Shisui's eyes grew complicated.
Under normal mission protocols, he shouldn't easily reveal his identity, even if Uchiha Jin hadn't explicitly forbidden it.
But...
He could feel the deep attachment and trust that the Itachi before him held for him.
So, sigh!
Taking a helpless, deep breath, he realized his personality simply wouldn't allow him to keep secrets.
Immediately after.
He briefly explained that he came from another parallel world, the state of the Uchiha and the Ninja World in that world, and even his purpose for this trip.
"That's basically how it is!"
"Although this ruins the original plan a bit, and you aren't the Uchiha Itachi I know, I can feel that the two of you are exactly the same."
"With how much you trust me, I just couldn't bring myself to deceive you."
"But don't worry."
"In our world, although resurrection techniques are rare, Konoha has mastered quite a few."
"At the very least, Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, and Rin Nohara have all been resurrected."
"As long as I survive this Night of the Massacre, other powerhouses will arrive later. By then, the contribution points I earn from this mission will be enough to resurrect the 'me' of this world."
"Now let me ask you once more, Itachi, are you willing to cooperate with me?"
"You are the only person in this world to whom I've told the truth."
"Even if you aren't the Itachi of my world, I'm still willing to treat you as my best friend."
"I didn't even tell the Second Elder the truth, you know?"
After saying this.
Shisui looked at Itachi solemnly. In truth, he was gambling this time.
He was gambling on his friendship with Itachi. If he lost this bet, then this mission would be completely ruined.
Contribution points?
Heh!
Even if his mistakes could be offset by his merits, he would have to thank his lucky stars.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Hearing Shisui's words, Itachi was completely dumbfounded.
What on earth?
The Shisui before him wasn't the one he knew, but a Shisui from another world. In that world, an Uchiha Jin had emerged, uniting the entire Uchiha Clan through political maneuvering, and had even won over the various Ninja Clans of Konoha...
What shattered his worldview even more was that the Konoha Higher-ups had all been dealt with, and were now working off their debts for Konoha in Edo Tensei bodies?
And...
The Ninja World was completely unified, and the Uchiha had become the imperial family?
To be honest...
He didn't want to believe a single word. However, Itachi didn't immediately refute it. Although his political maneuvering skills were mediocre, his intellect was inherently very high.
"Shisui."
"If you want me to believe your words, could you answer a few questions for me?"
Itachi took a deep breath, his expression turning calm.
In response.
Shisui naturally didn't hesitate, nodding directly as he looked seriously at Itachi.
Itachi pondered for a moment before asking again, "You mentioned that Uchiha Jin earlier, right?"
"When he first unified the Uchiha, he nearly had a complete falling out and went to war with the Konoha Higher-ups."
"How did he force the Konoha Higher-ups to back down that time?"
After asking.
Itachi looked solemnly at Shisui!
In his eyes, this was an insurmountable deadlock.
He had witnessed firsthand how much the Konoha Higher-ups feared the Uchiha. He didn't believe that the Konoha Higher-ups, seeing the Uchiha unite, would waste time on other nonsense.
With his understanding of the Konoha Higher-ups, even if it meant reducing Konoha to ruins, they would have gone to war with the Uchiha that time.
On the other hand.
Shisui didn't hesitate, speaking up immediately: "While Patriarch Jin went to the Hokage Office to negotiate, he had all the clan's Chunin and above Ninjas patrol in front of the Sarutobi, Shimura, Mitokado, and Utatane clans under the pretext of 'there being too many spies in Konoha lately'."
"In Jin's words, Hokage-sama has worked tirelessly and made great contributions, so we absolutely cannot allow petty spies to disrupt things."
"Therefore, to help Hokage-sama better serve the Village, the Uchiha Police Force has the duty and responsibility to 'take good care' of these Four Clans of the Konoha Higher-ups!"
"However, Lord Jin's words within the clan grounds were: 'If we seek peace through struggle, peace will survive; if we seek peace through compromise, peace will perish.' Since the situation had already rotted to this point, we Uchiha might as well go all out."
