After Uchiha Dohuan left, Uchiha Shisui did not even bother to put on the pair of eyes that Uchiha Dohuan gave him, but quickly rushed towards the direction of the Hokage Building.
Although Uchiha Dohuan said that he would not use his eyes to control the Hokage, Shisui still did not dare to take the risk.
[At least, the Hokage must be prepared.]
With this belief, Uchiha Shisui endured the severe pain in his eyes and stumbled to the front of the Hokage Building.
"Uchiha Shisui?" The two Chunins in charge of guarding the door of the Hokage Building were also shocked after seeing the person coming and his miserable condition. You know, this is the famous Shisui who can move instantly, why did he become like this?
"I want to see the Hokage! Quick!" Uchiha Shisui said hurriedly.
"What happened?" At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen, having heard the commotion, emerged from his office. He was startled when he saw Shisui's empty eye sockets. His mission for the day was to investigate the Uchiha clan's situation, yet Shisui was now gravely injured. Could the Uchiha clan truly be rebelling?
"Shisui! Quick! Call the medical ninja!" the Sandaime hurriedly ordered.
"Hokage-sama, I have an emergency to report. We'll discuss the medical ninja later," Uchiha Shisui said hurriedly after hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice.
"Alright," the Sandaime, seeing Shisui's agitation, took him into his office and dismissed his attendants.
"Tell me, Shisui, what happened?" the Sandaime said with some difficulty, mentally preparing for the worst.
Uchiha Shisui took a deep breath and recounted everything that had happened tonight, including the power of his eyes that Uchiha Touhan had taken away, not daring to hold back a single word.
The Sandaime's expression grew increasingly solemn as he listened. Honestly, he'd already braced himself for a full-blown Uchiha rebellion, but the intelligence Shisui brought was far more dire.
"Dou Huan?" The Sandaime had unknowingly lit his pipe and, after a long puff of smoke, recalled Uchiha Dou Huan in his mind.
In the Sandaime's memory, this Uchiha, equally renowned as Shisui and a celebrated warrior during the Third Shinobi World War, wasn't the typical arrogant Uchiha. While a bit more withdrawn and reserved than Shisui, his smiling enforcement policy within the security department was widely praised by the villagers and significantly contributed to easing relations between them and the Uchiha clan. Sarutobi Hiruzen had initially assumed this was another Uchiha with the Will of Fire, like his former comrade Uchiha Kagami, but he hadn't anticipated his ulterior motives. Furthermore, he now possessed the power of two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Hokage-sama, you must be careful! Don't give Dohwan an opportunity!" Uchiha Shisui warned.
"I understand, Shisui. Relax for now. Things haven't reached their worst point yet." Sarutobi Hiruzen, puffing on a cigarette, comforted Shisui. "Go get your eyes installed first."
"Hokage-sama!" Shisui said anxiously.
"Even if he uses your eyes to control me, his scheme won't succeed. Shisui, you must understand. The Hokage is Hokage because everyone in the village recognizes the Will of Fire. If he thinks that controlling me means he can control all of Konoha, he's gravely mistaken!" Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Shisui's shoulder and said, "So, go with peace of mind. We still need your strength to stop his scheme."
"Hokage-sama..." Sarutobi Hiruzen's words made Shisui choke up. "I understand! I will definitely stop him!"
...
After Uchiha Shisui was taken for eye replacement surgery, a figure on crutches slowly walked out from the shadows of the Hokage's office.
"Huruzen, what are you still hesitating about!" The visitor saw Sarutobi Hiruzen sitting in the Hokage's office chair without saying a word, and immediately asked anxiously: "Do you want to become a puppet of that inherently evil Uchiha brat?"
"Danzo, calm down." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up at his old partner, "Things haven't come to that point yet."
"Uchiha Touhan has obviously been planning to rebel for a long time. If we continue to sit and wait for death, it will be too late!" Danzo saw that Sarutobi Hiruzen was still hesitating, and immediately said angrily, "Also, the Uchiha have long had rebellious intentions. When they know that Uchiha Touhan has awakened the Mangekyō, I'm afraid they will rise up today! We must act preemptively now and capture Uchiha Touhan!"
"Enough! Danzo! I am the Hokage!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said angrily.
"Huruzen! You will regret it!"
"Bang!"
After Danzo slammed the door and left, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep puff of his cigarette and looked at the night outside the window.
Knowing Danzo well, he would undoubtedly secretly lead his men to ambush Uchiha Touhan. Sarutobi Hiruzen would be delighted to see this happen. If he succeeded, everyone would be happy. If Danzo failed, it would simply be Danzo's personal actions, and had nothing to do with him, the Hokage. This had been an unspoken understanding between the two for years.
"It's been quite a turbulent time lately," Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in the smoke-filled Hokage's office.
...
The next morning, the sun rose as usual.
Uchiha Touhan, awakening from his bed, washed up briefly before heading to work for the security team.
Uchiha Touhan had barely entered his office, barely settled in when Uchiha Fugaku, the captain of the security team and head of the Uchiha clan, walked in.
"Touhan, get ready. There's an urgent mission in the village. This time, you'll go with Inahori and Zaito, and you'll lead the team," Uchiha Fugaku said gravely.
"I understand." Uchiha Touhan nodded, unsurprised by this, but rather feeling that this mission had come a little too soon.
"Are the Hokage's people so impatient?" After Uchiha Fugaku left, Uchiha Touhan gently drew his long sword from his waist, the cold blade reflecting off his face.
Sheathing his sword, he packed his belongings and picked up the mission scroll. Uchiha Touhan waited for his teammates for this mission at the security headquarters' gate.
Uchiha Inahina and Uchiha Zaito were both outstanding members of the younger generation of the Uchiha clan. While their strength far surpassed that of Shisui and Touhan, they had both achieved chunin and awakened their two magatama before the age of twenty.
However, like most Uchiha, their limited mental capacity was consumed by the pride of their clan. Consequently, they were somewhat critical of Uchiha Touhan's approach to law enforcement with a smile. However, given the current mission, they still gave him a proper salute.
Uchiha Douhuan nodded, then said, "Let's go."
(End of this chapter)