Chapter 151: Chapter 151: The Last Chance
Outside the Leaf Village.
After the Chunin Exams, the Cloud ninjas left the Leaf Village early in the morning, preparing to return to their village.
But one person was missing.
"Has Samui not arrived yet?"
The Fourth Raikage frowned, looking in the direction of the Uchiha clan's territory.
Could something have happened?
Just as he was worrying, a figure appeared, quickly approaching from a distance.
It was Samui.
"I'm sorry, Lord Raikage, I'm late." Samui met up with the Cloud ninjas, her face apologetic.
"Did something happen?"
The Raikage noticed Samui's unsettled expression, as if she had just experienced some danger.
Samui took a deep breath, then relayed Dan's message to the Raikage:
"The Uchiha clan is planning a coup..."
The Raikage was shocked, his eyes wide as saucers.
After recovering from the shock.
"C, Darui, you two stay here and continue to monitor the Leaf Village. Be careful."
The Raikage first gave orders to his right-hand men, then turned to Samui and the others, "The rest of you, come with me. We're heading back to the Cloud Village at full speed!"
If what Dan said was true, the Cloud Village naturally couldn't miss such a good opportunity.
Once the Fourth Raikage returned to the village and received definite news, he would mobilize the army and attack the Leaf Village at the fastest speed!
...
When Dan returned to the Body Modification Department, he ran into Tsunade, who was about to leave.
"Your necklace."
In Tsunade's surprised gaze, he took out the crystal necklace and handed it to her, "This is what Samui wanted me to return to you."
"...Thank you."
Tsunade thanked him, looking stunned.
She had given up on it, but now, this precious necklace had returned to her hands.
"Where's Samui?"
Tsunade asked, holding the necklace, wanting to thank Samui in person.
But Dan's answer left her wide-eyed:
"She's gone back to the Cloud Village. Samui is a spy for the Cloud. Didn't you know?"
So that was it.
Seeing Tsunade's stunned expression, Dan casually asked her about the progress of the Hashirama cell cultivation project.
Tsunade came back to her senses and seriously told him:
"I've cultivated a batch of new cell plants, but for Uchihas who haven't activated the Mangekyou Sharingan, the risk of transplantation is still quite high. Should I select candidates for the transplantation surgery?"
Dan shook his head, once again surprising Tsunade:
"There's no time. Our cooperation ends here. You should leave."
"Why?"
Tsunade was confused. Had she done something wrong to upset Dan?
"Because the Uchiha are planning a coup. From this moment on, if you don't want to get involved, it's better to keep your distance from the Uchiha." Dan said calmly.
A coup?
Wait, Tsunade was shocked, her head spinning.
"Why a coup? Aren't the Uchiha and the village getting along well now? Even Danzo has been taken down, and you've become the Hokage's assistant..."
After she recovered, she stared at Dan incredulously, questioning him.
Dan looked at Tsunade, slowly saying:
"It's not that we want to stage a coup, but the Third Hokage has been misled by the Fourth Raikage, thinking that the Uchiha are colluding with the Cloud.
Just now, the Third Hokage has already made the first move, sending people to capture Samui, planning to use her as a witness to accuse the Uchiha of colluding with foreign countries.
At this point, if the Uchiha don't fight back, they're likely not far from extermination."
So that's what happened.
"I'll go find the Third Hokage right away! I'll explain everything to him, get him to drop his suspicions, and stop his dangerous actions against the Uchiha."
After learning the truth, Tsunade volunteered to mediate.
"Do you think the Third Hokage will believe you? In his eyes, you and the Uchiha are probably no different now, both of the same ilk."
Dan said sarcastically.
Tsunade was taken aback, but she still didn't want to give up. She gritted her teeth, frowned, and asked Dan, "In any case, please let me try."
She wanted to protect the peace of the Leaf Village.
"There's no need to trouble yourself. If we need a mediator, I have a better candidate."
Dan smiled, turned around, and walked away, leaving Tsunade with a sentence, "If you want to see a good show, follow me."
Tsunade was stunned and quickly followed.
Dan had decided to take action. But as Tsunade said, the Uchiha clan had been thriving recently, and their relationship with the village had improved significantly compared to before.
Under such circumstances. The Samui incident alone probably wouldn't be enough to convince the clan to stage a coup.
At this point, a real catalyst was needed to fully ignite the Uchiha clan's hatred and anger.
In Dan's view the catalyst he was looking for was Uchiha Shisui.
The two of them arrived at Shisui's house.
In the yard Guruguru, Raijin, and Fujin were playing together, causing a ruckus.
Shisui watched helplessly from the side, looking utterly defeated.
Until Dan and Tsunade arrived.
