Your eyes... are Mangekyo, aren't they?

Crow was prepared; with a tap of his toes, he leaped into mid-air.

But Shin-getsu had been waiting for this exact moment.

"Senior Shisui!"

Shisui understood in an instant.

Body Flicker Technique erupted.

He appeared behind Crow and slashed down with his blade.

Crow forced his body to twist and parried.

Clang!

Sparks flew.

The moment Crow blocked Shisui, Shin-getsu threw out a steel wire, snagging the black sealing box.

With a violent tug!

The box was ripped from Crow's grasp.

A Root ninja tried to intercept.

Shin-getsu locked onto his eyes with his Three-Tomoe.

Genjutsu!

The Root ninja's body stiffened.

The next second, the box landed in Shin-getsu's hands.

"Got it."

Killing intent surged in Crow's eyes.

"You're courting death!"

Ignoring Shisui's short blade, he forced himself to turn and charged toward Shin-getsu.

Squelch!

Shisui's blade sliced open his back.

But Crow didn't stop.

He was going to kill Shin-getsu!

Shin-getsu's gaze was cold.

This was Root.

For the sake of a mission, they would throw their lives away.

But unfortunately.

He was no longer the kid from yesterday who could only fight for his life.

Shin-getsu opened the sealing box.

Inside, there was a row of glass containers.

Three scarlet Sharingan floated silently in the preservation fluid.

In an instant, every Uchiha on the scene went mad.

"Sharingan!"

"It really is the Sharingan!"

"Root!"

"I'm going to kill them!"

Shisui's pupils trembled violently.

Shin-getsu picked up one of the containers and looked coldly at Crow.

"You'd throw your life away just to hide this?"

Crow didn't answer and continued his charge.

Shin-getsu held the container high.

"Senior Shisui."

"Are you still going to hold back?"

Shisui's expression finally changed.

The gentleness vanished.

Killing intent emerged.

The next instant, Shisui's speed skyrocketed.

His Body Flicker Technique was so fast it left behind afterimages.

Crow had just rushed in front of Shin-getsu when Shisui appeared at his side.

A short sword slashed horizontally.

Puchi!

An arm flew through the air.

Crow staggered.

Shin-getsu seized the opportunity and unleashed Lightning Style: Earth Flash again.

Zzzzz!

Crow's legs went numb.

Shisui held a blade to his neck.

"It's over."

Crow suddenly smiled.

"It's too late."

Shin-getsu's expression changed.

"Retreat!"

Boom!

An explosion suddenly erupted from deep within the stronghold.

A massive pillar of fire shot into the sky.

Root had initiated self-destruction.

But Shin-getsu didn't look at the explosion.

He stared intently at Crow.

Because Crow hadn't been talking about the stronghold's self-destruction.

He had been talking about something else.

Shin-getsu abruptly activated [Causality Retrospection].

The scene rewound.

Three minutes earlier.

Before retreating, Crow had used his blood to activate a Communication Talisman.

The transmission destination wasn't Root.

It was...

Shisui.

No.

More accurately, it was intelligence regarding Shisui.

Shin-getsu's pupils contracted sharply.

"Senior Shisui!"

Shisui looked at him.

Shin-getsu's voice was icy.

"You've been targeted."

Shisui froze.

The next instant, a system prompt sounded.

[Key Destiny Node triggered early.]

[Shisui's Eye Seizing Crisis accelerated.]

[Countdown: Three days.]

[Mission Objective: Prevent Danzo from seizing Shisui's Mangekyo.]

[Mission Reward: Mangekyo Evolution Clue, 15000 Causality Points, etc.]

Shin-getsu's gaze became incredibly sharp in an instant.

It was finally here.

Shisui's crisis.

In the original story, Danzo had seized one of Shisui's eyes, forcing Shisui to commit suicide by jumping into a river.

And now, because Shin-getsu had continuously torn apart Root, Danzo's plan had been accelerated.

Shisui looked at Shin-getsu and asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean?"

Shin-getsu looked at him, his Three-Tomoe slowly rotating.

"From now on."

"Do not meet Danzo alone."

"Do not trust any private summons from the Hokage's high-level officials."

"Do not leave the sight of the Uchiha."

Shisui's expression shifted slightly.

"What exactly did you see?"

Shin-getsu said every word clearly:

"I saw that someone wants your eyes."

BOOM!

The fire from an explosion at a distant stronghold illuminated the night sky.

