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"Shisui is a traitor? No, that's absolutely impossible!"

"Clan Head, there must be some mistake. Shisui could never be a traitor!"

"Shisui is the pride of our Uchiha Clan. How could he betray the Uchiha Clan and become a traitor?"

First Elder Uchiha Setsuna, Third Elder Uchiha Sima, and Second Elder Uchiha Moru were all highly agitated, their faces filled with disbelief—or rather, an unwillingness to believe.

Uchiha Shisui was a rare genius the Uchiha Clan had seen only once in decades.

Just yesterday, they had learned that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Such a genius was actually a traitor to the Uchiha Clan.

It was something they could not believe, and something they did not wish to believe.

"I know this news has come as a great shock to you, but it is the truth. Uchiha Shisui betrayed the Uchiha Clan. He is an informant the Third Hokage planted within the Uchiha Clan."

Uchiha Fugaku said heavily.

"The Clan Head says Shisui is a traitor. May I ask whether the Clan Head has any evidence?"

After taking a deep breath, Second Elder Uchiha Moru asked.

Without conclusive evidence, he would never believe that Uchiha Shisui was a traitor.

"Uchiha Shisui is a genius of our Uchiha Clan, possessing great prestige and standing within the clan. If I did not have irrefutable evidence, how could I so easily determine that he is a traitor?"

Uchiha Fugaku said.

After crossing over, although he had known that Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were informants for the Third Hokage, he had possessed no concrete evidence.

To prevent a day when he needed to expose Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi's identities as informants but lacked proof, he had long been secretly gathering evidence, and had already obtained substantial proof.

"What evidence has the Clan Head collected?"

Second Elder Uchiha Moru asked, his breathing somewhat heavy.

His emotions were extremely complicated. He desperately wanted to see the evidence, to use it to confirm whether Uchiha Shisui was truly a traitor.

Yet he was also terrified of seeing it—terrified of seeing evidence that could prove Uchiha Shisui was a traitor to the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Fugaku looked toward Second Elder Uchiha Moru. The next moment, his eyes transformed into the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Three black tomoe spun rapidly within his eyes as a wave of Dojutsu was released from them, invading Second Elder Uchiha Moru.

"Clan Head, what are you doing?"

Seeing Uchiha Fugaku suddenly activate his Sharingan, Second Elder Uchiha Moru was greatly alarmed and cried out, instinctively wanting to activate his own Sharingan to resist.

However, everything happened too suddenly. Before he could resist, he had already fallen into Uchiha Fugaku's "Dojutsu."

Then, an image appeared in his mind.

Late at night, a figure stood in the forest with his hands behind his back.

He wore a white Hokage Robe and had a small tuft of white beard on his chin. It was none other than the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Another figure walked toward the Third Hokage through the forest.

The figure looked like a young man, with a Tachi strapped across his back. It was Uchiha Shisui.

"Hokage!"

Upon arriving before the Third Hokage, Uchiha Shisui greeted him respectfully.

"Mm, you're here."

The Third Hokage turned around and looked at Uchiha Shisui with a "kind" gaze, like an elder looking upon a junior.

After a moment of silence, he finally asked.

"How are things within the Uchiha Clan now?"

"There are quite a few voices calling for a coup d'état, and it seems... the momentum is growing."

Uchiha Shisui said after hesitating for a moment.

"The momentum is growing?"

The Third Hokage's brows "furrowed" slightly.

"Yes, the momentum is growing."

Uchiha Shisui gritted his teeth and answered.

"What is causing it to grow?"

The Third Hokage asked in a stern voice.

"From what I have learned, it should be related to Uchiha Fugaku. Originally, Uchiha Fugaku strongly opposed the coup d'état, but for some unknown reason, his attitude has changed."

"Although he has not openly expressed support for the coup d'état, he is no longer firmly opposing it as he did before."

Uchiha Shisui said.

"Even he has thoughts of a coup d'état now?"

The Third Hokage sighed, then looked toward Uchiha Shisui and asked in a solemn, serious voice.

"The Uchiha Clan's situation has already become very dire. If one day the Uchiha Clan launches a coup, which side will you stand on?"

"Although I am a member of the Uchiha Clan, I am also a member of Konoha. If that day truly comes, I will stand with the village."

Uchiha Shisui answered without much hesitation.

"However, I will not allow such a thing to happen. If the situation worsens, I will use these eyes of mine to stop the Uchiha Clan."

"Good, very good. You have not disappointed me!"

Seeing Uchiha Shisui state his position, the Third Hokage nodded in satisfaction, then sighed again.

"Ah, if only there were a few more people like you in the Uchiha Clan!"

"Although there are many voices within the Uchiha Clan calling for a coup, there are still quite a few who love peace."

Uchiha Shisui said.

"That is good. Continue monitoring the Uchiha Clan's movements, and be careful not to expose yourself!"

The Third Hokage instructed.

"Yes, Hokage."

The two parted ways and quietly departed in separate directions, and the scene ended there.

"What are you trying to do?"

Seeing Uchiha Fugaku suddenly use a Dojutsu on Second Elder Uchiha Moru, First Elder Uchiha Setsuna and Third Elder Uchiha Sima both stood up in alarm.

Their Sharingan emerged in their eyes as their bodies tensed, watching Uchiha Fugaku with focused vigilance.

"Stop, this is a misunderstanding!"

At that moment, Second Elder Uchiha Moru, who had been struck by Uchiha Fugaku's Dojutsu, came back to his senses.

Seeing the tense atmosphere in the room, he hurriedly spoke up to stop them.

"You should be able to tell whether it was a genjutsu, shouldn't you?"

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Second Elder Uchiha Moru and asked calmly.

"I can still tell that much."

Disappointment and dejection showed in Second Elder Uchiha Moru's eyes.

"What exactly happened?"

Seeing that Second Elder Uchiha Moru, who had been attacked, had no intention of blaming Uchiha Fugaku, First Elder Uchiha Setsuna and Third Elder Uchiha Sima sat back down and asked in confusion.

"The Clan Head just used a Dojutsu to share what he saw with me."

Second Elder Uchiha Moru said, his voice carrying obvious dejection.

The Uchiha Clan's Sharingan possessed powerful perceptive abilities. This powerful perception allowed them to remember everything they saw without the slightest discrepancy and share it with others.

Just now, Uchiha Fugaku had shared with him what he had seen.

This was not a genjutsu. It was clearly different from one. As a member of the Uchiha Clan who had awakened the Sharingan, he could be certain that the scenes he had just witnessed were not an illusion, but events that had truly happened in the past.

"Could it be... could it be...?"

Seeing the dejected look on Second Elder Uchiha Moru's face, First Elder Uchiha Setsuna and Third Elder Uchiha Sima both had a bad feeling.

Facing their gazes, Second Elder Uchiha Moru said with dejection and grief.

"Uchiha Shisui is an informant planted in the Uchiha Clan by the Third Hokage!"