Chapter 31 Prequel Mission 2: Who will destroy the clan?
Uchiha Shisui committed suicide.
Shingon suddenly heard such a rumor in the Uchiha clan's territory. Thinking of Shisui, whom he had just met not long ago, he felt that this must be a rumor.
Shisui is the best ninja among the younger generation in the entire family. The title of "Instant Soul Shisui" is the best proof of this. In the ninja world, all ninjas who can get the title are outstanding among people.
Usually, Shisui was humble and optimistic. How could such a person commit suicide?
Shingen didn't believe it, so he ran to Shisui's house immediately. The door of Shisui's house was open, but he stopped outside the door.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" The Anbu ninja in charge of the investigation in Shisui's family asked Shingen.
Zhenyan shook his head, said nothing, and turned and left.
He wouldn't believe it until he saw it with his own eyes, so he decided to ask Bai Zetsu to help find Shisui's whereabouts.
Shingon was just about to leave the village to find Bai Zetsu, but unexpectedly Bai Zetsu came over disguised as a Konoha ninja.
"Master Zhenyan, I will never see you again if I don't want to be killed." Bai Jue came over and delivered the message.
"Did you say anything?" Zhenyan asked.
"Oh, I forgot to ask, it was Zabuza who said it was urgent and wanted you to go over immediately." Bai Jue said, scratching his head.
Zhenyan couldn't help but frown, but he finally decided to go over and take a look, because Zabuza rarely looked for him, and if there was something, it might be something really important.
Shinyan rode his bike and quickly went to Zabuza's place. When Zabuza saw him, he led him directly into the wooden house.
"Bai went out today and pulled a man out of the river." Zabuza said, motioning Zhenyan to look at the person sleeping on the bed.
Shinon glanced over and recognized the man at a glance. It was Uchiha Shisui who was rumored to have committed suicide...
Zabuza had seen Shisui before and knew that Shisui was a member of Shingon's tribe. When Bai rescued the person, he recognized him and realized the seriousness of the problem.
The title of "Funshin Shisui" is well-known in the ninja world. The person who can hurt someone to this extent must be no simple person, so Zabuza asked Hakuzetsu to contact Shingon as soon as possible.
Shingon walked to the bedside, reached out and touched Shisui's hand, and found it was very cold...
"He must have been soaked in water for a long time. If he had been found later, he would have been too late to be saved." Zabuzan explained, and suddenly paused. He seemed to be a little hesitant, but finally continued, "Also...his eyes were dug out..."
Zhenyan stood in front of the bed. He looked at the person on the bed and remained silent for a long time.
Ever since he came to the ninja world, when he heard that Itachi had been on the battlefield at the age of four, he accepted the differences of the ninja world.
He knew that the war between ninjas was brutal, but he had never experienced it himself. This was the first time that someone close to him was hurt.
Zabuzan looked at Zhenyan. Zhenyan usually talked a lot, like a chatterbox. This was the first time he saw Zhenyan calm down. His originally bright and charming temperament instantly became cold as ice, making people afraid to approach him.
"I'll leave Brother Shisui in your care." Soon, Shingon returned to his usual self. He looked at Zabuza and Haku and said, "There are still some things in the village. I have to go back and deal with them first."
Shisui's incident seemed to be a signal that alerted Shingen. He decided to return to Konoha first, draw a teleportation array, and then teleport all the Uchiha clan members except him and Sasuke to the moon.
All Uchiha clan members cannot lose a single eye.
So, no matter who took Shisui's eyes, he would get them back. At this time, in Konoha Village, Itachi, who was meeting the Third Hokage, suddenly felt his nose itchy and wanted to sneeze...
Before Shisui committed suicide, the last person he saw was Itachi, and he gave his left eye to Itachi.
So the rumors are true, and Shisui did this because he had no other options.
The conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village began when Uchiha Madara decided to leave the village. Later, when the first Hokage died and the second Hokage took over, the Uchiha clan established a police force to specifically manage the village's security.
