"Hand over the Dragon Vein Crystal. For Kagami-sensei's sake, I won't kill you."
The dark purple energy, like giant snakes, surrounded the battlefield.
The Moryo and the Sunagakure surrounded Uchiha Shisui.
He grinned maliciously, reached out, and released his hand, scattering a shuriken bearing a special mark.
He sneered, "I've been following you all the way, and I've removed all the Flying Thunder God Mark along the way."
"I'm telling you, if you can get something just by asking, why bother competing with us poor folks?"
Shisui clutched a crystal tightly, frowning as he surveyed the crowd.
To prevent someone from directly using Reverse Summoning to send the crystal to the outside world, like Orochimaru did.
Kagami Uchiha applied a seal to each crystal, making it impossible to even place it in Storage Scroll.
Shisui didn't know if he was lucky or what, but he ran in one direction, trying to place the Ryuzetsu in a safe place first.
As a result, a crystal was found.
At the stalemate between the two sides.
Swish...
A strangely shaped, serrated broadsword sliced through a large, black and red snake, and several figures entered the battlefield.
"Oh, it's that Uchiha guy. Do you need any help?"
"Of course, the reward is what you have in your hands."
Shisui frowned even more deeply.
It's the Kirigakure...
What should I do...?
Shisui knew that the best course of action now was to throw out the crystals and let the two groups fight over them.
Then he would seize the opportunity to escape.
But he suspected that his brother had deliberately arranged for him to receive the crystal.
What would it mean in my brother's eyes if I chose to give up the crystallization...?
What should I do?
Clatter.
Ryuzetsu placed her hand on Shisui's shoulder.
"Shisui, what are you thinking about?"
Her voice was cold and indifferent, devoid of joy or sorrow.
Shisui shook his head, trying to relax his brows, but unconsciously furrowed them again. "Ryuzetsu, what should I do to make my brother satisfied?"
"Shisui, you are different."
Ryuzetsu said softly, "Actually, I knew it from the moment Kagami-sama asked us to participate in the competition together."
"No, I should say that I knew my mission from the very beginning."
"Stop talking," Shisui interrupted her sternly.
"I have never considered you as a trump card for resurrection. You will never be able to use your Cursed Technique in your lifetime!"
Ryuzetsu shook his head, a rare smile appearing on his face, "No."
What I mean is... why are you so hung up on it?
"You are Kagami-sama brother, and no one dares to kill you. Why do you still want me to follow you?"
Ryuzetsu grasped Shisui's hand. "Kagami-sama has never given you a choice."
"Or rather, he will support you no matter what choice you make."
"There is never a clear-cut option."
"Whether you abandon me or protect me, whether you run away or fight to the death."
There is no concept of right or wrong.
"As long as you can grow in the process."
A gentle breeze ruffled Ryuzetsu's white hair, and his eyes were lowered.
She seemed to have something on her mind, but she never mentioned it to anyone.
"What an enviable favoritism."
"Even the Shinobi World is only one side of Kagami-sama."
"You will never be weighed on a scale; you are each other's only one."
"So..."
"Shisui, relying solely on intuition."
"Understand what you truly want to do!"
Shisui's bewildered eyes gradually cleared.
He began to recall.
The older brother asked him for his thoughts for the first time.
What was his answer...?
Clang—
Shisui gripped Sode no Shirayuki tightly, a smile gradually spreading across her lips.
"I have no dreams, I just want to protect my brother's dreams."
"It doesn't matter if I don't have my own name. It's fine to be called Kagami Uchiha's younger brother."
His eyes grew brighter and brighter, like the lights lit up in a dark alley.
"Didn't I decide from a young age that I could simply follow my brother's will?"
I want to follow the legends; I don't need my own path.
Being able to walk the same path as my brother is enough to make me happy!
"Ryuzetsu!"
"I am here."
Shisui didn't look at her; his voice was low and somber.
"I'm sorry, I can no longer protect you."
"But don't worry, I won't die."
"I won't give you the chance to use that technique."
Shisui raised his head and surveyed the crowd with unparalleled arrogance in his eyes.
"I will complete this trial and have eyes like my brother's."
"Thank you all for being my kindling."
"Be honored, for you are about to witness the arrival of a new Mangekyo!"
Shisui swallowed the crystal whole and charged at the crowd with his sword!
Abandon the Flying Thunder God Technique and charge forward!
——
"That child's eye power is much stronger than Madara's when he Three-Tomoe, so why is he still only at Three-Tomoe?"
Hashirama Senju asked, somewhat puzzled, looking at Kagami Uchiha standing beside him.
The two stood atop a large, white tree, gazing towards the direction of Shisui.
"And your Mangekyo... how should I put it, it doesn't feel quite the same as the Eternal Mangekyo that Madara mentioned."
"Without the Sharingan, I can't explain it to you."
Kagami Uchiha said calmly, "Some things really need to be said to him by someone else. I've made myself so clear, yet his little brain still can't understand."
"You should get ready."
"Prepare what?" Hashirama Senju, looking bewildered.
Kagami Uchiha shook his head in disdain. "Talking to airheads is such a hassle."
"Didn't I have you Shisui that crystal with Senjutsu energy? I remember you have a way to resonate with your own Senjutsu energy."
"I will help Shisui advance. If he cannot withstand that power, you can use your Senjutsu energy to help suppress it."
"Okay, I understand."
Hashirama Senju wore a relieved smile, like that of an aunt.
"You really love Shisui, just like..."
He started to reminisce about the past, and then became lost in his own thoughts.
Kagami Uchiha silently gazed into the distance.
That's all I can do for you.
If you really want to catch up with me, then you'll need to put in your own effort, Shisui...
——
On the other side.
Tobirama Senju was trying to break the seal on the crystal in his hand, hoping to send it away.
Brush--
The Six Paths of Pain stand in four directions.
Seeing Nagato and the others appear, Tobirama noticed the crystal hanging on Nagato and said in a deep voice, "I've already given you the Kinkaku and Ginkaku. You have your own tokens. Do you still want to steal from us?"
"They were taken from me, don't talk like you're giving them away as charity."
Nagato coldly looked at Orochimaru: "Hand over your Severance Release to me, and I'll let you go."
Orochimaru's smile was forced and insincere.
"Then there's nothing to discuss."
"Nagato, you are not Kagami, and you do not have the right to act recklessly."
"The Rinnegan and Wood Release are not invincible."
Two sharp horns slowly emerged from his forehead. From the second round onwards, Orochimaru was prepared to enter Sage Mode at any time.
Tobirama Senju uses Summoning Technique.
Three coffins were raised.
It says "Junior", "Second", and "Third" on it.
While stealing the body parts of the Kinkaku and Ginkaku, Tobirama Senju also stole the parts of the previous Raikage.
The Kumogakure raided Konoha many times, but gained nothing.
As a result, they even dug up Tobirama graves.
In a single day.
Battles are raging again in various places, with a strong momentum to determine the final winners ahead of time.