"Shisui's favorability for you has reached Recognition. You have obtained the 'Uchiha Exclusive Fire Release Collection.' As an Uchiha Jōnin, Uchiha Shisui excels at Fire Release."
When the system notification sounded, Naruto froze on the spot, his expression turning strange.
He had attacked Shisui, even snatched Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan… yet not only had Shisui's favorability not dropped, it had actually increased and reached recognition.
…Was this the legendary Uchiha "Love Clan" logic?
Naruto didn't even know how to complain anymore.
Shaking his head, he accepted the reward. Instantly, a flood of Fire Release training memories poured into his mind.
It would take at least a week to fully digest them and use the techniques smoothly.
Which made him feel like there were more and more Uchiha parts growing inside him.
Uchiha-style body techniques.
Signature Fire Release.
Mangekyō Sharingan.
At this rate, he was basically a walking Uchiha with blond hair.
If someone slapped a fan crest on his back, he could probably pass the job interview.
Shisui noticed Naruto staring at him and mistakenly thought Naruto was about to kill him, making him tense up immediately.
As a qualified ninja, he had long been prepared to face death.
But dying right after seeing hope for saving his clan…
That would be way too tragic.
After hesitating for a moment, Shisui said cautiously,
"Why don't we forget it? I think… prison life is actually pretty decent."
Inside the sealed space, Kurama propped his chin up and watched like it was a soap opera.
"Naruto, you're really good at messing with people's hearts. This kid's practically scared stupid. But using him to lure the Uchiha into defecting? Not bad. Once they attract attention, nobody will notice us slipping out of Konoha."
"Of course," Naruto replied lazily. "But the most important thing is that it's fun to watch."
Then he looked at Shisui.
"Nope. I'm helping you get those Sharingan. This plan sounds way too interesting to cancel."
Hearing this, Shisui let out a long breath, a hint of hope lighting up his eyes.
If they could take the clan away from Konoha…
Maybe the Uchiha could shine again.
...
Night fell over the land.
Naruto appeared outside Konoha with Shisui.
The one here wasn't Shisui's real body, but a shadow clone with only a portion of his strength.
Looking at the tall wooden walls ahead, the two stopped.
A ten-meter wall meant nothing to ninja.
The real problem was the sensory barrier.
One of Konoha's highest-level sealing arrays blanketed the entire village. The moment an intruder or defector crossed it, they'd be detected instantly.
Even Pain couldn't brute-force this thing.
Naruto definitely couldn't either.
So he turned to Shisui.
As a direct subordinate of the Third Hokage's ANBU, Shisui obviously knew how to slip through.
Noticing Naruto's look, Shisui sighed and explained the method.
Soon, the two quietly crossed the barrier, avoided the Chūnin patrols, and headed straight for the Uchiha district.
Standing at the edge of the familiar streets, Shisui felt a complicated emotion.
He hadn't returned for months.
Now he was coming back as a dead man… to steal from his own clan.
Yeah.
No matter how you phrased it, this was theft.
Although few clan members currently had the Sharingan awakened, that didn't mean there were few Sharingan.
For decades, elders who passed away would hand their eyes back to the clan for preservation.
As a result, quite a stockpile had built up.
And as the only recent Mangekyō user, Shisui naturally knew exactly where the warehouse was—and all its defenses.
But watching Naruto walk confidently through the streets…
Shisui couldn't help but suspect something.
This guy was way too familiar with the place.
Honestly, aside from a senior Uchiha elder, who else could know this much?
Stopping suicide, mastering Uchiha techniques, knowing their history…
Naruto looked suspiciously like an undercover Uchiha.
Naruto, meanwhile, casually led the way.
This was his second visit.
After memorizing the map long ago, the place felt like his backyard.
Avoiding patrols, they arrived near the Naka Shrine.
Though remote, it was one of the Uchiha's most important gathering spots. Heavy barriers blocked all outside surveillance.
The Sharingan storage was hidden beneath it.
Soon, they spotted someone guarding the only path.
Shisui frowned.
"That's Jōnin Yashiro. Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Very strong."
Three-Tomoe…
Naruto felt a bit interested.
He'd never fought a full-power Uchiha Jōnin before.
Still, he had no intention of making a scene.
"So? You handle him, or me?" Naruto asked casually. "Or we just take his eyes. Same result."
Shisui's face twitched.
"No killing. Elder Yashiro likes drinking. He'll leave soon."
They waited.
Sure enough, Yashiro staggered off not long after.
The two slipped into the shrine, activated a hidden mechanism, and an entrance slowly opened underground.
Naruto let Shisui's shadow clone go first to test for traps.
Then followed.
The passage led to an altar packed with bottles and jars.
Shisui opened one.
Empty.
He frowned.
"Strange… where are the Sharingan stored here?"
Naruto walked over. "Problem?"
Shisui checked every container, his expression growing darker.
"There should be dozens of pairs here. A third should be Three-Tomoe. But most of them are gone. Even many normal Sharingan are missing."
Naruto frowned too. "Other Uchiha used them?"
"Impossible. Every pair is recorded in the clan registry…"
Shisui paused.
Then his face sank.
"I should've realized earlier… there's a traitor inside the clan."
If it wasn't internal theft…
Then someone had stolen them and passed them to Danzō.
Otherwise, how could Danzō possess so many Sharingan… and even use Izanagi?
Naruto also considered the culprit.
But instead of Danzō, two other names flashed through his mind.
Madara.
Obito.
Both strong enough to sneak in and take them.
Madara seemed unlikely.
Obito… very possible.
Pushing the thoughts aside, Naruto shrugged.
"Don't overthink it. What we're doing right now is also traitor behavior. Just take whatever's left and leave."
"Take… all of them?" Shisui hesitated.
Naruto said calmly,
"You already know there's a mole. Why leave supplies for someone else? Besides, you're officially dead. Who suspects a corpse?"
Right then—
Footsteps suddenly echoed through the underground passage, drifting toward Naruto and Shisui.
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