Yasaka Magatama vs. Sage Art

Shisui Uchiha pressed a hand tightly against the savage wound in his abdomen, the excruciating pain nearly suffocating him.

Blood streamed through his fingers, soaking his torn clothes crimson.

If the battle had ended, he could have bandaged himself. It was a basic skill every ninja possessed.

But the battle was not over yet!

Shisui Uchiha suddenly gritted his teeth, and blazing flames erupted from his palm!

The fire licked at his flesh, producing a searing sizzle as the intense burning pain instantly overwhelmed the tearing agony of his wound.

He was forcibly stopping the bleeding in a near self-mutilating manner, all to gain the chance to remain standing and keep fighting.

He had heard Minato Namikaze say that he wanted to end this. The words had reached his ears clearly.

However...

Was this... enough?

Shisui Uchiha's heart sank. Would this seemingly fierce battle alone truly convince those clan members watching him like hawks that Shisui Uchiha had genuinely given it his all?

Before this upheaval, after all, his relationship with Minato Namikaze had appeared rather harmonious in the eyes of the clan.

Could this sudden battle truly dispel every last suspicion?

He did not dare be certain. Perhaps his clansmen would believe it for the moment.

But what about afterward? Once the smoke cleared and calm returned, would the seeds of doubt break through the soil again and grow wildly?

Then all their efforts, every sacrifice, might collapse, sending everything back to square one.

That was something Shisui Uchiha could not accept.

He longed for Konoha and the Uchiha Clan to break through the ice between them and truly become one, free from suspicion and division.

Although the clan's actions today had wounded him deeply, he also understood with perfect clarity at this moment—

Amid this chaos and crisis