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Madara suddenly turned around, his Sharingan staring directly at Shisui: "Tell me, why did Danzo gouge out your eyes?"
The fire crackled, illuminating Zhi Shui's pale face.
Shisui lowered his head, his voice hoarse: "Because... I want to use Kotoamatsukami to stop the Uchiha coup."
"A coup?" Ban's voice suddenly rose dangerously. "Those bunch of good-for-nothings want to rebel?"
Back then, as the clan leader, he wanted to lead the Uchiha clan away from Konoha, but not a single person came.
How could such a group of people actually rebel?
Shisui was unaware of this; he assumed Madara was surprised for something else, so he simply nodded with a wry smile: "Lord Fugaku has already gathered the clan's elite forces and will act in three days. I intended to use Kotoamatsukami to change his mind, but Danzo..."
Madara suddenly burst into laughter, his voice filled with sarcasm: "Using the strongest genjutsu to stop a bunch of fools from dying? Shisui, you're more naive than your grandfather!"
Shisui countered, "Yes, this is currently the only way to peacefully resolve the Uchiha and Konoha issues."
Chapter 13 I'm just this child's father.
The embers of the fire crackled, and Ban's voice echoed in the dimly lit hut.
Madara scoffed, his crimson Sharingan appearing eerily sinister in the firelight: "This bunch of trash who can't even activate their Mangekyou Sharingan dares to launch a coup?"
Shisui frowned, his tone filled with helplessness: "The Uchiha clan's situation is complicated. We're marginalized from the village's power center, and even the authority of the guard unit is being constantly reduced..."
"So what?" Ban interrupted him, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "A counterattack is a good thing, but to do it without absolute certainty is no different from sending yourself to your death."
Nine-Tailed Fox flicked its tail: "Hey, old man, didn't you rebel back in the day?"
Ban snorted coldly: "How can that be the same? I'm going to create a new world, not struggle like a stray dog in its death throes."
Back then, no one could stop him except Hashirama, which is why he dared to do it.
A flash of anger crossed Shisui's single eye: "Then what do you think should be done?"
Ban crossed his arms, revealing a dangerous smile: "Since you're so sincere in asking for my advice, I'll mercifully tell you a few solutions."
Madara raised his hand and extended his index finger: "Hang the heads of the current clan leader and those pro-war elders on the gates of Konoha, and the rest of the rabble will naturally behave."
Ban spoke so casually, as if the other person was already dead and wouldn't resist at all.
But Shisui's face turned deathly pale upon hearing this: "Are you crazy?! Those are all our people!"
Madara waved his hand impatiently: "Indecisive. Back when Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju founded the village, seven elders of the Senju clan opposed it, and they all 'died' the next day."
Naruto's eyes widened: "Dad! This is too cruel!"
Nine-Tailed Fox grinned: "I think it's quite efficient."
After all, the fastest way to solve a problem is not to think of a solution, but to eliminate the problem itself.
Seeing Shisui's expression, Madara could only extend a second finger: "Then let's use the second method. Don't you have the Kaleidoscope?"
Madara pointed to the bottle in Shisui's hand, "Arrest all the coup plotters, brainwash them with your genjutsu, and turn them into loyal dogs of Konoha."
Shisui's fingers trembled slightly: "Kotoamatsukami is meant to protect peace, not to be used for—"
"Naive!" Madara interrupted sharply. "Do you think Hashirama Senju managed to get the various clans to put aside their hatred back then? Through speeches?"
His Sharingan twitched slightly. "If the strongest genjutsu isn't used to control people's minds, is it just left as decoration?"
When they first established Konoha Village, in addition to the opposition from the two clans, there were also some powerful forces opposing them.
If Hashirama hadn't warned him against nuking the enemy, Madara wouldn't have bothered using genjutsu to brainwash them one by one.
Shisui was somewhat speechless at Ban's insights and could only continue to ask, "Is there any other way?"
Madara suddenly revealed a sinister smile: "Or... I can help you 'inform' Danzo."
"What?!"
“Let the Root and the Dark Bureau suppress the coup, and when they are both exhausted…” Madara made a throat-slitting gesture, “we’ll solve two problems at once.”
Shisui suddenly stood up, but staggered due to his injuries: "You...you're even more terrifying than Danzo!"
Madara stretched one last time: "If all else fails, I'll send Kurama out for a spin and raze Konoha and the Uchiha clan to the ground. Rebuilding is much easier than reforming, anyway."
The nine-tailed fox's ears perked up: "Hey! Why should I listen to you?"
Ban chuckled teasingly, "Haven't you always wanted to come out for some fresh air?"
