Chapter 145 : Shisui vs Danzo!!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Uchiha Shisui jumped, dodging several thrown shuriken!

His eyes grew colder.

"Who?"

Shisui looked deep into the forest, his chakra swirling!

He stayed alert at all times.

Kunai appeared in his hand. His eyes narrowed, and then he focused on a specific spot!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Figures appeared before him, each ninja wearing a mask!

Chakra radiated from them, and Shisui could clearly sense the pressure of their presence. They were all high-level ninjas, Jonin-level!

And very strong!

"Root ninjas?" Shisui frowned, scanning the area again. "Danzo, you can come out now!"

His heart chilled. It seemed Danzo didn't want him to resolve the coup with Kotoamatsukami.

It seemed that…

He had only compromised with the Hokage, and now Danzo was revealing his true intentions.

The area suddenly went silent!

Step. Step. Step.

Danzo, with bandages wrapped around his head, stepped forward. His footsteps echoed, each one heavy and thudding against the ground!

However…

Each thud felt like it was striking Shisui's heart, and the last bit of hope he had vanished!

It was really Danzo!

It seemed that the village wasn't as peaceful as it appeared, and Danzo wasn't listening to the Third Hokage!

Did he want the Uchiha clan to be wiped out?

Danzo lazily walked forward, his expression cold: "You found me... how boring."

At this moment, Danzo's right eye was bandaged, and only one eye was staring at him, filled with contempt.

"Why did you attack me?" Uchiha Shisui asked Danzo, each word spoken with clear questioning.

Shisui, still somewhat naive, believed that someone from the same village would never harm another villager.

"Heh… Shisui, can't you figure it out?" Danzo looked at Uchiha Shisui, his cold expression tinged with a hint of mockery and amusement, as if laughing at Shisui's innocence.

"Why?" Shisui continued to press on.

"Heh…" Danzo smirked, then spoke with a chilling tone, "There's no need for your eyes for such a small coup. Wouldn't it be better to just eliminate them all?"

Danzo's eyes were as cold as his words.

"But… I can end this coup without any bloodshed!" Shisui tried to argue, looking at Danzo, "The Uchiha clan and the village can live in peace in the future!"

"Peaceful coexistence?" Danzo laughed, staring at Shisui with his cold, calculating gaze, "Even if your ability could enter their minds and change their thoughts, you can't guarantee they won't make the same mistakes again. After all, the Uchiha clan is filled with evil!"

"If that's the case, why not kill them all now, to prevent future problems?"

"But… there are many innocent Uchiha left who didn't participate in the coup!" Shisui's eyes widened in shock, his heart boiling with anger. He couldn't believe that the second-in-command of Konoha would say something so ruthless!

"Kill them all… to prevent future problems!"

Despite his rage, Shisui didn't make any rash movements due to his position.

"Innocent people? How could there be innocent people in the evil Uchiha clan?" Danzo pressed, his eyes growing even more eager, as he looked at Shisui.

Especially when he saw Shisui's innocent eyes, his desire grew stronger.

What beautiful eyes.

They make your heart race!

"Since it's come to this, I'll have to capture you and take you to see Lord Third!" Uchiha Shisui still believed in Sarutobi Hiruzen, thinking that Hiruzen would stand by the Uchiha, giving them a slim chance. 

If there was hope, the Third Hokage wouldn't allow bloodshed in Konoha.

Otherwise, the Third wouldn't have given the Uchiha a chance!

"Attack together, capture Shisui!" Danzo barked. The dozen or so elite ROOT ninja around him moved simultaneously, launching an assault on Uchiha Shisui!

At Danzo's command, the ROOT ninja began their attack!

None of them held back!

Taijutsu, ninjutsu—every move targeted Shisui's vital points!

However,

Shisui wasn't weak. Even against so many elite ninjas, he didn't fall behind and held back just enough to avoid any major injuries.

He was so naive,

Still believing that Danzo was acting alone and that he couldn't harm these Konoha ninjas, who were unaware of the true situation.

Because he was holding back, Shisui slowly started to fall into a disadvantage, despite being more powerful.

His Sharingan wasn't activated.

Danzo observed from the side in the shadows!

The moment Shisui showed any opening, he would strike. But when Shisui blocked his attack, Danzo would retreat and wait for another chance.

The battle continued for over half an hour, both sides growing weary.

Several ROOT ninja were caught in Shisui's genjutsu, and a few were nearly out of chakra. Even beads of sweat were appearing on Danzo's forehead!

Shisui was too strong!

His decision to side with Hiruzen was right—Shisui couldn't be left alive, and neither could the Uchiha clan!

No one could predict that, if years later, the Uchiha clan might produce another abnormal person like Shisui!

Kill!

Danzo only wanted the eyes of the Uchiha.

Suddenly!

He saw an opening in Shisui's defense: "What a good opportunity, Shisui. It's time for you to die!"

Danzo muttered under his breath, locking his eyes on Uchiha Shisui's Sharingan. He then attacked: "You actually think such a precious power can be used to stop a coup? How laughable!"

"Therefore…the Mangekyō Sharingan that can change people's minds with genjutsu, is now mine!" Shisui declared.

With that, he moved his hand toward Shisui's eye.

Snap!

But Shisui had been keeping a close watch on Danzo. As Danzo's hand reached for his eye, Shisui quickly grabbed Danzo's wrist!

He stopped Danzo's attack.

"The Uchiha clan has never been evil! Never!" Uchiha Shisui finally spoke his mind: "There's no such thing as evil abilities. The evil comes from people who misuse their powers without restraint!"

Shisui had also come to terms with the village's prejudice against the Uchiha clan.

With those words, Shisui's eyes opened wide, and his three-tomoe Sharingan began to spin. Genjutsu activated.

"You..." Danzo was shocked, a storm of emotions rising in him. He realized Shisui was planning to use his Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu to alter his will!

He instinctively tried to close his eyes, but his mind was already starting to go blank.

At that moment, Shisui's voice rang out: "Don't worry, it's just a simple genjutsu. I'll take you to meet the Third Hokage."

He still needs to save Kotoamatsukami for something else. Changing Fugaku's mind is impossible if he used it in such a trivial matter."

With that said, Shisui moved forward, ready to restrain Danzo and take him to the Third Hokage.

He intended for the Third Hokage to punish Danzo!

But as Shisui moved to bind Danzo, he failed to notice Danzo's hand already moving!

He had too much confidence in his own genjutsu!

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