The Uchiha Clan's Sun

"So you've decided how to deal with me?"

Although it was a question, Shimura Danzo's tone was devoid of any emotion, as if he didn't care about his fate.

"The public execution of all Konoha villagers will take place in the plaza in front of the Hokage Building three days from now. This was decided at the Jonin meeting!"

Uchiha Jin took a deep breath and announced the outcome of the case against Shimura Danzo.

“Hmm,” Shimura Danzo accepted his fate and then said, “Is there anything I need to do to cooperate with you? For example, to publicly admit the crimes I have committed or something.”

Uchiha Jin: "???"

Minato Namikaze: "???"

Uchiha Yashiro: "┐(￣ー￣)┌."

Uchiha Jin was somewhat at a loss as he looked at Shimura Danzo, who was cooperating so well.

That's right, Uchiha Jin came here this time to do something to Shimura Danzo, preferably to control Shimura Danzo's actions, so that Shimura Danzo would not say or do anything he shouldn't during his public execution in three days.

Don't you see, in the world of One Piece, when the Marines were publicly executing the Pirate King Roger, it was because of a moment of carelessness that they didn't put any restrictions on Roger, allowing him to shout that line before he died, which then started the Great Age of Piracy!

Although Danzo Shimura was not Roger and did not have any great treasures for anyone to search for, and his infamy was well-known and there was no way to whitewash it, he was still the head of Konoha's intelligence network. If he were to reveal any classified information, it would cause considerable trouble for Konoha.

Therefore, three days later, Uchiha Jin did not intend to give Shimura Danzo a chance to speak!

However, Shimura Danzo's attitude now left Uchiha Jin somewhat puzzled.

Is this a deception? Are they trying to lower our guard first, then look for an opportunity to turn the tables?

Do not!

Uchiha Jin shook his head slightly; there was no need for such a situation.

Regardless of the circumstances, Uchiha Jin will not let Shimura Danzo off the hook, and Shimura Danzo should understand this, so there is no need to resort to such clumsy methods.

So what's going on?

Did Shimura Danzo really achieve complete enlightenment?

Uchiha Jin looked Shimura Danzo up and down, his eyes full of inquiry.

"Don't overthink it. Just ask if you have any questions. I'll answer them to the best of my ability."

Danzo Shimura naturally noticed the gazes of Uchiha Jin and the others, and spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin exchanged a glance with Namikaze Minato and gave him a meaningful look.

Minato Namikaze understood, and Danzo Asashimura smiled and said, "It's not anything particularly important, but Elder Danzo's current situation is indeed a bit puzzling."

"Do you feel that I have changed?" Shimura Danzo remained calm, shaking his head slightly. "I have indeed changed, but I have returned to my original form... or more accurately, I have found my original self!"

"The original self?" Uchiha Jin looked at Shimura Danzo's peaceful expression, thought of something, and whispered, "The so-called original intention?"

“That’s one way to put it.” Shimura Danzo’s eyes flickered, and a hint of emotion finally appeared in them. He said, “Uchiha Jin, although you schemed against me, I still have to thank you!”

"Thank me?"

Uchiha Jin pointed at himself and raised an eyebrow.

“That’s right, it’s thanks!” Shimura Danzo said. “Your technique called Izanami is very good! Although I was very angry and resentful when I first discovered that I was trapped in the cycle of reincarnation, after experiencing hundreds of thousands of reincarnations and becoming numb to everything, my heart has finally calmed down after a long time!”

Namikaze Minato: "......"

The Eighth Hokage of Uchiha: "..."

Uchiha Jin: "Hundreds of thousands of reincarnations..."

Uchiha Jin's lips twitched. This Shimura Danzo was really something else. He hadn't broken down even after going through hundreds of thousands of reincarnations. It was hard to say whether to call his willpower firm or stubborn.

Wait... After hundreds of thousands of reincarnations, it might have already collapsed, but there's nothing that can be done about it once it's collapsed!

Thinking of this, Uchiha Jin's gaze toward Shimura Danzo also became somewhat strange.

Ignoring Uchiha Jin's strange gaze, Shimura Danzo continued, "After calming down, I also started to find some things to pass the time in this 'boring' cycle of reincarnation."

"It's really strange. In the real world, I'm always busy and have no chance or time to do boring things, but in Izanami, I have such time."

