Once you take this step, there's no turning back

Danzo's face was dark enough to wring water from.

Indeed.

As a Hidden Leaf elder and the head of Root, there was no hiding this from him.

When word reached him that Jin Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyo, anger and fear brought sinister ideas bubbling up alongside them.

Someone this dangerous had to be kept firmly in Root's grasp.

If he could be brainwashed, they would use him as a weapon.

If not...

Kill him and dig out his eyes!

Danzo knew this routine inside out. He did not believe for a second that Jin Uchiha would dare bare his teeth at an elder like him.

He just needed enough contingencies in place and a chance to catch him off guard.

He could keep him under control!

However...

Hiruzen Sarutobi would not hear a word of Danzo's proposal.

"No. Absolutely not!"

"Keep Root out of this. I'll handle it."

"Danzo, listen to me."

"This Yan Uchiha is nothing like the Uchiha you've dealt with before. He has no ties to his clan whatsoever, and after graduation, he was assigned to a bottom-tier team of cannon fodder."

"The people on that team aren't the sort he'd forge life-and-death bonds with, either."

"More importantly, his parents died long ago."

"Think about it."

"An Uchiha with no attachments in the Hidden Leaf who has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan."

"He might put up with it if all we do is keep him down."

"But if you use Root's methods on him, don't you think Jin Uchiha might simply run?"

"What leverage would you have over him then?"

"So think it through."

"If we mishandle this and drive this Uchiha into rebellion, the Hidden Leaf will be facing a Mangekyo Sharingan we have no way to control."

"If he targets the Hidden Leaf and keeps