Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou-Chapter 257: Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou []

Just after Tsunade uttered these words, Shirou's figure suddenly flickered, aiming directly at Shimura Danzo. At that moment, countless people were both shocked and enraged.

The higher-ups were utterly furious. How dare the Uchiha! How could they do this? Was this the start of a civil war?

Jiraiya, equally enraged, was ready to intervene, but a golden strand of long hair suddenly blocked his path, with a green figure standing right behind him.

Jiraiya's face was filled with shock and disbelief.

"Lord Jiraiya, apologies in advance!"

The green figure behind him was none other than Might Duy. At this moment, chakra erupted around him as he opened the sixth gate of the Eight Gates Formation. If Jiraiya made even the slightest move, Duy would immediately open all eight gates in defense of Konoha!

Feeling the violent chakra of the Eight Gates and the overwhelming aura of death, Jiraiya almost lost his temper entirely.

What the...?!

Ever since Might Duy gained fame, Jiraiya had learned about the Eight Gates Technique. Judging by Duy's stance, if Jiraiya dared to move, Duy might open all eight gates on the spot!

"Tsunade!"

Looking at Tsunade in front of him, Jiraiya hurriedly called out, but her response was a cold rebuke.

"Jiraiya! Shut up!"

Meanwhile, another scene unfolded that left all the Jonin present pale-faced.

Lightning flashed as Mikoto, wielding a fan of flames, appeared without hesitation in front of the Third Hokage and others. Her Mangekyo Sharingan spun in her eye sockets, issuing a stern warning.

"No one is allowed to interfere with Shirou!"

With a loud crash, Shimura Danzo's body was sent flying. Amid his screams of pain, his hands were pinned to the wall of the Hokage meeting room by the thunder-infused Kusanagi Sword.

Splurt!

Blood splattered everywhere. In full view of everyone, Shirou ripped the bandages off Danzo's eye socket and seized the eye hidden beneath.

Everything happened so quickly that by the time the onlookers reacted, the Konoha Jonin, who had drawn kunai and ninja blades, suddenly froze.

It was as if time had stopped. Their shocked and horrified expressions suggested they had just witnessed the unimaginable.

"Danzo!"

Especially among the high-ranking officials on the Third Hokage's side, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the usually composed Third Hokage, turned pale as he stared at the sight of Danzo pinned to the wall. His face went deathly white, drained of all color.

As Danzo's screams echoed through the meeting room, Shirou, holding a bloodstained eye between his fingers, placed it into a transparent container. The sight sent shockwaves through everyone's hearts.

"A...Mangekyo Sharingan?!"

Inside the container held by Shirou, a Mangekyo Sharingan floated clearly. This meant that the eye beneath Danzo's bandages had been a Mangekyo Sharingan all along!

'Cough cough...damn Uchiha!'

Pinned to the wall by the Kusanagi Sword, Shimura Danzo glared with maniacal fury. As the Mangekyo Sharingan he had concealed was revealed, countless Konoha ninjas stared at him with disbelief. His remaining eye burned with madness.

At that moment, all of Danzo's ambitions of becoming Hokage crumbled into dust.

It had all happened so fast. In just an instant, Shirou appeared in front of him, delivering a brutal elbow strike that shattered his ribcage and slammed him into the wall.

The Kusanagi Sword had been unsheathed in a flash, piercing his palms and pinning him to the wall of the Jonin meeting room in utter humiliation. At the same time, Shirou had removed the Mangekyo Sharingan that had been transplanted.

This humiliating scene was compounded by the Kusanagi Sword's constant release of Lightning Chakra, paralyzing Danzo's body.

Clang!

At that moment, the golden restraints on Danzo's right arm fell away under the sharp edge of the Kusanagi Sword. The crisp sound of the restraints hitting the ground echoed through the silent meeting room, followed by collective gasps of horror.

The sword had not only severed Danzo's restraints but also cut through the bandages wrapped around his arm. As the bandages fell away, the sight of his pale arm left countless Konoha Jonin in shock.

"Sha...Sharingan...?"

On Danzo's arm was numerous grotesque, crimson Three-Tomoe Sharingan that rotated eerily. The Sharingan embedded in his palm, pierced by the Kusanagi Sword, oozed blood yet continued to spin with malevolent intent, glaring at everyone with venomous hatred.

The sight sent shivers down everyone's spine.

"Danzo!"

This furious outcry carried a mix of emotions.

