Danzō Shimura suddenly voiced his opposition—firm and uncompromising.
Both Sarutobi Hiruzen and the two elder advisors were taken aback.
"What are you trying to say, Danzō?" Hiruzen asked.
Danzō replied coldly,
"Using Kotoamatsukami against the Uchiha clan…
Is that truly your solution, Hiruzen?"
"And why not?" Hiruzen retorted.
"I cannot trust the Uchiha."
Hiruzen frowned.
"So by altering their will with Kotoamatsukami and stopping their rebellion, isn't that the righteous path?"
Danzō's voice dropped.
"You're overlooking one crucial point."
His hawk-like eyes locked onto Uchiha Shisui.
"The man standing before us…
is also an Uchiha."
Shisui's heart skipped.
"Lord Danzō… do you still not trust me?"
"I trust no Uchiha," Danzō said flatly. "Including you."
"How can I be sure that everything you say is true?"
"How do I know you've truly controlled the entire Uchiha clan?"
"And how do I know you won't secretly lift the genjutsu later—
letting them gather strength and rebel again?"
Shisui's face drained of color.
"I… I would never do such a thing!"
"Empty words," Danzō snapped.
Shisui turned to Hiruzen in desperation.
"Hokage-sama… don't you trust me either?!"
Hiruzen had trusted him.
But Danzō's words planted doubt.
What if… just what if?
Kotoamatsukami was too terrifying.
There would be no way to tell truth from deception.
If the Uchiha weren't controlled—
but he himself had been manipulated—
That would be the most horrifying outcome imaginable.
Cold sweat trickled down Hiruzen's back.
"Shisui," he said slowly,
"I trust you. No one understands your Will of Fire better than I do."
"But…"
"Danzō's concerns aren't entirely unreasonable."
"This concerns the survival of the village itself."
Shisui felt his heart turn cold.
"What must I do… to prove my loyalty?"
Before Hiruzen could answer, Danzō interrupted.
"Simple."
"Hand over your Mangekyō Sharingan—
to me."
Shisui was struck dumb.
Even Hiruzen was shocked—
but then realization dawned.
Giving it to Danzō was impossible.
That power could never be entrusted to him.
"Enough, Danzō!" Hiruzen barked.
"You know that will never happen!"
Danzō lowered his head, eyes dark and venomous, silently plotting.
Hiruzen turned back to Shisui.
"Even Kotoamatsukami has limitations, doesn't it?"
"No jutsu is invincible."
Shisui nodded.
"It can activate without awareness, even against multiple targets," he explained.
"But although it's said to permanently alter will…
if discovered, it can be undone."
"And once used," he continued,
"it requires a cooldown of several years—possibly over a decade."
Danzō sneered.
"A jutsu that can fail—and locks itself afterward."
"Do you really want to gamble the village on this?"
Hiruzen hesitated.
The elders exchanged glances.
"Kotoamatsukami isn't flawless," Koharu admitted.
"But if it can prevent rebellion, letting Shisui attempt it isn't unreasonable."
Homura nodded.
"And we can combine this with the Cloud Village incident."
"If Shisui controls the Uchiha clan, we can hand over Uchiha Qianyu to the Cloud as the culprit."
Hiruzen shook his head.
"The Raikage won't be satisfied so easily."
Koharu spoke again.
"What if Qianyu's Sharingan is also handed over?"
"Destroyed, of course."
Hiruzen's eyes widened.
"Like the Hyūga incident…
sacrifice Qianyu as an offering."
Homura sighed.
"It's the only way."
Then Homura turned to Shisui.
"But can you do it?"
"Qianyu also possesses the Mangekyō."
Shisui answered firmly,
"His Mangekyō is newly awakened.
It cannot withstand Kotoamatsukami."
"I'm confident."
Koharu asked quietly,
"You originally wanted to control Qianyu, didn't you?"
Shisui sighed.
"He's a genius… perhaps even greater than me or Itachi."
"If possible, I didn't want to kill him."
"But his will…"
"…is too extreme."
Hiruzen made his decision.
"Then it's settled."
"Uchiha Qianyu must die."
"His body—and eyes—will be handed to the Cloud Village."
"The rest… is entrusted to Kotoamatsukami."
Shisui inhaled deeply.
"…Understood, Hokage-sama."
"The Uchiha clan will finally achieve peace."
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