Mangekyo Obtained!

Flying White Pigeon Technique!

Swapping positions with a pigeon he had summoned during their conversation, he appeared directly in front of Shisui. White Pigeon whispered:

"Shisui, my true target... was you!"

Squelch!

The sound of a sharp blade piercing through flesh and blood rang out.

Shisui's heart had been run through by a ninja blade.

Having already lost his eyes and his right arm, and now with his heart pierced by his own blade, White Pigeon didn't believe for a second that the man could survive. Did he really think he was Kakuzu or Hidan?

"Wh... why?"

Ignoring the agony racking his body, Shisui stared at White Pigeon with hollow eye sockets, as if unable to comprehend why, after having already seized his Mangekyo, White Pigeon still insisted on ending his life.

"You're too naive, Shisui. Your very existence is an obstacle. Besides, you've chosen to stand with the village. How could I rest easy while you're still alive?"

White Pigeon offered an explanation.

It wasn't that he was being talkative; he was simply stalling for time to ensure Shisui had no strength left for a counterattack.

Indeed, Shisui's existence was a thorn in the side not only for Danzo, but for White Pigeon as well.

After all, the man was clearly Uchiha, yet his loyalties were skewed toward the village's upper echelons.

If the rest of the clan knew, they wouldn't have been so bold as to clamor for rebellion every single day.

In the original timeline, Shisui's death had delayed the Uchiha rebellion by a year.

Without Shisui's Mangekyo, the Uchiha naturally lacked the confidence to act.

When they finally rebelled a year later, it wasn't because they had found new resolve, but simply because they had no other choice.

"So... that is how it is!" Shisui let out a bitter laugh, his voice weak yet firm as he said, "The village will not be swayed by you, and neither will the Uchiha. Itachi will stop you!"

As he spoke, Shisui mustered his final ounce of strength to take two steps back, falling backward into the waterfall behind him.

White Pigeon had originally intended to keep the corpse, but a flicker of danger in his intuition made him pause.

Clearly, Shisui still had the capacity for a final strike.

Most importantly, he had already obtained the Mangekyo; a mere corpse wasn't worth the risk. Still, he threw a kunai attached with an explosive tag directly at the man's head.

Destroy the evidence!

In the ninja world, corpses could speak.

BOOM!

A violent explosion erupted from the bottom of the waterfall.

This way, even if the body were eventually found, there would be absolutely no trace of him left behind.

The magnetic kunai embedded in the ground flew back into White Pigeon's hand as if controlled by an invisible force. He stood on the cliff edge, looking down at the abyss-like base of the waterfall, and whispered:

"Shisui, I told you that naivety of yours would be the death of you!"

If the man hadn't been so naive, he wouldn't have been opposed to working with him.

Unfortunately, the man was naive enough to trust the village elders and side with them, so he shouldn't blame him for taking action.

Hm, if this were one of those fan-fiction novels he'd read before transmigrating, the protagonist would usually recruit Shisui to his side.

It's just wishful thinking—have they ever actually transmigrated?

It's complete nonsense!

Shisui's will was ironclad; he couldn't be persuaded. Did they really think he possessed "Kotoamatsukami-level persuasion"?

If he could truly be persuaded, it wasn't as if White Pigeon hadn't tried in the past... but what was the result?

No matter how much he said or how much he showed him, the man remained stubbornly loyal to the village elders, offering no hope of being swayed.

Then again... if a ninja could be persuaded so easily, their "Way of the Ninja" wouldn't be so resolute.

Ridiculous!

Regardless, White Pigeon couldn't afford to waste too much time or energy on Shisui, so rather than trying to persuade him, it was better to eliminate him and plunder his power for his own use.

Holding the Mangekyo in his hand, White Pigeon felt a powerful, familiar pulse of bloodline energy.

He naturally couldn't transplant and use it immediately, so he pulled out a glass bottle filled with nutrient solution and carefully placed the Mangekyo inside.

After finishing this, he began to clean up the traces of the scene before heading toward another location.

The other Mangekyo Sharingan was still waiting for him to claim it.

By now, Danzo would have certainly swapped the other Mangekyo Sharingan with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan he had prepared in advance.

Genjutsu suggestion!

In truth, once Danzo obtained Shisui's Mangekyo, he would be compelled to swap it with the Sharingan White Pigeon had prepared beforehand.

