Chapter 156: Chapter 156: The Dog and the Uchiha
Itachi stared intently at the entrance of the Hokage Building.
As soon as the Third Hokage and Danzo stepped out, he was determined to make them confess to the crime of killing Shisui, and then use his own Mangekyou Sharingan to avenge Shisui.
Unfortunately.
The one who came out was not the Third Hokage or Danzo, but... Jiraiya.
The tall figure of Jiraiya, with his long white hair, walked out of the building with a serious expression and stood opposite the Uchiha clan.
"It's Lord Jiraiya."
The observing Leaf ninjas began to whisper among themselves.
Jiraiya had single-handedly entered the Hidden Rain Village, negotiated with the leader of Akatsuki, Pain, and helped the Leaf sign a ceasefire agreement with the Rain, successfully resolving a major crisis.
Such achievements made him known as the hero who saved the Leaf.
The former member of the Legendary Three Ninja.
With Orochimaru betraying the village and dying, and Tsunade siding with the Uchiha clan, only Jiraiya still firmly stood on the side of the village, naturally gaining the support of many Leaf ninjas.
His prestige in the Leaf has even surpassed the Third Hokage now.
Huh.
Jiraiya's gaze swept over the Uchiha clan, but he did not see Uchiha Obito, which made him deeply puzzled and uneasy.
All the actions of the Uchiha were directed by Obito from behind.
That man would not miss such an occasion.
But now Jiraiya could only lock eyes with the head of the Uchiha clan—Fugaku, and they stared at each other.
After a brief silence.
"Clan Head Fugaku, what is the meaning of this from the Uchiha clan?" Jiraiya took the initiative to speak, trying to communicate with the other party.
Upon hearing this, Fugaku first signaled Itachi with his eyes, letting him place the stretcher in the open space in front of them, displaying Shisui's body to everyone.
"The Third Hokage condoned Danzo's murder of Shisui and even outrageously took Shisui's eyes... They know they have committed heinous crimes and dare not show their faces, so they sent you to deal with it, Jiraiya?"
Fugaku sneered, angrily exposing the crimes of the higher-ups to the public, and issued ruthless mockery.
Jiraiya frowned, glanced at Shisui's body on the ground, and saw that there were only two black holes left in the place of his eyes.
Eye theft? The other party's statement had some discrepancies with what the Third Hokage had told him.
However, Jiraiya still chose to believe in the Third Hokage. But others were different. "Danzo killed Uchiha Shisui? Wasn't he thrown into the Anbu prison? Did the Third Hokage secretly release him again?"
"Given Danzo's character and methods, it's not surprising at all that he would commit such a murder and eye theft."
"It must have been the Third Hokage and Danzo who set a trap to kill Shisui, but Shisui escaped and the plot was exposed. No wonder the Uchiha clan is so angry and wants to settle accounts with the Third Hokage."
"..."
The surrounding Leaf ninjas were discussing.
When Danzo was assisting the Hokage, he did many things that angered both humans and gods, such as forcibly recruiting geniuses from various clans to join the Root. His bad reputation needs no further explanation.
As for the Third Hokage, he was originally a respected and beloved Hokage.
But recently, his series of decisions, such as rashly declaring war leading to the annihilation of three thousand Leaf troops, continuous concessions to the Uchiha, and covering up for Danzo, all revealed his senility and incompetence.
His reputation plummeted.
Therefore, in the eyes of many people.
Although the Uchiha clan is not a good thing, the Third Hokage and Danzo are not much better. It's just a dog-eat-dog situation.
Fugaku saw the thoughts of some of the Leaf ninjas.
So he immediately raised his voice and shouted to everyone: "Today, the Uchiha clan is only here to avenge Shisui, and we will not harm the innocent. I hope you will not be deceived and join this war that has nothing to do with you!"
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the surrounding Leaf people exchanged glances or whispered to each other, and then chose to back away.
Not to mention the small clans and civilian ninjas, even the large clans like Ino-Shika-Cho, who were once loyal to the Third Hokage, now showed a neutral stance.
Some time ago, Torifu Akimichi was invited by the Third Hokage to lead the elite of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans to the front line, and none of them returned.
This incident filled the three clans with resentment towards the Third Hokage.
At this time, they saw that the Third Hokage was on the verge of downfall.
So they chose to stand by.
Not good.
Seeing this, Jiraiya inwardly cursed. If the Leaf people do not join the fight against the Uchiha, relying only on him and these hundred or so Anbu, they will inevitably fall into a bitter battle.
What worried him the most was until now, Uchiha Obito still hadn't shown up.
Just then, a voice, old but full of vigor, suddenly rang out from the crowd.
"Uchiha Shisui attempted to manipulate the Third Hokage with genjutsu, making the Third Hokage yield his position to Uchiha Madara, thereby allowing the Uchiha to rule the Leaf. Fortunately, I took action in time to prevent this conspiracy!"
Under the astonished gazes of countless people.
