The Farm's Turkeys Were Always Meant to Die on Thanksgiving!

"That's it!"

Uchiha Setsuna, swaying like seaweed in the shockwave, had still been stunned by how extreme the match had become. But now, he could no longer spare a thought for how or why it had happened.

Nothing else could shake the Uchiha Great Elder as much as what he was seeing before him.

"Man... Mangekyō!"

Uchiha Setsuna shakily raised his right hand and pointed at the blurry figure standing amid the explosion's smoke in the distance. His face was full of disbelief as he cried out.

"What?"

"Mangekyō!!!"

At Uchiha Setsuna's cry, Uchiha Fugaku and the other Uchiha elders beside him exclaimed in shock as well.

The many Uchiha members beneath the arena had also witnessed the horrifying sight. Hearing the tremble in Uchiha Setsuna's voice, they too struggled to contain their excitement.

"The next form the Three-Tomoe Sharingan evolves into in the legends! It's the ultimate power of our Uchiha!"

"Lord Uchiha Madara had a pair of eyes just like that!"

"The power of a god!"

They had only learned today that the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan truly existed—and that the rumors spreading from the clan training grounds were true.

The ultimate power of Uchiha Madara!

Even if they had never witnessed Uchiha Madara in his prime, who among those present hadn't heard the legends of their former clan leader?

He had been a superhuman who stood atop the Ninja World, second only to the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama.

Although Uchiha Madara had abandoned the clan back then, the Uchiha, who respected strength above all, were still proud of him and had made him their ultimate goal in life.

And today!

As they stared at the half-bodied green giant, fifty or sixty meters tall and unharmed amid the endless flames, every Uchiha's eyes filled with longing and yearning.

Inside the green giant's chest, Uchiha Shisui stood with his hands clasped in the Tiger Seal. His expression was complicated as he stared blankly down at the arena.

A mangled corpse lay there. Not a trace remained of the "Flame Demon" who had stood there moments ago. The body had completely lost its breath of life.

There was just one thing: the deathly stillness around Uchiha Zongxian's remains seemed a little strange, as though he had been dead for years.

Of course!

No one would pay attention to that now...

Even Uchiha Shisui, who had undergone years of elite Anbu training, was consumed by an indescribable shock. He hadn't noticed this insignificant detail either.

A powerhouse like Uchiha Zongxian had been willing to die just to take him down with him!

He, Uchiha Shisui, was the one who truly wanted to lead the clan and the village toward peace. He had already given everything he had. So why was he being treated this way?

And what was a "saint"? Why had the word "chaotic times" come up?

Why?

Why!

Why!!!

Countless thoughts surged through Uchiha Shisui's mind. The violent upheaval of his emotions made his blade-like Mangekyō spin wildly.

Roar!

The half-bodied green giant, already dozens of meters tall, suddenly rose higher. Solidified chakra surged out without end, forming tangible bones, flesh, and tendons that grew upward from its waist...

At last.

A suit of armor formed from condensed chakra appeared around the green giant, and a gigantic spiral sword took shape in its right hand.

And so.

A mighty Susanoo radiated the terrifying aura of a world-destroying demon god, appearing before every member of the Uchiha clan.

"So this is the legendary power of a god?"

Uchiha Itachi stood on the platform, his expression excited. He was entranced by Susanoo's unmatched might, but more than that, he saw the possibility of truly bringing peace to the clan and the village.

At that moment, in his scarlet Sharingan...

This dazzling, sun-bright power, beyond anything a shinobi could imagine—if only Lord Hokage...

"Susanoo! This is Susanoo!"

"It's the ultimate ocular technique that only Uchiha shinobi who have awakened the Mangekyō can use."

"Do you see? Shisui has materialized his ocular power and summoned a guardian spirit outside his body. It has absolute defense and unparalleled offensive power!"

"Lord Uchiha Madara once used this Susanoo to battle the First's Wood Release at the Valley of the End."

"This is the Uchiha's divine power. Any enemy who has seen it on the battlefield has met their end."

Uchiha Setsuna pointed at Shisui's Susanoo, trembling with excitement and nearly incoherent as he roared to the clan members. For a moment, it was as though he had returned to the Uchiha's most glorious era.

Ultimate power, ultimate ocular technique, divine power...

Each of those phrases made the Uchiha below the arena's heads ring.

But Uchiha Shisui paid no heed to the crowd's reaction. His mind was filled with countless questions, and at last he realized who could give him the answers.

Crack!

The enormous green Susanoo slowly turned its shoulders and neck. Its pupils, wreathed in green flames, stared directly down at the arena.

There.

Uchiha Jin stood beneath Susanoo's oppressive aura, his sleeves fluttering. Like an immortal who had withdrawn from the world, he met Shisui's confused gaze with an expression devoid of joy or sorrow.

"Why!"

The force of Shisui's ocular power and will bore down on Uchiha Jin. He was filled with an anger he could barely contain.

It wasn't because he had realized Uchiha Jin wanted to kill him. Once Uchiha Shisui had understood what was happening, he hadn't been surprised by that.

But what had Zongxian done wrong?

He had already seen countless tragedies like this in the Anbu and Root. But Uchiha Zongxian's end shouldn't have been like this.

Such exquisite Fire Release Ninjutsu!

Such incredible mastery of Uchiha Style Swordsmanship!

And he had earned outstanding merit in the Third Shinobi World War!

Through their brief but brutally intense clash, Uchiha Shisui had come to sincerely acknowledge the "Flame Demon." He had undoubtedly been a shinobi worthy of respect.

Yet this worthy shinobi had died in this battle for no reason, simply because of the selfishness of Uchiha Jin and his "Jade Shatter" faction.

How could Uchiha Shisui accept that?

But Uchiha Jin's expression remained as calm as ever in the face of Shisui's silent yet furious accusation. Only a trace of regret flashed across his face.

Was he regretting Uchiha Zongxian's death? Or regretting that he hadn't managed to kill Shisui too?

Before Uchiha Shisui could think further, a detached voice came back to him, carried by the mental force he had released.

"The turkeys on the farm... were always meant to die on Thanksgiving!"

What?

Uchiha Shisui tried to think through the meaning of those words, but in the next instant, he could no longer spare the thought. His entire attention shifted back to Uchiha Jin.

There!

Uchiha Jin wore the familiar mocking smile. The only difference was his Sharingan...

At that moment... it was... spinning...

Wildly!