Chapter 282 I'm Right in Front of You
Hearing Danzo say this, the Third Hokage blushed.

Who told you to attack Uchiha? Do you know that your actions could easily cause a civil strife in the village...

It would be fine if Shisui was really dead, but if Shisui didn't die and became a rebel ninja with his Mangekyō, he would become another big enemy of Konoha, and more troublesome than Orochimaru and others.

As if he could see what the Third Hokage was thinking, Shisui said, "Don't worry, Shisui has been severely injured by me. He is probably dead in the Forest of Death."

"After we eliminate Shisui, we can move on to Uchiha, Tobirama-sensei..."

The Third Hokage looked displeased, frowned and said:
"And don't use Tobirama-sensei to pressure me. If Tobirama-sensei is still alive, he will definitely have other ways to stabilize the Uchiha, and he will definitely not attack the Uchiha who has become his comrade."

After a pause, the Third Hokage looked out the window and whispered:

"I will keep your action against Shisui a secret for you, but the Uchiha mess will eventually have to be left to you to deal with. If the Uchiha really launches a coup, I will only hold you accountable."

Although he was very dissatisfied with Danzo's unauthorized actions, the Third Hokage did not punish Danzo after all.

Although Danzo attacked Shisui without authorization, he did solve Shisui's problem. The existence of Kotoamatsukami made him live cautiously these days, fearing that Shisui would change his will.

However, the news that Danzo attacked Shisui must not be leaked out, otherwise it would put the Hokage family in a passive position. He currently still needs Danzo's glove to do some dirty work.

Nowadays, there are not many ninjas willing to bear the darkness for the village.

"I know what to say, I don't need you to teach me!"

After hearing these words, Shisui's expression changed. He snorted coldly, imitating Danzo's tone, then rushed out and left the Hokage's office.

Walking in the dark alley, Shisui's expression changed from gloomy to bright.

During this meeting with the Third Hokage, he did not reveal anything at all, which undoubtedly proved his talent in transformation techniques and that he was even able to deceive a ninja master like the Third Hokage.

But the words of the Third Hokage to Danzo made him feel a little chilled.

It turned out that the Third Hokage knew exactly what Danzo was thinking, but he never punished Danzo and instead condoned Danzo's actions.

In the past, when Danzo was suppressing the Uchiha clan, the Third Hokage acted like a good guy and stood up to say a few fair words.

The Third Hokage's action gave hope to the doves in the family and started to fight against the hawks.

All I can say is that the Third Hokage is worthy of being Hokage. He is far superior to Danzo Shimura in both strength and scheming.

However, these are things of the past. Now that he has become the leader of the Root organization, he can use his identity as the leader of the Root organization to deplete the strength of the Hokage series.

Maybe I can even participate in the Hokage election in the future?

Thinking of this, Shisui raised a faint smile.

……

After dozens of minutes, Shisui returned to the root tissue base.

Just as he was about to use illusion to torture Danzo, Shisui heard a knock on the door outside the secret room.

After locking up Danzo again, Shisui came to the Root office and after saying come in, he saw a masked Root ninja whose figure looked very familiar to him.

This familiar figure was none other than his close friend Uchiha Itachi. Just as Shisui was about to confess his identity to Uchiha Itachi and both of them used Danzo's identity to save Uchiha, Shisui remembered Byakuya's warning.

He couldn't reveal his identity to anyone other than Lord Byakuya, including Itachi.

After calming down his excitement, Shisui recalled the way Danzo and Uchiha Itachi got along with each other, and asked Uchiha Itachi: "Itachi, do you have any news to report when you come here this time?"

Uchiha Itachi glanced at Shisui and felt that the Danzo in front of him seemed different from before.

Compared to the previous Shimura Danzo, today's Danzo seemed a little proud, as if he had just experienced something happy.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Itachi's heart sank suddenly and his face became a little ugly.

These days he has been investigating the cause of Shisui's death. He doesn't believe that Shisui would choose to commit suicide out of despair. He must have been attacked by other ninjas, which is why he disappeared.

Among the many suspects, Danzo is the most suspicious.

If he wasn't worried about the village, he really wanted to attack Danzo right now and kill this cunning old guy on the spot.

After taking a deep breath, Uchiha Itachi said to Shisui: "Master Danzo, what do you think about Shisui's disappearance?"

Shisui looked a little embarrassed, he really didn't have any opinion on Shisui's disappearance.

However, he also wanted to see what position he held in Uchiha Itachi's heart, so he said:
"Shisui is a naive ninja, even though he possesses the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan. However, every Uchiha who awakens the Mangekyō will have a twisted personality. He might attack the village someday."

"Do you know his whereabouts? Where did he go?"

After hearing this, Uchiha Itachi fell silent, and then, as if he had made some kind of decision, he said:

"Master Danzo, I don't know Shisui's whereabouts, but Shisui's disappearance this time has calmed down the radical factions in the clan. I'm afraid they will no longer think of launching a coup..."

"That's not necessarily true. The Uchiha clan will not rest until they get the position of Hokage. You must continue to monitor the Uchiha clan and send intelligence to me."

Uchiha Itachi was silent for a while, then said: "Danzo-sama, Uchiha..."

Shisui interrupted Uchiha Itachi's speech, came to Itachi's side, and asked directly: "Itachi, are you on the village's side, or on the Uchiha's side?"

"Do you really think your clan members will give up on becoming Hokage?"

Shisui's question made Uchiha Itachi stunned, and he answered ambiguously: "I will do my best to prevent conflicts between the family and the village, and will not let the village fall into civil strife."

Shisui frowned at Uchiha Itachi's answer.

Uchiha Itachi's behavior of avoiding the important issue was very clever, but he wanted to hear Uchiha Itachi's true thoughts. He was a little afraid that Uchiha Itachi would give up the village and choose the other side of the village.

Judging from Uchiha Itachi's attitude towards his clan members, it is very likely that he stands on the side of the village.

If his identity was really exposed now, Itachi might attack him. The reason was very simple: his actions had betrayed the village.

Thinking of this, Shisui sighed softly.

Next, he will continue to test Uchiha Itachi to see what Itachi's real thoughts are. If Uchiha Itachi really stands on the side of the village, the former best friend will probably become an enemy.

(End of this chapter)