Heavenly Hand Power Mangekyo is Useless

The last day of early autumn in the 52nd year of Konoha.

Several Konoha Ninja arrived at the main gate of Konoha.

These Konoha Ninja were in a sorry state, supporting a ninja wearing a Konoha Jonin vest, whose eyes were streaming with bloody tears.

If it weren't for Shisui's protection, these Genin would have died along the way.

The most disgusting part was that they went to two Konoha Border Outposts and found no trace of Konoha Ninja.

Then, on their way back to Konoha, they didn't encounter any other Konoha Ninja either.

Instead, the "Kumogakure Ninja" relentlessly attacked them.

Fortunately, they finally returned to Konoha Village.

They were promptly sent to Konoha Hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage Office.

Uchiha Fugaku questioned Sarutobi Hiruzen with great dissatisfaction.

"Third Hokage! Why wasn't the Uchiha Clan notified about such a major event as Shisui's return to the village?"

The Uchiha Clan had hoped that Shisui could lead them to become even stronger, but now Uchiha Shisui, who was in the hospital, had his eyes basically ruined.

His vision was so blurry it couldn't get any blurrier.

In other words, his ocular power was almost gone.

What kind of Mangekyo Sharingan was this?

And after hearing Shisui's account of his situation, the first person he thought of was Danzo, followed by the Third Hokage.

Because the Third Hokage hadn't notified the Uchiha Clan about such a major event as Shisui's return to the village.

Moreover, those "Kumogakure Ninja" had pursued and intercepted them all the way into the Land of Fire and were still pushing deeper. This was undoubtedly Danzo's doing, but he had no evidence.

If the Third Hokage had informed the Uchiha Clan that Shisui would be returning to the village, they would definitely have gone out to meet him.

But Shisui returned to the village without a sound, and they had no idea.

By the time they received the news of Shisui's return, Shisui was already in the hospital, and his eyes were basically ruined.

"Uchiha Fugaku! Are you questioning the Hokage?" Danzo Shimura was very displeased with Uchiha Fugaku's attitude.

"Advisor Danzo! Why did Shisui say that the Kumogakure Ninja followed them all the way to the Land of Fire, and our border outposts were empty?"

"Are you questioning me?"

"Yes!"

"This old man doesn't know. I haven't received any intelligence about Kumogakure Ninja invading the Land of Fire. Also! The reports from the Konoha outposts all say everything is normal, and there is no situation like the one you described."

Uchiha Fugaku was so angry he felt like he could activate a Gundam.

"Alright, Fugaku, calm down first. This incident shows that Konoha has been infiltrated by Kumogakure Ninja. I will have the Anbu investigate this matter.

In addition, because the Land of Fire is too vast, I need some ninja from the Military Police Force to assist my Anbu in searching within the Land of Fire."

Uchiha Fugaku understood at this point that the Third Hokage wanted to play mediator.

Anbu investigation?

When would an Anbu investigation ever yield results?

Military Police Force assistance?

What use was that? At the critical moment, didn't the Third Hokage sideline his Military Police Force?

(When Orochimaru defected, the Third Hokage promised to let the Military Police Force assist. After discovering it was Orochimaru, the Third Hokage sealed off the Death Forest and sidelined Fugaku. If Fugaku hadn't forced his way in, those Uchiha Clan members captured by "Orochimaru" might have died.)

"No need, Third Hokage. My Military Police Force is short-handed and needs to guard against spies and infiltration within Konoha." Uchiha Fugaku glared fiercely at Danzo. "Third Hokage, please be wary of the Advisor. Fugaku takes his leave."

After Uchiha Fugaku left, Danzo Shimura looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Hiruzen, I need to replenish my personnel."

"Oh? How many do you need?"

"Thirty."

"Such heavy losses?"

"Three Jonin were lost."

"Alright."

Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen. "Also, you need to deal with Yoshida among those Genin later."

"Shouldn't that be handled by you?"

"He's currently in the Konoha Hospital."

A vein throbbed on Danzo's forehead. "You want me to act in the Konoha Hospital?"

"It's not impossible."

"You really are..."

"Don't dump your problems on me. Also, clean up the loose ends."

"I don't need you to remind me."

Danzo left the Hokage Office.

After taking a few puffs of his pipe, Sarutobi Hiruzen also walked towards the Konoha Hospital with his hands behind his back.

He needed to visit and comfort Konoha's heroes.

Uchiha Clan Residence, Naka Shrine.

Several Uchiha elders sat in a circle opposite Fugaku.

"Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan is ruined, Fugaku. Is there any way? We can't just lose an elite ninja like this!"

"That's right!"

Fugaku was silent for a moment, then took out a small glass bottle.

"This is the Three Tomoe Sharingan of a Jonin from the clan. We can put it in for Shisui first. As for Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan, there's no way to restore its visual prowess for now."

"Damn it! It must be Danzo who attacked Shisui!" An elder said angrily.

"Clan Head Fugaku, we need to retaliate against Danzo, otherwise he's going too far."

"No, Danzo doesn't care about the Shimura Clan at all. He, Danzo, has no descendants, so retaliating against Danzo is almost impossible."

Another elder also looked disheartened.

Uchiha Fugaku was silent for a moment before speaking again.

"We don't have the ability to restore Mangekyo visual prowess, so we will temporarily remove Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan. After we find a way to replenish the visual prowess, we will implant Shisui's eyes back."

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

Kushina also learned the news that Uchiha Shisui's eyes were ruined.

She often visited the Uchiha Clan Residence to see Naruto, so she naturally heard some information.

Anju wasn't surprised at all.

The Third Hokage would definitely target Shisui. This situation was actually good, after all, Shisui's life was saved.

In Kushina's Sealing Space.

Kushina also asked Anju strangely, "Right, Anju, why did you suggest letting Shisui return to the village before?"

Kushina remembered that Anju had asked her to suggest Shisui return to Konoha Village.

"Nothing, I just wanted to let Shisui, this inheritor of the Will of Fire, understand how messed up the Will of Fire is."

After Anju finished speaking, he immediately noticed Minato staring at him with unfriendly eyes.

"I wasn't talking about you, Minato, stop staring at me."

Kushina also disliked the whole Will of Fire thing.

"Anju, how did you know Shisui could return to the village alive?"

"I didn't know."

"Ah?" Kushina looked at Anju on the sofa with surprise.

"Whether Shisui is alive or dead, it's beneficial to you."

"Why?"

"If Shisui is alive, the Uchiha's cohesion is stronger, and you have a powerful ally.

If Shisui dies, the Uchiha still need you as a supporter.

Even in the current situation, you haven't lost anything.

But if Uchiha Shisui had stayed on the front lines, the more achievements he gained, the less important you would be to the Uchiha."

"It's a shame about Shisui's Mangekyo. It was such a powerful Ninjutsu."

"You shouldn't envy him. If his Mangekyo were still usable, it wouldn't be a good thing for you either."

"Why?"

"Because his Mangekyo's eye technique is called Heavenly Hand Power, a powerful Genjutsu that can change a ninja's will."

"Uh."

Kushina was also startled by Anju's words.

Heavenly Hand Power was a bit terrifying.