"Do you take the Daimyō for a fool?"
Danzo said coldly, "Leaving his appearance aside, when the ministers in the Capital see Xiaren later, won't they tell the Daimyō?"
"Konoha has given him a way out. He'll take it whether he likes it or not!"
Uchiha Yan said calmly, "The Uchiha Clan is already showing him respect by offering a pair of three-tomoe eyes. If he won't even accept that respect, then he can do without it.
Shisui hasn't used his Mangekyō Sharingan dōjutsu yet. I wouldn't mind using it on him.
It's all for Konoha. Better to use it on him than anyone else. At least we'd never have to worry about funding again."
The Third Hokage and Danzo exchanged a glance, each seeing agreement in the other's eyes.
"We finally have someone who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. We can't let him die over something like this."
The Third Hokage nodded slightly. "Homura, take Uchiha Haruna and Shisui to see the Daimyō.
Fugaku, when Uchiha Ao returns, confine him to the Shrine. He is not to leave without my orders.
Shisui keeps getting the wrong idea. Homura, you'll have to tell him a few more times. Understand?"
"Understood!"
Recently, the various nations had suddenly stopped rooting out spies, and none of the villages had made any unusual moves. It kept giving the Third Hokage the feeling that something was happening.
With the Uchiha Clan also possessing four Mangekyō Sharingan users, dealing with Uchiha Haruna now would be tantamount to forcing the Uchiha into rebellion.
Though Uchiha Yan's method was rather shameless, it would preserve the dignity of both the Daimyō and his ministers.
If the Daimyō refused even this way out, then for Konoha's sake, they could only alter his will so he would always support Konoha. As for