The Price of Refusal: Choose One of Three

A long silence fell over the scene.

"Haven't thought it through? Or haven't finished writing it?"

It's okay, you guys take your time thinking and making things up. I'll let the main body go play some more!

After a long while, Feng's Shadow Clone grew impatient and said somewhat angrily.

"No! I've made up my mind!"

Although no one seemed to speak for a long time, Hiruzen Sarutobi had secretly had the Yamanaka Clan ninjas pull many people into a mental chat group and communicate for quite some time.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi already knew from Itachi and Danzo that the Shisui eyes in Itachi's possession were the Kotoamatsukami Mangekyō, which could permanently alter a person's will.

Danzo Mangekyō Dōjutsu that Danzo stole was a weakened version of Kotoamatsukami, which could only control people for a short period of time. Even if it controlled someone, it would be broken once the Chakra was detected.

In the original manga and anime, Danzo's control over Mifune, the leader of the Iron Country, was easily seen through and broken by Ao, the Byakugan Killer from Kirigakure.

Therefore, Shisui's eyes in Danzo's possession were relatively unimportant, and even if given to Uchiha Feng, they wouldn't have caused too many serious consequences.

"Danzo! Give Shisui's eyes to Uchiha Feng."

Having made his decision, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't hesitate and immediately ordered Danzo to hand over the items.

"I..."

Upon hearing Danzo, Danzo wanted to offer a few more words of explanation.

He had already made arrangements with Orochimaru, who had betrayed the village, to transplant the Mangekyō into his own eye socket in a while, but now...

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's unwavering expression and the knowing looks from the other Konoha ninjas around him, Danzo had no choice but to obediently hand over his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, another glass nutrient bottle containing Mangekyō was tossed into Feng's Shadow Clone's hands.

"See, why bother? It would have been better to do this sooner."

Holding a cultivation bottle Mangekyō Sharingan in each hand, Feng spoke with a tone full of sarcasm.

"Now, you should be satisfied, right?"

"Shall we call it quits and make peace?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried his best to ignore Feng's sarcasm and calmly replied.

"Don't you have ears?"

Instead of answering the question, Feng mocked the other person again.

"You..."

Unable to catch, attack, or threaten Konoha members, currently helpless against him, could only swallow their anger once again upon hearing this.

"My initial request was to return Itachi's and Shisui's eyes."

You all heard that, I didn't say it secretly, did I?"

Feng looked at Uchiha Fugaku, as well as the Anbu and Root ninjas who had previously shown their masks at the Uchiha clan meeting, and slowly spoke.

Those whose names he pointed at silently nodded; they had indeed said that.

"So, you rejected me before, right?"

Feng continued, and everyone nodded silently.

"And after you rejected me, I said that what follows is not just about returning Itachi and Shisui's eyes; you will have to bear the consequences of rejecting me."

Yes or no!?

Feng continued, and everyone nodded again.

"Very well, then, pay the price now."

"This..."

Faced with Feng's aggressive yet pre-arranged reasoning, Konoha was somewhat speechless.

"Feng! State your conditions, but don't go too far."

We will not back down again. People must know when to stop.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was already somewhat hostile. If Ruofeng were to push his luck any further, he would be willing to die with him tonight to leave this menace behind for Konoha.

"Hehe, don't worry, I never do anything that goes too far."

The price I want is simple; I'll even allow you to choose one of three options.

Hey, you white-haired guy over there, yes! You're the Anbu with the red patterned fox mask, I know you're Kakashi.

The first option is to return the Sharingan from your eye sockets.

Fugaku, the second option is for you to bring out a Mangekyō and make a pair for me.

As for the third option, hehe, the Hyūga Clan, I know your clan leader has two daughters.

I want one, any one you like, but it must be unharmed and without any markings of Caged Bird Seal.

You may choose one of the three options above. That concludes our discussion for tonight.

As for the future, as long as Konoha doesn't provoke me, I won't cause trouble for Konoha."

Feng slowly spoke, giving the final conditions for reconciliation.

"I..." *2

Two hesitant "I"s rang out in unison.

One of them was Kakashi, whom he initially intended to refuse outright.

How could he possibly be willing to hand over the Sharingan that his best friend had entrusted to him?

