Negotiation

"Shimura Danzo failed?"

A chill ran through Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart.

He had never expected that not only would they fail to kill Uchiha Shisui, but they would be killed in retaliation!

The Uchiha clan's rebellion could ignite at any moment!

They were the strongest combat force in Konoha! Even if Konoha exhausted all its strength, it would be difficult to suppress them!

"Damn it!" Sarutobi Hiruzen hurriedly summoned a jonin from the doorway.

As the jonin walked in and saw the head on the floor, he was stunned.

"What are you staring at? Pass on my order: emergency assembly of all Anbu! Even those on missions abroad must cease them immediately! This concerns the safety of Konoha!"

The jonin nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

Uchiha compound.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Shisui, who had a blade wound on his chest, and his anger flared.

"Shisui? Who did this?"

Shisui glanced at the clansmen beside him and sat on a nearby stool.

"Shimura Danzo. He wanted to kill me and take my Mangekyo! But fortunately, Uchiha Yu saved me."

Having said that, Shisui looked at Uchiha Yu beside him with a face full of gratitude.

"He killed Shimura Danzo, then threw his corpse into the Hokage Building. However, the operation was covert; apart from Sarutobi Hiruzen's confidants, no one else should know."

Uchiha Fugaku nodded.

It was good that it hadn't caused an uproar; that meant there was still room to maneuver.

However...

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Yu.

Uchiha Yu looked completely calm.

"Yu, you..."

Uchiha Yu snapped his fingers, and the ground instantly cracked open as a piece of wood grew directly out, twisting into the shape of a chair.

He plopped down onto the chair and looked up, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan strikingly visible.

"Shimura Danzo is such a beast! He actually wanted to kill Shisui! It scared me so much that my Sharingan activated! My legs even went weak; I can't help it, I need to sit for a while."

Uchiha Fugaku: "???"

Uchiha Mikoto: "???"

Uchiha clansmen: "???"

Uchiha Fugaku's heart was filled with complex emotions.

How could you pull off such a perfect act? Is this the real you?

Activated the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at seven years old? Even Uchiha Itachi wasn't as exaggerated as you!

And your legs are only weak now? Why weren't they weak when you killed Shimura Danzo and threw his head into the Hokage Building?

And what is this? Wood Release?

What the hell?

Isn't this Senju Hashirama's ninjutsu? How did you learn it?

You can't learn this stuff just by having talent! This is a Kekkei Genkai! Wood Release!

Except for Senju Hashirama, you are the second person in history to possess it!

After being stunned for a long time, Uchiha Fugaku burst into laughter.

Activating the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at seven, while also mastering the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai!

He even killed Shimura Danzo, a veteran who had long been famous and had participated in the Ninja World War!

What is this? A peerless genius!

I'm afraid the ninja world won't see another one like this in a hundred years!

And he appeared at this critical juncture!

It is heaven blessing the Uchiha!

"The coup d'état is moved forward! Now that Shimura Danzo is dead, Sarutobi Hiruzen has suffered a major blow! We must seize this opportunity to take back everything that belongs to the Uchiha from Sarutobi Hiruzen!"

Ever since they were forced to move into this godforsaken corner, Uchiha Fugaku had thought of nothing but restoring the Uchiha every single moment.

Now, the opportunity had finally arrived!

"Tonight, we launch a surprise attack on Sarutobi Hiruzen!" Uchiha Shisui seconded.

He had come to terms with it now.

If Konoha wanted him dead, why should he continue to play the loyal subject?

When officials force the people to rebel, the people have no choice but to revolt!

This was all forced upon them by Shimura Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen!

"Where is Uchiha Itachi?" Uchiha Yu scanned the crowd.

Yet, he could not find a trace of Uchiha Itachi.

"Uchiha Itachi is a member of the Anbu. The Anbu have been called for an emergency assembly, and he has already been summoned away," Uchiha Fugaku said, taking a deep breath.

Uchiha Itachi was an indispensable force for the Uchiha.

If Uchiha Itachi did not support the coup, then there was a high probability they would fail!

Because this time, they were going up against the entirety of Konoha!

To be precise, it was Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Konoha forces under his command!

This directly encompassed the majority of the jonin, as well as major clans like the Hyuga, the Shimura, and the Sarutobi.

