Shisui wasn't stupid.
It only took a little thought to understand why Sōken had done this. He was trying to provoke the Hyuga Clan and drive a wedge between them and the Third... But would it work? The Hyuga Clan hadn't fought back two years ago. Was there any chance they'd break with the Third now?
And besides—
"Sōken, Hizashi Hyuga committed suicide, right?"
"Heh... This is the first time I've realized how much you like to talk nonsense, Shisui. Who cares whether Hizashi Hyuga killed himself or was murdered? It doesn't matter, okay?"
Sōken laughed in exasperation.
Shisui's personality... was a real pain!
If they weren't friends, Sōken would have wanted to dig out his eyes and see if he could use the power of Knight of Owner himself! After all, the Sharingan was just an add-on. Even Madara Uchiha, their ancestor, had used Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan...
Of course, that wasn't the right path.
His own eyes were best. Rather than obsess over switching eyes, he might as well look into how to awaken the Rinnegan. The Mangekyō Sharingan was ultimately a lower rank than the Rinnegan. Kotoamatsukami seemed powerful, but it might not work at all against the Rinnegan.
And even without bringing the Rinnegan into it, Sōken doubted that Kotoamatsukami could permanently change someone's will, even when used against another Mangekyō Sharingan. At most, it could twist it temporarily...
He reined in his scattered, wandering thoughts and continued, breaking down the explanation for Shisui:
"The most important thing is to make the Hyuga and the other clans realize that the Third has grown old. He's no longer the Shinobi Hero he was in his youth. Under his leadership, Konoha is turning into a sucker everyone can extort. You may think using these tactics is shameless, but the