Night gradually fell, with only a few rays of the setting sun still hanging on the horizon.
"It's coming!"
In a secluded grove, Naruto's figure quietly appeared. He stood on a large tree, silently gazing towards the Hokage Building.
Although he couldn't see it, he could sense that Uchiha Shisui had left the Hokage Building and was heading towards the Uchiha Clan Grounds, and between him and Uchiha Shisui, there were also more than a dozen figures hiding their presence.
Shimura Danzo was also prepared, but unfortunately, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. One was in the open, and the other was in the dark.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Naruto's eyes rotated rapidly, connecting into a line and turning into a pair of vertical pupils.
His figure disappeared again.
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Night had completely fallen, the setting sun on the horizon had disappeared, and the cool, bright moon quietly rose. The moonlight was divided by the dense canopy, leaving only mottled light and shadows scattered on the ground, like pieces of broken silver mirrors. Tonight, the forest was even more silent.
"Sha-sha—"
Uchiha Shisui was traveling very fast, appearing somewhat anxious. His clothes brushed against the branches and leaves in the forest, making subtle rustling sounds.
Since the Fourth Hokage's sacrifice, the Uchiha had finally found another opportunity to integrate into the village. Uchiha Shisui didn't want to miss this opportunity, and the Uchiha couldn't afford to miss it either.
He now wanted to return to the Uchiha as soon as possible to inform Fugaku Clan Head of this matter, then gather all Uchiha members to hold a Clan Meeting, and then conduct a secret investigation.
He knew Fugaku Clan Head's personality. Although he vaguely had a tendency to agree to the coup, his indecisive nature made him not have much hope for the coup. As long as he informed him of the Third Hokage's intentions and his information, Fugaku Clan Head would definitely support his plan if it could avoid the coup.
But the other elders were different. They had an almost fanatical yearning for the Mangekyo Sharingan. Once they knew the truth, it would only strengthen their belief in the coup.
So the only people he could trust were Fugaku Clan Head and his friend Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Shisui was now beyond help. As a stubborn idealist, he always lived in his own imagined paradise.
He had already begun to imagine the scene of the Uchiha being accepted by the village, the villagers of Konoha no longer fearing the Uchiha, the higher-ups of Konoha no longer excluding the Uchiha, and Uchiha Itachi becoming the Hokage of Konoha.
Strong emotions caused the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes to naturally appear, and then constantly rotate, turning into the shape of a single-edged shuriken.
But fantasy is like a bubble. When the cruelty of reality bursts his imagined paradise, what will happen?
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A series of sounds of breaking wind rang out, and several kunai had been shot at him from various tricky angles, from all directions, leaving him no room to dodge.
But how could he be ambushed by mere kunai with the insight of the Mangekyo? In just an instant, Uchiha Shisui had also taken out kunai, blocking all the flying kunai.
But before he could steady himself, five ninja wearing black robes and animal masks had already surrounded him.
Various shuriken, kunai, smoke bombs, and explosive tags were shot at him like a scattering of flowers from the heavens.
"These guys..."
Uchiha Shisui's face changed drastically. This cold attitude and almost emotionless killing intent, like mindless machines, gave Uchiha Shisui some guesses in his heart!
A large number of explosive tags and dust stirred up by smoke bombs directly submerged the scene. Uchiha Shisui, who was already prepared, had already used the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared from the spot.
Uchiha Shisui's figure appeared on another large tree, looking at the five figures in front of him, his expression extremely solemn.
That guy's prejudice against the Uchiha clan was extraordinary. Now that he suddenly appeared here to ambush him, could it be that he wanted to take this opportunity to provoke a conflict between the village and the Uchiha?
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Uchiha Shisui's eyes, and a bad feeling suddenly rose in his heart. He had to rush back to the clan as soon as possible.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Uchiha Shisui quickly formed hand seals in front of him and spat out a huge fireball towards the five people.
The five Root Ninja were by no means ordinary ninja. To be used to ambush Uchiha Shisui, they were naturally elites carefully selected by Shimura Danzo.
The five people reacted quickly and formed the same ninjutsu towards the direction of the fireball.
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
Water Release restrains the Uchiha, a conclusion that the Second Hokage had already reached.
Five turbulent streams of water merged into one in the air, forming a monstrous wave.
"Zi Zi!"
The fireball collided with the giant wave in the air, erupting a thunderous sound, and a large amount of water vapor burst out where the two met.
Until the attack ended, neither could do anything to the other.
After the attack ended, Uchiha Shisui planned to attack again, but eight more ninja wearing Anbu uniforms and animal masks appeared. In the center of the eight Anbu ninja, the person behind the scenes had also appeared.
Shimura Danzo, with bandages wrapped around his right eye and right hand, and his right hand hanging in front of his chest with bandages, appeared with a cane, looking like a disadvantaged group who would have to be given a seat on the bus.
Uchiha Shisui also stopped the hand seals he was forming, his figure fell to the ground, and he glared at Shimura Danzo, shouting loudly, "Shimura Danzo, what exactly do you want to do?"
Shimura Danzo signaled the eight Root members beside him to stop, while he continued to walk towards Uchiha Shisui.
From the failure of the first two waves of sneak attacks, he knew that the first plan had failed, and now he was going to implement the second plan.
He originally wanted to save a Sharingan.
"Stop, what exactly do you want to do?"
Looking at Shimura Danzo, who was only five steps away from him, Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but stop him. Although Shimura Danzo looked like an old, weak, sick, and disabled person, his strength should not be underestimated.
Shimura Danzo also stopped, because the distance was enough.
"Kotoamatsukami, the ability to directly invade the opponent's brain without being noticed, and permanently and completely modify the opponent's will, is truly a terrifying ability."
Shimura Danzo's eyes were deep, seemingly praising the other party, but Uchiha Shisui felt a chill.
His pupils shrank suddenly. He had only told the Third Hokage and Uchiha Itachi this information. How did Shimura Danzo know?
Could it be that the Third Hokage and the Hokage advisors have already discussed this matter?
"Uchiha Shisui, do you really think that you can change the relationship between the village and the Uchiha with just a pair of eyes?"
"Even if you use those eyes to control Uchiha Fugaku and persuade the Uchiha clan, the village will not accept your Uchiha clan."
Shimura Danzo's exposed left eye narrowed, half of his face hidden in the shadows of the leaves, making it impossible to see the greed hidden in his eyes.
The power of the Mangekyo Sharingan, and the effect of Kotoamatsukami, made him see the hope of becoming Hokage once again.
Shimura Danzo's words made Uchiha Shisui frown and said, "The Third Hokage has already promised me that it will definitely change."
"Hmph," Shimura Danzo coldly snorted, "Even with the Third Hokage's help, the village's suspicion of the Uchiha will not disappear."
"I understand, but as long as we devote enough time..."
"What if there are still many people in the village like me who are suspicious and will never change their minds, Uchiha Shisui, what will you do then?" Shimura Danzo interrupted Uchiha Shisui, looking at him with cold eyes.
"Could it be that you also want to use Kotoamatsukami to control us?"
"No, it's not, I..."
Uchiha Shisui wanted to explain, but his eyes widened instantly.
Shimura Danzo had already thrown away the cane in his hand and rushed towards Uchiha Shisui, his left hand raised into a claw, heading straight for Uchiha Shisui's right eye.
"Your Sharingan will be accepted by this old man!"
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