Danzo and his two guards strode out of the crowd and came to the front of the Hokage Building.
"Danzo!"
Itachi's pupils shrank instantly, his crimson eyes radiating a fierce light, ready to activate the Mangekyou's eye technique.
Huh?
Seeing Itachi's eyes, Danzo couldn't help but feel surprised, then said with a sigh: "Itachi, you indeed have the potential for darkness.
The Second Hokage once said that the Sharingan reflects the soul. The Uchiha clan needs strong negative emotions to activate it, and the best way is to kill a comrade or a family member.
Let me guess, you were able to activate this Mangekyou Sharingan because you killed Shisui with your own hands, right?"
As soon as these words came out.
There was a stir in the crowd, and many people were shocked.
Is this how the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is activated?
In fact, there had been rumors in the village not to get close to the Uchiha clan, or you would become unfortunate.
Like Shisui, his team was ambushed by enemies during a mission, and all members were killed. Only he survived and activated the Sharingan.
The same was true for Itachi, who activated the Mangekyou Sharingan after losing his comrades.
Now it seems.
Those who got too close to the Uchiha clan, in their eyes, were just materials to be sacrificed for the activation of their eyes?
"Itachi, don't be impulsive."
Fugaku put his hand on Itachi's shoulder.
Then he stared at Danzo and said coldly: "Danzo, do you think anyone will believe these slanders and blame-shifting words from your mouth? The Uchiha clan is here today to do one thing, to avenge Shisui, and then we will leave the Leaf as a clan, with no desire for power or the position of Hokage!"
This was Fugaku's carefully considered decision.
If the Leaf could not accommodate the Uchiha, then the Uchiha would leave this damned place and establish a new home elsewhere.
But before that, the revenge that should be avenged must be avenged, so that they could cleanly sever ties with the Leaf.
Danzo just sneered: "Nice words! The Uchiha clearly plan to join the Cloud Village, and then use its power to wage war on the Leaf. I swear, I will never let you leave the Leaf alive!"
His words caused another round of discussion among the Leaf people.
Is this true? The Uchiha are colluding with the Cloud Village to help foreign enemies swallow the Leaf?
Facing Danzo's slander, Fugaku was indignant and wanted to defend the Uchiha clan.
But Danzo suddenly narrowed his eyes, and in front of all the Leaf, he uttered shocking words:
"Once, there was a dog. The First Hokage said that dogs understand human nature and can become friends and family, so we should use love to influence them. But in the end, he was bitten by the dog and died of rabies;
The Second Hokage said that dogs need to be well-disciplined, especially a dog that is prone to madness. After throwing a bone to make it obedient, you should immediately tie it up and muzzle it. When you need it to bite, let it out;
As for the Third Hokage, he is indecisive, watching the dog become more and more mad, even baring its teeth at people, but he can't make up his mind to beat the dog;
In my view, since it's a mad dog, there's no need to keep it. It should have been killed from the start.
Yes!
The Uchiha clan is that mad dog. All Leaf ninjas, today with me, kill these Uchiha dogs who are colluding with the Cloud and betraying us from within!"
At this moment Danzo finally revealed his fundamental reason for hating the Uchiha clan.
In his eyes, the Uchiha clan is a mad dog that could bite its owner at any time. Such a dog must be killed.
Silence.
A deathly silence.
Everyone present, whether it was Jiraiya and the Anbu, the Uchiha clan, or the many Leaf ninjas, did not expect Danzo to say such words.
Comparing the Uchiha to dogs, with these words, it was destined to be a fight to the death.
"Danzo!" Itachi shouted again, his anger reaching its peak, his eyes full of killing intent, staring fiercely at Danzo.
The next second. A strong surge of Yin chakra pulsed from Itachi's right eye, and at the same time, a tear of blood flowed from his eye.
Sssss.
Suddenly, a patch of black flames appeared out of nowhere on Danzo's chest, sticking to his body and quickly spreading all over him.
"Ah!"
Caught off guard, Danzo screamed in pain, his expression twisted in agony.
Water Style!
He endured the pain and formed hand seals, summoning water to envelop himself, trying to extinguish the flames on his body. But unexpectedly—
The black flames couldn't be extinguished even by water, and even ignited the water.
Amaterasu.
This technique summons black flames from the center of the sun at the focus of the Mangekyou's vision, which can burn everything to ashes and will never extinguish until the target is destroyed.
It's considered the strongest Fire Style.
"So Itachi's Mangekyou ability is also Amaterasu, just like me."
Seeing this, Fugaku was surprised but also expected.
Worthy of being his son.
Under the burning of Amaterasu.
"Ah!" Danzo screamed, a large hole quickly burned into his chest.
"Danzo-sama!"
One of his guards, Fruit Fly, cried out in surprise, rushed up to help without regard, and was also touched by the flames of Amaterasu, quickly being consumed by the black flames.
The murderer who killed Shisui died miserably under Itachi's Amaterasu.
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