Uchiha Shisui's Naivety

"Despite wielding such great power, you still place your hopes in others?"

Naruto's voice brimmed with mockery, but Uchiha Shisui wasted no more words. The massive Spiral Sword in his hand was already thrusting toward him.

Naruto leaped aside, dodging Uchiha Shisui's attack, and laughed. "Instead of turning such great power against the enemies of the Uchiha Clan, you're wielding it against your own clansmen? Uchiha Shisui, I don't even know whether your surname is Uchiha or Sarutobi."

"Hmph. The Uchiha Clan is also part of Konoha. Since you have done something that harms Konoha, you are an enemy of the Uchiha Clan!"

Uchiha Shisui's face tightened as the Spiral Sword in Susanoo's hand continuously stabbed at Naruto. Yet Naruto's eyes were also Mangekyō Sharingan. Though Uchiha Shisui's attacks were incredibly swift, Naruto evaded every one of them.

Moreover, Uchiha Shisui did not want to expose the Uchiha Clan's murder of the Konoha Anbu. He wanted to settle this matter in secret, so he not only kept his Susanoo restrained in size, but also dared not use any large-scale attacks. For a while, he could not bring Naruto down.

Should I use Kotoamatsukami?

The Kotoamatsukami in my left eye is reserved for Fugaku Clan Head. I can only use the one in my right eye. I don't know if it'll work.

Uchiha Shisui could sense the other party's Dojutsu. He did not know whether the Kotoamatsukami in his right eye could affect his opponent, but he could only try.

"Genjutsu: Kotoamatsukami!"

Uchiha Shisui's right eye suddenly widened, his gaze meeting the eyes beneath the other's mask. A surge of Yin Release Chakra suddenly shot toward Naruto.

Naruto, who had been leaping about to evade the attacks, abruptly paused in midair for an instant. A foreign surge of Yin Release Chakra attempted to alter his cognition and twist his thoughts, trying to make him protect Konoha.

Was there something wrong with Uchiha Shisui's brain? At a time like this, he actually wanted Naruto to protect Konoha?

Naruto could not help sneering inwardly. Facing the unavoidable Spiral Sword, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun rapidly as well, their tomoe linking into a line before finally transforming into a pair of crimson vertical pupils.

"H-how is that possible?!"

Uchiha Shisui stared dumbfoundedly at the pitch-black skeletal frame surrounding Naruto, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"How could you also have the Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Uchiha Shisui practically roared the words. He did not dare imagine what the elders in the clan would do if they learned that another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan had appeared within the Uchiha Clan.

He was certain that the Conservative Faction within the clan would all side with the Radical Faction. Even if he truly controlled Fugaku Clan Head, everyone in the clan would force Fugaku Clan Head to choose a coup, because that was the influence the Mangekyō Sharingan held within the Uchiha Clan.

That was also why he had never told the clan after awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan.

"What? Are you surprised?"

Naruto laughed, while great amounts of Chakra pathways and muscle began growing over the skeleton around him. A black Susanoo shaped like a horned demon appeared before Uchiha Shisui.

"Why did you hide your Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Uchiha Shisui stopped attacking, because he already knew that under the current circumstances, the only way to swiftly defeat his opponent was to use the Kotoamatsukami in his left eye. But the Kotoamatsukami in his left eye was meant to resolve the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village.

So even with two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Shisui still believed in Sarutobi Hiruzen rather than his own clansmen.

An involuntary fantasy arose in his heart. He imagined that the other party was like him, unwilling to see the conflict between the village and the clan erupt completely, because the other party had also hidden his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Naruto was still examining his Susanoo and found that it looked rather handsome. At the very least, it looked far better than Uchiha Shisui's green one.

Hearing Uchiha Shisui's question only made him find it more amusing. "What, do you think I'd be like you?"

"Then why did you hide your eyes?" Uchiha Shisui gritted his teeth. For the first time, he felt his power was so powerless. If he had been stronger, how could things have come to this?

Naruto fell silent for a moment. He really did not know how to explain it. Was he supposed to tell him outright that he had only obtained the Sharingan yesterday and had directly awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?

"Maybe because I found it interesting."

After thinking for a moment, Naruto answered.

"Interesting?" Uchiha Shisui's expression froze in shock, then became utterly twisted as he roared, "What is interesting about something like this?!"

"This concerns the future of the village and the clan! Is there really no one in your eyes but yourself?"

