Setsuna's Brilliant Move

Setsuna's Brilliant Move

"Itachi!"

Shisui's expression shifted slightly as he asked nervously, "What's wrong?"

He sensed that something was off.

What had just happened to Itachi felt familiar to him, and it gave him a vague suspicion.

That was why his words carried barely concealed excitement.

If Itachi really had... that would be wonderful.

Itachi looked at his hands and murmured, "I think... Shisui, look at my eyes. Have they changed at all?"

"This..."

"Hm? Say it!"

"I'm really curious—when my strength stops increasing, just how powerful will my stats become?"

Shisui gave a bitter smile.

What horrified them most was that Kazuki could not see at all. He had no eyes now.

People only cared about themselves. How many had ever cared about the ninja clans behind them?

By the end, a hint of sorrow had appeared on his face.

"Ahem!" Itachi coughed dryly and said, "Sorry, Shisui. I forgot."

Kazuki, lying on the bed, looked thoughtful.

Kazuki laughed.

At that moment, a rumor began spreading through the village.

"I don't know what to do, but I have to do something."

Hiruzen Sarutobi would most likely kneel and offer up the Hokage hat with both hands.

Was that your reason for attacking him?

Shisui had lost his eyes. Otherwise, he would have seen the complicated expression on Itachi's face.

"I told you..." Itachi smiled. "Although he's always so unserious, what he says often hits the nail on the head and gets straight to the heart of things."

Itachi shook his head and sighed. "If we had gotten Kazuki's help sooner, perhaps things would have been completely different."

Just as Kazuki had said, if the Uchiha Clan could produce a Hokage, they definitely would not mind bleeding themselves dry.

Just like Danzo and Hiruzen.

He shook his head. "Besides, I don't think it was pain that drove you."

This matter thrust Danzo and Kazuki into the eye of the storm.

Shisui looked exasperated. "Itachi, are you serious? Don't listen to Kazuki's nonsense. He's never been serious a day in his life."

The system was not specific about the reward.

"A plan?"

...Who the hell was this talented?

Five thousand ninja!

Holy shit, if you had that many ninja, you would have openly demanded the Hokage position long ago.

Kazuki believed that he was now stronger than Might Guy without the Eight Gates open.

After spending so much time with Kazuki, Itachi had gone bad too. He was starting to become unserious.

Taijutsu, among Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu, was Kazuki's weakness, yet it had still reached Level 5.

That was the level of an elite jonin approaching Kage level.

The Uchiha Clan had a full five thousand ninja!

When Kazuki heard that, his jaw nearly dropped.

The Uchiha were a major clan!

Kurenai was stunned and blurted out, "Have you lost your mind?"

A hint of anticipation appeared in Kazuki's eyes as well.

Kazuki was different because of his strength.

Shisui's expression was unreadable. "I once thought that Kazuki had also experienced some pain, only..."

Danzo had sent Root to attack Uchiha Kazuki. Their battle had even destroyed the hospital.

Shisui was speechless. "You really have a lot of faith in Kazuki."

But!

The mission had unquestionably been completed.

"The Uchiha have always been crazy. Is this your first day knowing me?"

Attacking a genius within the village for no reason other than dislike was far too arrogant.

But!

After all, one of them was blind, while the other could not possibly see his own eyes.

Kazuki liked pranks and was not very likable.

"That really won't work!" Kazuki smiled faintly. "Oh, right, Kurenai, do something for me."

[Pupil Power...]

Before beginning his relentless assault on Kurenai, he gave himself a mission.

It was confirmed—the Mangekyo!

"Why did I suddenly awaken it?" Itachi did not understand. "Shisui, what about you? How did you awaken the Mangekyo?"

The Uchiha were practically going insane from wanting to produce a Hokage.

"Don't worry! I'll bear all the consequences."

The system's reward would not be taken away.

Still fuming, Shisui took Itachi to confirm his Mangekyo.

Root was detestable, but its strength was well known.

"Since he has such unique insight into so many things, why has he never taken action himself?"

[Mission completed!]

Was that possible?

"Hmph!"

Openly sending Root ninja to attack village ninja without any reason had nearly provoked public outrage.

"He said that only by becoming Hokage could I better change the relationship between the village and the Uchiha. I agree with that. Do you think he's wrong?"

Itachi said seriously, "But, Shisui, you cannot deny that sometimes Kazuki's words truly hit the nail on the head."

Danzo had gone too far.

Kazuki's smile was strange, faintly carrying a trace of bloodlust.

It was merely drowned out by the benefits brought by the Eternal Mangekyo.

Itachi seemed not to have called him Brother Shisui even once since earlier.

Kurenai, lying beside him, opened her eyes and lazily yawned. "When are you going to do something decent, huh? Your eyes were already blind, and you've only just had them transplanted, yet you already... Sigh, can't you settle down for a while?"

Shisui: "..."

That level of strength terrified quite a few people.

Would Danzo still dare to cause trouble?

A flicker of pain crossed Shisui's face, but his voice remained calm. "Don't dwell on that, Itachi. Everyone awakens differently. I went through some painful things."

Itachi nodded lightly. "Forget it. Let's not talk about that. No matter why it happened, these are my Mangekyo. Shisui, now that I have these eyes, many plans can be carried out."

He could not shake the feeling that this guy was doing it on purpose.

"As for Kazuki, I don't know."

Once the dust had settled, both of them let out a sigh of relief.

"Mmm!"

"You..."

The ninja clan reputed to be the strongest in the ninja world.

But!

Of course, that was correct.

[Mission: Conquer Kurenai Yuhi!]

Kurenai looked grim. "I won't refuse your request, but I won't be responsible for the consequences!"

Itachi smiled. "First, I want to become the clan head. As for how to do that, just ask Kazuki. He definitely knows."

Something had happened in Konoha again.

But!

[Mission Reward: Pupil Power Increase!]

Shisui also sighed. "Itachi, perhaps what you said makes sense, but have you considered why Kazuki has never taken action himself?"

They fucking wished they could gouge out their other eye and never see the Uchiha again.

Kazuki had directly taken out more than a dozen of them.

Thus, countless people, intentionally or otherwise, turned their attention toward Danzo and Kazuki!

The Uchiha Clan had instead been ignored by him.

His expression shifted slightly.

"That's right!" Itachi raised his head to the sky and smiled. "Didn't I say it before? I want to become the head of the Uchiha Clan."

Even Shisui did not believe the Uchiha could become Hokage.

Kazuki chuckled and leaned close to whisper a few words into Kurenai's ear.

Forget not being alike—they made people want to curse outright.

Perhaps because he had just obtained the Eternal Mangekyo, his Pupil Power was already surging wildly.

Little Kurenai Yuhi was no challenge at all. He would take her down easily.

Shisui snorted coldly.

"We've worked so hard for so long, yet achieved nothing at all."

Such a rumor spread.

Kazuki thought for a long while. Then, an elderly figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

Uchiha Setsuna!