5 Chapter 5: Shisui
Chapter 5: Shisui
"Shisui, introduce yourself to the Hokage-sama," said Fugaku, prompting Minato to look at the Uchiha jōnin standing behind him. Minato smiled slightly, feeling a bit frustrated.
Shisui bowed respectfully and said, "Hokage-sama, I am Uchiha Shisui, currently serving as a squad leader in the ANBU Black Ops."
Minato scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I've only heard about your renown shunshin on the battlefield before. Later, you joined the ANBU Black Ops, and that's why..."
"Huff... Please wait a moment," Minato took a deep breath and took out a scroll, forming hand seals.
"Barrier, Seal!" he announced as he released the hand seals. He smiled at Fugaku, who seemed a bit nervous. "It's a barrier that shields the surroundings from sensing. Since we don't know if the enemy has any helpers and their ability to phase through the village's barriers, I thought it was necessary."
Minato paused, his expression turning serious as he looked at Fugaku and asked, "So, first of all, I want to know if either of you has awakened the Uchiha clan's legendary eyes, the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Silence fell within the barrier.
After a while, Fugaku sighed and stepped forward, saying, "The Mangekyō Sharingan... In the entire Uchiha clan, only the former Uchiha Madara and his brother Uchiha Izuna have awakened it. Hokage-sama, asking me and Shisui is an overestimation."
Minato furrowed his brows and pondered for a while before speaking, "In fact, since I succeeded the position of Hokage from the Third Hokage, I gradually understood the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village. Captain Fugaku's concerns are understandable. However, the enemies I mentioned are not the Uchiha clan of Konoha."
"This time... it's an opportunity for Konoha and also the Uchiha clan's last chance. So, please be honest with me, have either of you awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Fugaku remained silent...
After a long pause, a voice sounded, "Hokage-sama, can I trust you?"
Minato looked sharply towards Shisui, and in his eyes, Shisui's three tomoe eyes gradually changed to the Mangekyō Sharingan, forming a pattern resembling a shuriken.
This scene shocked not only Minato but also Fugaku and Kakashi who stood beside them.
To awaken such eyes at such a young age... As the Hokage, Minato knew the pain Shisui must have endured.
Obtaining love and then losing it...
Most Uchiha would immerse themselves in pain and darkness during this process, while a few, like the Uchiha Kagami described in the records, would become more eager for love.
This boy before them, Uchiha Shisui, if what the shadow said was true, then he was one of the very few within the Uchiha clan.
Minato exhaled a breath, "You can trust me, and I can assure you that I will do my best to maintain the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village and even eventually integrate the Uchiha into Konoha!"
Fugaku hesitated to speak, and Minato turned to him, saying, "Trust is built on mutual understanding. So, tonight, the child of Kushina will be born. And as you know inside Kushina... the Nine-Tails is sealed!"
These words stunned Fugaku and Shisui.
Fugaku had been already informed by his wife about Kushina's pregnancy. They were friends, but the specific timing was kept confidential.
And the Nine-Tails had a history of being manipulated by the Uchiha, so such trust was enough to make Fugaku and Shisui see Minato's sincerity.
Compared to six years later when Shisui died, the Uchiha at this moment had not reached the point of no return, and Shisui's Mangekyō had not been revealed to anyone.
It was only six years later, when Izumi was eleven years old, that Shisui finally revealed the extraordinary ability known as Kotoamatsukami. Ultimately, because of the influence of Konoha's upper management in the War Dove & Hawk, the rebellion was delayed by two years.
Fugaku bowed slightly, "I will leave everything up to you, Hokage-sama."
Shisui clenched his fists, revealing his emotions at the moment. With the support of the Fourth Hokage, he believed that the relationship between the clan and the village...
After a moment, Shisui respectfully asked, "Hokage-sama, what can I do?"
Minato looked back at Kakashi and said, "I received information that Kakashi's Sharingan comes from Tobi. He has also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he doesn't know how to control its power yet. That's where I need your help, Shisui, to assist Kakashi in utilizing the power of his left eye."
"It's not that I don't trust you, but according to the information, Kakashi's Sharingan's ability happens to counter the enemy's power... Kamui!"
"It allows one to transfer a part or all of oneself into another dimension at any time to avoid damage, rendering the majority of ninjutsu and taijutsu ineffective. So..."
Shisui understood what Minato didn't finish saying and promptly replied, "I trust you, Fourth Hokage-sama. My Mangekyō Sharingan specializes in genjutsu, and I can use a genjutsu called Kotoamatsukami without direct eye contact."
"Kotoamatsukami?" Minato looked puzzled.
Shisui naturally explained, "Kotoamatsukami allows me to plant a seed/idea inside the enemy's consciousness, making them naturally act according to the idea/seed's intentions."
"In such a situation, very few people can detect that they are under a genjutsu. However, continuous chakra output is the weakness of this technique, so..."
Shisui didn't finish the rest of his words, but he keenly sensed... Minato seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
As expected! The ability of Kotoamatsukami would make any high-ranking leader/politician wary regardless of where it appeared.
For an awakened Sharingan, like Shisui's left eye, its ability... couldn't be revealed for the time being!
...
As the morning light rose from the horizon, Uchiha Yuki was awakened by the sounds from the kitchen.
For five years, his mother woke up early like this, finishing breakfast and then hurrying out to work without a single day of rest.
She remained optimistic because it was for Yuki and Izumi's growth every day.
"Can I take the afternoon off today?" Yuki asked.
Uchiha Hazuki turned around with a puzzled expression, "Is there something you want to do, Yuki?"
Yuki shook his head, "I just want to eat your tempura. Can you come back early to make it for me?"
Hazuki laughed from the kitchen. She reached out to ruffle Yuki's hair but then withdrew her hand, remembering that her son didn't like it when others touched his hair.
"If you want to eat it, of course, you can. I'll ask the store owner for leave and go to the market earlier to buy the ingredients. You also need to come back early, okay? I'll go to the market with Izumi."
Yuki nodded, "Afternoon, I'll be back early. I'll tell Mr. Teuchi about it."
After having breakfast, Yuki went to Ichiraku Ramen to resign.
There were many things to do in the morning: he needed to visit the Nara clan's territory, the Tenmizu shelter, and even the mountain behind the Yamanaka clan's shop.
The specifics of the Shadow Clone Jutsu still needed to be experimented with. The best way to utilize it needed to be determined through trial and error.
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(Note: In Infinite Tsukuyomi, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, made two preparations: if he couldn't come to an agreement with the Uchiha, he would annihilate them as well.)
(Note: Shisui's eyes were taken when Itachi was eleven years old. This was also the time when he suggested using Kotoamatsukami to control Fugaku, which was perhaps before the high-ranking officials knew about Kotoamatsukami. Otherwise, Danzo wouldn't have taken his eyes only then, clearly fearing Kotoamatsukami.)
