"What do you mean by that? Do you think Uchiha Shisui's failure was because of me? No, wait, do you think it was the old me who did it?"
Danzo's expression was filled with anger, as if these people were all wrongly accusing him.
Moreover, what the elderly Danzo did had nothing to do with his younger self.
"Danzo, you know we don't mean any harm. It's just that the Danzo over there has done so many bad things, and he hasn't been doing his job properly. It's normal for us to have such suspicions."
"Yeah, even Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan was taken by that Danzo over there to use for himself. It's hard not to suspect you... I mean, him."
Danzo understood—he was being blamed for the actions of his older self.
But he still wasn't happy. He hadn't done those bad things, so why was everyone always looking at him whenever something bad happened?
Wasn't this bullying an honest man?
"Hmph, I'll say it again—I'm not him. Don't put the bad things he did on me."
Perhaps seeing that Danzo was genuinely angry, everyone awkwardly laughed and dropped the topic, returning to watch the light screen.
On the light screen, Shisui was reporting his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities to the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzo.
[Danzo pretended not to believe in such ridiculous Mangekyō abilities, but secretly, he was coveting Shisui's rare Sharingan.]
[After some despicable moves, Danzo got what he wanted.]
The people in Tobirama's office: See? I told you it was that scoundrel Danzo.
Danzo: ...
[After Shisui lost his right eye, he entrusted his left eye to Itachi, instructing him to use it for peace, to stop the Uchiha coup, and to keep his actions a secret. In the end, Shisui threw himself into the river and committed suicide.]
[Itachi witnessed Shisui's suicide and successfully activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.]
[Because of Shisui's death, and since Itachi did not attend the Uchiha clan's night meeting, some of the Uchiha clan members suspected that Itachi had killed Shisui. Others thought it was the higher-ups in Konoha who were involved.]
[But no matter what, Shisui's death severely weakened the Uchiha clan and ruined the Third Hokage's plans for them.]
[At this moment, the Uchiha clan gave up on the Third Hokage's plans and decided to start the coup.]
"So, Danzo really deserves to die. This coup could have been avoided."
In the office of Tobirama, Kagami was becoming more and more angry as he watched the clan on the screen heading towards their doom.
Just as he had said, if it hadn't been for Danzo's interference in killing Shisui, the members of the Uchiha clan might still be immersed in the hope the Third Hokage had painted for them.
With the skill shown by the Third Hokage, he could have handled the Uchiha issue in the following years, even decades.
But because Danzo coveted Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, a small action set off a chain of events, leading the Uchiha clan to their tragic end.
"Hmph!"
Kagami's words made the young Danzo unhappy, and he turned his head to glare at him, slightly angry.
"Sorry, I wasn't talking about you."
Danzo knew Kagami wasn't referring to him; he just wanted to get Kagami's stance on the matter.
Seeing Kagami apologize with a gesture, Danzo turned his head back.
[Itachi reported this situation to Konoha's higher-ups.]
[Among the high-ranking officials present, the Third Hokage insisted on resolving the Uchiha coup through peaceful negotiation, but since there was no time to change things, they finally had no choice but to let Itachi buy some time.]
[In fact, for the Third Hokage and the entire Konoha leadership, there was no other way left but to destroy the Uchiha clan.]
[After the meeting, Danzo approached Uchiha Itachi, using the life of Itachi's brother Sasuke as leverage, and ordered Itachi to wipe out his entire clan while keeping it a secret from Sasuke.]
[Itachi, as a rogue ninja, started gathering information harmful to Konoha across the ninja world.]
[To protect the village and prevent other nations from taking advantage, and also in honor of Shisui's will and his brother's life, Itachi, after much weighing and torment, accepted the mission to annihilate his clan.]
[On the night of the coup, Itachi and Obito teamed up to wipe out the Uchiha clan.]
Shisui: "Itachi, did you misunderstand something? I told you to stop the clan's coup, and this is how you stopped it?"
Itachi: "By killing all the clan members, without anyone left, there's no coup."
Shisui: "...I see!"
At the Third Hokage's side, Uchiha Sasuke was starting to lose control of his emotions.
The image on the screen reminded him of that nightmare from years ago.
The wails of the clan members, the death of his parents, and his brother covered in the blood of their clan.
These scenes were all constantly tormenting Sasuke.
"Did Uchiha Obito also have a hand in this?"
Just as Orochimaru thought Sasuke was about to explode, Sasuke suddenly calmed down.
But from the bloodshot eyes, it was clear he was enduring tremendous pain.
"I really didn't know about this."
"Really? I don't believe it. There's nothing in Konoha that you, Orochimaru, don't know about."
"Sasuke-kun, you're giving me too much credit. I'm just a human, not an omniscient god."
"Hmph."
Sasuke snorted coldly, then turned to Kakashi and Rin beside him. "I know you two want Obito to return to Konoha. If you fail, I will definitely kill him."
Kakashi and Rin exchanged a glance, realizing that things had just become complicated.
Since Sasuke became Orochimaru's disciple, everyone had noticed his rapid progress.
Kakashi estimated that in just a few years, Sasuke's strength would surpass his own.
At that time, if Obito still hadn't returned to Konoha, Kakashi might not be able to stop Sasuke.
And as Sasuke's close friend, would Naruto stand by idly if Sasuke took action?
If Naruto helped, would Orochimaru and the others just stand behind them and watch without intervening?
Facing Sasuke, Naruto, possibly Minato and Kushina, Fugaku and Mikoto, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and others, Kakashi could only pray to the heavens that Obito would die without suffering, peacefully.
"Rin, you need to hurry up and persuade Obito to return."
"Mm, I understand, Kakashi."
"Ha, Obito really is a troublemaker, why is he everywhere?"
"He was involved in the Nine-Tails Incident that killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife, and now he's involved in the Uchiha clan massacre. I just don't get it. What's wrong with Konoha that makes him hate it so much?"
In the Hokage's office, everyone was quietly discussing Uchiha Obito.
They couldn't understand where Obito's deep hatred for Konoha came from.
Was it because Kakashi killed Rin?
Or was it because Minato's two rescues came too late?
"Wait a minute, if Obito is the root of all this trouble, then what about the Konoha ninjas back then?"
Jiraiya's words instantly silenced the heated discussion.
After a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally spoke, his mouth twitching as he said, "Hmm, let's not discuss this topic right now. Let's continue watching the light screen."
"Ah, right, right, right."
"The recap video comes only once a month, we can't waste it. We need to watch carefully."
"Ah, right, right, right."
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