Silence.
A thick, heavy silence.
After the masked man's voice fell, the entire tea room became so quiet that it felt like the air had frozen.
After a long pause,
Danzo suddenly reacted, gritted his teeth, and raised his eyes to look at the masked man. He said solemnly:
"Uchiha Madara!"
"I don't even understand what you're implying?!"
"That night, my Root members saw you take Uchiha Itachi with your own eyes and leave Konoha!"
"Now you're asking me about Sharingan—what does that mean?!"
As he spoke, Danzo's anger grew, and his tone became more agitated.
His old face was nearly flushed with frustration.
However,
Hearing this, the masked man Uchiha Madara didn't seem bothered at all. He simply sneered and said:
"Ah."
"Really good acting, Danzo!"
"I was misled by your plan at the time, and now, do you still want to use such a clumsy trick to lie to me?"
"???"
Upon hearing this, Danzo's throat tightened.
Acting?
When did I act?!
Isn't it you, Uchiha Madara, who's the one acting here?!
Just as Danzo was feeling frustrated,
The masked man snorted again and spoke indifferently:
"Hmph, it seems you're not ready to admit it..."
"Then, I'll be straightforward."
"At that time, while Itachi and I were completing the extermination operation, the man wearing a fox mask and wielding a pure white sword appeared among your men!"
"He intentionally lost to me first, then stole all the Sharingan and left!"
"Could it be..."
"Wasn't all of this part of your plan?!"
By the end, the masked man's eyes bore into Danzo, emphasizing every word.
If it wasn't for the whereabouts of the Sharingan, he almost wanted to deal with this old man right there and then.
However, at that moment,
After hearing the masked man's words, Danzo shook and his expression slightly changed.
"Um?"
"Are you talking about a guy with the fox mask?"
He quickly seemed to recall something, his eyes narrowing and his face turning ugly as he said quickly:
"Impossible!"
"In my Root organization, there has never been any member wearing a fox mask!"
"And as for the pure white sword, I've never heard of it!"
"That night, my subordinates were monitoring the Uchiha clan and Hiruzen!"
"There's no way anyone could have stolen your Sharingan!"
"Not to mention,"
"If I were to deal with you, how could I send only one person?"
"In the entire Konoha Village, how could there be anyone who could deal with both you and Uchiha Itachi at the same time?!"
After saying this, Shimura Danzo suddenly took a deep breath, narrowed his eyes, and said with grave importance:
"Uchiha Madara, don't you realize—"
"It seems that both of us… have been tricked by the same person!"
"?!!!"
As soon as Danzo's voice fell, the masked man's face froze.
What?
Not from Danzo?!
Despite his suspicions about Danzo's acting, the masked man suddenly had a bad feeling.
He had been confused at the time.
Why was that fox mask guy so strong but still chose to work with Danzo?
Moreover, when he appeared, he had clearly said his task was "Missing the Mouth," but in the end, all he did was steal the Sharingan and disappear completely...
All of this didn't add up!
It seemed likely that his true goal was to get the Sharingan!
"...Tsk."
The masked man gritted his teeth slightly.
At this moment, even he couldn't help but start to believe Danzo's words a little.
From the very beginning, it seemed like that guy was deliberately using Danzo to divert his attention, thus completing the theft of the Sharingan!
Humph… It's a perfectly executed plan to lead the war!
The masked man squinted his eyes, his gaze filled with unprecedented anger.
At this point, Danzo's expression was naturally grim.
But he still raised his head and looked at the masked man seriously:
"Your Excellency Uchiha Madara, now may be our chance to work together again."
"Since the fox mask guy knows about the extermination plan and took this opportunity to steal the Sharingan..."
"Then, he is very likely the one we should focus on!"
"As long as we find out his true identity, the Sharingan… can still belong to us!"
Danzo spoke with firm conviction, appearing completely sincere.
"..."
The masked man, after contemplating for a long time, finally snorted and said in a low voice:
"Hmph, then let's continue cooperating—"
"We must find out the identity of the fox mask guy as soon as possible and retake the Sharingan!"
"I will… come to you again."
With those words, a black vortex appeared before the masked man, and his body was quickly drawn into it, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
It was clear he was beginning his own investigation.
Immediately after, Shimura Danzo quickly called a member of the Root organization and ordered sternly:
"Quickly investigate this for me!"
"In the past few days, has anyone in Konoha seen a man wearing a fox mask and carrying a pure white sword?"
"And immediately issue the highest-level reward quest in all of the Ninja Countries—"
"A reward of 90 million Ryo! Offer a direct bounty for this person!"
"?!"
What?!
Damn it! 90 million Ryo?!
Upon hearing this, the Root ninja's face turned pale with shock.
He had never heard of anyone having such a huge bounty all at once…
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