Chapter 65: Shouldn't We Cut Danzo Again? (2/2)

"The Uchiha clan has always been straightforward and upright. It's an ethos ingrained in our very being. Those with dirty thoughts simply don't grow tall."

"..." Orochimaru hesitated.

He was considering whether to tell Wakaho about eye transplant techniques on Fugaku's behalf.

Danzo is definitely not your clan member, kid...

In this world, who would wish for the extermination of their entire clan?

"Sensei once mentioned that some rats disguise themselves with the Will of Fire... I misunderstood Elder Danzo, thinking he was just a big rat who couldn't disguise himself."

Wakaho continued, "But after I uncovered his bandaged eye, I realized... Elder Danzo has always been hiding his Will of Fire. He disguised himself as someone with the Will of Darkness to cooperate with the Hokage in eliminating all the rats."

Orochimaru nodded decisively this time, "You're right, Wakaho-kun."

There it was, that peculiar feeling.

Flawless logic, entirely irrelevant to the facts.

If someone can disguise themselves with the Will of Fire, then why can't someone disguise themselves with the Will of Darkness?

Having figured this out, Orochimaru's mindset shifted, and he no longer wrestled with "common sense." He felt a sudden clarity.

Sensei... I can now fully understand your thinking, Wakaho-kun.

"..." Wakaho was genuinely surprised this time.

Orochimaru... was not taking the bait!

Sensei, what's gotten into you today?

Why do you look so... apathetic!?

Should I continue? Something feels off with sensei!

But we're already here...

"I always felt a kinship with Elder Danzo, especially after seeing his three-tomoe Sharingan."

Wakaho pressed on, "I can sense the strong Will of Fire in his eyes, the same type as mine."

"I wonder if Elder Danzo can do what I do and turn all jutsu into fire release..."

These words were originally intended for Shisui.

After all, Shisui was a descendant of Uchiha Kagami, who was the only known Uchiha in intelligence reports to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan after the founding of Konoha.

And he was also a teammate of Danzo in their youth...

None of that mattered now.

Wakaho initially wanted Shisui to subtly hint to Fugaku that he had a special "connection" with those eyes. Given Shisui's lineage, the Uchiha would naturally think of... things like betrayal and eye theft.

In that case, no matter how hard the Third Hokage tried, he couldn't clear Danzo's name.

But now with all this commotion, and Fugaku having fired the signal flare, this matter would be resolved on the spot. If Shisui cried then, it wouldn't be as effective.

So, Wakaho had to step up himself...

"Wakaho-kun, are you saying..."

"Elder Danzo's eyes are the same type as yours?"

A unique gleam appeared in Orochimaru's eyes, and a strong thirst for knowledge emanated from him. Wakaho could almost see two intense beams of light locking onto Danzo!

Could it be that the miraculous "Will of Fire Sharingan" like Wakaho's wasn't just one pair?

Had other Uchiha awakened it before, only to have it taken by Elder Danzo?

So Elder Danzo had gone to such lengths to kill Wakaho in the first place...

"..." Wakaho swallowed hard. Did he go too far?

The Pandora's box he had barely closed was opening again!

Looking down, Wakaho saw the crowd below parting automatically, revealing the slim figures of Fugaku and Danzo.

Fine...

The Third Hokage had arrived to back Danzo.

So, the true leader of the Uchiha clan should make his entrance too!

"Yes, sensei."

Wakaho admitted, "Although Elder Danzo is filled with darkness, the Will of Fire contained in his three-tomoe Sharingan is as clear as a candle flame in the dark."

Wakaho patted Mu Wang's head, and the beast cooperated by snorting out two streams of steam.

"See, sensei." Wakaho pointed to the two wisps of smoke. "Mu Wang noticed it too."

"Hiss... phew..."

Orochimaru took a deep breath.

Then he slightly bent down and patted Wakaho's shoulder.

"Wakaho-kun... given the circumstances, I think it's time I told you some things." Orochimaru smiled.

"Do you remember that night, the first time you encountered those people with the Will of Darkness?"