"I don't know when it started, but I began to gradually review everything that has happened in my life..."

At this point, Shimura Danzo suddenly gave a bitter smile and said in a low voice, "It was only then that I realized I had made so many mistakes in my life!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin and Namikaze Minato exchanged a glance, both finding disbelief in each other's eyes.

Danzo Shimura could actually make a mistake?

In Uchiha Jin's view, even if Shimura Danzo looked back on the past, he would not think that he had done anything wrong. Even if he had done something wrong, the fault should lie with others!

Danzo Shimura noticed the gazes of King Uchiha and Minato Namikaze and said, "There's nothing strange about it. When I first looked back, I did think I did the right thing. But as time went on, I got bored and started to try to solve problems in other ways when I looked back on things, and to deduce the possible results."

"Perhaps it's because I'm in a world of illusion, these deductions are incredibly smooth, incredibly realistic, and I can even extrapolate from them!"

"Draw inferences from one instance?" Uchiha Jin frowned and said, "What kind of strange description is that?"

Danzo Shimura explained, "It is that after I have an idea, one or even several things that might happen next will naturally come to mind."

"I don't know the specific principle behind it, but it must be the special effect of Izanami."

Uchiha Jin nodded, accepting Shimura Danzo's explanation.

Although he had never personally experienced the effects of Izanami, Uchiha Jin understood that a technique that could change a person's mind could not simply be an infinite loop!

After all, simple reincarnation will only drive the person under the spell insane!

Danzo Shimura continued, "It may seem unbelievable, but in that situation, I did indeed discover many better ways to solve the problem!"

"Moreover, I've found that in many things, when there are clearly better options, I've chosen the worst one instead!"

"For example, not long ago in the Land of Rain, I accidentally discovered a pair of legendary eyes in a new organization there—the Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths!"

"According to my investigation, the owner of that Rinnegan is a citizen of the Land of Rain. He grew up in the Land of Rain but was taught by Jiraiya and became a ninja."

"Their Akatsuki organization can be said to have inherited Jiraiya's ideals and has always advocated peace."

"Logically speaking, for a child with such special potential and a special relationship with Konoha, our attitude should be to win them over, support them, and nurture them properly."

"But in reality, I believe the existence of the Rinnegan is a threat. If it were allowed to grow unchecked, it might pose a huge threat to the village..."

"This is baseless!" Minato Namikaze was furious upon hearing Danzo Shimura's words. He said, "No one knows how the future will unfold. How can we judge his right or wrong based on a potential threat?"

"If we're talking about potential threats, I have them, he has them, and you have them too!"

"How can we condemn someone just because they are powerful! Especially when Nagato's character is beyond reproach!"

Minato Namikaze grew angrier as he spoke. In his opinion, Danzo Shimura's ideas were outrageous, treating almost everyone as a threat and an enemy!

How can this be allowed!

Chapter 329 Shimura Danzo 2.0!

"You're right, I was indeed wrong!"

Faced with Minato Namikaze's anger, Danzo Shimura remained quite calm and showed no intention of arguing.

This made Minato Namikaze feel a little embarrassed, and his anger instantly subsided.

Danzo Shimura continued, "Of the several results I deduced, my actions in reality were the most wrong. Not only did I create several tragedies out of thin air, but I also pushed the owner of the Rinnegan to the opposite side of Konoha, making him a real threat to Konoha!"

"In the other outcomes, I have chosen to ignore their existence, support their development, or provide them with appropriate assistance."

"Ignoring their existence is too uncertain, and the final outcome varies, but there have been almost no cases where they have threatened the village."

"While providing them with varying degrees of assistance yielded little result in most cases, some outcomes did improve..."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but interject again, saying, "This is how things should develop! There are still more normal people in this world. They're not born evil. Even if they don't repay kindness with great generosity, they certainly won't repay kindness with enmity!"

"I don't entirely agree with your statement. Human nature is far more complex than you think!" Shimura Danzo pointed to himself and said, "I wouldn't call myself a born villain, but I have certainly done my fair share of ungrateful acts!"

Namikaze Minato: "......"

Uchiha Jin: "..."

Danzo Shimura's bluntness left both of them somewhat at a loss for words.

