Danzo's Darkness

Konoha

Hokage Building

"Mind's Eye of the Kagura!"

Naraku cross-legged in the rest room, eyes closed, hands in a ninja hand seal, sensing everything within Konoha.

"Um?"

In Naraku's perception, Uchiha Shisui was surrounded by more than ten clusters of Chakra. Shisui's distinctive green Chakra was pulsating intensely, sometimes surging and sometimes shrinking, as if he were engaged in a fierce battle.

"Danzo's Chakra? Two of them? The one in the village, with a young soul... Is this some kind of Clone Technique?"

About twenty-five kilometers away, that seems to be Jade Dragon River. Could there be Root base there? Shisui is probably in big trouble!

Naraku opened his eyes, and this time, his senses revealed many interesting things. Naraku shouted:

"Iron!"

"Exist!"

Tekka, codenamed Iron, pushed open the door, knelt on one knee, and awaited orders.

"Immediately summon all personnel of the Fifth Company to assemble and proceed to the Jade Dragon River outside Konoha. Someone there is impersonating Anbu Ninja and is pursuing Shisui! Time is of the essence, hurry!"

"Hi!"

Upon hearing these words, Tekka realized the urgency and immediately vanished in Body Flicker Technique.

After issuing the command, Naraku formed a hand seal (卯の印) and activated the Spirit Transformation Technique, Naraku his body and fly towards Shisui.

The Spirit Transformation Technique allows the caster to project their soul out of their body and perceive souls within a hundred-kilometer radius. Marked souls can be sensed no matter how far away they are.

After the soul leaves the body, it can fly at an extremely high speed, invisible to the naked eye.

"Danzo! Please cherish your comrades! Protect Konoha!"

Danzo hearing Shisui's words, Danzo immediately stopped firing the Vacuum Bullet, quickly performed three hand seals, and activated the Sharingan forbidden technique that reassured him.

The red light in Uchiha Shisui's eyes was incredibly eerie; Kotoamatsukami had been activated, its intended purpose being to cherish Konoha comrades and protect the Konoha.

This allowed Shimura Danzō to truly embody the Root philosophy he proposed, becoming a nameless hero in the shadows of Konoha.

Danzo understood that most Sharingan eye techniques required eye contact to be used. At this moment, Danzo dared not look up at Shisui, shielding his eyes with his hand and glancing to the other side.

Even so, Danzo still felt a pang in his heart, as if he had done something wrong. But that was all; nothing special or strange happened.

Dōjutsu, Uchiha Shisui landed nimbly.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

At the same time, eight Root members descended from the sky and surrounded Shisui.

"Don't hurt him!"

When Danzo saw that his subordinates had surrounded Shisui, he Shisui shouted to rescue him.

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Uchiha Shisui breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he could no longer bear the exhaustion and knelt down, supporting himself with his hands on the ground.

"Danzo, please come back to Konoha with me! The Lord Hokage will surely forgive you!"

In Uchiha Shisui's mind, the Fourth Hokage was gentle and tolerant, and had never committed any acts of cruelty over the years. Shisui believed that if Danzo repented, the Fourth Hokage might punish Danzo, but he certainly wouldn't kill him.

Shisui's words caused the Root members surrounding him to exchange bewildered glances and look towards Danzo.

Buzz!

Shisui heard a buzzing sound in his ears and suddenly felt a surge of Chakra that did not belong to him. The Chakra was extremely large and powerful.

"It's me, Shisui."

Naraku's voice echoed in Shisui's mind.

Naraku observed the situation and found that Uchiha Shisui was surrounded, but these people did not attack him, which puzzled Naraku.

"Lord Hokage?"

Shisui was extremely surprised to hear the thought.

"You've been poisoned. I'll detoxify you first, then tell me what's going on here."

Naraku manipulated Shisui's body, placing his right hand on his chest and performing the Medical Ninjutsu: Delicate Illness Extraction Technique. In less than three seconds, he removed his right hand, revealing a ball of purplish-black Chakra in his palm.

The cluster of toxin Chakra didn't last two seconds before dissipating in the wind.