The difficulty was easy to imagine!

"Don't worry about it, we'll just fight tonight!"

Uchiha Yu stood with his hands on his hips.

Looking at the Uchiha clansmen around him, all filled with righteous indignation, Uchiha Yu felt what it meant to have high morale.

At this critical juncture, one of the Uchiha's greatest enemies, Shimura Danzo, was dead.

And a genius like himself had emerged.

It made them all feel as though they had the favor of heaven, the advantage of the terrain, and the unity of the people!

"Should we come up with a slogan?" Uchiha Yu pinched his chin. "'The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky shall rise'? 'Are kings and nobles born with more noble blood?'"

What kind of nonsense was that!

Forget it, he would think about it later!

Time to prepare for the fight!

"Wait," Uchiha Yu suddenly remembered something. "Where is Sasuke?"

Uchiha Fugaku was stunned. "That's right, where is Sasuke?"

Konoha, Hokage Building.

Uchiha Itachi had just returned from the compound when he saw two jonin walking over with Sasuke.

"Brother!" Sasuke said, his face full of excitement. "I heard the Hokage has a mission that needs my help! I'm so excited! A special mission!"

Uchiha Itachi's heart skipped a beat; he had a bad premonition.

However, he took a deep breath and forced a smile. "That's good, little Sasuke. You must complete the mission obediently; this will be a good test for you."

Uchiha Itachi knew the truth clearly in his heart.

What mission? Bullshit!

A seven-year-old child, not even a genin, what kind of mission could he possibly complete?

This wasn't wartime, where anyone who could pick up a kunai could fight!

Watching Uchiha Sasuke being led into a side room, Uchiha Itachi's expression darkened as he pushed the door open and entered.

He saw only one person in the room.

Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Lord Hokage, what is the mission?"

Uchiha Itachi stood to the side.

Sarutobi Hiruzen wore a smile, waved his hand, and said, "Itachi, please sit."

Uchiha Itachi frowned and sat down.

"You are a member of the Uchiha clan; you should understand that the Uchiha are planning a coup."

Sarutobi Hiruzen got straight to the point.

Uchiha Itachi was silent for a moment. "Lord Hokage, what do you need me to do? I will do my best to dissuade Uchiha Fugaku."

"No, no, no."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head. "It is already too late for that. I need you to do something else."

With that, Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze turned cold.

"Tonight, you will kill the entire Uchiha clan! This is for the sake of the village!" Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth. "The only one who could stop you is Uchiha Shisui, but rest assured, even if Shisui is left behind, he won't be able to stir up any trouble! When the time comes, I will arrange a new mission for you! A more covert mission!"

"If you do not agree..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced toward the room to the side.

After Shimura Danzo's death, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that relying solely on his own methods was no longer enough.

He had to learn from some of Danzo's strengths.

For instance, being ruthless and cold-blooded.

In the past, he had been the white of Konoha, while Shimura Danzo had been the black.

Now that Danzo was dead, Sarutobi Hiruzen had to be both white and black!

"You want to use Sasuke to threaten me?"

Uchiha Itachi pondered for a long time before finally speaking.

The massacre of the Uchiha clan was still too great a shock for Uchiha Itachi to bear.

"If you don't do it, I will arrange for someone else to. Rather than letting the Uchiha clan be destroyed under a cloud of infamy, it would be better for you to leave them with their honor intact!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Uchiha Itachi no chance to refuse.

"Otherwise, I will kill Sasuke." Sarutobi Hiruzen pulled out a kunai and slammed it directly into the table.

Uchiha Itachi's pupils trembled violently.

He did not know why, but the Sarutobi Hiruzen of today had changed far too much.

Could it be that this was Sarutobi Hiruzen's true nature?

"You promise me, spare Uchiha Yu and Uchiha Sasuke; these matters have nothing to do with them," Uchiha Itachi said through gritted teeth.

"Very well." Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a cold laugh.

He did not yet know that the one who had struck was Uchiha Yu.

Just at that moment, the Hokage Building suddenly shuddered violently.

Sarutobi Hiruzen froze, and as he looked up, he saw a green light shining in.

"Very well? To hell with your 'very well'!"

Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo smashed through the wall with a single punch!