A Hole in the Brain

Houka gazed at the Ninja Academy not far ahead and fell into deep thought.

In the original story, before the Uchiha gathering, Danzo would make his move and take Uchiha Shisui's eye.

But Houka had already warned him of Danzo's danger. He had even dared to assassinate the Hokage—what was there that he wouldn't do?

An ordinary person, upon learning all this, would never possibly go to meet Danzo alone.

But was Uchiha Shisui an ordinary person?

Houka's head started to ache. He stopped overthinking it and directly formed Hand Seals, summoning two hundred Shadow Clones. "Find Uchiha Shisui immediately!"

"Yes!"

The two hundred Shadow Clones answered fiercely before immediately scattering in all directions.

Next, Houka summoned another Shadow Clone and had him pick Naruto up from the Ninja Academy and take him home, while he himself headed for the Uchiha Clan.

In the dense forest, Uchiha Shisui was ultimately caught up to by Danzo's Root.

These Root Ninjas had all been brainwashed by Danzo. The moment they saw Uchiha Shisui, they attacked without a word, unleashing all kinds of ninjutsu in a mad barrage, mixed with countless Kunai, Shuriken, and Senbon coated in deadly poison.

Yet with his incredibly abnormal Body Flicker Technique, Uchiha Shisui moved freely among the Root Ninjas, his Chakra Blade already drenched in blood.

However, more and more Root Ninjas gathered around him, utterly unconcerned with losses as they sought to capture him!

As the battle continued, Uchiha Shisui's stamina and chakra rapidly drained away. In particular, the wound from having his right eye taken began to seep blood again under the strain of so many high-difficulty movements.

"Attack his right side!" A sharp shout suddenly rang out from among the Root Ninjas.

The next instant, all manner of ninjutsu came hurtling madly at