Uchiha has power, but power is a double-edged sword, because as long as you have power, you will be isolated from the crowd and become arrogant, even if you are expected and needed by others at the beginning. *
The conflict between the Uchiha and the village first manifested itself in the Nine-Tails incident. The Nine-Tails' eyes changed into the shape of the Sharingan, and it was obvious that it was being manipulated by someone. Because of the village's suspicion of the Uchiha, the Uchiha ninjas were not allowed to approach the Nine-Tails to participate in the battle. The Uchiha ninjas could only be responsible for escorting and evacuating non-combat personnel on the periphery.
This was the village's decision, but many villagers were unaware of the situation. They only saw that Uchiha, who was a member of the police force, did not go to the battlefield at the critical moment.
And because the Nine-Tails incident has not yet had any result, the village's suspicion of the Uchiha has not been eliminated.
Originally, the agricultural and sideline business development plan proposed by Shingon had the opportunity to ease the relationship between the Uchiha and the village, but due to various reasons, the Uchiha became the first family to experiment with reforms. The end result was that the Uchiha took the lead, but the Konoha pie was only so big, and if one family took more of the share, the other families would have less.
After the Ministry of Commerce was established, in order to balance the interests of the various families, the Uchiha had to make some concessions, but if the concessions were only within a reasonable range, the Uchiha would not rebel.
Unfortunately, the Root was responsible for escorting the goods, and the leader of the Root, Danzo Shimura, had a great prejudice against the Uchiha. Under the suggestion of Danzo Shimura, the Uchiha was suppressed openly and covertly.
The Uchiha gave in, but were still targeted and suppressed. Add to that the many conflicts that had accumulated before, one after another, all together, like an irreversible torrent, which pushed the Uchiha into a state of rebellion.
If the Uchiha launched a coup, whether successful or not, it would deal a serious blow to the village, and other ninja villages that were eyeing them would definitely take advantage of the opportunity and attack Konoha.
Uchiha Shisui knew this truth very well, and as the "Instant Body Shisui" who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, he was an important fighting force of the Uchiha. In other words, if the Uchiha wanted to stage a coup, they would need his strength.
Shisui was unwilling, so he negotiated with the top leaders of Konoha, trying to ease the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village. If the situation really could not be eased, he would also use the ability of his eyes to change the Uchiha clan's mind.
Kotoamatsukami is a unique illusion ability of Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, which can invade the opponent's brain without the opponent's knowledge and permanently change the opponent's thoughts. The person whose thoughts are changed will not notice it and will only think that it is his own choice.
It can be said that Kotoamatsukami is the last line of defense to prevent the Uchiha coup, but Danzo Shimura does not believe in Shisui.
Danzo Shimura believed that since Shisui's Sharingan could control the thoughts of the Uchiha clan, then naturally he could also control the thoughts of the Konoha high-level officials, and this kind of control would be unnoticeable. So how could he ensure that the controlled party was the Uchiha clan, and not the Konoha high-level officials?
With prejudice and distrust towards Uchiha, Danzo Shimura pretended to ask Shisui out, and when Shisui was careless, he took away one of his right eyes.
Having lost his right eye, Shisui could no longer use Kotoamatsukami to stop the Uchiha coup, and he also realized that Danzo Shimura might take his left eye, so he gave his left eye to Itachi, and then used his own death to reduce the Uchiha's combat power, hoping to delay the Uchiha's actions.
Shisui wanted to use his death to buy some time so that Itachi could find a way to protect the village while preserving the Uchiha name and not let the Uchiha be branded as a rebel.
However, man proposes, God disposes. Shisui overlooked one point, that is, Konoha is no longer a ninja village in the traditional sense. Konoha has the Ministry of Commerce, and before the Ministry of Commerce, it was the Uchiha who conducted the reform experiment. The Uchiha, who was one step ahead, had saved up enough capital, allowing them to still choose to take a risk even after losing "Instant Body Shisui".
Itachi noticed it, he knew that there was no time, but was there any way to protect the village and preserve the reputation of the Uchiha?
...
Shingon worked overtime to draw a teleportation array in the Uchiha clan's territory, but the system that had not been seen for a long time suddenly came online at this time.
The system appeared because it found that the mission deviation rate increased by 5%...
