Ch. 181The Plan About to Begin

Uchiha Fugaku gave Uchiha Miyako a scroll containing the Hashirama Cell Transplantation Technique and tasked her with mastering it and passing it on within the clan. He then created four ordinary Spore Clones and prepared to begin drills for a plan to eliminate Uchiha Shisui.

  • Uchiha Fugaku assured Uchiha Miyako that Number One Spore Clone's eye replacement had succeeded, then showed her the Hashirama Cell Transplantation Technique.
  • Uchiha Miyako confirmed the technique was genuine, and Uchiha Fugaku gave her the scroll to study.
  • Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Miyako that Hashirama Cells could prevent Mangekyō Sharingan blindness and that Sharingan users were more resistant to the cells.
  • Uchiha Fugaku said his Dojutsu protected his eyes without transplantation and asked Uchiha Miyako to teach the technique to promising young Medical Ninjas.
  • Uchiha Fugaku created four ordinary Spore Clones and planned to begin preliminary drills outside the village once their numbers exceeded fifty.
  • Uchiha Fugaku resolved to kill Uchiha Shisui for the clan's sake and to advance his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Ch. 182A Conversation Between Two Uchiha

Itachi learned that Shisui planned to use Kotoamatsukami on Fugaku to change the Uchiha Clan’s course, and he agreed with Shisui’s goal. Several nights later, Fugaku gathered elite Uchiha outside Konoha and revealed that they would ambush Shisui as a supposed traitor.

  • Shisui told Itachi that the Hokage had replaced his lost eye with a Sharingan found in Danzō’s collection, and warned that Itachi’s father might have uncovered Shisui’s informant identity.
  • Shisui explained that he intended to use Kotoamatsukami to change Fugaku’s will and stop the clan’s conflict with the village, and Itachi supported the plan.
  • Fugaku secretly moved more than fifty elite Uchiha to a hidden base outside Konoha and ordered them to train barrier and coordinated attack ninjutsu.
  • Fugaku told the gathered Uchiha that Shisui was an informant for the Third Hokage and that they would ambush and kill him.
  • The First Elder and Third Elder confirmed Fugaku’s accusation, and the Uchiha clansmen erupted in calls to kill Shisui.

Ch. 183Akatsuki's Attention

Uchiha Fugaku discovered and captured a White Zetsu clone spying on him, learning that Uchiha Obito suspected he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and had sent many clones into the Land of Fire. He killed the spy away from the Uchiha Clan's secret base and returned to Konoha, where the clan’s hidden departure remained undetected.

  • Uchiha Fugaku sensed a White Zetsu clone watching him as he left the forest and used a Shadow Clone to conceal his approach.
  • Uchiha Fugaku ambushed the White Zetsu clone underground and hypnotized it with his Sharingan.
  • The White Zetsu clone revealed that Uchiha Obito had sent spies to investigate Uchiha Fugaku and suspected he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Uchiha Fugaku carried the clone far from the secret base, killed it, and sealed its body in a scroll for later use as Corpse Melting material.
  • Uchiha Fugaku returned to Konoha, unaware of any unusual activity there, while the Anbu failed to notice that more than fifty Uchiha elites had left.

Ch. 184The Final Spark

Uchiha Fugaku strengthened his Wood Release, enjoyed time with his family, and began a plan to draw Uchiha Shisui out by provoking the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage grew suspicious after Uchiha Itachi reported Fugaku's planned visit to the Feudal Lord's Mansion.

  • Uchiha Fugaku absorbed a White Zetsu corpse and slightly improved his Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.
  • Uchiha Fugaku met Uchiha Mikoto and Little Sasuke, and Mikoto told him she had visited Naruto Uzumaki and brought him clothes.
  • Uchiha Fugaku decided to add a final spark to his plan and lure Uchiha Shisui out by making the Third Hokage react to his movements.
  • At dinner, Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Itachi, and Sasuke that he would visit the Feudal Lord's Mansion the next day.
  • Uchiha Itachi went to the Sarutobi Clan and reported Fugaku's planned trip to the Third Hokage.
  • The Third Hokage suspected Uchiha Fugaku might be planning to target the Daimyo.

