At first, Tenten's father was totally against his daughter ditching school. Once you're enrolled in the Ninja Academy, you should work hard to become a real ninja. How could anyone give up halfway? That belief lasted until the day after he talked to his daughter. The next day, Sakura showed up with the Third Hokage and Kakashi in tow. When he opened the door and saw the Third Hokage and a bunch of clan leaders standing there, he nearly had a stroke.
Although he was the largest weapon merchant in the Land of Fire, merchants simply couldn't compare to ninja in terms of power. Their business had grown large partly thanks to Konoha's support. Take caravan protection missions for example—when handled by Konoha, the costs were significantly lower. If Konoha ever got angry enough to stop sending ninja for their protection, bandits and outlaws wouldn't hold back. Without Konoha's military support, continuing their business would be extremely difficult.
Besides the Third Hokage—the village leader—several other leaders of powerful clans stood behind him, none of whom were easy to deal with. Each of these great clans had considerable influence and wealth; although individually they might not rival him financially, collectively their strength far exceeded his. Plus, if he wasn't mistaken, the pink-haired girl must have been Kizashi Haruno's daughter—a rising tycoon recently gaining attention in the business world. As fellow magnates, their financial standings weren't too different.
Thinking back to how the Third Hokage subtly supported his daughter's skipping school made Tenten's father feel chest pain. His own daughter really knew how to push it—just talking to her once and warning her not to ditch class randomly, then the very next day she brings over such a massive entourage! If she had just explained everything clearly back then, he wouldn't have gotten in her way. Honestly, if it meant getting closer to the next generation of these influential clans, he'd be all for it!
From that day onward, Tenten's father never again interfered with Tenten's absences from school. Emmm, he feared she might bring the Third Hokage back again—his fragile heart just couldn't handle that kind of shock.
Recently, Sakura noticed something seemed off with Shisui Uchiha. Something was definitely off with him lately—he looked gloomy, barely smiled, and his eyes were full of worry. This change immediately set off alarm bells in Sakura's mind.
According to the original storyline, Shisui intended to use the dojutsu known as [Kotoamatsukami]—an ability granted by his Mangekyo Sharingan—to control the leader of the Uchiha Clan who planned a coup. However, what he hadn't anticipated was that Danzo's ultimate goal was neither peace between Konoha and the Uchiha nor coexistence, but rather the complete eradication of the Uchiha Clan to seize their Sharingan eyes. Even more unexpectedly, upon learning about Shisui's possession of the Mangekyo Sharingan, Danzo immediately decided to kill him and take the Mangekyo Sharingan for himself.
Finally, completely unguarded, Shisui Uchiha was caught off guard when Danzo brutally tore out his right eye. Afterwards, relying on his left eye to activate Susanoo, Shisui broke through the encirclement. By the banks of the Naha River, he handed his remaining left eye to Itachi Uchiha before leaping into the river to end his own life. Because of this incident, Itachi awakened his own Mangekyo Sharingan.
Based on Shisui's recent emotional changes, it was highly likely that Danzo had approached him and said something—something that led Shisui to become like this.
However, although Sakura knew about Danzo's schemes, she didn't immediately warn Shisui. Perhaps Shisui's greatest weakness was his unwavering belief in peace; he was easily deceived and manipulated by Danzo. He needed to personally experience hardship to finally realize that Danzo was not a good person.
At this moment, Shisui Uchiha's heart was filled with complexity. Originally, seeing positive changes within the Uchiha clan made him genuinely happy—the Uchiha gradually integrating into Konoha brought him great comfort. But not long ago, Danzo suddenly told him the Uchiha were plotting a coup: preparing to ignite a war between the Uchiha and Konoha, laying groundwork for an eventual rebellion—an act meant to conceal their treacherous intentions.
Initially, Shisui did not believe what Danzo said. The current situation of the Uchiha clan clearly didn't necessitate rebellion. However, later, he accidentally discovered the Uchiha elders secretly meeting together, and the topic of their discussion was how best to wipe out the Hokage's faction entirely, turning Konoha into a dominion solely ruled by the Uchiha clan.
At that moment, torn inside, Shisui didn't know what to do. His heart told him the Uchiha wouldn't betray Konoha, but he had just heard their plans to start a war with his own ears. Seeing the truth firsthand, combined with Danzo's lies, slowly convinced Shisui that the Uchiha really were planning an uprising. Thinking about the hard-earned peace Konoha had achieved, Shisui steadied himself and decided to use [Kotoamatsukami] to control the Uchiha elders, forcing them to abandon these dangerous ideas.
Chapter 61: Shisui's Crisis [Part 2] [First Update]
Evening fell over Root headquarters, where an oppressive silence gripped the entire facility. Shisui stood outside the base, puzzled and uncertain.
"Shisui Uchiha," Danzo spoke standing before him, "I suppose I don't need to explain the Uchiha clan's plan to stage a coup."
Danzo's voice was filled with menace. Hidden under his lowered hood, a flash of greed crossed his face—completely unnoticed by Shisui.
"Lord Danzo, please grant me some time—I will find a way to stop them!" Shisui Uchiha replied bitterly, deeply conflicted between loyalty to his birth clan and devotion to Konoha as a whole.
"Shisui Uchiha, do you truly believe you can convince them otherwise?" Danzo sneered contemptuously.
"The Uchiha clan's intention to stage a rebellion has been forming for a long time. Even the death of the Fourth Hokage at that time was closely tied to the Uchiha clan. You really think your words will change their minds?!"
"I will use my [Mangekyo Sharingan] to control the elders and ensure they never entertain thoughts of rebellion again!"
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