Chapter 72: Danzo Shimura

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Danzo Shimura

Danzo Shimura’s expression was grim, his single eye fixed intently on the "Anbu ninja" before him.

"Hiruzen... what have you done... Sending the Uchiha clan to the battlefield is like placing Konohagakure’s safety in a boiling pot of oil. Sensei... Hiruzen should never have become Hokage. If back then... if back then I had spoken those words..."

Intense rage and resentment twisted Danzo’s face, and a trickle of blood seeped from beneath the bandages covering his eye socket.

Feeling the sharp pain in his eye, Danzo’s heart grew even more distorted, his already bitter resentment magnified once more.

Lowering his head, he looked at his severed right hand, and his face contorted further.

If... if he had become Hokage!!

"Hah~ Sensei, if you were still alive and knew that the Uchiha now harbor such a variable, you would regret your choice back then too."

Danzo’s expression twisted as he clutched his right eye socket, his voice low.

Beside him, the "Anbu ninja" who had delivered the report remained kneeling on the ground, not daring to move an inch.

"Send the order. Return to the front lines. Hiruzen’s mistake... must be corrected."

After a moment, Danzo released his hand from his eye socket and spoke coldly, his face smeared with blood, making him appear utterly ferocious.

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the command, the kneeling ninja immediately vanished with a Body Flicker.

"Uchiha... such an evil clan. Since you’re so eager to join this battlefield... then... stay here forever."

Danzo’s face was contorted. By now, the loss of his arm and the damage to his eye had completely warped him.

....

On the battlefield.

Uchiha Xuan stood atop a stone pillar.

Golden flames enveloped the young man’s slender frame, his black Divine Robe fluttering and snapping in the wind.

His gaze was fixed straight ahead, without a word.

Behind him, countless pairs of crimson eyes glowed with an eerie red light, blazing with fervent admiration as they stared intently at the young man’s back.

This battle was a victory belonging solely to the Uchiha clan!!

Yes, they had won—without any reversals, without any interruptions. Victory, for the Uchiha, was only natural.

War... though bloody and terrifying, for the Uchiha clan, war represented nourishment.

Every war the Uchiha experienced led to a leap in their strength. This was precisely why Senju Tobirama had always been reluctant to send the Uchiha clan to the battlefield.

Among the Uchiha ninja behind Uchiha Xuan, nearly every one now possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. In fact, a few had even pushed their Three-Tomoe Sharingan to a certain limit.

Under the influence of Uchiha Xuan’s Mangekyo Sharingan Ocular Power, the extreme emotions stirred by the war had greatly intensified the Sharingan of these Uchiha clansmen.

Thus, the strength of the Uchiha clan had risen once more.

At that moment...

"Xuan, the Hokage’s advisor has returned."

Hatake Sakumo appeared behind Uchiha Xuan with a Body Flicker and spoke in a low voice.

"Is that so? What a coincidence, Elder Setsuna. Have the clansmen rest for a while. They’ll likely be exhausted soon."

"Perfect timing. While the clan rests, I’ll go meet that... dear Hokage Advisor."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Xuan smiled faintly and spoke softly to Uchiha Setsuna behind him.

"Yes."

Uchiha Setsuna responded loudly with a fanatical expression.

By now, he was completely won over by Uchiha Xuan. As for status?

Hah. In the Uchiha clan, strength reigns supreme.

.....

Uchiha Xuan strolled leisurely toward the command room of the Konohagakure camp, where that lovely scapegoat was currently barking like a dog.

Just as he reached the entrance of the command tent, a ninja dressed in Anbu attire immediately raised a hand to stop him.

"Lord Danzo is in a meeting. Halt!"

Whoosh—

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan flashed briefly in Uchiha Xuan’s eyes.

A faint three-tomoe illusion instantly appeared in the Anbu ninja’s gaze.

Genjutsu—Sharingan!

"Please enter..."

Controlled by the Sharingan after just a glance, the Anbu ninja respectfully stepped aside and considerately lifted the tent’s curtain for Uchiha Xuan.

"Who goes there? Uchiha... Xuan."

Seeing the command tent’s curtain pulled open, Danzo Shimura, seated at the head of the room, darkened his expression and angrily demanded.

When he saw Uchiha Xuan enter, a cold glint of killing intent flashed in Danzo’s remaining eye.

"Xuan, are you finished over there?"

Tsunade was also inside the tent. Seeing Uchiha Xuan enter, she immediately strode to his side.

Not only that, but Orochimaru—who had just undergone detoxification surgery performed by Tsunade—was also present in the tent. However, having just undergone surgery, his face was extremely pale, though it was usually pale to begin with.

"Yes."

After nodding lightly in response to Tsunade’s question, Uchiha Xuan scanned the command room. The next moment, a mocking smile appeared on his face.

"If I recall the intel correctly, shouldn’t this old thing have been fleeing back to Konohagakure? How is he here now, sitting in the commander’s seat?"

"Orochimaru, are you that useless? Letting a... cowardly deserter who only knows how to run stand above you."

Uchiha Xuan looked with amusement at Danzo Shimura seated in the main position, then turned to Orochimaru beside him—whose eyes held intense curiosity—and mocked.

"Hah, what can I do, Xuan? Perhaps it’s because he... has a thick face? Besides, he is, after all, a senior. And with him blind in one eye and missing an arm, consider it me doing the old man a favor by looking after his... defeated subordinate."

Orochimaru let out a light chuckle, a faint, elusive smile on his face as he spoke softly.

He paid no mind to Uchiha Xuan’s words, which mocked him as well. Right now, all he wanted was to properly interact with Uchiha Xuan.

Whether it was Uchiha Xuan’s strength, the things he had brought out, or that enormous flying dragon Orochimaru was so intrigued by...

He was extremely curious about everything regarding Uchiha Xuan, so Orochimaru couldn’t muster even a hint of anger in response to Uchiha Xuan’s provocative words.

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