But considering that the Sharingan truly belonged to the Uchiha, and that he was merely an Anbu Captain, even Danzo, the head of Root and Danzo of Konoha's elders, had handed over his Sharingan.

He then realized that this matter was no longer up to him; he could only wait and see how the Lord Hokage would arrange it.

The other "I" came from Uchiha Fugaku, who was simply hesitating about whether or not to remove his eyes.

After all, he didn't value his Mangekyō much; Amaterasu had never burned anyone to death, and the future he predicted by Tsukuyomi didn't match reality at all.

Even if he were to hand over one Mangekyō, he could leave the remaining one to his son Itachi, considering that Itachi also has Shisui's Mangekyou Mangekyō.

Now that Itachi has lost his eyes, he can reassemble a pair of Mangekyō, thus his strength will not be affected.

As for himself, he could simply find two Mitsudomoe Sharingan the clan's stockpile.

"Absolutely impossible!"

This was a resolute refusal coming from the mouth of the Hyūga Clan ninja, just as Kakashi and Fugaku hesitated to say "I".

With that, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the Hokage, naturally made up his mind.

"Kakashi, I'm sorry..."

"I understand, Lord Hokage, it's all for the village."

When Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi didn't refute him at all, and expressed his understanding.

One Three-Tomoe Sharingan, one Mangekyō, and two Byakugan – three choices.

The Mangekyō is the strongest and most important. While the Byakugan is the weakest in terms of individual strength enhancement, its strategic role far surpasses that of the Sharingan Byakugan.

Therefore, it is only natural that the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was brought to the forefront and abandoned.

Furthermore, Kakashi also wanted to use the opportunity of handing over the Sharingan to confirm whether the Masked Man was indeed Obito.

Masked Man comes to steal it, then it's 100% certain.

Even if he doesn't come, he can casually ask Uchiha Feng. The other party is almost certain that he knows the Masked Man's identity, and from Kakashi's observation, he is not a difficult person to communicate with.

"No! Lord Hokage, please give one of my eyes to Feng instead."

Kakashi's Sharingan was entrusted to him by a hero who sacrificed himself for Konoha, making it exceptionally meaningful.

My Mangekyō is said to be able to predict the future, but in reality, its predictions are completely inaccurate.

Giving it to Feng wouldn't cause much harm to Konoha, since Feng's Mangekyō also seems to predict the future, and with greater accuracy than mine."

Suddenly, Uchiha Fugaku interrupted without warning, even snapping off one of his Mangekyō as he spoke.

It didn't give anyone else a chance to react.

Even Lian Feng couldn't help but applaud in admiration upon seeing it:

"Good, good, good! As expected of you, Fugaku, so naive and foolish."

Always doing unexpectedly stupid things.

"Fugaku (Father)! You..."

This greatly surprised Hiruzen Sarutobi and Itachi, who couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Feng! As you wish, here's one of my Mangekyō for you. Let's call it a night."

Ignoring his injury with an empty eyeball, Fugaku calmly spoke to Feng, blood spurting from his eyes.

As he spoke, he threw the Mangekyō he had cut off toward Feng's Shadow Clone.

In response, Feng's Shadow Clone caught the Mangekyō that was thrown at him with one hand, quickly put it into the nutrient bottle containing Shisui's Mangekyō, and gave Fugaku a thumbs-up with the other.

At the same time, even the main body of the celestial being, Feng, couldn't help but give Fugaku a big thumbs up using Susanoo.

"Warrior! Rest assured, I mean what I say."

Now, I, and the Uchiha I lead, will have nothing to do with Konoha from this day forward.

"If Konoha doesn't make the first move against us, we will absolutely not attack Konoha either."

As Feng's Shadow Clone, he carefully put away the two Mangekyō.

After saying that, he immediately used Earth Release: Light-Weight Rock Technique to fly into the sky and hand the item over to his main body.

Feng, who had received two pairs of Mangekyō, smiled broadly and shouted to the ground, "Well then, everyone from Konoha, until we meet again."

After saying that, it flew directly into the sky, shouting into the air, "Steel-Wing Dragon! Over here!"

Then, in no time at all, he was sitting on the back of the Steel-Wing Dragon that he had summoned not long ago, and flying towards the Land of Rain.

All that was left was a devastated Konoha, leaving the Konoha ninjas to deal with their own headaches.