"Stop!"
Hiruzen finally stood up. The ANBU behind the tribunal moved to act, but Kakashi already stepped sideways to block their path. The Sharingan beneath his forehead protector glowed, and lightning crackled against his palm.
"Lord Hokage, you currently have no authority to command the trial proceedings."
Hiruzen stared at Kakashi, his lips trembling slightly. "Kakashi, even you are going to dance to the tune of a child?"
Kakashi did not step aside. "I listen to evidence."
Hearing this, Danzo laughed so hard his shoulders shook. The sealing spikes tugged at his wounds, and blood dripped down the wooden boards.
"Good, very good, Hiruzen. The dog you raised is biting you too."
Sasuke did not look back. A thin blade of Lightning Release pressed against the first Sharingan on Danzo's shoulder and back, his movements so clean that everyone in the audience held their breath.
Danzo's laughter cut off in his throat, his body jerking backward as the sealing chains pulled tight.
Sasuke removed that eye and placed it into a transparent sealing container prepared beforehand.
Among the Uchiha, a middle-aged man knelt down, his forehead pressing against the ground. "That is my elder brother's eye."
Fugaku walked over and helped him up, his voice tight. "Everyone go home today."
Sasuke handed the sealing container to Yamada Naoto. "Record the number, verify the pupillary pattern, and enter it into the Uchiha Monument of Heroes."
When Yamada Naoto took it, his hands were shaking too. "Yes."
Danzo gritted his teeth, cold sweat beading on his forehead, yet he forced himself to speak. "Uchiha things always end up back in Uchiha hands in the end. You really only care about clan self-interest."
Sasuke raised his eyes to look at the audience. "The second eye comes from the Missing Civilian Ninja Escort Team