"Forget about Konoha's Civilians, the elderly, the weak, women, and children—if Konoha wants to slaughter them, let them."
"But at the same time."
"If the Uchiha perish, the Four Clans of the Konoha Higher-ups must die with us!"
"Furthermore, Patriarch Jin pointed out at the time that the Konoha Higher-ups are the Konoha Higher-ups, the major Ninja Clans are the major Ninja Clans, and civilian Ninjas are civilian Ninjas."
"In the past, the Uchiha Clan often treated them as a single entity."
"That was a mistake!"
"Civilian Ninjas pursue peace, Ninjutsu, and money, and people of this class generally lack long-term plans. The Ninja Clans want to occupy more resources, but the Konoha Higher-ups have taken too much. The goal of the Konoha Higher-ups is to wipe out the major clans so the Four Sarutobi Clans can dominate Konoha."
"Therefore, Patriarch Jin set the strategic direction back then: the Uchiha would only target the four families of the Konoha Higher-ups, leaving the other Ninja Clans and Civilians completely untouched."
"And as it turned out, it succeeded!"
"Seeing that the Uchiha only targeted the Konoha Higher-ups, the other Ninja Clans, including the Ino–Shika–Chō, Hyuga, and Aburame, all remained silent and did not interfere."
"Wary of collateral damage and desperate to protect their clansmen, the Konoha Higher-ups had no choice but to take a step back, recognize Uchiha Jin's status, and reach a temporary peace agreement."
"And Patriarch Jin took this opportunity to directly demand the return of our original clan grounds."
"On one hand, it boosted morale!"
"But more importantly, it placed the Uchiha Clan right in the midst of the other Ninja Clans. If anyone wanted to make a move against the Uchiha, it would inevitably affect the center of Konoha, as well as the respective clans of the Konoha Higher-ups, like the Sarutobi."
"Why does Konoha dare to wipe out the Uchiha now? Isn't it precisely because the Uchiha live in such a remote area that it wouldn't affect the rest of Konoha at all?"
"Patriarch Jin keenly realized this, ultimately forcing the Konoha Higher-ups to swallow their pride and bow their heads."
"Later..."
"While Lord Jin appeased the other Ninja Clans, he was also dead set on slaughtering the Root and Anbu."
"You know Danzo of the Root—he's just a selfish, self-serving bastard."
"The Uchiha killed so many Root members that Danzo had no choice but to demand replacements from the major Ninja Clans."
"The major Ninja Clans of Konoha already hated Danzo. Many of their clans' geniuses had been taken away over the years, leaving them stretched thin to begin with."
"If Danzo continued to drain their geniuses, their clans would face a severe talent shortage."
"Coupled with the fact that the Uchiha only targeted the Konoha Higher-ups and were quite friendly to the other Ninja Clans, the Aburame Clan was the first to defect to our side."
"Speaking of this, I can't help but laugh!"
"It was bad enough that Danzo was taking their geniuses, but he actually wanted the clan head, Aburame Shimi, to join the Root as well."
"Later..."
"The Ino–Shika–Chō, Inuzuka, and nearly all the other Ninja Clans defected to the Uchiha. Later, Lady Tsunade and Kakashi also joined the Uchiha."
"As a side note, let me tell you a secret: the Senju Clan didn't disappear naturally. They were secretly wiped out by the Konoha Higher-ups, along with Sakumo Hatake, Senju Nawaki, Kato Dan, the Uzumaki Clan, and Minato Namikaze and his wife..."
"Finally, when Patriarch Jin saw he had enough manpower and that the Konoha Higher-ups wouldn't dare cause trouble, he utilized a clause from the Village Founding Declaration stating that any Ninja Clan could voluntarily withdraw from Konoha. Ultimately, he led the Uchiha and many other Ninja Clans to leave and establish Neo Konoha."
"..."