Hearing Fugaku's question, the three ninjas from the Intelligence Division exchanged uncertain looks.
They looked at one another, unsure what to do.
"Hmm? If there's something, just say it. There are plenty of Jonin here, so nothing will happen to you." Seeing the three of them hesitate, Uchiha Yuzhen understood why.
Everyone knew Shimura Danzō was a powerful elder, even among the Jonin.
The three from the Intelligence Division were hesitating because they were afraid of offending him.
"That's right. Go ahead and speak up. There are dozens of Jonin here. If anything happens, we'll all take responsibility together!" Fugaku wasn't stupid, either. A fool couldn't become Uchiha Clan Head.
From Yuzhen's words and the three ninjas' expressions, he could tell the intelligence probably concerned their own village...
His mind raced. He felt this information was likely in Uchiha Yuzhen's favor.
Otherwise, the boy wouldn't have repeatedly stressed that the information should be made public.
And as one of the few powerful Uchiha still around,
and the shining hope of the Uchiha's bid for Hokage,
anything in Uchiha Yuzhen's favor was in the Uchiha's favor!
Having thought it through, Uchiha Fugaku immediately gave the three his verbal assurance.
Hearing their commander's promise,
the three finally relaxed.
With dozens of Jonin present, anything they said would be known by everyone.
With so many Jonin aware of it, Shimura Danzō would have plenty of trouble on his hands.
He wouldn't have the time to go after the intelligence ninjas.
Besides, they had acted according to the rules. They had nothing to reproach themselves for.
With that thought, they felt reassured.
The three then immediately recounted the intelligence they had extracted from the minds of the Root ninjas, piece by piece.
Elder Danzō had deliberately arranged for Uchiha Yuzhen to be sent to this battlefield.
Then he had conspired with the Mizukage of Kirigakure, sending the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to assassinate Uchiha Yuzhen.
Once those two pieces of information were revealed,
the tent fell utterly silent. You could hear a pin drop!
After the three members of the Intelligence Division returned to their places,
the room erupted!
"Jonin Yuzhen is actually this powerful? The Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Root's Jonin together—that kind of force could turn the tide of a battle!"
"That's right! No wonder they call him Body Flicker Yuzhen. He took down such powerful enemies in no time!"
"Wait... We should be paying more attention to the other detail they mentioned: Jonin Yuzhen's eyes changed inexplicably during the battle!"
As the ordinary Jonin marveled at Uchiha Yuzhen's strength, they also took note of the information about the change in his Sharingan.
Every Uchiha present had noticed it, including Fugaku.
One of them immediately turned to question the intelligence ninja.
"You said Yuzhen— I mean, Lord Yuzhen's Sharingan changed during the battle?" An Uchiha Jonin jumped to his feet, agitated.
"Yes. That's what the information in their minds said."
The Uchiha ninjas all stood up, staring at Yuzhen in shock.
"Lord Yuzhen... what kind of change happened to your Sharingan?"
Uchiha Yuzhen calmly nodded and answered their questions.
"That's right. It was what you're thinking. As for the details... I'll explain them to Clan Head Fugaku later. If everyone wants to know, you'll have to wait until I return to the village and explain it at a clan meeting."
There was no need to hide the Mangekyō Sharingan!
This was the Ninja World, and he was an Uchiha ninja.
A bloodline ninja!
When you developed your bloodline to a high level, it only brought you a better reputation and benefits.
Hearing Uchiha Yuzhen's confirmation, Fugaku walked over to him.
He gave Yuzhen's shoulder a heavy pat.
His heart was filled with emotion.
The Godly Power of the Uchiha, after all these years,
had finally descended upon the Uchiha once more.
Thinking of that, he felt a surge of hatred for Danzō.
He knew the man was the village's foremost anti-Uchiha.
If he had colluded with outsiders and ruthlessly attacked a fellow villager, then he couldn't blame them for retaliating.
Bang!
At that thought, Fugaku slammed his hand against the table.
"Everyone, quiet down. We can discuss Yuzhen-kun's strength after this meeting."
"What I want to address now is that Danzō colluded with Kirigakure and plotted to kill his comrades. He has not a shred of the Will of Fire in his heart."
"As the commander of the coastline, I'm going to file a motion to impeach him!"
Only after Fugaku's words rang out did the Jonin in the tent remember.
That was right!
Shimura Danzō had gone too far this time.
"That's a good proposal. We should all sign a joint petition against Danzō. The man's gone too far!"
"Exactly! Elder Danzō is utterly despicable! He actually went to such lengths to assassinate his own comrades?!"
"Right, right! Everyone's heard of his reputation as the Darkness of the Shinobi. We thought that title was for dealing with outsiders, but who'd have guessed..."
"Who'd have guessed he'd treat his own village's comrades the same way!"
"Does he even have the Will of Fire in his heart?! If he does, why would he do something like this?!"
Once the outraged Jonin learned what Danzō had done,
they immediately decided to support Fugaku's impeachment proposal!
There was no helping it. The man had abused his power far too much.
If he could target Uchiha Yuzhen like this today, who knew whether he'd come after them next?
Nearby, Uchiha Yuzhen watched the scene unfold.
He felt immensely satisfied!
Things were going even better than he'd expected.
As soon as the Jonin jointly petitioned against Shimura Danzō,
his reputation would be utterly ruined.
Still hoping to become Hokage?
He could forget about it. He'd have better luck dreaming.
At the thought, Yuzhen could no longer suppress the delighted curve of his lips.
Meanwhile,
the special White Zetsu, who had yet to take the name Tobi,
finally made it back to Uchiha Madara.
After restoring his body by absorbing ordinary White Zetsu,
he explained every detail of the mission to Uchiha Madara,
one word at a time.
"What? Is everything you said true?" Uchiha Madara's eyes widened. He asked urgently, "That kid has already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he used a Dojutsu to defeat you?"
"That's right... Lord Madara!"
"Phew..." Uchiha Madara let out a slow breath, trying to calm himself.
A Mangekyō in his early teens?
What had he been doing at that age?
Oh...
He remembered!
When he was that age, he had still been skipping stones with Hashirama.
Only after his father forced him to break things off with Hashirama had he awakened the One-Tomoe Sharingan.
"That kid... can't be allowed to live!" Madara's gaze grew colder and colder. "His talent is far too great. He's a complete monster! He'll definitely interfere with our plans in the future!"
Madara recalled everything he knew about Uchiha Yuzhen.
The kid hadn't gone through any especially traumatic experiences during this period.
And yet he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan without experiencing anything like that!
There was only one explanation.
His talent was too great!
So great that he could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan without suffering some unbearable loss!
And then there was the strange Dojutsu White Zetsu had told him about.
"That kid is too dangerous! Zetsu, plant a dozen or so White Zetsu near him from now on, and have them watch him every day."
"Then we'll analyze his actions and devise a plan to counter him... If all else fails, I'll handle it myself!"
Black Zetsu chuckled when he heard that.
"Heh heh... Understood, Lord Madara."
Black Zetsu also thought the kid's abilities were almost absurd.
It would be better to eliminate him.
After a moment's thought, he suggested to Madara,
"If we want to eliminate the kid, we'll need Kirigakure's help."
"Let's notify the Mizukage, then make a proper plan."
Madara rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, then replied,
"Fine. To make sure they take this seriously, I'll send the information to the Mizukage first."
When Kirigakure learned
that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had been completely wiped out,
the entire village
erupted on the spot!
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