Uchiha Yatsuho snorted and said, "You're being too arbitrary! To be honest, in our Uchiha eyes, you, Shimura Danzo, are no different from a born evil seed."

Danzo Shimura glanced at the Eighth Hokage Uchiha but did not offer any explanation.

Minato Namikaze hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Eighth Hokage, the feud between Danzo and the Uchiha clan was caused by many factors. Danzo was wrong, but he wasn't born evil to that extent."

According to Minato Namikaze, the main reason why Danzo Shimura committed so many crimes was due to his ideology. At times, Danzo Shimura was indeed considering the interests of Konoha.

However, because the underlying principles were flawed, the resulting outcome was naturally also flawed.

Uchiha Hachimoku did not offer any rebuttal.

Firstly, he only said those words because he was angry with Shimura Danzo.

Secondly, given Minato Namikaze's status as the Fourth Hokage, he naturally wouldn't argue with Minato over such a trivial matter.

Danzo Shimura, however, paid no attention to these things and continued, "In the past, even if I had predicted these futures, I probably wouldn't have accepted them. But when I calmed down and looked at these things objectively from a third-party perspective, I truly realized my mistakes!"

"This led me to reflect on my life, and I realized that I had made far too many mistakes!"

At this point, Shimura Danzo sighed slightly and said, "If it were just one or two mistakes, there might be other reasons why my judgment was wrong. But if there are so many mistakes, then it can only mean that I am the one who is wrong!"

"And I was wrong from the very beginning!"

Uchiha Jin and Namikaze Minato exchanged a glance upon hearing this, realizing that Shimura Danzo had indeed discovered the problem!

Isn't he the one who's in the wrong?

Shimura Danzo continued, "So I began to search for the point in time when the problem occurred!"

"I was born at the end of the Warring States period. I was fortunate to have personally experienced the history of the Warring States period, but I was also unfortunate to have experienced its cruelty!"

"Although I only spent a few years in the Warring States period, every year of my life was filled with blood and tears!"

"Although I did not personally go to the battlefield, every day in the clan territory, besides receiving training, I waited for news of my loved ones' sacrifice!"

"Those years of experience made me realize just how cruel this world can be!"

After a pause, a hint of reminiscence flashed in Shimura Danzo's eyes as he said with emotion, "Then one afternoon, the head of the Shimura clan returned to the clan's territory in high spirits and announced to everyone that the war was over!"

"That day was the first time I ever saw a smile on the clan chief's face, a real smile!"

"Later I learned that the two largest families in the Land of Fire had stopped their thousand-year-old feud and signed a peace treaty!"

"The Senju and Uchiha clans represent the pinnacle of power in the ninja world!"

"They and their respective allies practically determine whether the Land of Fire will be at war or at peace!"

"If they want to fight, no one dares to stop! If they want to make peace, no one dares to continue fighting!"

"With these two races taking the lead, the Land of Fire has finally ushered in peace!"

"Then the Senju and Uchiha clans joined forces to establish Konoha and invited other clans to join them."

"With these two families standing together, the other families within the Land of Fire have no choice but to join or leave as a whole!"

"And so, the first ninja village in the entire ninja world appeared! After that, other clans in other places followed suit, and the system of one village per country began to take shape."

"Peace came so suddenly!"

Danzo Shimura's tone grew increasingly somber, yet his eyes held a hint of nostalgia.

Presumably, many memorable things happened to him in the period that followed.

Shimura Danzo continued, "Looking back now, the period when Konoha was founded was the happiest time of my life."

"No war, no sacrifice, no bad news, a new place, a new house, new friends, carefree days..."

"It was around that time that I met Hiruzen, Koharu, En, Kagami, and Torifu, and it was also around that time that I became a disciple of Tobirama-sensei and studied with them."

"Until the death of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, I remained upright and righteous!"

"But with the death of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the First Shinobi World War began!"

"My transformation began at that time!"

"To be honest, the First Shinobi World War was far more devastating than the two subsequent Shinobi World Wars!"

"Because at that time, most people's thinking was still stuck in the 'small-scale battles' of the Warring States period. When the scene of thousands of ninjas fighting together appeared, everyone was stunned!"

"No one is used to this situation yet. We're all relying on sheer courage and have been poorly prepared. The sacrifices are also terrifying!"

"My suspicious and paranoid personality, which I see as a threat, was gradually developed during that time!"