"Uchiha Chuan's super-genius plan had already begun when we started laying out the 100,000 Explosive Tag plan, hadn't it? If Uchiha Chuan was really that formidable, didn't that mean he had already foreseen everything we would do afterward?" The Third Hokage said grimly, his tone carrying suppressed anger and unease.
"..." Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura fell silent once more, terror appearing on their faces. The Third Hokage's words struck their hearts like a heavy hammer.
"No, absolutely impossible. A coincidence—it had to be a coincidence." In the end, Mitokado Homura could not bear the terror of that speculation any longer and vehemently denied it, panic creeping into his voice.
"..." Yet the only response he received was the silence of the Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu.
After all, when Uchiha Chuan had led them around by the nose before, they had called it a coincidence. Now that Uchiha Chuan had them completely trapped, they were calling this a coincidence too. Where could there possibly be so many coincidences?
The two men's hearts sank further and further, and even Mitokado Homura could not help falling silent.
"Perhaps Uchiha Chuan truly awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan's power of precognition. Otherwise, where could all these coincidences have come from?" In only a few minutes, Utatane Koharu's voice had grown hoarse. Fear left her throat unbearably dry.
"..." Her response was still nothing but the silence of the Third Hokage and Mitokado Homura.
After a long while, the Third Hokage finally spoke calmly. "Koharu, find a way to make Uchiha Tieyue cooperate with us. The Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities are so powerful—I refuse to believe there is no price to pay. Otherwise, even the First Hokage would have found it difficult to suppress Madara Uchiha and successfully establish Konoha. We must uncover that price. Otherwise,