Mirror Flower, Still Water; Foreseeing the Future! Dual-Eye Techniques

When the Anbu arrived, they found all the enemies dead. The eight bodies had been gathered together.

Kunai protruded from them, each driven into a different spot: the eyes, throat, temples, heart, and elsewhere.

"Not a single survivor..."

They hadn't seen how the attack had been carried out, but what troubled them even more was that no one had been left alive.

"They were all useless. They wouldn't have had any information even if they'd lived."

Uchiha Gin said indifferently.

The Anbu clenched their fists. They were the Anbu, for crying out loud!

But the Mangekyō Sharingan in Uchiha Gin's eyes was still open, so they didn't dare raise their voices.

"Pssst!"

Suddenly, they heard the hiss of Explosive Tags.

"It's coming from the bodies!"

The Anbu captain cried out in alarm.

As it turned out, Explosive Tags had been concealed in the bindings around the corpses' ankles, hidden beneath special material. Even the Sharingan hadn't detected them.

BOOM!

The explosion of more than a dozen Explosive Tags instantly destroyed everything nearby.

The smoke from the blast engulfed the whole area.

Clang, clang, clang!

At the same time, the sound of metal clashing rang out from within the smoke, fierce and rapid.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

"Wind Release: Wind Scythe!"

"Lightning Release: Earth Flash!"

In unison, they unleashed a coordinated set of techniques at the spot where Uchiha Gin stood in the smoke.

The Swamp of the Underworld restricted movement while increasing conductivity.

Wind Scythe limited his room to maneuver, while Earth Flash paralyzed the target.

It was a carefully planned killing trap.

"Damn it, the techniques missed!"

A comrade's startled cry suddenly rang in the minds of the ambushers.

Chapter 26: Mirror Flower, Still Water; Foreseeing the Future! Dual-Eye Techniques

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

A powerful gust swept through the dust, blowing it all away and revealing the scene below.

Uchiha Gin stood atop a pillar of earth, avoiding the Swamp of the Underworld. A silver skeleton had appeared around his body, shielding him and his three subordinates.

Several blades of wind from Wind Scythe had struck the earthen pillar, leaving marks, but they posed no threat to Susanoo's bones.

"Mind Transfer Jutsu!"

Hidden in the shadows, a figure aimed at Uchiha Gin and used the Yamanaka Clan's secret technique.

"It worked!"

"Pfft!"

Before the Yamanaka Clan ninja could celebrate, a tearing pain shot through his forehead.

Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he immediately passed out.

The voices in the others' minds vanished at the same time. Seeing this, the masked attackers who had launched the ambush fled without hesitation.

"Trying to compete with me in mental strength?"

"Hyuga, Yamanaka, and the Aburame Clan hiding in the shadows, along with five ninja with Anbu-level strength."

"Danzo really went all out this time."

Uchiha Gin calmly described the strength and composition of the ninja who had attacked him.

Two of them had gone to hold off the Anbu who were approaching, while the remaining three had launched the attack.

But Danzo had later dared to send people to attack Sarutobi Hiruzen, so going after him seemed perfectly reasonable.

"What? They were Danzo's men!"

Uchiha Gin's subordinates exclaimed in anger.

They hadn't expected to be ambushed by so-called allies during this mission!

What scum!

"Watch your backs. I'll go capture them all."

Uchiha Gin told them.

With that, he dispelled Susanoo's bones and vanished with the Body Flicker Technique.

"Captain!"

They only had time to call out before Uchiha Gin disappeared from sight.

Seeing that, they could only capture the Yamanaka Clan ninja who had been struck by the backlash first.

Several figures raced through the forest.

"Uchiha Gin is catching up! Split up and run!"

The Hyuga Clan member activated his Byakugan and shouted.

The attackers immediately scattered in different directions without hesitation.

Their only goal this time had been to launch a surprise attack. If it failed, they would flee.

"Arghhh!"

But suddenly, they let out agonized screams.

A mass of black Kikaichū had appeared on their bodies, covering them and devouring their flesh and chakra.

"You!"

The attackers stared in shock at their Aburame Clan comrade in the distance.

He hadn't had a chance to join the attack earlier. His main task had been to hold off their pursuers and cover their retreat.

They had been comrades for years, fellow lackeys controlled by Lord Danzo. Why had he suddenly betrayed them? Was he actually one of the Uchiha?

