"Holy crap!"
The nearby Jonin were all startled.
This Uchiha brat is way too fierce!
The Jonin, who had already taken a step back, couldn't help but quietly retreat another step, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Hiruzen wanted to stop him, but as he reached out, he realized Hiromi wouldn't listen to him anyway. If he forcibly stopped him, it would look like he was protecting Danzo. For a moment, he was stuck there, caught in a dilemma.
"Hiromi..." Shisui was also feeling helpless.
On the other side, the Root members hurriedly shouted, "Protect Danzo-sama!"
But their Ninjutsu had no effect at all against the Susanoo. Even secret techniques like the Shadow Imitation Technique or the Jar of Poison Technique had no effect on Hiromi. In the face of absolute power, they were crushed as if they were toys.
Danzo looked terrible. He used all sorts of Wind Release, but none of it worked.
Hiromi was fixated on attacking only him. He only had a few Sharingan left on his body. If this continued, not only would the Root base be gone, but the Root members would be wiped out, and even his Sharingan would be nearly depleted.
"Hiruzen! What are you still hesitating for! The Uchiha are staging a Coup d'état!"
Before Hiruzen could speak, Hiromi roared, "Is that your excuse for gouging out my brother's eye!"
"I didn't!" Danzo refused to admit it.
"Then why is Shisui's right eye gone?" Hiruzen asked, voicing everyone's speechlessness.
"Who knows if he gouged it out himse—"
Before Danzo could finish, Hiromi erupted in fury.
"Enough! Nobody's getting out of this alive! I'm going to the Uchiha Clan Compound right now! I'll bring everyone for a Coup d'état! Even if I die, don't think you're going to live!"
Danzo sneered.
With such irrational behavior, did he really think the Uchiha would follow him to their deaths?
But Hiruzen was an expert at manipulating hearts. Unlike Danzo's forced brainwashing, his was a gentle brainwashing that understood the human heart and went with the flow. Therefore, he knew better than anyone that once the people in the Uchiha clan found out, their blood would boil, and they would follow Hiromi in a massive charge.
Just as Hiromi said, even if they died, Danzo wouldn't live. And at that time, would Kumogakure and Iwagakure let Konoha off the hook after it had just suffered mutual losses with the Uchiha clan?
Even the weakest Sunagakure or the furthest Kirigakure would be tempted, wouldn't they?
By then, would Konoha still be able to resist the power of external villages?
Konoha would likely be completely destroyed.
For some reason, he suddenly saw the image of the Land of Whirlpools' destruction overlapping with the current Konoha.
The overlap of the two made his hair stand on end and cold sweat pour down.
"Shisui! Use Kotoamatsukami to control him!" Hiruzen shouted urgently.
Shisui was stunned and did not act immediately.
After freezing for two seconds, Shisui shook his head slightly. "Hokage-sama, I'm sorry, I must protect him. I want back the eye that Danzo gouged out."
Others didn't know, but he knew very well that Hiromi was at his limit. Although he didn't know what his trump card was, even if he cancelled the Susanoo now, Hiromi's eyes would be ruined. Therefore, he had to protect the younger brother entrusted to him by Kazuto and Shizuka.
"Shisui, you..."
Hiruzen stared blankly at Shisui, his eyes filled with immense disappointment. This made Shisui feel heartache and guilt, and he looked away, not daring to meet Hiruzen's gaze.
Seeing Shisui's unyielding stance, Hiruzen closed his clouded eyes tiredly, his wrinkles trembling slightly.
Finally, he sighed and made up his mind.
"Seize Danzo."
The surrounding Jonin thought "Whoa" in their hearts and immediately sprang into action.
"Hiruzen! What are you doing! You'll regret this!" Danzo resisted continuously.
But this group of Jonin were already somewhat disgruntled because Danzo had been demanding people from their clans to join Root. Now, they had also discovered that Danzo had a history of gouging out people's Sharingan. At this moment, their attitude toward Danzo was naturally devoid of any mercy.
Furthermore, compared to the ferocious Hiromi, Danzo was quite easy to catch.
While Danzo was struggling with the Jonin, Hiruzen said to Shisui, "Shisui, bring him back. Don't let him go to the Uchiha Clan Compound, or the Coup d'état will truly begin."
"Yes."
Shisui immediately set off.
Seeing this, Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed Shisui only lost his cool regarding Hiromi's matters. Otherwise, he was still a good Uchiha.
However, Hiruzen soon saw Shisui return alone.
Hiruzen's heart skipped a beat, filled with unease.
Shisui had been hesitant, but on the way back, he realized there was nothing he could do.
Persuade him? Hiromi wouldn't listen.
Forcibly stop him? Hiromi would fight to the death.
Under these circumstances, there was only one path left.
"Hokage-sama, Hiromi said if he doesn't see my right eye, today will be the day the Uchiha clan is wiped out."
The Jonin: "..."
This brat is damn ruthless!
Hiruzen also clearly saw this path—getting Shisui's eye back.
Only by doing this could Hiromi's wrath be appeased.
"Hokage-sama." The Jonin brought the restrained Danzo over.
"Danzo, give Shisui's eye back..."
A silver-haired Anbu interrupted Hiruzen's slow handling of the matter, reminding him, "Hokage-sama, that brat is not slow."
Hiruzen was startled. If a Coup d'état really happened, he'd have to get up from his grave and slap himself twice.
He hurriedly stepped aside and said, "Shisui, you search him."
"Yes."
"Hiruzen! You'll regret this! You will definitely regret this!" Danzo shouted through gritted teeth, struggling frantically.
He even wanted to use his remaining two Three-Tomoe Sharingan to activate Izanagi, but with his hands restrained, he couldn't even perform hand seals. He could only watch helplessly as Shisui walked up to him.
Hiruzen watched Danzo with a calm expression, his thoughts unknown.
Shisui stood before Danzo.
A few hours ago, his eye had been snatched, he was being hunted by Root, and he was preparing to commit suicide. Now, Danzo was being held before him, waiting to be searched by him.
This complete reversal of roles made him feel an extraordinary sense of satisfaction.
'Something's wrong! I'm not right!'
Shisui immediately shook off the satisfaction and hurriedly began searching Danzo. Soon, he found a nutrient tube in Danzo's robes, with a Sharingan soaking inside.
It was indeed his eye.
But after a one-second pause, he began searching Danzo again. The eyes of the surrounding Jonin flickered as they recalled Hiromi's words—"Danzo! Whose Sharingan did you use as the price! It was my parents', wasn't it!"
Seeing that Shisui hadn't stopped, Danzo became ferocious, revealing a face full of hideousness and terror.
"Shisui! What are you doing! Stop it!!!"
Shisui did not stop.