Things Settled

"What? You're one of Brother Shisui's men?"

Uchiha Itachi hadn't expected that his elder brother Shisui had planted a spy under the Grand Elder's command. Following this line of thought...

"Is there an undercover agent among Father's men?"

It was only then that Itachi realized that no one truly understood his older brother Shisui.

"If you want to know, go ask Lord Shisui! I'm sure you'll know the answer."

After saying this, the ninja disappeared from Itachi's sight. His mission was complete, and it was time for him to return to his post.

"Call."

Itachi breathed a sigh of relief.

"The matter is finally over."

Just as Itachi was about to rest, he also witnessed the battle Susanoo. After arranging for his subordinates, he rushed to the battlefield to lend a hand.

While the battle raged on with Fugaku Uchiha, the people from all sides had completed their encirclement and annihilation of the Grand Elder's subordinates and had all arrived at the final battleground.

The Grand Elder's face was somewhat grim, for none of his subordinates were among the arriving party. At this moment, he finally gave up completely. He also realized that he couldn't escape. Even if he could defeat Fugaku, Minato Namikaze, Uchiha Obito, and Uchiha Shisui were watching him menacingly from all sides.

Fugaku, on the other hand, was the complete opposite of the Grand Elder. He already knew that his side had the upper hand. Now, only the Grand Elder was still putting up a stubborn resistance.

"Surrender! You have no chance of winning, Grand Elder."

Fugaku Uchiha still wanted to give it a try. He had never forgotten the support Fugaku Grand Elder had given him in the past. However, after becoming the Clan Head, he found himself with many constraints, which led to him gradually drifting apart from the Grand Elder.

"Fugaku, the Uchiha will not surrender."

The Grand Elder shook his head. Since he had lost, he would still do it in a spectacular fashion. This was the pride he carried as an Uchiha. He thought to himself.

"Grandpa can't come to see you anymore."

The Grand Elder chose his own way of dying. However, he wanted to take Fugaku with him to the afterlife. That way, when his grandson started the great war, Konoha would be spared a great general. In the end, one can only say that the Grand Elder was a good grandfather, but not necessarily a good clan leader. His selfishness was too great.

The Grand Elder, with a death wish, charged at Fugaku Uchiha, fighting a desperate, life-or-death struggle. This made Fugaku hesitant and timid. Fighting is about killing the enemy and saving oneself, but the Grand Elder was essentially seeking to take someone down with him. Fugaku couldn't stand it. "I have a wife and children; I haven't lived enough yet!" This resulted in Fugaku being at a disadvantage in the battle.

"Teacher."

At this moment, Obito, who was watching from the Obito, called out to Minato.

Minato knew what Obito words. Although it would be dangerous, Minato didn't stop him.

Go ahead! Be careful.

As a teacher, I will only support my students and will not hinder them.

After obtaining Minato's consent, Obito also rushed into the battle. Another Susanoo appeared. Obito's act of stepping forward relieved a lot of pressure on Fugaku.

However, with Obito's intervention, the battleground expanded significantly. Susanoo's destructive power is immense, and with three of them now present, the damage to the Uchiha clan's territory is unimaginable. In short, Minato and his group constantly retreated to make room for their battle.

Countless houses collapsed, and explosions echoed incessantly; for the Uchiha, this was nothing short of the end of the world. Uchiha were constantly fleeing their homes in the streets, seeking refuge. But Konoha was so vast, where could they possibly go?

"Someone come here."

After Shisui shouted, a member of the Police Force immediately appeared behind him and called out very respectfully.

"Lord Shisui."

"Immediately evacuate the tribespeople to avoid unnecessary casualties. Assess losses after the battle."

"Yes, Shisui- sama."

After receiving orders from Shisui, the Police Force began operations.

The panicked tribespeople quickly calmed down and evacuated in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the Police Force.

Minato glanced at Shisui, who had given the order, and sighed inwardly.

"Shisui has such high prestige. Could it be...?"

Minato suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Orochimaru couldn't have made so many preparations just to eliminate a Grand Elder of the Uchiha Clan. Shisui had won the hearts of the clan in this battle, so the next step was the position of Clan Head. As expected of Orochimaru! His thinking was far-reaching. Minato knew that if it came to strategy, he was far inferior to Orochimaru, because he had only just figured out Orochimaru's purpose.

"Then it's Shisui's turn to shine. As long as he stops the internal strife and has the Hokage's backing, the position of Clan Head will be within his grasp."

As if to confirm Minato's idea, Shisui went to the battlefield.

In Shisui's heart, his ideal had never changed: that the Uchiha could integrate into the village, not by currying favor, but by becoming a part of the village. And he was determined to achieve this goal himself.

Shisui awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan. Susanoo enveloped his body. Shisui raised his greatsword, forcefully intervening in the battlefield, which also foreshadowed his entry into the political arena.

Tonight, the Uchiha demonstrated their power to the world—they possessed four pairs of Mangekyo! Some of Konoha's powerful clans naturally understood the significance of the Mangekyo. They also felt a sense of fear towards this clan. They didn't want to be subservient to the Uchiha once again. However, they couldn't stop the Uchiha's rise, because their strength wouldn't allow it.

With Shisui's arrival, the Grand Elder was already at his last gasp. Shisui was the final straw that broke the camel's back. The Grand Elder's Susanoo was shattered.

"Puff."

The Grand Elder coughed up a mouthful of blood. The backlash from Grand Elder Susanoo severely injured him.

"Hahaha. I never expected I had so much influence; three pairs of Sharingan are sending me on my way."

"No one can take my life away from me."

After saying that, the Grand Elder plunged the knife directly into his own chest.

No one expected the Grand Elder to end his life in this way.

"It's over."

After speaking, the Third Hokage left. The others did the same. This turmoil would not end with the death of the Grand Elder.

"Lord Orochimaru, the Uchiha internal strife is over. The Uchiha Grand Elder has committed suicide."

"Oh. I didn't expect him to choose this method."

After listening to Dou's report, he gave his evaluation.

"Let's begin the second step of the plan!"

"Yes."

After receiving Orochimaru's orders, Kabuto began making arrangements.

"Shisui, don't let me down!"

Orochimaru was alone, spoke up.