Kotoamatsukami

Uchiha Gray didn't even have the interest to speak to a bit-part ninja like this.

Dolif stared at Uchiha Gray in shock, but the fear he had felt just moments ago was gone. His face filled with adoration, he shouted, "Gray, you're too amazing!"

"If I had known earlier that a ninja as powerful and kind as you existed in the Leaf, I would have gone to the Leaf to find you years ago!"

Dolif's voice trembled, his eyes shining with excitement.

If he could have found Uchiha Gray to help the Land of Waves sooner, the country would never have ended up like this, being wantonly trampled and abused by Gato!

Uchiha Shisui looked at Dolif, his expression strange.

"Is something wrong, Shisui?" Dolif asked, confused.

The conversations along the way had made him realize that Uchiha Shisui was a ninja with a gentle personality and immense strength.

Through his name, he had even realized that this was the powerful ninja known as Body Flicker Shisui from the Third Shinobi World War.

This was likely one of the top-tier combat forces in the Leaf!

Uchiha Shisui pointed helplessly at Gray's youthful face. "Although I often forget his actual age because of the way Gray speaks, in reality, Gray is only eight years old."

"If you had gone to the Leaf a few years earlier, Gray wouldn't even have been in the Ninja Academy yet."

It was a truly sad and shocking fact.

Only then did Dolif realize Uchiha Gray's youthful age, which was so inconsistent with his strength.

Many times, Uchiha Gray's way of acting had made him overlook the boy's age.

But under Uchiha Shisui's reminder, he finally realized that Uchiha Gray was currently just an eight-year-old child!

"This is terrifying, absolutely terrifying! When I was twelve, I was still playing in the mud!"

"Is this the world of a genius?"

Uchiha Gray rolled his eyes inwardly, watching the two of them go back and forth, praising him endlessly.

Damn it!

This young master was just heading to the Land of Waves to complete a mission and decided to lend a hand along the way; how did it turn into him being some kind of peerless saint?

"By the way, Shisui, you've already awakened those eyes, haven't you?" Uchiha Gray said calmly.

"What!"

Uchiha Shisui's mind instantly went into a state of maximum alert, and he stared at Uchiha Gray in shock.

How could this be?

He had never displayed those eyes within the Uchiha clan.

Not even the clan head knew; how did Uchiha Gray find out?

He stared fixedly at Uchiha Gray, as if looking at a terrifying monster.

"My senses are very sharp. It was my own Sharingan that told me. Even now that I have awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, I still feel a sense of dread when facing you."

Uchiha Gray said indifferently.

It was the truth; his Three-Tomoe Sharingan gave him a feeling of insurmountable opposition when facing Uchiha Shisui.

It was as if he were being suppressed by a superior.

"I see." Uchiha Shisui let out a deep breath, his shock turning into a wry smile. "Gray, your perception is too sharp."

"In the entire Leaf, no one has ever been able to discover that I had awakened those eyes just by sensing them."

The two of them didn't shy away from Dolif; or rather, Uchiha Gray had already cast a genjutsu the moment he started speaking.

Dolif was still rambling on, loudly praising Uchiha Gray.

Yet, he couldn't hear a single word of their conversation.

"But Gray, how did you know about this? You should know that within the Uchiha clan, even among our own people, very few know of the existence of these eyes unless they have awakened them themselves."

"My father told me when I was young," Uchiha Gray said calmly, having prepared his excuse long ago.

"My father said back then that there existed eyes even more powerful than the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. At first, I didn't believe it, but after I promoted to the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and faced you, I realized what my father said might be true."

Uchiha Shisui understood immediately.

No wonder Uchiha Gray had enticed him to leave the village and help him complete his mission.

From start to finish, Uchiha Gray's goal had been to consult him about the Mangekyou Sharingan!

If that was the case, everything made sense.

Within the Leaf, walls had ears, and there was no telling when their conversation might be overheard, not to mention that certain techniques couldn't be used there.

Once they were outside the village, those concerns vanished completely!

"Uchiha Kamado, was it? He was indeed a very powerful ninja back in his day!"

Uchiha Kamado was indeed Gray's father.

"Gray, you are the third person to know about these eyes." Uchiha Shisui's eyes instantly transformed into two eerie, blood-red four-pointed stars.

"Both of my eyes possess the ability known as Kotoamatsukami."

"The two complement each other; the right eye can be called the short-term Kotoamatsukami, while the left eye can be called the long-term Kotoamatsukami!"

Uchiha Shisui said with a gentle smile, "The short-term Kotoamatsukami can also alter an enemy's will, but it can only change minor objectives."

"For example, making them change certain habits or killing someone they don't share a deep bond with. But if it's someone with a very deep bond, it is difficult to succeed using the right eye."

"As for the left eye's Kotoamatsukami, it is the long-term Kotoamatsukami, a powerful genjutsu that can instantly alter the target's will, regardless of whether they agree or not!"

Uchiha Gray couldn't help but gasp.

No wonder the performance gap between Uchiha Shisui's left and right eyes was so vast in the original story.

The left eye controlled by Uchiha Itachi could be released almost instantly, and it could instantly alter the will of Uchiha Itachi, who possessed a Mangekyou Sharingan.

But the right eye held by Danzo Shimura was like a sluggish old man.

Not only was the casting speed incredibly slow, but altering someone's will was also extremely troublesome.

Uchiha Shisui continued gently, "If the power of these two eyes is combined, one can unleash a powerful ninjutsu known as Susanoo!"

"It can summon an armored giant that possesses world-destroying power. However, I have tested it, and this power consumes the Mangekyou Sharingan's strength significantly."

"If used frequently, there is a possibility of going blind. Gray, if you awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan in the future, you must use it carefully!"

"Wait, what did you just say? I am the third person who knows?"

Uchiha Gray ignored the issue of blindness.

He suddenly spoke up, a chill running down his spine. He had long suspected that Uchiha Shisui might have awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, but he hadn't expected Uchiha Shisui to have such a loose tongue!

You just awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, didn't you?

And you've already told Danzo Shimura and Sarutobi Hiruzen about this secret!

Uchiha Gray looked at Uchiha Shisui as if he were looking at an idiot. After a long while, he asked for confirmation: "Don't tell me you've already told Danzo Shimura and Sarutobi Hiruzen about your Mangekyou Sharingan and Kotoamatsukami."

Under Uchiha Gray's gaze, which made him want to strangle Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Shisui nodded helplessly, sighing.

"Gray, if only I could have built a friendship with you sooner."

Damn it!

What a fool!