"Don't recognize me, or do you want to test my strength?" Fugaku said with a smile.
Matsudaira stared at Fugaku. Only after two minutes did he smile. Then his eyes reddened, and a few tears slipped down his cheeks.
"Your Genjutsu left me unable to tell reality from illusion. The tragedy with Sanada is still replaying in my mind. It hurts every time I think about it," Matsudaira said.
"I understand. I'm truly sorry about this. But if you wanted to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, this was the only way. The plan was already in motion when you set out for the Land of the Moon.
"Takigawa and Jin were both playing along with me. None of it was real. Konoha is still hunting Danzo," Fugaku said.
Matsudaira nodded. "That's good. At least I can breathe again. That Illusion Realm was a nightmare. Even though Konoha is hunting Danzo,
"I think the Uchiha should step up the search and get rid of that menace soon. I'm sure Danzo is thinking about how to get rid of the Uchiha too.
"If the Uchiha were out of his way, I'm afraid no clan in Konoha could stop him from returning."
Fugaku smiled. "There's no need to go to such lengths. The Uchiha have reached a new peak of power, far beyond what the clan possessed under Madara Uchiha.
"No one can bring the Uchiha down. Not while I'm alive, at least."
He had killed Danzo long ago. He had no intention of wasting the Uchiha's efforts on a search.
"All right, I'll take your word for it. By the way, how's Sanada?"
"Sanada woke up last night," Takigawa said as he came over. "Don't worry about him. He's doing fine."
Matsudaira nodded. "That bastard put on a convincing act. I thought he