Feng Talks Yashiro into It

Before long, Yashiro Uchiha, his identity concealed, met the similarly disguised Uchiha Feng in the inner courtyard.

The two looked at each other. Feng spoke first. "Uncle Yashiro?"

Yashiro Uchiha frowned slightly at that, then asked uncertainly, "Feng? Uchiha Feng?!"

"Hehe, it's me, Uncle Yashiro."

Feng smiled and nodded in admission, removing both his Transformation Technique and disguise.

Seeing this, Yashiro Uchiha removed his disguise as well.

Then, he said with extreme sternness and indignation:

"You brat, you secretly left Konoha without even saying a word.

Do you know how much the clan and village fought over you last year? How many people died?!"

As he spoke, he rapped Feng on the head several times.

Feng politely endured two hits before shifting slightly aside to dodge the rest.

"Uncle Yashiro, there's no point in saying that.

The relationship between the clan and the village was what it was. Even without me, many people would have died sooner or later."

"Hmph. Sooner or later is a matter for later, but that doesn't justify you leaving without a word and causing clan members to die."

"What about this, then? If I said this was why I escaped Konoha, what would you say, Uncle Yashiro?"

After arguing for a few sentences, Feng directly revealed his Susanoo. A massive dark-red chakra arm and ribcage enveloped him.

"Susanoo, the power of the gods?!

What? You awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?!

How is that possible? I must be seeing things..."

Yashiro Uchiha was instantly dumbfounded, stammering in shock.

Ever since their ancestor Madara Uchiha left the clan, the Mangekyō Sharingan, said to possess the power of gods, had never appeared within the clan again.

Decades had passed, and the Mangekyō Sharingan had nearly become a legend whose truth was unknown within the clan.

Yet now it had suddenly appeared before him, and its owner was Uchiha Feng, who had nearly been expelled from the clan.

The shock was too great for Yashiro Uchiha. His once-sharp mind, so skilled at thinking and analysis, had practically crashed.

"Yes and no," Feng answered.

"???"

Yashiro Uchiha's mind grew even more confused.

What did he mean, yes and no? Was there such a thing with the Mangekyō Sharingan??

He had read all the clan's records and legends about the Mangekyō Sharingan. He had never heard of this...

"Uncle Yashiro, it's a long story. How about we sit down and talk it over?"

Feng gestured invitingly and led Yashiro Uchiha to a seat nearby.

Then he continued:

"Uncle Yashiro should know very well how the Sharingan awakens.

Actually, on Nine-Tails Night, what I awakened wasn't the One-Tomoe Sharingan I reported to the clan. It was the Mangekyō."

"Impossible. The clan records make it very clear that the Mangekyō Sharingan cannot be awakened directly."

"I never said I awakened the Mangekyō directly.

That night, when Grandma and Father shielded me beneath them...

I first watched Grandma die right before my eyes and awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan.

Then, not long afterward, Father died before my eyes as well. In my breakdown, I awakened the Mangekyō."

"This... still doesn't seem possible. Can the Sharingan advance consecutively in such a short time?

There are no records of that in the clan."

"How is it impossible? Wouldn't I know how my own eyes came about?"

Feng casually spun a lie to fool Yashiro Uchiha.

But it wasn't entirely fabricated. At the very least, it was true that the Sharingan could advance consecutively in a short period of time.

In the anime, Obito Uchiha's awakening process had been exactly like that.

"Then... can you show me your Mangekyō Sharingan?"

Yashiro Uchiha was momentarily speechless, but then said he wanted to see the Mangekyō Sharingan from the clan legends.

"..."

After he said that, it was Feng's turn to fall silent.

Still, after a few seconds of silence, Feng revealed his Sharingan.

Yes, a One-Tomoe Sharingan.

"...No, Little Feng.

Your Uncle Yashiro may never have seen a Mangekyō Sharingan, but I still recognize a One-Tomoe Sharingan."

