"Then I'll start counting, one, two, three. Begin! Nine sticks."
This game is all about psychology. No matter how much of an advantage your opponent has, they are no threat if their thoughts are read. For example, this time he thought Uchiha Seika would continue to display five fingers, so he withdrew one finger. And as he expected, Uchiha Seika did not withdraw her finger.
But something unexpected happened. He miscalculated, or rather, he never expected Uchiha Seika to be so ruthless. The moment he spoke, Kunai in her left hand and chopped it viciously at her own fingers.
What's even more ruthless is that he actually chopped off two fingers of his right hand.
After a muffled groan, Uchiha Seika, her face pale and trembling, said, "I know I'm no match for you mentally. If I continue with your tactics, I won't win a single round. But one thing I'm certain of is that if I'm ruthless enough, I can definitely win. So now, four plus three, seven roots. I won!"
Uchiha Seika knew very well that he had been seen through, and if he continued to act according to Jörmungandr's methods, no matter how many advantages he had, it would be meaningless.
The only way to break the deadlock is to make himself unfathomable to the enemy. And only a madman can be unfathomable, so he must be mad enough.
At this moment, Jörmungandr had to admit that Uchiha Seika's cruelty towards him had indeed exceeded his expectations. But did Uchiha Seika really win? Not necessarily.
"Fine, you win. You can let your useless brother go back." With that, he kicked Uchiha Ryuko, who was lying at his feet, next to Uchiha Seika.
Seeing his older brother being kicked towards him, Uchiha Seika quickly caught him.
But as soon as he received it, Uchiha Seika felt something was very wrong. His brother's body was extremely cold, as if it were a long-dead corpse.
This led to a devastating thought in Uchiha Seika's mind: Could it be... could it be that his brother is... is already dead?
Thinking this, Uchiha Seika reached out her hand, trembling, towards Uchiha Ryuko's blood-covered face.
Feeling the lifeless Uchiha Ryuko, Uchiha Seika's expression froze instantly, tears welling in her eyes as she murmured, "Dead? My brother is dead?"
Jörmungandr, not content with provoking Uchiha Seika any further, continued his taunts, "Of course he's dead. I secretly killed your brother the moment you agreed to the bet. I didn't want you to return to Konoha alive. Besides, I wanted to see your despairing expression when you learned the final outcome. And now, it's quite amusing."
"Hahaha!!"
After saying that, he even let out a loud laugh, as if he found Uchiha Seika's blank, crying expression extremely funny.
After hearing Jörmungandr's mockery and ridicule, the last taut string in Uchiha Seika's mind snapped as he collapsed to his knees.
The pain of his brother's death, the self-blame for the deaths of his clansmen, and the destruction of the Uchiha name in his own hands—all these negative emotions overwhelmed his reason in an instant.
Furthermore, as negative emotions continued to emerge, the mysterious Chakra in his mind grew stronger and stronger, and the Mitsudomoe in his Sharingan spun faster and faster.
Seeing this, Jörmungandr smiled slightly, thinking to himself, "All the effort Aizen in wasn't in vain; there's finally some hope."
Finally, as if breaking through an invisible bottleneck, his mysterious Chakra suddenly increased dozens of times, and the Tomoe in his Sharingan were completely connected, transforming into a mysterious pattern: three blank triangles connected at a third-order position, looking extremely eerie.
As the owner of this Sharingan, Uchiha Seika felt that he had awakened a power even stronger than the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, which reminded him of the clan's legend about the Three-Tomoe Sharingan Mangekyō Sharingan.
If he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan at any other time, he would be overjoyed.
But now, only one thought occupied his mind: revenge! Revenge! And more revenge!
However, the appearance of the Mangekyō made him realize his own abnormality. He was being influenced by some kind of Genjutsu ability of the enemy, and his five senses were being controlled.
Moreover, this Genjutsu was very special and very subtle, making it difficult for him to detect.
Upon discovering this, he immediately manipulated the power of his Mangekyō eyes to break the Genjutsu cast upon him.
As soon as the Genjutsu dissipated, he discovered that the corpse in his hand had turned into a stranger, which terrified him so much that he immediately threw the body away.
Then he looked around, searching for his brother's whereabouts, but he couldn't find his brother's body.
This brought a glimmer of joy to his otherwise agonizing heart; he thought that perhaps his brother hadn't died, but had been taken away by someone?
This suspicion, once it surfaced, quickly took hold in his mind, driving him to immediately search for his brother's whereabouts.
However, he did not act immediately. Instead, he came to Shisui's side and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to break the mysterious power binding Shisui.
" Shisui, go back to the village immediately and report the situation. I'll help you hold off the enemy."
His brother's whereabouts are unknown, and the only surviving member of his clan is Shisui, so no matter what, he must at least ensure Shisui's safe return. This is the only thing he can do now.
"But what will happen to you, Seika, if I leave? Let me cover your retreat. You, with your awakened Mangekyō, deserve to go back more than I do." Shisui, who had already broken Shisui of his control, asked Mangekyō Sharingan Uchiha Seika, with concern.
He knew the legend of the Mangekyō Sharingan and was aware of the clan's desire for Mangekyō. Therefore, in his opinion, Uchiha Seika was more valuable than him and should go back.
" Shisui, listen to me. I'm stronger than you now, and only I can help you stall for time. Also, my brother is missing, and I suspect the enemy took him. I must stay to save him. And don't worry, I've awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and I'm strong enough to face these two enemies."
As he spoke, ignoring Shisui's objections, he stood in front of Jörmungandr and Aizen.
Faced with the resolute attitude of Uchiha Seika, Shisui had no choice but to suppress his grief and indignation and run towards Konoha.
It was at this moment that Shisui realized that in order to save others, he had to be stronger than them.
Aizen and Jörmungandr did not stop Uchiha Seika and Shisui Uchiha from their actions.
Or perhaps, they have already achieved their goal this time, and letting Shisui leave has not cost them anything.
Furthermore, they also need to give a little attention to the Mangekyō Sharingan that they themselves had brought into existence.
After all, the abilities of the Mangekyō Sharingan are incredibly diverse and difficult to defend against. Who knows what kind of abilities Uchiha Seika possesses with his Mangekyou Mangekyō? They certainly don't want to suffer a setback at this crucial juncture when they are on the verge of success.