"Damn it, Shisui, I misjudged you."
"I can't believe even a guy with such thick eyebrows would betray us."
After learning that Shisui was also a spy, the attitudes of everyone who had just been clamoring to avenge him did a complete 180-degree turn.
They had already expected that Uchiha Itachi was not clean. After all, when everyone suggested a coup, he was the only one who went his own way, making it difficult not to suspect him.
So when they heard that Uchiha Itachi was a spy, they felt that their suspicions had finally been confirmed.
It was precisely because of this that they sent Shisui to monitor Itachi, but who would have thought that Shisui was also a spy?
Oh, great. I'm monitoring myself.
In a way, it was strangely ironic.
Tōshirō was helpless about his subordinates' hot-headedness and said plainly, "Everyone, calm down. What's with all the fuss?"
Someone said aggrievedly, "But, Tōshirō-sama..."
"Don't just look at the superficial image. You must see the essence behind the surface."
Everyone fell silent.
"This matter is not as simple as it seems. If Shisui was a spy, then why did Danzō kill him? I think there must be a hidden secret."
Hearing your words is better than reading ten years of books. Everyone immediately started to praise him. "As expected of the great Tōshirō. Your mind is so quick, you can always find things that others can't."
"Speaking of which, this guy seems to be a descendant of Uchiha Kagami," Tōshirō said with a sneer. "I remember Uchiha Kagami was a member of the Second Hokage's guard."
Tōshirō's words reminded everyone.
The position of a guard was special. Besides strength, loyalty was also a must.
Just look at who could hold this position, and you would know.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Koharu Utatane, Danzō Shimura, Homura Mitokado, Akimichi Torifu, and Uchiha Kagami.
The first four were the students of the Second Hokage, which was a given. Akimichi Torifu was the leader of the Akimichi clan, and his loyalty was also very high. When you list them out, the Uchiha member stood out.
A clan member suddenly realized something and said tremblingly, "C-could it be that this guy Shisui has been a spy for the village in our clan since his ancestors?"
Tōshirō said plainly, "That's a possibility."
As soon as he said that, someone immediately came up with a similar conclusion. "...Wait, does that mean Shisui's father, Kagami, might also have been one?"
Tōshirō asked his puppet, Shigen, "Was Shisui's father, Kagami, also a spy in the past?"
"Yes."
Tōshirō asked further, "Besides the spies mentioned above, how many other spies have there been? Don't include the current ones. Include those who have died and those who are no longer spies. Tell me everything you know."
This time, because the question was more specific, Shigen's answer was more detailed.
An Uchiha clan member slammed the floor in anger. "Damn it! Our clan has been infiltrated like this. The plan we had our hopes set on is a complete joke now."
Tōshirō pondered for a moment. He looked at everyone and asked, "Do you think Itachi knew about Shisui's death?"
Everyone didn't respond and just looked at Tōshirō, waiting for him to give a further answer.
After a pause, Tōshirō gave his guess. "I think with his sharp senses, he probably knew..."
"Should we... capture Itachi and question him?"
Someone was about to suggest it, but didn't say the last part, deliberately looking at a certain person.
When he saw the look, Fugaku's blood-red eyes looked determined. "I'll handle this myself."
Tōshirō shook his head and denied this decision. "No."
"Why, Tōshirō-sama..."
Everyone didn't understand. Fugaku, the father, was even willing to kill his own son for the greater good, yet Tōshirō seemed to be deliberately protecting Itachi.
"This matter is more complicated. I will handle Itachi myself."
"In that case, alright..."
Since Tōshirō had said so, everyone had nothing else to say.
Suppressing everyone's dissatisfaction, Tōshirō continued, "There are still many mysteries surrounding Danzō killing Shisui. In short, just continue with your usual work. I will personally investigate this matter. Having too many people will alert them."
Everyone responded in unison, "Yes."
The only thing Tōshirō was concerned about now was Shisui's eye in Danzō's possession. He wasn't completely confident against the Kotoamatsukami.
The fact that it could break free from the Impure World Reincarnation showed how powerful it was.
Because he didn't know if it would work on the Mangekyō Sharingan, to be safe, Danzō would definitely try to get the other Mangekyō Sharingan. With Danzō's mind, it wouldn't be difficult to guess that the eye was in Itachi's hands.
After this matter came to a halt, Tōshirō asked Horse-Head for more information. The important information had already been asked, and he couldn't get any more useful intelligence.
"Tōshirō-sama, should we go back to our posts now?" Someone asked for further instructions.
Tōshirō shook his head. "No. There's one more thing I need to ask you to clarify a situation."
Facing everyone's curious gazes, Tōshirō paused. He subtly glanced at Uchiha Yashiro in the crowd and continued, "When you were preparing to launch the coup, did you ever come into contact with a masked man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara?"
The name Uchiha Madara was like thunder. Everyone was shocked when they heard the name, and Uchiha Yashiro was the most obvious.
The great Tōshirō has come into contact with him.
An Uchiha member couldn't wait to ask, "Tōshirō-sama, what's going on?"
Tōshirō replied, "When I was traveling, a guy was secretly monitoring me, but I sensed him. This guy claimed to be Uchiha Madara and tried to incite me to destroy Konoha with him."
This sentence immediately drew agreement from everyone.
"Hmph, claiming to be Uchiha Madara? He's got some nerve."
"Who would listen to an unknown guy like that?"
"Exactly."
"That may be true, but this guy has the Sharingan," Tōshirō said slowly. "And his ability is very strange. Even I'm not completely confident I can beat him."
Everyone looked shocked.
Tōshirō's strength was obvious to everyone, so this guy was strong enough to contend with him.
"Maybe he got the Sharingan from the battlefield in the past?"
Someone guessed. This possibility was not out of the question.
Tōshirō immediately responded again, "But what if those eyes were the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
"...Impossible. How could something like that happen?"
The expressions on their faces couldn't even be described as shocked.
Tōshirō speculated, "Leaving aside whether this guy is Uchiha Madara, during my confrontation with him, I had a faint feeling that he was plotting something."
Tōshirō's gaze slowly swept over the shocked crowd. "I've told you everything I can. Just as I have been honest with you, I hope you will be honest with me and not hide anything. Don't be fooled and left in the dark."
Hearing this, everyone asked each other if they had come into contact with the masked man.
After a long time, a hand was slowly raised among them, trembling slightly as if the person had made a great decision.
This action immediately caught everyone's attention.
Tōshirō's eyelids drooped slightly.
Fugaku's eyes widened. He looked at the middle-aged man whose hair had turned white with age and looked surprised. "Yashiro, you..."
(End of Chapter)
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