Keeping the remaining eye would only turn it into a bargaining chip for every faction to fight over, plunging the situation into even greater chaos.
With nowhere left to turn and his heart reduced to ashes, Shisui made his final choice in the depths of despair.
He entrusted his last remaining Mangekyō Sharingan to Itachi.
Then Shisui Uchiha took his own life!
Itachi watched Shisui, his closest friend and mentor, die before his eyes.
Scarlet patterns rapidly emerged in his eyes, interweaving layer upon layer!
Amid boundless grief and despair, Uchiha Itachi awakened his own Mangekyō Sharingan!
The entire Shinobi World erupted. Countless shinobi sighed and cursed, their discussions rising one after another without end.
"What a tragedy for Shisui! All he wanted was peace for the village and stability for his clan, and this was the miserable end he got!"
"Danzo really had no limits whatsoever! There was nothing he wouldn't do for his own selfish interests!"
"Shisui devoted himself to the village, and Danzo repaid him by ambushing him, stealing his eye, and driving him to suicide. He was rotten to the core!"
Many people sighed repeatedly, their hearts filled with sympathy.
"Anyone would completely break after going through something like that! The older brother you respected and trusted most devoted himself to the common good, only to be killed by the higher-ups. Who could still believe in the village or its so-called will of fire?"
"While Shisui was alive, he could still mediate between the village and the Uchiha, working with both sides to keep things stable. Once he died, their last lifeline snapped!"
Others saw the situation clearly and coldly pointed out the vast difference between the two men's mindsets.
"When Shisui was alive, he valued the village and his clan equally. Unrest on either side