[Danzo's hand stiffened into a blade, his fingertips thrusting straight toward Shisui's eye!!]
[Reflected in Shisui's widened Sharingan was Danzo's twisted, greedy face…]
A sharp hiss of breath echoed through the crowd.
The audience instinctively imagined themselves in Shisui's place, drawing in a sharp, cold breath.
The shinobi managed to keep their composure. The civilians simply shut their eyes, unable to bear what was about to happen.
["Screeeech————"]
[A piercing shriek rang out as Shisui's Sharingan suddenly erupted with a crimson glow.]
["Sorry," Shisui murmured softly.]
Another violent jolt—
Danzo's pupils shrank.
His arm was suddenly caught in Shisui's grip, and in the next instant, he lost consciousness!!
The elders from the various hidden villages—
"!!"
"He took down Danzo in an instant—!"
"That 'Body Flicker' Shisui… was that the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan just now?!"
"Incredible."
"Honestly, it's a good thing the Uchiha are gone. If there were a few more like Shisui of the Body Flicker, the shinobi world would be in chaos."
"Don't forget about the masked man…"
"The masked man is Uchiha too. He has the Sharingan as well."
"Do you remember his ability? He appeared out of nowhere at the Five Kage Summit, then disappeared just as suddenly. Even with the combined power of the Five Kage and General Mifune of the Land of Iron, no one could stop him!"
"Not just stop him. He spoke boldly in front of all Five Kage and still left unharmed. None of them—or their guards—managed to injure him in the slightest. Is there anyone in the entire shinobi world who could match that kind of power?"
"There is."
An elder from Iwagakure of the Land of Earth turned toward the one who had spoken.
"Tsuchikage-sama."
"Mm." Onoki frowned deeply. "There is one person who could…"
Is it really him? If that man is still alive… what will become of the shinobi world?
"Tsuchikage-sama, you mean—?"
"The first rogue ninja of Konoha. Former head of the Uchiha clan. The one known as the Demon of the shinobi world—"
"Uchiha… Madara!"
...
The so-called "Madara" being discussed was currently using the power of Kamui's dimension to secretly observe Konoha.
Everything is spiraling out of control!
Uchiha Obito's thoughts churned violently.
The Second Hokage being alive.
This mysterious, unpredictable giant projection.
His identity as the true leader behind the Akatsuki being exposed ahead of time.
The revelation that the Uchiha had once considered a coup.
And now, this footage exposing Danzo's filthy methods in advance.
Everything was out of control!!!!
Obito had never felt this agitated before. He had no idea what force was manipulating all of this.
And neither he nor "Madara" had ever known of such a power existing!!
The Second Hokage's seemingly casual remarks unsettled him even further. Senju Tobirama had been dead for decades before Obito was even born!
Then why did he sound like he knew "Uchiha Obito" personally?!
"Don't bring up that kid. He was deceived by Madara and 'that thing' for years…"
Tobirama's words echoed in his ears. Obito forced himself to replay them over and over.
Madara…
That thing…
His bloodshot Sharingan darkened with gloom.
"Black Zetsu…"
...
Lost in turmoil, Uchiha Obito roared inside Kamui's dimension.
Not far from the Konoha Ninja Academy, Hatake Kakashi stood in a shadowed corner, silently watching the projection.
The eye in his left socket—the one that had once belonged to his hero—throbbed painfully for reasons he couldn't explain.
[In the footage, Shisui, as a shinobi of Konoha, did not deal a heavy blow to Elder Danzo.]
["It's just a normal genjutsu. He'll wake up soon," Shisui said as he turned to leave. He still had an appointment with Itachi.]
[But Shisui hadn't expected Danzo to break his genjutsu after only two steps!]
[A heavy blow struck Shisui in the abdomen. He groaned. What followed was a relentless beating from Konoha elder Shimura Danzo!]
[His right cheek. His chin. His body. Taking advantage of Shisui's lowered guard, Danzo attacked without warning.]
Even the people of Konoha found the sight suffocating.
[And don't forget Danzo's earlier words—"That Sharingan of yours, I'll be taking it!!"]
[Danzo grabbed Shisui by the hair and hurled him into the air—]
["Pshhk—"]
[Crimson filled the screen.]
Enduring the searing pain, Shisui leapt back to escape Danzo, dropping to his knees as he clutched his empty right eye socket, gasping heavily.
ShISUI!!!
Even though he already knew how it ended, seeing Shisui's eye ripped out so brutally felt as though the pain had been inflicted on him as well.
Uchiha Itachi's fury toward Danzo spiked to its peak.
[Through his remaining eye, Shisui saw Danzo raise the stolen Sharingan toward the eye that had long been hidden beneath bandages. As the wrappings were removed, Uchiha Shisui witnessed a sight that left him utterly stunned!!]
"!!!!"
"That's—"
"But Shimura Danzo isn't even from the Uchiha clan!"
"Don't forget about Konoha's Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi!"
"Right. Kakashi isn't Uchiha either, but his left eye is…"
Kakashi pressed a hand over Obito's eye, his expression dark as he stared at Shimura Danzo in the footage.
[That's right. The eye Danzo had kept hidden beneath bandages… was a Sharingan!!]
[But the moment it was exposed to light, it quickly turned into a lifeless white eye. "I won't let your Sharingan go to waste. It will replace this one..."]
[True to form, Danzo's greed showed no end. "Now then—hand over the other eye as well."]
[Suddenly, more than a dozen Konoha ANBU appeared before the gravely injured Shisui and attacked in unison.]
"Danzo that bastard!!"
Senju Tobirama's rage exploded, his chakra pressure thickening the air until it felt almost solid.
Konoha—
The village born from his elder brother Hashirama's dream—
Its foundation had always been "protection, nurturing, and entrusting to the next generation"…
Yet Danzo had turned his hand against a young shinobi of his own village for the sake of power and authority!!
Tobirama was beyond words!!!
[What followed was a desperate chase.]
[Having lost one Sharingan, Shisui was pursued by the shinobi of Root. Shuriken, kunai, smoke bombs, poison gas—those Root operatives showed no restraint against a fellow Konoha shinobi.]
Watching their techniques and methods, Tobirama suppressed his fury—but those who knew him well could tell his anger had reached its absolute peak.
"Monkey! Tell me—who trained these ANBU?!!"
"…."
The aged Third Hokage lowered his head.
The two elders who had once dismissed the young Hiruzen's protest—"I cannot agree with this kind of training!"—now kept silent, as though they had never supported Danzo's methods at all.
Tobirama felt only disappointment.
"This fighting style," Tobirama stated coldly, "resembles the desperate tactics of small clans from the Warring States Era."
"They wouldn't train their own children like this. They'd take in war orphans instead…"
"Rather than shinobi, what they produced were little more than disposable soldiers."
No emotions. No tears. No sense of self.
Only obedience. Missions. And death.
[In the footage—]
[Having lost one Sharingan and inhaled poison gas, Uchiha Shisui's movements grew sluggish. His consciousness began to fade.]
[He fell into memories—]
Watching this, Shisui fell silent.
Even he didn't remember what random thoughts had crossed his mind back then. Yet whoever was behind this projection not only knew—it had recorded everything.
Itachi, who was inevitably implicated: "..."
Sasuke, who apparently had been an annoying little brat in Shisui-niisan's memories: "..."