The spiritual perception system cannot monitor the world's trends at all times and places, so it does not know that the 5% deviation is caused by Shisui's accidental rescue. After going online, it can only check the situation of Managa, and it is confused when it sees this...
【Host, what are you doing? 】
Zhenyan was a little uncomfortable after not hearing the system's voice for a long time. He was stunned for several seconds before he realized who was talking.
[System, are you online?] Zhenyan drew a formation and replied to the system, [I am drawing a formation.]
[Formation?] The spiritual system couldn't figure out what the True Word Array was doing. It only knew that the deviation rate had increased. [Host, don't draw it yet. The deviation rate of this task has increased by 5%. We need to investigate what went wrong.]
[No.] Zhenyan said, [I am now drawing the formation to complete the system task.]
After hearing the true words, the spiritual system was a little confused. It even looked back at the current mission, which was indeed "Uchiha Clan Destruction".
[Is the formation method related to the mission?] The inspiration system asked doubtfully.
[Of course it is related.] Shingon said, [This formation of mine can transport all the Uchiha to the moon. Not only will it completely destroy them, but it will also ensure that not a trace will be left.]
Inspiration system: […………]
[Host, you can't do this! ] The spiritual system that reacted quickly stopped him, [The Uchiha clan was killed by someone! ]
Zhenyan was horrified: [Are you asking me to kill them one by one? I don’t have the ability to do that, and I can’t do this business! ]
Spiritual system: […Not to let the host be killed.]
True Words: [Who should be killed then? ]
...
Itachi's most profound memory was when he was four years old and Uchiha Fugaku took him to the battlefield for the first time. At that time, he met a ninja calling for help. He ignored the unfamiliar ninja's forehead and chose to step forward to rescue him. As a result, the ninja wanted to kill him, so he had no choice but to kill the man in return... This is the world of ninjas with clear positions.
Although he still doesn't understand why ninjas fight each other, he has a vague feeling that protection and harm are not opposites, but a kind of coexistence relationship.
Sometimes, if you want to protect something, you have to hurt something else...
This was the first time he understood the truth.
Just like now, he had to protect the Uchiha name, not let the Uchiha be cursed for rebellion, protect the stability of the village, not give other ninja villages the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, protect his two younger brothers, and make the world described by the truth become a reality... Itachi looked at the road home in front of him. Usually he only needed a few breaths to get there, but today the road seemed to be particularly long, and it took him a long time to walk step by step...
...
Shingon looked up at the night sky. The full moon in the sky was reflected down and a pale dot appeared in his bright red Sharingan.
Such a full moon is really suitable for teleportation, Shingen thought. He was originally considering how to get Sasuke away if he was out of school. Unexpectedly, the Ninja School happened to have a drill, and Sasuke had not returned yet, which just made it convenient for him to act.
After all, according to the mission requirements, there would only be two Uchiha left in the village, him and Sasuke, so from the beginning to the end, he planned to teleport Itachi to the moon with him.
[Host, you can't do this! ] The spiritual system is about to collapse.
[Tong, the mission requires the annihilation of the clan. My method can ensure complete annihilation, without even leaving corpses.] Zhenyan has already drawn the teleportation array and is waiting to be teleported.
[No!] The spiritual system strongly objects, [The plot doesn't develop like this, Uchiha Itachi should take action...]
[The result is the same.] Zhenyan thinks his method is very feasible.
The inspiration system is about to cry: [If you don’t follow the plot, the deviation rate will increase! ]
Mentioning this, Shingon couldn't help but ask the system: [When you issued the mission before, you didn't mention that Itachi should take action. Why did you suddenly bring it up now? ]
[Because the spiritual world is not yet complete, the comic author only has a vague direction at the beginning. ] The spiritual system explained tiredly, [As the plot develops, the details of each part begin to become clear. ]
[Now, according to the comic author's imagination and logic, Uchiha Itachi should take action.] The spiritual system repeatedly warned, [Host, you must not act recklessly!]
[Can't we let the comic book author change his thinking? ] Zhenyan said that he felt that imagination is jumping and ever-changing, and comic book authors can completely expand their thinking. !