25 Dark night

* Tong *

Third Hokage's pipe fell from his hands as his smile froze.

Currently he was talking to team Guy and Guy was telling him why Shin can't come today.

Third was doing his thing and being the kind old man like always, but hearing the reason Guy just gave, he almost fell out of his seat.

" Shin.. awakened his Mangekyou..?! "

Hokage asked with intense emotions thinly veiled behind a shaky smile.

This wasn't good, the village has currently divided all of the Uchiha property and gave Fuma clan the whole Uchiha guard in exchange for it's alliance to third Hokage's faction, not Konoha, but third himself.

Nobody wanted to just let go of the power they had acquired. Before this Third could easily push Shinnosuke away saying he wasn't strong enough yet.

Three tomoe? Doesn't matter, I am the Hokage.

' But he went ahead and awakened Mangekyou?! How am I supposed to deal with this? '

What was he to do now? He cannot say Shin isn't strong enough, Itachi had shown how one pair of mangekyou can keep their entire upper level at bay.

Itachi repeatedly gave reminders that he was alive and well, and will go madara on them should his brothers be harmed.

And now another pair came along on top of that, just great.

" I see, that is no problem, please take a break for today, don't worry, it won't be counted as failure to attend on Shin's part, the rules aren't that strict. "

Bringing himself together, Hokage somehow smiled and made up an excuse to let them go out, he wasn't in the mood to pick out missions.

He needed to talk to Danzo about this.

" Thank you Hokage sama! "

Guy gave a 90 degree bow as team Guy left the office.

Hiruzen deeply inhaled his pipe as he waited, he didn't even call for Danzo, his Anbu was so thoroughly penetrated by root that Danzo will come by himself whenever something important happened.

* Bang *

And here he is, coming without even knocking.

" Hiruzen, I told you, we need to get rid of the brothers, let root do it, they will be gone by tonight. "

Hiruzen didn't speak, Danzo could do it, he did it with Shisui, aburame insects in root were no joke.

But what was stopping them was once again, Itachi.

He stood like a sword hanging on their necks, if he wasn't there, forget giving the brothers a normal childhood, Danzo would have them either experimented on or brainwashed.

Konoha upper level had decided to kill even newborn Uchiha, literal babies, eliminating the Uchiha wasn't a matter of coup, it was a matter of hatred, every single Uchiha needed to die.

* Puff *

Inhaling a puff of smoke, Hiruzen spoke slowly.

" Uchiha are a member of the village, Danzo, they should be safe in the village! "

Danzo nodded, don't kill them in the village, that was what the third meant.

It was just like before, all of Konoha upper level had decided to put camera's throughout the Uchiha clan and monitor them twenty four seven, but when the massacre happened, Hiruzen decided to act as if he knew nothing.

Eliminating a whole clan wasn't a two second affair, they had been at it for hours with large enchantments, even the academy was instructed to keep Sasuke and Shinnosuke in there for longer that day, and Hiruzen still pretended to know nothing.

Instead Hiruzen took his rights when called out on it!

Sure it was only verbally but Danzo was quite pissed, anyone with eyes could see he was lying, that was why Itachi had to warn them and tell them he was alive multiple times.

But so was their dynamic, Hiruzen was the light and he was the dark.

" I'll get it done, Shinnosuke Uchiha will be dealt with. "

Hiruzen just frowned as if he was disagreeing with Danzo's harsh words, but didn't say anything to refute him, typical Hiruzen, thought Danzo.

Danzo didn't say anything anymore, he just left the office as Hiruzen had a sad look to his eyes.

' It's always sad to see a genius fall. '

If only Shin didn't awaken mangekyou, he wouldn't have threatened the interests of the current power holder, him.

Shaking his head, Hiruzen decided to go through the missions currently available, he will choose one which is found to have been misreported, and was way higher than it's rank would suggest.

' Here it is, land of waves? This one will do. '

The land of waves was a place currently in shambles, no mission there could be c rank, so they had checked it out, and as predicted, the missing nin Zabuza was currently in the area.

Hokage had decided to let the bridge builder stay in Konoha for a while until he figured out what to do with this mission, but now he has just the person.

' Team Guy will take this mission, a few hidden helpers from root should make sure the job is done. '

Itachi will have no one to blame but Zabuza and his brother for incompetence, Konoha had sent Guy, the Hyuga prodigy and the child of Konoha's exclusive weapon dealer with Shin.

Konoha was completely innocent.

Sure it would hurt Konoha's weapon department and sour relationship with Hyuga clan even more when they die, but that is a small loss compared to losing the massive real estate and property the top clan of warring state period had.

" Give this to elder Dazno. "

An anbu member flickered infront of him, and took the page as he flickered out.

* Puff *

Hokage was relieved, now that they had made sure of Shinnosuke's death, they can safely think of ways to get back the new Mangekyou Shinnosuke had awakened.

This time around Dazno won't get it, he will have it, for he was the Hokage.

A/N

Going to try the route of an evil Hiruzen this time around, in my previous novel he was a good guy with circumstances going against him, you can check that out if this take isn't your thing.