Shinichi flashed like a streak of golden lightning, appearing in an instant before a secret chamber deep within the Uchiha Clan Compound.
The ocular power of his Rinne Tenseigan had already locked onto that violent, uncanny chakra fluctuation-Uchiha Kanon's presence.
He pushed open the chamber doors. An ominous pressure hung in the air. The Genjutsu Rune Array at its center flickered with a faint red light, and Kanon sat cross-legged within it, her eyes blood-red and the patterns of her Mangekyō Sharingan spinning wildly.
"Kanon." Shinichi's voice was low and icy, carrying a trace of complicated emotion he could barely conceal. "Why did you do this?"
Kanon abruptly raised her head, meeting Shinichi's golden gaze with her blood-red eyes.
The corners of her mouth lifted into a crazed smile. "Why? Shinichi, don't you understand yet? Konoha's peace is nothing but a false facade. Tsunade, you-you're all just pawns in this illusion. I'll make you see the truth!"
Shinichi frowned, his Rinne Tenseigan sweeping over the Box of Ultimate Bliss beside Kanon.
The black box emitted eerie fluctuations that intertwined with the chakra inside Kanon, like some forbidden resonance.
He said grimly, "The truth? Your so-called truth means controlling everyone with genjutsu and using the Box of Ultimate Bliss to create chaos? What exactly are you trying to do by joining forces with Danzo?"
"Danzo?" Kanon scoffed, a flicker of disdain crossing her eyes. "That old fool was nothing but a tool for me to use. His suicide soldiers, his schemes-they were all just part of my plan. Shinichi, you're too naive. Did you think this wedding would go smoothly? Did you think Konoha could stay peaceful forever? Impossible!"
Shinichi's gaze grew colder. He stepped forward, golden chakra surging like a tide. "Kanon, I never wanted to fight you. As a