"Senior, this is the research data on the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan that the Hokage ordered me to deliver. Along with it, three Three-Tomoe Sharingan have also been sent."
Inside a hidden research base, an Anbu ninja from Konoha spoke to another Anbu ninja within the base.
"So the old man sent them..."
The Anbu ninja in the base took the research documents and the three Sharingan, which were floating in test tubes filled with nutrient solution.
Looking at the three Three-Tomoe Sharingan, which exuded a strange aura, Sarutobi Shinosuke's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise. He asked with confusion, "Where did the old man get these Sharingan?"
The Anbu ninja from the village thought for a moment. He reasoned that the man before him was the Hokage's eldest son, a senior in the Anbu, and one of the Hokage's trusted aides.
It should be fine to tell him some of this information.
He replied in a low voice, "Shimura Danzō from Root."
"Danzō..." Sarutobi Shinosuke suddenly understood. "That makes sense. The old man is quite conflicted. He's very interested in many things, but he feels that as Hokage, he shouldn't be doing such things. He wouldn't go so far as to steal the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan."
"In this village, the only one who could do something like this is likely 'Shimura Danzō,' the darkness of Konoha, the leader of Root."
Sarutobi Shinosuke shook his head, speaking without reservation, "However... he's also half of the old man's 'black glove.' Whatever dirty work the old man is unwilling to do himself, he tacitly allows Danzō to handle."
The Anbu ninja from the village dared not speak.
"Tell him that we will do our best to thoroughly understand this research data on the Sharingan."
"Yes, Senior."
...
The Anbu ninja from the village left the secret base. He looked back at the unremarkable dense forest behind him and gently touched the air. A ripple appeared in the air.
"Such a masterful genjutsu. As expected of the Hokage's eldest son."
He shook his head, dispelling his thoughts, and was about to head back to Konoha when...
He suddenly heard a very abrupt cat's meow.
"Meow~"
The Anbu ninja frowned, his gaze quickly shifting towards the direction of the meow.
What a fat cat!
That was his first thought.
The next instant!
A sharp whistling sound came from the side, startling the Anbu ninja into a quick crouch. Three kunai flew past his face, one of them slicing through the string of his mask, forcing him to reveal a young face.
"Enemy!?"
The moment he swiftly drew his ninja sword, his vision was dominated by two scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
"Uchiha..."
The Anbu ninja's pupils contracted. Instinctively, he tried to look away, to avoid meeting the gaze of the Sharingan.
Squelch!!!
The piercing pain in his chest made the Anbu ninja look down in a daze. He realized that the ninja sword in his hand had never been drawn in the first place; the sound of drawing a sword he heard was his opponent's.
And a ninja sword had already pierced his heart.
It's genjutsu!
[Ding! You have successfully killed a "Red Name" villain! Your Chakra has gained a small boost! Congratulations, you have successfully dropped: "Konoha-Style Swordsmanship" Experience Book x10!]
"Fourth one," Uchiha Chisen pulled out his ninja sword, his voice sounding distant. "Rookie, you failed to grasp the opportunity four times in a row. Your kunai-throwing technique needs a complete overhaul."
"I... I'm sorry, Senior..." Izumi walked out from behind him.
While filled with guilt, she looked at the limp Anbu ninja on the ground with trembling fear.
This was the fourth Anbu ninja Chisen-senpai had killed tonight.
The first three were Anbu ninjas on sentry duty outside.
Looking at the blood gurgling from the Anbu ninja's chest, and at the young face, which had lost its vitality and was not much older than herself, Izumi felt a moment of confusion. "Senior... are they really all villains?"
"Yes."
Uchiha Chisen flicked the blood off his ninja sword. He stared at the "dense forest" ahead. Before these Three-Tomoe Sharingan, any profound genjutsu seemed like showing off in front of an expert.
Izumi didn't know where she found the courage to ask Chisen-senpai this question: "Senior... how do you judge someone as evil..."
Uchiha Chisen replied, "A heart as clear as a mirror."
Izumi froze.
Uchiha Chisen walked straight towards a large tree in front of him. Half of his body seemed to merge into the tree, and his voice reached Izumi's ears. "I have a special ability. My eyes can see through the 'evil' of all living beings in the world. The basis for this special ability to distinguish good from evil is my own pure heart and actions, and it judges sin based on my values and morals."
Izumi's beautiful eyes widened. Could this... be the power of the Sharingan?
"Rookie. Do you think a ninja who had to pick up a weapon and go to the battlefield, and even killed many people, to protect his family, is considered an evil person in my eyes?"
As Uchiha Chisen posed the question, his body had completely disappeared into the genjutsu of the dense forest.
Izumi hurried to catch up, pursed her lips, and replied in a low voice, "Senior, I don't think so."
"Indeed, it doesn't count."
Uchiha Chisen said indifferently, "Its standard of judgment is the standard of good and evil before I awakened this ability. People should let abilities be born from themselves, not themselves be born from abilities. Otherwise, [Justice] will become evil wearing sheep's clothing."
The moment Uchiha Chisen finished speaking, the scene before his eyes underwent a drastic change.
A secret base of considerable scale was revealed before him.
The air was filled with the smell of various strange medicines.
Faintly, there seemed to be a hint of blood mixed in.
"Who are you?!" A sudden exclamation came from in front of Uchiha Chisen.
He saw...
A Konoha ninja looked at them in shock, especially when he saw the pair of scarlet Sharingan in Uchiha Chisen's eyes, which caused the ninja to stop breathing for a few seconds.
[Inuzuka Maki - Scientific researcher at the Anbu secret research base. Participated in seventeen human experiments over the years. Was one of Orochimaru's many assistants. Directly or indirectly killed eleven war orphans. Sinfulness: Red Name!]
"I remember you."
Uchiha Chisen's faint tone was like that of a death god emerging from the underworld. He approached step by step and said, "Years ago, when the Third Hokage raided the Third Sannin Orochimaru's human experimentation research institute, I was present. What a coincidence, I saw you then."
"It seems the Third Hokage did not keep his promise to me to secretly execute you all. Instead, he harbored you and kept you here to be used as resources."
"...It's you? That Lava Release ninja?!" Inuzuka Maki's distant memories exploded in his mind like cannonballs.
He widened his eyes.
His face was filled with horror.
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