"The Mangekyō Sharingan..."
Hearing Danzo Shimura's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded silently.
He too had considered that possibility, only he couldn't confirm it yet.
"Hiruzen, Mirai Uchiha is barely thirteen years old, and it's only been a little over a year since he graduated from the Ninja Academy and became a shinobi."
"Although on the day of his graduation, his fight with Kakashi Hatake showed great talent, is it possible that in such a short time he has grown to the point of being able to easily crush the Fourth Raikage?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought about it and silently shook his head: "Impossible."
No matter how much of a genius a ninja is, the growth of their strength must follow objective laws.
Even if the talent is immense, before the body has fully developed, it's impossible to display their full potential.
Even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in their time were like that.
"Therefore... it must be that when the Fourth Raikage fought against Mirai Uchiha, he suffered a great defeat because he was unfamiliar with the strange and unpredictable abilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Danzo Shimura declared with complete certainty.
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not refute it, tacitly accepting Danzo Shimura's conjecture, and instead asked: "Then, tell me, what should we do?"
"Hmph! I told you long ago to hand Mirai Uchiha over to me. It was your indecisiveness that caused the current situation."
"Danzo, this is no time for blaming." Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand impatiently. "Just because Mirai Uchiha has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan doesn't mean my previous ideas were wrong."
"What we are discussing now is what attitude we should take towards Mirai Uchiha in the future."
Danzo Shimura smiled: "Very simple, hand him over to me."
"Once he enters 'Root,' I have ten thousand ways to make him obedient."
"Danzo, it's impossible for me to hand Mirai Uchiha over to you. Don't mention such a thing again in the future."
Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Danzo Shimura.
He knew his companion's hidden intentions perfectly well.
If Mirai Uchiha were to fall into Danzo's hands, he would probably become the sharpest sword in his possession.
And if Danzo were to use Mirai Uchiha against him, then he would be in trouble.
As companions who had grown up together, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew his old friend better than anyone.
For the position of Hokage, it wouldn't be strange for Danzo to do anything.
Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected his request, Danzo Shimura simply shrugged: "Then I have nothing more to say."
Seeing that Danzo Shimura wasn't cooperating, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to reveal the plan he had already devised: "Since Mirai Uchiha possesses such great strength, it's only logical that he contributes more to the village."
"I plan to send Mirai Uchiha to the battlefield in a while. Perhaps that boy can repeat the great victory we had in the war against the Cloud Village."
Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's plan, a cold smile appeared on Danzo Shimura's face.
Once the Mangekyō Sharingan is awakened, eyesight is gradually lost with its use.
The higher the frequency of use, the faster the light is lost.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's plan to send Mirai Uchiha to the battlefield was nothing more than an attempt to use enemies to exhaust the ocular power of Mirai Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.
He could even, through the battles against enemies, deduce and analyze the abilities of Mirai Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.
This way, even if at the end of the war Mirai Uchiha hadn't completely lost his sight, he would no longer pose a great threat to them.
As for why to wait a while before sending Mirai Uchiha out, Danzo Shimura could also guess.
It was merely to prevent Mirai Uchiha, who had just defeated the Fourth Raikage, from accumulating too much prestige in a short period of time.
Such a deep scheme, that even their master from back then would probably have to tip his hat, wouldn't he?
"Danzo, what's with that expression?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, annoyed with Danzo Shimura.
"Nothing. In the future, there's no need to ask me about matters you've already decided."
"Nonsense!" Hiruzen Sarutobi scolded. "I just thought of the plan on the spot, right after denying your proposal."
"Say what you want, after all, you're the Hokage now."
Seeing Danzo Shimura's back as he left, a corner of Hiruzen Sarutobi's lip twitched.
Why did he feel like his line had been stolen?
...
Upon leaving the Hokage's building, Mirai Uchiha bought a few three-colored dango and returned directly to the clan district.
As he walked down the street, the members of the Uchiha clan, upon seeing him, would stop to greet him with their gaze.
Even some children would hide behind the adults, peeking at him while eating their sweets.
"Lord Mirai, we have all heard your story. To defeat even the Fourth Raikage, you are incredible."
"That's right, everyone says that a great figure has emerged in our Uchiha clan."
"Lord Mirai, in the future, when you come to my house to eat, it will be free for you."
"With this, the prestige of our Uchiha clan will once again spread throughout the ninja world."
"And the village... in times of war like these, an achievement like Lord Mirai's should be properly promoted!"
"That's right... with the protection of our Uchiha clan, those who dream of defeating Konoha are destined to fail."
Seeing the lively expressions on everyone's faces and their kind greetings, Mirai Uchiha felt a greater sense of belonging to this ninja world.
His past life was already like a dream; now, he was a member born and raised in the Uchiha clan.
He could no longer return to Earth. The Uchiha clan was his root.
As long as he was here, he would not allow the Uchiha clan to suffer a fate like the one in the original story, reduced to near-total annihilation!
Arriving directly at his home, Mirai Uchiha discovered that, despite having been away for almost two months, it was spotless, as if someone came often to clean.
At this, Mirai Uchiha felt a little puzzled.
How strange, did house-maidens also exist in the ninja world?
After sitting in silence for a moment, Mirai Uchiha went to the kitchen and began to prepare the ingredients he had bought on his way home.
He had been out in the open, subsisting most of the time on food pills. Although he wasn't a picky person, it was necessary to treat himself upon returning.
With the help of a shadow clone, a lavish meal was ready in no time.
Just as Mirai Uchiha was preparing to feast, a figure opened the door and came in.
"Shisui?"
Seeing Shisui Uchiha with a bucket and a rag, looking good-natured, Mirai Uchiha immediately understood that it had probably been Shisui Uchiha who had been cleaning his house all this time.
Thinking about this, Mirai Uchiha felt a little disappointed.
He had thought that some girl from the clan was secretly in love with him and that's why she came to clean his house, but it turned out to be Shisui Uchiha...
Well then!
The beautiful dream of the maiden was broken.
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