Intermediate Ninjutsu Draw - Rinnegan

Returning to the Uchiha compound, he was quickly led to his new residence.

Compared to his previous small hut, this new place was simply incredible!

Five independent wooden houses, a courtyard spanning hundreds of square meters, and a garden filled with all sorts of fruits and vegetables.

Having strength is truly great; even sleeping feels soft and sweet!

Lying on the comfortable tatami mats, Uchiha Kei felt the taste of happiness for the first time in two years.

He rolled over, sat up, and pulled a rabbit mask from his robes.

Just as I imagined, I've successfully joined the Anbu.

Tracing the patterns on the mask, a mysterious smile appeared on Uchiha Kei's face.

Joining the Anbu was only the first step in his plan. If he truly wanted to see Uchiha Itachi ascend to the position of Hokage, the support of a few clan factions and commoners would be far from enough.

The Anbu was the very foundation of the Hokage's power!

Of course, it would be more accurate to say that it was currently Danzo's Root rather than the Hokage's Anbu; more than six out of every ten Anbu members belonged to Root.

By joining the Anbu, his goal was to dismantle Danzo's Root from the inside!

As he was thinking, two figures appeared silently by his side.

"Yo, Itachi, Shisui, you're well-informed. You found my new place so quickly."

Uchiha Kei looked at the newcomers with a grin.

"Congratulations, Kei."

Shisui and Itachi patted him on the shoulder, both glancing at the rabbit mask in his hand.

"The Hokage let you join the Anbu?"

Itachi seemed somewhat pleased; after all, he was already in the Anbu, and with Uchiha Kei joining, many things would become much more convenient.

Beside him, Shisui frowned slightly as he looked at the mask.

"Yeah, I'm a member of the Anbu now, Ninth Squad."

Uchiha Kei didn't hide anything. As far as these two were concerned, there was nothing he needed to keep secret, aside from his transmigration and the system.

"Kei, with all three of us in the Anbu now, isn't that a bit too concentrated?"

Shisui possessed a mindset far beyond his peers; the moment he saw the mask, he saw the potential problem.

They were all on the same boat now, sharing the same path.

He understood the principle that one shouldn't put all their eggs in one basket.

"Well, Shisui, I know what you're worried about."

Uchiha Kei invited them to sit and tapped his finger lightly on the table.

"I've considered this. Itachi and I must be in the Anbu—on one hand, to clear out Root's influence, and on the other, to put the Third Hokage at ease."

"However, you're right. The three of us cannot be too concentrated. Therefore, Shisui, you need to find a way to withdraw from the Anbu."

As a transmigrator who knew the plot, Uchiha Kei was acutely aware of Shisui's current predicament. He had to find a way to get him out of the Anbu as soon as possible.

Doing so might just delay Danzo's plans.

"Me?" Shisui was taken aback.

Among the three of them, he held the highest rank in the Anbu, currently serving as one of the five Anbu captains.

He couldn't see a single benefit to withdrawing.

Uchiha Kei nodded solemnly, his finger tapping the table in a rhythmic pattern.

"May I ask why?"

"The reason is simple: your Mangekyo has been exposed, and Danzo already knows about its abilities."

Shisui's pupils contracted sharply, and he stood up with a "swish."

"How is that possible! I have never revealed it in front of outsiders. How could Danzo know?"

Uchiha Kei shrugged. "But he does know. If nothing goes wrong, Danzo will likely make a move on you very soon."

"After all, your eyes are an unsolvable existence, Shisui."

Shisui felt a sense of turmoil; for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"Shisui, if that's really the case, then you must withdraw from the Anbu immediately!"

Itachi understood the chaos within the Anbu. If Danzo had truly set his sights on Shisui's eyes, then every day that followed would be extremely dangerous for him.

"Kei, if I were to use Kotoamatsukami on Danzo, would that..."

Shisui still wanted to struggle, as his role in the Anbu was far more useful than the two of them combined.

"Have you noticed that Danzo keeps his arm and half his face wrapped in bandages every day?"

"Uh, I have. I heard those were injuries sustained during his battle with Hanzo the Salamander that never healed."

Shisui didn't understand what Uchiha Kei meant, a look of confusion appearing on his face.

"That arm is covered in Sharingan!"

"What!"

It wasn't just Shisui who was shocked; even Itachi, standing to the side, was stunned.

An entire arm full of Sharingan—how many lives of the Uchiha Clan did this represent?

"Over the years, quite a few of our clansmen have died under mysterious circumstances while on missions. He basically took all their eyes and transplanted them onto his own arm."

"And that technique he uses to alter causality..."

"Izanagi."

Shisui's pupils constricted.

Izanagi...

If he possessed that many Sharingan, combined with the ability to alter causality through Izanagi, then his Kotoamatsukami would indeed be useless against him.

"Don't worry, Itachi and I are enough for the Anbu. Danzo won't be able to jump around for much longer."

"Then where should I go?"

Shisui accepted this fact quickly.

Without realizing it, both he and Itachi had come to completely trust this eight-year-old kid.

"As for what's next..."

Uchiha Kei rubbed his chin, the various factions of Konoha flashing through his mind.

"The mission for you, Brother Shisui, won't be light..."

Uchiha Kei leaned in close to the two and whispered a few words.

"This... this..."

Shisui and Itachi jerked their heads up, staring at him in shock, unable to speak for a long time.

"Well, you have to trust me, Brother Shisui. This person is a crucial part of our plan. Only by controlling him can our plan be put into action."

Shisui lowered his head to ponder for a moment, exchanged a glance with Itachi, and then nodded heavily.

"Rest assured!"

After giving them a few more instructions, Shisui and Itachi left his new home, their minds heavy with thoughts.

After the two left, Uchiha Kei took out a piece of paper and began to scribble on it; in no time, he had filled the entire sheet.

"Anbu, the Uchiha Clan, the Hyuga Clan, the Ino-Shika-Cho Trio, the civilian factions, and... him."

Uchiha Kei dropped his pen and rubbed his temples. "That should be about it. The rest is figuring out how to weave them all together."

Soon, six large characters were reflected on the paper.

"Public opinion."

"Popular sentiment."

"Economy."

After destroying the paper, Uchiha Kei lazily lay back down on the tatami mat.

So comfortable!

"Ding, detected that the host's shock value has reached 10,000. You may draw an intermediate-level ninjutsu. Would you like to draw?"

Uchiha Kei flipped up from the mat.

Intermediate-level ninjutsu!

Did that mean everything he had drawn previously was only beginner-level?

Was the Mangekyo Sharingan also a beginner-level ninjutsu?

"System, can you communicate?"

Uchiha Kei asked tentatively.

Silence.

"Fine, I guess I was overthinking it."

Uchiha Kei chose to draw, feeling rather dispirited.

"Ding, consumed 10,000 shock value. Randomly obtained intermediate-level ninjutsu--Rinnegan."

"Would you like to redeem it?"

At this, Uchiha Kei completely lost his composure.

Rinnegan!