Tsunade, her face filled with rage, glared at Shimura Danzo and bellowed:

"Third Hokage! The Senju Clan demands an explanation! Why are my grandfather's cells in Danzo's body?!"

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, was equally enraged, shouting furiously at Danzo, seemingly shocked by his madness.

Though he had always known of Danzo's experiments, he had assumed Danzo was simply conducting research. He had thought Danzo would either succeed and share the benefits or fail and bear the consequences alone. He had never imagined Danzo would go so far as to transplant the results of these experiments into his own body.

At this moment, Shirou stood atop the table, holding the freshly removed Mangekyo Sharingan. He coldly addressed everyone in the room:

"The mysterious figure who controlled the Nine-Tails had the Mangekyo Sharingan and Wood Release. It seems Elder Danzo possesses both. And by sheer coincidence, during the Nine-Tails' attack on the village, all of us were busy defending Konoha. Yet Elder Danzo, the head of Konoha's Root division, and his subordinates were conveniently absent! Furthermore, it was the Third Hokage's order that barred the Uchiha and the Police Force from participating in the village's defense!"

As he spoke, Shirou's Mangekyo Sharingan spun wildly in his eyes, his tone dripping with madness as he glared mockingly at the Third Hokage.

"Sharingan, Wood Release, and the Third Hokage's order to prevent the Uchiha from joining the battle... As a member of the Uchiha Clan, I now have sufficient evidence to suspect that the Konoha leadership, led by the Third Hokage, has been stealing the Kekkei Genkai of their comrades and orchestrated the Nine-Tails' attack on the village! All of it just to tighten their grip on Konoha!"

As Shirou's furious declaration echoed through the room, terror spread across the faces of the Jonin present.

Something monumental was happening!

"Uchiha Shirou! Do you truly intend to instigate a civil war within Konoha?!"

In a desperate attempt to prevent further escalation, Jiraiya shouted. But before Shirou could respond, the Uchiha elites in the room, enraged by the sight of Danzo's grotesque Sharingan-embedded arm, were already shouting in fury.

"Lord Shirou! Give the order! Even if it means the village will be reduced to rubble, even if the Uchiha must bear the burden of infamy, we will never allow the dignity of our clan to be trampled upon!"

"For the Uchiha!"

Rebellion!

At that moment, countless people watched in horror as the Uchiha warriors accompanying Uchiha Shirou collectively unsheathed their weapons.

Jiraiya, watching the situation spiral out of control, felt a chill run through his body. Even Sarutobi Hiruzen turned deathly pale, cold sweat streaming down his face.

In all his years as Hokage, he had never faced such a grim and dire situation. Yet his instincts as a veteran ninja enabled him to quickly regain his composure.

The panicked expressions of many Jonin made it clear that no one dared to intervene. With the revelation of Danzo's Wood Release and Sharingan experiments, the trust among Konoha's ranks had completely unraveled.

At that moment, Shirou and Tsunade shouted in unison:

"All Konoha ninja, heed our command!"

"Konoha is now under the highest state of emergency! The entire village is to be locked down immediately. No ninja, merchant, civilian, or even summoned beast is allowed to enter or leave!"

At that moment, the only thought running through everyone's minds was simple words:

Coup d'état!

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the longest-serving Hokage, made a decisive move in the face of this crisis. With bloodshot eyes, he slammed the table in front of him, shattering it into pieces, and roared:

"Minato Namikaze, I now appoint you to take immediate control of the Root division! Jiraiya will take command of the Anbu! Hiashi Hyuga will be responsible for the safety of the Hokage's office! Furthermore, I hereby nominate Tsunade Senju as the next Hokage candidate! Konoha must not fall into chaos!"

One cannot help but admire Hiruzen Sarutobi's adaptability. Even in such a desperate situation, he could still turn the tables to save himself.

He thought of using Tsunade to buy himself some breathing room. With both the Root and the Anbu still under his control, he believed he still had some room to maneuver.

However, just as the orders of the Third Hokage were issued, the entire Jonin meeting room was filled with an eerie atmosphere.

Might Duy, with a silent expression, was staring intently at Jiraiya, whose forehead was already covered in cold sweat. At this moment, if Jiraiya made even the slightest move, the other party would unleash the Eight Gates directly in his face!

It had been a long time since Jiraiya had felt such a deadly threat!

Meanwhile, Tsunade coldly watched Danzō's ugly and disgusting display without showing the slightest reaction.

"Tsunade! At a time like this, do you intend to sit back and watch the village fall into chaos?" Jiraiya, feeling the threat of death behind him, could not help but speak in a low voice.

