"The Uchiha have run out of patience!"
At dusk, Danzo slammed his palm onto the Hokage's desk.
"If we keep letting them be, we'll only give them more time to prepare their coup."
"We must strike first!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened.
"The Uchiha have the police force and a large number of Sharingan users. If we fight, Konoha will suffer devastating losses."
"I'll continue negotiations."
"Negotiations?"
Danzo sneered.
"You'll only miss our last chance."
They argued for a long time, neither able to convince the other.
Danzo turned to storm out.
"Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted angrily:
"Danzo, I am the Hokage!"
The door had barely opened when an Anbu appeared with the Body Flicker Technique.
"Lord Hokage!"
"The Uchiha Clan has launched a coup! The police force has already attacked the village center!"
Both Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi blanched.
How could it happen so soon?
The Uchiha hadn't even finished mobilizing, yet they had launched an attack!
"Evacuate the civilians immediately!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned his adamantine staff and led the Anbu out of the office building.
Danzo likewise summoned Root to join the battle.
Against anyone else, he could have gone off to farm or sat things out.
My opponent this time is the Uchiha.
There was no way he would stand idly by.
If it's a fight against the Uchiha, I, the supreme Danzo, have to back it up.
Flames rose into the sky above Konoha's streets.
Uchiha ninja were already locked in all-out combat with the Anbu, Root, and ninja from the various clans.
Hiruzen Sarutobi landed on a rooftop and saw Itachi standing at the forefront.
"Itachi, it's not too late to turn back!"
"Stop this coup, and I can continue negotiating with Fugaku!"
The Mangekyo Sharingan in Itachi's eyes slowly spun.
"It's already