Danzo's Severed Arm, Shisui's Death

"It is time." Just as the two were about to part ways, at the most critical juncture, Chiya, who had been hiding in the shadows for a long time, made his move. The Heavenly Steel Art erupted to its fourth level, and by combining the art's innate flash ability with the Body Flicker Technique, his speed reached an almost extreme limit.

Including Shisui, who was reeling from the pain of having his right eye stolen, no one saw exactly what had happened. A single flash of a blade cut between the two, and when they separated, Shisui had lost his right eye, while Danzo had lost his entire left arm.

"What—what is the meaning of this?" Danzo, who had thought victory was already in his grasp, stared with hollow eyes at the arm that had fallen to the ground. His palm lay open, but the Sharingan was nowhere to be found. A second later, a piercing pain from the depths of his soul swept over him. Unable to hold back, Danzo let out a heart-wrenching howl, "Ah!"

Chiya gave a cold smile and, without a moment's hesitation, strode away. Danzo's left arm was now completely ruined; it had been struck by a Zanpakuto, severing not just flesh, but his very soul.

In the days to come, unless he fitted himself with a puppet arm.

Otherwise, even if he transplanted a new left arm, it would wither and die, unable to ever condense chakra again.

He could let Danzo worry about such a troublesome matter himself.

"Lord Danzo!" The Root ninja hiding in the shadows were also taken aback, appearing instantly to guard their leader.

They hadn't even seen what had transpired.

They only felt a blur of motion, and Danzo's left arm was already severed.

Shisui, meanwhile, reacted quickly. He covered his empty right eye socket and looked at Danzo, whose left arm had been cut off at the root. Realizing a third party had intervened, he quickly formed hand seals.

"Fire Style! Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball surged toward Danzo and the Root ninja.

These Root ninja had been deployed by Danzo specifically to deal with Uchiha Shisui, and seeing the attack, they formed seals in unison, "Water Style! Water Wall!"

Water and fire collided, sending a massive cloud of steam rising into the air.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shisui made his escape.

The Root ninja looked at Danzo in unison, "Lord Danzo, Uchiha Shisui has escaped."

"Damn it, who was it?" Danzo's face was twisted in a grimace. He clutched his left shoulder in pain, veins bulging on his forehead, his eyes filled with unwillingness and rage.

He, who had always been so calculating, had actually had his prize snatched away by someone else today.

It was simply outrageous.

"Lord Danzo, should we give chase?" one of the Root ninja suggested.

"Chase? Chase what? Quickly secure my left arm and take me back to Root!" Danzo roared. Although he hadn't seen who had severed his arm, he knew it couldn't possibly have been Uchiha Shisui.

In that situation, Shisui lacked the ability and would never have dared to do such a thing.

Now that Danzo's Sharingan was spent, his body was severely wounded, and his right arm—transplanted with First Hokage cells—was still sealed and unsuitable for use within Konoha.

If that person were to attack again, his life would be forfeit!

On the other side, after obtaining Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, Chiya chose not to reveal himself at this moment.

Instead, he went beneath the Naka River, to the place where Uchiha Shisui was destined to fall.

"So this is Kotoamatsukami?"

Looking at Shisui's right eye in his hand, which he had snatched from Danzo, Chiya felt a wave of nausea and casually tucked it into his system inventory.

Time and space in the system inventory were absolutely frozen. He had once tested it by throwing in rabbits and fish, and after a period of time, they remained perfectly fine; it was entirely capable of preserving a Sharingan.

As for transplantation.

Chiya had no such intention.

He couldn't bring himself to do something as insane as gouging out his own eyeballs.

He also didn't want to end up like Kakashi, dragged down by the Sharingan because he lacked the Uchiha bloodline, eventually going blind—that would be far too pathetic.

Another point was that having only a single Sharingan looked truly ugly.

Rather than that, he would rather learn from Uchiha Itachi and transplant it into a summoning animal; wouldn't that be much better?

However, the moment he tossed the Sharingan into the system inventory, a long-lost system notification sounded.

[Ding, a Sharingan from the Naruto world has been detected in the system inventory. Would you like to fuse it?]

"What happens after fusion?" Chiya paused, asking in his mind.

[Ding, after fusion, it will replace the host's right eye.]

"Damn it, then what's the point of fusing? I don't want to be the second Kakashi." Chiya's mouth twitched violently. He looked up toward the cliff top, his gaze flickering. "System, what would happen if I threw Uchiha Shisui into the system inventory?"

[Ding, if the host is not afraid of a split personality, feel free to fuse.]

"Damn it. Only a fool would fuse." Chiya cursed inwardly.

He decided not to overthink it. In any case, Shisui was going to commit suicide anyway. Whether he was dead or alive, he would try throwing him into the system inventory later and see what happened.

Meanwhile.

Uchiha Shisui and Itachi had already reached the cliff top.

This was the place where they had often played together during their childhood.

"Shisui. Your eye?" Uchiha Itachi was a person who was extremely poor at expressing his emotions. Although his face remained calm, killing intent was already brewing in his heart.

"As you can see, it was taken." Shisui turned back, revealing his empty right eye socket and a self-deprecating smile.

He then continued, "The Uchiha coup can no longer be stopped. If we allow a civil war to break out in Konoha, other nations will inevitably take the opportunity to invade, triggering the Fourth Great Ninja War. I had intended to use Kotoamatsukami to stop the coup, but I didn't expect Danzo to steal my right eye."

"I was too naive; Danzo has never trusted anyone. He is willing to sacrifice everything just to protect the village in his own way."

"It is a pity that in the end, it was all for nothing, merely paving the way for someone else."

"The moment Danzo stole my right eye, a mysterious figure appeared and severed Danzo's left arm. The speed was so great that even my Body Flicker Technique could not compare. Now, I fear my left eye has become his target as well, and Danzo will not give up either."

At this, Uchiha Shisui paused in contemplation before plucking out his remaining left eye. "Therefore, before this eye is taken, I intend to entrust it to your safekeeping."

"Shisui." Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi, who usually kept his emotions well-hidden, could no longer maintain his composure. His eyes welled up with mist as he spoke with great difficulty.

"After all, you are the only dear friend I can entrust this to. You must protect the village and protect the Uchiha." A look of relief washed over Uchiha Shisui's face as he opened his left hand, revealing the blood-stained eyeball; he had already resolved himself to die.

Uchiha Itachi closed his eyes in agony, summoned a crow, and accepted Shisui's eye. "I have taken your eye. What do you intend to do next?"

"If I die, the situation will inevitably change. The Uchiha coup will also come to an end. I have already left a suicide note." Uchiha Shisui's figure slowly retreated toward the edge of the cliff.

"Wait, Shisui!" Seeing this, Uchiha Itachi could no longer remain calm and moved to stop him, only to hear Uchiha Shisui say, "Do not stop me, if you are still my friend."

With those words, Uchiha Shisui leaned back and fell toward the bottom of the cliff, his figure slowly vanishing into the darkness.