Persuading Shisui!

Hearing Shisui's words, a smile appeared on Roy's face.

Finally, Shisui wasn't entirely foolish; he had discovered this problem on his own.

"Brother Shisui, since you've put it that way, I won't stand on ceremony."

"Before I answer your question, I want to know one thing."

"Brother Shisui, have you already awakened the Mangekyō?"

Roy asked his question directly.

Although he already knew, he still needed to confirm it.

After all, his arrival might very well have altered the timeline.

The intelligence he could access right now was far too limited, and Shisui could be considered an excellent intelligence hub.

"Mn."

Shisui nodded, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan manifested, beginning to spin.

A unique Mangekyō appeared before Roy's eyes.

"Roy, I have never shown my Mangekyō to anyone."

"How did you know?"

After activating his Mangekyō, Shisui asked with a hint of suspicion.

Am I the first to know?

Roy was overjoyed.

This meant that at this moment, Shisui had not yet told the Konoha higher-ups about the ability of his Sharingan.

"Yes."

Shisui nodded.

"I guessed."

"With Brother Shisui's talent and your personal experiences, it's not strange that you awakened the Mangekyō."

"Combined with the Clan Head's Mangekyō, there are now two pairs of Mangekyō within the clan."

"In that case, the pressure from the village's higher-ups will be a little less."

"Brother Shisui, please make sure not to tell anyone about you awakening the Mangekyō."

Roy quickly warned him.

He was kidding—Shisui's Mangekyō ability was Kotoamatsukami!

Both eyes!

This meant that Shisui could directly alter the will of two powerful individuals without them even realizing it.

Such influence was something even Kage-level powerhouses could not resist.

One had to remember, in the original story, even a forbidden technique as broken as the Impure World Reincarnation was easily broken by Kotoamatsukami.

To put it simply, if Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō knew of Shisui's ability, they would be even more wary of the Uchiha and would move against them much faster.

"After saying so much, Roy, your heart is always with the Uchiha, isn't it?"

"Then what about the family, and what about the village?"

Shisui had finally seen through it.

Everything Roy had said was expressed from the perspective of the clan.

The conflict between the clan and the village, as well as the internal strife within the clan, had reached a point where it was about to erupt.

Whether it was a clan uprising or a direct defection from the village, these were not things Shisui wanted to see.

But a compromise was too difficult...

"Changing the village is impossible."

"Those guys will never allow a clan as powerful and uncontrollable as the Uchiha to exist."

"The persecution of the Uchiha will continue."

"And it will slowly become unscrupulous."

"Therefore, what we must do is change ourselves first."

Roy raised his head, meeting Shisui's gaze.

The confidence on his face was plain to see.

"Change ourselves?"

"The clan?"

Shisui shook his head helplessly.

If the Uchiha were the type of people easily changed, they wouldn't have ended up in their current situation.

"It's difficult, right?"

"However, the essence of the Uchiha isn't being antisocial, but being aloof."

"Coupled with the lingering issues from the Warring States period, the Uchiha have been ostracized."

"The aloof Uchiha could never choose to bow their heads to those villagers."

"That is the origin of the conflict."

As Roy spoke, the corners of his mouth lifted involuntarily.

Shisui did not refute him, so the next part would be easy to handle.

"Even if we know where the conflict lies, resolving it is still very difficult!"

Shisui looked at Roy with anticipation.

For some reason, he felt that the kid before him already had a concrete plan.

He even suspected that this guy had calculated his coming to find him.

"It's not difficult."

"What the Uchiha need right now isn't greater strength, nor is it to build better relationships with other clans or villagers in the village."

"Instead, it is to be acknowledged!"

Roy slowly laid out his perspective.

"To be acknowledged?"

Shisui nodded, then frowned.

"These arrogant fellows would never admit to such a thing."

"But... Shisui-aniki, do you think there is anyone who doesn't need friends?"

Roy asked with a smile.

Just kidding, even the ultimate poser, Second Pillar, cherished his friendship with Naruto in the end.

Let alone anyone else.

"Start with the Military Police Force."

"By the way, Shisui-aniki, I want to ask a favor of you."

Roy said, shifting the topic.

"Ask me?"

"Yes, ask you."

"No matter the circumstances, you must stand on the side of the Uchiha."

"Of course, that is under the premise that I am not yet dead."

Roy said with a smile.

"Dead..."

"Roy, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Shisui felt a bit strange.

Whether it was Roy being critically wounded by an attack from fellow village ninjas, his subsequent performance in the Military Police Force, or the words he was saying now.

For the first time, Shisui felt he couldn't see through the person in front of him.

"I want... to let the clan survive, and to make myself stronger."

"The future of this shinobi world is not going to be very peaceful..."

Roy thought of the Akatsuki, the Fourth Shinobi World War, the lurking Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu, Kaguya...

Of course, those were matters for another time.

If this first main quest failed, Roy didn't know how he would proceed.

Naturally, knowing the plot, he had other ways to survive and become stronger.

But that would become very troublesome.

"Fine, I promise you."

"Tell me about your plan."

Shisui felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

The current state of the clan and the village seemed irreconcilable to him.

In Roy, he saw a future that belonged to the Uchiha.

"First, the group with the most contact with the villagers is the Konoha Military Police Force."

"The captain is our clan head, Lord Fugaku."

"Therefore, I will be the one to start changing the villagers' perception of the Military Police Force."

"As for you, Brother Shisui, you have other, more important matters to attend to."

"And that is..."

As Roy spoke, he took out a piece of paper and began to write down a detailed plan.

Watching this information, Shisui's expression shifted constantly.

From initial confusion to seriousness, then affirmation, and finally, astonishment.

It was hard to believe that such things could be conceived by a mere Chunin within the clan.

Shisui even felt that Roy's understanding of the village and the clan surpassed that of even the Third Hokage and the clan head.

"But, why..."

Shisui pointed to a name on the paper.

"Because he... is strong!"

Roy said with a smile.

"Very well, leave these matters to me."

"I will come find you when it is time for the specific actions."

"I'm leaving now."

After saying this, Shisui transformed into smoke and vanished from the spot.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the persuasion..."

As the system prompt sounded, Roy picked up the paper with a smile.

A burst of flame erupted, instantly reducing the paper to ashes.