Izumi had gone out on a mission, leaving Uchiha Hazuki to manage the shop alone at home. One day, she took out a box from a hidden compartment in a cabinet—it was a gift she had prepared for Izumi.
She couldn't help but look forward to her daughter's surprised expression when she saw the gift.
She put the box back, closed the cabinet door, and after hiding the box, she left for the shop again.
Not long after, two masked Ninja quietly arrived at her house.
They began searching Izumi's house, and soon, one of them found a tightly sealed box in a hidden compartment of a cabinet in Uchiha Hazuki's room.
"What is this?" The masked Ninja opened it and found two scrolls inside. He opened one scroll and discovered that it contained Ninjutsu.
As they were searching, a masked Ninja also found a box in Izumi's room. When he opened the box, a large number of talismans suddenly appeared on the box and spread onto his hand.
"Hmm? What is this? Ah!" The Ninja felt an intense pain immediately after the talismans spread onto his hand.
Even more terrifying, the talismans continued to spread, covering his entire body.
Even more shocking, the talismans continued to spread rapidly, and when they reached some furniture, they immediately resonated with the talismans inside the furniture, spreading quickly.
"Ah! Save me!"
The Ninja who had just been looking through the scroll was startled, immediately hugging the box and looking at his teammate.
But the talismans had already spread throughout the house, and everyone was quickly covered by them, falling to the ground in pain.
At this moment, the teammate on lookout outside immediately rushed over and shouted, "What's wrong with you? What happened? Someone's coming, hurry and leave! Ah!"
Just then, several patrolling Uchiha Ninja heard the commotion and arrived. Upon seeing the scene, they immediately shouted, "Who are you?!"
"They're wearing masks, they look like Anbu!"
"What's there to be afraid of with Anbu? What's so great about Anbu? Their sudden appearance here certainly isn't a good sign."
"Capture them!"
Seeing the Uchiha Ninja approaching, the ANBU Ninja said, "My scroll! Take it!"
The lookout Ninja immediately grabbed the scroll and fled, leaving only the other scroll and the box rolling on the ground.
Uchiha Fugaku arrived, and after understanding what had happened, his face darkened. He picked up the box from the ground and opened it.
He saw that only one scroll remained inside, and he curiously opened it to look.
Their eyes suddenly widened, and then he said furiously, "Bring Uchiha Hazuki here!"
"Yes!"
At the Konoha Military Police Force, Uchiha Hazuki was led in with a bewildered expression.
She saw Uchiha Fugaku and several elders looking at her coldly.
Uchiha Fugaku held the box and the scroll inside, saying, "Is this yours?"
"Huh? Th-this, yes, it's mine." Uchiha Hazuki said, "Isn't this in my house? How..."
"Damn it!"
"Slap!"
"Ah!"
Uchiha Fugaku slapped Uchiha Hazuki, sending her flying.
With a thud, Uchiha Hazuki fell directly to the ground, clutching her swollen face, unable to get up.
Uchiha Fugaku angrily shouted, "You actually have a scroll of Izanami in your house! Do you know that Root Ninja entered your house to search? The other scroll that was stolen should be Izanagi, right? Do you know what kind of losses we will suffer if the Izanagi scroll is lost? Huh!"
Uchiha Fugaku's chest heaved continuously. He pointed at Uchiha Hazuki and said, "What if those people covet our Sharingan because of this? Huh? How many clan members will die because of it?"
Uchiha Hazuki's entire half of her face was swollen, and blood continuously flowed from her mouth and nose, saying, "Cough cough cough, this, this was created by my elder, the Jutsu, cough cough. It was because you all were immersed in, cough cough cough, immersed in arrogance and conceit, that these Jutsu were born. They left it to me also to prevent..."
An elder beside her kicked Uchiha Hazuki, sending her flying, and pointed at her on the ground, shouting, "You still have the nerve to say that! Your house was searched by Anbu, and you don't even know a single Ninjutsu, how can you preserve these Ninjutsu? Now look, the Izanagi Ninjutsu is lost!"
Uchiha Fugaku thought of her being Uchiha Izumi's mother and restrained himself from punishing her. Instead, he shouted, "Take her away, and these items will all be kept in the clan!"
Uchiha Hazuki was carried away by two Ninja.
An elder said, "I didn't expect Root to investigate her house, and even more, I didn't expect her house to have Izanagi and Izanami scrolls. Fortunately, only one was lost, but with Izanagi lost, what should we do?"
Uchiha Fugaku calmed his anger and said, "I'll go to Danzo Shimura to get it back, and also demand an explanation from him."
"Sigh, that's all we can do."
At this time, the Third Hokage, Homura Mitokado, and Utatane Koharu were looking at Danzo. The Third Hokage asked, "Danzo, I see you've been a bit disrespectful lately. You know very well that we and the Uchiha Clan are in a sensitive period, yet you still sent Root to search Uchiha Izumi's house, and even more embarrassingly, you were caught! You stole their Ninjutsu, and Uchiha Fugaku has come to me demanding the Ninjutsu back and an explanation. Do you have anything to say?"
Danzo Shimura snorted coldly, "Hmph, this Uchiha Izumi suddenly became so strong, it's absolutely not normal. Besides, wouldn't it be better to take this opportunity to completely eliminate the Uchiha, this unstable factor?"
The Third Hokage said, "Danzo, I'm not talking about the Uchiha, but about you. Perhaps I've been too lenient with you. Return the Ninjutsu to them, and then you and your Root will temporarily cease all activity. Wait for my orders."
Danzo Shimura said, "Hmph, Hiruzen, you will understand one day that I am right."
The Third Hokage remained silent, and Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu also had serious expressions.
Danzo Shimura suddenly sneered, "Finally, I will help you completely free Uchiha Izumi from the Uchiha Clan, hehe."
The Third Hokage asked, "What do you intend to do?"
Danzo Shimura said, "Nothing, it's just the last thing I'll do for you."
The Third Hokage said coldly, "Don't cause trouble. If you're discovered again, I won't protect you."
"Hmph, understood." Danzo Shimura walked out of the Hokage Office.
Homura Mitokado said, "But why did he send people to search Uchiha Izumi's house? And how did he know she had a forbidden Ninjutsu of the Uchiha Clan?"
Utatane Koharu agreed, "Yes, you're right. Root's intelligence network might be a bit too powerful. It's time to cut it down a bit."
The Third Hokage nodded, "Yes, it's time to make him quiet down for a bit."
Danzo Shimura returned to Root's headquarters, looking at the Izanagi in his hand, he excitedly said, "I finally obtained a more complete Izanagi, but I don't know what the other Ninjutsu is. Someone!"
"Here!" Two people instantly appeared before Danzo.
Danzo said, "Those useless ones need to be punished properly."
"Yes."
"Oh, right, Uchiha Hazuki should come to the Hospital. Have our doctors search her memories there to find that last Ninjutsu, and then let her injuries gradually worsen a bit, understood?"
"Yes!"
"Heh heh, this time I'm going to make Uchiha Izumi's heart drift away from the Uchiha Clan for good."