The three troublemakers immediately quieted down and behaved themselves. After all, they had all been beaten up by the two of them before.
"You guys go play outside. I have something to discuss with Shisui."
With one sentence from Dan, the three of them felt as if they had been pardoned, and they ran out of the yard like a gust of wind.
"Dan, what's up?"Shisui asked curiously, sensing that Dan and Tsunade's visit was of great importance.
Indeed, Dan got straight to the point, telling Shisui about the Third Hokage's suspicions that the Uchiha were colluding with the Cloud and had sent people to capture Samui.
And Dan also said: "I've been to the Anbu prison, and Danzo is gone. Clearly, the Third Hokage has gone back on his word, secretly released Danzo, and is preparing to take action against the Uchiha clan."
"This... how is that possible? The Hokage isn't that kind of person."
Shisui took a step back, unable to believe that the Third Hokage would do such a thing.
Dan shook his head, looking at Shisui with an emotionless expression:
"You're wrong. Hiruzen Sarutobi has always been that kind of person.
He's been the Hokage for decades, hypocritically playing the role of a good old man.
He had countless opportunities to sit down with the Uchiha clan, to talk and resolve the conflicts and tensions between them, but he never did.
Instead, he deliberately indulged Danzo, Koharu, and Homura, pressuring and suppressing the Uchiha clan.
The person who really wants the Uchiha clan to die is him, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
Thud, thud, thud.
Shisui staggered back several steps, as if struck by lightning, until he was backed against the wall.
"But..."Seeing Shisui's dispirited and pale face, Dan suddenly changed his tone, "To protect the hard-won peace between the clan and the village, I can give the Third Hokage one last chance."
"...Really?" Shisui's eyes lit up, hope rekindled.
Dan walked over to Shisui, his gaze intense: "I've heard that the Third Hokage sees you as his own grandson, and trusts you the most. So, you should go to him."
Shisui quickly asked, "Dan, what should I do?"
"You just need to tell the Third Hokage that you will use Kotoamatsukami to stop the Uchiha clan's coup and maintain the peace of the Leaf Village. As long as he chooses to trust you, I will also cooperate and cancel the original coup plan."
Dan said these words.
"That simple?" Shisui was taken aback.
"Do you think I need to lie to you?"
Dan gave a slight smile, patting Shisui's shoulder, "Go on, Shisui. The peace of the village. The future of the clan, I'm entrusting it to you."
Shisui looked deeply at Dan.
"I understand."
He took a deep breath, turned around with a determined look, and quickly left the yard.
Watching Shisui's retreating figure.
Tsunade was confused.
"Kotoamatsukami, what is that? Why can it stop the Uchiha's coup?"
She couldn't help but ask.
"Kotoamatsukami is Shisui's Mangekyou ability, the strongest genjutsu in this world."
Dan didn't hide it, explaining the ability to Tsunade, "It can invade the brain of others without their awareness, and modify their will, achieving permanent control over their minds. A, for example, was affected by Kotoamatsukami, which is why he betrayed Obito and joined the Uchiha clan."
"What?!"
Tsunade was shocked, she had never thought that there would be such a genjutsu in the world.
Wait, she suddenly realized something, her eyes flickering, her face changing.
Dan saw through Tsunade's thoughts and said with a half-smile:
"It seems you're starting to wonder if you've been affected by Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, which is why you've gotten so close to the Uchiha and helped them so much. Right?"
Without waiting for Tsunade's answer, he continued:
"Don't worry, Kotoamatsukami can only be used every few decades, unless you have Hashirama's chakra to quickly recover the eye power and shorten the cooldown time. And as you know, Shisui has refused to transplant Hashirama's cells."
"So that's how it is..."
Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still somewhat skeptical.
Seeing her suspicious look, Dan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh:
"In fact, not only are you afraid of being controlled by Kotoamatsukami, but so am I. And the Third Hokage."
Tsunade's pupils contracted as she immediately understood Dan's meaning.
Kotoamatsukami was too terrifying.
For the Uchiha and the Leaf Village's higher-ups, it was a power that both sides desperately wanted to control.
The Uchiha had Kotoamatsukami, and could have controlled the Third Hokage long ago, making him step down and hand over the Hokage position to the Uchiha.
But Shisui didn't want to do that, and if the higher-ups of the Leaf Village got Kotoamatsukami, they could use it against the Uchiha, making the clan forever submissive and unable to stir up any waves.
Thinking about this.
"You're saying that after learning about Kotoamatsukami's ability, the Third Hokage will try to seize Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan? Will he... really do such a thing?"
Tsunade asked, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"Let's wait and see. What kind of person the Third Hokage really is, we'll know soon enough."
Dan's gaze was distant, looking in the direction of the Hokage's office.
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