Not a Good Thing

Whoosh—

All the Uchiha Shisuis moved at once, slashing at Uchiha Obito from different directions with the Tachi in their hands.

Stab, stab, stab!

Uchiha Obito repeatedly struck down the Uchiha Shisuis surrounding him with the branches in his hands, but every one he killed was merely a clone.

Even if he could feel the sharp edge of their Tachi slicing through the air one moment, the next moment, when his attack landed, they would immediately turn into clones.

Although clones were constantly being killed by him, new clones kept appearing. They were impossible to eliminate completely.

He had actually fallen into a disadvantage!

"Hmph, brat, you've angered me!"

Uchiha Obito snorted coldly, using Kamui's Phasing to ignore the attacks and widen the distance between himself and the many Uchiha Shisuis.

Then, a vortex appeared in the air before him.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A large number of Kunai shot out from the vortex, each one tied with an Explosive Tag.

Kamui connected to another space. As long as he wished it, he could keep objects stored within that space in a frozen state.

He could draw moving objects in, and he could also release moving objects, like these Kunai tied with Explosive Tags.

He could even release ninjutsu that had been stored away.

Boom, boom, boom!

The Explosive Tags ignited and detonated one after another, filling the air with a dense barrage of explosions.

The bedroom, along with the entire house, collapsed amid the explosions.

Dust and smoke soared into the sky, reducing the area to ruins.

Rubble, roof tiles, and rotting wood lay piled together in a chaotic heap, like a garbage dump.

Uchiha Obito stood quietly amid the ruins, completely unharmed thanks to Kamui's Phasing.

Suddenly.

In the direction where the bedroom had been, the ruins were thrown aside, revealing a massive skeleton.

The giant skeleton was made entirely of green bones. It possessed only an upper body, yet it already stood several meters tall.

Uchiha Shisui stood within the green skeleton. He was uninjured, though bloody tears streamed from his eyes.

"Susanoo."

Uchiha Obito calmly named the Dojutsu Uchiha Shisui was currently using.

He was not surprised that Uchiha Shisui had survived. An Uchiha clansman who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan was not so easily killed.

What he did envy was the Susanoo that Uchiha Shisui had used.

With his incomplete pair of eyes, he was unable to use Susanoo. If he wanted to use it, he would have to retrieve the Sharingan he had left with Kakashi.

"Who's fighting?"

"Shisui! Shisui is fighting someone!"

"That man in the Spiral Mask is an enemy!"

"What is that enormous green skeleton surrounding Shisui?"

The sounds of battle alerted the surrounding Uchiha clansmen. Seeing their clan's genius fighting an enemy, people immediately moved to surround and attack him.

"Don't come over!"

Uchiha Shisui hurriedly called out to stop them. Uchiha Madara's Dojutsu was extremely strange. No matter how many ordinary ninjas there were, they would be unable to harm "Uchiha Madara"; on the contrary, Uchiha Madara could easily kill them.

But it was already too late.

"Wood Style: Cutting Sprig!"

Uchiha Obito sneered beneath his mask as a branch extended from each of his hands.

Ignoring the attacks, he turned and stabbed at two approaching Uchiha clansmen.

Though they had once been his clansmen, he showed no mercy. After all, he had been capable of laying hands on even his own teacher.

Stab—

The sharp branches pierced the bodies of the two Uchiha clansmen. Countless offshoots then grew within them, bursting out from all over their bodies.

The expressions in the two Uchiha clansmen's eyes froze as they fell dead to the ground.

After killing the two Uchiha clansmen, Uchiha Obito released the branches in his hands. Two more branches grew from his palms as he approached another two Uchiha clansmen.

"Stop!"

Uchiha Shisui roared.

A huge green hand from Susanoo extended toward Uchiha Obito, grabbing at him.

But Uchiha Obito phased through the attack, ignoring the green hand.

He used the branches in his hands again, killing the other two Uchiha clansmen.

"Don't get close to him! Keep your distance and use ninjutsu together!"

Having witnessed the strange scene just now, the other Uchiha clansmen had clearly become wary and no longer dared to approach recklessly.

They all pulled back and unleashed ninjutsu from afar.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

"Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!"

A large number of Fire Style ninjutsu were unleashed, bombarding Uchiha Obito's location.

"That's enough for tonight!"

Uchiha Obito glanced at the increasing number of Uchiha clansmen still rushing over and decided to retreat.

Ordinary Uchiha clansmen posed no threat to him, but with so many of them working together, killing Uchiha Shisui was no longer possible.

"You'll regret rejecting me!"

His gaze settled on Uchiha Shisui one last time.

Buzz—

A vortex appeared, and his body twisted as it entered the vortex, vanishing without a trace.

After confirming that Uchiha Obito had truly left, Uchiha Shisui dismissed Susanoo.

Once it was gone, he discovered that his vision had worsened again.

What the other man had said was true. If this continued, both of his eyes would eventually go blind.

"Shisui, who was that enemy just now?"

A large group of Uchiha clansmen gathered around him.

"That man was the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja who has been hostile to Konoha."

Uchiha Shisui said.

He did not reveal the other man's identity as "Uchiha Madara."

On one hand, he still doubted whether the other man truly was Uchiha Madara.

On the other hand, such important information should be reported to the Hokage, who should decide whether it ought to be made public.

"Was he the one who killed Uchiha Sen?"

"And he just killed four members of our Uchiha Clan!"

Many clansmen were furious, but some focused on something else entirely and asked excitedly.

"Shisui, what was that ninjutsu you used just now?"

"Could it be that you've already awakened...?"

They were all upper-ranking members of the Uchiha Clan.

Ordinary clansmen knew little about the Mangekyō Sharingan, but as the Uchiha Clan's upper ranks, they knew something of it.

The ninjutsu Shisui had used just now was extremely similar to the Susanoo mentioned in the clan's top-secret records.

They could not help but suspect that Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, which had never appeared in the clan again since Uchiha Madara.

"I have indeed awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Seeing that he could no longer conceal it, Uchiha Shisui had no choice but to admit it.

"Wonderful, wonderful! At last, our Uchiha Clan has another clansman who has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

"The Mangekyō Sharingan? Shisui awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?!"

"Th-this is... real?"

All the upper-ranking members of the Uchiha Clan were thrilled and excited.

The ordinary clansmen, having learned from their conversation that Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, fell into a frenzy.

Uchiha Fugaku wore a smile, seemingly happy that Uchiha Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, but inwardly, he sighed.

Uchiha Shisui had not wanted to make public that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Uchiha Fugaku had not wanted to publicize it for him either, because this was not a good thing.

Once the clan learned that Uchiha Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, the calls for a Coup d'état would likely grow louder.

If Uchiha Shisui stood with the Uchiha Clan, it would not necessarily be a bad thing.

With Uchiha Shisui's Dojutsu, Kotoamatsukami, combined with his pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, the chances of success for a coup would increase greatly.

Unfortunately, he was an ungrateful traitor who favored outsiders.