[In the Depths of the Forest.]
Uchiha Shisui covered his bleeding eye socket, his remaining eye staring tightly at the few remaining Root members.
Having just released Susanoo, he was now even more exhausted, and his vision had begun to blur.
The few Root ninjas, seeing that Uchiha Shisui didn't continue attacking, all threw their kunai.
Uchiha Shisui immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge, and at the same time used Fire Release to finish off the remaining few.
After Uchiha Shisui left, Shimura Danzo finally emerged from the dark corner, "Didn't expect that even with just one eye, such powerful strength could be unleashed."
"Hmm?", Shimura Danzo's originally serious expression suddenly turned doubtful, turning his head to look in one direction.
Over there, an overwhelming chakra surged toward him without any attempt to hide.
Several Root ninjas suddenly appeared to guard Danzo.
Step!
Tsunade, carrying Aoba, appeared in their line of sight.
"Tsunade, why are you here?", Shimura Danzo was a bit surprised. He had clearly sent people to carefully sense the surroundings and confirmed no one was around before acting.
Tsunade stood on a thick tree branch, her brows tightly furrowed.
Aoba could already feel the other party's body starting to tremble.
Although she only glanced briefly, the scene had still entered her view completely.
Even though she quickly shifted her gaze, the bloodstains on the ground had already triggered her hemophobia.
Her body began to tremble slightly.
"Sensei, are you alright?", Aoba asked with some concern.
Tsunade took a deep breath and shook her head.
"Shimura Danzo, what are you doing here?"
"What I'm doing here, I don't think it's your place to ask, is it?", Having just obtained the Mangekyō Sharingan, Shimura Danzo now spoke with considerable confidence.
"You attacked the village's ninjas?", Tsunade's tone turned cold. She had long been annoyed with this old man.
"Which of your eyes saw me attack the village's ninjas?", Shimura Danzo replied righteously, his tone equally cold.
"Then what's going on at the scene here? Why are so many Konoha ninjas dead?", Tsunade frowned. She had arrived a step too late.
"I'm just clearing some obstacles for Konoha. My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is for Konoha!", As Danzo said this, he heavily tapped his cane on the ground several times. His originally hunched back also straightened significantly.
This loud and resolute voice, if Tsunade didn't know his character, she'd really have thought he was some kind of righteous man.
"I'll go ask the old man myself," Tsunade didn't want to waste more words with him, turned around with Aoba on her back and left.
Hearing this, Shimura Danzo also furrowed his brows tightly. He couldn't understand why Tsunade would appear here, and even bring that brat with her.
———
Back at the Senju clan's ancestral residence, Tsunade put Aoba down.
"Lady Tsunade?", Shizune, who had just returned home, saw the urgent Tsunade and didn't know what had happened.
"Shizune, you all stay at home, don't go out, protect Aoba, I'm going to find the old man."
"Huh?", Shizune was a bit confused, but before she could ask more, Tsunade had already left.
"Aoba, did something happen?", Shizune could only hope that Aoba could give her an answer.
———
BANG!
Tsunade directly kicked open the door and rushed into the Hokage building.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was deep in thought, was startled.
"Tsunade, why are you still so reckless?"
"Old man, Danzo did something big in the village!"
"What did Danzo do this time to make you so unhappy?", Sarutobi Hiruzen already had a vague suspicion in his heart.
"Did Danzo attack someone in the village?"
Tsunade had no scruples.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils contracted, but he didn't say anything.
"Heh, looks like he really did," Tsunade sneered, "And you seem to have known about it."
"I just told him to monitor the other side," Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.
"Old man, you can fool others, but don't fool yourself. Do you really not know what kind of person Danzo is?"
Tsunade stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen, her eyes filled with disappointment, "Who was the target?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a while, "Uchiha Shisui!"
"He awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
"Mangekyō?"
This time it was Tsunade's turn to be shocked.
As a direct descendant of the Hokage line, she naturally knew what the Mangekyō Sharingan was.
And she knew even more clearly, the last man who had the Mangekyō Sharingan was someone on par with her granduncle.
Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly exhaled and continued, "Shisui's dōjutsu is called Kotoamatsukami. It can invade the opponent's brain without being noticed, and permanently, thoroughly alter the opponent's will."
"Now, do you understand?"
After hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's explanation, Tsunade couldn't help but take a sharp breath.
This ability was truly terrifying.
"Then how did you know about it?"
"He told me and Danzo himself. The Uchiha clan's hawkish faction was planning a coup, and he wanted to use his own eyes to stop the coup."
"If he's willing to use his eyes to stop the Uchiha clan, isn't that a good thing?"
Tsunade was a bit confused.
"Tsunade, if Shisui can use the Mangekyō's ability on the Uchiha today, then he can use it on us tomorrow. At that point, Konoha will fall into Uchiha's hands!"
"Then what? Just because of such an unfounded concern, it's acceptable to attack the village's civilians and ninjas?"
Tsunade looked at her teacher with disappointment.
And seeing that disappointed gaze, Sarutobi Hiruzen, for the first time in a long while, felt a surge of anger at his disciple's naivety.
BANG!
He suddenly slammed the desk and stood up.
"Tsunade! I am the Hokage! The peace and stability of the whole village rests on my shoulders. The words 'Konoha villagers' are not for an idle person like you to talk about!"
Tsunade was also a little stunned by the sudden outburst from Sarutobi Hiruzen.
This forceful side of the old man, she hadn't seen it in a long time.
"Tsunade, you ninjas only need to carry out missions. As for thinking, that's up to me, the Hokage," Sarutobi Hiruzen's tone slightly softened.
"Then what do you plan to do with the Uchiha clan?", Tsunade thought of the Uchiha's coup plans.
Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's body trembled slightly. He weakly sat back down, his eyes becoming somewhat dazed.
"I don't know. I'm confused too. But, at least one thing I can be sure of—"
"What is it?"
"And that is, for Konoha, whether with or without the Uchiha, it would still be better than a Konoha controlled by the Uchiha."
"I think, that was also what our teacher believed."
"...", Tsunade fell silent. After all, her granduncle had always talked about the evil nature of the Uchiha.
But in her view, the Uchiha were also part of Konoha. She just didn't know how to change this.
Seeing Tsunade not speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke again.
"I'm already old. The burden on my shoulders is too heavy for an old man like me."
"Tsunade, do you want to become Hokage?"
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