Ch. 185The Terror of Overthinking

The Third Hokage concluded that Uchiha Fugaku planned to control the Daimyo and ordered Uchiha Shisui to eliminate him. The next morning, Fugaku left Konoha with Uchiha Hiroshi and Uchiha Vivi as bait, hoping to draw Shisui out.

  • The Third Hokage suspected Fugaku intended to control the Daimyo and summoned Uchiha Shisui.
  • The Third Hokage ordered Shisui to kill Fugaku, but Shisui instead offered to use his Dojutsu to stop Fugaku from pursuing a coup.
  • The Third Hokage accepted Shisui's plan while secretly hoping Fugaku would die and the Uchiha Clan would be weakened.
  • Fugaku departed Konoha with Uchiha Hiroshi and Uchiha Vivi, who had agreed to serve as bait despite the danger.
  • Fugaku wondered whether the Third Hokage would send Shisui or other Anbu Ninja after them.

Ch. 186Kotoamatsukami Appears

Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Vivi, and Uchiha Hiroshi were ambushed by Uchiha Shisui and six Konoha ANBU, who moved to stop Fugaku from reaching the Feudal Lord's Mansion. As Shisui fought Fugaku, he activated Kotoamatsukami, putting Fugaku in danger.

  • Uchiha Fugaku warned Uchiha Vivi and Uchiha Hiroshi when seven Konoha ANBU surrounded them in the forest.
  • Uchiha Shisui revealed himself and accused Uchiha Fugaku of planning to control the Daimyo and launch a coup d'état.
  • Uchiha Fugaku denied the coup plot and argued that the Third Hokage was responsible for suppressing the Uchiha Clan.
  • Uchiha Shisui refused to let Fugaku proceed and ordered the ANBU to attack while he confronted Fugaku himself.
  • Uchiha Shisui exchanged blows with Uchiha Fugaku, then activated Kotoamatsukami through his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Ch. 187Instant Kill of Six

Uchiha Fugaku resisted Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami by revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan, then used True Illusion to kill the six Anbu holding Uchiha Vivi and Uchiha Hiroshi. He turned the mysterious Dojutsu on Shisui, who dodged with the Body Flicker Technique.

  • Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan repelled Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, and Shisui realized Fugaku had also awakened the Mangekyō.
  • Uchiha Fugaku explained that he had hidden his Mangekyō because the Third Hokage's faction would target him, while Uchiha Shisui defended the Hokage.
  • After six Anbu captured Uchiha Vivi and Uchiha Hiroshi, one threatened Vivi to force Fugaku to surrender.
  • Uchiha Fugaku activated True Illusion and killed all six Anbu at once, freeing Uchiha Vivi and Uchiha Hiroshi.
  • Uchiha Fugaku ordered the injured pair to retreat, then activated True Illusion against Uchiha Shisui, who evaded with the Body Flicker Technique.

Ch. 188The Shattered True Illusion

Uchiha Fugaku trapped Uchiha Shisui in a True Illusion and used the Eight Gates to overwhelm him with attacks. Just as Night Guy was about to shatter Shisui’s Susanoo and kill him, Shisui recognized the illusion and broke it with his Mangekyō Sharingan.

  • Uchiha Fugaku revealed that Uchiha Shisui had fallen into his True Illusion and opened the Eight Gates through it.
  • Uchiha Fugaku pursued Uchiha Shisui at tremendous speed and shattered his tachi with a punch.
  • Uchiha Shisui summoned his Susanoo, but Uchiha Fugaku damaged it with Evening Elephant and forced him to strengthen it into its third form.
  • Uchiha Fugaku unleashed Night Guy, breaking the Susanoo’s Spiral Sword and cracking its armored body.
  • Uchiha Shisui realized the battle was an illusion and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to shatter the True Illusion before Night Guy struck him.

