Shisui's death

As the building shattered, a gigantic green Susanoo burst up from underground.

But Shisui was not in very good shape.

Root was, after all, an underground organization Danzo had spent around ten years running. Most of its members obeyed his orders completely, to the point that they could even carry out suicide attacks.

Tenzo: Yeah, good thing I left early.

Otsu's blade was poisoned, and the poison slowed a person's neural responses.

That left Shisui's body even weaker.

Root's location was remote. Finding the Hokage in his current condition was no longer very feasible.

Right, Itachi!

At this hour, Itachi should still be over there.

Shisui adjusted his position, blocked the Ninjutsu from behind with his Susanoo, then changed direction.

His pursuers kept coming. He had to eliminate them all before seeing Itachi.

In that case...

Shisui made up his mind.

[Izanagi]

As the Mangekyō in his left eye dimmed, Shisui's Susanoo immediately entered its third stage.

Izanagi: an ability that, for a very short time, turned the damage the user suffered into a dream while making the damage they dealt a reality.

At that moment, ocular power ceased to be a limitation. The gigantic Susanoo rose from the ground, a Spiral Gun gripped in his hand.

[Yasaka Magatama!]

Dozens of enormous green tomoe flew toward the Root members. A moment later, the spinning Spiral Gun thrust straight at them too.

"Are you kidding me?"

A Root member who had not yet been completely brainwashed watched the incoming attacks. At that moment, he finally understood why Lord Danzo wanted Shisui's eyes.

"Will we win?"

His voice trembled a little.

"We'll die."

The comrade beside him answered.

A moment later, the Yasaka Magatama smashed through the Earth-Flow Wall they had raised. Amid the enormous explosion, they became the most inconspicuous dust in the air.

After all, Root never allowed its members to have names.

"Twenty seconds left?"

Shisui sensed the remaining time. A pair of wings grew from the gigantic Susanoo's back, and he swiftly took flight.

The Spiral Gun in the Susanoo's hand began spinning again. The next second, Shisui hurled it toward the Root Base.

Let's call this move the Flying Heavenly Spiral Super Wheel Flash Life Spear.

Minato gave you a thumbs-up from inside the Reaper's belly.

Danzo: "You **********"

After throwing the Spiral Gun, Shisui hurried toward the Training Ground where Itachi usually spent his time.

The gigantic Susanoo flying through the sky instantly caught the attention of the village's Sensor Division.

The door to the Hokage's office was kicked open. Kakashi, who had rushed over, could not spare a thought for the Third's privacy or anything else and reported the problem directly.

Startled, the Third quietly covered his crystal ball. When he heard about the giant formed from immense chakra, he immediately realized the gravity of the situation.

He stripped off his Hokage Haori, quickly put on the armor kept in his office, and hurried toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Meanwhile, Itachi had taken Sasuke home, then used having something to do as his reason to visit the Training Ground where he usually trained with Shisui.

He kept having a bad feeling.

Especially about what Shisui had said today.

"Itachi, I'm going to make an attempt today. If it succeeds, I might be able to save the village and save the Uchiha."

Shisui's tone at the time had not been very serious. He had sounded half-joking.

But he still hasn't come back.

Wait. A gust of wind swept past. In the distance, a gigantic green Susanoo dove down from the Back Mountain behind the compound, only to dissipate halfway.

His Three-Tomoe Sharingan activated instantly, and Itachi clearly saw the person at the center of the gradually dissipating Susanoo.

Shisui!

Itachi hurried over, trying to catch Shisui.

Fortunately, the dive had not been very fast. That allowed the trees to cushion the fall, while Itachi successfully served as a human cushion and caught Shisui.

"Itachi, thank goodness you're here."

Looking at his closest friend, Shisui finally smiled.

"Shisui, what happened?"

Feeling Shisui's weight pressing down on him, Itachi asked with concern.

"I went to see Danzo today. He's the one who's been stirring up conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha."

"I, cough, cough, wanted to change his will with Kotoamatsukami and stop the Uchiha coup that way, but I failed. Cough, cough."

"In the end, I escaped... with these eyes."

Shisui's faltering voice made it clear how weak he was.

Itachi hurriedly lifted Shisui up gently and examined his injuries.

Shisui's body had already begun going numb. Who was Danzo? The illustrious Darkness of Konoha. Could the poison he used possibly be some cheap stuff?

Without Izanagi, Shisui would have collapsed long ago.

Shisui coughed again, gave a bitter smile, then raised his hand.

Squish.

Under Itachi's disbelieving gaze, he plucked out his right eye.

"Itachi, I'm not going to make it."

"My left eye has already lost its sight because of Izanagi. I'll leave you my right eye, which still has the ability to use Kotoamatsukami briefly."

"I'll leave... Konoha to you too."

"My closest friend."

Relying on his memory from before losing his sight, Shisui stiffly handed his eye to Itachi, then lost consciousness.

"Shisui! Shisui!"

Itachi shook Shisui's body, but it did no good.

Shisui was already dead.

He had died on the road to realizing his dream.

But fortunately, his closest friend could fulfill his dream for him.

I'm sure he'll be able to improve the relationship between Konoha and the Uchiha.

(Tobirama: "What are you muttering about? There's no time to mourn the fallen Shisui Uchiha. Next up is-Senju Itachi!")

Feeling the last warmth in Shisui's body, Itachi silently closed his eyes.

And when he next opened them, scarlet Mangekyō appeared.

When the Third and Fugaku arrived, all they saw was Itachi carrying Shisui's body toward the Uchiha Shrine.

Looking at the dead Shisui, the Third wanted to say something, but did not know how to begin.

"Lord Third, this is an internal clan matter. Please head back for now."

Looking at the body of his dead junior, how could Fugaku not feel grief too?

And this had been Shisui, someone with extraordinary talent who possessed the Will of Fire, was close to the Hokage, and did not have too much of the Uchiha's extremist thinking in his head.

I wonder if Itachi can recover from this. But a blow of this magnitude...

"Shisui was one of my subordinates too. I will get to the bottom of his death."

He was already dead, and at present, Shisui was the only one who could manifest that Susanoo.

And the place where it had appeared was not far from Danzo's Root.

Sigh. I'll question Danzo first, then ask Itachi whether he has any information.

Members of the Uchiha Clan had already gathered, some anger in all their eyes. After all, he had been an outstanding member of their own clan. Although he usually followed the Hokage around, he was still an Uchiha.

The extremists' eyes had already turned red.

The Third could probably guess some of the truth. Knowing he was in the wrong, he silently left the Uchiha Clan Compound.