Chapter 68: Detail Your Evils, Shimura Danzō
When Uchiha Ikeizumi's voice rang out, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately had an ominous premonition.
In front of everyone in Konoha, he had completely disregarded Danzō's dignity, openly dismissing Danzō's position in a manner that completely broke ties, which was indeed as Hyūga Hiashi had surmised.
This was the strongest measure Hiruzen Sarutobi could think of.
And it could also, incidentally, appease Konoha's bloodline limit ninja clans.
But he never expected it wouldn't appease Uchiha Ikeizumi.
"Brat, what do you want to do!?" Danzō's sinister and furious glare was fixed on Uchiha Ikeizumi. He hadn't forgotten that over a dozen of his Root subordinates had all died at the hands of this evil Uchiha brat in just one day.
Even his summoned beast, Baku, was no exception—this was Danzō's most heartbreaking loss.
It was his strongest summoning beast, and his partner of many years.
Losing Baku was equivalent to losing a huge combat force!
Yet, unexpectedly, Uchiha Ikeizumi completely ignored him, merely stating to Hiruzen Sarutobi with an expressionless face: "Third Hokage, dismissing Shimura Danzō's position, is that your way of handling this?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, he heard Uchiha Ikeizumi add: "It's truly a nest of vipers, working in collusion, and quite the cover-up."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's aged face immediately darkened. He hadn't expected Uchiha Ikeizumi to open his mouth and immediately curse him.
Fugaku also sensed that things were not going well: "Ikeizumi…"
"You're too weak, Fugaku. In your eyes, is everything Danzō has done to the Uchiha clan and to innocent civilians so easily forgiven?" Uchiha Ikeizumi also glanced at Fugaku.
He didn't even bother to use the titles "clan head" or "leader."
"And…"
Uchiha Ikeizumi continued: "What right do you have to forgive Danzō? What right do you have to trivialize a major issue and make a minor issue out of this?"
A look of clear astonishment appeared on Fugaku's stern face.
For some reason, Fugaku felt that the gazes of some of his clan members around him had become somewhat peculiar.
....
Kakashi, mixed in with the Konoha ANBU, had a helpless expression.
He knew that anything involving Uchiha Ikeizumi would never be settled so easily.
Especially as Uchiha Ikeizumi grew stronger and more independent.
There were few left in all of Konoha who could restrain him.
Perhaps…
If the Hokage hadn't brought so many ANBU ninja with him, the Hokage wouldn't be able to restrain Uchiha Ikeizumi either.
"…Hmm?" Vaguely, Kakashi seemed to keenly sense a gaze falling upon him.
He turned his head, looking into the distance.
His eyes narrowed.
He seemed to see a figure on the roof of a building far away, but in a moment's blur, the figure vanished.
"You're quite sharp, Kakashi…"
In the distance.
The masked man in the black cloak, hidden in a shadow, his murmuring tone held a hint of hesitation and confusion: "Was that my imagination… I don't know why, but I feel like Uchiha Ikeizumi also glanced in my direction."
However, he was only slightly puzzled. In the past, he needed Minato-sensei's protection to survive against Uchiha Ikeizumi.
But now, he considered himself no weaker than Uchiha Ikeizumi.
...
"Shimura Danzō." Under everyone's gaze, Uchiha Ikeizumi met Danzō's furious and sinister glare. He said expressionlessly: "The 'evil' within you is the most I've ever seen in Konoha. So much that it's countless, inexhaustible."
"Others who commit petty theft are arrested and imprisoned for half a month as a warning. But you, who have killed so many innocent people and committed so many evil deeds, what right do you have to stand here completely unscathed, barking furiously?"
"Why are you, whose evil deeds are too numerous to count, still clinging to life?"
Veins throbbed on Danzō's forehead. He knew he couldn't remain silent.
Now that even the monkey (Hiruzen) had betrayed him, Danzō could only rely on himself.
Danzō gritted his teeth and said: "Brat! This old man merely picked up some Sharingan during the Great Ninja War! Dismissing this old man's position… is already the highest possible punishment! Or are you, brat, just using so-called ['Absolute Justice'] as an excuse, in reality, acting as a pompous murderer?"
He pre-emptively tried to frame Uchiha Ikeizumi.
But Uchiha Ikeizumi showed no reaction, merely asking simply: "Is that so? Then how do you explain Shisui's Sharingan?"
Danzō's pupils suddenly constricted. His gaze towards Uchiha Ikeizumi was filled with intense disbelief.
This evil Uchiha brat…
Can he truly see through me?
The Uchiha clan ninja, gathered around Danzō with grim expressions, immediately burst into an uproar; Hiruzen Sarutobi's face showed a thoughtful, peculiar expression; the ANBU ninja stared at Danzō suspiciously; and the other ninja clan members and civilian ninja all looked at Danzō with astonishment.
Uchiha Shisui—that was a name etched in many people's memories, difficult to erase.
It was just a pity that fate was cruel to genius; as a genius of the Uchiha clan, he died young.
There had been many rumors about the cause of Uchiha Shisui's death.
But there was no definitive answer.
Until now…
"Brat! Don't slander me!" Danzō was somewhat agitated. His control over Shisui's Kotoamatsukami was his greatest secret, bar none. Even during his battle with Uchiha Ikeizumi, he was reluctant to use this incredible Sharingan ability.
Danzō gritted his teeth and said: "This old man did not kill Uchiha Shisui!"
Uchiha Ikeizumi took two steps forward, staring into Danzō's eyes.
This gaze made Danzō feel uneasy.
He actually shifted his gaze, not daring to meet Uchiha Ikeizumi's eyes!
This made Danzō himself find it incredible.
How could I be afraid of this brat!
Uchiha Ikeizumi spoke as if reading content only he could see, his tone indifferent: "One year ago. You conspired against Uchiha Shisui, severely injured him, and took one of his eyes. This act indirectly led to Uchiha Shisui committing suicide by jumping off a cliff."
Danzō almost choked, cold sweat unconsciously breaking out on his palms.
—He truly saw through me!!!
Now…
Even Fugaku, who had been trying to minimize the situation, looked at Danzō with incredulity.
"Sakumo Hatake, how do you explain that?" Uchiha Ikeizumi didn't dwell on "Shisui's death"; he shifted the topic to a name that no one present had expected.
This also made Kakashi, mixed in with the ANBU, tremble.
Kakashi turned his head, dazed, to look at Uchiha Ikeizumi.
Sakumo Hatake… that name, Kakashi hadn't heard anyone in the village speak for many years.
"Many years ago. You intentionally manipulated negative public opinion in the village, arranged for your subordinates to slander Sakumo Hatake, causing Sakumo Hatake to succumb to the pressure of negative public opinion and choose to commit suicide."
Danzō's fingers trembled slightly.
His expression was as if he had seen a ghost.
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