? Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye Konoha 43 has arrived at the autumnal equinox.
In addition to basically continuing to practice at Ryūchi Cave, Yu occasionally uses World King's Door-Door Fruit to return to Konoha to see Yugao and Hong.
However, since the loss of Konoha's top combat power, Uchiha Clan, who had fallen into silence after the last crackdown, became eager to take action again, and the long-standing conflict between Konoha finally broke out completely.
Whoosh...
In the evening and dusk, a Hayate blew through the woods behind him. Standing on the upper reaches of the Naka River and looking at the endless waterfall in front of him, Itachi finally looked back impatiently and saw an unexpected scene.
"Shisui, you finally... your eyes?!"
He originally planned to work with Shisui to stop Uchiha Clan's coup, but after seeing Shisui's appearance at this moment, Itachi was stunned.
Shisui appeared in front of him, still looking like his usual self, carrying a dagger sword on his back, with a scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan's left eye open, but his right eye was tightly closed, leaving a shocking line of blood from the eye socket.
"It's Danzo. I didn't expect that guy to sneak attack me with Izanagi. My right eye was taken away by him..."
After arriving at the meeting place with Itachi, Shisui, who had lost his right eye, looked indescribably depressed, "As Yu said, my idea was too naive. Originally, I wanted to use Kotoamatsukami to change the idea of Fugaku clan leader launching a coup, but his right eye was taken away by Danzo in a sneak attack..."
"It turns out that he planned to eradicate the entire Uchiha Clan from the beginning, and he never believed me. He planned to use his desperate and extreme methods to protect the village..."
He was not depressed because he lost his right eye, but because Uchiha Clan was about to launch a coup and Konoha was about to break out a war, he felt sad because he was unable to stop it.
"Danzo..."
Hearing the words Shisui in front of him, Itachi clenched his fists unconsciously. He had never felt such strong hatred for a person as he did now.
"So he will definitely plan to take away my left eye. This eye has the ability to cause war. It must not fall into his hands. I will leave my eye to you, Itachi..."
Having said this, Shisui slowly extended his hand to his only remaining left eye, without any hesitation on his face.
"Shisui, could you..."
Seeing Shisui's actions, Itachi was shocked and was about to speak to stop him, but Shisui had already handed a bloody Sharingan in front of him.
"This coup has gathered the strength of the entire clan, and it cannot be that easy to stop."
"The centripetal force of the Uchiha Clan's ninjas is naturally extraordinary. Everyone's ideas are very firm, beyond our imagination."
After taking off his last left eye, Shisui, with two lines of blood and tears on his face, looked miserable, "Yu has left Konoha. With my power, I can't persuade him to change his mind. Plus, Danzo guy is obstructing it. It seems that I can no longer stop Uchiha Clan from launching a coup..."
"If a civil war breaks out in Konoha Ninja village like this, other countries will definitely take this opportunity to launch an attack, and then war will be inevitable..."
After finishing speaking, Shisui put his left eye into Itachi's hand, and forced a cheerful smile as usual on his face, "So the only thing I can ask for is you as a close friend. Please protect this village for me, and protect the reputation of the Uchiha Clan..."
"Shisui..."
Facing the still gentle and cheerful smile on Shisui's face, Itachi shook his hands. He simply didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he took Shisui's eyes.
"Don't show such an expression..."
"Even if I'm like this now, I still know your expression."
Shisui, who had lost his eyes, seemed to be able to feel the bitterness on Itachi's face at this moment. He reached out and patted his shoulder in a comforting manner, "It's not like you to look uneasy. You always remain calm no matter what. That's Uchiha Itachi..."
"But..."
Looking at Shisui in front of him, who still had a gentle smile on his face after losing his eyes, Itachi's eyes moistened unknowingly.
"Don't worry, you can definitely do it, show your confidence."
After entrusting his left eye to Itachi, Shisui continued to encourage him, "For you, the next road may be dark and difficult, and I cannot be by your side to walk side by side with you, but I know that you can definitely stick to your own direction."
"And what I want to give you is not just this eye, but also a new power - Mangekyō Sharingan."
After saying this, Shisui's body began to gradually retreat. Behind him were the hundred-foot-high cliff and the endless flow of Nanhechuan Falls.
"Mangekyō Sharingan? Shisui Are you planning to..."
Seeing Shisui's actions, Itachi's worries finally became reality, and he couldn't help but take a step forward.
"Don't come over! Itachi, if you still think of me as a friend, don't stop me..."
However, as soon as Itachi took a step forward, Shisui in front of him stopped him sternly, "I hope my death can damage Uchiha Clan's morale and buy you some time to delay their coup. There is only so much I can do for you in the end..."
"By the way, if you have a chance to meet Yu, say sorry to him for me."
"It is unforgivable to use illusions on a friend, but in my eyes, he will always be my friend."
After saying the last words, Shisui showed a smile of relief on his face with his eyes closed. He relaxed his feet lightly, and the whole person suddenly fell down the hundred-foot-high cliff behind him and fell into the endless flow of the Nanhe River...
"Shisui!!"
Looking at Shisui who committed suicide by jumping into the Nanhe River in front of him, Itachi finally couldn't control his emotions anymore. He stretched out his hand to grab it, but he could only grab the empty air...
His only close friend and mentor since childhood, Uchiha Clan, the strongest genius ninja in the contemporary era, Body Flicker Shisui, known as the 'strongest genjutsu ninja', actually sacrificed himself and chose this dishonorable way of death in order to end the war between Mu Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
Hate...
For the first time Uchiha Itachi hated his lack of power like this. He wished he could control all this and change Konoha and Uchiha Clan's minds.
He witnessed his only close friend Shisui commit suicide by throwing himself into the river. Two lines of bright red blood tears flowed from Itachi's eyes. Under strong mental stimulation, when he opened his eyes again, the original blood-red ordinary Sharingan had evolved into a pair of Three-Tomoe dart-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Self-sacrifice... the nameless ninja who maintains peace in secret... that is the real ninja."
"Don't worry Shisui... I will definitely fulfill your wish... for sure."
The Will of Fire that Shisui usually entrusted to him flashed through his mind. Itachi couldn't help but clenched the left eye that Shisui entrusted to him. After wiping away the tears left in his eyes, the figure disappeared on the Nanhe River...