Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed drastically!
What terrifying chakra and pressure!
It was even more terrifying than Shisui's and Itachi's Mangekyo!
The shinobi from Konoha's other clans could not help looking horrified either!
It made them feel as though they were facing not a person, but a monster as terrifying as the Nine-Tails!
Danzo's face was utterly grim.
He was hesitating over whether to use Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.
"A fight to the death!"
"A fight to the death!!"
"A fight to the death!!!"
Compared to the shock Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others felt,
the Uchiha were practically fanatical!
At that moment, almost every Uchiha acknowledged from the bottom of their hearts that this was the Clan Head they wanted!
The Uchiha's momentum and fighting spirit had almost reached their peak.
The seventy or eighty Uchiha felt no fear whatsoever facing Hiruzen Sarutobi's force of nearly several hundred. Their hearts held nothing but murderous intent and ferocity toward their opponents!
For a moment, all the clan shinobi could not help taking a few steps back, their resolve wavering.
To put it plainly, today's confrontation was a conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha High Command.
If they stepped in, they would only lose their clans' strength for nothing.
There would be no benefit at all.
Besides, the Uchiha were very strong, especially a group of Uchiha whose ferocity had been roused!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts were in turmoil!
Utterly frustrated, he looked at Danzo, who was playing dead beside him.
You really are better at ruining things than accomplishing anything!
Every time, you leave me to clean up your mess!
Now the Uchiha were almost completely united, with a powerful leader like Uchiha Fengyao, as well as the controlled Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki!
If this was handled poorly, Konoha would suffer the greatest blow in its history, or even be destroyed!
Even the best outcome would leave both sides devastated!
And if word of this spread outside Konoha, the armies of the four great hidden villages would be at their gates within two days!
His original idea had been to have Itachi carry out the clan extermination plan, allowing him to take down the Uchiha without shedding any blood himself.
Then he, Hiruzen Sarutobi, could sit back securely.
He wanted to take over all of the Uchiha's resources.
But Itachi had failed.
At this point, he could only placate the Uchiha first.
"Fine, I agree. We will hand over every Sharingan. Please don't do anything rash!"
Having made his decision, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Uchiha Fengyao.
"What!? Hiruzen..." Hearing the Third Hokage agree, Danzo immediately grew anxious.
"Shut your mouth!" The Third Hokage glared at Danzo. "Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?!"
Danzo's expression turned utterly grim at the rebuke, but he was severely injured now, and his Root had suffered heavy losses too.
After this battle alone, he would probably find it difficult to contend with the Third Hokage's Anbu ever again.
At that thought, Danzo seethed inwardly, his gaze full of venom as he looked at the indifferent Uchiha Fengyao!
"Hmph, you'd better not try any tricks. If I find out you've hidden even a single Sharingan, don't blame me for what happens!"
"I understand..."
The Third Hokage nodded and looked at Kakashi behind him.
"Kakashi, lead an Anbu squad to Root's base and bring back all the Sharingan!"
"Yes..."
Kakashi wore a cat mask, his conspicuous silver hair sticking out behind his head.
His expression was conflicted. As an Anbu member, he had witnessed Konoha's darkness.
But he had never expected to witness that darkness again in this way today.
"Fugaku, take a few people and go with them!"
"Yes, Clan Head!"
Hearing this, Kakashi looked at the Third Hokage. Only after seeing his signal did Kakashi leave with the Anbu, Fugaku, and the other Uchiha.
Before long, Kakashi returned with the Anbu and Fugaku's group of Uchiha, who kept suppressing their anger.
They looked at the Sharingan floating in jars of nutrient solution.
Scattered among the jars, there were nearly several dozen in all!
Everyone present drew a sharp breath.
The shinobi clans now looked at Danzo with nothing but vigilance and wariness.
The Uchiha were furious beyond measure!
The Third Hokage's eyelids twitched. He had never imagined Danzo would go to such insane lengths!
Danzo's face was ashen. Seeing those Sharingan returned to the Uchiha, he felt a wrenching reluctance to part with them.
"Uchiha Fengyao, can you withdraw your forces now?"
At those words, Uchiha Fengyao looked at the Third Hokage with a sneer.
"I said every Sharingan!"
The Third Hokage raised an eyebrow and looked at Kakashi.
Kakashi quickly shook his head. "Lord Third, we searched all of Root several times and confirmed there were no Sharingan left!"
The other clans were puzzled too.
Even the Uchiha themselves were puzzled.
Had he hidden some away?
Danzo, however, felt a bad premonition rising within him.
Seeing this, Feng Yao looked coldly at Danzo, as though he were looking at a dead man.
"Hand over Shisui's Sharingan..."
The moment Feng Yao spoke, the entire gathering erupted again!
"What did the Clan Head just say?"
"Shisui's Sharingan!"
"Why would Danzo have Shisui's Sharingan?!"
"Could Shisui have been..."
The Third Hokage immediately sensed trouble!
He cursed inwardly. Why is it you again, Danzo?!
Just how many things have you done without my knowledge?!
At the same time, he broke out in a cold sweat.
The Third Hokage knew Shisui possessed the Mangekyo, and he knew its ability all too well. He had thought Shisui's eyes were with Itachi.
And now you're telling me Danzo has one?!
"I can see it. There is indeed a mass of chakra in Elder Danzo's left eye!"
A member of the Hyuga Clan's branch family spoke at the prompting of a member of the Hyuga Main Family.
The shinobi from the other clans were shocked!
Danzo had Shisui's Sharingan?!
Who was Shisui?
He had been one of Konoha's core fighting forces during the Third Shinobi World War!
A man as renowned as Konoha's White Fang and the Fourth Hokage!
He had made tremendous contributions to Konoha!
They had thought Shisui had died in an accident.
And now they were being told that Danzo might very well have secretly killed Shisui?!
This sent a chill through the other shinobi clan heads!
Their desire to kill Danzo only grew rather than diminished!
And that raised a question!
Had Danzo secretly killed Shisui on the Third Hokage's orders, or had he acted on his own?
Or perhaps the Third Hokage had tacitly allowed it...
If they could kill Shisui today, they could kill someone else tomorrow...
The Third Hokage noticed the change in everyone's demeanor.
His face could not help turning ashen too.
Having spent decades immersed in politics, how could he fail to see what they were thinking?
Inwardly, he wanted nothing more than to strangle both Feng Yao and Danzo himself!
"Danzo!"
"How dare you plot to murder Shisui! You've disappointed me deeply!"
The Third Hokage first made it clear that he had known nothing about this.
"Return Shisui's Sharingan at once! Do you want to become a criminal against Konoha?"
"Hiruzen..."
Danzo looked at the Third Hokage in disbelief.
Once again, he realized he had been abandoned.
Damn it!
If I still had my Root, I wouldn't have to be at anyone's mercy!
Once again, he looked at Feng Yao with venom in his eyes.
Once again, he realized he had been abandoned.
In the end, Danzo could only grit his teeth and unwrap the bandages covering his left eye.
"Ugh..."
"Lord Danzo..."
The remaining Root members supported Danzo.
The Third Hokage signaled Kakashi.
Kakashi understood and walked up to Danzo.
Kakashi took out a vial of nutrient solution and placed Shisui's Sharingan inside.
Kakashi's gaze was conflicted. He had never expected Shisui to have possessed the Mangekyo too...
Danzo said nothing. He knew the Third Hokage would save him.
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