Shisui had not been noticed.
He had been flagged in advance.
Gen kept that thought to himself and left it out of the record.
Because the higher-ups would never accept that description.
They would call it a security assessment.
They would say they were protecting a prodigy.
They would say it was normal for the village to keep an eye on highly influential ninja.
But Gen knew the real problem was not the attention itself.
It was where that attention had been directed.
If Shisui's name appeared in a development plan, that meant he was valued.
If it appeared in a mission assignment, that meant he was being put to use.
But it had appeared in the preliminary risk summary for the Uchiha Relocation Order.
That went beyond simply recognizing his talent.
It tied his talent to the risks posed by his clan.
Fugaku demanded an inquiry into the source of the annotation.
Danzo firmly opposed it.
"Shisui is Body Flicker Shisui. A Clan Meeting should not be able to trigger a review of intelligence classified at his level."
Fugaku replied, "We are not investigating intelligence on Shisui's missions. We are investigating the source of an annotation in the preliminary risk materials for the Relocation Order."
Danzo said coldly, "Are you trying to paint the village's assessments of gifted ninja as persecution too?"
Shisui suddenly spoke.
"If this is an assessment of me, why can't I know how it ended up in the Uchiha risk materials?"
His words silenced the Conference Room for a moment.
Shisui had never been someone who liked to press the higher-ups for answers.
He was used to mediating.
Used to shouldering the burden.
Used to placing himself in the most painful position between the village and his clan.
But this time, he did not back