It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

Fireball Jutsu, Water Wave, Exploding Tags, and all sorts of ninjutsu and tools seem to be as different as steel and plastic in the face of such dense chakra. Its powerful defensive capabilities are like those of a tailed beast, blocking all attacks.

"What are they doing?" Danzo squinted at the rising smoke and dust, where a faint emerald light seemed to shimmer.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" Danzo exhaled a rapid stream of wind, blowing away the surrounding dust and revealing the Susanoo that had been protecting Shisui and Shiyuki.

Shisui covered his bleeding eyes, his breathing somewhat disordered.

"Susanoo is very energy-consuming, we should retreat quickly." Shisui himself had already had a lot of chakra depleted by Root, and now he didn't have much energy or chakra left to protect Shisui.

"Don't worry, Nii-san. As long as you don't want to die, no one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village can hurt you." Shiyuki extracted some chakra from the Nine-Tails' body and sent it into Shisui's body, which greatly alleviated his condition.

Stop water: !??

Feeling the pure chakra surging into his body, Shisui looked extremely surprised. This... didn't seem to be Shisui's chakra.

"Lord Danzo, that chakra...it's not right." A sensory ninja ran up to Danzo and said.

"I know that. Madara Uchiha used this technique before, but I didn't expect Shisui Uchiha could also use it," Danzo said with a somewhat gloomy expression.

"No, Lord Danzo, it's not this green chakra, but the golden chakra used by her sister, Shiyuki, seems rather strange, like... the Nine-Tails, that's right, the Nine-Tails' chakra!"

"What?"

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"Lord Hokage, we've searched the Root base but haven't found any trace of Elder Danzo. In addition, some villagers in Konoha did hear fighting sounds in their sleep, and we also found signs of a large-scale battle near the Uchiha clan's territory. Our cameras were destroyed earlier, and we are still following the clues along the way."

"Is that so..." Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand with a headache, dismissing the Anbu.

Konoha is in such a commotion even at night. Hopefully, Danzo isn't doing something stupid again. Konoha is in a period of transition and can't afford any more of this. Maybe in a few days they'll have to send a message to Jiraiya to come back and hunt down Orochimaru. It's been so long, and they haven't even given us a definite answer.

"Report! A Konoha ninja has sensed a large-scale chakra reaction at the back of the mountain, but the fluctuations seem strange, as if they're being interfered with by a barrier," an ANBU member said to Hiruzen Sarutobi as he entered the office.

"A large-scale chakra reaction? Take me there to see it, and also tell the Anbu on night watch to be on high alert for the Uchiha clan's movements..." Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was somewhat strange, hoping it wasn't what he thought—that Danzo had just given him power, and now he was causing trouble for the Uchiha clan again.

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Chapter 75, The Arrival of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Elder Danzo, perhaps we can have a proper talk. The Uchiha clan and Konoha can still coexist. You also want this vibrant village to become strong again, don't you?" After withstanding all the attacks, Shisui breathed a sigh of relief and spoke to Danzo after deactivating Susanoo.

If they were to truly break ties with Danzo now, it would likely do the Uchiha clan no good. At this moment, Shisui still held a sliver of hope for the clan's relationship with Konoha.

"Nii-san, instead of trying to make peace with him, you'd be better off using Kotoamatsukami." Hearing that Shisui seemed to still want to reconcile with Danzo, Shiyu couldn't help but speak up.

Given this old guy's temperament, if he were to agree, the sun would probably rise in the west tomorrow. He'd love for the Uchiha to stage a coup so he could collect the corpses and gouge out their eyes.

"Shisui, even with the Mangekyou Sharingan, you still can't see the darkness of Konoha. The Uchiha clan is already mired in a quagmire, unable to extricate themselves from being consumed by hatred and discontent. Even your Kotoamatsukami is just a drop in the ocean."

Danzo stepped forward and spoke to Shisui in a deep voice.

"Given the current predicament of the Uchiha clan, rather than letting you waste your Kotoamatsukami abilities, it would be better to hand them over to me to accomplish an even greater feat!" Danzo clenched his fist, looking into Shisui's eyes, a sense of urgency he had never felt before welling up in his heart.

This is the kind of power that, if one possesses it, the Hokage and even the entire ninja world will fall into his grasp...

call out!

