Danzō's Schemes

"Chuan Yu..."

"You!"

When Itachi saw the Mangekyo in Chuan Yu's left eye, he was inwardly shocked.

He knew what Chuan Yu was enduring at this moment.

The Uchiha were born to be branded with the mark of pain.

And the Sharingan was the proof of that mark.

With a heart full of ache, he pulled Chuan Yu into his embrace.

The rain suddenly stopped at this moment...

The main branch still held a funeral for Hizashi.

Poor Neji faced his father's tombstone without a shred of emotion.

"Hello, can we be friends?"

Walking up to Neji, Chuan Yu slowly extended his right hand.

"Father told me that geniuses are lonely."

"The strong have no need for friends, either."

Neji spoke indifferently, then walked right past Chuan Yu.

He gave a self-deprecating smile.

Chuan Yu watched Neji's retreating back and let out a deep sigh.

The people from the Cloud Village had left Konoha.

Their carefully calculated plan had ultimately fallen through.

Now, it was Chuan Yu's turn.

Because eyewitnesses described the culprit as being able to use Raikiri and Fire Style, the first person Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of was Kakashi.

Without a doubt, Kakashi was arrested.

But it was not this that made Danzō feel uneasy.

The Body Flicker Technique...

Shisui's signature ninjutsu.

If Shisui hadn't died, that would actually be a good thing for him.

After all, there was still one Sharingan he hadn't obtained yet.

"Interesting..."

In the Anbu interrogation room, Kakashi sat on a cold bench, constantly reflecting on one question.

Who on earth had learned his Raikiri?

He knew Fire Style ninjutsu as well.

Could it be...

The heavy door of the interrogation room slammed shut.

The surroundings were pitch black.

The only light came from the ventilation duct overhead.

There was only a single, piercing beam of light.

Hearing footsteps approaching, Kakashi narrowed his eyes and peered carefully into the dark.

Danzō's face emerged from the darkness, passing through that beam of light to appear before Kakashi.

"Kakashi, tell me the truth."

The cold tone came from Danzō's lips.

He had never expected that after giving so much to the Anbu, he would never be trusted in the end.

Kakashi's heart instantly turned to ash.

"The truth?"

"Lord Danzō, the truth you want is not with me."

Kakashi responded indifferently.

He then glanced at the iron chains binding his hands and chose to close his eyes, refusing to speak further.

"So resolute; it seems you must know something after all."

Danzō gave a cold laugh and turned to walk out of the interrogation room.

Outside.

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Kakashi's performance through the glass with perfect clarity.

He took a heavy drag of his pipe, then suddenly broke into a violent fit of coughing.

"Hiruzen, you should be the one to handle this."

Danzō knew in his heart that Kakashi was not the problem.

Since Kakashi was a trusted confidant of Hiruzen Sarutobi, it was only fitting that the Third Hokage be the one to interrogate him.

In truth, Hiruzen Sarutobi also knew it could not have been Kakashi.

The only reason Danzō acted this way was to point the finger at the Uchiha.

He felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi had become far too stubborn.

He still harbored delusions regarding the Uchiha.

By seizing this opportunity, he could strike at the Uchiha directly when the time came.

Then, whether Uchiha Shisui was dead or alive would finally be known.

And the identity of that person...

It would also surface!

He pushed open the heavy iron door.

"Release Kakashi."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said calmly, his hands clasped behind his back.

Beneath his Hokage cloak, his face was filled with melancholy.

As expected...

A satisfied smile tugged at the corners of Danzō's mouth.

"Then all questions should be resolved."

"The only ones in Konoha who can use Raikiri, and who possess the Sharingan to copy ninjutsu, are the Uchiha."

"Hiruzen, I know you still have your own ideas about the Uchiha, but this is already a foregone conclusion."

Danzō stood up immediately after speaking.

He no longer needed Hiruzen Sarutobi's consent.

He decided to make his move tonight.

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, lost in his own thoughts.

If they were to strike at the Uchiha now, Konoha would suffer a devastating blow.

"Shimura! Why not set this matter aside for now..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly called out to stop Danzō.

Stopping his heavy footsteps, Danzō merely glanced back at him before turning and walking away once more.

"What is Lord Danzō in such a hurry to do..."

Suddenly, the figure of Orochimaru appeared at the doorway.

"To conduct a thorough investigation of the Uchiha..."

"But, why have you come here now..."

Danzō replied.

"I am merely here to clarify something to the Third Hokage..."

"One of my failed experiments escaped from the laboratory yesterday..."

"I heard it caused trouble at the Hokage Building, so I brought it here to explain the situation to the Third Hokage..."

Orochimaru clapped his hands.

A figure stepped out from behind him.

He had an unremarkable appearance, carried a long sword on his back, and was dressed in brown clothes with black combat boots.

However, upon closer inspection, the man looked somewhat like wood.

He was dull-witted and did not speak.

Danzō felt a surge of suspicion and stepped forward to observe the man's appearance carefully.

"A failed experiment? In what way is it a failure?"

Orochimaru let out a cackling laugh, his fingers twitching slightly behind his back.

Suddenly, the man actually pressed down with his left hand and unleashed a Raikiri!

"Though, sometimes it can be a bit uncontrollable..."

The moment the words left his lips, a massive fireball surged directly toward the three of them.

Fire Style ninjutsu...

Danzō furrowed his brows at this moment.

Yet, he still refused to give up...

"Then how do you explain that Body Flicker Technique?"

The man seemed to understand Danzō's words.

The instant he drew his long blade, seven or eight identical versions of himself appeared before his eyes.

Damn it!

Danzō was completely thwarted this time.

"Then please keep your things under control in the future!"

Danzō left the Anbu in a rage.

The matter was resolved just like that.

However, regarding the Uchiha, Danzō had never truly given up.

That Clan Annihilation Plan, which had been breeding in his heart...

It was still slowly taking root and sprouting within him...

Uchiha compound.

Crows scattered across the sky.

Chuan Yu sat on a rock, still thinking about what had happened earlier.

When he left the laboratory, Orochimaru had specifically requested that he leave behind a sample of his blood.

Orochimaru was truly a master of such methods as androids.

He could simply find a body, extract the blood, and inject it.

That body would then gain a portion of the blood donor's ninjutsu.

Although it lacked substantial lethality.

Orochimaru could still use his own chakra to manipulate that body.

The power it unleashed, however, was only one-third of the host's.

After leaving the Anbu, Orochimaru found Chuan Yu.

"It's about time; this matter is settled..."

Orochimaru's voice came from behind Chuan Yu.

He turned his head to look, not knowing when he had arrived.

"Prepare yourself for tonight..."

"I will give you another backup map of Ryuchi Cave..."

"You must be careful; I will be here waiting for your news."

After saying this, Orochimaru spat a sharp long blade from his mouth and handed it over.

"Perhaps you will find a use for it..."

Kusanagi Sword.

"Alright, let's go. I will see you out of Konoha first..."

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