"Kotoamatsukami?"
Sasuke looked at the bloodstained talisman bone in Danzo's palm and raised a hand to smooth his collar, his face showing no hint of retreat.
Danzo gripped the talisman bone in his left hand. Blood seeped between his fingers and ran down his arm guard as he stared at Sasuke and forced a laugh from his throat.
"Sasuke Uchiha, you can't win."
"Once this eye opens, Konoha will return to the right path."
"Everyone will believe that you're the rebel, and I'm the one who saved the village."
Fugaku was about to press his blade forward when Sasuke raised a hand to stop him.
"Let him finish."
"The more he says, the more complete the evidence."
Kakashi stood on the flank, lightning already glowing in his hand, his gaze fixed on the talisman bone.
"That thing's chakra is wrong. It's connecting to Danzo's body."
Neji's Byakugan flared, veins rising at his temples.
"Young clan leader, there's a thin chakra thread inside the talisman bone, connecting his spine and left eye."
Hearing this, Danzo finally showed delight on his face.
"So what if you've seen through it?"
"You're too late."
"Kotoamatsukami doesn't need your consent. It only needs you to kneel."
As his words fell, red light surged inside the talisman bone, and Danzo's remaining Sharingan began to spin with it.
The villagers at the edge of the square were held far back by the barrier, but they could still see this through the water mirror. Many immediately covered their children's eyes.
The Third Hokage stood at the Hokage Building's window, his pipe-holding hand frozen in midair. Ash fell onto his cuff, but he did not brush it off.
Shikaku sat behind him, the Council of Elders' Sealing Scroll beside his hand, his tone unhurried.
"Lord Hokage, you cannot go