Suddenly sensing danger, Danzo's pupils contracted, and he turned to the side, but the water gun still pierced through Danzo's shoulder, and blood slid down his arm and onto the ground.

The members of Root wanted to attack Shiyuki, who was attacking Danzo, but Danzo stopped them.

"Don't make a move yet. Given the current situation, we probably don't have enough people to take down these two... We need to wait for the rest of the Root members to arrive. Let's buy some time and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop," Danzo said to the other Root ninjas, enduring the sharp pain in his shoulder.

He refused to believe that the combined power of the entire Root clan couldn't handle these two Uchiha siblings.

“Shisui…” Shisui lowered Shisui’s hand, which was aimed at Danzo’s head, and shook his head at him.

The easing of tensions within the Uchiha clan requires the support of the Hokage, and Danzo, being an elder of Konoha, cannot be easily killed.

“Nisan, it’s no use trying to reason with him,” Zhixue sighed.

As expected, my brother is too kind. He thinks of the family and the village, but he has never seen through Danzo's true colors.

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"This should be the last one..." Itachi covered his aching and sore eyes and threw the last Root ninja of the Aburame clan on the ground.

Sometimes illusions are really useful; they can solve problems without too much bloodshed and violence, though they can be a bit hard on the eyes.

"One against seven? What are you doing?" Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just arrived, was shocked to see Itachi dealing with the Root members.

"Third, Third Hokage?" Itachi turned around and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi's shocked old face and the Anbu members working behind him. He hurriedly knelt down and threw his ninja sword on the ground.

Given the current situation, he was at a loss for words and was completely bewildered.

"Why would a ninja attack his own village when he's fighting seven against one?" Several ANBU members beside Hiruzen Sarutobi whispered among themselves.

"I don't know. Could Itachi be a spy sent by the Uchiha clan into the Anbu?"

Upon hearing this exchange, Itachi broke out in a cold sweat. In a way, what they said was quite true; it was just that he, as a spy, wasn't very competent.

"Alright, although we don't know what happened, attacking a fellow villager is a major taboo for the Anbu. Let's capture Itachi first and then continue our advance!" The Third Hokage said solemnly.

"Yes!"

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As Hiruzen Sarutobi and his Anbu continued their advance, a vortex formed behind them. Obito sat on a tree branch and wiped his katana.

"The darkness of Konoha is truly fascinating, far exceeding my expectations. I wonder if Uchiha Shisui can maintain his clear-headedness under these circumstances?"

Obito really wanted Shisui to turn evil, so that he would have another powerful pawn in the Eye of the Moon Plan. However, Shisui's sister, the one named Uchiha Shiyuki, gave Obito a very dangerous feeling.

It wasn't just her monstrous, hidden strength, but also the secrets hidden in her mind. He had tested her before, and she seemed to know everything, but deliberately kept quiet. If he couldn't control her, he had to eliminate her as soon as possible; otherwise, if she ended up on the opposite side of the Akatsuki, it would be a very troublesome and headache-inducing situation.

"I hope you'll know what's good for you." Obito narrowed his eyes and disappeared into the vortex again.

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Danzo's delaying tactics allowed him to wait for reinforcements from the remaining Root members, which surprised the old man Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"What are you doing?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, leading several ANBU members as they jumped into the area between Shisui and Danzo, where they were locked in a stalemate.

How did this place become like this? The grove of trees is almost gone, leaving only the uneven ground, the sticky swamp, and the lingering smell of gunpowder in the air, all of which undoubtedly prove that a major battle once took place here.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, he broke the current situation, splitting the group into smaller units. He took Danzo and Shisui back to the Hokage's office to talk to them privately and find out what had happened. The rest of the Root members were sent back by Hiruzen Sarutobi to do their own jobs.

Zhi Xue was still not taken seriously by Hiruzen Sarutobi, but this was exactly what Zhi Xue herself wanted. She was a lazy bum and didn't want to get involved in these troublesome things. All she wanted was for her brother to be alive, nothing more!

Half an hour later, Zhi Xue sat on a water tower outside the Hokage Building, her legs, clad in high boots, swaying leisurely as she looked dejectedly at the twinkling stars in the night sky.

"Even my birthday can't be peaceful, that damned Danzo... But my brother seems to be in a tough spot too, how should we resolve this..."

