Boom!
The spot where the Nidaime Hokage and the others were standing suddenly exploded.
Fire filled the sky, illuminating Danzō’s eyes.
The ambition in his eyes had not yet vanished, and fear was still spreading within them.
If the teacher hadn’t asked about his arm, he could have pretended to stay, but that was impossible!
It was all that damn screen’s fault, all that damn Orochimaru’s fault!
Danzō was escorted away by his Root subordinates.
His arm had transplanted Sharingan and Wood Release Cells.
He absolutely could not let the Nidaime Hokage see that he had transplanted Wood Release Cells.
Slash!
A figure suddenly appeared beside him—it was the Nidaime Hokage.
A long blade pierced his abdomen, so fast, so caught off guard.
Danzō fell to the ground, blood spraying from his mouth.
The Nidaime Hokage stood where he was, staring at his disciple with a cold, piercing gaze.
Just looking at him like this, he knew there was definitely something major going on with that arm.
“Hokage-sama, Nidaime Hokage,” an Anbu Ninja suddenly appeared.
“That screen has resumed playing.”
Whenever someone spoke in the comment section, the video would pause accordingly; perhaps it had something to do with the incompatibility of their Chakra.
After being resurrected, the Nidaime Hokage had intended to find time to study that screen, but he hadn’t expected this matter with Danzō to suddenly arise.
He waved his hand and ordered:
“First, lock Danzō in the dungeon, seal his Chakra, and do not allow anyone to approach.
Have someone watch the Root Ninjas for now.”
According to Hiruzen, Root Ninjas all had the Cursed Seal of the Tongue planted on them; he needed to find a way to remove it.
Of course, for now, it was better to go watch the screen to see if more information could be obtained.
Danzō, being carried away, opened his unwilling eyes, but a flash of relief crossed his gaze—at least that screen hadn’t exposed all his trump cards.
[Shisui, with his eyes gouged out, was chased by Root.
He activated his Susanoo with one eye and barely held on for a while before finally escaping with Itachi’s help.]
[The two said goodbye on the banks of the Naka River.
Shisui gouged out his remaining eye, handed it to Itachi, and jumped into the river to commit suicide.]
[And Itachi, it was at this moment that he awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.]
[Time flew by.
Because of Shisui’s suicide, the Uchiha Clan’s coup was delayed by two years.]
[But it was only two years.]
[“The Uchiha Clan has decided to launch a coup!” Uchiha Itachi, the double agent, ultimately stood on the side of the Village.]
[He told the Konoha Hokage and the Council of Elders about the Uchiha coup.]
[Immediately after, he went into the forest to find a man with a tiger-skin mask.
“I have something I need your help with.”]
[“Action tonight.”]
[“Fine, as agreed, I will help you.” The Masked Man’s voice was cold and deep as he replied, “However, the reason I am helping you annihilate the Uchiha is not just for revenge; there are other purposes.
Just act as if you didn’t see those.”]
[Itachi: “You mean you want me not to use my Sharingan to record your actions?”]
[“Yes.
This is also proof that I am sparing your younger brother’s life.
I don’t need a kid without a Sharingan.”]
[“So I can rest easy now.
I have no other choice but to trust you.”]
[“If you have nowhere left to go, you can come to my organization, the Akatsuki Organization.”]
“!!!”
Sasuke widened his eyes abruptly, looking at the two people on the screen in disbelief.
What did that mean?
What did “proof that I am sparing your younger brother’s life” mean?
Tears flowed involuntarily from his wide-eyed Sharingan.
Sasuke bit his lower lip tightly.
His excitement turned into a strange calmness, a calmness so profound he almost forgot to breathe.
“Sasuke, Sasuke, breathe!”
Seeing this was clearly a sign of hyperventilation, Kakashi quickly reached out and patted his back gently.
“Calm down.”
“Sasuke…”
Naruto paced around him anxiously, unable to do anything.
The video continued:
[All of Konoha’s Anbu were mobilized, the purpose being to deal with the Uchiha Clan’s coup.]
[“Level one alert status, mobilize immediately.”]
[“My squad, go to the Military Police Force headquarters,” Danzō ordered.]
[The Sandaime Hokage shouted: “My squad, go to the Uchiha compound.”]
[On the other side, the Masked Man emerged from thin air, abruptly breaking into the Uchiha Military Police Force, and began a massacre.]
[In the compound, Uchiha Itachi held his sword, killing from the gate all the way to his own home.]
[His parents did not want to kill each other with Itachi, so they turned their backs to him, willing to die.
Itachi’s hand gripping the sword trembled uncontrollably.]
[Tears dripped onto his hands uncontrollably.
In the end, he killed both of them with one strike.]
