Danzo was rattled.
If this footage exposed him, the accusations would bury him.
Forget becoming Hokage—he might not even keep his current seat warm.
[Tobirama Senju]: Hmph. I'm curious—why would a child like Shisui choose death? Someone in Konoha is moving in the shadows.
[Hiruzen Sarutobi]: …Sensei.
[Mei Terumī]: My guess? Danzo.
[A (Fourth Raikage)]: +1. Old man Danzo stinks of it.
[Boruto Uzumaki]: Seriously? Why would Konoha's leadership do that?
[Sarada Uchiha]: I don't even want to imagine…
[Naruto (adult)]: The Uchiha incident was classified… I didn't expect it to be aired like this.
[Sasuke (adult)]: Classified or not, this isn't the moment to argue about that.
(Editor's note: The next sequence adapts the Ultimate Ninja Storm storyline—these scenes weren't in the TV anime. I've compiled them cleanly so you can follow along.)
Sunlight dappled a quiet grove.
Shisui and Itachi stood facing one another, index and middle fingers raised.
Space wavered. Wind skated through the leaves; a cloud of white doves burst upward.
Feathers fell like slow snow.
They opened their eyes together—Sharingan—and closed the distance.
Shisui was older, stronger; Itachi yielded ground.
In the realm of genjutsu, big brother Shisui still wore the crown.
Across the villages, pupils tightened in unison.
[Kakashi Hatake]: No way… someone with finer genjutsu than Itachi?
[Kurenai Yūhi]: You're kidding—Shisui's genjutsu surpasses even Itachi's?
[Deidara]: Tch—so he's that strong? Stronger illusions than Itachi's—un!
[Kisame Hoshigaki]: Itachi-san, thoughts?
[Itachi Uchiha]: My genjutsu… I learned them from Shisui-kun.
[Sasuke Uchiha]: Hnh. Nothing special. I could do that… if I felt like it.
[Boruto]: …
(Boruto stared at the sky-screen. He was starting to suspect Master Sasuke's "if I feel like it" translated to "not this week.")
Wasabi Izuno exhaled in the academy crowd. "As expected of the Seventh's era of legends."
Denki nodded. "Compared to them, we really did have it easy."
Shisui's gaze softened as he faced Itachi.
They clasped hands in a sign of reconciliation, then walked the Uchiha compound's back ridge, speaking plainly.
The clan was preparing a coup.
Shisui intended to use Kotoamatsukami on Fugaku—to quietly stop the revolt.
Silence rippled through the onlookers.
It was… breathtakingly risky.
If it failed—
[Ōnoki]: Pardon the old man—what's the principle behind Kotoamatsukami?
[A]: Pfft. Another flashy eye trick. Looks big, hits soft.
[Shisui]: Keep watching. You'll understand.
In the Hokage's office, Shisui reported the clan's status.
Conflict seemed unavoidable. Hiruzen's face shuttered—any clash would bleed both sides.
"Wait," Shisui cut in. "There's another path. I want to try it."
"Another path?" Hiruzen frowned.
Danzo's eyes were cold. "Pointless. We've moved beyond words."
He wanted the Uchiha erased. For the village, he told himself. For the village.
The audience's mood chilled toward him like a winter draft.
"What path?" Hiruzen pressed.
"My Mangekyō Sharingan," Shisui answered, laying his card on the table.
Hiruzen's pupils shrank.
Danzo's breathing hitched; he stared at Shisui as if he'd spotted a treasure vault.
"You understand the cost?" Hiruzen said quietly. "You'll carry the sin of casting genjutsu on your own clan head."
Shisui shook his head. He had already accepted the weight.
He began to explain Kotoamatsukami—the genjutsu that slips into a mind and reframes will without the target ever sensing a foreign hand.
With every word, Danzo's expression grew… brighter.
[Tobirama]: I can already guess the rest…
[Hashirama]: Danzo, why? The Uchiha are part of Konoha!
[Danzo]: Lord First, you don't see it. Under Hiruzen's indecision, Konoha declines.
[Tobirama]: I ought to slap you.
Tobirama's jaw clenched. This was not the student he'd meant to raise.
[Kakashi]: My father's death… was Danzo involved as well?
[Sakumo Hatake]: …Kakashi.
[Pain]: As ever, great nations prove themselves hypocrites.
Nagato's eyes cooled to iron. Konoha shinobi had killed his parents.
In the shadows, Obito's fingers curled under his mask.
Konoha's "elders" had taken Rin from him.
Back at the academy, a few students snickered, mean and small.
"Uchiha—always bragging."
"Right? The village won't even let us read their history. End of the day, they were wiped out."
Sarada's fist tightened. She would not let anyone spit on her clan.
Chōchō slid in front of her. "Not worth it, girl. The Uchiha were powerhouses."
"…But," Sarada whispered, "every time I try to learn more—records are sealed."
Her curiosity burned hotter. Why had the Uchiha truly fallen?
High in the trees, Shisui watched the village skyline. He would stop the coup.
He took a breath—
Kunai hissed from the brush.
Shisui blurred aside and lit on another branch, kunai in hand.
Root operatives burst from the undergrowth—
and one prodigy stopped them alone.
He vanished into motion, angling toward a patch of pale light between the leaves—
only to find himself surrounded by more Root, a ring tightening like a snare.
Who's the hand behind this? Shisui's thoughts flashed like lightning.
"Fast," someone observed. "As expected of Shisui of the Body Flicker."
Danzo stepped from the grass, gaze fixed on him.
"Danzo…"
"Stand down," Danzo told the others. They melted back.
Wind pressed the branches into a hush.
"What do you want? Why are you in my way?" Shisui asked, more puzzled than angry.
"A genjutsu that infiltrates a mind and creates a reality indistinguishable from truth…
Kotoamatsukami—and you'd spend such a priceless gift to stop a mere coup?" Danzo's tone was almost pitying.
"Seems the Uchiha heir doesn't know the proper use of the Sharingan."
A collective chill moved through the watchers.
[Mei Terumī]: So in short—you want his Kotoamatsukami.
[Ōnoki]: He'll use it on Hiruzen to make himself Hokage.
[A]: Konoha's melon keeps getting juicier… their "elders" are this shameless?
[Sasuke]: Itachi… what are you hiding from me?
[Itachi]: …
Danzo's bandaged arm twitched—just once—
and the cicadas went silent.
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