Crippling One of Danzo's Arms

When Shisui arrived and saw this scene, his heart was shaken to the core.

The Hokage's advisor.

The leader of Root.

Danzo, who stood high above all others in Konoha's darkness.

Yet at this moment, he was being pinned to the ground beneath Uchiha You's foot, as miserable as an old dog.

The impact of that sight was overwhelming.

Uchiha Chuan and the others were so excited their eyes had turned red.

How many years had the Uchiha Clan endured?

They had been watched.

Excluded.

Slandered.

Suppressed by the higher-ups.

Yet today, right before their eyes, Uchiha You had ruthlessly trampled Danzo, that thorn in their side, into the mud.

This was not merely a victory.

It was a slap in the face.

For the first time, the Uchiha Clan had crushed Konoha's darkness beneath their feet!

Danzo struggled to raise his head, his voice hoarse.

"Uchiha You..."

"You'll regret this..."

Uchiha You stepped on the wound in his right arm and slowly applied pressure.

Danzo's face twisted again.

"Regret?"

"The only thing I regret now is not doing this sooner."

Shisui finally could not hold back any longer.

"You, enough."

Uchiha You turned to look at him.

Shisui took a deep breath.

"He must be handed over to Lord Hokage for judgment."

Uchiha You looked at Shisui and asked,

"How do you think the Third will deal with this?"

Shisui fell silent.

Uchiha You continued.

"A reprimand?"

"House arrest?"

"Or will he just say that Danzo did it for Konoha too?"

Shisui's face turned pale.

He could not deny any of those possibilities.

Uchiha You pressed down with his foot, and Danzo let out another muffled groan.

"Shisui, see this clearly."

"This is the dark side of the village you have always believed in."

"He wanted to gouge out your eyes."

"Yet you are still worried that I am being too harsh."

Shisui opened his mouth, but no words came out.

That was right.

Danzo had truly intended to take his eyes just now.

If not for Uchiha You, he would have already lost one Mangekyō Sharingan.

He might have even lost his life.

What right did he have to ask You to show mercy?

But...

Shisui looked at Danzo, pain filling his eyes.

"At least, you cannot kill him."

Uchiha You said flatly,

"I told you, I am not killing him yet."

Upon hearing that, Danzo felt a slight sense of relief.

As long as he did not die.

As long as he returned to Konoha.

He would still have a chance to turn things around.

But in the next instant, Uchiha You's words sent his heart plunging into the abyss.

"But this arm of his must be crippled."

Danzo's pupils contracted sharply.

"No!!!!!!"

The Black Umbrella in Uchiha You's left eye spun.

Black-red chakra instantly invaded Danzo's right arm.

This time, it was not simple paralysis.

It was a deep contamination aimed at the Hashirama Cells and chakra pathways.

"Black Umbrella: Necrosis Mark."

The flesh on Danzo's right arm began to blacken.

The Hashirama Cells that had been writhing as they repaired him seemed to be forcibly suppressed, while his chakra pathways collapsed one after another.

The excruciating pain nearly made Danzo pass out.

Uchiha You lifted his foot and said coldly,

"I'll seal this arm for you first."

"If you want to use it to gouge out anyone's eyes again, ask it first whether it will still obey you."

Danzo's entire body trembled, his single eye filled with resentment and fear.

He could feel that his right arm was crippled.

At least for the time being, he could not use it normally at all.

Even more terrifyingly, that black-red chakra lay dormant deep within his arm like a disease eating into his bones.

Even with the Hashirama Cells, he could not completely remove it.

Uchiha You had not killed him.

But he had left him with something even more troublesome than an injury.

At that moment, the sound of something cutting through the air came from the distance.

Konoha's ANBU had arrived.

Clearly, the commotion just now had alerted the village.

Uchiha You raised his eyes toward the distance, a slight smile curling at his lips.

They had come at just the right time.

He had never intended to hide this matter.

Danzo's attempt to steal Shisui's eyes naturally had to be made public.

The bigger the commotion, the better.

Only then would Shisui truly wake up.

Uchiha You looked at Shisui.

"Next, it is your turn to speak."

Shisui froze.

Uchiha You said flatly,

"You saw it with your own eyes."

"Danzo asked you to leave the village."

"Root set an ambush."

"He personally said he wanted your eyes."

"How are you going to tell the Third?"

Shisui fell silent.

He looked at Danzo, sprawled miserably on the ground.

Then he looked toward the approaching ANBU.

At last, his gaze gradually became resolute.

This time, he could no longer avoid it.

If he had to endure even having his eyes stolen, what future would the Uchiha Clan have?

Soon, several ANBU landed around the perimeter of the training ground.

The leader's expression changed drastically when he saw the Root corpses on the ground, the severely injured Danzo, and Uchiha You and Shisui standing in the field.

"Lord Danzo!"

They immediately tried to rush forward.

Uchiha You raised a hand, holding a kunai across his body.

"Stop."

The ANBU captain shouted angrily,

"Uchiha You, how dare you obstruct the ANBU?"

Uchiha You's gaze was icy.

"This is the scene of the Hokage's advisor attempting to seize Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan."

"No one is allowed to destroy the evidence."

The ANBU captain's expression changed.

"What did you say?"

At that moment, Shisui stepped forward.

His voice was not loud, but it was exceptionally clear.

"I can testify."

"Lord Danzo asked me to leave the village under the pretense of discussing the relationship between the Uchiha Clan and the village."

"Then he brought Root members to ambush me and demanded that I hand over my Mangekyō Sharingan."

"After I refused, he personally attacked me and attempted to take my eyes."

All the ANBU froze.

If Uchiha You had said it, they could still doubt him.

But the one saying it was Shisui Uchiha.

An Uchiha personally trusted by Lord Hokage.

This matter had become enormous.

Danzo lay facedown on the ground and roared with difficulty.

"Shisui!"

"Do you know what you are saying?"

Shisui looked at Danzo, and the last trace of hesitation in his eyes vanished.

"I do."

"I have never been this clear-minded."

Danzo's face turned livid.

Uchiha You smiled.

That blade had finally fallen.

Shisui had personally accused Danzo.

It was more useful than anything You himself could say a hundred times.

The system notification sounded at the same time.

[Shisui Uchiha had completely confirmed Danzo's malice.]

[Shisui's trust in Konoha's higher-ups had greatly decreased.]

[Side Quest One: Save Shisui Uchiha. Completion: Excellent.]

[Shisui's eyes had been preserved.]

[Danzo's right arm had been sealed by the Black Umbrella's Necrosis Mark.]

[Additional completion condition triggered: Severely injure Danzo.]

[Behind-the-Scenes Points obtained: 15000.]

[Reward obtained: Increased resistance to Kotoamatsukami.]

[Current Behind-the-Scenes Points: 56000.]

A trace of satisfaction flashed through Uchiha You's eyes.

Not bad.

This trip had paid off handsomely.

Shisui's eyes had been saved.

Danzo's right arm had been crippled.

Shisui's illusions about the higher-ups had been shattered.

And the ANBU had witnessed the scene firsthand.

Next, it was up to the Third Hokage to see how he would smooth things over.

But this time...

The corners of Uchiha You's lips lifted slightly.

It would not be so easy for the Third Hokage to sweep this under the rug.