The Nine-Year-Old with Three-Tomoe Sharingan

Boom!

The moment those words left his mouth, the whole scene exploded.

"A Curse Seal under his tongue?"

"The Root does this to its own people?"

"To prevent leaks?"

"Isn't that what Death Warriors are?"

"There's actually an organization like that inside Konoha?"

The Third Hokage's expression changed completely.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu also looked shocked.

This wasn't something that could be discussed in public.

But Shingetsu had said it in public anyway.

And he'd phrased it as, "I heard that..."

Deny it?

Then they could inspect him.

Admit it?

Then Root's darkness would be exposed for all to see.

Shingetsu crouched and grabbed the informant by the jaw.

"Open your mouth."

The informant struggled frantically.

But Tekka had a foot planted on him, pinning him in place.

Shingetsu said coldly:

"If you won't open it, I'll do it for you."

He tightened his grip.

Crack.

The jaw dislocated.

The informant's mouth was forced open.

In the next instant, everyone saw it.

Beneath the base of his tongue, a black Curse Seal was faintly visible.

The whole scene fell silent.

Ironclad proof.

The real thing.

Shingetsu looked up at the Third Hokage.

"Lord Hokage."

"Will you still claim he's just an ordinary civil servant?"

The Third Hokage fell silent.

He couldn't say a word.

At that moment, any explanation would sound feeble.

Shingetsu rose to his feet. His voice wasn't loud, but it carried throughout the scene.

"A man branded with a Root Curse Seal."

"Carrying the Hokage Document Seal."

"Meeting with Uchiha Clan members in the dead of night."

"Stoking division within the Uchiha Clan."

"Trying to silence himself after being caught."

"Lord Hokage."

"Shouldn't Danzo be the one to explain this?"

Boom!

Everyone's eyes turned toward the shadows beside the Hokage Building.

Danzo.

At last, his name had been brought into the open.

The Third Hokage closed his eyes briefly.

He knew he could no longer avoid this.

"Summon Danzo."

But before the Anbu could move, the sound of a cane striking the ground came from the side entrance of the Hokage Building.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Shimura Danzō emerged slowly.

Half his face was wrapped in bandages, and his single exposed eye was cold.

He looked at Shingetsu with the gaze of a venomous snake.

"Uchiha brat."

"Have you had your fun?"

Shingetsu smiled.

This was the moment he'd been waiting for.

"Danzo."

"You finally dared to show your face."

Danzo's expression darkened.

"Impudent."

"I am a Councilor of Konoha."

Shingetsu stepped forward as the Two-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes slowly spun.

"Then allow me to ask, honored Councilor of Konoha."

"Is this Root operative your subordinate?"

Danzo replied coldly:

"Root was disbanded long ago."

Shingetsu laughed outright.

"Root was disbanded long ago?"

He planted a foot on the scroll beside the informant.

"Then the Root markings on this man are fake?"

"The Curse Seal on his tongue is fake?"

"The Subordinate Seal Order he was carrying is fake?"

"Or are the Root bases beneath the Hokage Building fake too?"

Danzo's pupils contracted sharply.

Shingetsu pressed on:

"Would you like me to take the Uchiha Police Force underground right now?"

"Then we can see whether Root really was disbanded."

Everyone present was stunned.

An Underground Base?

Root was still around?

The Third Hokage's expression turned grim.

Danzo's killing intent surged.

He suddenly realized he couldn't let Shingetsu keep talking.

The brat knew far too much.

An abnormal amount.

"Uchiha Shingetsu."

Danzo's voice was icy.

"You have deliberately slandered Konoha's High Command and driven a wedge between the Uchiha and the village."

"I suspect you've already been controlled by an enemy village."

"Anbu, seize him!"

His words sent a shock through the crowd.

Several shinobi dressed as Root operatives suddenly appeared from the shadows with the Body Flicker Technique, charging straight at Shingetsu.

The Third Hokage's expression changed drastically.

"Stop!"

But it was already too late.

The Root shinobi were incredibly fast.

Their killing intent was aimed squarely at Shingetsu.

This wasn't an arrest.

It was an execution!

A cold glint flashed in Shingetsu's eyes.

Causality Perception activated.

Three Death Lines locked onto his throat, heart, and the back of his neck.

He didn't retreat.

Instead, he sneered.

"Finally lost your patience?"

In the next instant, he formed Hand Seals.

Lightning Chakra surged into his palms.

It was a technique he'd only just learned.

He wasn't good at it yet.

But it would do!

"Lightning Style: Earth Flash!"

Crackle!

Blue-white lightning erupted across the ground.

The feet of the leading Root shinobi went numb, and their movements faltered for an instant.

That was all it took.

A figure flashed across the rooftops.

Shisui struck!

Body Flicker Technique Burst.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Three Root shinobi were sent flying almost simultaneously, crashing hard to the ground.

Tekka roared:

"You dare kill someone right in front of the Uchiha?"

"Seize them!"

The Uchiha Police Force surged forward at once.

The Anbu moved too.

The scene instantly descended into chaos.

Danzo's expression changed drastically.

He hadn't expected Shingetsu to force his hand in public.

Even less had he expected Shisui and the Uchiha to be prepared.

Shingetsu stood amid the fading sparks of lightning, his face pale.

But the corners of his mouth lifted.

[System Prompt]

[The host has exposed Root's Curse Seal in public.]

[Root's claim that it was "disbanded" has been publicly torn apart.]

[Danzo has been forced to show himself.]

[Danzo's attempt to silence the host has failed.]

[Earned Causality Points: 5000.]

[Current Causality Points: 12700.]

[The Night of the Clan Massacre Deviation has increased.]

[Current deviation: 12 percent.]

[Detected that the Causality Points requirement for Three-Tomoe Evolution has been met.]

[Spend 12000 Causality Points to evolve the Sharingan into the Three-Tomoe Sharingan?]

Shin-getsu's eyes flashed brilliantly.

It's here.

This was the moment he'd been waiting for.

"Evolution."

Boom!

A searing force surged straight into both eyes.

The two tomoe in Shin-getsu's eyes spun wildly.

Then a third tomoe slowly appeared.

Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Awaken!

Amid the chaos, Shin-getsu lifted his head.

Three black tomoe slowly revolved in his scarlet eyes.

A chilling pressure instantly spread through the area.

Tekka, standing beside him, gaped at the sight.

"Three-Tomoe?!"

"Shin-getsu awakened the Three-Tomoe!"

The words rang out like a thunderclap.

Every Uchiha turned to look at Shin-getsu.

Nine years old.

Three-Tomoe.

Awakening in front of the Hokage Building, in full view of everyone.

What did that mean?

The Uchiha erupted in excitement.

Tekka trembled all over with excitement.

"Hahahaha!"

"Good!"

"Excellent!"

"That's the kind of genius my Uchiha clan needs!"

Fugaku, too, looked shaken.

Shisui's expression was complicated.

Itachi stared intently at Shin-getsu's eyes, waves of shock surging through his heart.

When Danzo saw the Three-Tomoe, undisguised killing intent and greed finally surfaced in his single eye.

Shin-getsu slowly turned to Danzo.

The Three-Tomoe fixed on his single eye.

"Danzo."

"You won't be able to kill me tonight."

"But starting tonight..."

"Your Root won't be able to stay hidden."