Isamu looked at Garuda, then at Tsunade, his expression darkening.
"Hmph. Anyone who harms my family will pay with their life. Not a single one will escape!"
"Isamu, don't be too impulsive. Although the Old Men went a little too far this time, the ordinary people are innocent. I think…"
Before Tsunade could finish, Isamu interrupted her.
"You don't need to worry about this anymore. I know what I'm doing. Take Senba down first. I'm going to Konoha tomorrow!"
"Sigh… alright, then." Tsunade sighed and didn't try to persuade him any further. The Old Men had truly gone too far this time. Given Isamu's temper, this matter was unlikely to end peacefully.
After Garuda, Tsunade, and the others left, Isamu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, I want to see exactly what role you played in all of this.
Isamu didn't sleep at all that night. When the first ray of sunlight touched the earth the following morning, he teleported directly to Konoha Village.
After arriving in Konoha Village, Isamu slowly made his way to Danzo's Root.
Seeing Isamu's arrival, Danzo wasn't surprised in the slightest. He simply sat there, looking at Isamu with his one remaining eye, and said calmly, "You've come."
"Oh? Judging by your expression, it seems you aren't surprised to see me."
"Hehe. After something this big happened, if you didn't come, you wouldn't be Uchiha Tensei."
Isamu smiled faintly. He had to admit that the old bastard Danzo knew him quite well.
He sat down opposite Danzo and silently stared at him.
Perhaps feeling uncomfortable under Isamu's gaze, Danzo spoke up to explain himself.
"Don't look at me like that. It's true that I spearheaded the Uchiha Clan Massacre this time, but when it comes to your son Senba, I merely added fuel to the fire. It's not that easy for me to move against an Anbu Captain. The person who truly made the decision was Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
"Whether the Uchiha Clan is exterminated or not has little to do with me. I came here simply to find out what role Hiruzen Sarutobi played in this incident."
"Hehehe… You'll definitely be interested in this. To be honest, I was surprised myself when I first heard about it."
"Stop beating around the bush and get to the point!" Isamu frowned. From Danzo's words, he had already guessed something, but he hoped his suspicion was wrong.
"Regarding the Uchiha matter, Hiruzen maintained a tacitly approving attitude. But when it came to your son Senba, Hiruzen explicitly stated that he posed too great a threat and even placed him on the kill list!"
Hearing this, Isamu clenched his fists. An indescribable fury rose within him, and his expression became extremely grim.
"Hahaha… good. Very good! What a Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"
"I repeatedly held myself back out of consideration for our past friendship. I never expected you to treat me like this. Since you have chosen to be unjust, don't blame me for showing you no mercy!"
Seeing Isamu's anger, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Danzo's mouth. His bandaged right eye slowly moved.
"Isamu, since Hiruzen Sarutobi has chosen to be unjust, why don't we launch a coup? You take the lead in killing Hiruzen Sarutobi, and I'll have my people cooperate with you. How about it?"
"Fine. Today, I'll definitely kill…"
"Huh?!"
Just as Isamu was about to impulsively rush off and kill Hiruzen Sarutobi, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.
Being this impulsive wasn't like him at all.
At that moment, he discovered that something had invaded his body and was seemingly attempting to control him.
Isamu immediately expelled the foreign power from his body and looked coldly at Danzo.
"Danzo, keep your little tricks to yourself. Don't mistake me for one of those insignificant pawns. I'm not someone you can control or manipulate!"
"Hahaha… Don't be angry. I was merely testing whether the power of this eye actually worked. I meant nothing by it!"
Danzo laughed it off, but deep down, he had other thoughts.
Although the control had lasted only a brief moment, that moment alone had told him a great deal.
Looking at Danzo, Isamu felt a lingering sense of unease.
He had almost forgotten that the Danzo standing before him was no longer someone he could manipulate at will. Shisui's eye was still an extremely dangerous weapon.
"This mysterious and unpredictable power must be Uchiha Shisui's. Danzo, oh Danzo… I really underestimated you this time."
"Hehe, no, no. I merely happened to obtain this thing. How could the power of such a low-level Ninja possibly sway you? Don't overthink it."
"You, Danzo, must have salvaged plenty of good things from the Uchiha operation. You should have quite a collection of Sharingan, right?"
"No, no. Just a few pairs!"
…
After exchanging a few more words with Danzo, Isamu left the Root.
The moment he stepped outside, Isamu activated his Rinnegan and sealed the Power of Time within his body.
This was a Time Reversal technique specifically designed to counter Shisui's power. As long as Shisui's Kotoamatsukami attempted to control him, the effect would be reversed by the Power of Time.
"Hehe, old Danzo, don't think I don't know what you're planning. If you want to control me, go ahead and try. The day you make your move against me will be the day of your destruction!"
On Danzo's side, he had no idea that Isamu had already prepared a countermeasure. He was still immersed in his fantasy of using Kotoamatsukami to control Isamu and make him fight on his behalf.
"I didn't expect that even Uchiha Tensei wouldn't immediately detect Uchiha Shisui's power. Seizing this power back then really was the right decision."
"If I ever get the chance to use this technique on Isamu, he'll be completely under my control. With Isamu's strength, which surpasses the Kage level, conquering the Four Great Nations and unifying the Ninja World will no longer be difficult."
"Uchiha Tensei, oh Uchiha Tensei… Enjoy your final moments. Soon enough, you'll become my tool! Hahaha…"
On Isamu's side, he didn't leave Konoha immediately.
Instead, he went to the hospital and found Sasuke lying unconscious in bed.
Looking at his unconscious grandson, Isamu's face was filled with heartache.
The person lying on the hospital bed was not only the future avenger, Uchiha Sasuke, but also his grandson.
"Poor little Sasuke. The road ahead of you will truly be filled with hardships."
"But as the saying goes, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I believe that after enduring the hardships Itachi has arranged for you, you'll eventually become a worthy Uchiha Clan Member."
"The future of the clan will depend on you and Itachi!"
Isamu had originally had the chance to stop everything from happening, but he chose to remain a bystander.
After accepting the System's mission, he would eventually leave this world. But once he left, what would happen to the clan and his descendants?
For the sake of the clan and his descendants, he placed all his hopes on his two grandsons.
When the time was right, he would do everything in his power to push his two grandsons toward the ultimate peak.
But before they reached that peak, this trial was necessary.
He believed that after enduring this hardship, the two brothers would be able to see the world and everything around them more clearly.
After healing Sasuke's physical injuries, Isamu combined Yin and Yang Power to heal his grandson's mental trauma as well.
"He should wake up after a day or two of rest. Sasuke, you'll have to endure these lonely years first. I believe that after experiencing loneliness, you'll come to understand just how precious family truly is."
After saying this, Isamu disappeared from Konoha Village as silently as he had arrived.
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