Standing beneath the firelight, Shisui felt a bone-chilling cold for the first time.

"Someone wants my eyes?"

Shin-getsu did not beat around the bush.

"Correct."

Shisui was silent for a moment.

"Danzo?"

Shin-getsu looked at him.

"Besides him, who else would dare?"

Shisui gripped his short blade tightly.

Uchiha Tekka, who had just arrived nearby, heard this and his expression instantly exploded.

"What?"

"Danzo still wants to make a move on Shisui?"

"Is he insane?"

Shin-getsu sneered.

"He has always been insane."

Tekka looked at Shisui, furious.

"Shisui, you aren't going to say something about trusting the village and trusting the Hokage this time, are you?"

Shisui did not answer.

If it were before, he might have truly said that there was no evidence yet and that they shouldn't jump to conclusions.

But now?

The Root stronghold.

The Night Owl Plan.

The Sharingan Preservation Fluid.

The list of missing clansmen.

And the three Sharingan in the sealed box before him.

With these things laid out before his eyes, could he continue to deceive himself?

Shisui lowered his head, looking at the Sharingan in the sealed box.

Those were not ordinary organs.

They were the eyes of his clansmen.

They were Uchiha who had once been alive.

And Root kept them in a box like mere objects.

Shisui slowly closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, the gentleness in his gaze had diminished significantly.

"Shin-getsu."

"Why are you certain they will make a move on me?"

Shin-getsu said directly:

"Because your eyes are the things Danzo wants most."

Shisui's pupils constricted.

"What do you know?"

Shin-getsu glanced at his surroundings.

"This is not the place to talk."

Fugaku arrived with his men at that moment.

Upon seeing the Sharingan inside the sealed box, his expression turned terrifyingly grim.

"Take them back to the clan grounds."

"Seal all evidence."

"Shisui, Shin-getsu, come with me."

Tekka immediately asked:

"Clan Leader, what about these Root captives?"

Fugaku said coldly:

"Take them."

"Anyone who dares to snatch them will be treated as attacking the Uchiha."

The Anbu captain, Dog, also rushed over.

"Clan Leader Fugaku, the Root captives should be handed over to the Hokage."

Tekka drew his blade instantly.

"Hand them over to the Hokage?"

"And then let them be silenced?"

"Have you already forgotten the scene in front of the Hokage Building just now?"

The Anbu captain fell silent.

He could not force the issue this time.

Because the Uchiha held the Sharingan in their hands.

This matter could no longer be suppressed.

Shin-getsu looked at the Anbu captain.

"You may follow."

"Record the entire process."

"But the Uchiha will hold the prisoners for now."

The Anbu captain took a look at Shin-getsu.

A nine-year-old child, yet already capable of making direct decisions in such a situation.

What was even more absurd was that Fugaku did not refute him.

What did this signify?

It meant that Shin-getsu's weight within the Uchiha Clan had changed.

The Anbu captain said in a deep voice:

"I will report this truthfully to the Hokage."

Shin-getsu said indifferently:

"You had better."

With that, he turned and left.

Uchiha Clan grounds.

The underground secret chamber of Naka Shrine.

This time, only five people entered.

Fugaku.

Shisui.

Tekka.

Shin-getsu.

And Uchiha Yashiro.

The sealed box was placed in the center.

Three Sharingan floated in the preservation fluid, their crimson hue blindingly bright.

Tekka's fists clenched, cracking audibly.

"Clan Leader."

"I can't take it anymore."

"We have enough evidence."

"The Night Owl Plan, the Sharingan, the Root captives."

"We should rally the entire clan right now and tear Root apart!"

Yashiro also said in a deep voice:

"Clan Head, Tekka is right."

"Root is no longer just monitoring us."

"They are feeding on the corpses of the Uchiha."

Fugaku did not answer immediately.

He looked at Shisui.

"Shisui, what is your take?"

Shisui remained silent for a long time before he finally spoke.

"Root must pay the price."

Tekka's eyes lit up.

"Good!"

"You finally said something that makes sense!"

Shisui paid no mind to Tekka's sarcasm.

He simply looked at Shin-getsu.

"But I want to hear what Shin-getsu has to say first."

Everyone's gaze fell upon Shin-getsu.

Shin-getsu did not keep them in suspense.

He looked directly at Shisui.

"Your eyes, they are Mangekyo, aren't they?"