Three Pairs of Mangekyō?

Under the night sky, Susanoo was torn apart, scattering into countless green stars.

Bam.

Without Susanoo's protection, Shisui fell to the ground. Blood tears streamed from both eyes, staining his face red.

"Dan..."

He struggled to part his lips and called out his opponent's name, unwilling to accept defeat. Then his vision blurred, and he passed out.

It was a sign that he had exhausted his Pupil Power.

Dan walked over and grabbed Shisui by the neck, lifting him off the ground.

He had won.

Although their fight had looked both fierce and brutal, it had truly only been a spar.

If they had been on a battlefield—

First, Shisui would definitely have used Kotoamatsukami. Second, even if he couldn't beat Dan, he could have escaped with the Body Flicker Technique. He wouldn't have been stupid enough to fight Dan head-on until he ran out of Chakra.

Shinobi like Shisui were just like Namikaze Minato. If they wanted to leave, no one could stop them.

But then again...

If this had really been a fight to the death, Dan wouldn't have gone to so much trouble. He would have used Za Warudo right from the start and killed Shisui instantly.

He wouldn't have given his opponent a single chance.

Among the crowd,

"Elder Setsuna, didn't you say... Susanoo was God's Power? How could Dan tear Susanoo apart with his bare hands? Could he... kill a god?"

A clan member asked in disbelief, his voice trembling.

To defeat a Mangekyō with a Three-Tomoe, and to smash Susanoo with nothing but flesh and blood—it was simply unbelievable.

And yet, everyone present had seen it with their own eyes.

"Shisui..."

Itachi murmured under his breath. The legend of Shisui's invincibility in his heart had shattered like glass.

He snapped back to his senses and saw Shisui being held up by the neck in Dan's grip. His expression changed in alarm, as he thought his uncle was about to kill him.

Just as Itachi was about to rush over and stop his uncle,

someone got there before him.

"Dan, stop!"

Fugaku shouted and dashed into the battlefield, his face full of worry.

This was only a spar. If Dan lost his temper and killed Shisui in a fit of rage, it would be a huge loss for the Uchiha Clan.

Dan glanced at Fugaku.

His brother-in-law had been watching from the sidelines ever since the Clan Meeting began. Dan had no idea what he was planning, but now he suddenly wanted to mediate.

He didn't let go. Instead, he considered:

Should he take Shisui's Sharingan here and now, so Danzo couldn't get his hands on them later?

Fugaku saw that Dan was ignoring his order and thought, This is bad. He knew he couldn't keep hiding his hand now.

Then, in the next instant—

Whoosh.

Fugaku's Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly. The pupils shrank, and the three tomoe enlarged, circling tightly around them like—

a three-bladed propeller.

Mangekyō Sharingan.

Immediately afterward, a massive amount of tangible blue Chakra burst from Fugaku's body.

Bones, muscles, armor... The familiar scene appeared once more as a blue half-body Susanoo enveloped Fugaku.

What?!

The clan members' eyes widened.

The Clan Head had awakened the Mangekyō too, and he could use Susanoo, the power of the gods.

But the most shocking part was yet to come.

At Fugaku's command, Susanoo reached out with a huge blue hand, trying to take Shisui from Dan.

In response,

Dan stood perfectly still. He didn't even lift a finger, as though he didn't put Susanoo in his eyes.

But a towering phantom suddenly appeared behind him.

His Stand, "The World," had arrived.

The World was taller and bulkier than before, standing over four meters tall.

It had dark teal skin, wore ornate white armor, and carried a pair of scuba tanks on its back. A white metal helmet covered the upper half of its face, adding to its air of mystery.

Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!

The moment The World appeared, it charged in and landed several punches, all of them striking Susanoo.

Thud, thud, thud.

Caught off guard, Fugaku staggered backward several steps, his face filled with shock.

"Dan, you... could it be..."

He looked at The World, which had overpowered his Susanoo. That phantom behind Dan—could it also be...?

The clan members all thought the same thing.

"What is that? Dan's Susanoo? So Dan has the Mangekyō Sharingan too, which means... three pairs of Mangekyō have appeared in the Uchiha Clan all at once?!"

"But why does Dan's Susanoo look different from the Clan Head's and Shisui's?"

"Is it because Dan's Pupil Power is stronger, so his Susanoo has a more advanced form?"

"..."

The clan members' guesses and chatter reached Dan's ears, confirming something for him.

As expected, other people could see Stands.

After all,

in the world of JoJo, ordinary people usually couldn't see Stands. Only Stand Users could see them.

But at the end of the day,

Stands weren't all that mysterious. They were manifestations of spiritual energy, images formed from an individual's mental strength.

And in the world of Naruto, mental strength was essentially Yin Release Chakra.

Seen that way,

Stands and Susanoo were indeed similar things. It was only natural that the clan members had mistaken one for the other.

After knocking Fugaku back,

Dan glanced at Shisui, his eyes shut and his face covered in blood, then sighed.

Never mind.

Shisui had already run out of Chakra and was injured. If Dan took his eyes now, it would only make things worse and would surely cause irreversible damage to his body.

He might even become an invalid on the spot.

Besides,

taking Shisui's eyes in front of all the clan members... would be a little inappropriate, a little cruel.

He should do it in private.

In that case—

Dan would let Shisui off for today. But in a couple of days, once Shisui had recovered, Dan would definitely take his eyes.

After all,

Kotoamatsukami made him feel far too uneasy.

If Shisui recovered his Pupil Power and decided to use Kotoamatsukami on Dan, making him protect Konoha for the rest of his life, things would get very interesting.

To some extent, Dan didn't care how strong the future Bosses like Obito, Nagato, Madara, and Kaguya became.

It was Kotoamatsukami, and only Kotoamatsukami, that truly frightened him.

With that thought,

"Brother-in-law, I'll do as you say."

After saying this, Dan released his grip on Shisui's neck, finally letting Fugaku breathe a sigh of relief.

Bam.

As soon as Shisui hit the ground, he began coughing violently.

He slowly opened his eyes, barely regaining some awareness.

"Shisui."

Seeing that Shisui had woken up, Fugaku dispelled his Susanoo and walked over to them.

"Clan Head, you..."

Shisui couldn't hide his shock when he saw Fugaku's Mangekyō and Susanoo.

He had always thought the Clan Head hadn't awakened the Mangekyō. He never expected Fugaku to have hidden it even better than he had.

Then Shisui saw the Stand, "The World," behind Dan, and his shock only deepened.

So...

Even when he had fought Dan, right up until the end, he had never forced Dan to use his full strength.

Steel Body, Expansion Jutsu, Monster Strength, "Susanoo"... Shisui couldn't begin to guess how many more tricks Dan had up his sleeve.

And so,

when Fugaku helped him to his feet, Shisui looked at Dan and said, his voice weak but sincere:

"I lost, Dan. From now on, you're the Uchiha's strongest. Cough, cough..."

He didn't get to finish. He started coughing again, spitting up blood.