Uchiha Shisui ultimately died.
To stop the Uchiha coup, to prevent a civil war—and also to help Uchiha Itachi awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan—
he spread his arms, smiling as he fell into the abyss below.
At the very moment of his death—
Two streams of bloody tears slid down Itachi's face.
His three-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly, transforming into a pinwheel pattern.
He had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Below, Kamikawa—who had been waiting—acted immediately, storing Shisui's body in the system inventory.
[Ding. A special bloodline organism has been detected in the system inventory. Extract?]
"Extract?"
Kamikawa paused. "You sure that's not 'fuse'?"
[Ding. Fusion is also an option.]
"Then extract."
[Ding. Congratulations. You have obtained Uchiha clan bloodline ×1. Stored in inventory. Consume?]
"Consume it."
[Ding. Consumption is successful. You have obtained the Uchiha bloodline!]
[Ding. Sharingan detected in inventory. Consume?]
"Consume."
Now that he had Uchiha blood flowing in him, he no longer needed to worry about being unable to deactivate the Sharingan.
[Ding. Consumption is successful. Your right eye has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.]
Kamikawa walked to the riverbank and looked at his reflection.
"…One eye… looks awful."
Without Hashirama cells, overusing the Mangekyō carried the risk of blindness.
But the Eternal Mangekyō did not.
As long as he obtained another Mangekyō user's eyes and bloodline, the limitation of requiring close kin could be bypassed.
Still—
He had no intention of using it for now.
He had no interest in walking around as a one-eyed freak.
With that, he quickly deactivated it.
"System, open my status panel."
[Ding. Opening system panel.]
Host: Shimizu Kamikawa
Gender: Male
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan
Chakra Attributes: Fire, Lightning, Earth, Yin, Yang
Chakra Volume: 30 units
Secret Art:
Tiangang Art (Level 4; includes protective aura and blink ability)
Ninjutsu:
Fire Release: Great Fireball TechniqueFire Release: Phoenix Fire TechniqueFire Release: Great Dragon Fire TechniqueShadow Clone TechniqueThree Basic TechniquesBody Flicker TechniqueSummoning Technique
Summon: Crow
Genjutsu:
Kyōka Suigetsu (Complete Hypnosis)KotoamatsukamiSharingan Genjutsu
Taijutsu:
Basic Leaf TaijutsuTiangang techniquesUchiha-style shurikenjutsuKunai throwing
Nature Transformations: Fire, Lightning, Earth
Inventory:
Zanpakutō: Kyōka SuigetsuUchiha Shisui (deceased)Kunai ×15Shuriken ×11ClothingStorage scrollSubstitute logs ×9
"So even the genjutsu and summon carried over… and the body's perfectly preserved."
Kamikawa murmured.
Then he turned his head slightly, looking downstream along the Naka River.
Someone was rapidly approaching.
"Itachi, huh…?"
He muttered softly.
"In that case… I'll leave this Kotoamatsukami with you for now."
With that, he took Shisui's body out of the inventory and returned it to its original position, carefully erasing any traces of interference.
Then—
his figure vanished.
He planned to retrieve the eye during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
By then—
Obito's Mangekyō and bloodline would become his third target.
As for the second—
that would naturally be Uchiha Fugaku.
…
Meanwhile—
Root Headquarters.
After returning, Danzō could no longer endure the agony from his severed arm and torn soul.
He immediately summoned a medical ninja to reattach his arm.
"Ah—hurry… is it done yet?!"
He roared in pain.
At this point, he didn't realize his soul had been damaged.
He only felt unbearable pain—deep, piercing, almost enough to make him pass out.
"Danzō-sama, it's done."
The medical ninja wiped cold sweat from his brow.
Reattaching an arm required extremely advanced medical ninjutsu.
Fortunately, the cut had been clean.
Otherwise, it would've been impossible.
But before he could relax—
the arm began to wither at a visible rate.
Its vitality vanished, shriveling like a corpse.
Just like Orochimaru's arms after being sealed by the Third Hokage.
"What is going on?!"
Danzō roared.
"I—I connected everything! Muscles, bones, vessels, nerves—I've never seen this before!"
The medical ninja panicked.
"Then find out!"
Danzō snapped.
"Yes, Danzō-sama!"
The ninja fled the room.
Clenching his teeth, Danzō's expression darkened.
He didn't doubt the report—Root members were bound by the Tongue Eradication Seal.
The problem…
had to be the one who cut his arm.
But who?
Someone faster than Shisui—
and capable of inflicting irreversible damage.
Could it be…
the one who controlled the Nine-Tails years ago?
The thought made his heart sink.
If Shisui's eye fell into such a person's hands—
it would spell disaster for Konoha.
"No… I am the Root of Konoha. I cannot sit idle."
He turned to a subordinate.
"Where is Orochimaru?"
"Danzō-sama, since defecting, Orochimaru rarely contacts us. He's reportedly joined a mysterious organization. His whereabouts are unknown."
"…Useless. All of you!"
Danzō's face turned livid.
"Find him—at any cost. And keep a close watch on the Uchiha. Report anything immediately."
Losing both the Mangekyō and his arm—
This was a humiliation he would not forget.
At the same time—
Hokage's Office.
Late into the night, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat smoking, waiting for news of the Uchiha meeting.
When it came to manipulating people—
Hiruzen was extremely confident.
Whether it was the Uchiha…
or Danzō.
In truth, he wasn't worried about the Uchiha making a move.
He knew Fugaku well—
indecisive, cautious, even more passive than himself in external matters.
Even without Kotoamatsukami—
Once Shisui was gone, the coup would collapse.
What he truly wanted to hear—
was confirmation of Shisui's death…