Insufficient pupil power. Kotoamatsukami has entered cooldown.
After trying several times, Naruto finally came to a depressing conclusion.
The eye simply wouldn't activate.
No matter how he pushed chakra into it, it just lay there like a dead battery.
Great.
Legendary god-tier genjutsu…
…and it's on cooldown.
What is this, some damn mobile game skill timer?
After thinking it through, Naruto recalled something.
Back when he had first captured Shisui, there was that strange moment — he almost suspected Shisui had attacked him with a genjutsu.
Which meant…
Shisui had probably already used Kotoamatsukami once before.
But Naruto never showed signs of being controlled, and the Nine-Tails hadn't warned him either.
If Shisui could control both him and Kurama at the same time, then forget saving the Uchiha.
The guy could've just mind-controlled the entire village and become Hokage on the spot.
So the real question was—
Who the hell did Shisui use it on?
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen?
Shimura Danzo?
Or Fugaku Uchiha?
Naruto frowned.
Then quickly ruled them out.
Hiruzen had calmly watched the Uchiha massacre unfold.
Danzo had practically sponsored the whole damn thing.
And if Fugaku had already been controlled, there wouldn't have been a coup plan later.
Naruto rubbed his temples.
"Troublesome…"
Shaking off the messy thoughts, he entered the sealed space and showed off his newly harvested Mangekyō Sharingan to the Nine-Tails like a kid flexing new shoes.
Kurama saw the eye—
—and immediately scowled.
His fur bristled.
"I hate those damn eyes," he growled. "Keep that thing away from me. Don't tell me you attacked an Uchiha just to mess with me, brat?"
Naruto waved his hands.
"Relax, relax. We're friends, aren't we? Why would I backstab you?"
Then he tilted his head.
"But seriously… you're this strong. Why are you scared of the Sharingan?"
Kurama snorted.
"You have no idea how disgusting the Mangekyō is. Madara used those cursed eyes to treat me like a pet."
He paused, then smirked.
"But since you've got one now… maybe getting out of this cage isn't too far away."
Naruto grinned.
"Yeah… but before that, there's still a lot to clean up."
Kurama narrowed his eyes.
That smile meant trouble.
Someone was definitely about to suffer.
After leaving the sealed space, Naruto stretched.
With Shisui's eye, Kurama's negative emotions barely affected him anymore, and he could use far more of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
But right now—
There was something more urgent.
Finding out who Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on.
Using genjutsu to force an answer from Shisui would've been easiest.
But the moment Naruto walked out and looked at Shisui with his Sharingan—
He froze.
Then everything clicked.
He finally understood.
Why Danzo used Kotoamatsukami during the Five Kage Summit.
Why Itachi never used it on Konoha's higher-ups.
Because—
Shisui had already used it once.
On himself.
That's why even after losing both eyes, faint pupil power still lingered in his body.
Naruto stared at Shisui differently now.
This guy looked gentle and honest…
But holy hell.
He was ruthless.
Even brainwashing himself.
That's next-level crazy.
Sharingan spinning, Naruto said calmly,
"Shisui… your eyes are amazing. They're mine now, thanks by the way."
"After transplanting them, I found something very interesting."
Shisui's heart skipped.
Naruto continued slowly,
"Your Mangekyō records a technique called Kotoamatsukami. It can silently rewrite someone's will."
"But after using it once… there's about a ten-year cooldown."
Naruto leaned closer, voice dropping.
"When I got the eye… it was already on cooldown."
"So tell me… who did you use it on?"
Suddenly—
Shisui clutched his head.
A violent headache exploded.
He collapsed, rolling on the ground, gasping.
Fragments of memories slammed back like broken glass.
Naruto spoke softly.
"You used it."
"On yourself."
The words hit like thunder.
Shisui froze.
"I… controlled… myself?"
"Impossible… that's impossible…"
Naruto just watched quietly.
If Shisui had been under Kotoamatsukami from the beginning…
Then everything made sense.
His blind loyalty.
His obsession with peace.
Even sacrificing himself to stop the coup.
This version of Shisui…
wasn't the real one.
It was just the "ideal Shisui" he forced himself to become.
Damn.
That's tragic as hell.
And kind of insane.
As the Mangekyō's influence faded, Shisui's true memories surfaced.
Like an old film reel.
From childhood, he had never believed in the Will of Fire.
He thought it was empty nonsense.
Pretty words with zero meaning.
Trusting others?
Protecting companions?
Bullshit.
People could only rely on themselves.
Until one mission—
His best friend died because of his selfish retreat.
Dying in his arms, the friend still forgave him.
That moment—
Mangekyō awakened.
Guilt crushed him.
So he used Kotoamatsukami…
on himself.
He rewrote his own will.
Forced himself to become the perfect believer of the Will of Fire.
A fake hero.
A self-edited version.
Naruto clicked his tongue.
"Man… you really brainwashed yourself into being a saint. That's hardcore."
After a long silence, Shisui slowly walked to the bars of the cage.
He grabbed them tightly.
Voice trembling.
"I forgot everything…"
"You took my eyes… so why tell me all this?"
"Why remind me who I really was?"
His voice almost broke.
"Couldn't you just let me die believing I was a good person?"
"Why expose me… that's too cruel…"
Naruto looked down at him quietly.
Then said softly,
"Shisui…"
"The version of you living in that fantasy already died."
"It's time to wake up."
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