As Shuoye Uchiha's words fell, the wound on Danzō Shimura's body began to close.
Flesh reformed. Blood receded.
Izanagi.
The forbidden technique had taken effect.
But instead of calming the situation, it made everything worse.
"Izanagi?!"
Shisui Uchiha's pupils shrank.
"Danzō! You'd better have an explanation!"
The Uchiha understood exactly what that technique meant.
Izanagi was a forbidden art of their clan—a jutsu that rewrote reality at the cost of a Sharingan.
So the question was simple.
Where did Danzō get one?
Shuoye let out a cold laugh.
"Danzō-sama doesn't merely know Izanagi. He has been collecting Sharingan in secret."
"Sacrificing Uchiha lives for his own ends."
"Every eye embedded in that arm carries the blood and grief of my clan."
Before anyone could react, Shuoye flicked his fingers.
An invisible force tore apart the white bandages wrapped around Danzō's arm.
The cloth shredded.
What lay beneath was exposed.
An arm studded with Sharingan.
A grotesque mosaic of crimson eyes.
For a heartbeat, silence reigned.
Then outrage erupted.
"You desecrated our clan's Sharingan?!"
"You filthy bastard!"
The Uchiha's fury ignited instantly. Killing intent flooded the air.
Shisui stepped forward, voice shaking with rage.
"Danzō!"
He lunged.
No one felt the betrayal more deeply than he did.
The man who spoke endlessly of the Will of Fire had been harvesting Uchiha eyes like trophies.
Had he ever seen them as comrades?
As human beings?
If Shisui had died—
Would his eyes have ended up there as well?
The thought alone made his stomach churn.
"Stop!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi intervened, striking Shisui back and stepping between them.
Danzō forced himself upright, voice steady despite the tremor in his body.
"Shuoye, I admit my methods may have crossed a line. But—"
He raised his voice for all to hear.
"I have never betrayed Konoha. Everything I did was to protect the village!"
"Protect?" a Hyūga elder snapped. "You stole bloodline limits from your own people and call that protection?"
Hiashi Hyūga stepped forward, eyes cold.
"Third Hokage-sama. This requires an explanation."
Other clans joined in.
"Root must be investigated."
"This cannot be tolerated."
"The Uchiha deserve justice."
Even the Nara and the Ino–Shika–Chō alliance stood openly in support.
No one wished to die for the village only to have their corpse desecrated afterward.
Hiruzen's face darkened.
His gaze swept over Danzō before settling on Shuoye.
"Shuoye, I have heard your demand. There will be punishment. Severe punishment."
"But Konoha's laws must be upheld. Danzō has committed wrongs, yet he must be judged according to due process."
As he spoke, he cast Danzō a brief glance—heavy with meaning.
Danzō understood it perfectly.
Damn you, Hiruzen.
Once again, he would bear the blame.
But he also knew this was survival.
Hiruzen's intent was clear: punish him publicly, preserve him privately.
Let the storm pass. Rebuild later.
It might have worked—
If Shuoye were someone who waited.
A blur of motion.
Shuoye appeared before Danzō without warning.
A short blade gleamed in his hand.
"You think you can still walk away?" Shuoye said quietly.
"Death would be mercy."
The blade fell.
Danzō's remaining arm dropped to the ground.
Blood sprayed across the stone.
Danzō's instinct screamed to activate Izanagi again—
But Shuoye's voice cut through him like ice.
"Try it."
"Even the Third Hokage won't save you."
"I promise."
The meaning was unmistakable.
If he rewrote reality again—
Shuoye would kill him for real.
Danzō's face drained of color.
For the first time in years, he felt powerless.
Truly powerless.
Hiruzen clenched his jaw but gave no order to retaliate.
He knew it.
Danzō had lost all leverage.
Pressing further would only deepen the humiliation.
Shuoye did not stop.
Flames ignited in his palm.
The severed arm—along with every embedded Sharingan—burned to ash.
He did not even absorb the ocular power.
That alone spoke of his disgust.
Danzō could only watch.
His vision blurred.
His heart twisted with agony.
His carefully gathered collection—
Reduced to smoke.
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