After Namikaze Minato, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Orochimaru left, Sora and Uchiha Shisui remained alone in the office.
Sora didn't speak, and Uchiha Shisui didn't have anything to say to him either, so the atmosphere in the office grew thick with tension.
Sora leaned back in his seat, crossed his legs, and looked at Uchiha Shisui: "It's really clever of Lord Fourth. To monitor me, he inserted you into the Konoha Defense Force and arranged for ANBU shinobi to support you."
Uchiha Shisui responded with a straight face: "Lord Fourth did not arrange for me to come here to monitor you, and those ANBU shinobi are not here to support me.
He only arranged for me to join the Konoha Defense Force because Lord Fourth trusts me, and wants us to manage it together."
Sora chuckled and said: "Ha, you can say whatever you want, and think whatever you like. Shisui, let me give you a piece of advice. I advise you not to hinder me from doing my job. Otherwise, you should know my methods."
Uchiha Shisui's expression instantly became serious: "Sora, are you revealing your true colors so soon? I will never let you act recklessly!"
Sora replied in a contemptuous tone: "Revealing my true colors? What are you talking about? Everyone knows what this Konoha Defense Force is for.
As for acting recklessly, you can rest assured.
I am the most disciplined person.
If you find any violation of regulations on my part, you can report it directly to Lord Fourth.
Now that Lord Fourth is here to support you, not the Uchiha, let Lord Fourth punish me."
Uchiha Shisui's expression darkened: "Sora, why? Why do you want to target the Uchiha clan like this? What happened in the past was our Uchiha's fault, but during the war, weren't there many Uchiha shinobi who died because of you? Doesn't that satisfy your hatred?"
The smile on Sora's face disappeared. Although his face became expressionless, the aura emanating from his body made Uchiha Shisui tense.
Sora said in a cold tone: "Did you misspeak? What do you mean by 'died because of me'? Those Uchiha shinobi who died were killed by the enemy because they were weak. Why, do you want to place their deaths on my head?"
Uchiha Shisui opened his mouth to explain, but Sora continued: "Actually, you can blame me. I did it on purpose, and the people who authorized me to do this were Lord Third and Lord Danzō. Those two had their part in the deaths of the Uchiha shinobi.
So can you now go to Lord Third and Lord Danzō and tell them what you just said to me?
As for hatred, why do you think that my hatred will dissipate if a few Uchiha are killed? Let me be clear: I will completely trample the Uchiha clan under my feet, and it will never be over!"
Uchiha Shisui glared at Sora angrily, and his eyes unconsciously activated the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Sora also activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and stared back at Uchiha Shisui.
Sora mocked: "What? Do you want to use Kotoamatsukami to invade my mind and modify my will? If you want to, just do it.
Maybe only this way can you stop me from targeting the Uchiha clan. But similarly, if your Kotoamatsukami fails, your Mangekyō Sharingan will become mine."
Uchiha Shisui looked at Sora in disbelief.
Ever since Uchiha Shisui discovered that his dōjutsu technique was Kotoamatsukami, he hadn't dared tell anyone.
Because Uchiha Shisui knew very well the power of Kotoamatsukami. If anyone knew about it, they would definitely be wary, covetous, and might even threaten his life.
He had not revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan technique to anyone, so how did Sora know about it?
And...just now Uchiha Shisui really had considered using Kotoamatsukami to modify Sora's will.
Seeing Uchiha Shisui's disbelieving expression, Sora chuckled and said, "What? Don't you dare? If you don't dare, then don't activate the Mangekyō Sharingan when looking at me. In my opinion, you're provoking me."
Uchiha Shisui deactivated his Mangekyō Sharingan, his face pale.
Sora stood up from his chair, walked up to Uchiha Shisui, looked down at him and said: "You can use your Kotoamatsukami on me anytime.
You can try to see what Kotoamatsukami does to me.
It will be useless, but again, if you use Kotoamatsukami on me, it's equivalent to declaring war against me.
Uchiha Shisui, you can't stop me. Uchiha Fugaku can't stop me. Even Lord Fourth can't stop me!"
After Sora took one last piercing look at Uchiha Shisui, he left the office.
Uchiha Shisui lowered his head, feeling utterly defeated.
He had never worked with Sora before. He had thought that with the support of Lord Fourth, he could compete with Sora in the Konoha Defense Force.
However, the current situation was completely different from what Uchiha Shisui had imagined.
He had been suppressed from the beginning, and now he couldn't even lift his head in Sora's presence.
Only when you truly face Sora do you realize how much pressure there is... It's as if he could see through everything, leaving no room for resistance.
After Sora left the office, he summoned the thirty Root shinobi and announced: "Go to various bulletin boards in Konoha and post recruitment announcements. Any shinobi who wants to join the Konoha Defense Force can come directly to the department to sign up.
You should also note the salary for Root shinobi. As long as they pass, the salary will be paid directly according to this standard. Also note that the number of recruits is limited, and only twenty people will be recruited in the first batch."
After Sora finished giving his orders, the thirty Root shinobi used the Body Flicker Technique to leave simultaneously to complete his instructions.
As for Uchiha Shisui, Sora didn't bother to concern himself with him. In Sora's opinion, Uchiha Shisui wasn't even qualified to oppose him.
Sora sat comfortably in a chair, drinking tea, waiting for the Root shinobi to return.
Three hours later, the Root shinobi returned.
"Lord Sora, recruitment notices have been posted on all bulletin boards in Konoha!"
Sora nodded: "Good, wait here for a while."
Sora walked to the office and found Uchiha Shisui.
Uchiha Shisui was still sitting in his chair with his head bowed.
He was contemplating what to do in the future, because if things continued like this, he would have no role in the Konoha Defense Force, let alone prevent Sora from causing trouble.
Just as Uchiha Shisui was deep in thought, Sora's voice broke in: "Vice-captain, bring your ANBU with you. It's time to assign tasks to them."
Uchiha Shisui snapped back to reality, nodded silently, and followed Sora out of the office. He called all the ANBU shinobi, who lined up alongside Sora's Root shinobi to prepare for their assignment.
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