Chapter 342 - 27

Chapter 27: The Tragedy of ShisuiDanzo's ideas received support from Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, which gave him the right to speak on how to handle matters regarding the Uchiha Clan.Although the Third Hokage reluctantly agreed to hand over full authority to Danzo for this matter and not intervene further, as the leader of the Village, he could not simply let Danzo run wild, so he also put forward a requirement.The Third Hokage proposed that they must have concrete evidence proving the Uchiha were about to rebel before taking any action; they must absolutely not act rashly, otherwise, he would rather tear off the mask of civility than agree to Danzo's methods.Although Danzo was very reluctant, now was not the time to have a falling out with the Third Hokage, so he could only agree.But this was already enough, because although he had agreed not to take action against the entire Uchiha Clan casually, he hadn't said he wouldn't target a specific individual among them. In this way, at the very least, he could first make a move against Shisui, as he had been coveting his eyes for a long time.Three more days passed. Today was a rather special day for the Uchiha Clan; it was their annual clan meeting. During these days, Shisui had been in a good mood because his proposal had received the Third Hokage's affirmation, and he had also promised him that he would definitely make the people of the Village change their views on the Uchiha Clan.This finally put his mind at ease. Shisui felt that he no longer had to be caught in the middle between his clan and the Village. He told Uchiha Itachi about this situation immediately, and the two agreed to finish their work early on the day of the clan meeting, meet by the Naka River outside the shrine, and then go to attend the clan meeting together.But just as he was about to go to the appointment, a member of Root suddenly appeared and told him that Lord Danzo had some things he wanted to discuss with him in person. Shisui just wanted to open his mouth to ask what it was about, but that person didn't give him a chance at all and simply turned around and left.Shisui had no choice but to get up and go to the place the person had mentioned. When he arrived, Danzo was already waiting there. As soon as he approached, he said: "Is there something, Lord Danzo? It's almost time for the family gathering."Upon hearing this, Danzo, still with his back turned to him, said: "If you use your ocular jutsu on Fugakuand successfully persuade the Uchiha, but the Village's attitude towards you still hasn't changed, what will you do then? You can't just use Kotoamatsukami to change everyone's thoughts, can you!"Shisui clearly hadn't considered this question. After a brief silence, he replied: "That won't happen. Lord Third has already promised me that it will definitely be changed." However, this answer seemed rather pale in every respect.Danzo, somewhat unrelenting, said: "Even with the Third Hokage's lobbying, the villagers' suspicion of you won't disappear easily."Shisui quickly said: "I understand, but as long as we take more time, it will definitely..."Before he could finish, Danzo immediately interrupted: "Furthermore, people with deep suspicion like me won't change their minds easily either! What will you do then?"At the same time, as he spoke, he turned his head around."But, Lord Danzo...""At that time, will you also use your Kotoamatsukami on me?"When Danzo said this, he suddenly opened the eye he had exposed and glared fiercely at Shisui in front of him.Shisui didn't know how to answer these questions. He lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Danzo's eyes, only repeating in his mouth: "I, I..."And in that moment of distraction, Danzo suddenly attacked. He quickly rushed in front of Shisui, reached out with his left hand to grab his eyes, and said: "I'll be taking your Sharingan!"Although Shisui had been distracted, his combat instincts were still very sharp. As he grabbed Danzo's left hand, his Sharingan instantly activated, and he said: "Sorry!"Danzo was directly hit by the unique genjutsu of the Uchiha Clan. He slowly closed his eyes and lowered his head, appearing to have lost his combat capability.Seeing this, Shisui let go of his hand, walked past him, and said: "It's just a normal genjutsu; you will wake up soon."It must be said that arrogance and conceit are common flaws of the Uchiha Clan. Even though Shisui was an out-and-out genius in terms of both cultivation and combat talent, and his personality was relatively humble compared to the rest of the Uchiha, he was still somewhat blindly confident.He didn't think about whether Danzo knew his strength. If it weren't for having made foolproof preparations, how could Danzo possibly have made a move against him?Sure enough, by the time he reacted, his abdomen had already taken a heavy blow. The intense pain caused him to temporarily lose his combat ability, and Danzo naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip away. After unleashing a series of combo strikes, he reached out his left hand and plucked out Shisui's eye.Only then did Shisui seize the gap to step back a large distance, putting space between him and his opponent. At this moment, Danzo took off the bandage over his right eye. The Sharingan inside quickly turned from red to white and then went completely blind. It was precisely through this Sharingan that he had used Izanagi to negate Shisui's genjutsu, the price being that this Sharingan could no longer be used.Seeing this, Shisui said in disbelief: "Sharingan!"Danzo's blinded eye slowly closed, and then he raised his hand and said: "It will become the replacement for this eye of mine; give me the other one too!"As soon as his voice fell, seven Root members who had been lying in ambush appeared beside Danzo. Seeing this, Shisui had no choice but to strike first to gain the initiative.He quickly formed hand seals with both hands, then placed his left hand to his mouth, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."A pillar of fire sprayed from Shisui's mouth, condensing into a large fireball that flew forward. Danzo didn't seem to have any intention of moving at all. Four Root members behind him jumped in front of him and also formed hand seals to use "Water Release: Water Wave" to contend with it.Fire and water merged in the air, canceling each other out and finally turning into a sky full of steam. By the time the smoke cleared, Shisui's figure was no longer at the scene.A Root member said: "Vanished? Is it the Body Flicker Technique?"But it was clear that Danzo was determined to get his other eye as well. He narrowed his left eye and then said cleanly, without a trace of emotion: "Pursue!"