The review of the concealment powder yielded no definitive answer.
The concentration was too low.
The traces were too faint.
And the formula was not exclusive to Root.
That meant it could not serve as evidence against Danzo.
When the meeting ended, Danzo did not even offer another word.
He simply left, leaning on his cane.
His retreating figure was so composed that he seemed to have had nothing to do with any of it.
Uchiha Toru watched, grinding his teeth.
"Even this doesn't count?"
Uchiha Gen looked at the review report.
"No."
"It reeks of Root."
"A scent isn't evidence."
Uchiha Toru struggled for a long moment before finally squeezing out, "What a pain."
"It is."
Uchiha Gen put away the report.
"But these traces prove at least one thing."
Shisui looked at him.
"Someone knew how Root concealed its documents."
"Exactly."
Uchiha Gen said, "Even if we can't implicate Danzo directly, we can prove that this fake summons wasn't something an ordinary clerk casually dashed off."
Shisui said nothing.
After leaving the Hokage Building, he remained quiet the entire way.
Usually, Shisui was quiet because he was observing.
Today, he was quiet because he was reflecting.
Uchiha Gen did not interrupt him right away.
Only when they reached the training ground on the outskirts of the Clan District did Shisui stop.
"If it hadn't been filed for the record, I would have gone."
He said it calmly.
But those words carried more weight than anger.
Uchiha Gen stood beside him.
"I know."
Shisui turned to look at him.
"You knew all along?"
"I knew how you would think."
Uchiha Gen said, "The Hokage Building summoned you, and the subject was Uchiha stability. You would have felt it couldn't wait, and that you shouldn't let more clan members know