A hawk nded on Shisui's shoulder. Shisui checked the letter and said, "We have to drop all the captives and stists at the Hokage building." Obviously, his target was Toshiro Yamanaka.

  "We are already at Konoha, so I think you could hahings for now," Toshiro said.

  Toshiro didn’t want to do anything before discussing it with Danzo. Knowing he was under house arrest, he decided to go directly to him and then follow the ‘orders’ he had received, but...

  “I don’t think you have the leverage to think, Toshiro-sama. These are direct orders from Lord Third,” Shisui said with an obvious smile on his face.

  “I know what to do, boy. I will go there just after rep to the person who is in charge of anization and the person to whom we report, like always. These arras were also made by Lord Third,” Toshiro said, his voice showing ion at all, like a robot speaking.

  But that also meant he was back to his Root ninja attitude, and everything until now had been a calcuted move t the best oute for Danzo and ‘KONOHA.’

  “Toshiro-sama, until now, you had a numerical advantage over us, but the reason we didn’t fight was that you kneere more powerful. Oh, and you wao protect your boss from any further trouble. I respect that, but the thing is, you have even lost your numerical advaoo,” Shisui said. As soon as Shisui said that, more than 50 ninja came out of the main gate and surrouhe caravan. There were some Jonin, many in, and some Genin, but all of them were almost ready to attack.

  Toshiro's eyes were now full of killing i as he looked at Shisui. If he had the power to kill through looks, Shisui would have died many times.

  “I already told you, boy, if this was a trick, you will pay,” Toshiro said.

  “Oh, believe me, this was not a trick. Those were the orders from Lord Third. You ask him when you meet him soon. But I did lie about the house arrest thing. He is at the Hokage building. You will be filled in oails by others. Now let’s go. We don’t have time to discuss this all day. I have many more Root bases to close,” Shisui said, obviously taunting.

  Both sides were ready to attack at the slightest hostility from the other side. Root ninja, both those under Shisui’s genjutsu and those who were not, were ready to attack, and they would do so without any doubt.

  Toshiro was weighing all the possibilities in his mind, but at the end of every possibility where he decided to fight, it resulted in the death of most of the Root ninja and the likely capture of the others.

  With the tension increasing every moment, both parties were at a standstill.

  “Stand doill follow Lord Third’s order,” Toshiro said.

  Shisui was visibly disappointed hearing that, with the anger he was feeling from knowing about his father’s death and Toshiro and his party's affiliation with his father’s killer. Shisui was hoping the pn would not go this smoothly, but to his dismay, the fight he was expeg didn’t happen, and everyoo the Hokage building swiftly.

  Captives and stists were both sent to the hospital, and the rest of the ninja were asked to stay in the Anbu headquarters urict watch. They were going to gh a very long brainwashing session with Hiruzen himself, the person who was capable of making a child a hero when the whole world was set on making him the biggest vilin. And what did he use? Just words.

  (A.N: When people say that Naruto’s talk-no-jutsu is powerful, I think they uimate Hiruzen a little. He was also a strong petitor, but since he was not able to make a Kage-level vilin ge sides with his words, I assume Naruto did have a more powerful version of that jutsu.)

  Team Shadow went back to their homes as they returned from a very big mission, but Shisui and Satoshi both had to file the reports of the mission. While they were doing that, an Anbu ninja came to them and said, “Sir, you both are called to the Hokage’s office.”

  “Right now?” Satoshi asked, as he was very close to pleting his missio. A few more minutes, and the paperwork would be done.

  “Yes, sir,” the Anbu ninja replied respectfully. No one in their right mind would want to offend ae Jonin, especially someone from a powerful like Hyuga or Uchiha.

  “Okay,” Shisui replied. He was doh his paperwork anyway. Satoshi also sighed and nodded his head.

  …

  “Good evening, Lord Third,” Shisui and Satoshi said.

  “Well done, both of you. Not losing a single ninja and safely closing a potential explosion tag, which would have blown Konoha’s peaithereens, and that too in so little time. I expeothing less from you guys,” Hiruzen said with a smile on his face.

  “We only did as we were ordered, Lord Third,” Satoshi replied.

  “Don’t be modest, Satoshi. Now here is a question. As you guys already know our situation, do you want to take another mission, or do you want to take some time off for some rest? Though let me tell you, there is nent danger anymore. Most of the high-danger bases are already closed, and the rest will be doh or without your help. So you guys take some rest if you want,” Hiruzen said.

  “Lord Third, I would like to spend some time with my family. I will report back after two days for a mission,” Satoshi said.

  “No problem. You go now, Satoshi. Your reward will be sent to your house,” Hiruzen said.

  “Thank you, Lord Third,” Satoshi bowed a little and the for his residence.

  “What about you, Shisui?” Hiruzen asked Shisui.

  “I have some urgent work. After pleting that, I will take another mission, Lord Third,” Shisui said.

  “Kagami was both an asset to the vilge as well as my friend, boy. I also want to plete that urgent work of yours, but I am far too busy to do so. Here,” Hiruzen threw a scroll to Shisui and tinued, “This is a mission of closing a Root base at Kumogakure. The base is just 20 km away from ‘that’ pce. You and Team Shadow are assigo this mission for now. You will have two missions: first, close the Root base; sed, retrieve the body of Kagami Uchiha,” Hiruzen said.

  “Yes, Lord Third,” Shisui said, bowing a little and tinued, “We will depart right now.”

  “Let those poor souls have some rest, Shisui. You will go on the mission in 12 ho back to your house and have some rest,” Hiruzen said.

  “Yes, Lord Third,” Shisui said a for the Uchiha pound. Remaining in a tinuous vigint state for so long and not getting an ounce of sleep had taken a toll on everyone, including Shisui. That’s why Hiruzen had given them half a day of rest time. Shisui directly went to Fugaku to give him the report about the mission. Even though this was an S-rank mission, it was not mandatory to keep it a secret from your head, sihere was no way this whole situation could now be cealed from them anyway. That’s why Hiruzen had not even decided to ask everyoo keep the missio, though spreading the details to the general public was still not allowed.

  …

  “So there was no fight,” Fugaku said.

  “Yes, the p well, but I don’t think the same will happen to this base as well. There are only i at Kumogakure, all of them very loyal to Danzo and will not take any orders from anyone else other than him. That’s why the mission is to just eliminate everyo that base,” Shisui said.

  “Are you alright?” Fugaku asked.

  “Yes, I am finally able to think clearly, but I will meet Danzo after this mess settles down,” Shisui said.

  “I know, and I am not going to say otherwise. Even though I also want to have a ‘talk’ with him, you will get the first ce,” Fugaku said.

  Both of them were angry. Fugaku was angry because of the number of Uchiha who lost their lives just because of the jealousy and foolishness of an old man, while Shisui was angry because his father faced the worst kind of death a ninja could face: a death through betrayal. Fugaku uood that Shisui had to get over this anger; otherwise, this anger would eat him from the inside.