"Lord Hokage, Danzo intended to launch a coup! I stopped him. Using my Sharingan, I used the Mangekyou Sharingan technique Kotoamatsukami to alter Danzo's will!"

Shisui communicated with Naraku internally, briefly explaining the situation.

"Kotoamatsukami? Modification of will? I see. Danzo to the Hokage Building for a detailed report."

Upon hearing Shisui's words, Naraku was surprised that Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he was also very pleased with Shisui's choice. With Kotoamatsukami around, there was no chance of anything going wrong.

After Naraku injected Shisui replenished Chakra, then fell silent and remained within Shisui's body.

Danzo's state at this moment was somewhat strange; his facial wrinkles trembled, as if he were struggling with something.

"You're right, Shisui."

After a long while, Danzo's face relaxed, as if he had figured something out. He picked up his cane and slowly walked towards Shisui.

As Uchiha Shisui watched Danzo, he relaxed completely. He knew that once he controlled Danzo, the leader of Root, the others would surely obey him.

"Shisui, you lead the way."

Danzo walked slowly to Shisui, his attitude very calm, and asked Shisui to take him to find the Hokage.

"Don't worry! The Fourth Hokage is kind and gentle..."

Shisui gently comforted Danzo, but before he could finish speaking, Danzo interrupted him:

"Shisui, I know all of this. I'd like to ask you something..."

"You said..."

"What did you do to me..."

Hiss!

Danzo was speaking when his right hand swiftly gouged out Shisui's right eye.

In the chaos, Uchiha Shisui didn't have time to react. It wasn't until Danzo's hands pierced Shisui's eyelids that Shisui leaped backward.

It was only by Naraku manipulating Shisui's body, retreating and dodging, that he managed to avoid this sneak attack.

What did you do to me?

Danzo's sneak attack failed, and he had barely finished Hand Seals when he formed hand seals. The Root members reacted with lightning speed, immediately launching Shuriken at Shisui.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Wave!"

Danzo puffed out his lips, shook his head, and a several-meter-long blade of wind flew towards Shisui.

"Susanoo!"

Naraku manipulated Shisui's body and activated Susanoo in mid-air.

Uchiha Shisui's body has a special way of adapting to Yin Release Chakra. After activating Susanoo, it immediately enters its second form, where a green giant of light, several meters tall, appears.

After the green giant of light appeared, Shisui's Chakra surged again, Susanoo transformed into its third form. Armor and a helmet appeared on the giant of light's body, and its size increased again, reaching over thirty meters in height.

The forest was Susanoo.

"Four Violet Flames Formation!" x4

The Root members were well-trained and completely disregarded Shisui's resistance, immediately setting up a barrier to surround Shisui.

After a fierce exchange, Shisui finally came to his senses and was incredulous at Danzo and Root's actions.

"Impossible! I clearly activated Kotoamatsukami! This is the ultimate Genjutsu that silently alters thoughts and will! It's Genjutsu that is absolutely impossible to break!"

Naraku manipulated Shisui's body, Shisui inside his body emitted an incredulous sound.

Danzo gazed at the towering Susanoo ahead, his eyes narrowing, and said menacingly:

"Shisui, although I don't know what you did to me, I have never felt such clarity and desire to achieve my ideals as I do now."

Danzo's face was grim, and he roared righteously:

"Shisui, for the peace and tranquility of Konoha! You are an indispensable sacrifice! Stop struggling! For Konoha! Please sacrifice yourself and assist me!"

Danzo did all of this for Konoha!

Shisui's Dōjutsu was designed to protect Konoha and cherish his comrades. Danzo always believed that he was doing the same thing, but for the greater good, sacrificing a few individuals was unavoidable.

Danzo's self-discipline was always Danzo by self-sacrifice. Although he was often a step behind and hesitant, he constantly used this principle to discipline himself.

Shisui first used this ultimate Sharingan Genjutsu, it was too general and its meaning too broad! Instead, it helped Danzo to confront his own heart and become even more determined to protect Konoha in his own way!