The Third Power - Susanoo!

"Again?!"

Shisui stood to the side, his hands crossed and held before him, his scalp tingling for a moment.

He also possessed the Sharingan, and thus, he could perceive the terrifying intensity of the ocular power erupting from Fugaku Uchiha far more clearly than any ordinary person!

If Shisui had previously thought the coup d'état mentioned by the Uchiha was nothing more than a moth flying into a flame—a desperate, reckless gamble—then at this very moment, sensing the two terrifying surges of ocular power in the clearing, his convictions were thoroughly shaken.

An Uchiha clan possessing two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan truly had the capability to drag Konoha into mutual destruction.

The changes in the clearing continued.

As Fugaku activated his Mangekyō, almost simultaneously, a crimson, skeletal half-body of Susanoo slowly coalesced behind him.

The skeletal arms of Susanoo reached out, guarding Fugaku like a demonic entity protecting its lord, possessing a power that seemed capable of sweeping away everything in its path!

"The third power—Susanoo!"

Setsuna Uchiha whispered, his eyes, which had been excited by the power of the Mangekyō, instantly turning calm.

As a former leader of the Uchiha, he knew exactly what mastering Susanoo signified.

Fugaku Uchiha's proficiency with the Mangekyō Sharingan was even greater than his own!

This seemingly non-threatening Patriarch of the Uchiha might just be the person hiding the deepest within all of Konoha!

"Decades have passed, and the Uchiha clan has produced an extraordinary figure, though it is a pity you only seek to settle in a corner."

"Fugaku, if you and I join forces, we would have the power to challenge the upper echelons of Konoha."

Setsuna Uchiha remained unwilling to give up, wanting to join forces with Fugaku, but the latter had no such intention:

"Back then, it took the combined efforts of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and the former Patriarch, Uchiha Madara, to suppress the various ninja clans in Konoha and withstand the incursions of other nations."

"With only two pairs of Mangekyō, even if the Uchiha could replace Konoha, all we would end up with is a ruin after the war; that has no meaning."

"The younger generation is indeed formidable."

Setsuna Uchiha sighed, withdrawing the ocular power surging in his eyes. Seeing this, Fugaku Uchiha also retracted his own Chakra.

If two ninjas who had awakened the Mangekyō were to fight here, the entire Naka Shrine might be destroyed!

The dark Chakra that had permeated the air gradually dissipated, and the suffocating pressure receded like a receding tide.

"Hah... hah... hah..."

Shisui knelt on the ground, gasping for air, his body already drenched in sweat.

At this moment, all that echoed in his mind were the Mangekyō Sharingan of the two men and the technique called Susanoo that Fugaku Uchiha had displayed!

Dark, powerful, and insurmountable!

This was simply not a technique that an ordinary ninja could control!

Standing to the side, Uchiha Shingen was also shocked to the extreme.

Even though he had held high expectations for the evolved Sharingan, seeing the two of them display it in person still far exceeded Uchiha Shingen's predictions.

This kind of power was enough to break the upper limits of conventional ninjutsu and reach another dimension!

More importantly, the technique called Susanoo that Fugaku Uchiha had just used made Uchiha Shingen incredibly covetous.

That crimson skeleton completely enveloped the user, serving as both offense and defense.

Although he did not know the extent of its defensive capabilities, it was not hard to judge from the Chakra dissipating in the air that ordinary ninjutsu could never break through the defense of Susanoo!

One had to know that in the artillery-style tactics Uchiha Shingen had planned for himself, defense was a very important link.

A stationary artillery piece that could not hold its ground was meaningless, but the existence of Susanoo perfectly solved this problem!

"Is this... the Mangekyō Sharingan?!"

"This is the Mangekyō Sharingan."

Fugaku Uchiha turned his head to look at the two people on the sidelines and took the initiative to explain.

"That's right."

Setsuna Uchiha nodded, his sharp aura receding as he returned to the image of a frail old man, and he took the initiative to explain:

"The abilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan vary from person to person, which is the origin of the name Mangekyō, but as long as one possesses both eyes, they can awaken Susanoo."

"There are other abilities?!"

Uchiha Shingen keenly captured the keyword, and seeing Setsuna Uchiha nod slightly, the look of surprise on his face deepened.

In other words, besides having ocular power that surpassed the ordinary Sharingan and the offensive-defensive Susanoo, the evolved Mangekyō Sharingan also possessed special ocular techniques?!

This is just too damn overpowered...

With Jiraiya providing guidance during this period, Uchiha Shingen had gained a comprehensive understanding of the Kekkei Genkai within the ninja world.

He was naturally clear that the potential displayed by the Sharingan had already left most known Kekkei Genkai in the ninja world far behind, by an immeasurable margin.

The two simply did not exist on the same level.

But didn't this just make the Uchiha look more like the protagonist?

A power like the Sharingan, which grew constantly through failure and pain, was the standard equipment for any protagonist in any manga.

Uchiha Shingen couldn't help but turn his head to look at Shisui, finding the kid more and more pleasing to the eye the longer he looked.

If not for his own presence, the script Shisui was likely holding would involve awakening the Sharingan after the war in a few years, resolving the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha, and ending the war in one fell swoop.

Classic, truly classic!

Who would believe he wasn't the protagonist if this wasn't the case?!

"What is it, Big Brother Shingen?!"

Shisui felt a bit uncomfortable under Uchiha Shingen's gaze.

"It's nothing."

Uchiha Shingen shook his head, casting aside the sudden thoughts in his mind, and looked back at the two people in the arena, saying:

"So, what are the dōjutsu of the Patriarch and Elder Setsuna Uchiha?!"

"That is a secret."

Fugaku Uchiha smiled and shook his head:

"In a battle between ninjas of similar strength, whoever can obtain the opponent's intelligence in advance will hold an overwhelming advantage."

"Ninjutsu is every ninja's greatest secret, and the dōjutsu of the Mangekyō Sharingan even more so."

"If you can reach this stage, you will understand what I mean."

Uchiha Shingen understood, and at the same time, he looked forward even more to what kind of dōjutsu he would obtain after his own eyes awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

But not seeing the dōjutsu left him inevitably disappointed.

Just then.

Setsuna Uchiha, who was to the side, spoke up:

"If you want to see it, I can show you. After all, this technique no longer holds much significance for an Old Man like me, crippled in both legs."

"However, you must agree to one condition."

Uchiha Shingen's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested:

"What condition?!"

"Cough, cough--!"

Setsuna Uchiha huddled in his wheelchair, coughing softly twice, his eyes carrying a hint of mockery:

"This Old Man is getting on in years and has no blood relatives. My life's learning still lacks someone to inherit my mantle, and I think you are quite suitable."