"What was that?"
"A green giant?"
Cries of astonishment erupted from the stands!
The final match of the Chunin Ninja Exams was truly full of unexpected twists.
The spectators had thought Akihara Kagura's Wood Dragon was already unprecedented, only for a jade-green half-bodied giant to appear in the arena and cleave the Wood Dragon apart with a single slash!
Everyone present stared intently at the arena. Before long, they saw two figures beneath the translucent shell of the jade-green half-bodied giant.
Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Shisui.
There was no need for much speculation. Many people immediately understood what had happened, because most Konoha ninja had heard of Uchiha Shisui.
"So Uchiha Shisui saved Uchiha Itachi?"
"That green giant—is that Uchiha Shisui's jutsu? I never expected Uchiha Shisui to possess such a technique!"
Compared to those ordinary people with limited knowledge, some recognized Uchiha Shisui's technique. Quite a few members of the Uchiha Clan knew its name!
"The legendary... Susanoo!"
"The highest realm of the Sharingan's bloodline power, a technique that can only be used after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan... Shisui had already mastered Susanoo!"
The entire Uchiha Clan was invigorated!
The Uchiha had originally been shaken by Akihara Kagura's Wood Style Ninjutsu. When Uchiha Itachi had been on the verge of defeat, they had even felt that the Uchiha Clan had no future left. Yet now, hope suddenly rose in their hearts once more!
So what if Konoha had gained another Wood Style Ninja? The Uchiha Clan also possessed Mangekyō Sharingan capable of contending with Wood Style!
"So this is... the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan?"
Uchiha Itachi stared at the jade-green Susanoo in surprise, then looked toward the friend who had saved him in his moment of crisis. He could not help slowly lowering his head.
In that instant just now...
Uchiha Itachi had nearly believed he would die here.
Yet just as the Wood Dragon was about to descend, Uchiha Shisui had suddenly appeared beside him in a Body Flicker and activated Susanoo to block the Wood Dragon's attack.
"Shisui... you shouldn't have saved me."
As a child who had always been good at thinking, and under Uchiha Shisui's guidance, Uchiha Itachi had long understood the internal conflict between the clan and Konoha.
The impact of Susanoo was simply too great.
Many in the Uchiha Clan believed in the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo. Shisui's Susanoo would undoubtedly reignite their ambitions!
"Itachi, what are you talking about?"
Uchiha Shisui stroked Uchiha Itachi's head and explained with a smile, "You're like a little brother to me. How could I possibly stand by and watch this happen?"
Uchiha Shisui raised his head to look overhead again. "Besides, perhaps I was worried and lost my composure. I seemed to see that child's attack pause just now. Did you use Genjutsu on him?"
"Mm..."
Uchiha Itachi slowly nodded. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan glowed red as he murmured, "In that instant, I used the Sharingan to cast Genjutsu on Akihara Kagura, but it seemed to have had no effect..."
"No, it did have an effect."
Akihara Kagura's voice came from above.
The Wood Dragon's body slowly collapsed and turned back into Vines that fell to the ground.
Seeing that the threat had vanished, Uchiha Shisui's towering Susanoo gradually faded away as well. He curiously studied Akihara Kagura, who descended while stepping on the Vines.
"At the very least, your Genjutsu nearly got you killed."
Akihara Kagura looked at Uchiha Itachi and frowned. "When the examiner told me to stop fighting, I had intended to stop and get a good look at the fear on your face. But then I fell under your Genjutsu and lost control of the Wood Dragon..."
"..."
Uchiha Itachi's eyes widened slightly in surprise.
"Hahahaha..."
Uchiha Shisui could not help laughing.
"..."
Akihara Kagura said nothing more. Of course, everything he had said was a lie.
There were so many people watching this Chunin Ninja Exam. Akihara Kagura did not believe he could kill Uchiha Itachi on the spot, and even if he desperately managed to kill him, what great benefit would it bring?
He might even draw Uchiha Shisui's attention.
Akihara Kagura's gaze quietly swept over Uchiha Shisui. This man looked harmless enough, but he might have been the most dangerous person present to him.
Memories from his previous life provided him with one piece of information...
Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan could use a unique Genjutsu.
Kotoamatsukami.
Kotoamatsukami's effects were incredibly astonishing. It could permanently alter a person's will, easily turning someone into the caster's puppet.
Fortunately.
This Genjutsu known as Kotoamatsukami had a cooldown of more than a decade. Uchiha Shisui did not dare use it recklessly and would only reserve it for critical moments.
Naturally.
If Akihara Kagura truly acted without restraint in Konoha and showed even the slightest attitude that endangered Konoha's safety, Uchiha Shisui would not hesitate to use Kotoamatsukami on him...
This was a dangerous man.
This was a dangerous technique.
These were a pair of dangerous eyes.
Because anyone who obtained Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan could use the Kotoamatsukami Genjutsu within those eyes. They could potentially use Kotoamatsukami on Akihara Kagura, and even a single Kotoamatsukami Mangekyō Sharingan would be enough.
Therefore, no one could be allowed to obtain the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyō Sharingan—not even Uchiha Shisui, its owner...
Uchiha Shisui was not someone capable of protecting his own eyes. Bound by the mindset of the shinobi world, he would never realize how much trouble these eyes would bring to the shinobi world if they fell into the hands of someone with ulterior motives.
Once those people who liked using such despicable methods learned Kotoamatsukami's true power, they would absolutely never pass up an opportunity to obtain it.
Akihara Kagura was not that kind of person.
This method of using Kotoamatsukami to forcibly alter someone's will and make them obey orders was simply far too low-class.
"Boring."
Akihara Kagura lowered his head slightly.
"..."
Uchiha Itachi was somewhat at a loss.
Did this guy think fighting me was boring?
"All right, all right."
Uchiha Shisui patted Uchiha Itachi on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry about winning or losing for the moment. You two have a long future ahead of you!"
After comforting Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Shisui looked at Akihara Kagura with great expectation. "You both possess powerful Kekkei Genkai. Just as the First Hokage Hashirama Senju founded Konoha together with his friend Madara Uchiha, I hope you and Itachi can train hard together in the future and jointly protect Konoha's future..."
"Yes..."
Uchiha Itachi always listened to Shisui's teachings.
"Then do your best to protect Konoha."
Akihara Kagura watched Uchiha Itachi and nodded.
Compared to Genma Shiranui, who could only shout for the fight to stop, Uchiha Shisui seemed more like the chief examiner now.
However...
Uchiha Shisui was still too naive.
In this Chunin Ninja Exam, Uchiha Shisui had used Susanoo to stop Akihara Kagura's Wood Dragon, thoroughly igniting the Uchiha Clan's ambition.
If Susanoo could deal with the First Hokage's Wood Style...
Then could it not deal with the Third Hokage and those Konoha Higher-ups?
Someone had personally set a pile of dry straw ablaze, yet forgotten that he had no ability to put out the fire—unless he used his life to smother the flames he had ignited...
Second update.
I'll think about Kotoamatsukami's uses...
What if a Genjutsu that prevents people from losing themselves in power were sealed within Kotoamatsukami? Anyone have any suggestions?
Before you continue