His Taijutsu was inferior to this man's.
Even after activating the Sharingan... he still couldn't compare.
Ninjutsu was cut apart outright.
As for Genjutsu, his opponent simply didn't look into his eyes.
Uchiha Itachi was immediately placed in a helpless situation.
Even though he was a legendary genius,
he had only recently celebrated his twelfth birthday.
In other words,
he was still just a child.
There was no way he could compare with his opponent's adult physique or superb Taijutsu.
Moreover, his opponent's somewhat familiar Taijutsu made Uchiha Itachi think of someone...
A man who should have been dead.
The sun gradually sank toward the west.
Nightfall was about to arrive.
The gathering was probably nearing its end.
Shisui was likely using the Mangekyō Sharingan to control his father's thoughts by now.
Would it really go that smoothly?
"What exactly are you trying to accomplish?"
Itachi asked.
Why was his opponent stopping him here?
"You'll know when the time comes..."
Kohinata Mukai replied indifferently.
Uchiha Shisui eventually arrived at the agreed location.
"Hm?!"
He did not see Uchiha Itachi.
Instead, he saw another man.
At this moment,
there was still plenty of time before the Uchiha Clan's gathering ended.
"Why are you here?"
Uchiha Shisui asked.
The one who should have appeared here was Uchiha Itachi.
However,
the person Uchiha Shisui saw was Hyuga Sho.
Hyuga Sho turned around and looked Uchiha Shisui over.
The blood flowing from the latter's tightly closed right eye down his cheek had already dried.
According to Uchiha Shisui's "instructions,"
he should have appeared outside Naka Shrine, where the Uchiha Clan was gathered, and waited there.
But...
Hyuga Sho had his own plans.
"Uchiha Itachi saw that you weren't there, so he returned to Naka Shrine. He's been inside attending the gathering ever since