After Mingye finished speaking, his index finger twitched, drawing out a silvery-white substance from Kisame Hoshigaki's temple. It spun into threads and merged into the hemp cord of Kisame Hoshigaki's underwear. Kisame Hoshigaki immediately collapsed unconscious. Mingye sighed, shook his head, then turned and vanished into the thick fog.
Shisui Uchiha looked at Fugaku Uchiha before him, feeling deeply envious. A happy family, obedient and extraordinarily gifted children—these were things he did not have and perhaps never would in this lifetime.
"The longing in your eyes does not seem to stem from ambition. Shisui, your current state of mind has already made it impossible for you to become someone who holds power!"
Fugaku Uchiha looked at Shisui as though examining a criminal and shook his head slightly. The title "Strongest Uchiha," which seemed honorable, was in fact deeply ironic. Yet its bearer was looking at him with envy. Fugaku understood that longing well. Only family could inspire such yearning. Perhaps Shisui also wanted to marry and have a beautiful wife. Perhaps... heh.
The mockery in his heart was not directed solely at Shisui Uchiha, but also at himself. If it had not been for him back then, perhaps the person sitting in this position now would have been Shisui.
"Why did you call me here?"
Shisui Uchiha finally came back to himself and asked. Fugaku Uchiha handed him a document and said, "I need you to record all information on every member of Root and hand it over to me. Not a single one may be missed. As long as they are in Konoha Ninja Village, I want to know everything about them! Do not ask me why, just as I have never asked you why. Everything is for the sake of the Uchiha Clan!"
Shisui Uchiha did not immediately