The Uchiha clan behind them stirred with a sudden commotion, wondering why Elder Kawasaki had suddenly become the vice-leader.
Then, realizing that the leader's actions were in support of Kawasaki, they quieted down.
Danzo scoffed at Fugaku's words.
“It's true that Shisui attempted to assassinate me tonight. My ANBU can testify.”
Everyone present was no ordinary person, and Danzo's character was known to all.
If Shisui really had attempted an assassination, he should have reported it to the Third Hokage. Why would he play dumb from the start?
Kawasaki laughed loudly, “Elder Danzo attempted to assassinate the Third Hokage tonight. All the Uchiha can testify to this.”
The Uchiha behind them erupted into laughter.
“That's right! I witnessed it!”
“Me too! I witnessed it!”
The surrounding ninja clans suppressed their laughter, looking at them with sideways glances.
The Third Hokage's expression shifted, and he had a rough understanding of the situation. Still, he cleared his throat.
“Since Shisui has been found, Kawasaki…Vice-Leader, this is all a misunderstanding. Let's disperse.”
“Misunderstanding?!”
Uchiha Kawasaki's face changed faster than a book being turned.
“Third Hokage! Shisui's Sharingan is still in Danzo's hands! You call this a misunderstanding?!”
Danzo snorted, “The assassination failed, now you're playing the blame game?”
Kawasaki didn't even look at Danzo, turning to Fugaku and giving him a wink.
Then he sternly shouted, “Third Hokage! You Hokage faction, you dare to openly steal the Sharingan from our Uchiha clan?!”
Uchiha Fugaku understood Kawasaki's signal and said in a deep voice, “Sarutobi Hiruzen!”
“If you don't return Shisui's Sharingan, our Uchiha clan will never let you rest!”
The Uchiha warriors behind Fugaku silently activated their Sharingan.
For a moment, countless blood-red eyes were fixed on the Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage's face turned green, silently cursing Danzo for the mess he'd made. Now, the entire Konoha would have to pay the price.
“Danzo, immediately hand over Shisui's Sharingan!”
Danzo's mouth twitched, completely unprepared for the situation to escalate this far.
But he was still trying to hold on, “I did have a conflict with Shisui, but I didn't take his Sharingan.”
Kawasaki narrowed his eyes and then pulled out a kunai.
The Third Hokage said in a deep voice, “Kawasaki, calm down.”
However, Kawasaki slowly placed the kunai against his Konoha forehead protector.
Once he drew it across, he would become a Konoha traitor.
Kawasaki shouted to all the ninja clans, “Listen, all Konoha citizens, this is the Hokage high-level suppressing us…”
“They will take your kekkei genkai, your secret techniques, your possessions. Hyuga clan, next it will be you!”
The elite and pillars of the various clans, including the leaders, all had grim expressions.
The Hyuga clan was in turmoil, after all, their Byakugan was also a well-known kekkei genkai in the ninja world.
Hizashi and Hiashi looked on coldly, watching how the Third Hokage would handle this.
The Third Hokage's expression changed drastically. If he truly provoked a ninja clan into rebellion, the entire ninja world would laugh at the Hokage.
All the families would no longer trust the Hokage faction, this was undermining the foundation of the Hokage!
“Sarutobi Hiruzen, listen to me! Right now! Immediately! Hand over Shisui's Sharingan!”
“Otherwise, our Uchiha will fight Konoha to the death! This is Konoha forcing our Uchiha to do this!”
Uchiha Kawasaki's expression was contorted, almost like a madman.
The Third Hokage felt a chill go down his spine. The Uchiha could betray them, but they couldn't be forced into betraying them.
If he ordered an attack today, the Uchiha clan would perish, but Konoha would also crumble.
No ninja clan would serve someone who coveted their possessions.
At this moment, all the ninja clans surrounding the Uchiha had no fighting spirit, only cold eyes fixed on Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Especially the Hyuga clan, because if the Uchiha fell, they would be next.
Other ninja clans, though they didn't have the Sharingan or Byakugan, also had their own clan secret techniques and possessions.
If the Uchiha's Sharingan wasn't safe, theirs wouldn't be either.
The Third Hokage sighed and said, “In light of Danzo's misconduct.”
“I remove Shimura Danzo from his position as Hokage advisor. Danzo, hand over Shisui's Sharingan immediately.”
Danzo couldn't believe it, his eyes cold and snake-like.
“Sarutobi! The Uchiha clan cannot be trusted! Shisui's Sharingan is too dangerous, I will never hand over the Sharingan!”
“Enough! Danzo!”
“I am the Hokage!”
Danzo gritted his teeth, “Fine, I will return the Sharingan immediately.”
The Third Hokage turned to Kawasaki, “Is that alright now?”
Kawasaki sneered, “You still want to play tricks at this point? Shisui's eye is clearly on you, what are you going back to get?”
Danzo's face changed, and he wanted to defend himself.
Kawasaki waved his hand to stop him, “Don't make excuses, our Uchiha have a secret technique. Shisui's eye is in your right eye!”
Danzo was embarrassed. He didn't expect the Uchiha to have such a technique. If he'd known, he wouldn't have come.
Now he was helpless.
Under everyone's watchful eyes.
Danzo gritted his teeth and removed the bandage on his right eye. There, a Sharingan was clearly visible.
The ninja clans were in an uproar. Their own higher-ups, the Hokage's assistant, had actually stolen the Uchiha's Sharingan.
And immediately implanted it in his own eye.
The Uchiha clan naturally didn't have that technique, but Kawasaki had assumed that after Danzo obtained Shisui's right eye, he would immediately transplant it.
Even if it wasn't Shisui's eye, Danzo's right eye was undoubtedly a Sharingan.
Danzo was both resentful and furious, but he had already provoked public anger. All the ninja clans were looking at him with ill intent.
Who knows, maybe next time, Danzo would target their own families.
...
Under Kawasaki's cold gaze, the Third Hokage quickly dispatched a medical ninja to remove the Sharingan from Danzo's eye.
Fugaku waved his hand, accepting Shisui's right eye and giving it to Izumi, who was guarding Shisui.
He asked her to confirm whether it was indeed Shisui's eye.
At this moment, Uchiha Itachi silently stepped out of the crowd and stood beside Shisui.
He had returned when the family started gathering, but he hadn't stepped forward when his father was speaking.
He wanted to see what his father intended to do. Had he blocked the Hokage path, was he asking him to return to the clan?
Was the clan truly going to rebel tonight? While he was confused, the development of the situation completely exceeded his expectations.
He didn't expect his father to be a supporting role this time, and Elder Kawasaki was handling everything.
But it seemed now that his father was right, and Elder Kawasaki had handled the situation perfectly.