Naruto: The Uchiha Calabash Brothers are reshaping the ninja world

Chapter 38 Rotten Roots and Snakes Buried in the Mud

It was already afternoon when we left the Grand Elder's residence.

Uchiha Mo took Shisui home to rest for a while, and then quickly headed to Kurenai Yuhi's house.

An afternoon passed quickly, and Xi Ri Hong's performance exceeded Mo's expectations.

Judging from the original work, Kurenai Yuhi should just be an ordinary person with some talent, who might only reach the level of a Jonin at most in her life. However, in just one day, she almost completely mastered the "Illusory Technique: This Is Not This Place," and even some of the questions she asked were, in Mo's opinion, on the most crucial points...

While this talent for illusion magic may not be comparable to that of a genius like Shisui from the Uchiha clan, it is still considered extremely superior among ordinary people.

Even so, Mo didn't care too much.

After all, without the Sharingan or Rinnegan, the ceiling of genjutsu is too low. A strong person who specializes in genjutsu is destined not to reach the top level. Even Mo himself only learned genjutsu because he valued its functionality and incidentally improved his own genjutsu resistance.

After the lesson ended, it was already dark.

Uchiha Mo bid farewell to Kurenai Yuhi with Shisui and embarked on their journey home.

Konoha was rather deserted in the night, with few people on the streets, but warm lights shone from the surrounding houses, and the sounds of laughter and chatter from dinner tables occasionally drifted out onto the street.

"Kenta! Don't be a picky eater~ You need to eat more vegetables to grow taller."

"I don't want it! Green vegetables taste awful, Mom!"

"You silly child..."

"Alright, alright, honey, if Kenta doesn't want to eat, then forget it..."

"..."

The laughter was clear to his ears, and Shisui suddenly looked up at Uchiha Mo's profile.

He has no memory of his parents, but he has never felt any regret, all because someone else has shouldered it all with equally young shoulders.

Despite Mo's cold personality, Zhi Shui deeply understood the meaning of the phrase "elder brother is like a father."

So hearing this conversation didn't evoke any strong emotions in him; instead, a question arose in his mind: "What will it be like for someone like my brother to start a family?"

Thinking this, the image of Uchiha Mo smiling and pleading for the child at the dinner table immediately flashed into his mind...

"Wife..."

Just for a moment, Shisui felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of that scene and quickly denied the speculation.

"This is absolutely disgusting..."

But then, he suddenly remembered how attentive Kurenai was to his older brother, and his curiosity was once again nurtured and began to grow wildly, like a feather gently tickling the tip of his heart.

  

He looked up at Mo's profile and asked, "Nii-san, do you know Red Sister...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhi Shui saw Mo suddenly stop in his tracks, then pull him behind him, his eyes glowing with a scarlet light as he stared straight ahead at the gate of the clan's territory.

"You scoundrel, come out here!"

"..."

Shisui snapped out of her daze and quickly peeked out from behind Mo, looking warily at the crimson torii gate in front of her.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

A figure slowly emerged from behind the side pillar of the torii gate, step by step, until he reached the center, where he stopped and slowly turned around.

This was a man with a gloomy face, a hooked nose, narrow, triangular eyes, and a few wrinkles on his face, showing early signs of aging. His face was slightly thin, with prominent cheekbones, an X-shaped scar on his chin, and his forehead and left eye were tightly wrapped in white bandages, making him highly recognizable.

(Shimura Danzo [Bandage Manifestation])

"You brat, didn't you say that if I wanted to see you, I would crawl ugly into the sunlight myself? Now that I'm here, what are you afraid of? Why are you hesitating..."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Mo did not respond, but instead looked up at the dark night sky and suddenly let out a soft laugh.

"..."

Shisui could clearly see the veins bulging on the man's forehead, his hands gripping his cane tightly, and a visible surge of anger erupting from him. But after only a few breaths, he strangely calmed down.

"Uchiha Sumire, Uchiha Shisui, my name is Shimura Danzo, and I am an advisor elder. Konoha needs the strength of you two brothers."

"Konoha has been using my power all along."

Mo's expression remained calm, the tomoe in his eyes slowly turning.

"Then you may leave. I need to speak with Shisui."

Danzo Shimura turned his gaze to Shisui, who was peeking out from behind Mo.

As things had progressed to this point, Shimura Danzo realized that Uchiha Sumire was not someone to be trifled with. Although he appeared to be only ten years old, his will was already extremely strong, and he was not easy to mold into the shape Danzo wanted. Moreover, Danzo's original target was this younger, more easily manipulated Uchiha.

Mo glanced at Zhishui and was about to speak when Zhishui suddenly stepped out from behind him and spoke first:

"I have nothing to talk to you about. You were the one who had me monitored before, weren't you? I don't condone this kind of behavior!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Mo's lips curled slightly, but he said nothing more.

Danzo Shimura narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Naive brat! This is precisely how we protect the village. Konoha is such a behemoth, do you think everything is as glamorous as it appears? Where there is light, there is shadow... Konoha needs leaves basking in the sunlight, and it also needs roots buried deep in darkness... The prosperity and flourishing you see is only because there are people like me who bear some profound burdens for the village in the shadows..."

As he spoke, an indescribable aura emanated from Danzo, a kind of unwavering will.

Although Danzo's later actions did more harm than good to Konoha, he was not yet insane due to his obsession before Hiruzen Sarutobi's second term as regent, and therefore had the right to say such things.

"Uh..." Shisui looked at Uchiha Mo helplessly. No matter how talented he was, at the age of five, he was obviously no match for the old fox Shimura Danzo in this kind of debate.

Mo pulled Zhi Shui's wrist up with one hand and replied nonchalantly:

"Then you can memorize it yourself."

As he spoke, he took Shisui's hand and led him away from Danzo into the clan's territory.

Danzo Shimura's expression grew even more somber. He narrowed his single eye, casting a dark shadow over the two approaching figures, and said sharply:

"No one can refuse me a second time, Uchiha Mo. Can you bear my wrath?"

"Your anger is insignificant compared to the name of the Uchiha..."

Uchiha Mo pulled Shisui past Danzo without turning his head, and said this calmly.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Danzo suddenly raised his cane without warning and thrust it fiercely at Uchiha Sumi!

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