Chapter 33 Danzo Scheme

**Illusion·Sharingan!**

Uchiha Shisui instantly grabbed his left hand and cast an illusion using the Sharingan to freeze Shimura Danzo in place.

Uchiha Shisui glanced at the Root ninjas who were about to attack again and spoke in a low voice, "It's just a simple illusion; it'll wear off soon."

Shimura Danzo's appearance had extinguished the excitement in Uchiha Shisui's heart. Even with the support of the Third Hokage, changing the village's view of the Uchiha would take time.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly sensed that Shimura Danzo had broken free from the illusion.

"Not good!"

Uchiha Shisui's heart sank.

**Bang!**

An uppercut hit his stomach, sending him into a moment of paralysis.

**Bang! Bang! Bang!**

Three consecutive punches landed on his face.

"You are the necessary sacrifice on my path to becoming Hokage!"

Shimura Danzo grabbed Uchiha Shisui's hair with one hand, throwing him into the air, and with a swift motion, reached for Shisui's right eye, drawing a narrow line of blood through the air. His movements were clean and calculated.

Uchiha Shisui landed on the ground and immediately jumped back, covering his right eye in disbelief. He couldn't understand how Shimura Danzo had broken through his illusion.

Naruto, who had been watching from the shadows, furrowed his brows. He had warned Uchiha Shisui about Danzo's Sharingan, but how had he been caught off guard? Had Shisui never heard of the Izanagi technique?

Shimura Danzo calmly removed the bandages from his head, revealing a Sharingan that was slowly turning grey.

Uchiha Shisui remembered the information Naruto had given him earlier. Danzo also possessed a Sharingan. However, he had no idea that, after Orochimaru's experiments and Danzo's own deep study of Uchiha techniques, Danzo had mastered the ultimate Uchiha eye technique: **Izanagi**.

Izanagi allowed the user to turn a set period of time into nothingness, erasing unfavorable events and turning them into something beneficial. Even death could be nullified, but the price was the permanent loss of the Sharingan.

Danzo had already planned for this. His Sharingan was a consumable, and when Uchiha Shisui's illusion failed, Danzo launched a surprise attack, catching Shisui off guard.

One hit was all it took.

"This eye will be my replacement. Now, give me the other one."

Shimura Danzo's voice was full of greed, no longer concealed.

"Damn it!"

Uchiha Shisui gritted his teeth and glared at Danzo and the 13 Root ninjas before him. But with one Sharingan lost, he was now powerless.

**Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!**

Uchiha Shisui quickly formed the seals and unleashed a mighty fireball that rivaled A-level ninjutsu.

**Water Style: Water Wave!**

The 13 Root ninjas instantly countered with a massive wave of water, overwhelming Shisui's fireball. The forest was blanketed in mist.

Seizing the opportunity, Uchiha Shisui fled toward the Nanhe River. He needed to find Itachi—his remaining eye must not fall into the hands of either the village or the Uchiha clan. It was his last hope.

"Chase!"

Shimura Danzo's cold command rang out, and 13 figures vanished in pursuit of Uchiha Shisui.

But before Danzo could follow, a hoarse, broken voice echoed behind him, accompanied by a sinister smile.

"Shimura Danzo, your performance was quite the show. Very entertaining."

The voice sent a chill down Shimura Danzo's spine. How had someone approached him so silently? Without a trace?

Danzo whirled around, his pupils shrinking in disbelief.

Uchiha Shisui hadn't lied?

"Who are you?"

Shimura Danzo's voice was full of tension. This person had not only evaded Shisui but had now appeared beside him without a sound, his presence unnervingly elusive.

"I'm nobody."

The voice held a mocking tone, as if the speaker had just witnessed a particularly amusing performance.

"Although it took a bit more effort, your hard work has pleased me. And I've brought you a little gift."

"How about... despair?"

Shimura Danzo's eyes widened, an overwhelming sense of danger flooding his senses. In that instant, he saw himself falling to the ground, his head severed by a sword.

The ground suddenly shook, and a soil spike shot up from the earth toward Danzo's face.

Panicking, Danzo quickly leaned back. His frail body creaked under the strain, narrowly avoiding the spike.

But more spikes followed, and the nearby trees began to stretch their branches, attempting to bind him.

**Wood Style?**

Danzo dodged desperately, his body covered in cuts from the ground spikes, blood dripping from his wounds. He was in shock.

Suddenly, he felt an excruciating pain.

"Ah!"

A long sword appeared from thin air and sliced through his left arm. The force sent his severed limb spinning through the air, drawing a trail of blood.

The arm fell at Naruto's feet, and he bent down, picking up the Mangekyō Sharingan that had once belonged to Uchiha Shisui. With a single motion, he absorbed it using the pupil technique of his own right eye.

The immense power of the Sharingan surged into his eyes. It was hot, as though his eyes were undergoing an evolution under the intense energy.

Naruto sensed the pupil technique in the Sharingan—it was capable of subtly influencing others' cognition, but due to a lack of energy, it hadn't fully evolved.

'Is there another one missing?' Naruto thought, a bit confused.

"You despicable villain! Where are my eyes? Give them back!" Danzo's voice was a broken, desperate roar, his pain unbearable.

Looking at Danzo, now reduced to a pitiful figure, Naruto felt the show had gone on long enough. He was eager to obtain the second Sharingan. Something told him that with both eyes, his Mangekyō Sharingan would reach a new level of power.

"Elder Danzo, here's a parting gift."