About half an hour later, Shisui opened his eyes.
"It's quite lively today." He revealed a smile and looked at Itachi at the door.
"Itachi, long time no see."
Ever since he became clan head, he hadn't seen Itachi again. He didn't know if Itachi was avoiding him or if he was busy with work.
"Shisui." Itachi glanced at the four Anbu hiding around and walked in without changing his expression.
He arrived in front of Shisui, sat down on his knees, and straightened his back.
"What do you want me to do?" Itachi's words confused Shisui.
"Why do you say that?" He had never asked Itachi to do anything.
Itachi spoke his thoughts directly, "Shisui, you had Hiromi instigate Sasuke to bring that child with the sensitive identity over, wasn't it just to force me to take a side?"
Shisui was stunned.
He looked at Itachi, who was staring straight into his eyes, and said something completely irrelevant, "Are you expecting me to control you?"
Itachi's pupils shrank, and he lowered his head slightly.
For a moment, the atmosphere was quiet.
After more than ten seconds, Shisui sighed in a murmur, "So it was Hiromi who instigated Sasuke..."
He couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart, and his smile was radiant. "This kid is going to stand up for me again."
"What do you mean?!" Itachi was shocked.
The one who instigated Sasuke wasn't Shisui, but Hiromi?
How could that be!
His eyes were crippled, what could he possibly do in this situation?
"Itachi, you are my best friend. Don't run away. Regardless of right or wrong, believe firmly in your own path." Shisui said.
Itachi opened his mouth, staring blankly at Shisui, who was smiling at him.
"Shisui... I... I..."
Itachi knew what he wanted to do but the result of doing so would be... he would kill Shisui.
He, Itachi, was not just Shisui's best friend. Shisui was also his, Itachi's, best friend.
Killing a best friend...
How could he possibly do it!
Shisui seemed to see through everything and smiled. "I won't just surrender without a fight."
He had people he had to protect, he couldn't act like Fugaku and just surrender. At the same time, he could not abandon his clan members.
The clan members could not see clearly and wanted to launch a Coup d'état, but it was not the Uchiha clan that was wrong, it was the High Command of Konoha who did not trust the Uchiha clan.
Although his resistance would lead to the destruction of Konoha, the clan members could not be used as sacrifices. Absolutely not!
He was the leader of the Uchiha clan. He had to protect not only his younger brother but also the Uchiha clan.
Itachi looked at Shisui's smile. This smile was very sorrowful. Knowing there was a tiger in the mountains, he could only walk towards the tiger's mountain.
He could not bear to look at this smile that was like going to one's death.
Just two glances were enough to make him unable to stay any longer. He hurriedly got up and left.
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Uchiha Clan Compound.
The clan members looked at the prepared Shuriken, Explosive Tags, and other items, their hearts pounding, very nervous. But they were also very impassioned.
It was as if a flood that had been blocked for ten years finally saw the hope of breaking through the high wall in front, full of excitement. The Sharingan in their eyes flickered with blood-red light, bloodlust and hatred intertwined, craving the taste of blood.
"Soon, it's almost time..."
—
Late at night, Naruto's home.
Six-year-old little Naruto curled up in the corner. He didn't know what had happened.
Why didn't that person who closed his eyes come to see him anymore?
Why didn't Grandpa Hokage come to play with him anymore?
Why didn't Sasuke talk to him anymore?
He didn't know anything.
The whole world was left with only him.
"Loneliness." He couldn't write that word, but he understood their meaning better than adults.
"Grandpa Hokage, that person, Sasuke..."
He felt extremely cold.
Suddenly, the window was abruptly opened. A pitch-black figure broke in, silent, and its indifferent gaze met Naruto's.
"You..." Naruto stood up in a panic, instinctively wanting to run away.
But just as he turned around, the next second, his neck hurt. The scene before his eyes quickly turned black, and the ground approached rapidly.
—
Hokage Building.
Third Hokage Hiruzen, Hokage Assistant Danzo, Hokage Advisor Homura, and Hokage Advisor Koharu, the four people with the highest status in Konoha, gathered together, all looking down at Itachi, who was wearing Anbu attire and kneeling on one knee.
Itachi said, "The Uchiha clan has decided to launch a revolution in Konoha."
"What?" Homura and Koharu were shocked.
In the past, although the Uchiha clan had such behaviors, they were actually just provoked and it could not be considered a real Coup d'état. But now that Itachi had reported it, it was different.
"You have already obtained the evidence, right?" Danzo asked.
Facing Danzo's inquiry, Itachi lowered his head and said, "Yes."
"Hiruzen." Danzo looked at Hiruzen.
Hiruzen shook his head. "Shisui will not let this happen. There is still a chance, I will stop the Uchiha clan's Coup d'état."
But just as Hiruzen finished speaking, an Anbu suddenly appeared in the room, his movements full of urgency.
Seeing his appearance, Hiruzen's expression became solemn.
Before he could speak, the Anbu immediately said, "Hokage-sama, Naruto is missing."
"What?!"
Hiruzen, Homura, and Koharu slammed the table with a "bang" in shock, standing up abruptly, the atmosphere tense.
Danzo was still sitting calmly, very composed. "The Uchiha clan has long harbored ill intentions towards Nine-Tails, this current behavior is not unexpected."
As he spoke, he glanced at Hiruzen, his calm gaze hiding a sneer and anticipation.
Homura and Koharu, who had always been fence-sitters, could no longer remain calm.
"Hiruzen! You must deal with the Uchiha clan!"
"The Uchiha clan cannot be left alive! They are determined to launch a Coup d'état!"
Danzo said, "This is the best and last chance. Once the Uchiha clan controls Nine-Tails..."
Homura and Koharu both involuntarily thought of the Nine-Tails incident six years ago, and their hearts were in a panic, their steps unsteady, feeling dizzy.
If there was another Nine-Tails incident...
Hiruzen's expression tightened, gritting his teeth to make a decision, filled with sharpness, and he waved his hand.
"Assemble all the ninjas in the village!"
"Yes!"
The Anbu immediately took action.
Today is the day of the Uchiha clan extermination!
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