Uchiha Shisui: I'm Already the Shape of the Future!

Hokage Building.

Third-floor conference room.

"No! Absolutely not!"

A forceful refusal rang out from beside the conference table.

"Sarutobi, how could you agree to those Uchiha conditions? Have you forgotten the Second Hokage's teachings?"

Danzo slammed the table, as though fierce flames of rage were burning in his left eye socket.

Mitokado Homura and the others beside him also wore grim expressions. They had never expected Sarutobi Hiruzen to agree to the Guard Force's reform conditions on his own.

"Under those circumstances, this was already the best choice."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed with an ugly expression.

What else could he do? Uchiha Mirai's overwhelming pressure had nearly left him unable to breathe.

"Hiruzen, was Uchiha Mirai really as you described?"

Having calmed down, Danzo stared solemnly at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

If Uchiha Mirai truly was even stronger than he had been three years ago, then the situation was truly troublesome.

"That's right." Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was incomparably grim. "Three years ago, he couldn't put this kind of pressure on me."

The conference room fell deathly silent.

Three years ago, among Konoha's younger generation, only Namikaze Minato had been able to contend with Uchiha Mirai.

Three years later, Uchiha Mirai was like a beast that had broken free of its reins.

Konoha no longer had Namikaze Minato to keep him in check.

"Sarutobi! You should have listened to me three years ago!"

Having understood the situation, Danzo glared at Sarutobi Hiruzen with intense anger and unwillingness in his left eye.

Sarutobi Hiruzen remained silent.

Three years ago, both Root and ANBU had been deployed before they finally forced Uchiha Mirai into seclusion. Yet three years later, he had returned with a momentum far greater than before.

"The urgent matter now is figuring out how to deal with those Uchiha, isn't it?"

Utatane Koharu looked at Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen as she spoke calmly.

"I still maintain my view. The evil Uchiha must be eliminated."

Danzo snorted coldly.

"We still haven't figured out the Uchiha Clan's intentions. We absolutely cannot provoke them rashly." Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice.

"As for the Guard Force reforms, Hiruzen, what are your thoughts?" Mitokado Homura asked.

"The Uchiha want to expand the force by bringing in ninja from other clans. I've already agreed to that. But allowing them to handle ninja who endanger the village on their own is something we absolutely cannot agree to."

A trace of profound thought lay in Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.

"With the Uchiha's temperament, even if the Guard Force brings in ninja from other clans, they will have difficulty getting along. Most likely, it will only make the Uchiha's reputation worse and worse."

Mitokado Homura and the others nodded in agreement.

Everyone in Konoha knew of the Uchiha's arrogant temperament.

"As for the latter condition, the harm it would cause is too great. We absolutely cannot agree to it."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze turned cold.

If they agreed to all of Uchiha Mirai's demands, wouldn't that turn the Uchiha Guard Force into a second ANBU?

That was absolutely impossible!

"These Uchiha definitely have plans that are not so simple. Hiruzen, make preparations in advance."

Danzo spoke icily.

"Of course." Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a faint laugh. "I've already planted an informant within the Uchiha. None of the Uchiha's movements can escape my eyes."

"Oh?" A trace of curiosity appeared in Danzo's single eye.

"He is Kagami's grandson, an Uchiha ninja who has inherited the Will of Fire."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said indifferently.

About an hour later.

Danzo and the others had long since left the conference room. In the empty chamber, a masked figure knelt on one knee in the shadows.

"Shisui, is everything you said true?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils trembled slightly, his face filled with immense shock.

"That's right. I witnessed it with my own eyes. Uchiha Mirai and Uchiha Fugaku both possess the Mangekyo Sharingan."

Shisui, kneeling halfway to the ground, spoke expressionlessly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen instinctively clenched the armrest beside him. He took a deep breath, doing his best to suppress the tremendous turmoil in his heart.

Mangekyo!

Those were the same eyes Uchiha Madara had possessed.

Back then, Uchiha Madara had relied on a pair of Mangekyo to contend against the First Hokage's Wood Release.

And now, Uchiha Mirai and Uchiha Fugaku actually possessed the same eyes. How could that not shock him?

Only after a long while did he recover from his astonishment.

He looked down at Shisui with an approving expression.

"Shisui, it's all thanks to you. Your intelligence will spare Konoha many losses."

Under Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze, Uchiha Shisui suddenly felt nauseated. Suppressing his discomfort, he said, "This is what I should do. For the sake of the village, I will not hesitate."

"Your ancestor Kagami would surely feel gratified if he knew of your deeds."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed approvingly.

Bleurgh!!!

Uchiha Shisui nearly threw up the duck neck he had eaten that morning.

How had he never noticed before that Sarutobi Hiruzen was this hypocritical?

Especially that wrinkled old face of his—when he smiled, it looked just like a chrysanthemum!

Sorry, Third Hokage, but I already belong to Mirai.

Still half-kneeling, Uchiha Shisui silently pledged his loyalty to Mirai in his heart.

Uchiha clan compound.

Inside a residence.

Uchiha Mirai leaned back in his chair, leisurely sipping his tea while Uchiha Shisui continued giving his report beside him.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen was very shocked?"

"Shocked!"

"When he heard that the Uchiha had two pairs of Mangekyo, his jaw nearly dropped."

Uchiha Shisui said with a smile.

"Is that so?"

Uchiha Mirai set down his teacup and gave a soft chuckle.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Shisui, the one he had questioned, also possessed the Mangekyo, would even his upper jaw drop in shock?

"Mirai, there's something I don't quite understand." Uchiha Shisui considered his words before asking.

"Why did you take the initiative to leak the information that you and the clan head possess the Mangekyo? Wouldn't it be better to keep it hidden?"

Uchiha Shisui looked at Mirai in confusion.

Uchiha Mirai smiled calmly. "Shisui, do you know what is most important about you to me?"

Shisui looked puzzled.

"I don't."

"It's making Sarutobi Hiruzen think that you are important."

Shisui froze instantly.

Uchiha Mirai picked up the tea beside him and leisurely took a sip.

"The fact that Fugaku and I possess the Mangekyo cannot be concealed for long. During the last battle, quite a few clansmen witnessed our Mangekyo with their own eyes. Given how quickly the ANBU and Root gather intelligence, they will learn of it before long."

Uchiha Mirai set down his teacup and looked at Shisui before him.

"Rather than letting them investigate and discover it themselves, it would be better for you to tell him personally, so that Sarutobi Hiruzen will trust you even more."

Uchiha Mirai paused, then continued, "That is only one consideration. Two pairs of Mangekyo will also make Konoha's higher-ups wary of taking action."

Uchiha Shisui nodded, his face full of realization. "Mirai, you truly plan far ahead."

Uchiha Mirai smiled calmly.

"Shisui, your Mangekyo is the Uchiha's third pair of Mangekyo, and its ocular techniques are special. Do not reveal it carelessly."

"Understood."

Uchiha Shisui nodded. After Mirai's guidance, he was no longer the same as he had been in the original story.