Looking at the Sharingan Feng had revealed, Yashiro Uchiha finally felt like he was being fooled.

"Don't be hasty, Uncle Yashiro.

You should know the saying that the Sharingan is the eye that reflects the heart, right?"

"Mm... I don't know, but I seem to have heard something like that."

"Well, the so-called eye that reflects the heart means this.

When the Mangekyō awakens, the eyes respond to the deepest desire in one's heart at that moment, granting ocular techniques capable of fulfilling that desire.

At the time, what I wanted most was to bring back Grandma and Father, and to find a way to save them.

That was why I gained one ocular technique for Future Vision and another for Body State Reversal.

Then, I found a way to save them, but I also saw a future of despair.

The clan was destroyed by Konoha! Other than two Uchiha who became Hiruzen Sarutobi's dogs, the rest of the clan... was completely wiped out!!"

Feng sighed deeply, as if he had fallen into grief.

But as he spoke, his fists clenched tighter and tighter, and he became incomparably furious and unwilling.

"Impossible!! How could the mighty Uchiha Clan possibly be exterminated?!"

Yashiro Uchiha slammed the table and rose to his feet, crying out loudly in disbelief.

"I didn't believe it at first either, so I used Future Vision many times.

But... the result was more or less the same every time.

After watching the clan's destruction countless times and searching tirelessly for countless solutions...

I finally found a way to save the clan.

Mm, it was what I mentioned in the letter I gave you, as well as what I'm doing now."

"Whew...

Feng, I can't believe any of this.

And I haven't seen your Mangekyō Sharingan, so I definitely can't believe what you're saying."

Yashiro Uchiha shook his head, firmly refusing to believe that the clan would be destroyed.

Especially when Feng had only been talking all along and could not produce any evidence.

"Uncle Yashiro, do you know the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan??"

Feng spoke again.

"..." But Yashiro Uchiha ignored him. The clan's destruction? He did not want to hear any more of such baseless nonsense.

"The Mangekyō Sharingan has an extremely severe side effect: every time it is used, one's vision deteriorates somewhat.

In the end, once both eyes can no longer see, the Mangekyō becomes useless.

My other ocular technique, Body State Reversal, could originally have avoided this side effect.

But in order to find the right path for the clan...

I used my ocular technique too many times, beyond its limit.

In the end, I found the method, but my Mangekyō Sharingan was reverted back to the One-Tomoe state.

As for whether Uncle Yashiro believes me, I truly have no evidence for what I've said so far.

But I have another way to prove it to you, Uncle Yashiro."

Feng slowly explained.

And the words he used to fool Yashiro Uchiha were precisely the ones he had used to fool the Nine-Tails some time ago.

Feng was showing signs of repeating a lie over and over until he treated it as the truth.

"What way?!"

Yashiro Uchiha immediately asked.

It concerned the survival of the clan. No matter how little he believed it, as long as there was even a possibility, he had to verify it.

"At the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water, among the Konoha ninja stationed there is a genius from our Uchiha Clan named Shisui.

Uncle Yashiro, do you know him?"

"Hey, brat, don't you dare set your sights on Shisui, or I won't let you off."

The moment Shisui was mentioned, Yashiro Uchiha bristled.

He was the genius currently recognized by the entire clan. Whether in strength, ability, conduct, or the way he treated others, he was beyond reproach.

Moreover, his grandfather had been a disciple of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

The entire Uchiha Clan was counting on Shisui to break into the Hokage's upper ranks, perhaps even secure the position of Fifth Hokage, and turn the clan's fortunes around.

Therefore, if anyone tried to harm Shisui, no Uchiha would ever let it go. (Except the weasel.)

"I have no intentions toward him, nor will I do anything to him.

The one who will harm Shisui is the Konoha he loves most."

Feng spread his hands and curled his lips.

"What do you mean by that?!"

Because it concerned Shisui, Yashiro Uchiha could not help pressing for an answer.

"Exactly what it sounds like. I told you, I've seen countless futures.