This way, he would be able to obtain it without anyone ever knowing.

Even if Danzo discovered something was amiss after the transplant, he would only assume it was because he lacked Uchiha blood, leading to a disconnect when attempting to control the Mangekyo Sharingan.

If the genjutsu suggestion were too complex or dangerous, it might have jolted Danzo into awareness, but simply swapping the Sharingan in his hand would naturally not trigger such a reaction.

The only reason White Dove was able to plant this suggestion was because he could spend time alone with Danzo, and the medicinal powder he used further amplified the effects of the genjutsu.

One can only say that the methods in the ninja world are truly manifold; without intelligence, it is incredibly easy to fall into a trap.

Danzo would certainly have detected a standard three-tomoe genjutsu, but when combined with the specially prepared powder, a suggestion that posed no threat to him had a genuine chance of success.

This is what it means to have the "advantage of foresight"!

Soon, White Dove arrived at a wooden crate outside a Shimura Clan shop in the village and retrieved a bottle containing a Mangekyo right eye.

It was under the influence of his genjutsu suggestion that Danzo had swapped the Shisui right eye in his possession with a three-tomoe right eye that had been placed there in advance.

The Sharingan is truly the GOAT!

For a powerhouse like Danzo, a standard genjutsu might not have succeeded even with the aid of the powder.

But the Sharingan is essentially a cheat code.

It is no wonder the Uchiha excel at genjutsu; the Sharingan simply provides too great an advantage in that regard.

"Finally..."

White Dove quickly stowed the jar away and vanished from the scene.

From this point on, both the Uchiha and the village would be plunged into a storm caused by the death of Shisui.

After all, Shisui was no ordinary man.

He was not only an Anbu operative but also the strongest member of the Uchiha Clan.

How could the death of such a pivotal figure not cause a sensation?

Quietly returning to the Uchiha compound, White Dove did not head straight to his residence, but instead gave a task to Inabi, who had returned earlier.

He ordered him to spread the news that Shisui had been assassinated by the village high command.

This was no false rumor.

As for Danzo trying to drag him down with him... what evidence was there?

From beginning to end, he had merely provided the intelligence that Shisui's Mangekyo was "Kotoamatsukami," and that information was not exclusive to him.

No, wait!

It should be said that, logically speaking, he shouldn't have known that at all.

Within the Uchiha Clan, fewer than ten people knew the secret of Shisui's Mangekyo, and White Dove was not among them, so even if Danzo pointed the finger at him, he had plenty of reasons to refute it.

Therefore, Danzo would have to shoulder this blame all by himself.

Furthermore, Shisui's death would allow the Uchiha, who were currently like an erupting volcano, to calm down just enough to give him time to develop.

Finally, he could use Shisui's death to smear the village high command and undermine Uchiha Fugaku.

Thus, the news absolutely needed to be spread.

If the Root could spread rumors, there was no reason the Uchiha couldn't do the same—in fact, they could do it even better.

After finishing these arrangements, White Dove walked slowly toward his home.

"Lord White Dove, these are the vegetables I grew!"

"Dove-sama!"

"Captain White Dove!"

Along the way, the clansmen he encountered greeted him with great enthusiasm.

The One Heart Chamber of Commerce was hiring again today, and they were only recruiting ordinary Uchiha clansmen, so it was no wonder they were so excited.

There were already over a hundred Uchiha working for the One Heart Chamber of Commerce, and with this new round of hiring, the number of employees would soon exceed two hundred.

One must remember that the entire Uchiha Clan numbered only about two thousand, with non-ninjas making up the majority.

Now that ten percent of the clan worked for him, and under their influence, at least several more percent held a favorable view of him.

The New Uchiha!

That is exactly who these people were.

As a transmigrator, White Dove naturally understood how to win people over.

If he had focused on recruiting those who were already ninjas, he would never have been able to compete with the clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, and the elders, so he had to take a different path.

He would win over the ordinary Uchiha first, and then use them to influence those in the Police Force.

Encircle the cities from the countryside!

His current approach was very much along those lines.

Click!

After opening his door, White Dove observed his surroundings for a moment, and only after confirming that no one had been there did he let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, aside from Shisui and Itachi, no other Anbu could enter the clan compound, so he didn't have to worry about being monitored by the Anbu while at home.

Next, it was time for the much-anticipated "unboxing" segment.