Have the members of the Military Police Force lead the people out, while the elites will be responsible for covering the rear."

Uchiha Tamaharu nodded and then said to Fugaku.

Within the Uchiha clan, there were also hawks; these people wanted to fight to the end and were not afraid at all.

However, after Uchiha Tamaharu taught them a small lesson, revealed the power of his Mangekyo, and painted a blueprint of the Grand Line for them, explaining that he would let the Uchiha stand on a bigger stage.

It wouldn't be impossible to return to the ninja world in the future!

It took less than half a day to convince these people.

Now, the number of people who know the specific plan does not exceed ten, but the members of the Military Police Force all know a little bit about the situation, and each one of them is very excited.

"Understood."

Hearing that Uchiha Tamaharu had handled those old fogies, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, it was time for the Uchiha to unite as one and work hard together.

These past few days, they had already started pooling money, preparing to spend it all on the last day before leaving to purchase a large amount of supplies.

After all, many things could not be bought in a short period of time.

Fortunately, because of the authority of the Military Police Force, the Uchiha had stored quite a few supplies. Most of what they planned to buy this time was medicine; they were not particularly lacking in weapons or anything else.

"I will personally explain the situation to Itachi."

"If he doesn't cooperate, I will have him locked up."

Uchiha Tamaharu said to Fugaku.

"I understand."

"If his resistance is too intense, it doesn't matter if you have to be ruthless!"

Fugaku already knew that his son was a double agent.

Now that the Uchiha clan had hope, he gave his answer decisively.

This escape had to avoid all risks.

With the hope of survival, there was no need to sacrifice a large number of clansmen to fight Konoha to the death. Even if it was his son, he had to make a decision at this moment.

"After Itachi loses contact, Konoha will likely become even more agitated, so be prepared for a full-scale retreat at any time."

"You can inform the members of the Military Police Force in advance; if an accident occurs, let them know that the evacuation point is the Ancestral Hall."

Uchiha Tamaharu nodded and then said to Fugaku.

The actual evacuation point would not be the Ancestral Hall, but if a sudden attack by Konoha occurred, the Ancestral Hall would serve as the fallback point.

Uchiha Itachi was also an unstable factor.

However, he was slightly simpler than Shisui, and Uchiha Tamaharu wasn't sure if Itachi's final choice to deal with the Uchiha was because Shisui had used Kotoamatsukami on him in the end.

Because of this possibility, Uchiha Tamaharu demanded that the Mangekyo containing Shisui's Kotoamatsukami be confiscated.

This was a gamble they couldn't afford to lose!

"Good!"

Fugaku nodded steadily.

His hands were somewhat numb, because this matter was truly too important.

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