Shisui's Death, Itachi Uchiha's Test

Hyuga Clan Compound.

Qingwu returned home after his evening training.

"Original, you've returned." Someone was already waiting inside the room.

Hm??!

Another Qingwu.

Original? What on earth is going on?!

He was Qingwu.

A clone refined from the body of Uchiha Shisui.

Speaking of which.

It happened a year ago.

"Hm?! Shisui and Danzō, could it be that today is when Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami is stolen?!"

Qingwu, who had been keeping a close eye on the situation of the Uchiha, discovered the meeting between Uchiha Shisui and Shimura Danzō and quietly followed them.

With his world-concealing aura, he wasn't afraid of being discovered.

Every plot point was exactly the same as the original work! That naive and foolish Uchiha Shisui, when facing the sinister and cunning Shimura Danzō, actually didn't have the slightest bit of vigilance.

"Pfft~"

In that unguarded moment, Danzō suddenly struck like a ghost, the razor-sharp kunai in his hand thrusting straight toward Shisui, wounding him in an instant.

"Lord Danzō, why?!"

Shisui's face was full of disbelief; he couldn't understand why Lord Danzō would lay a hand on him when he had trusted him so much.

Danzō remained expressionless: "Uchiha Shisui, your eyes are too dangerous. If you use them to alter the perception of the higher-ups, Konoha will collapse. Such power can only be controlled by Root."

"Lord Danzō... I... I didn't..."

Uchiha Shisui still wanted to defend himself; how could he ever lay a hand on the higher-ups? He was loyal to Konoha to the core.

"Attack, all of you, kill him~"

Danzō no longer wanted to waste words with Uchiha Shisui and signaled the Root ninjas to surround and kill him, fearing that delay would lead to complications.

"Don't destroy the eyes, leave them for me."

"Clang, clang~"

"Secret Technique: Kikaichū~"

"Dance of the Crescent Moon~"

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough~"

"Fire Style: Flame Bullet~"

"Mind Destruction Jutsu~"

"Leaf Great Whirlwind~"

"..."

In an instant, twenty or thirty Root elites quickly began their encirclement, with some providing melee suppression, others launching surprise sword attacks, and various ninjutsu covering the area; their tactical cooperation was seamless~

"Lord Danzō, does the Third Hokage know?"

Shisui asked in agony.

"Heh~ What do you think??!"

What do you think.

What do you think!!!

Danzō's answer echoed countless times in Shisui's mind.

The answer was self-evident.

The Third Hokage knew.

"Ahhh~ I don't believe it..." Shisui roared.

Danzō continued to strike at his heart: "Without his approval, could I have brought so many people to surround and kill you? Don't you underestimate the Anbu, Uchiha Shisui; just surrender~"

Regardless of whether it was true or not.

In any case, he would pin the blame on Sarutobi Hiruzen first.

That was what Danzō thought.

And while he was at it, he would crush Uchiha Shisui's spirit.

It would be best if he gave up resistance.

"..."

Shisui was collapsing at this moment; betrayed by the person he trusted, his convictions were shaken, but the instinctive reactions of a body tempered by years of battle still compelled him to fight back.

"Ahhh~"

After a fierce battle, Shisui was covered in wounds.

Yet, he had also killed Danzo.

"So, having power is a sin... Ahhh~" Shisui shed tears of blood in agony; his convictions had collapsed.

"If you wanted it, you could have just asked! For the sake of the village, I would have given it to you. Why did it have to be like this? Ahhh~"

He had trusted the Third Hokage so deeply, willing to bear the stigma of a traitor, enduring the insults and contempt of his own kin.

He was spat upon by the villagers.

All for the sake of the village's stability and peace.

He had cared for none of it.

He never expected to end up in such a state.

At this moment, Shisui had been careless. He never imagined that the old man Danzo would actually possess the forbidden Uchiha technique, Izanagi! Relying on this technique, Danzo had easily reversed a certain-death situation, altering the established reality of his demise.

"Ahhh~"

Even more detestable was that Danzo, taking advantage of Shisui's critical injuries, mercilessly gouged out his left eye: "This is not something you should possess. Hand it over to me, Shisui~"

"So everything I did was in vain." In this moment, Shisui finally awoke from his dream, but it was too late...

"Die~"

With a single eye, he furiously activated Susanoo.

"What?! Stop him, quickly, stop him~"

Danzo was scared out of his wits.

He thought of that god of slaughter, and he was gripped by terror. His body trembled instinctively; that man had left too deep an impression on him~

"Get lost~"

Shisui did not linger; he killed several Root ninja, carved out a bloody path, and fled.