At the same time, Jiraiya turned his head toward Shirou and lowered his voice, speaking sternly:

"Uchiha Shirou! Will you only be satisfied if the village descends into civil war?"

Yet, in this bizarre scene, Jiraiya was frozen under Might Duy's intense gaze, unable to move, and no one else in the room made a sound. This silence left everyone unsettled.

Especially Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had just issued the order. He was both shocked and furious as he took in the scene. Jiraiya was immobilized—what about the others?

"Minato! Hiashi!" Hiruzen turned to Hyūga Hiashi, but Hiashi remained silent as if he had anticipated this moment all along. Seeing this, Hiruzen's pale face quickly turned toward his final hope.

"Minato!"

Under the stunned gazes of everyone, Namikaze Minato, whom the Third Hokage trusted deeply and had been grooming as the Fourth Hokage, slowly lowered his head in silence.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression turned to utter disbelief, his eyes widening as he stared.

"Minato! Impossible!"

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However, Minato's feet remained motionless. Lowering his head, he said, "Lord Third, I'm sorry."

With that single sentence, the collapse of the Third Hokage's inner circle was complete. Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu turned pale, trembling as they looked at the scene before them.

"Minato! Sarutobi treated you as a Hokage successor..."

As the situation spiraled out of control, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face drained of all color. Especially after even Minato had betrayed him, he felt dizzy and nearly fainted on the spot.

Were it not for his sheer willpower and unwillingness to give up, he might have already collapsed!

However, against the elders' scolding, Namikaze Minato lowered his head and hoarsely replied:

"Lord Third, I'm sorry! But I'm doing this for the village!"

"No! Impossible!"

When he saw Minato's betrayal before his eyes, Hiruzen Sarutobi trembled in disbelief. He could accept that Tsunade and Shirou had sided together.

He could accept that the great clans had thrown their support behind Uchiha Shirou. He could even accept that the civilian ninjas had been swayed by Uchiha Shirou. But he could not accept that the person he trusted and admired the most—the inheritor of the Will of Fire, Namikaze Minato—had betrayed him!

In just a brief moment after Shirou entered the Jonin council, the entire situation had turned upside down. Countless Konoha ninjas were left stunned.

Their instincts told them to follow the Third's commands, but the bloody reality before their eyes—the evidence of Wood Release cells, Sharingan, and the Nine-Tails attack on the village—left them questioning what they could believe in anymore.

Under the domineering gaze of Shirou's Mangekyo Sharingan, the battered figure of Shimura Danzō pinned against the wall let out an angry shout:

"Damn... damn Uchiha..."

In his despair, Danzō's eyes were filled with endless hatred and madness.

He had been so close to seeing the Hokage's seat within his grasp! The Third was about to step down, the Uchiha were being ostracized, and the Senju were implicated. Even Namikaze Minato had been affected due to his wife's connection.

He was so close to becoming Hokage! But now, it was all gone!

"For the ninja world! For Konoha! Even if my name is sullied, I'll never let the Uchiha continue to threaten the village..."

Pinned against the wall, Shimura Danzō spat blood as he roared in madness.

"Not good! Danzō bit down on the poison in his teeth!"

Jiraiya, witnessing this scene, shouted in anger and alarm. However, in the next moment, something strange happened.

Shimura Danzō's figure suddenly vanished in an eerie manner!

Seeing this, Shirou's lips curled into a smirk, but his face quickly turned furious as he shouted:

"Izanagi! Danzō's arm contains ten Sharingan, allowing him to use the forbidden Izanagi technique up to ten times!"

As Shirou revealed this information, countless Konoha ninjas were shocked, while the Uchiha Jonin was enraged!

The next moment, with the sound of shattering glass, Danzō's figure appeared outside the Hokage Tower, leaping toward the Root headquarters. It was clear he intended to regroup with the Root forces.

In his frenzied state, Danzō's only thought was to do one final thing for the village—to lead the Root in a charge against the Uchiha and burn them to ashes in mutual destruction!

But at that moment, a Konoha Anbu member burst in, panic-stricken, and reported urgently:

"Lord Third! This is bad! The Police Force has locked down the village gates, and the area outside the Hokage Tower is surrounded by the Police Force and Hyūga branch family elites!"

This urgent report shocked everyone. These were all Jonin and their minds worked faster than anyone else's. They realized immediately that everything had been prepared in advance.

