Senju Tobirama's narrow eyes sharpened, his expression clearly displeased.
"At this point, why bring that up? Are you planning to lump the hatred from the First Shinobi World War together with the Third Shinobi World War as well?!"
Homura Mitokado lowered his head. "But, Sensei… Kagami, he—"
"Homura!" the Third Hokage barked sharply.
Shisui tilted his head, looking toward the elderly man who had never been particularly friendly toward the Uchiha.
Why bring up the Second Hokage's sacrifice now?
Did it have something to do with his grandfather?
Senju Tobirama said coldly, "Go on. Monkey, you're the Hokage. You explain it clearly."
"..."
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, finally spoke. "Not long after Sensei's death, the First Shinobi World War ended with no village achieving victory…"
"After that, Kagami and Danzo couldn't let go of what happened back then. They continued investigating the incident during the alliance with Kumogakure, when their chakra was suddenly sealed."
"And then… during one mission, the squad consisted of Kagami, Danzo, Uchiha Shinji, and Uchiha Naori… but only Danzo returned. Even then, his right eye and right arm were severely damaged. He was no longer able to carry out high-level missions."
Tobirama's gaze turned sharp. "Kagami had already awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. With Danzo and two other Uchiha in the same squad, what kind of mission could have caused losses like that?"
"Wait," Shisui suddenly spoke up. "I remember that my grandfather's body was never recovered. Then what about his Mangekyō Sharingan? Was it really destroyed on the spot?!"
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado reacted instantly. "Uchiha Shisui… what do you mean by that? Are you suspecting the village leadership?!"
"Leadership…?" Tobirama echoed. "Since when did you start putting so much importance on Hierarchy?"
He suddenly glared at the two of them. "Before any of those titles, you are first and foremost shinobi of Konoha. At all times, you must be capable of self-reflection, placing reason above emotion. If necessary, there is nothing wrong with placing yourself on the list of suspects."
"Self-reflection, placing reason above emotion…" Shisui smiled faintly. "That was also part of my grandfather's Will of Fire. He truly admired the Second Hokage."
"Kagami was a rare Uchiha. You, and that Uchiha Itachi as well, are outstanding… but—"
"Excessive self-sacrifice is also a form of self-indulgence. It's too extreme."
"Think more for others. Try to see things from their perspective."
Shisui lowered his head. "Yes…" If he hadn't been so self-centered, so determined to shoulder everything himself and dump all the responsibility onto Itachi, then Itachi wouldn't have had to bear so much pain and loneliness alone.
"Second Hokage-sama, Third Hokage-sama, honored advisors…" Uchiha Shisui bowed deeply, his head lowered. "What I'm about to say next may sound unbelievable, but it is absolutely true. If you cannot trust my words, I'm willing to submit myself to the Yamanaka clan's secret techniques."
"Speak," Tobirama said calmly. "I am still capable of discerning the truth for myself"
Shisui said, "Danzo possesses a Sharingan."
"!!!"
The Third Hokage shot to his feet. "What did you say?!"
"To be precise," Shisui continued after a brief pause, "Danzo possesses a Mangekyō Sharingan. The reason I asked about my grandfather's Mangekyō Sharingan is because I suspect that the one Danzo previously had… belonged to my grandfather—Uchiha Kagami."
Tobirama immediately seized on the key point. "Previously?"
"Yes." Shisui turned to the Third Hokage. "Third Hokage-sama, I once—"
[Question—]
The sudden voice made all six people present freeze.
That metallic, chilling tone—wasn't it the same terrifying Q&A that had appeared during the Chūnin Exams?!
Tobirama instantly covered his younger brother Itama's mouth.
He had finally gotten his brother back. He couldn't let him disappear again right in front of his eyes.
[Question: Like a fleeting dream, during the battle with Shimura Danzo, Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo…]
[What color was it?]
Shisui: "..."
Tobirama, Itama: "..."
The Third Hokage and The Village Elders: "..."
Meanwhile, rushing back in panic through the Kamui space to the Land of Fire's Konohagakure—
Uchiha "Masked Man" Obito: "..."
He didn't even have time to be shocked by the fact that the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, was still alive. Upon hearing that utterly absurd question, Uchiha Obito realized—
He was trapped inside the Kamui space and couldn't get out!!!
He could see and hear everything happening outside, but he simply couldn't leave the Kamui space. A powerful force had locked his dimension shut!!
It was the first time he had ever encountered something like this, and Obito's heart skipped a beat.
Powerless. He loathed the feeling of his strings being pulled by an unknown force.
Ever since those so-called future visions appeared, a powerful force beyond his understanding had begun manipulating everything, openly and covertly!!
[Rules—]
At the Senju compound, a scroll the size of the Scroll of Seals automatically unfurled.
Neatly written characters filled its surface.
[Rules:]
There are three opportunities. All living beings within the domain are eligible to answer.
Any living being that answers incorrectly will immediately have all life functions stripped away as punishment.
After three Individuals cease to exist, the Q&A event ends and the domain barrier will automatically lift.
If the correct answer is given within the allotted chances, the domain barrier will automatically lift, and the respondent will receive a corresponding reward.
The rules were exactly the same as before.
What everyone waited for now was the reward.
Could another shinobi be resurrected?
But the metallic voice did not proceed as they expected. Instead, it announced only a single reward.
[Reward: The Mangekyō Sharingan (Kotoamatsukami).]
The Sharingan of Konoha's prestigious Uchiha clan's genius shinobi, Uchiha Shisui—already awakened to the Mangekyō Sharingan level.
Two exquisite glass containers appeared before them.
Inside, immersed in a clear medicinal solution, were two deep crimson eyeballs…
"…!!!"
Everyone—including Uchiha Obito hidden within the space—stared at Shisui in shock.
More precisely, they were staring at his eyes.
At a signal, Shisui snapped his Sharingan open!
Three tomoe spun at high speed.
Then, the pattern of the Mangekyō Sharingan that formed was identical to the two eyes floating in the glass containers!!
That's right.
They were Shisui's eyes!!
But why?!
As Shisui thought about it, after being resurrected, the thing that shocked him most wasn't anything else—it was that there were eyes in his sockets again!!
His corpse should have been missing its eyes entirely!
One had been given to Itachi.
The other had been stolen by Danzo.
Danzo… Itachi…
Wait—!
Uchiha Shisui suddenly remembered the vision he had just seen in front of the Konoha Ninja Academy!!
If he answered this strange question correctly, could he also demand that the truth be revealed—that Danzo possessed a Mangekyō Sharingan, and that he had stolen it from Shisui when he was off guard?!
With that thought, Shisui glanced at the Second Hokage and the Third Hokage, then spoke his answer to the empty air:
"Green. Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo is green."
[Answer…]
[Correct.]
"Hah…" The Village Elders let out a breath of relief—but immediately heard—
Uchiha Shisui said, "Then please, let us see it. Let us see it—no, let us see Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo. Let us see why his Susanoo could exist for only an instant!"
...
The metallic, eerie voice responded—
[Understood.]
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