Zhi Shui was completely speechless, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He was now absolutely certain that the "child" in front of him was a monster a hundred times more dangerous than Danzo!
"What? You're not satisfied with anything?" Madara looked at him mockingly. "Then don't put on that savior act in front of me."
Shisui took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down: "...Who exactly are you? Why do you know so much about the Uchiha clan?"
Ban turned and walked toward the door, the moonlight outlining his petite yet dangerous silhouette: "Just a wraith I can't stand."
Just as Shisui was about to ask something, Madara sensed something rapidly approaching.
"Tsk, trouble's brewing."
Almost at the same instant, the wooden window was shattered by a flash of cold light!
A ninja wearing a tanuki mask darted in like a ghost, his short sword aimed straight for Naruto's limbs—
The kunai clashed with the short sword, sparks flying everywhere.
Madara, controlling Naruto's petite body, actually managed to block the attack.
However, the difference in strength caused Madara to take several steps back.
The ANBU ninja used the momentum to leap backward, his voice coming through the mask, "Who are you? Why are you controlling Konoha's Jinchuriki?"
Madara shook his numb wrist, a hint of interest flashing in his Sharingan eyes: "Oh? You attacked as soon as you came in, and only started questioning me afterward? Aren't you afraid of accidentally killing a Jinchuriki?"
Shisui struggled to his feet: "Wait! Itachi, he's not an enemy!"
The air suddenly solidified.
The ANBU ninja's hand hovered in mid-air as he slowly removed his mask.
Beneath the long black hair was a face similar in age to Shisui, yet already etched with the marks of time.
“Shisui...Brother?”
When Itachi realized that the person blocking his way was Shisui, his tense nerves relaxed.
However, upon seeing Shisui's right eye, which was covered in shrouds, the three-tomoe Sharingan began to spin wildly: "Your eye..."
Shisui touched his bandaged right eye: "Danzo ambushed me, and it was this person who helped me get my eye back."
After saying that, he took out a glass bottle containing his right eye and showed it to Itachi to confirm.
Madara looked Itachi over with great interest: "Is this the current genius of the Uchiha clan?"
Itachi's killing intent subsided slightly, but his Sharingan remained locked on Madara: "Who are you? Why are you possessing Naruto?"
Ban suddenly laughed.
Laughter emanated from the child's body, yet it carried a hoarseness born of hardship.
The three tomoe in his eyes began to twist and connect, gradually forming a more complex pattern—
Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan!
“This question,” Ban’s childlike voice suddenly turned into a deep, authoritative male voice, “you should ask the stone tablet in your family ancestral hall.”
Itachi was struck dumb, staggering back three steps: "Impossible...this chakra..."
Not only Itachi, but Shisui was also very shocked.
Because of this chakra, there's no way it could be wrong, it's Uchiha Madara, the legendary ninja of the Uchiha clan.
However, this person should have been killed by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, at the Valley of the End decades ago.
However, this fluctuation of chakra cannot be wrong; only the Uchiha clan possesses it.
And the only one with such strength is Uchiha Madara.
Only then did Shisui realize that this person had been so knowledgeable about the inner workings of Konoha's founding during their earlier conversation.
"But why? You..."
"I am nobody now, I am just the father of this child."
The two wanted to ask more questions, but Ban interrupted them.
Chapter 14 The Plan to Make Danzo Take the Blame
Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan trembled violently as he stared intently at the "child" before him who possessed legendary-level chakra.
His voice was almost forced out through clenched teeth: "You, are you really... Uchiha Madara?"
Madara's lips curled into a dangerous smile: "What? This brat from the Uchiha clan can't even recognize his ancestor?"
An incredulous glint flashed in Shisui's single eye: "But you clearly already..."
"Dead?" Madara sneered. "For true powerhouses, death is merely the beginning of another game."
Madara's words made Kurama, inside the sealed space, sneer: "What are you pretending for? You're just an old ghost who borrowed your son's body to return to life."
Naruto jumped up excitedly: "Dad is that amazing?!"
He only knew that Madara was very strong before, but he never expected that his father was Sasuke's ancestor.
Huh? Does that mean I'm of a higher generation than that arrogant Sasuke?
Thinking of this, Naruto couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.
Meanwhile, Sasuke, who was training his shuriken at the Uchiha base, shivered.
"Got a cold? Never mind, let's keep cultivating!"
Sasuke wiped his nose and then continued training.
After all, he couldn't keep up with his brother in practical combat, and he couldn't even beat Naruto.
We must work even harder!
The scene returns to the hunter's hut, where a suffocating silence lasts for a full minute.