In other words, from the moment Shirou entered the Hokage Tower, Konoha had already been set into motion for an armed coup. This was no spur-of-the-moment decision.

Four Violet Flames Formation.

Suddenly, a purple barrier rose, blocking Danzō's escape route. Surrounding the barrier were none other than the elites of the Police Force.

"Minato!"

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi glared furiously at Namikaze Minato. For the Police Force to surround the Hokage Tower so seamlessly, could only mean one thing.

Sure enough, under everyone's gaze, Namikaze Minato spoke in a heavy, hoarse voice:

"Apologies, Lord Third. I stopped information from reaching the Anbu and the Root."

"Why!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice cracked as he stared at Minato, unable to comprehend. Anyone else could betray him, but not Minato!

However, Namikaze Minato raised his head in front of everyone, revealing an unprecedented determination, and spoke words that felt eerily familiar.

"Lord Third! I infiltrated the Root's base! My decisions are for the sake of Konoha, not betrayal!"

"Danzō!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a heart-wrenching roar, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He had calculated everything, but he hadn't anticipated that the Root alone would lead to his complete downfall!

As for Namikaze Minato, he had never betrayed the Will of Fire!

His will had always been to protect the village.

Under the Third Hokage's protection, what the Root had done was, in Minato's eyes, a betrayal of the village itself!

Bang!

At that moment, the doors were kicked open. A Root ninja appeared, his mask stained with blood, exuding a strong scent of it.

"Shirou! Sister! The Senju clan has already taken over the Root and Anbu bases!"

At the news that the Anbu and Root headquarters had already fallen, everyone in the meeting room was shocked.

Impossible!

Even in a weakened state, the Root and Anbu couldn't have fallen so quickly! Even with Hokage-level leaders, it shouldn't have been this fast!

"Impossible!"

The Third Hokage couldn't believe it. His last hope dashed, he stared at the Root member in disbelief.

Yet under everyone's stunned gazes, the Root member slowly removed his mask, revealing a man's face. Jiraiya's shocked expression turned to horror as the person behind the mask uttered a single phrase that made his pupils contract.

"Senju Nawaki. Mission complete!"

The name Senju Nawaki reverberated through the room, causing an uproar!

If most people don't recognize this person, the name itself is undoubtedly familiar. This is someone who was once placed with high expectations, a fallen genius of the Hidden Leaf.

The only male direct descendant of the First Hokage!

With Jiraiya's shocked and disbelieving gaze, Namikaze Minato's complicated expression, and Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu showing expressions of utter despair.

It's over! At this moment, they lost all opportunities!

At this moment, everyone finally understood why the Anbu and Root were so easily subdued—because the name Senju Nawaki alone could rival any powerhouse!

Root is a sub-division of the Anbu, and the Anbu itself was personally established by the Second Hokage. From its top leadership to its foundations, even during the Third Hokage era, it has always been dedicated to protecting the Hidden Leaf.

But it just so happens that the one they encountered was Senju Nawaki!

"Lord Shirou!"

"Lady Tsunade!"

The next moment, in the Hokage conference room, under the shocked gazes of countless Jonin, this group of ninjas—already prepared for an armed coup—shouted in unison.

However, at this moment, Senju Tsunade stood silently by Uchiha Shirou's side, with no reaction at all. This left many Senju clan members feeling somewhat helpless.

Yet, under countless fervent gazes, Shirou shouted directly:

"I order Senju Nawaki and Namikaze Minato to take over the Anbu and Root! Anyone who resists shall be executed without mercy!"

"Police Force Units Three, Four, and Five are to assist in taking over the Medical Unit, Intelligence Division, and Barrier Division, respectively. Units One and Two will maintain law and order in the Hidden Leaf!"

"Yes!"

"At the same time, send the signal!"

At this moment, the Mangekyo Sharingan in Shirou's eyes glowed with an ominous brilliance as he swept his gaze over everyone and shouted:

"I announce! From this moment on, the Hidden Leaf will be under the control of the Police Force! All Hidden Leaf ninjas are to obey orders. Anbu and Root are to remain on standby—any disobedience will be treated as treason and punished by death! The Hidden Leaf is now under the highest state of war readiness!"

"In the name of the Uchiha and the Senju!"

With Shirou's furious declaration, deafening cheers erupted in an instant, resounding even to the ninjas outside the Hokage building.

In the name of the Uchiha and the Senju!

Hearing this, Senju Tsunade, though maintaining a cold and indifferent demeanor, couldn't suppress the slight curve of her lips.

PS: Tsunade got wet...