In the forest, two towering giants, one green and one black, faced each other. Fortunately, the surrounding trees were tall enough to conceal their bodies.

"So which side are you going to stand on?" Naruto watched Uchiha Shisui, who could say such words so righteously, with great interest.

"I will find a way to resolve the conflict between the village and the clan." Uchiha Shisui's gaze was extremely resolute, but Naruto could not help finding it rather amusing.

"Your solution is to use the ability in your left eye to directly control the head of the Uchiha Clan? Then why not just control the Third Hokage instead?"

"You! How do you know?"

Uchiha Shisui's eyes were filled with shock. He had clearly only told the Third Hokage about this matter.

Could it be the Third Hokage...

No, that was impossible. He had only just left the Hokage Building. How could the information have leaked so quickly? His gaze suddenly fell upon Naruto's eyes.

Of course. It had to be the ability of the other party's Mangekyō Sharingan.

"So this is the ability of your Mangekyō Sharingan? It's quite powerful." Uchiha Shisui quickly regained his composure, but he remained wary deep down. After all, ninja battles were often battles of intelligence. The side that possessed information often gained a tremendous advantage in combat.

"Perhaps."

Naruto did not explain and was happy to let him misunderstand. Then he continued, "So, for the sake of outsiders, you're going to turn the head of your own clan into a puppet?"

"This is for the hope of the clan." Uchiha Shisui spoke with great difficulty.

"What a laughable hope that is."

Naruto suddenly felt rather emotional. Uchiha Shisui was only fifteen now. In his previous life, he would probably have only just graduated middle school. All he could say was that illiteracy was pitiful, while powerful illiterates were terrifying.

"Then what solution do you have?"

Uchiha Shisui could no longer keep his emotions in check. He had done everything he could to eliminate the divide between the village and the Uchiha, yet the other party kept making sarcastic remarks before him.

Naturally, Naruto did not have any good solution either. But he had already implied that he was part of the Uchiha Clan, and there were already two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan. Yet Uchiha Shisui's thinking remained as cowardly as ever.

Besides, even if Naruto had the ability to resolve it, why should he? He was still hoping to absorb a few pairs of Sharingan on the Night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre and see what happened.

"Why do you think the Uchiha coup won't succeed?" Naruto asked instead.

Uchiha Shisui clenched his fists. "The Uchiha have too poor a reputation in the village. Even if they became Hokage, they would not gain the village's support."

"Hahaha, hahaha."

Naruto could not help laughing as though he had heard a joke. "Uchiha Shisui, haven't you realized it yet? Konoha's Hokage have never relied on the support of those villagers. They support whoever is strong. The major ninja clans will not support anyone to become Hokage either; they only support whoever has already become Hokage. As long as you reveal your Mangekyō Sharingan and drive those old fossils from their positions, no one will stand in your way."

Uchiha Shisui gritted his teeth. "That would hurt the entire village!"

"How naive. Don't worry, I've said what I needed to say. No matter what you choose to do, as long as you don't come looking for trouble with me, I won't interfere with any of your plans." Naruto's hoarse voice rang out.

"What?" Uchiha Shisui was startled at first. He had thought the other party had come to stop him, but that was apparently not his purpose.

"Then what exactly is your purpose?"

Rather than calming down, Uchiha Shisui's raised heart grew even more tense. A Mangekyō Sharingan wielder hidden in the shadows with unknown motives was undoubtedly even more terrifying.

"If I said I was simply too bored and wanted to watch the excitement and have some fun, would you believe me?"

Naruto told the truth.

"..."

Uchiha Shisui looked at Naruto with an expression that said, "I'm not an idiot."

"Whether you believe it or not is your own business."

Naruto could not be bothered to explain. The towering black Susanoo gradually reverted to a skeleton before slowly fading away. Under Uchiha Shisui's astonished gaze, a tree suddenly sprouted beneath Naruto's feet, lifting him higher. There was no excitement left to watch, so he was leaving as well.

"Don't worry. I won't interfere in the Uchiha Clan's affairs. Just as you said, there is no one in my eyes but myself."

"You clearly have the Mangekyō Sharingan too! Why can't you help the Uchiha Clan escape its predicament?" Uchiha Shisui anxiously shouted at Naruto as he grew farther and farther away.

Amid Uchiha Shisui's dazed expression, Naruto's hoarse voice drifted back from afar.

"Your naivety and stupidity will bring you death, while your incompetence and cowardice will drag the Uchiha into the abyss."