"If you continue to do nothing and let things slide, eventually that person will take away the identity you are so proud of!"

"The entire Hidden Leaf Village will become fertile ground for the Uchiha clan, a place ruled by a single voice!!"

"The Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ara".

"That's quite an ironic title."

"I really want to see if you'll still be able to say things like 'I am the true Hokage' then!"

As the text progresses, Shimura Danzo's appearance and voice become increasingly ferocious and oppressive.

Chapter 324 I've spoiled you too much, but I never imagined you'd be so useless!

Mission failed.

[Reason: The actual situation of the hunting target differs significantly from the information provided by the client.]

[Uchiha Ara doesn't possess the three-tomoe Sharingan, but rather the Mangekyou Sharingan!]

[It is inferred that its special ability is: the ability to alter the future.]

[The client shall bear all consequences arising from the failure of the mission due to a significant discrepancy between the information provided and the actual facts.]

【above. 】

This is the feedback from the Akatsuki organization.

Of course, with Danzo Shimura's covert operations and the underground bounty agency's handling of the money, the organization naturally had no idea who was behind this mission.

However, whether the executor of the commission and the hunted target who escaped the trap can guess the mastermind behind the commission based on some clues and existing networks of relationships is another matter.

The failure of this hunting expedition was precisely why Shimura Danzo came to question him so aggressively with two advisors.

With the Mangekyou Sharingan awakened, Uchiha Ara has completely escaped their control!

With his current strength and status within the clan, it's no exaggeration to say that he could easily reignite the rebellion that fizzled out four years ago!

When the Hokage position changes hands, it will not be a casual joke, but a foreseeable future!

After all, the Konoha of today is no longer the Konoha of the past.

The three ninjas who were originally meant to deter the village from the enemy have either defected or left.

Asuma Sarutobi, a pillar of the nation, was suppressed and defeated early on; the so-called Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake, owed half of his fame to the eyes of that clan.

The younger generation is even less of a concern. Not to mention in Konoha, even among the five great ninja villages, there isn't a single peer who can reliably suppress him.

And they themselves are getting old, one foot in the grave, how much longer can they hold on?

Time is no longer on their side.

But that person's future has only just begun!

Most importantly, apart from Sasuke Uchiha, who is far from qualified and has not yet grown up, the Uchiha clan currently has no other pawns to utilize.

It's simply impossible to replicate the operation from four years ago!

Although it's hard to admit, the fact is that that clan is now completely loyal to Uchiha Ara!

It's impossible to find another pawn like Itachi Uchiha!

"If Uchiha Ara, or the Uchiha clan could produce someone who transcends the boundaries between ninja clans and villages, wholeheartedly considers the future of Konoha, and possesses talent, strength, prestige, and merit."

“Then, I am very willing to pass the Hokage position to him.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart was indeed stirred for a moment by Danzo's questioning and mockery.

But soon, this emotion was suppressed, and not a trace of it could be revealed in his voice or his expression.

He remained the same dignified and righteous old man who always put the village first.

"Enough, Hiruzen!"

"Is it still necessary for you to keep hiding this from us?"

"At this age, is there anything we still don't understand?"

Faced with the sanctimonious appearance of the white-haired old man in his field of vision, Shimura Danzo once again angrily rebuked him.

"If you really cared, why did you choose to give up on Uchiha Shisui in the first place?"

It laid the past out on the table.

If it weren't for this hypocritical old man's message, how could I have possibly laid an ambush on the powerful Uchiha clan within Konoha?

How could they possibly steal that evil eye?

everything,

All of this,

It was all because of this old guy's instigation; I was just the usual knife-wielder.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi lowered his eyelids slightly, and a trace of pity and remembrance welled up on his face.

After a brief silence, he slowly spoke:

"Shisui has always been a good child."

"The remarkable military achievements made on the eastern border are also worthy of praise."

"But when he fought against his clan and the root for his own people, it was destined that I could not abdicate this position. That child did not have the awareness to completely cross the boundaries between the family and the village."

"Moreover, those Mangekyou Sharingan eyes, which can alter the will of others, could easily cause him to fall into a vortex of power and become a true dictator."

"For this reason, I cannot gamble for the future of Konoha."