"What happened? You seem really down." Kakashi, who was still guarding the Hokage Building outside, happened to see Shisue looking depressed and jumped to her side to ask with concern.

Upon seeing the newcomer's distinctive silver hair, Zhixue seemed to remember something very important.

Does Kakashi still owe her a lot of money?

Chapter 76, Deception

The other ninjas, who were also part of the Anbu guard, watched Kakashi slip out and then quickly return. Seeing his listless appearance, they curiously asked Kakashi a question.

"Captain Kakashi, you don't look too well. How about we find someone else to work overtime? It's not like it's anything too strenuous."

"No need... I'm just worrying about what to eat tomorrow, don't worry about me." Kakashi said, trying to compose himself, but his heart still clenched when he touched the empty wallet in his pocket.

Why did he have to be so cheeky and eat two more?

Zhi Xue deposited 60 taels into the system's dedicated space, and her mood improved slightly.

"Sigh, only a little money can heal my wounded heart."

Although there are still 60 taels owed to Kakashi and 40 taels owed to Tianzang, it's not too late to come back for them after they've developed.

Zhi Xue took out a notebook from her pocket, crossed out Kakashi's 120 million taels and changed it to 60 taels. But speaking of which, the system task is completed, so why hasn't the reward been issued yet?

Ding! The system objective has not yet been achieved. The mission objective is to completely eliminate the suicidal thoughts in Zhishui's heart before the mission reward can be issued.

Hearing that Zhishui still wanted to commit suicide, Zhixue felt a pang in her heart.

Are you really so willing to leave my lovely little sister to live alone in this world?

While Zhixue was still contemplating whether to tie up her brother and carry him out of Konoha if she couldn't persuade him otherwise, Shisui had already walked out of the Hokage Building.

call out!

"Nisan, how did the talks go?" Zhixue jumped down and ran to Zhishui's side to ask.

Shisui shook his head regretfully, then gently tapped Shisui's forehead with his finger.

"Although the Hokage didn't say anything, it should be fine. The Third Hokage has always been a very kind Hokage, and Danzo's shameless behavior will definitely be criticized and punished."

Stop Snow: ...

"By the way, the Third Hokage might come to talk to you later, so let's stay here for now," Shisui said calmly, then she and Shiyuki found a wooden tub nearby where they could sit.

“Nisan, if you feel too much pressure, then don’t worry about these things anymore. If you have too much on your shoulders, it will drive you crazy.” A hint of worry appeared on Zhixue’s face.

The pressure she was referring to was naturally related to the Uchiha clan and Konoha. It was a difficult choice to make; helping the Uchiha launch a coup was impossible, and Shisui would never harm his comrades in Konoha.

However, it was impossible for Shisui to help Konoha suppress the Uchiha clan, as he himself bore the Uchiha surname.

But those caught in the middle, considering both their family and the village, find themselves in the most difficult position.

"It's alright, I can take responsibility. I am Shisui, and my family and village are both things I must protect. Peace always exists in everyone's heart. As long as we use time and policy to wear things down, there will always be a sunny day." Shisui patted Zhixue's head and said, but Zhixue saw a trace of confusion in his eyes.

"Hey, Nii-san, I have something very important to tell you..." Zhi Xue whispered mysteriously in Zhi Shui's ear.

"Ah... something important, could it be that Zhixue has discovered she's grown taller? Haha, as expected of the Nara family's remedy, it's working so quickly. I'll try to buy two more tomorrow."

Upon hearing about traditional Chinese medicine, Zhi Xue's face darkened.

"Don't bring out that dark, sticky stuff. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the Sharingan."

Zhi Xue secretly activated her Sage Mode perception. After discovering that there were no eyeliners or crystal balls around, she raised her hand and lifted Zhi Shui's cheek to look at her.

"Zhixue, what's wrong with you...?"

As Shisue and Shisui gazed at each other, the three slowly rotating magatama gradually linked together, mixing and solidifying like ink to form a new pattern—a clover representing good fortune.

"This is the Mangekyou Sharingan!?" Shisui's pupils contracted, and he was greatly surprised.

This is the ultimate power that can only be obtained after losing something important, but Zhi Xue doesn't seem to have suffered any major setbacks recently. Could it be that Zhi Xue is actually secretly worried about the future of the Uchiha clan?