The Uchiha Boiled Over, Shikaku Weighed His Options

Fugaku Uchiha could not suppress the fire burning inside him.

Even if he truly wanted to take Shisui's side, this matter carried far too much weight for the Uchiha.

He had to weigh it carefully.

The mangekyo sharingan was the deepest root of the Uchiha.

And it was not just him.

The faces of the other Uchiha who had come along were just as tangled.

There was shock, bewilderment, and outright disbelief, with threads of excitement and hope beneath it all.

It was easy to see why.

Ever since Madara Uchiha had walked away from the Hidden Leaf, and Kagami Uchiha had died under murky circumstances, their clan had not produced another Dual Mangekyo.

If a pair had really appeared now, how could the fire inside them not flare up?

"I stake my life on it." Shisui nodded, his expression rigid. "I know what the mangekyo means to us. Would I make up nonsense about something like this?"

"Besides, if Yan hadn't awakened the mangekyo, how could the four of us have taken out all Seven Ninja Swordsmen?"

Susanoo's blows had left almost none of their bodies intact, but the Hidden Mist's seven ninja swords could hardly have sprouted legs and run away.

Seeing their reactions, Kazama Nara spoke up as well. "I can vouch for that."

"I can testify too." Aya Hyuga nodded. "That enormous skeleton still sends chills down my spine whenever I think about it."

The Hyuga were different from the Nara.

As an elite clan on par with the Uchiha, the Hyuga Household naturally had old records of Susanoo.

At that point in the conversation,

Shisui wasted no time and placed the scroll containing the seven sealed ninja swords into Fugaku's hands.

Fugaku did not refuse it.

He released the seal on the spot, inspected the