And in every one of them, Shisui dies at the hands of Konoha's upper ranks, either Root or Anbu."

Feng embellished Shisui's original future as he told it.

"Hmph, more of this baseless talk about the future.

How could Shisui possibly die in Konoha? We Uchiha are not just decorations in the village."

Yashiro Uchiha snorted with disdain.

"Hehe, I know Uncle Yashiro doesn't believe me.

That's fine. Just remember what I'm about to say.

In a few years, you'll know whether I was telling the truth."

Feng wore a faintly mocking smile. After pausing, he spoke again:

"It is now Konoha Year 53. By Konoha Year 57, Shisui will be murdered by Konoha's upper ranks.

And at that time, none of you will know the cause of his death or who the culprit is.

But in truth, I already told you who the culprit was.

There are three causes of death.

First, Shisui is too strong. Four years from now, he will become famous throughout the ninja world as Body Flicker Shisui. Outside the village, he will even receive the same treatment as the Fourth Hokage: ninja from other villages may abandon missions without punishment if they encounter him.

And because Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō will want to destroy the Uchiha Clan then, they will ambush and kill Shisui in advance.

Second, Shisui will also awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan in the future.

But he will not reveal it publicly. He will tell Hiruzen Sarutobi, however, and Shimura Danzō, who has always coveted our Uchiha bloodline, is in league with Hiruzen Sarutobi, so naturally he will learn of it too.

And after that, there's not much left to say. The two of them will kill Shisui, and Danzo will obtain the Mangekyō.

Third, and most importantly, Shisui is too stupid..."

"Bastard! That child Shisui has been clever since he was little. He's a genius, so how could he be stupid?"

When Feng called Shisui too stupid, Yashiro Uchiha interrupted before he could finish.

"Hehe, is that so? But in the countless futures I saw, he was stupid beyond saving.

Do you know? Shisui deeply believes in the Will of Fire and is willing to give his life for it.

Uncle Yashiro, do you think someone who believes in that thing can be smart?

Isn't someone willing to give their life for that kind of deceptive nonsense stupid?"

At that, Feng's face was full of mockery.

"Uchiha Feng! You are not allowed to slander the Will of Fire!"

Yashiro Uchiha flared up again, this time even drawing his weapon and pointing it at Feng.

He actually agreed with what Feng said. Anyone who believed in the Will of Fire was foolish.

Yet somehow, he seemed to acknowledge the Will of Fire in his own heart.

After all, it was the faith Konoha ninja had been taught from childhood, carved into their minds, and upheld all their lives.

Yashiro did not believe in it much, but after being indoctrinated for more than thirty years, even if he did not believe, some part of it had still been imprinted in his heart.

At that moment, Feng's slander of the Will of Fire made him feel as though it applied to himself.

"Only those few upper ranks like Hiruzen Sarutobi are bad in Konoha today. There is nothing wrong with the Will of Fire.

As long as we wait for Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others to step down, we Uchiha can coexist with the village."

Realizing that he had become angry out of embarrassment, Yashiro Uchiha closed his eyes and calmed himself before defending it.

"Is that so? Hehe, whatever makes you happy."

Feng smiled even more happily at that, looking at Yashiro Uchiha as though he were an idiot.

Wait for Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others to step down?

The entire Uchiha Clan could be buried and turned to ashes, and they still would not live to see that day.

He remembered that even in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, those two old fossils, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, were still Konoha's senior advisors.

"...""Whoosh!"

Yashiro Uchiha completely snapped, and the kunai in his hand finally slashed at Feng.

Clang

Swordsmanship: Iaijutsu

Feng swiftly drew his blade to block.

But he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat.

"I knew it. Words alone would never make an Uchiha obediently listen.

So, Uncle Yashiro, let's change locations. I don't want to tear down the City Lord's Manor."

As Feng retreated from the rooftops toward the outskirts of the city, he spoke.

Yashiro Uchiha said nothing, but sheathed his weapon and silently followed Feng.