Ultimately, It's Because You Haven't Read Enough

Bang!

The cup on the table fell to the floor, and Hayato snapped back to reality, looking at Shisui before him.

At this moment, a powerful surge of chakra erupted from Shisui's body, though this fluctuation carried the cold, violent nature unique to the Uchiha.

He had lost control.

Hayato immediately released his genjutsu. At first, it had been Shisui holding on, refusing to let go, but now, he had completely sunk into the illusion.

Furthermore—

Hayato stood up and walked toward the door. Unsurprisingly, this surge of chakra had already attracted some of the clan's experts.

Fugaku, who had been in his own dojo, was the first to arrive, and upon seeing Hayato, he understood a few things.

"Clan Leader, Shisui also needs to know certain things. I have seen more than even you have, and the beginning of it all starts with Shisui."

Hayato looked at Fugaku, speaking with an expressionless face.

The beginning!

Fugaku's pupils shrank violently, and then he regained his composure. "Can you resolve this?"

"Please rest assured, Clan Leader. It is just that no one can be allowed to disturb us right now." Hayato nodded.

Hearing this, Fugaku turned around immediately; he needed to hold back the clansmen who were rushing over.

Seeing this, Hayato turned his back and walked inside, closing the heavy door once more to shut out all prying eyes.

Fugaku glanced back at the door behind him and reached out to stop the arriving clansmen. "Everyone go back. There is nothing wrong."

"Is there really nothing wrong?" Uchiha Yashiro frowned slightly. He could sense that this chakra was unusual, and he had a vague suspicion in his heart.

"Rest assured, there is no problem."

Fugaku maintained his calm expression. Seeing this, the elders could only instruct the clansmen who kept arriving to disperse.

Inside the room, Hayato sat down opposite Shisui, silently waiting for him to recover.

"Hayato, these things aren't real, are they?" Shisui asked, his voice filled with a hint of pleading.

"That depends on how you look at it. If you follow the established path, then yes, they are real," Hayato said softly, then poured another cup of water and pushed it toward Shisui.

Established?

That means...

Thinking of this, Shisui raised his head to look at Hayato, his eyes gradually regaining a glimmer of clarity.

"I showed you how this scenario came to be, and I have seen so much, so much more." Hayato looked at Shisui and spoke softly. He hadn't just shown Shisui the night of the clan's annihilation.

He had also woven in the things Shisui would do after awakening his Mangekyo in the future. To avoid distortion, he had only presented specific occasions.

This included what Shisui would say to Uchiha Itachi at the Naka River after his eyes were stolen, as well as the identity of the true perpetrator of the annihilation night.

It seemed the effect was quite good.

"I am a sinner of the Uchiha clan!" Shisui clutched his head with both hands, pulling at his hair, while the Mangekyo in his eyes spun frantically.

"Fool!"

Hayato barked at Shisui.

"Hayato?" Shisui looked up at Hayato, not understanding why he would say that about him.

"All that has passed is like yesterday's death. All that is to come is like today's birth." Hayato looked at the bewildered Shisui and said, "Whatever happens in the future, from today on, consider it a fresh start."

"This is only the future you foresaw; nothing has happened yet. You're sitting here wallowing in self-pity—can you try reading a few more books?"

Hearing this, Shisui looked embarrassed, as he didn't quite understand the quote Hayato had just used, though the explanation that followed was clear enough.

He suddenly felt that his education hadn't been very good.

Without hesitation, Shisui knocked his head against the floor and said solemnly, "Hayato, please teach me!"

"Get up, I'm not dead yet, damn it." Hayato rolled his eyes, speechless at Shisui's posture.

Shisui looked up in disbelief; it was the first time he had ever seen such a volatile side of Hayato. He quickly sat up straight, looking like a student attending a lecture.

Hayato sat cross-legged, his sharp gaze scrutinizing Shisui as if evaluating him.

Shisui quickly composed his expression. Although thoughts still lingered in his eyes, he looked straight at Hayato.

Good—

It seemed that his occasional words over this period, combined with the impact of the genjutsu he had just presented, had shaken Shisui to some extent—especially after seeing Shisui's performance at the Hokage's office tonight.

A teenager in his early teens, upholding the Will of Fire while carrying the bloodline of the Uchiha, a clan cursed by power.

Some of Shisui's actions in the original story were truly baffling, but in the end, it really came down to him not having read enough books.

However, compared to the Itachi of the original timeline, the Shisui before him could still be saved.

"In the fifty-three years since Konoha was founded, do you know why the Second Hokage began to be so wary of our clan?" Hayato's gaze fell on Shisui as he asked slowly.

"Because... the ancestor Uchiha Madara left the village?" Shisui replied, not entirely certain.

"Heh—naive."

Hayato glanced at Shisui. "It is because of the Nine-Tails."

"The Nine-Tails?" Shisui was stunned, then something occurred to him.

"That's right. There are only a few recorded instances of the Nine-Tails being controlled, and known to others. One was when Uchiha Madara controlled it to fight the First Hokage at the Valley of the End. The most recent one was the Night of the Nine-Tails two years ago."

"Regarding the Night of the Nine-Tails, I assume you know what Konoha suffered?"

"Yes." Shisui nodded. That night, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha died, and many elite chunin and even jonin sacrificed their lives.

And it was after that night that the Uchiha fell into a situation where they were ostracized by the entirety of Konoha.

"This Mangekyo ability to control tailed beasts is exactly what makes our clan the most feared. It was because of this that the Second Hokage gathered us here and granted us the duty of the Konoha Police Force."

Shisui opened his mouth, wanting to argue.

"Shut up and let me finish." Hayato cut Shisui off directly.

"From beginning to end, the Second Hokage harbored a grudge against the Uchiha... or rather, against our ancestor, Uchiha Madara. After the Valley of the End, this grudge reached its peak."

"The First Hokage died a few years later because of it, and his sister-in-law, Uzumaki Mito, had to become the jinchuriki to suppress the Nine-Tails."

"If you take the time to look at some records, you will find that every move the Second Hokage made after taking office followed a traceable pattern."

Hayato spoke slowly, while Shisui listened like a child who had yet to be enlightened.

"Establishing the Police Force may look like it gave us Uchiha a prestigious status, but that status is actually a double-edged sword. You should see it too—the Uchiha clan has already become detached from the village."

"We have fallen into a state of isolation where we possess power but are understood by no one, and where we wish to maintain order but are met with jealousy and hatred."

"But, it is also because of our clan's... attitude when enforcing the law," Shisui lowered his head and said softly.

"Heh, there is no denying that is true." Hayato tapped his fingers on the table. "But this is an unsolvable open conspiracy."

"What is the duty of the Police Force?"