At this point, the white-haired old man sitting behind his desk slowly opened his eyes and looked directly at his exasperated old friend in his field of vision.

Are you satisfied with this answer?

Throughout the entire process, the Third Hokage's voice remained calm.

Like Jiang Ziya, who sat calmly on his fishing platform, unmoved by any winds from east, west, north, or south.

In comparison, Danzo's riot and his questioning were like those of a comical clown, displaying his fear and incompetence.

"Alright, now is not the time to argue."

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense and solemn, a slightly hoarse voice suddenly broke in.

Looking towards the sound, one could see the only woman sitting in the conference room: Koharu Tsurugi.

After stopping the one-eyed old man from continuing his questioning, she looked solemnly at the shadows of the village and slowly began to speak:

“Hiruzen, Danzo is right about one thing: we’re all halfway to the grave, there’s no need to hide it anymore.”

"Even if there are any misunderstandings or grievances between the two of you, you should put them aside for now. The most important thing now is: how to deal with the soon-to-be-returned Uchiha Ara, and how to get rid of those evil eyes."

"Foreknowledge,"

"Such abilities are somewhat beyond reality!"

In the end, there was a trace of lingering fear in Koharu's voice.

Because three years ago, she had looked directly into those scarlet demonic eyes, and the intimidation and fear she felt that day still remained deep within her heart.

When she heard that the little guy was hiding such a terrifying trump card as the Mangekyou Sharingan, her heart almost stopped beating!

Only those who live longer, and who are closer to the people of the Warring States period, can truly understand the terrifying and evil power that it represented!

"Ah,"

"We really have to thank our Third Hokage for his mercy and leniency in making things turn out this way."

"If you had listened to me and eliminated it immediately, or handed it over to the root authorities to handle, would we still be in this passive situation?"

Danzo Shimura ultimately failed to completely suppress his resentment, his sarcastic tone filled with dissatisfaction.

only.........

"Six years ago, the year Uchiha Shisui died, his clansman Uchiha Ara received a B-rank mission to deliver a letter from Konoha to Kirigakure, the village in the heart of the Land of Water, to negotiate peace."

"The mission issuing agency has truly failed in its duties."

"They actually sent an eight-year-old child to deliver a peace proposal to a warring enemy. Was it during the Warring States period or the Ninja Wars, and there was no one else in the village who could be used?"

Upon hearing his old friend's unexpected words and abrupt change of topic, Shimura Danzo's expression changed, and even the indignation in his heart was greatly reduced.

because,

because!

"That time, thanks to the timely support of the Uchiha clan, the younger generation who went to deliver the letter to the enemy's heartland was able to return alive with a trace of life."

"But the only visible cost was that the little guy was in a coma in the hospital for a week."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the two advisors present began to change.

How could Konoha's mission issuing office make such a basic mistake as sending an eight-year-old boy to the war zone to deliver invitations and letters?

And this should absolutely not be a mere B-level mission, but rather an A-level, or even an S-level mission!

Because it involves Blood Mist Village, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages!

But the white-haired old man's explanation did not end there.

"Five years ago, the year after Uchiha Shisui died, Uchiha Arakawa was dispatched to the northern border to carry out a mission."

"However, it was just a routine shift duty, but it was extremely unusual that they were surrounded and attacked by four hundred Iwagakure ninja."

"Of course, with the perfect teamwork of the four-person squad and the prerequisite that the elite Iwagakure ninjas had not appeared, they successfully broke through the encirclement."

"After returning to the village, although Shirakumo Hayama, as the captain, didn't say much, it was from that day on that he and the squad he led began to distance themselves from Konoha."

"These changes, let alone the fact that the roots haven't given you any feedback."

Whenever Hiruzen Sarutobi thinks of his former friend, who once burned with a fiery will and was highly respected among the Konoha ninjas, now becoming distant, he can't help but feel heartbroken and regretful.

But now that things have come to this, he can only hope that time will heal all wounds, and he can only secretly rejoice that the other party, like Uchiha Shisui in the past, did not make a big fuss.

Upon hearing this, Danzo Shimura's expression completely changed.

He wasn't stupid, nor was he some kind of fool who couldn't read between the lines or assess the situation.

Based on these two points alone, he already understood what the old man sitting in his field of vision wanted to express.

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