Ch. 189Uchiha Shisui's Body Flicker Technique

After Kotoamatsukami and the True Illusion both failed, Uchiha Shisui tried to kill Uchiha Fugaku with the Body Flicker Technique. Uchiha Fugaku countered Shisui’s rapid attacks with Ice Release and trapped the area, including himself, in Frozen Prison.

  • Uchiha Shisui realized that injuries and deaths inside Uchiha Fugaku’s True Illusion could affect reality, while Fugaku had suffered no real cost from opening the Eighth Gate within it.
  • Uchiha Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to attack Fugaku from multiple directions, wounding him despite Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Uchiha Fugaku unleashed Ice Release: Ice Spikes and Ice Rain, forcing Shisui to evade and revealing that Fugaku possessed the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
  • Uchiha Shisui created clones and shifted between them with the Body Flicker Technique, making it difficult for Fugaku to identify the real attacker.
  • Uchiha Fugaku cast Ice Release: Frozen Prison across the surrounding area, trapping himself and several Shisui clones and preventing them from using the Body Flicker Technique.

Ch. 190Uchiha Fugaku's Body Flicker Technique

Uchiha Fugaku trapped Uchiha Shisui inside a field of ice mirrors that let Fugaku move faster than Shisui’s Body Flicker Technique. Shisui failed to escape or melt the mirrors, while Fugaku continued to wound him.

  • Uchiha Fugaku’s ice prison failed to hold Uchiha Shisui, so Fugaku formed a hemispherical field of ice mirrors and hid within them.
  • Uchiha Shisui spotted Fugaku’s mirror and attacked, but Fugaku burst out with overwhelming speed and cut Shisui’s throat and chest.
  • Uchiha Shisui realized the mirrors were boosting Fugaku’s movement and tried to flee through a gap, but Fugaku caught him and wounded him again.
  • Uchiha Shisui used the Great Fire Dragon Technique to attack the mirrors, but they resisted the flames and began to recover.
  • Uchiha Fugaku emerged from another mirror, wounded Uchiha Shisui once more, and retreated back into the ice mirrors.

Ch. 191Unbreakable Defense

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku fought with their Susanoo, escalating to armored third forms that neither could pierce. Uchiha Fugaku withdrew and dispelled his Susanoo, preparing to rely on his stronger Shikotsumyaku instead.

  • Uchiha Shisui shattered Uchiha Fugaku’s ice mirrors with his green Susanoo, forcing Fugaku to reveal himself and summon a black Susanoo.
  • Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui traded spear and spiral-sword attacks, while their Susanoo shields reflected volleys of arrows and the battle devastated the surrounding area.
  • Uchiha Shisui advanced his Susanoo to its third form and pierced Fugaku’s shield, but Fugaku repaired his black Susanoo and donned armor of his own.
  • Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui exchanged armored blows, but neither could break through the other’s defenses.
  • Uchiha Fugaku withdrew and dispelled his Susanoo, deciding that his Super Kage-level Shikotsumyaku was stronger than his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Ch. 192Might of the Shikotsumyaku

Uchiha Fugaku defeated Uchiha Shisui with Shikotsumyaku and revealed that Uchiha clansmen had surrounded the battlefield. Shisui’s escape was blocked, and Fugaku declared that the clan would execute him for betraying it.

  • Uchiha Shisui attacked after Uchiha Fugaku’s Susanoo vanished, but Fugaku blocked his Spiral Sword with Bone Fences.
  • Uchiha Fugaku trapped Uchiha Shisui and his Susanoo in a Bone Cage, then impaled him with a Bone Spear.
  • Uchiha Shisui survived the fatal wound by using Izanagi and attempted to flee with the Body Flicker Technique.
  • Uchiha Fugaku and more than fifty Uchiha clansmen blocked Shisui’s escape and enclosed him in the Uchiha Flame Formation.
  • Uchiha Fugaku revealed that the ambush had been set for Shisui and declared his execution for betraying the clan.