"Quick, pursue him! He is already severely wounded and forced the activation of Susanoo; he won't last long."

"Go and bring me back the other eye, hurry..."

Danzo roared.

However, perhaps out of his long-standing habit of cowardice, he ultimately dared not follow, fearing that Shisui Uchiha would take him down in a final act of desperation.

He was destined to be Hokage, after all.

How could he take such a risk?

"Yes!"

A group of injured Root ninja gave chase.

"Damn Uchiha~"

Watching them depart, Danzo sat down against a large tree, his hands trembling—a remnant of the fear for that person in his memories.

He then looked at the Mangekyo in his hand.

His eyes were filled with heat and greed: "The divine power of the Uchiha now belongs to me..."

Indeed, I, Danzo, am the one chosen by destiny.

Hiruzen, it is time for you to step down.

Respecting the fate of others, Qingwu watched coldly from the sidelines as Shisui Uchiha was ambushed by Danzo and had his eye taken, watched him activate Susanoo with one eye to escape while severely wounded, entrust his right eye to Itachi Uchiha, and then leap into the river to commit suicide, causing Itachi Uchiha to awaken his Mangekyo in agony.

His expression was cold and grim.

"A narrow-minded clan; it is you who killed Shisui..."

Itachi Uchiha had awakened his Mangekyo and gone completely mad, losing all hope in maintaining the balance between the village and his clan.

"Extreme emotions lead to extreme choices, sigh~"

Qingwu witnessed this moment with his own eyes; perhaps this was the moment Itachi turned to darkness. The Sharingan is truly damnably sinister.

After they left, Qingwu appeared and fished out the dying Shisui Uchiha from the water.

"I have saved your life. From this day on, you shall live for me... become a part of me..."

From then on, there was one less Shisui Uchiha in the world.

There was one more Phantom God, and Qingwu's plan to walk the Ninja World was finally set in motion.

Sure enough, on the third day, rumors of Shisui Uchiha's suicide spread, causing quite a stir in the village.

"Damn it, Demon Refining Pot, you bastard! You didn't say that cultivating a clone was this dangerous when you gave me the secret technique. I almost lost myself in Shisui's memories and was assimilated by him..."

The Demon Refining Pot flickered: "Who are you looking down on? With me and the World Suppressing Soul guarding you, if you run into trouble, I'll be buried right alongside you."

Seigo was speechless.

This big brother, why did he have to be so serious?

I was just saying.

One month after Shisui died.

"Come on out."

In the woods behind the mountain, Seigo said coldly.

"You really do have secrets, Hyuga Seigo." Upon hearing this, Itachi Uchiha emerged from the shadows, his gaze stern. A mere elementary schooler had actually discovered him; something was very wrong with this kid.

"Itachi Uchiha, why are you following me?" Seigo frowned and asked. This ungrateful wolf is targeting me?!

If he's targeting me.

It means the higher-ups of Konoha might be targeting me.

Troublesome.

"Hyuga Seigo, what is your view on Konoha?" Itachi Uchiha did not answer, instead asking a question in return, displaying the arrogance of the Uchiha.

"What do you mean, what is my view? I look at it with my eyes." Seigo was dumbfounded. What the hell, you came to find me just to ask this?!

"Hyuga Seigo, what is your view on Konoha?!"

Itachi Uchiha asked again, his voice colder this time, with a faint hint of killing intent.

Seigo felt nothing but disdain. Trying to scare me?

Pah.

"I'm not the Hokage, so does my opinion even matter? I'll just live my life as a young master; I'm too lazy to think about anything else."

Hyuga Seigo said lazily. These were indeed his true feelings, at least for the moment.

Do whatever you want.

"As a member of the noble Hyuga clan, have you never thought about doing something for the village? It is the village that has given you a stable life."

Itachi Uchiha looked at Seigo with icy eyes and slowly continued: "The Hyuga vision shouldn't be so short-sighted."

"That's the business of those higher-ups. You shouldn't be asking a child like me; I'm still in elementary school..."

Seigo watched Itachi Uchiha quietly, without a trace of fear in his eyes, pushing back firmly.

What is this idiot doing?

Trying to brainwash me?!

Is there something wrong with his head?

Itachi Uchiha suddenly launched an attack. His speed was extreme, and in an instant, he was right in front of Seigo.

"Itachi Uchiha, you bastard, you have no honor! Sneak-attacking an elementary schooler!" Seigo's figure flashed, dodging Itachi Uchiha's strike.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The two traded blows, neither giving an inch. In terms of taijutsu, Itachi Uchiha even felt that he was being suppressed.

"Hyuga Seigo, I didn't expect you to be hiding so much."