"The Uchiha Police Force is nothing special!"

The Aburame Clan ninja taunted them coldly.

"?"

The others stared in confusion.

Then they realized the man might have been caught in a genjutsu.

But they couldn't get close enough to him now. There was no way to disrupt his chakra and break the genjutsu.

And what kind of genjutsu could make someone completely lose themselves in it, even driving them to attack? Shouldn't someone caught in a genjutsu just stand still and dream?

Before they could think any further, Uchiha Gin appeared in their sight.

As they watched in despair, Uchiha Gin threw Kunai and Shuriken, severing the tendons in their hands and feet.

Their Aburame Clan opponent helped Uchiha Gin, holding them down firmly.

If they had been on guard, they couldn't have been caught so easily. But since they were teammates, they all had Kikaichū on their bodies, which could be used to pass messages, pinpoint locations, and more.

When they realized they had no chance of escape, they tried to take their own lives—by biting down on poison hidden in their teeth, or crushing poison concealed inside their bodies with muscles they rarely used.

But they were a step too slow for Uchiha Gin.

They were caught in a genjutsu and passed out one after another. The Aburame Clan ninja also stopped controlling the Kikaichū and was knocked out by Uchiha Gin.

"Mirror Flower, Still Water really is useful. But it only works on one person at a time and has a limited range. In a one-on-one fight against someone of the same level, it's practically unbeatable."

"And with the right eye's ability, I can fight across levels."

Uchiha Gin marveled at the abilities of his Mangekyō.

His left eye could control the five senses, just like Mirror Flower, Still Water, but he had to maintain the effect continuously, and it consumed chakra.

The right eye's ability was even more powerful: foreseeing the future.

At its longest, he could see ten seconds into the future. He could use the ability continuously for up to sixty seconds, and it recovered while inactive—one second of rest restored one second of use.

It was very similar to Obito's Kamui.

Once he used the First Hokage Cells, the power of both eye techniques should increase a little more.

That was what gave Uchiha Gin the confidence to stand against Konoha. If his eye techniques were something like Uchiha Shin's ability in Boruto, controlling a few blades, he certainly wouldn't be this brazen.

"The difference between Kage Level and Beyond Kage Level is still too great. And Konoha is worth taking the time to acquire."

"Danzo needs to die."

Uchiha Gin had no intention of letting Danzo off the hook any longer.

He didn't have Sarutobi Hiruzen's tolerance. So Danzo liked ambushing people? Once Uchiha Gin got back, he'd send him to meet the Second.

This time, Danzo wasn't even trying to hide it. The ninja were wearing Konoha uniforms.

But there was no point hiding it anyway. There was no way to cover up the involvement of the Hyuga, Yamanaka, and Aburame Clans.

Soon, Gin's subordinates and the four Anbu arrived and saw the five men lying at Uchiha Gin's feet.

"Lord Gin, let's go back to Konoha, capture Danzo, and kill him!"

The Uchiha didn't waste words.

They had come right out and voiced the same thought as Uchiha Gin: Danzo had to die.

The others agreed, saying that was exactly what they should do.

They'd had enough of swallowing their anger. Now that Uchiha Gin was here, they refused to keep their heads down and endure it.

They'd finally found a glimmer of hope, and Danzo wanted to destroy it?

To hell with you, Shimura Danzo!

"Shouldn't we... leave this to Lord Hokage to decide? Perhaps this is a plot by another village?"

Seeing their reaction, the Anbu captain couldn't help offering a defense.

Besides, they all knew that if Shimura Danzo really was behind this, it would be a serious problem.

"Plot, my ass!"

"The Yamanaka Clan can be ordered around. The Aburame Clan might belong to another village, but the only ones who could command the Hyuga Clan, besides their own clan, are Lord Hokage and Root, which was once controlled by Shimura Danzo."

"So you're accusing the Third Hokage of being behind it?"

Hearing that, one of Uchiha Gin's subordinates snapped and immediately retorted.

The facts were plain for all to see.

If Fugaku had been there, he might have tried to reason with them, but Uchiha Gin's subordinate wasn't going to hold back.

The Anbu didn't know how to argue back. The Uchiha was right.

Most importantly, word that Uchiha Gin had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan had spread throughout the Anbu.

No one dared to provoke him.

"Take them to meet Lord Hokage. I believe he'll give us a reasonable answer."

Uchiha Gin spoke at last.

No one objected.