Chapter 61 The Origin of the Eye Technique
Uchiha Touhuan's uncharacteristic cursing stunned Shisui. In his memory, Uchiha Touhuan was always very gentle, even during their conflict that night, he hadn't lost his temper like this.
"So, you knew all along, didn't you?" Shisui asked.
"More or less," Uchiha Touhuan calmed down, "After all, during my years in the security department, I've reviewed many files. It's easy to spot problems in some of the village's missing persons cases, but I hadn't found any evidence before." "
So, you've always suspected the village's higher-ups, haven't you? Why..." Shisui wanted to ask why he hadn't been told, but looking at Uchiha Touhuan's eyes, he wisely kept quiet. Right, given how easily he'd been fooled by these people, why would Uchiha Touhuan believe him?
And then, thinking of this, Shisui suddenly realized what terrible things would have happened if Uchiha Touhuan hadn't taken Kotoamatsukami from him, allowing him to successfully use the technique on Uchiha Fugaku, who was then the clan leader. Perhaps the children of the clan would have experienced everything those missing children on the incriminating evidence had gone through, and he, as the mastermind behind it all, would have remained completely in the dark until the entire Uchiha clan was wiped out.
It was Uchiha Touhuan who stopped it all, preventing him from becoming a sinner against the entire clan and even the entire village.
"Thank you," Uchiha Shisui murmured.
"There's no need to talk about these things among clan members," Uchiha Touhuan waved his hand dismissively, knowing what Shisui was referring to.
"Touhuan, you once told me that clan members who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan all faced inner torment, and the eye techniques born from the Mangekyō Sharingan were the answers they themselves gave. So, can you tell me what the torment you faced and what your answer was?"
"Me?" Upon hearing this, Uchiha Touhuan's face showed a slight fluctuation. "Back then, when I was nine years old, the village sent me to the battlefield. When I first went to the battlefield, my mentality was the same as most of my clansmen. I felt that I could make a name for myself in this war by relying on the power brought by the clan's bloodline. Until the most cruel side of the battlefield was directly presented to me. My Sharingan reached the three-tomoe stage in less than a year, a height that most clansmen could not reach in their entire lives. But, Shisui, you know that every advancement of the Sharingan means the departure of at least one important person. My teachers, comrades, and clansmen all perished in the blood and fire of the battlefield."
"Because of some special experiences, I began to doubt the reality of this world. At that time, I once thought that this world was not a real world. In this morbid world where you could die from a shuriken or ninjutsu that flew from nowhere at any second, was there any point in trying so hard to live?"
"Until that time, when my uncle Uchiha Kaito, who had cared for me since my parents' sacrifice, and I were surrounded by 15 Kirigakure Jonin teams, Uncle Kaito died in a wide-range combination ninjutsu while covering my retreat. My parents died shortly after I was born, and Uncle Kaito was like a father to me. The pain he felt when he was swallowed by Kirigakure's combination ninjutsu gave me my answer."
"This world is absolutely real to me, and facing all the sickness in this world, all I can do is lead those I care about, even in the face of certain death, to seize that one last chance to change this world." Uchiha Touhuan looked into Shisui's eyes and said, word by word, "This is the origin of my eye techniques, Mizusou no Mikoto and the Eighty Calamities of the Sun Gods."
"I see." Shisui sighed. "You're right. Compared to you, my capacity is indeed too small. But what should we do about this?"
Shisui looked at the evidence on the table that recorded the collusion between the three clans and Orochimaru and asked.
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Touhuan remained silent for a moment before letting out a long sigh, "Very well."
Then, he called out towards the door, "Captain Shihai!" Shihai,
who had been waiting outside, heard Uchiha Touhuan call him and quickly pushed the door open.
Upon entering and seeing Shisui, a strange curiosity flickered in his eyes behind his sunglasses, but he didn't say much. Instead, he looked at Uchiha Touhuan and asked, "Vice-Captain, what are your orders?"
"Go and ask how the interrogation of those thugs is going," Uchiha Touhuan said.
"Yes." Aburame Shikai accepted the order and left, returning to the office shortly after.
"The interrogation of those thugs is almost complete. Most of them were instigated by others, and the ninjas who organized and planned all of this, and infiltrated the thugs, are from the Utatane and Mitomon clans."
"That's enough." Uchiha Touhuan nodded, pushing the incriminating evidence towards Aburame Shikai and Uchiha Shisui. "The Utatane and Mitomon clans, as the maternal clans of the village's Hokage, instead of serving the village, they collude with rogue ninjas, harming their comrades, and now they're inciting villagers to slander the village's heroes."
"Captain Aburame!" Uchiha Touhuan looked at Aburame Shikai.
"Present."
"You will lead the Sixth Battalion to the Utatane, Mitomon, and Shimura clans to arrest these suspects. Uchiha Shisui."
"Present." Shisui's eyes were firm as he bowed his head to accept the order.
"You will assist from the side. If there is resistance, treat it as treason. If necessary, kill them directly."
"Understood." The two nodded and accepted the order.
"Come back soon. Everyone has worked hard tonight." Before the two left, Uchiha Touhuan smiled.
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The two led the Sixth Battalion, which had been waiting at the Security Department, out of the Security Department and headed towards the location of the three clans' territories. The members of the Sixth Battalion, who had been waiting at the Security Department, felt somewhat disappointed watching the other battalions return with their spoils. Now that they had finally received their mission, they were all eager to get started. They figured the three clans' territories wouldn't be peaceful tonight.
After arranging everything, Uchiha Touhuan drank the tea he had just brewed in one gulp, then got up to head to the Hokage Building.
At that moment, Uchiha Fugaku, who had been waiting outside, entered. He glanced at the Lightning Release on the sword rack in his office and asked, "Aren't you taking your sword with you?"
"No need," Uchiha Touhuan chuckled. "We probably won't need it tonight."
"By the way, Captain Fugaku, remember to distribute the bonuses and ninjutsu before you leave work. Everyone's worked hard tonight; leaving with bonuses and ninjutsu will surely help everyone get a good night's sleep." Before leaving, Uchiha Touhuan turned back to instruct.
"Understood," Uchiha Fugaku replied with a smile.
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