To that end, every nation and every hidden village was desperate to learn all kinds of information about Saiki Yuu's strength.
Beneath the surface, the world seethed with undercurrents.
Meanwhile, Kirigakure was undergoing a tremendous upheaval.
"Tsukuyomi!"
"Bzzzt—"
Yagura, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki and Fourth Mizukage who had turned Kirigakure into the Bloody Mist Village, collapsed to the ground with a face full of agony.
"Pant... pant..."
Itachi Uchiha clutched his left eye in pain. Blood slowly trickled from the corner of it, forming a bloody tear.
"There... there are traces of Sharingan dojutsu?"
A hint of shock appeared in Itachi Uchiha's eyes.
The Fourth Mizukage, ruler of Kirigakure, had actually been controlled by a Sharingan genjutsu!
Because it was located out at sea, Kirigakure was less renowned than the other Four Great Shinobi Villages.
The only thing that had made Kirigakure famous was the Bloody Mist Village, built single-handedly by the Fourth Mizukage now lying before him.
But no matter what, as one of the Five Great Hidden Villages, Kirigakure's Kage was unquestionably powerful!
Even among Kage-level shinobi, he was an absolute powerhouse.
And yet, such a being had been controlled by a Sharingan genjutsu?!
It had to be the Mangekyō Sharingan! And an exceptionally powerful Mangekyō Sharingan at that.
A Mangekyō Sharingan had appeared in Kirigakure?
In the entire Shinobi World, Itachi Uchiha knew of only three pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan!
His own pair, his father Fugaku Uchiha's pair, and the pair belonging to his friend, Shisui Uchiha.
Other than those, there was no fourth pair of Mangekyō Sharingan!
And among those three pairs, the only Mangekyō Sharingan capable of perfectly controlling the Fourth Mizukage—
Was Shisui Uchiha's, which possessed the strongest genjutsu: Kotoamatsukami!
But Itachi Uchiha knew his friend, Shisui Uchiha.
He was absolutely loyal to Konoha and