You Should Have Guessed It Long Ago, Right?

"It can be cast without eye contact, allowing the target to act according to the subconscious suggestion planted by the caster without even realizing it, and the only drawback is the need for a continuous supply of Chakra?"

Seeing Shisui nod, Yun followed up, "Is the Fourth the only one who knows the ability of this technique?"

Shisui shook his head slightly. "The Fourth's student, Kakashi, also knows. During that incident a year ago, that eye of his played a significant role."

Yun recalled Kakashi's experiences. With the Fourth still around, he wondered if Danzo would even dare to manipulate Kakashi.

"From now on, do not speak of your Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities to anyone else. Even if the Konoha higher-ups ask, just push the responsibility onto the Fourth."

None of the three people present were fools; they quickly understood what Yun meant.

Fortunately, this ability still had a weakness: the continuous output of Chakra. The Byakugan's ability could easily see through who was being controlled.

"Big Brother Shisui."

Itachi's voice rang out, and his Two Tomoe slowly rotated in his eye sockets. "Regarding the incident a year ago, the enemy who was captured and brought to the Military Police Force—has his identity been discovered yet?"

Shisui shook his head slightly. "The reason that enemy wore a mask was because his face had been destroyed. Furthermore, because the Fourth had important matters to attend to that day, it wasn't until the next day that the Fourth and I went to interrogate him."

"But as you should know, the moment the Fourth and I left the Military Police Force, that person was rescued. And the Mangekyō that had been entrusted to Captain Fugaku for safekeeping the day before became the cause of his death."

As he spoke, Shisui looked at Itachi with guilt. "And that eye..."

Itachi cut off the rest of his words. "I know. But as the clan head, it was only right that a lost Sharingan be entrusted to him for safekeeping. I just need to know the identity of that person so I can track down the murderer of my father."

Yun, standing to the side, scratched his head. A year ago, Obito's Matryoshka Team 2 shouldn't have had many people, and he didn't know if Matryoshka Team 1 had turned to the dark side yet.

But even if they had, would they have sent Nagato's Six Paths of Pain to save him? Wouldn't that be a blow to Madara Uchiha's pride?

That left... the Black and White Duo?

The atmosphere turned cold because of the patricide Itachi mentioned, until Shisui took out a ninja tool pouch and tossed it to Itachi.

"A gift to celebrate your enrollment. These are custom ninja tools bought from Granny Cat. The Kunai are light and sharp; they should suit you well."

Itachi looked at the contents of the pouch, looked up, and smiled for the first time. "Thank you."

Shisui nodded and looked at Yun, then tossed him a scroll. "This contains the Shadow Clone Technique and the Body Flicker Technique, as well as some Uchiha Fire Release ninjutsu. You are different from Itachi; I think you will need these."

Yun grabbed the scroll. As expected, Shisui understood him.

Whether it was Fire Release or not didn't matter, but the ultimate tool for skipping class—the Shadow Clone Technique—was a must.

There was also the forbidden Multi Shadow Clone Technique, the protagonist Naruto's cultivation cheat code, provided one could withstand the toll; it allowed for infinite experience stacking.

As for not being able to withstand it? Brain death was the result.

"Both the Shadow Clone and Body Flicker techniques require sufficient Chakra. If you exhaust yourself by casting them recklessly, no one will be there to save you. So..."

Shisui offered a reminder, then said, "Let's stop here for today. Please take Izumi's wooden Kunai back for her, Yun."

After the three of them parted ways from the training ground to the Uchiha Compound, Yun stopped halfway.

"You were actually able to sense me?"

Shisui, who had suddenly appeared, looked a bit surprised, but Yun, standing before him, shook his head. "It wasn't sensing you; I just guessed you had more to say, but didn't want Itachi to know."

"Hoo..."

Shisui let out a breath and sighed. "Sometimes you really don't seem like a six-year-old child. Although ninjas are all precocious—Kakashi graduated at five and became a Chunin at six—with you, Yun, sometimes you seem like a child, and other times like an old man."

"Should I call you Grandpa?"

"Smack!"

Yun, who was being cheeky, got a light tap. Shisui laughed, "That kind of joke is a bit much, hey!"

Yun smiled. "What else was it you didn't finish saying? Tell me; I should be able to help you think of a solution."

As his voice fell, Shisui's expression gradually turned serious, and the Three Tomoe in his eyes slowly connected; his Mangekyō had already been activated.

Using the insight of the Mangekyō to scan the surroundings with a sensory technique, Shisui finally spoke. "The Kotoamatsukami I mentioned earlier is only the technique of my right eye. My left eye's ability is also called Kotoamatsukami, but its power..."

No need for eye contact, no need to maintain a Chakra connection; the target is manipulated without even realizing it.

This ability, which could be called a bug in the system, was Shisui's ultimate genjutsu: Kotoamatsukami.

"When I first awakened my eyes, this technique was used once. That enemy... in the midst of heartfelt remorse... committed suicide!"

Shisui's words carried his own fear of the technique. "From that moment on, I knew the terror of Kotoamatsukami. And precisely because of its terror, it requires several years of recovery time after a single use."

Yun looked up slightly. "Then, when can it be used again?"

Shisui nodded. "Next year. There is still one year left."

Yun breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't more than five years. If it were more than five years, the Uchiha might have wiped themselves out before then.

"This technique... including me, do not mention it to anyone else. If a third person finds out, that will be the day the Uchiha clan is exterminated!"

After speaking, Yun looked at the Hokage Building in the center of the village. "Politics has had dirty blood flowing through it since the day it entered this world. Do not test the kindness of those in power with your own sincerity. When weighing the pros and cons, you will not get the result you want."

Shisui nodded upon hearing this. "I understood the terror of this technique the moment I awakened it, and Yun is the first person other than me to know. Besides, Yun has secrets too, doesn't he? Regarding Kotoamatsukami, I feel like you might have guessed it long ago..."

Yun looked sharply at Shisui, then suddenly lowered his head. He thought about it—there was no need for eye contact; it didn't matter if he looked or not.

On the smiling face reflected in his vision, every bit of their time together over the past half-year flashed by, and every conversation was reviewed once more.

One truly cannot underestimate anyone who has attained the rank of jonin!

Analyzing intelligence and dissecting every word are the fundamental skills of a jonin.

As for Shisui, an elite even among jonin, it went without saying.

"Although I won't pry into Yun's secrets, I can sense that he is quite fond of life in Konoha. And unlike Itachi, Yun holds a great deal of goodwill toward the ordinary members of the Uchiha clan."

As Shisui spoke, he looked toward a small shop ahead, run by a middle-aged couple in the clan compound: the Uchiha Rice Cracker Shop.

The owners, Uchiha Geng and Uchiha Teshio, were ordinary civilians who nonetheless maintained kindness toward everyone.

Before he was five, because only his mother worked to earn money, the two owners of this rice cracker shop would often give Yun and Izumi crackers to eat.

"They are just ordinary civilians; they shouldn't have to choose between life and death simply because they bear the Uchiha surname. Shisui, once you have recovered, use your abilities to become the clan head!"