Ch. 193Spectators

Uchiha Fugaku trapped Uchiha Shisui in the Uchiha Flame Formation and used his Shikotsumyaku to repeatedly kill and suppress him. A hidden White Zetsu clone watched the battle and confirmed Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

  • Uchiha Shisui drove his third-form Susanoo into the Uchiha Flame Formation, but the barrier held against his attacks.
  • Uchiha Fugaku unleashed Shikotsumyaku: Bracken Dance, filling the enclosed area with bones and impaling Uchiha Shisui, who revived with Izanagi.
  • Uchiha Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to interrupt Uchiha Fugaku's jutsu, then attacked with his Body Flicker Technique, but Fugaku's Larch Dance spikes destroyed his clones and kept him at bay.
  • Uchiha Fugaku resumed Bracken Dance and pierced Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo, killing him again before he revived, exhausted.
  • A concealed White Zetsu clone observed the fight and was shocked that Uchiha Fugaku possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, Ice Release, and Shikotsumyaku.

Ch. 194Uchiha Shisui Dies

Uchiha Shisui tried to stop Uchiha Fugaku, but after exhausting his Izanagi and losing both eyes, he was killed. He died regretting that he had failed to protect Konoha's peace.

  • Shisui destroyed his left Mangekyō Sharingan with Izanagi so Fugaku could not take it.
  • Shisui attacked Fugaku with the Body Flicker Technique, but Fugaku trapped him among ice mirrors and repeatedly wounded him.
  • Fugaku killed Shisui again and again while Izanagi remained active, tormenting him until the technique ended and his left eye went blind.
  • Fugaku declared Shisui guilty of betraying the Uchiha Clan and drove a kunai into his chest.
  • Shisui made one final slash before collapsing and dying, regretting that he had failed to kill Fugaku and protect Konoha's peace.

Ch. 195Discovery

After killing Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Fugaku captured and interrogated a White Zetsu clone, learning that the Akatsuki Organization had received information about his strength. He warned the Uchiha clan about the organization, then sealed both corpses and split from the clan members as they withdrew.

  • Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Sima, and other clan members condemned Uchiha Shisui as a traitor and praised Uchiha Fugaku for defeating him.
  • Uchiha Fugaku detected a White Zetsu clone spying nearby, pursued it underground, and captured it.
  • Uchiha Fugaku hypnotized the White Zetsu clone and learned it had already sent information about his strength to the Akatsuki Organization.
  • Uchiha Fugaku killed the clone, warned the clan that the Akatsuki Organization was dangerous, and sealed both corpses in a scroll.
  • After erasing the battle traces, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Vivi, and Uchiha Hiroshi continued toward the Feudal Lord's Mansion while the elders led the others back to Konoha.

Ch. 196The Panicked Third Hokage

The Third Hokage grew worried when Uchiha Shisui's mission team failed to report and sent Anbu to search for them. Meanwhile, Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the Feudal Lord's Mansion with Uchiha Vivi and Uchiha Hiroshi, having used a visit to the Iwai Family as a pretext to draw out Shisui.

  • The Third Hokage ordered Anbu to check whether the Uchiha Clan had sent elite ninja out, and learned that the clan was acting normally.
  • The Third Hokage dispatched three Anbu squads to search the route to the Feudal Lord's Mansion for the Crow Squad.
  • An Anbu squad found a vast, recently damaged clearing and suspected the Crow Squad had been wiped out, then sent the news back to Konoha.
  • Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Vivi, and Uchiha Hiroshi arrived at the Feudal Lord's Mansion and visited Iwai Yoichi, whose family held influential government positions.