[By the time the Anbu arrived, the Uchiha Clan had already turned into a hellscape.]
[Corpses lay everywhere, rivers of blood.]
[“There is only one survivor; everyone else was killed.” Kakashi walked over to the fainted Sasuke and crouched down.]
[“Tell me, who exactly did this?” The Anbu beside him was very confused.]
[“It was Uchiha Itachi.” Danzō walked out and said with certainty: “He was full of disgust and hatred for his clansmen, so he killed Uchiha Shisui and stole his eyes.”]
[“He incited conflict among his Uchiha brethren, and ultimately, caused this tragedy…”]
[“That guy?
How is that possible?” Kakashi was a bit incredulous and wanted to ask more, but was stopped by the Sandaime Hokage.]
[After the Anbu left, the Sandaime Hokage and Danzō began to argue.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately guessed that the matter had to do with Danzō and dismissed Danzō from his position, though from Danzō’s perspective, this was just kicking the ladder after climbing it.]
[“Danzō-sama, the number of bodies is not right.”]
[“What?” Danzō suddenly widened his eyes.
At this moment, an Anbu beside him suddenly spoke.]
[“I have been watching you, and I will continue to watch you.
If you dare to lay a finger on Sasuke, I will leak all of the Village’s secrets to enemy nations.”]
[That Anbu had Itachi’s voice, and his eyes reflected Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan.]
[After speaking, the Anbu turned into a crow and flew away.]
[Danzō’s eyes flashed with angry flames.
“Bastard!”]
[At this moment, the screen suddenly stopped, and two seconds later, it flashed to other clips.]
[“You make the decision: either stand on the side of the Uchiha, and let the Village wipe out the entire Uchiha Clan, leaving no one behind.”]
[“Or stand on the side of the Village, and do it yourself.
This way, at least you can spare your younger brother’s life.”]
[The person speaking was Danzō.
With this, the Uchiha Clan Massacre was completely clarified.]
[Documentary playback finished.]
“Ah—”
Sasuke suddenly fell to his knees in pain, his tightly bitten lower lip bleeding.
The tomoe in his eyes were spinning non-stop.
“Sasuke!”
Before long, Sasuke passed out, crimson blood flowing from the corners of his eyes.
Kakashi anxiously picked him up and sent him to the hospital.
Naruto scratched his head in frustration and followed along.
The people at the hospital saw Kakashi bringing Sasuke in and suddenly realized how similar this scene was to six or seven years ago.
Back then, the Uchiha Clan had just been wiped out, and everyone thought Uchiha Itachi had done it.
In fact, it was true, but no one expected that Elder Danzō…
(Ōnoki: Damn, so that’s how it was.)
(Mei Terumī: I had guessed a little bit.
The relationship between bloodline clans and the Village is the same in every Village.)
(Raikage A: That’s true.
The bloodline clans of the Mist Village have all been wiped out; I suppose Konoha is about the same.)
(Killer Bee: Using a younger brother to threaten someone is too disgusting, that bastard.)
It was unexpected that it was completely exposed.
Itachi’s expression was a bit unnatural.
Now, the reputation of the Uchiha was ruined, and he had to find a way to get to Sasuke’s side.
The members of the Akatsuki Organization all focused their gaze on Itachi.
“So Itachi-san wiped out the clan because of his younger brother.
What a good older brother.”
Kisame Hoshigaki expressed his sentiment sincerely, although the words sounded very much like sarcasm.
“Itachi, now that things have come to this, you wouldn’t be thinking of going back to Konoha, would you?”
With the matter exposed, Itachi had been executing orders from the Village, so if the Konoha Hokage had that intention…
Itachi’s status as a rogue Ninja might be revoked.
Pain’s ripple eyes shone with cold light as he stared at Uchiha Itachi.
“You should know that the only end for a traitor to the Akatsuki Organization is death.”
“I am well aware of that,” Uchiha Itachi replied.
“Rest assured, I have no intention of going back.”
His best ending was to die at Sasuke’s hands, so he could not go back.
From the moment he picked up the sword and turned it against his clansmen, he could never go back.
“That’s good…”
The content of this video playback not only caused a great uproar in Konoha Village but also in the Ninja World, and even the people in the Pure Land could not believe it.
(Senju Hashirama: I never expected this.
Why can’t everyone just live together in peace?)
(Uchiha Madara: I told you long ago that your theory of Konoha-first-ism would become the darkness of Konoha.)
(Uchiha Tajima: In other words, if Itachi didn’t act, the whole clan would be wiped out, leaving no one.
If Itachi acted, he could at least save his younger brother.
But why did it have to be a choice between the two?
As an Uchiha, and you even possess the Mangekyō?
Why didn’t you stand on the side of the Uchiha?)