Shisui Uchiha stared solemnly at Danzo standing before him.
Shisui carefully asked, "Lord Danzo, is there something wrong? The meeting is about to begin."
Danzo kept his left eye half-closed, hiding his gaze from Shisui. "If you use your Dojutsu on Fugaku and successfully convince the Uchiha clan to accept the cursed seal's restrictions, but the village still doesn't change—what will you do then?"
Shisui replied firmly, "The Hokage has promised me that things will change!"
"Even with the Third's persuasion, villagers' suspicions toward your clan won't easily disappear. Although the cursed seal imposes restrictions, there will surely be ways to break it. What if you accepted its constraints yet secretly researched how to remove it?"
"We would never do that. If we simply took more time..."
Interrupting Shisui, Danzo continued, "Moreover... someone like me, who is naturally suspicious, won't easily change my mind even with cursed seals binding you. I won't trust you under such circumstances. Tell me then, what would you do?"
Shisui tried to explain, "But Lord Danzo…"
"Would you also use Kotoamatsukami on me then?"
In an instant, Danzo suddenly appeared directly in front of Shisui. "Your Sharingan belongs to me now!"
Danzo reached out to grab Shisui's eyes.
However, Shisui had always kept his triple tomoe Sharingan active. With its superior perception ability, he clearly saw Danzo's movements.
Shisui caught Danzo's hand and immediately used a genjutsu from his Sharingan against him.
Danzo instantly lost consciousness.
Looking at the unconscious Danzo, Shisui said, "It was just an ordinary illusion technique. He'll awaken soon."
Just as Shisui turned around and walked a few steps away, he suddenly froze in place.
Because the Danzo who should have been unconscious due to the Sharingan's genjutsu effect had suddenly reappeared in front of him and landed a fierce punch into his abdomen.
The Danzo behind Shisui gradually became hazy and finally disappeared completely.
Shisui couldn't believe it. He was certain the Danzo he had seen earlier was the real one, not any shadow clone.
But… why? Why did another Danzo appear again?!
And this Danzo was also the real one himself.
Lurking in the shadows, Chinya narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Izanagi… That guy Danzo really wastes no time. [Izanagi — a forbidden technique that rewrites reality for a limited time.] Knowing that Shisui Uchiha, the Body Flicker, wouldn't be an easy target, he immediately used Izanagi to ambush him."
Without hesitation, Danzo launched a series of taijutsu attacks, overwhelming Shisui, who was unable to counter. Then grabbing Shisui's hair, Danzo brutally gouged out Shisui's right eye.
Seeing the opening, Shisui immediately stepped back.
Meanwhile, Danzo calmly unraveled the bandages covering his right eye, revealing the Sharingan beneath.
Shisui looked at Danzo's revealed right eye in utter disbelief. Never in his wildest dreams did he expect Danzo's right eye to also be a Sharingan.
Danzo's right eye, the triple tomoe Sharingan, gradually lost its color. That Sharingan had been blinded by the effects of Izanagi.
"Your Sharingan will become a replacement for this eye. Give me the other one as well."
The ninja from the Root Division surrounded Shisui Uchiha.
The ninja from the Root Division rushed forward and attacked Shisui Uchiha all at once.
[Fire Release! Grand Fireball Jutsu!]
Shisui Uchiha gathered chakra in his throat and exhaled a massive fireball from his mouth toward the enemy.
[Water Release! Water Disruption Wave!]
Several ninja from the Root Division spat out powerful streams of water from their mouths, blocking Shisui Uchiha's fireball.
When fire and water met, a large amount of steam was created.
Shisui originally planned to escape during this moment when the steam obscured Danzo's and the Root ninja's vision.
But because his right eye could no longer see, several kunai appeared within his blind spot.
Though he dodged some, three kunai found their mark on his right arm and leg.
This left him unable to retreat immediately.
Once the steam cleared, the ninja from the Root Division charged toward Shisui again all at once.
Gripping his ruined, bloodied right eye socket, Shisui let out a pained snarl.
[Susanoo!]
Shisui instantly activated the Second State Susanoo.
A green-colored Susanoo rose up from the ground, enveloping Shisui within it. It held a spiraled sword in hand.
The sudden emergence of Susanoo sent the charging Root ninja hurtling backward.
Susanoo differed from the Sharingan.
To use dojutsu techniques, one needed a Mangekyo Sharingan.
Because dojutsu were abilities sealed within the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Whereas Susanoo resided within the body itself.
Although activating Susanoo required a Mangekyo Sharingan, both eyes weren't necessary—just one was sufficient to summon it, as the Mangekyo Sharingan served only as a medium.
Susanoo was considered the third ocular power of the Mangekyo Sharingan and would awaken gradually after the dojutsu powers had been accessed.
Once awakened, its usage conditions seemingly no longer strictly depended on the eyes themselves.
Even with only one remaining Mangekyo Sharingan, Susanoo could still be summoned, though it consumed much more chakra.
Shisui's strength was nearly depleted—he needed to fall back immediately.
[Susanoo: Ninety-Nine!]
The chest cavity of Shisui's Susanoo opened, revealing an orange-colored magatama inside.
From the center of Susanoo's chest, countless green chakra arrows launched outward in all directions.
The Root ninja tried using ninjutsu to block them, but the sheer power of the chakra arrows surpassed even their expectations—as well as Danzo's.
The Root ninja suffered heavy casualties instantly.
Shisui then violently coughed up blood, and his Susanoo devolved into its first state, leaving behind only a skeletal frame.
With his strength nearly depleted, Shisui seized the momentary hesitation from Danzo and the Root ninja and immediately retreated from the battlefield.
A notification echoed in Chinya's mind.
[Host witnessed the theft of Shisui Uchiha's eyes. Reward: 2000 Witness Points.]
Chinya frowned slightly. Kind of low, though.
But there wasn't much he could do—it was just a passive observation this time.
As for Shisui Uchiha's actions, Chinya had no intention of interfering.
Because Shisui had to die in front of Itachi Uchiha. That way, Itachi could awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan and finally make his decision.
Itachi Uchiha was the true protagonist of this storyline, while Shisui Uchiha was just a side character whose role was to move the plot along.
After Shisui fled, Danzo's frown deepened.
Stealing only one of Shisui's Sharingan eyes was far from enough for him.
Danzo gave orders to the remaining Root Division ninja: "Pursue!"
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