The Last Love

"Me."

Shisui didn't know how to answer. If absolutely necessary, using Kotoamatsukami on Danzō wasn't impossible.

"Your Sharingan, I'll take it!"

However, Danzō clearly didn't want to wait for Shisui's answer. He instantly lunged in front of Shisui, extending his right hand to seize Shisui's eyes.

"Sorry!"

With a flash of red light, Danzō was instantly caught in Shisui's genjutsu. At the same time, Shisui grabbed Danzō's outstretched hand.

Shisui hadn't completely ignored Kagato's warning. He had always been wary of Danzō. Then, Shisui lowered Danzō's hand, leaving him stunned in place.

"It's just a normal genjutsu; he'll wake up soon."

With that, Shisui turned and left. As the foremost user of Uchiha genjutsu, Shisui had no worries about his illusions.

But there was a forbidden jutsu called "Izanagi." It was activated at the cost of losing one Sharingan. What Shisui didn't know was that Danzō happened to possess a Sharingan.

Kagato, due to the passage of time, had forgotten this detail about Danzō having a Sharingan and hadn't informed Shisui in advance.

Izanagi could turn unfavorable situations into illusions, creating advantageous circumstances.

Danzō instantly appeared before Shisui and struck him hard in the body. Shisui, suddenly hit, had no time to react. Seizing this moment, Danzō swiftly attacked Shisui's face multiple times before ruthlessly gouging out one of his eyes.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone down. Between two dark figures, a streak of blood appeared.

Shisui clutched his empty eye socket and quickly retreated, collapsing to the ground in immense pain.

Danzō unwrapped the white cloth covering his right eye, revealing a Sharingan that was rapidly turning pale.

At this moment, Shisui was gasping for air and stood up. Seeing the pupil in Danzō's right eye change from a Sharingan to a pale white, Shisui exclaimed in shock. He understood.

"Sharingan."

Danzō held Shisui's Sharingan in one hand and said greedily.

"It will serve as a replacement for this eye. Give me the other one too."

As his words fell, over a dozen Root members instantly appeared around Danzō.

Shisui didn't dare to hesitate for a moment and quickly formed hand seals.

Snake - Monkey - Rooster - Boar - Horse - Tiger.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Shisui's strength had plummeted after losing an eye. Although he still had the ability to easily defeat those Root members, and even Danzō, it wasn't worth it. Shisui wasn't someone who dwelled on personal grudges. If he went all out to kill Danzō here, Danzō, with a Kotoamatsukami, had a high chance of taking Shisui down with him.

Shisui couldn't die. No, perhaps he could die, but before that, he had more important things to do.

Killing Danzō here would only be a momentary release of anger. What he needed to do was entrust his future to someone and plan for the future of the two people he cared about most. He absolutely could not let momentary anger overshadow those he valued most.

"Water Style: Water Colliding Wave."

Several Root ninjas attacked, neutralizing Shisui's Great Fireball.

Water and fire met, creating a lot of steam. When the steam dispersed, Shisui had already vanished.

"Chase!"

Danzō commanded coldly.

Losing an eye didn't cripple Shisui, but it made him understand a truth, a deeply despairing fact: the village's higher-ups were not united. At this critical moment for both the Uchiha and the village, members of the higher-ups were plotting to destroy their own people.

Could such a village leadership reconcile with the Uchiha? Don't be ridiculous; they couldn't even manage their own internal affairs.

Shisui felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. The greatest damage Danzō's act inflicted on him wasn't physical pain but inner despair.

Shisui didn't want to perish with Danzō because he knew it would be futile. Although he had lost an eye and could no longer use Kotoamatsukami to change the clan's will, he still had to make one last effort for the Uchiha's peace!

If the village side wouldn't work, then he would strive within the Uchiha. Shisui was undoubtedly a major force within the Uchiha. If the Uchiha lost such a powerful asset, would they be forced to abandon their coup?

Shisui didn't know, but this was the last thing he could do for the Uchiha. He had no other choice. If he had to say, there were options: one was to give up on striving for peace between the Uchiha and Konoha, and the other was to continue striving.

Shisui chose the second option. Both the Uchiha and Konoha were his home. He couldn't abandon them. Even if it meant death, Shisui would make one last effort for peace between the Uchiha and the village.

But before that...

"Kagato, I'm breaking my promise again. This time, I'm going to help you evolve those demonic eyes myself. I'm sorry, as your older brother, I'm a failure. And Itachi too..."

Shisui had never wanted Kagato's Sharingan to evolve before, but now, he had no choice but to let it evolve. Because Shisui knew that after his death, there might not be anyone to protect Kagato. Kagato needed to possess the power to protect himself.

It was like Itachi's future actions towards Sasuke. Itachi knew his own physical condition and that he would die. He worried that after his death, there would be no one to protect Sasuke, so even if it caused Sasuke immense pain, Itachi would do everything he could to awaken the Mangekyo for Sasuke.

This was the last love of two older brothers for their younger siblings.

The sun had completely set, and darkness fell.

Behind a large rock, Itachi waited, wearing a mask. Originally, Itachi had intended to go find Shisui, but after some thought, he decided to wait for Shisui there.

"Rustle."

Suddenly, on the trees in front of Itachi, leaves began to fall.

"Shisui?"

Itachi spoke, a hint of surprise in his voice.

No one answered Itachi, but he seemed to sense something and followed anyway.

On the other side of a waterfall.

Shisui stood with his back to Itachi.

"The Uchiha coup is unstoppable. Once Konoha descends into civil war, other nations will surely take advantage of the chaos, and war will be inevitable. I had intended to use Kotoamatsukami to prevent the coup, but Danzō stole my right eye. He doesn't trust me. He's determined to protect the village in his own way, and I fear he won't spare my left eye either. Before that, I want to wait a moment, wait for someone. He should have woken up by now. I believe he can find this place. I intend to entrust my left eye to him."

Itachi watched Shisui in silence, knowing who Shisui was waiting for.

Kagami's house.

A pair of crimson three-tomoe Sharingan snapped open, quickly scanning his surroundings, but he didn't find the person he wanted to see.

"Brother Shisui!"

Glancing at the dark sky outside, Kagato's face turned ashen. According to the original plot, at this time, at this time...

"No, no..."

Kagato stood up recklessly, opened the door, and rushed out.

Don't be at that waterfall, please don't be at that waterfall, Brother Shisui.

Tragedy always seemed to accompany Konoha's Uchiha prodigies, and even Kagato, a transmigrator, was no exception.

When he arrived at the other side of the waterfall from his memories, he saw Itachi, and also the sight he dreaded most—Shisui with a streak of blood on his face.

"Ah, you're here, Kagato. We've been waiting for you."

Shisui said with a smile.

"B-Brother Shisui, your right eye, your right eye..."

Good morning, friends! Did you sleep well? If possible, I still hope you'll try to stay up less and go to bed earlier.

And then, the following plot, my friends, you can probably all guess. Konoha's Uchiha Kagato is about to cease to exist. There will be nothing left in Konoha that is worth remembering for Kagato.

In fact, I really wanted to add a line in the story for Kagato: I am searching for a place I can call home.