First Kill Danzo, Then Destroy Sarutobi

"Draw your line in the sand? Does Lord Danzo take me for some passing bandit? But since Lord Danzo has put it that way, I shall present the demands of our Utatane Clan: the Fourth Hokage must abdicate, the Fifth Hokage must be chosen from our Utatane Clan, and Root must be placed under the administration of our Utatane Clan..."

"Enough! You evil Uchiha brat, are you mocking this old man?" Danzo's sense of security plummeted to its lowest point! Even with his Root subordinates surrounding him, he couldn't find a shred of peace of mind!

"Foolish Danzo Shimura, since you are so obstinate, don't blame me, Utatane Gen, for being ruthless." As he spoke, Uchiha Gen activated his Mangekyo Sharingan!

"You've even activated the Mangekyo, yet you claim you aren't of the Uchiha clan? 'Utatane Gen'? I've never even heard of such a person!" Danzo looked tense as he saw Uchiha Gen activate the Mangekyo!

"Oh, this? These are colored contacts, a peripheral product from the Uchiha Welfare Lottery shop. 50 ryo a pair, 100 ryo for three! I thought they looked cool when I bought my lottery ticket last time, so I spent 50 ryo to pick up a pair. How about it? Pretty sharp, right?" He struck a few photogenic poses as he spoke.

"Uchiha Gen, how dare you toy with me like this? I am an elder of Konoha, the leader of Root!!! Do you have any idea what you are doing? Are you trying to defect from the village?" Danzo roared!

"Danzo, you can't just slander an innocent person out of thin air. Although I myself am quite jealous of Uchiha Gen's dashing appearance, his domineering aura, and his strength that is unrivaled in the Ninja World! But... I really am called Utatane Gen!" Uchiha Gen shrugged shamelessly.

"Alright, we aren't here for small talk; I have things to do tomorrow! Old thief Danzo, take my ultimate Genjutsu—Man on Man!" At the same time, Uchiha Gen rotated his Sharingan, secretly activating the Tsukuyomi Space!

"Masaka! Where is this?" In the Tsukuyomi Space, Danzo stared at the blood-red sky and the void of a world.

"Right, that evil Uchiha brat mentioned Genjutsu. Is this some kind of illusion? Release!" However, it was completely useless! With ten million units of ocular power backing the Tsukuyomi, even Madara Uchiha would have to kneel! A mere Danzo—how laughable, how truly laughable!

"Welcome to the Tsukuyomi Space. Here, all time and space are under my control. You will spend an unforgettable 72 hours here! Without further ado, let the plot begin for Lord Danzo. I hope your willpower is strong enough. I'm off, lest I burn my eyes!" After giving his instructions, Uchiha Gen faded from view.

"Hmph, boring tricks. I was on the battlefield before you were even born! What can a mere illusion do to me? If you have the guts, kill me! I am a disciple of the Second Hokage, Tobirama! Don't look down on me! You bastard!" Danzo, bound to a cross, roared in fury, seemingly trying to suppress the fear in his heart.

Step... step, step. A series of footsteps echoed!

Twenty versions of Hiruzen Sarutobi emerged from the shadows! From youth to middle age, and finally old age—every version of Hiruzen Sarutobi was there!

"Huh? Is this it? You evil Uchiha brat, you truly bring shame to your ancestors!" Seeing this, Danzo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Deception-type illusions were the weakest in terms of offensive power, usually reserved for sneak attacks or gathering intelligence.

In the current situation, for the Uchiha brat to use this type of illusion was completely nonsensical. Tch, he was just a ninja without formal training after all.

Hm? Why was Sarutobi taking off his clothes? Was he carrying weights? That shouldn't be right? Isn't this an illusion space?

As the Sarutobi crowd finished undressing, a group of stark-naked Hiruzen Sarutobis gradually closed in on the pale-faced Danzo Shimura!

Nani? What is this? Could it be? Masaka!!!

"Uchiha Gen, come out! Let's talk this over!"

However, Uchiha Gen, fearing he would go blind, had specifically sealed off the surroundings, so naturally, he couldn't hear Danzo's pleas.

"No! Don't! Hiruzen!"

"Yamero~"

"Uchiha Gen, I was wrong! Make them stop, I'm not built for this kind of play!"

Feeling the young Sarutobi on his body and watching the nineteen other Hiruzen Sarutobis of various ages waiting in line, Danzo felt the sky collapsing! Never in his life had he felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was so disgusting!

Only the evil Uchiha could come up with such an inhumane forbidden technique!

Such a forbidden technique should not exist in this world! This is... hell!

In the Tsukuyomi Space, 72 hours passed. Danzo had been tortured until he was no longer human, but compared to the physical torment, the mental blow was undoubtedly far greater!

Danzo's life had been full of ups and downs; what kind of grand scenes hadn't he witnessed? Even when he was hunted by the Gold and Silver Brothers, Danzo hadn't furrowed his brow once!

But today's events... he truly couldn't handle it! Was the evil Uchiha clan really this perverted? No wonder Master Tobirama evaluated the Uchiha clan that way—could it be because of this? Masaka!!! Could it be that Master Tobirama also...?

In reality, one second passed. Danzo slumped in his seat, his eyes vacant! Two lines of tears slid from the corners of his eyes as he merely muttered to himself, "Beast! What a beast! Truly a beast..."

"Danzo, this is the price for opposing my Utatane Clan! Hmph!" After saying this, he carved a few large characters into the wall of the Root base:

"First execute Danzo, then destroy Sarutobi; only the Utatane shall reign supreme in Konoha!"

Watching Uchiha Gen leave with such flair, the members of Root looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

"Lord Danzo, what do we do now?"

"Lord Danzo?"

They called out several times without receiving a response. Danzo remained in that hollow-eyed state, immersed in his own world, unable to pull himself out.

No, rather than unable to pull himself out, it was more like he didn't want to face reality, having lost all hope for life and the future! One must know that although Danzo wasn't interested in women, he was still a man with a normal sexual orientation! What normal man could withstand such a blow?

That was twenty Hiruzen Sarutobis! Never mind Danzo, even if Hanzo had been there, he wouldn't have been able to take it!

72 hours!!! A full 72 hours!!! Do you know how I spent those 72 hours? Do you know?!

For a fleeting moment, I even felt like I had met the Sage of Six Paths! To think that I, Danzo, with a lifetime of fame, would end up in such a state! What is the point of living? I'm tired!

Thinking of this, a glimmer of light appeared in Danzo's eyes. He pulled a kunai from behind him and slashed it toward his own throat.

"Wait!"

"Nani?"

"Oh no, stop Lord Danzo!"

"If something happens to him, none of us will have an easy time!"

In the end, the elderly Danzo was saved by a group of young, strong subordinates in a chaotic scramble. Fortunately, Root kept medical ninjas on standby!

Otherwise, Danzo would likely be on his way to find the Second Hokage, Tobirama, to verify the origin of the phrase "the evil Uchiha."