“Seize him!” Danzo pointed at Kazuki and shouted at the surrounding shinobi.
Everyone exchanged looks.
Was Danzo crazy?
They didn’t obey his orders on a normal day, let alone now.
They weren’t Foundation ninja.
Shikaku Nara said slowly, “Danzo-sama, the Hokage-sama will be arriving shortly.
You had better think about how to explain this to him.” “Indeed!” Fugaku Uchiha spoke with an icy expression, “The Uchiha also require an explanation as to why Foundation ninja attacked my clansman.” *Motherfucker!* *You still want an explanation?* *Look at how Kazuki Uchiha acted!* *Look at how he sneered at me!* *And you dare ask for an explanation?* Danzo was about to lose his mind from rage.
His face twisted as he hissed, “Do I need to explain anything to the Uchiha?” “Heh.” Fugaku chuckled.
His expression turned fierce as three-tomoe Sharingan emerged in his eyes.
“Danzo, have I been giving you too much face?!” A terrifying killing intent surged out from Fugaku.
He was not without a temper.
The Uchiha ninja surrounding him activated their Sharingan one after another, glaring icily at Danzo.
Setsuna was the most excited of all, practically itching to strike immediately.
“Hmph!
Fugaku, do you want to betray the village as well?” Danzo snorted.
When it came to the Uchiha, especially Fugaku, he simply looked down on them—so what?
Hit me if you have the guts!
I dare you!
The two sides confronted each other coldly.
On one side was the leadership led by Fugaku Uchiha.
On the other was Danzo, with only a single Foundation ninja beside him.
Oh, and both of them still had embers flickering on their bodies.
The surrounding ninja instinctively gathered around Shikaku Nara.
They all turned their eyes toward him.
Shikaku Nara didn’t even lift his head.
*What are you looking at?
They’re not going to fight!* If Kazuki Uchiha were still here, that would be hard to say.
As for these two?
Heh.
Fugaku Uchiha was known for his composure and wouldn’t dare ignite a conflict recklessly.
As for Danzo, the guy acted big, but he only had one Foundation subordinate left.
Only a lunatic looking for a beating would provoke the Uchiha at a time like this.
“Stop!” Just then, an aged figure rushed over and shouted, “Danzo, Fugaku, stop this at once!” Hiruzen Sarutobi had arrived!
Flanked by his Anbu guards, he stepped into the area and scanned the surroundings.
The crumbled ruins made his eyelid twitch.
The sight of fresh blood provoked his frayed nerves even further.
He whipped his head around, fixing his eyes on Fugaku and Danzo.
“Are you mad?
Acting out like this right now?!” Hiruzen bellowed.
Heaven knew!
When he heard that a battle had broken out at the hospital, a cold sweat had broken out over his whole body.
Due to the Mangekyo incident, Konoha was already extremely unstable, and a civil war could erupt over the slightest spark.
At this juncture, the other hidden villages had recovered some of their strength.
If Konoha fell into civil war, who could guarantee the other villages wouldn’t take advantage and invade?
As he grew older, Hiruzen Sarutobi had not only become indecisive, but he had also grown terrified of war.
“It wasn’t them…” Shikaku Nara walked up to Hiruzen Sarutobi and whispered, “They weren’t the ones fighting.” “Then who else could it be?” Hiruzen roared angrily, pointing at the two.
“Besides them, who else here would be causing such a commotion?” Fugaku: “…” Danzo: “…” The crowd: “…” *That actually makes sense!* *Wait, right!* *It was clearly Kazuki Uchiha and Danzo fighting, so how did it turn into Fugaku Uchiha versus Danzo?* *Where’s Kazuki?* *Oh, he went to sleep!* *Never mind then.* Everyone fell silent, leaving only Shikaku Nara murmuring explanations into Hiruzen Sarutobi’s ear.
Hiruzen’s expression gradually turned strange.
“Bring Kazuki over…
Actually, never mind.
Let him sleep!” The Third Hokage waved his hand and pondered before saying, “Everyone else, disperse.
Fugaku, Danzo, Shikaku—come with me.” The ninja exchanged glances and departed one after another.
…
Even without eyes, relying on sensory perception, Kazuki walked steadily.
And…
“Sigh!” Kurenai appeared, letting out a helpless sigh.
“I just went out to see someone off, how did a fight break out?” “If you stayed, I’d have to worry about your safety!” Kazuki smiled, allowing Kurenai to support him as they walked along together slowly.
“Can’t I help you?” Kurenai asked, sounding a bit unconvinced.
“Heh,” Kazuki chuckled softly.
“To deal with a few Jonin, why would I need a Chunin like you to step in?
That’s giving them way too much credit.” Kurenai rolled her eyes.
It had to be said that when someone was beautiful, everything they did looked good.
“You just walked away like that?” “Why stay?
What else was there to do?” Kazuki said listlessly.
“The rest is just bickering.
Leave it to those old men.” “Bickering?” “What else?” Kazuki countered.
“Do you think the Hokage’s side will wipe out the Uchiha, or will the Uchiha wipe out Danzo?
Right now, neither side can touch the other.
Aside from spouting a few harsh threats, what else can they do?” There was one thing Kazuki didn’t say aloud.
After today’s flexing of muscle, things around him would likely become much quieter.
As for others overthinking things…
Heh.
They could think whatever they wanted!
Just don’t come flexing in front of me, or I’ll flex you to death.
Kurenai fell silent.
After a long moment, she whispered, “You killed over a dozen Foundation ninja.
They were Konoha ninja, and they just died like that.” It wasn’t that she felt sympathy for those Foundation ninja.
It was just that seeing over a dozen elite shinobi—Special Jonin at minimum—die for nothing left her feeling somewhat melancholic.
Kazuki said indifferently, “Danzo once said that ninja are tools.
But has he ever considered himself a tool?
What about the Third Hokage?
Is he a tool?
Or is it that only other people are tools?” Neither of them spoke further.
Like an ordinary couple, they returned to Kurenai’s house.
Kazuki’s house had been completely destroyed and was currently under reconstruction.
It would probably take three to five months before it was livable again.
“What do you plan to do next?” Kurenai asked curiously.
Kazuki smiled faintly and walked into Kurenai’s bedroom.
Sitting right there on the nightstand was a scroll, laid out in plain sight.
“What’s this?” Kurenai was taken aback.
She didn’t remember having such a thing in her home!
Kazuki formed hand seals and gave a low shout, “Release!” *Pfft!* Amid a puff of white smoke, the scroll unrolled, revealing its contents.
A special glass container filled with fluid, inside of which floated a pair of Sharingan!
“Th-This is…” “Sharingan!” Kazuki smiled.
“I’m going to transplant a new pair of eyes into myself right here.” Shisui’s eyes!
His blood-brother’s Mangekyo, the Mangekyo Sharingan capable of unleashing the ultimate genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami!
“Right now?” Kurenai asked in surprise.
“Things outside haven’t settled down yet…” “Exactly, which makes right now the best opportunity!” Kazuki smiled faintly and said, “Besides, I have someone to protect me.” “Protect you?
Me?” Kurenai grew nervous, asking uneasily, “Can I do it?” Kazuki’s reply came so fast it felt like a buzz-in answer: “Not a chance!
If it were up to you, I’d probably die a few hundred times.” Kurenai: “…” “Then who is it?” Kurenai gritted her teeth.
“Probably me.” A faint voice sounded.
A youth with distinctive tear-troughs on his face appeared inside the room.
Itachi Uchiha!