Finally, after over a hundred thousand cycles of reincarnation, Danzo accepted his fate, accepted that his will had been rewritten, and from now on, he would no longer scheme to use the Sharingan to cast Izanagi.
The moment he accepted his fate and his will was rewritten by Izanami, Danzo broke free from Izanami, and then Uchiha Chiri came to dig out his eye.
But this time, Danzo did not use Izanagi again; instead, he tearfully accepted this fate, finally escaping that endless cycle of reincarnation.
The pain of losing his right eye brought a sliver of peace to his heart, which had been reincarnated hundreds of thousands of times; he would never again scheme to use the Sharingan to cast Izanagi, as his rewritten will could not be changed.
Unless Kotoamatsukami or Izanami restored his previous will, Danzo would never again scheme to use the Sharingan to cast Izanagi.
Uchiha Chiri took out a test tube containing physiological saline and placed the Sharingan inside for temporary storage; this Sharingan was to be returned to Shisui, as it was his grandfather's eye.
"Uchiha Chiri! What are you doing! Stop it now~!"
The Third Hokage saw Uchiha Chiri digging out Danzo's right eye from afar, and he immediately used Body Flicker Technique to arrive, even taking out the adamantine staff transformed from Enma.
He also noticed Uchiha Chiri's youthful face; he didn't have time to think and was about to stop Uchiha Chiri from striking.
But he saw a bizarre scene: Danzo was weeping profusely as if he had been saved, while Uchiha Chiri was shaking the Sharingan in the test tube at him.
"Sharingan! How could this be! Danzo! You actually did~! Kagami~!"
Earlier, when his eldest son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, brought Ling back from Root, he heard Ling say that the hidden right eye of Danzo was Kagami's Sharingan.
But he refused to believe it and forbade Sarutobi Shinnosuke from investigating; he couldn't believe that Danzo would harm their old friend Kagami.
He couldn't accept this outcome and chose to pretend not to know; he seemed to understand why Akimichi Torifu, who had the best relationship with Kagami in the past, refused the position in the Elder Council and chose to retire—perhaps he knew the cause of his dear friend Kagami's death.
Now that the Sharingan in Danzo's right eye was completely revealed, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart was filled only with pain and unwillingness to face it, with no surprise or disbelief.
"Monkey! It seems you know the cause of Uchiha Kagami's death! I didn't expect you and Danzo to be in cahoots~! It seems this old woman will cause a ruckus in Konoha today."
Uchiha Chiri put away Kagami's Sharingan, ready to face the combined attack of Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi at any moment.
"Uchiha Chiri, you misunderstand. I just couldn't bear to believe that my former comrade would go to such lengths. This goes against the fire will I uphold. Danzo cannot be forgiven."
"Everything this old man has done is for Konoha, and this Sharingan was also gifted to me by Kagami."
Although Danzo's will to seize the Sharingan and cast Izanagi had been twisted, other aspects remained unchanged; at this moment, lies flowed readily from his mouth.
"Oh? Is that so? Monkey, do you dare let me use genjutsu to make Danzo tell the truth?"
Uchiha Chiri looked mockingly at Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose eyes were dim and had lost their fighting spirit; she wanted to test Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude towards the current Danzo Shimura.
It was nighttime, the period of nightlife, and many Ninja witnessed what happened here. Although Anbu Ninja were preventing others from approaching, it was conceivable that everything here would be known by almost all Jonin by tomorrow.
This was Uchiha Chiri's overt scheme. If Hiruzen Sarutobi protected Danzo, his prestige would be greatly diminished, and the Ninja clans gathered around the Hokage faction would become disloyal to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi dealt with Danzo, it would mean Danzo would be abandoned, the Hokage faction would cut off an arm, and this scandal would also damage the reputation of the Hokage faction.
Even if Danzo were reinstated later, the events of this day would make all Ninja clans see the true face of the Hokage faction, and the Hokage faction's double standards would be remembered.
In the future, if similar incidents occur where someone kills a comrade to steal a Bloodline Limit, like Danzo, the Hokage faction will have no way to sanction them, because someone will inevitably bring up Danzo's reinstatement.
Danzo's matter flagrantly betrayed the fire will. If it is not handled seriously, the Hokage faction will never again be able to deceive people into dying with the fire will.
If the various great clans of a Village become disloyal to the Hokage faction, and then the fire will is corrupted, a new era will begin tomorrow.
Everything depends on how the Third Hokage chooses, but no matter what, it will be painful for the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage is also weighing his options; first and foremost, the fire will must not be shaken.
Although they had done many things that went against the fire will, others had no evidence, and these were all within the scope of policy avoidance.
However, the Hokage cannot openly betray the fire will. You can slightly modify or interpret the fire will yourself, but you cannot do things that betray the fire will. Political correctness is also extremely important in a Ninja Village.
The fire will is the legal basis, the source of power. If you betray the fire will, power will also leave you.
"My Sharingan was gifted by my dear friend! Is your Uchiha Clan going to forcibly pin this blame on me?!"
Danzo knew he couldn't admit to this, nor could he let Uchiha Chiri control him here and make him tell the truth.
As long as he wasn't exposed here, then being imprisoned and interrogated would still be something the Hokage faction could manipulate; in short, he couldn't admit it, and the Third Hokage also knew this.
However, at this time, many Ninja had already gathered around, and some clan heads also rushed over after receiving intelligence. How could they not join in such an exciting scene?
At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku arrived with many elders. The Hyuga Clan's main family head, Hyuga Hiashi, and branch family head, Hyuga Hizashi, also arrived.
Ino–Shika–Chō, Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, Aburame Clan, Kurama, Inuzuka, and so on.
They were all dissatisfied with Danzo; some of their clan members had been threatened by Danzo into joining Root. (Second setting, it's unknown if Danzo was so deranged at this time, but that's how it is in this book.)
Hiruzen Sarutobi was already in a difficult position, and after being notified by Shisui, Ling also let her clone cultivate while she went to witness this scene.
Ling didn't expect Granny Zhili to be so decisive; shortly after she left the Uchiha Clan Land, Granny Zhili went to trouble Danzo that night, and even trapped the Third Hokage and Danzo in this overt scheme.
Indeed, her own covert schemes were not presentable; only overt schemes were truly effective. She also needed to learn this kind of overt scheme well.
Ling and Shisui, being small in stature, blended in at the edge of the first row of the Uchiha Clan, observing Danzo's cold and sinister expression at this moment.
Ling felt quite pleased; she didn't expect an old fox like Danzo to have such a day. If it weren't for Anbu maintaining order, she would have wanted to throw rotten eggs.
Don't doubt whether Ling had rotten eggs hidden; what respectable Ninja doesn't have some presentable hidden weapons? Aren't biochemical weapons hidden weapons?
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