Who Told You to Go Provoke Him?

Shimura Danzō was utterly livid.

The words "former Hokage Advisor" kept playing over and over in his head.

He had indeed been the village's Hokage Advisor, but the Hokage had stripped him of his position after this incident.

And all of it was thanks to the evil Uchiha brat before him.

Yet the boy had actually come right up to his face to rub it in.

He had always considered himself composed and calculating, rarely letting himself lose his composure.

Except when Monkey used his authority as Hokage to pressure him.

But lately, Uchiha Jin had infuriated him time and again.

He had never been so angry in his life!

Teacher Tobirama had been right. The Uchiha Clan was inherently evil.

And the defiant Uchiha before him was the very embodiment of evil.

The list of Uchiha Jin's evil deeds included disregarding the Third Hokage, killing his nephew right in front of him, refusing to join the village's official organization, and humiliating the village's Hokage Advisor to his face...

Every single one proved his rebellious nature.

If the Uchiha Clan had a few more extremists like him, the entire clan would probably be close to rebelling and overthrowing the leadership.

"You bastard! You're humiliating me!"

Shimura Danzō made no attempt to conceal his killing intent, wishing he could kill the Uchiha brat before him on the spot.

"Humiliating you?"

Uchiha Jin watched his furious expression, a mocking smile curling his lips.

"Everything I said was true. If the truth happened to hurt you, then shut up and take it."

"Former Hokage Advisor..."

Shimura Danzō's breathing quickened, his body trembling uncontrollably with rage.

His chest felt tight, and he was having a little trouble breathing.

Surely I won't get so angry I cough up blood like last time.

With so many people watching in the office, I absolutely cannot cough up blood from anger!

He took deep breaths, trying to calm himself as he stared coldly at the boy before him.

For the village's peace and stability, he would surely kill this boy one day.

Uchiha Jin stared at the health bar billowing black smoke above Shimura Danzō's head, the smile on his face slowly disappearing.

Whether for his clan or to carry out the justice in his heart.

One day, he would kill Shimura Danzō with his own hands.

Evil had to be purged!

His gaze also fell on Hiruzen Sarutobi, who smoked in silence, and the dark red health bar above his head.

Even the Hokage was no exception...

Perhaps some would say politics was black and white.

But some deeds were evil once committed, regardless of any other reasons or excuses.

Surely no one could say that because Obito Uchiha's original intention was to create an Infinite Tsukuyomi world, causing the deaths of his teacher and his teacher's wife and helping Uchiha Itachi slaughter his clansmen could be understood and forgiven?

Once committed, such deeds were "evil." No reason or excuse could conceal those crimes!

"Lord Hokage, we'll take our leave."

Having watched Shimura Danzō apologize, Uchiha Fugaku saw no point in remaining in the office.

He called for Uchiha Jin and the clan elders to leave.

Although Shimura Danzō's apology lacked sincerity, he was still a former Hokage Advisor, after all. His willingness to swallow his pride and apologize was enough.

The Uchiha Clan needed to quit while it was ahead.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could have chosen not to arrange this apology from Danzo. He had done so to appease the Uchiha Clan.

With the clan and the leadership each taking a step back, both sides could back down gracefully.

The matter of Shimura Danzō's attempt to assassinate Uchiha Jin was considered closed...

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved away the Anbu hidden in the office.

"That little bastard!"

Furious, Shimura Danzō grabbed a cup from the desk and smashed it on the floor, pointing at Hiruzen Sarutobi as he roared, his face flushed red.

"Monkey, you just watched him humiliate me like that?!"

He was truly going mad with rage, having been subjected to an evil Uchiha brat's snide remarks.

The worst part was that the Hokage, his friend, had stood by and done nothing, not even interjecting once the entire time.

He had simply watched Uchiha Jin mock him.

Who could possibly put up with that?!

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not rush to respond. He waited until his friend had finished venting before speaking slowly.

"Who told you to go provoke him?"

Honestly, if Danzo hadn't gone to recruit Uchiha Jin because he had nothing better to do, then gotten carried away and decided to kill him when the recruitment failed.

Would there have been so much trouble?

He was busy handling the village's paperwork every day, yet he still had to spend time cleaning up his old friend's mess.

He was very busy, all right?

Danzo never did a damn thing all day, just holed up in Root and caused him a little trouble every so often.

If not for the fact that Root could handle some unsavory matters in the Anbu's place.

He would have disbanded Root long ago...

Shimura Danzō: "???"

He had wanted comfort from his friend. Who could have imagined that instead of comforting him, his friend would question why he had provoked Uchiha Jin?

If you're going to comfort someone, do it properly!

His already gloomy mood grew even gloomier.

"Monkey, everything I've done has been for the village!"

Shimura Danzō retorted with a dark expression, taking the opportunity to vent his foul mood on his old friend.

"Uchiha Jin's actions show absolutely no regard for the village leadership!"

"If you keep letting him run wild and disregard the rules, it will only encourage the Uchiha Clan's unhealthy tendencies!"

"When that happens, the Uchiha Clan will absolutely have no regard for the Hokage or the leadership..."

Watching his old friend, Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his brow with a headache.

"Danzo, you're being too sensitive."

Ever since recruiting Shisui Uchiha into the Anbu, he had known the Uchiha Clan's situation like the back of his hand.

He knew that the Pro-Peace Faction made up the majority of the clan.

Overall, things were not as bad as Danzo claimed.

Besides.

Don't you know perfectly well why the Uchiha Clan is dissatisfied with the village leadership, Shimura Danzō?

As the village's Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally knew about Danzo's covert maneuvers.

Over the years, he had spread and amplified plenty of rumors about the Uchiha Clan.

For instance, an ordinary Uchiha clansman might get into an argument with someone from another clan.

Often, both parties might be at fault.

But under Shimura Danzō's deliberate instigation, the Uchiha Clan was portrayed as utterly wicked.

On top of that, members of the Konoha Military Police Force Troops inevitably offended people while enforcing the law.

As a result, the Uchiha Clan's reputation in the village kept getting worse.

Of course, his own deployment of Anbu to monitor the Uchiha Clan year-round, leaving the clan feeling that trust had broken down, was another reason.

But that situation was unavoidable.

The Uchiha Clan's circumstances were special. He couldn't sleep without assigning Anbu to watch them.

Fortunately, now that he had Shisui Uchiha as an inside man, he could reduce the Anbu's surveillance of the Uchiha Clan somewhat in the future.

As for this descendant of his former comrade Kagami Uchiha.

He greatly approved of the Will of Fire in Shisui Uchiha's heart.

He did not believe Shisui would betray him.

But regardless of that belief, he could not withdraw all the Anbu watching the Uchiha Clan.

"Monkey, you'll regret this!"

Feeling that he had lost all dignity today, Shimura Danzō could not be bothered to argue with him and simply slammed the door on his way out.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and sighed at the sight.

"Danzo, you're too extreme..."