"You know, I once had a Uchiha companion, Kagami Uchiha. And this is Kagami Uchiha's Sharingan." Danzo spoke slowly, with a rare heaviness in his tone. "Back then, he activated the Mangekyō Sharingan to cover my escape. But unfortunately, the Mangekyō Sharingan could not save his life."
"So you dug out his Sharingan and used it yourself." Uchiha Shanhuo gritted his teeth, his voice icy, his eyes filled with fury and contempt.
"That's right. I admit it—I was never a good person." Danzo spoke calmly, without a trace of guilt in his tone. "But that act also made me understand the Sharingan better than you Uchiha do, especially the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Uchiha Shanhuo's expression instantly grew complicated, and a flicker of struggle and conflict passed through his eyes. He stared fixedly at Danzo, trying to spot some flaw in his face, but Danzo remained as calm as still water, as though he were merely recounting the most ordinary matter.
"You wouldn't tell me this for no reason. What do you want me to do?" After a long pause, Uchiha Shanhuo asked in a low voice, wariness in his tone.
"Heh, you really are smarter than Uchiha Tieyue." Danzo gave a soft chuckle, a trace of approval flashing through his eyes. "So I hope your performance from here on out will also be better than Uchiha Tieyue's."
"What do you mean? Has Uchiha Tieyue already colluded with you?" Uchiha Shanhuo's gaze turned horrified in an instant, disbelief coloring his voice.
"Uchiha Tieyue did not collude with me. He colluded with the two Hokage advisors." Danzo spoke blandly, with a hint of mockery in his voice. "If my guess is correct, the method for activating the Mangekyō Sharingan was also provided by those two Hokage advisors."
"What? Impossible! You're lying to me!