Several minutes earlier.
Inside the stone chamber.
After Liumu and Orochimaru left, Fugaku faced Danzo, his gaze fixed on the arm wrapped in white silk.
"Fugaku, are you planning to defect from the village?"
Danzo looked at Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan, a trace of greed showing in his eyes.
Since the First's time, the Mangekyō Sharingan's extraordinary abilities had remained hidden in rare legends.
As the leader of Root, Danzo coveted the Sharingan, yet had never had an opportunity to experience the Mangekyo's abilities.
His left eye was still Kagami Uchiha's Sharingan. Although it could not compare to the Mangekyo, its Genjutsu was exceptionally powerful.
But...
Now that Fugaku had actually awakened the Mangekyo, Danzo's ambitions were no longer satisfied with Kagami's eye.
Danzo made no attempt to restrain his greed.
Instead, he displayed it openly before Fugaku.
"I never expected Liumu to know Space-Time Ninjutsu as well. But I imagine he certainly wouldn't let anyone know he brought you here."
Danzo sneered, as though he had already begun preparing what he would tell Konoha High Command after obtaining Fugaku's pair of Mangekyo.
"A Uchiha Clan Head who has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan-eyes rumored to possess the ocular power to control Tailed Beasts. You certainly kept that well hidden."
Faced with Danzo's questioning,
Fugaku gave no answer.
From beginning to end, Danzo alone had been indulging in his own fantasies.
Looking at Fugaku's expression, Danzo knew a fierce battle was unavoidable.
He simply reached out and tore the white silk from his arm right in front of Fugaku.
As the white cloth slipped away bit by bit, familiar Three-Tomoe Sharingan immediately appeared before Fugaku's eyes, one after another.
"Danzo! You old dog! It really was you!"
Fugaku was now furious, his Sharingan even more scarlet.
Looking at Fugaku's contorted face, Danzo