Ch. 197Speculations Drawing Closer to the Truth

The Third Hokage and his advisors speculated that Crow Squad had been wiped out by either the mysterious Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja or a secretly powerful Uchiha Fugaku. At the Iwai Family mansion, Fugaku began melting White Zetsu’s corpse and prepared to do the same with Uchiha Shisui’s corpse to test whether it could awaken his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

  • An Anbu Ninja delivered a coded report saying a search team had found evidence that Crow Squad was likely destroyed in a large battle.
  • The Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura considered whether Uchiha Fugaku or the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja had killed the squad.
  • The Third Hokage suspected Fugaku had secretly awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and might have been responsible for Danzo’s death and the destruction of Root.
  • The Third Hokage decided to send more people to search for Uchiha Shisui, whom the elders hoped might still be alive.
  • At the Iwai Family mansion, Uchiha Fugaku released White Zetsu’s and Uchiha Shisui’s corpses from a Sealing Scroll.
  • Fugaku melted White Zetsu’s corpse, confirmed that his Wood Release had improved, and turned to Shisui’s corpse.

Ch. 198Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

Uchiha Fugaku melted Uchiha Shisui’s corpse to strengthen his eyes and successfully evolved his Mangekyō Sharingan into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. After finding that Corpse Melting had only gained a larger storage space, he sensed that True Illusion had changed.

  • Uchiha Fugaku decided to destroy Uchiha Shisui’s corpse completely so no one could use it for Impure World Reincarnation.
  • Uchiha Fugaku used Corpse Melting on Uchiha Shisui’s corpse, nourishing his eyes with the resulting special matter.
  • Uchiha Fugaku’s eyes changed dramatically, repairing a flaw and improving their capacity and eyesight before the transformation settled.
  • Uchiha Fugaku confirmed that he had awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, whose pattern remained single rather than becoming a double pattern.
  • Uchiha Fugaku found that his left-eye Dojutsu, Corpse Melting, could store more corpses, then sensed that his right-eye Dojutsu, True Illusion, had changed.

Ch. 199True Illusion Transformation

Uchiha Fugaku discovered that his True Illusion Dojutsu could now affect targets without eye contact, and he toured the Feudal Lord's Mansion with Iwai Yoichi. After deciding to retaliate against the Third Hokage by killing Sarutobi Asuma, Fugaku left a Spore Clone in his place and secretly headed for the Daimyo's residence.

  • Uchiha Fugaku found that True Illusion's activation no longer required eye contact, a change he attributed to Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.
  • Uchiha Fugaku estimated that his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan's Dojutsu would exceed his former strength by more than six times once fully recovered.
  • Uchiha Hiroshi and Uchiha Vivi invited Uchiha Fugaku to tour the Feudal Lord's Mansion, and Iwai Yoichi offered to guide them.
  • Uchiha Fugaku and Iwai Yoichi spent the day strengthening ties between their clans, and Fugaku learned that they could leave after Iwai's son's coming-of-age ceremony.
  • Uchiha Fugaku decided to kill Sarutobi Asuma in retaliation against the Third Hokage, left a Spore Clone to impersonate him, and used the Mayfly Technique to approach the Daimyo's residence.

Ch. 200Sarutobi Asuma

Uchiha Fugaku infiltrated the Feudal Lord’s Mansion to find Sarutobi Asuma and learned that the Twelve Ninja Guardians had been warned about his supposed threat to the Daimyo. Fugaku reached Asuma’s quarters as the ninja went to sleep, poised to approach him unseen.

  • Uchiha Fugaku used the Mayfly Technique to slip past the mansion’s guards and sensed the Twelve Ninja Guardians’ residence.
  • Uchiha Fugaku found Sarutobi Asuma meeting with Chiriku, Touka, and Seito, who discussed the increased night watch and the threat attributed to Fugaku.
  • Sarutobi Asuma said Konoha intelligence claimed Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and concealed his strength.
  • Chiriku told the other guardians that eight would protect the Daimyo at night while the remaining four took the day shift.
  • Sarutobi Asuma returned to his quarters and went to sleep with his Twin Blades beneath his pillow as Uchiha Fugaku silently emerged from the ground.
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