The Death of Shisui (1)

"Sarutobi, you are merely the acting Hokage!"

As he imagined himself using the Mangekyo Sharingan to manipulate Sarutobi Hiruzen, leading Konoha to eradicate the evil Uchiha Clan, and finally succeeding as the Fifth Hokage, the joy deep within Danzo's eyes became difficult to conceal.

When that day came, he would let the deposed Sarutobi Hiruzen inherit the Root, while he, Shimura Danzo, would be the most dazzling Hokage under the sun.

"Sarutobi, I am the true Hokage!"

Thinking of that glorious future, Danzo could not help but reveal a foolish, infatuated grin.

Ugh... cough, cough!

Seeming to realize he had lost his composure, Danzo let out a weak, hacking cough as if an old injury had flared up, all while under the gaze of Uchiha Shisui, who looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"Even if Hiruzen were willing to act, the village's suspicion of the Uchiha would not vanish, and the evil desires of the Uchiha Clan would never cease."

Using the cough as a cover, Danzo stepped silently closer to Shisui, his tone heavy with feigned regret.

Shisui's mind was currently filled with the conflict between the village and his clan, and out of trust for the Third Hokage, he failed to realize the hidden danger behind this "Hokage's special envoy."

After a brief, naive moment of contemplation, Shisui looked at Danzo earnestly and said, "I will do everything in my power to ensure the village and the clan..."

Before Shisui could finish, Danzo waved his sleeve, cutting him off.

"No matter how hard you try, a suspicious man like me will never easily change his mind. What will you do then?"

Under the cover of that sleeve, Danzo lowered his head and sneered. Hidden beneath his bandages, his Sharingan was already primed, silently activating Izanagi.

"Danzo!"

A flash of anger crossed Shisui's eyes, but he forced himself to hold back from attacking.

"What, have you been shamed into anger?"

Danzo sneered at Shisui's stoic face, which finally showed a hint of fury, then pressed closer and barked sharply.

"At that time, will you use Kotoamatsukami on me as well?"

What!

Shisui was stunned by the sudden accusation, his focus slipping for a split second.

In that brief instant, Danzo, sensing the perfect opportunity, snapped his head up. A fierce light gleamed in his single left eye. He discarded his cane without hesitation and thrust his left hand toward Uchiha Shisui's eyes.

"I will take these Sharingan of yours!"

Ugh!

Under the chilling intent to kill, the battle-hardened Uchiha Shisui instantly regained his senses.

Facing the ruthless, decisive ambush, the blade-like Mangekyo Sharingan in Shisui's eyes spun slightly, and his left hand clamped down hard on Danzo's lunging arm.

"This is just a common genjutsu; it will be dispelled soon."

As a wielder of the Mangekyo Sharingan, how could Uchiha Shisui be defeated so easily? With a simple Mangekyo genjutsu, he froze Danzo in place.

Sigh...

Go ahead and savor the humiliation of being trampled underfoot!

Shisui slowly released Danzo's arm, a look of profound disappointment and a flicker of imperceptible schadenfreude crossing his eyes before he turned to leave.

"Not good!"

Before Shisui had taken more than a few steps, his mind in turmoil, he suddenly felt a strange ripple in the air before him.

Immediately.

A fist slammed into Shisui's abdomen. Danzo's figure materialized instantly, and without hesitation, he struck toward Shisui's temple, spine, and chest...

The combo was clean, crisp, and fluid, as if it had been practiced countless times with precision and grace.

Finally.

With a sickening rip, a long spray of blood erupted in mid-air, and Danzo's left hand decisively gouged out Shisui's right eye.

It was only then that Shisui, overcome by pain, found a chance to struggle. He clutched his empty right eye socket and leaped backward, putting distance between himself and Danzo.

"Izanagi!"

As Danzo coldly unwrapped the bandages covering his right eye, Shisui recalled the forbidden ocular technique capable of erasing any unfavorable situation.

Damn you, Danzo!

In the agony of losing an eye, Shisui realized he could no longer complete the mission entrusted to him by the Hokage, and the number of Root ninja surrounding him had multiplied several times over.

Have the Root ninja been mobilized?

A flash of despair crossed Shisui's eyes, not for his own plight, but for the dark future of his clan and the village.

"As long as the Uchiha Clan exists, the village will remain under threat. Sarutobi is too soft, but I will change all of this..."

Shimura Danzo's face was filled with a triumphant smile. He gently stroked his now-blind right eye and continued fanatically toward Uchiha Shisui.

"Give me your other eye, and I will lead Konoha to the pinnacle of the Ninja World!"

"You intend to strike at the Hokage? You deserve to die!"

Shisui had originally been contemplating how to break out of this desperate situation, or even how to avoid this conflict that should never have occurred tonight, but Danzo's words ignited the fiercest rage within his heart.

As expected.

Just as Jin had said, as long as Danzo existed...

"Susanoo!"

Shisui clutched his eyes in visible agony, and a towering, skeletal green giant suddenly rose up.

Accompanied by an overwhelming pressure that bore down on the surroundings, countless beams of green light shot across the field, and in mere moments, over a dozen Root ninjas who failed to react were struck dead on the spot.

"What... what is this!"

Faced with power as formidable as a demon's, even the emotionless Root could only stare in shock, a profound sense of helplessness rising in their hearts.

"Kill!"

Yet, following Danzo's decisive and cold command, the Root ninjas, stripped of their own will, charged forward without the slightest regard for their lives.

"Danzo, you deserve to die!"

Under the stimulation of intense agony, the ocular power of Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan boiled over in an unusual display, causing the massive Susanoo to solidify further and even manifest a giant samurai blade.

Drawing the blade that had condensed from the void, the skeletal Susanoo took the initiative and charged into the fray.

At the same moment.

The instant that massive green giant rose from the earth, Uchiha Jin, who had been leisurely pouring himself a drink and enjoying a barbecue, instantly sobered up.

Snap!

As his wine glass shattered into powder upon hitting the ground, the Uchiha clansmen, who had been immersed in laughter and cheer, all looked over with expressions of confusion and hesitation.

"So, the time has finally come!"

Ignoring them, Uchiha Jin turned and shouted toward the head of the Akimichi Clan.

"Put it on my tab, and go find Clan Leader Fugaku for reimbursement later!"