Chapter 68

"Isn't it?"

Danzo stared at him coldly and asked: "If Shi Yuan really has that ability, do Itachi think cooperating with him won't require paying a price?"

"Don't be too naive, Hiruzen; think about how we treat the commoner ninjas of the Hidden Leaf, think about the Hyuga family's main and branch family system."

"Think about what we in the Hidden Leaf have done to protect our own ninjutsu!"

"If we want to cooperate with Shi Yuan, isn't it just being a dog for him?"

The office was completely quiet, with only Danzo's angry roar echoing.

Koharu and Homura looked at the furious Danzo and didn't dare to speak.

The Third Hokage stared at Danzo with rapid breathing, gritting his teeth:

"Do Itachi think I want to?"

"Shi Yuan has mastered Space-Time Ninjutsu; we can't do anything to him at all!"

"If we let him cooperate with other ninja villages, what will the Hidden Leaf do then?!"

Danzo's expression was cold, decisive in killing, and he slammed the table angrily:

"How do Itachi know Uchiha Fugaku isn't fooling Itachi? Who can prove that Shi Yuan has mastered Space-Time Ninjutsu?!"

"Itachi panicked without verification; Hiruzen, Itachi have disappointed me too much!"

"And even if he has mastered Space-Time Ninjutsu, so what!?"

"Didn't the Second Hokage leave behind several hypotheses for countering Space-Time Ninjutsu?"

"Don't forget your Reaper Death Seal! As long as there is a momentary opportunity, Itachi can kill Shi Yuan!".

Damn it!!!

The Third Hokage stared at Danzo with fire in his eyes.

It's me who has to perform the Reaper Death Seal, not Itachi, right?

Do Itachi want me to die that much?

The Third Hokage roared: "Then have Itachi ever thought about the consequences if Shi Yuan escapes?"

"Have Itachi ever thought about the consequences if Shi Yuan and the Uchiha cooperate?!"

"Have Itachi ever thought about what Shi Yuan's strength will be in a few years, and if he retaliates against the Hidden Leaf then, how will we deal with him?"

He stood up, his momentum exploding, spitting everywhere, making Danzo unable to help but wipe his face.

The Third Hokage panted heavily, his tone softening:

"Do Itachi think I want to keep this unstable factor Shi Yuan?"

"It's because there are too many unknown factors in getting rid of him, and the danger is too great! Once it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"But if we cooperate with him, the Hidden Leaf's strength will go a step further, and the conditions for cooperation can continue to be negotiated."

"If it really can't be negotiated, then we can think of other ways."

The office was quiet again.

The four people were silent.

Koharu and Homura looked at each other, "Danzo, why don't we let Hiruzen go and talk to him first."

They were already old, seeking stability in everything, and didn't want to cause more trouble.

Danzo said coldly: "I don't agree with this matter; Itachi will definitely regret doing this."

After saying this, he turned and left angrily.

In the office, the Third Hokage, with the support of Koharu and Homura, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Leave Shi Yuan's matter to me to handle."

"However, although Fugaku verified it before, for the sake of caution, we must also verify his talent."

"After all, those secret and forbidden techniques are the most important secrets of the Hidden Leaf!"

Koharu and Homura nodded.

On the other side, after Danzo left the Hokage building, he soon returned to the Root organization base.

At this time, the anger on his face had disappeared, replaced by shrewdness and coldness.

"How is the information on Shi Yuan that I asked Itachi to investigate?"

Swish!

An Anbu member of the Root organization appeared, "The information is still very scarce; most of the information has already been blocked by Lord Hokage."

Danzo's eyes flickered.

He was not surprised by this situation.

"Have people pay attention; once Shi Yuan enters the Hidden Leaf, monitor him immediately."

"Yes!"

Danzo touched his right eye, which was wrapped in bandages, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

"If Shi Yuan's talent is really as terrifying as Hiruzen said, it would be worth wasting a Kotoamatsukami opportunity for him."

Just now, after hearing the information about Shi Yuan, Danzo was immediately tempted.

That kind of terrifying comprehension, once in his own hands, would be like divine help; becoming Hokage would be too simple.

But now the relationship between the Hidden Leaf and the Uchiha was somewhat subtle, and he had to save Kotoamatsukami just in case.

"Hiruzen, don't Itachi want to be a dog for Shi Yuan? Then after I control Shi Yuan, I will enjoy it properly!"

Danzo's face was full of cold smiles.

His anger just now was real.

He would never allow the Hidden Leaf's secret and forbidden techniques to be controlled by an uncontrollable outsider!

The Akimichi clan, the Yamanaka clan, the Inuzuka clan, the Aburame clan...

All the clans soon made their decisions.

Except for the Hyuga clan, which was extremely resistant, most of the other clans were in a wait-and-see attitude.

After all, family secret techniques were related to their foundation and could not be easily shown to others.

And at this time, the Uchiha clan.

After Fugaku returned, he also held a clan meeting.

Itachi also participated.

Because it was a temporary clan meeting, it was held in the secret room of Fugaku's house.

All three elders of the Uchiha clan were present.

Among them, the Great Elder already had gray hair and a hideous scar on his face.

The Second Elder and Third Elder were also in the image of middle-aged men, with cold and firm faces.

There were also eight captains of the Military Police Force.

And all the elite three-tomoe eye-awakeners, a total of more than a dozen people.

And this was all the higher-ups of the Uchiha clan.

"Clan Leader, why did I hear that Itachi met with the Hokage and the leaders of the various clans? Is the Hokage about to make a move against us?"

Before everyone had arrived, the Great Elder had already shouted angrily.

As soon as these words came out, it immediately aroused the anger of others.

The Second Elder immediately shouted: "Bastard, are the Third and Danzo trying to force us Uchiha to death? Let's fight them!"

Itachi stood beside Fugaku, looking at the angry clansmen, and sighed in his heart.

Could the grievances between the Uchiha and the Hidden Leaf higher-ups really not be resolved?

Fugaku shook his head with a solemn expression.

"It has nothing to do with the Hokage; I called Itachi here this time for something else."

Then he shouted to the door: "Tiehuo, come in."

As the words fell, the door of the secret room was opened.

Inabi and Yashiro helped Tiehuo, whose eyes were wrapped in bandages, walk in.

Boom!

Suddenly, the expressions of everyone in the secret room changed.

Many even activated their Sharingan directly, and immediately saw Tiehuo's situation through chakra.