Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely dumbfounded.
"Damn it!"
The countermeasure he had barely managed to come up with had been directly ruined by Kakashi just like that.
The look he shot at Kakashi was filled with a subtle irritation.
However, at the same time!
He couldn't even find fault with him afterwards. After all, he was the so-called "Strongest Hokage," so was there anything wrong with what Kakashi had done?
Nothing!
Especially in Konoha today, Kakashi was not only among the very strongest, but more importantly, he was the leader of the new generation. Kakashi's influence among these Ninja was incredibly strong...
Plus.
Of course, there was that group of older generation Ninja who had received favors from Sakumo Hatake but dared not show it because the Konoha Higher-ups were in power.
So.
If Kakashi were to truly raise his voice in call, while he couldn't eliminate the Konoha Higher-ups faction, he could certainly cause them enormous trouble.
Especially with the Uchiha acting like this; if these two groups were to join forces, it would be over.
Sigh!
Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.
He looked deeply at Shisui and finally, as a matter of course, spoke: "Shisui, don't be agitated!"
"Moving the Uchiha Clan Compound back then was truly a last resort..."
However, it was a pity.
Shisui didn't even wait for him to finish before interrupting: "I don't want to hear about the reasons, nor do I want to distinguish between right and wrong. My demand is only the one right before us."
"The Uchiha must possess the ability to threaten the Village, or more accurately, threaten the Konoha Higher-ups. I will never give you any chance to wipe out the Uchiha without suffering any losses yourself."
"Otherwise, let's go to war!"
Shisui spoke very directly; he simply did not trust the Higher-ups.
Either let the Uchiha hold the lifeline of the Konoha Higher-ups, or everyone would suffer a mutual defeat tonight!
The other Ninja Clans couldn't listen anymore.
After all, they were unwilling to go to war with the Uchiha. Otherwise, the destruction of the entire Konoha would follow, and the other Four Great Shinobi Villages would absolutely not pass up this opportunity.
Anyway, the Uchiha weren't targeting them...
In principle, they didn't want to get involved in the infighting between the Higher-ups and the Uchiha, but now that it threatened their survival, they began to speak up and persuade the Konoha Higher-ups.
"Hokage-sama, take a step back!"
"Do you want to see civil unrest in Konoha and have the Village completely destroyed by Other Ninja Villages?"
"The Uchiha's request is not excessive; that place was originally their clan compound!"
"There is no evidence for the Nine-Tails Attack Night!"
"The Uchiha have bloodlines outside the Village too; perhaps they coincidentally awakened the Mangekyo."
"..."
The various clan heads spoke up one after another to advise him.
On one hand.
Just as mentioned before, the Uchiha wouldn't target them.
But more importantly, everyone actually had grievances against the Konoha Higher-ups!
Their investment in Minato Namikaze had gone down the drain, the pension funds for the Third Great Ninja War were delayed again and again, and Root was snatching up the geniuses of their clans...
They usually couldn't find a good opportunity, and they were wary of the ruthlessness of the Konoha Higher-ups.
Now that they finally had the Uchiha as an excuse, and everyone was speaking up together, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't possibly offend everyone at once, right?
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly.
However, sigh!
In the end, he let out a helpless sigh: "Fine, I agree!"
"The Uchiha can move back to their original clan compound. I will have that area cleared out by tomorrow morning."
"Can you let the team with Uchiha Itachi return now?"
There was no choice.
There was really no choice!
He was not Danzo; he had to consider many things.
The attitude of the other Ninja Clans, and how to deal with Other Ninja Villages after fighting a civil war...
Since Itachi's surprise attack had failed, he could only reluctantly maintain the status quo for now.
But Danzo couldn't stand it: "Hiruzen, you..."
"Shut up, I am the Hokage!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said ruthlessly.
Danzo was extremely frustrated: "Hiruzen, you will regret this!"
After saying that.
He immediately took his Root members, glared fiercely at the Uchiha, and then turned and left in a huff.
And, regarding this.
Shisui did not stop him!
Although he knew that if he spoke up, he could probably force that old thing Danzo to hand over his own eyes in this world.
However, his determination was still not quite enough!
He only wanted to complete the mission that Uchiha Jin had given him first. After all, the Hokage-sama had already given him a promise: as long as he could change the Night of the Massacre for the Uchiha here, Uchiha Jin would send others over when the time came.
So, forget it!
It was better to wait until reinforcements arrived before going to kill that guy Danzo.
"Impossible!"
"Unless the Uchiha move into the new clan compound, that team with Itachi will not return."
After watching Danzo leave quietly, Shisui spoke to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
And, regarding this.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, although very unhappy, could only turn and choose to leave. In his heart, he was even rejoicing that Shisui hadn't demanded his own original eyes.
However, he only saw the benefits, but failed to see that the eyes of countless Ninja Clans and Ninja looking at him had changed!
After all, Shisui had explicitly stated that Danzo had gouged out his eyes, and that it was Danzo who had caused Shisui's death in the first place...
Yet, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as Hokage, had no intention of dealing with Danzo at all, and didn't even take the initiative to have Danzo hand over the eyes. This behavior of his was overdrawing the little remaining credibility of the Konoha Higher-ups!
Subsequently.
Countless clan heads exchanged glances, their eyes becoming increasingly profound, and in the end, they left the Uchiha Clan Compound.
"We won..."
"Shisui, you're too amazing!"
"Long live the Clan Head!"
Following the retreat of the Konoha Higher-ups, the Uchiha crowd was plunged into an ocean of joy.
And, regarding this.
Shisui immediately issued an order: "We must be cautious tonight and guard against Danzo's Root. We will talk about moving back to the original clan compound tomorrow."
Everyone, of course, obeyed the order!
Immediately after.
The entire Uchiha Clan Compound began to completely shrink its defensive perimeter.
They did not let the Uchiha Civilians, the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled in the basement go home. Instead, a large number of Ninja began to set up defenses and patrol around the Naka Shrine...
Although tonight would certainly be a bit tough to endure.
But, at the very least.
Everyone was still alive, weren't they?
Just endure it!
It was only for one night anyway.
One hour later.
Just as Shisui had everything settled and was preparing to find a place to rest, he suddenly opened his Mangekyo and looked in a direction to the west.
Someone!
However, there was no killing intent!
It was precisely for this reason that Shisui did not draw his Tachi, but instead spoke in a very cold tone.
"Who is it? Come out!"
Following his words, Kakashi stepped out from the shadows.
He walked quietly to Shisui's side: "Shisui!"
"Kakashi?" Shisui was stunned.
Yes.
Kakashi and Shisui were Ninja of the same generation, so naturally, they only needed to address each other by name; there was no need to be humble with each other.
Only Uchiha Itachi would call Kakashi senior.
Immediately after.
Just as Kakashi was about to speak, he suddenly saw that the void beside Shisui suddenly began to distort.