Pressure

During his conversation with Uzumaki Menma, Danzo recalled Uchiha Kagami.

Back then, both Danzo and Uchiha Kagami were members of Tobirama Senju's elite guard.

Kagami was also one of the few Uchiha who earned Tobirama Senju's trust.

Danzo's aggressive approach to missions often led him into trouble.

Uchiha Kagami repeatedly risked his own safety to rescue Danzo from these predicaments.

Therefore, Danzo, who generally disliked the Uchiha Clan, became friends with Uchiha Kagami.

While Uchiha Kagami was alive, Danzo wasn't as harsh toward the Uchiha Clan.

But after Uchiha Kagami's death, Danzo's suspicion of the Uchiha Clan grew, and his actions against them became increasingly extreme.

Danzo snapped out of his reverie, his eyes narrowing as he looked at Uzumaki Menma.

Menma felt uneasy under Danzo's gaze.

"So... you want to protect the Uchiha Clan?"

Menma was startled.

Protect the Uchiha Clan?

How could he, with his small arms and legs, possibly protect them? What could he do?

He just wanted to try Naruto's Talk no Jutsu to see if he could persuade Danzo.

Just as Menma was about to explain, Danzo spoke, "I'm asking you, now that a portion of the Uchiha Clan wants to launch a coup, if you were to change the Uchiha Clan's current situation, what would you do? If your answer satisfies me, I'll give them a chance."

Menma was stunned.

The entire pressure of the Uchiha Clan was being thrown onto him?

He was only going to be four years old in a month; how could his little shoulders bear such a burden!

Menma was under immense pressure because he sensed that Danzo was serious.

Menma fell into deep thought, activating his little brain and mobilizing all the knowledge stored in his still-developing mind.

Menma sat in that position for nearly an hour.

Danzo didn't rush Menma.

Just as Menma suspected, he was serious.

If Menma's answer was satisfactory, he would give the Uchiha Clan a chance.

The purpose was the same as when the Cloud Village Delegation came to Konoha and Danzo asked him those questions.

It was to cultivate Menma's abilities.

But unlike before, this time, Danzo directly placed all the pressure on Menma.

Danzo wanted to see what kind of solution Menma could come up with under such pressure.

As for the Uchiha Clan, they were all under his control and couldn't possibly cause any real trouble.

After thinking for a long time, Menma finally stirred.

Menma raised his head and said to Danzo, "Grandpa Danzo, I have a solution!"

"Speak."

Menma paused slightly, then said, "Since a portion of the Uchiha Clan wants a coup, then another portion of the Uchiha Clan doesn't want a coup or is still wavering. We only need that portion of the Uchiha Clan.

We identify those Uchiha who don't want a coup or are still wavering, let them return to Konoha's inner circle, let them receive the treatment a ninja clan should have. I believe these Uchiha will easily reintegrate into Konoha, after all, they are originally Konoha citizens."

"Then what about the Uchiha Clan members who want to launch a coup? We can't just abandon those guys, can we?"

Menma shook his head and said, "Of course not. We'll capture those Uchiha Clan members and subject them to ideological education every day until they unify their thinking and understand that a coup leads nowhere."

In fact, Menma felt that as long as Danzo wasn't so targeting the Uchiha Clan, the problem could be solved.

But Menma didn't dare to say it; he was afraid Danzo would beat him.

After answering, Menma looked at Danzo with trepidation.

However, Danzo was expressionless, making it impossible for Menma to discern whether he was satisfied with his answer or not.

In the end.

Menma didn't know if Danzo was satisfied with his answer. Danzo simply told Menma to go back to his room and sleep.

Back in his room, Menma's heart was pounding wildly.

He worried that the Uchiha Clan might be exterminated because of his answer.

Alone in his office, Danzo was deep in thought.

Danzo was relatively satisfied with Menma's answer.

However, Danzo wasn't satisfied with Menma's arrangement for the Uchiha Clan members who wanted to launch a coup.

If Menma had answered that those Uchiha Clan members should all be executed, then Danzo would have been very satisfied.

Danzo made a decision.

Since Uzumaki Menma racked his brains to come up with this method, then let's execute it that way.

Let Uzumaki Menma experience in advance what the result will be when a plan arranged by a leader is executed.

But not now.

Danzo guessed that Hiruzen Sarutobi must be racking his brains trying to figure out how to deal with the Uchiha Clan.

And no matter what method Hiruzen Sarutobi comes up with, he can't get around him in the end.

After that, Hiruzen Sarutobi will definitely take the initiative to find him.

At that time, he will propose Uzumaki Menma's plan for implementation.

The next day.

"Sasuke, what do you want to eat? It's my treat."

"I'm not hungry."

"Sasuke, are you thirsty? Should I get you a bottle of water?"

"I'm not thirsty."

"Sasuke, is there anything you want to do? I'll take you to play!"

Sasuke looked at Uzumaki Menma strangely, "Menma, what exactly do you want? Why are you being so attentive to me as soon as we meet today, like you've done something to let me down?"

Uzumaki Menma scratched his head and said with a dry laugh, "How could I ever do anything to let you down? We're partners!"

Last night, Uzumaki Menma felt guilty all night after Danzo's actions.

He finally managed to comfort himself to sleep, but felt guilty again as soon as he saw Sasuke today.

Uzumaki Menma tentatively asked, "Say, Sasuke, just in case, I mean just in case, if I did something to let you down, would you forgive me?"

Sasuke squinted at Uzumaki Menma for a while, then raised his head arrogantly and said, "I will never forgive you!"

Uzumaki Menma grabbed Sasuke's clothes and pleaded, "Don't be like that, Sasuke, please forgive me, I didn't mean to."

Uzumaki Menma clung to Sasuke, begging him to forgive him.

Shikamaru held the back of his head with both hands and complained, "It seems Menma must have already done something to let Sasuke down."

Choji and Naruto nodded in agreement, "Definitely."

Neji curled his lips, "For Menma, who has no shame, to be clinging to Sasuke like this and begging for forgiveness, it seems like what he did to let Sasuke down isn't a small thing."

Ino was suddenly a little excited, "I wonder what Menma did, I really want to know."

Although Hinata didn't speak, she thought the same as Ino, wanting to know what Menma did.

Having known Menma for so long, Hinata was seeing Menma begging someone for forgiveness for the first time.