Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

"This is the Uchiha-style shuriken, which is in a class of its own in Konoha."

"Although you are not an Uchiha, being adopted by Uncle Haneda makes you half one."

"How about that? Pretty impressive, right?"

Sasuke tilted his head, seemingly indifferent to Naruto.

In fact, he was always keeping an eye on Naruto out of the corner of his eye.

Upon hearing Naruto's praise, a smile instantly appeared on his lips.

"Naruto, why don't you give it a try? With my guidance, you'll definitely be fine too."

Sasuke handed the shuriken to Naruto, giving him an encouraging look that signaled him to give it a try.

Naruto had never received any ninja training, and he hesitated for a moment.

But seeing Sasuke's gaze, he gritted his teeth and took the shuriken.

Naruto imitated Sasuke's shuriken-throwing motion and earnestly threw it towards the bullseye.

Unsurprisingly, the shuriken went astray, spinning into a boomerang that flew towards Sasuke.

"Oh no!"

"Naruto, you absolute idiot!!!"

Sasuke frantically dodged, but a figure blocked his way and caught the shuriken instantly.

"Nissan."

"You can't just play around with shuriken, Sasuke."

As Itachi spoke, he glanced casually at the spot where Haneda was hiding.

A whistle followed, a secret signal among ninjas.

"Brother, can you teach me and Naruto how to use shuriken?" Sasuke asked expectantly.

Itachi gently tapped Sasuke's forehead:

"Forgive me, Sasuke, maybe next time."

After saying that, Itachi went into the house, leaving Sasuke stomping his feet in the middle of the room.

"How about you teach me? What's the matter?" Naruto said cheerfully.

Sasuke's slightly angry face instantly turned smug.

He crossed his arms and turned his head away, saying:

"You're such a complete idiot, I'll have to teach you for ages."

"Oh, no, please teach me, okay?"

"Here you go, idiot." Sasuke handed one of his shuriken to Naruto, then aimed it at the bullseye. "Watch closely."

…………

Inside the room, Haneda sat on the sofa, while Itachi sat awkwardly opposite him.

Haneda asked with a smile:

"Three years apart, and you've already become estranged? One against seven?"

"No, Uncle Haneda, I..."

Haneda waved his hand, interrupting Itachi's explanation.

He took out a mirror and said:

“A few years ago you called me brother, now you call me uncle. Sigh, I’m only seventeen, but you make me sound so old.”

Haneda noticed that Itachi's face had relaxed considerably, so he brought up another matter:

"Are you trying to stop the flood, or rather, are you worried about the situation between Konoha and the Uchiha clan?"

"Now that things have come to this, the situation is clear."

"Kakashi helped me contact the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and I got the Hyuga sorted out this afternoon. The Third Hokage also compromised on the Hokage issue."

"You don't have to live such a tiring life."

Itachi could sense Haneda's sincerity. He hesitated for a moment, then revealed Shisui's thoughts:

"Actually... I'm worried about Shisui-nii. He's afraid that once you take over, Uncle Haneda, he'll immediately kill Danzo."

"Danzo was a friend of Shisui's grandfather. Shisui joined Root when he graduated and was taken care of by Danzo."

Hearing that Shisui was still concerned about Danzo's safety, Haneda sneered inwardly.

The inherently evil Danzo wished nothing more than to exterminate the Uchiha clan and have all the Sharingan eyes put into the Root's laboratory for research.

Even Shisui's eyes were stolen by Danzo.

Perhaps Danzo even killed the person behind the scenes.

Haneda didn't believe that Danzo's use of the Izanagi Sharingan was a gift from Kagami.

Not every Uchiha is as selfless as Obito in their friendship.

"I understand. Go back and tell Shisui that if Danzo is willing to hand over Root, I am willing to spare his life."

Haneda poured himself and Itachi a glass of water, took a sip, and asked,

"Has Shisui resigned from his position in the Anbu now?"

"I went to the Hokage to resign this morning, and the Hokage didn't stop me."

"Is he being monitored by Brother Fugaku now?"

"Yes."

Haneda smiled and silently calculated the time.

Orochimaru will probably send over all the detailed evidence about how Danzo transplanted Kagami's Sharingan tonight or tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow is also the day the Third Hokage resigns, so Danzo doesn't have much time left.

He would become extremely anxious if he couldn't see Shisui, and would do everything in his power to send Root ninjas to infiltrate the Uchiha clan's territory in an attempt to lure Shisui out.

Haneda has already formulated a comprehensive plan.

He smiled at the weasel:

"Tonight, Brother Fugaku and the Hyuga clan leader will request the Third Hokage to convene a Jonin meeting."

"This matter is of great significance to the Uchiha clan and to me. The Uchiha clan compound will be heavily guarded tonight."

"When you go to Shishui, don't stay too long. Go home early so you don't get caught by the police. It won't look good for Brother Fugaku."

"You don't need to worry, the defenses in the tribe's territory will be lifted tomorrow night."

"Okay." Itachi nodded.

He had a feeling that the Uchiha clan would be very wary tonight, which was strange.

Uncle Haneda seemed to be intentionally leaking information to me.

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Chapter 233 The Hidden Currents in Konoha

The Death Forest at night, the root base buried underground.

Danzo paced back and forth in the empty base, anxiously awaiting news.

He had learned through a spy hidden within the Ino-Shika-Cho trio that Haneda planned to hold a Jonin meeting tomorrow morning to force Hiruzen to resign as Hokage.

Without a doubt, the inherently evil Uchiha brat would announce his candidacy for Hokage at this time.

With the combined forces of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, as well as many other ninja clans, Haneda will be invincible!

Even the Shimura clan betrayed him!

The first person to jump out and question Hiruzen was the one who demanded a re-election as Hokage!

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down; his time is running out!

And their only hope was being watched by the inherently evil Uchiha clan!

A Root ninja wearing a cat mask moves swiftly through the tunnel.

He slowed his pace as he approached Danzo's office.

"Lord Danzo, all the ninjas sent by Root have been captured and imprisoned by the Uchiha."

Danzo had waited so long and had long anticipated this outcome. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Keep sending people over there, at all costs!"

Root Ninja Way:

"Lord Danzo, according to the intelligence they left behind, the Uchiha clan territory has been on alert since this afternoon."

"The Uchiha clan has imposed a very strict curfew at night, and our people can't sneak in."