Your Eyes Are Mine!

The sun gradually sank, and the slanting sunlight dyed Konoha a dark yellow.

Under the ambiguous light, Shisui stood in his Uchiha uniform, gazing at the shrine ahead with a complicated expression.

Two statues.

One good, one evil.

One kind-faced and benevolent, the other blue-faced and fanged.

Shisui narrowed his eyes. It was not as though he did not know this trip might be dangerous, but for the village and the clan, he had to come.

Root was a place even darker than ANBU.

And Danzo, who controlled Root, was practically the deepest darkness in all of Konoha.

Only by persuading this most profound and darkest member of the upper ranks could there be a chance for peace between the village and the clan.

Besides, Shisui had not ruled out the idea of using [Kotoamatsukami] to change Danzo's will.

Though unease filled his heart, though he knew a dragon's den and tiger's lair lay ahead, for the village and the clan, Shisui still walked toward the setting sun without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Danzo, the cane-wielding leader of Root, had long been waiting in full battle readiness.

Genuinely full battle readiness.

The two stood before the shrine gates, between the statues of good and evil.

"Lord Danzo, may I ask why you summoned me?"

Even knowing there might be a trap, his attitude remained respectful.

Danzo surveyed Shisui with his single eye, terrible killing intent concealed within his hoarse voice.

"The gathering is about to begin. If you use [Kotoamatsukami] on Fugaku and persuade the Uchiha, but the village does not change, what will you do?"

With a Ninja Blade on his back, Shisui had already quietly activated his scarlet Three Tomoe Sharingan beneath his short black hair.

He spoke earnestly, one word at a time. "Lord Hokage promised me that as