After his eyes had been taken, Shisui was consumed by rage.
He thought he had misjudged people. He shouldn't have trusted his grandfather's old friend, Danzo, or put his faith completely in his Mangekyō Sharingan.
But he had never imagined that Youhu would be the one to take his eyes.
Wasn't Youhu just a Chunin?
Hadn't Youhu always been ostracized by the clan's hawkish faction, which was why he'd chosen to join the Hokage's Anbu?
Why did Youhu have a Mangekyō Sharingan?
The questions made Shisui doubt everything he knew, and he couldn't help asking, "Youhu, you awakened the Mangekyō. Why didn't you reveal your Sharingan at the clan meeting? Why did you join the Hokage's Anbu?"
Youhu glanced at Shisui and raised an eyebrow.
"Brother Shisui, didn't you hide the secret of your Mangekyō too, while joining the Third Hokage's Anbu?"
"..."
Shisui was at a loss for words.
He suddenly understood why he disliked Youhu.
Because Youhu had done the very things he had once done—and earned more of the Third Hokage's trust than he had.
He had indeed hidden the secret of his Mangekyō and joined the Anbu, but he had done so to stay by the Third Hokage's side and find a way for the clan and the village to coexist peacefully.
Youhu was different. He had joined the Anbu... but why?
To help the Uchiha seize power through a coup? Yet Youhu hadn't attacked the Hokage. He had even repelled the Masked Man who invaded the village, and severed ties with Tiehuo and the others.
Could it be that Youhu, too, was doing it for the village...
They simply had different ideals, but stood on the same side.
Growing anxious, Shisui said, "Youhu, hurry and stop Tiehuo and the others. They're planning a coup against