Chapter 119: Hesitation Leads to Defeat

"Damn it! I'm so pissed off!"

Danzo Shimura's eyes turned red.

It wasn't because he was about to activate the [Sharingan], but because he was extremely angry.

During this [clan's extermination night], he could be considered the most diligent one.

Falsely transmitted Lord Hiruzen Sarutobi's order and added a Written exam to the [Ninja Academy], effectively delaying Sasuke Uchiha's return from school.

He also tacitly allowed all members of the [Konoha Police Force] to take a day off and go home, giving Itachi Uchiha a chance to wipe them out.

At the same time, he sent members of [Root] to set up a [barrier].

Well, they say no [merit], but at least there's hard work done.

After a whole night had passed, he didn't manage to get even a single pair of [Sharingan].

Next, he would have to take the blame and face Hiruzen Sarutobi's interrogation later.

Just thinking about it, he immediately pulled a pained face.

If Natsume were here, he would have found this expression familiar.

It was similar to that of Chef Cao who ate the Nine - Turn Large Intestine in his [past life].

Orochimaru was a little better off.

In the previous tests on Uchiha geniuses, he had obtained several pairs of [Sharingan].

Moreover, he had an experimental subject, specifically named Shin Uchiha.

He wasn't a member of the [Uchiha clan], but a very special human being.

No rejection reaction would occur when any tissue was transplanted into his body.

The new arm Orochimaru specially gave to Danzo Shimura was actually his arm.

Coupled with his powerful cloning technology, it wasn't a big problem to obtain [Sharingan] easily.

However, actually getting the [Mangekyo Sharingan] might take an extremely long time.

Instead, directly seizing it would be quick and convenient.

It was a pity that all his attempted operations had failed.

Orochimaru thought he definitely must be at odds with the [Mangekyo Sharingan].

Every time he encountered it, surely nothing good happened.

Especially when it came to things related to Natsume.

Orochimaru gradually calmed himself down.

He had a backup plan, so he naturally wasn't worried.

Only Danzo Shimura was deeply mentally hurt.

Without the [Sharingan], he couldn't use [Izanagi] freely at will, and his strength would be significantly directly halved.

He would just become an ordinary [Jonin].

This was really unbearable for him.

After all, he eventually wanted to be the [Hokage].

"Lord Danzo."

A member of [Root] appeared, knelt on one knee and reported respectfully, "We counted the dead corpses of the [Uchiha clan] and found that approximately 300 people were missing."

"What did you say?!"

Danzo Shimura abruptly suddenly turned around, his face showed joy, "Where are they now?"

Three hundred people!

Fortunately, there's always a way out!

Even if many of them were ordinary civilians, there must be at least a few [Ninjas], right?

It would definitely be no problem to easily collect a few pairs of [Three - Tomoe Sharingan].

Hearing this, Orochimaru sneered secretly to himself.

That [Mysterious Person] could instantly take away so many pairs of eyes. He definitely must have some terrifying means.

How could he leave 300 people for you?

Itachi Uchiha was completely brainwashed by the [Will of Fire].

Danzo Shimura was completely blinded by the position of [Hokage].

Two stupid idiots!

"You can handle the rest by yourself."

Orochimaru didn't bother to stay to face Hiruzen Sarutobi later.

"Don't forget your [promise]."

Danzo Shimura turned around and found that the person had disappeared.

He frowned.

This guy didn't give him any face at all.

If he didn't value his human body techniques, he would have killed him long ago.

"Judging from the traces, it's possible that it's at the Naka Shrine Pass Technique."

A Root member replied.

"Gosh, I actually forgot about the Naka Shrine Pass Technique."

Danzo Shimura's eyes lit up.

The information Orochimaru gave him indicated that the corpse of Seinosuke Sarutobi was at the Naka Shrine Pass Technique.

This meant that there would be quite a few Uchiha ninjas guarding the place.

"Half of the Root members stay to search for valuable things of the Uchiha. The other half come with me to the Naka Shrine Pass Technique."

Danzo Shimura immediately made the arrangements.

"Lord Danzo."

Another Root member appeared suddenly. "The Hokage is coming here."

Danzo Shimura was slightly stunned.

To be honest, he was a bit panicked.

But then he thought of Seinosuke Sarutobi, and immediately waved his hand and said, "You go first. I'll come later."

"Yes."

Two Root members immediately took action.

They only obeyed Danzo Shimura's orders.

As for others, even the Hokage, couldn't command them.

"Danzo!"

His voice came before he did.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was ashen, and the anger in his heart couldn't be suppressed.

As soon as he appeared, he questioned, "Look at what you've done! I told you to wait for me. Why did you act on your own?!"

"Hiruzen, hesitation leads to defeat."

Danzo Shimura said coldly, "With so many Jonin, if we let the rebellion go on, it would cause unprecedented losses to Konoha. But now, I've perfectly solved the Uchiha clan without a single person getting hurt."

"Damn it! You bastard!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed at the corpses in the distance and asked, "You keep saying it's for Konoha. Then where are their eyes?"

Damn it! I wanna know too!

Danzo Shimura got furious as soon as he heard this and said unhappily, "They were snatched by a mysterious powerful ninja. It wasn't me who took them."

"Another mysterious powerful ninja?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was so angry that he laughed. He asked, "Can you tell the truth?"

Konoha Village is one of the Five Great Villages. It's not a place where just anyone can come and go freely.

Where do so many mysterious powerful ninjas come from?

Can you come up with a more convincing excuse?

Hiruzen Sarutobi was sure that it was Danzo Shimura who had taken these Sharingan eyes.

After all, he had been coveting them for a long time, and now that he had the chance, he naturally wouldn't let it go.

"Really, it wasn't me!"

Danzo Shimura repeated in a bad tone.

"Fine, let's assume it wasn't you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and asked, "Where's Itachi Uchiha?"

"He killed all the members of the Uchiha clan and has defected."

Danzo Shimura brought out the prepared statement.

"What the hell?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought it was absurd.

He had thought it was the Root who did it, but he didn't expect it to be Itachi Uchiha.

But thinking about it carefully, the Root simply didn't have the strength.

Only Itachi Uchiha, with his Mangekyo Sharingan and his status, could quietly wipe out the entire Uchiha clan.

A trace of guilt flashed across Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

Why go through all this trouble?

He could probably understand Itachi Uchiha's thoughts.

What a good boy.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged body became even more hunched.

With the extinction of the Uchiha clan, Konoha had fallen into a state of decline again. It was possible that some ninja villages might start to get restless.

That was why he had always been reluctant to use force.

"Hiruzen, there's one more thing," Danzo Shimura dropped the bombshell he'd prepared and said, "When Root was searching through the Uchiha clan's materials, they found that the Uchiha had kidnapped Seinosuke. He's currently at Naka Shrine Pass Technique."

"What?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up, his face changing. "How dare they! This is sheer recklessness!"

Danzo Shimura thought to himself, 'Just a moment ago, the old man looked so guilty. Now he finally stops pretending to be a good guy.'

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the man who could keep him in check, wasn't extremely evil, but it would be an understatement to say he was a good ninja.

A lot of ninjas have died by his hand.

"Let's go to Naka Shrine Pass Technique and find out for ourselves," Danzo Shimura raised his hand and said, "Given the Uchiha clan's character, it's highly likely they kidnapped Seinosuke after his [Wood Release] was revealed."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded silently.

In fact, he should have thought of it earlier, but he just didn't want to stir up too much trouble at this time.

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