"Such a cowardly creature, yet these Sky Ninja were willing to die for you. That really must have been difficult for you. I wonder if you're exceptionally gifted, or if this bunch of Sky Ninja are all idiots..." Uchiha Shunichi looked disdainfully at the middle-aged man before him.
Although Cell Activation Technique had made him younger, Uchiha Shunichi could disrupt the flow of chakra within his body at any time. Without that chakra, he would revert to being an old man—an old man with little time left to live.
"I simply had no choice..." Shinnō shook his head, a flash of melancholy crossing his face.
In truth, Shinnō had long since abandoned his hatred. Everything he did now was, first, to prolong his own life, and second, because he had no choice at all.
In this world, clever leaders guided their people and shaped them into what they wanted. Ordinary leaders, however, acted according to their people's wishes.
"An interesting idea. Tell me, what do you intend to trade for your life?" Uchiha Shunichi smiled faintly as he spoke.
"Sigh... Come with me!" Though Shinnō's appearance had grown younger, his bearing seemed to have aged by many years. He walked over to the wall and pulled open a hidden compartment.
"This is the Cell Activation Technique I obtained from Konoha. And beneath us... lies the ultimate weapon painstakingly created over more than ten years by the survivors of Sky Ninja Village. Do you... dare go down?" Shinnō handed the Cell Activation Technique to Uchiha Shunichi, but did not flee through the secret passage himself.
Uchiha Shunichi gave it a quick glance. After finding no poison or anything similar on it, he tucked it into his pocket.
"A smart choice. If you had dared to run off alone, you definitely wouldn't