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"If necessary, for the sake of the clan and the village, I can bear everything, even if it means carrying all the darkness and walking in the abyss. I am grateful that you still trust me and give me the chance to prove myself."
During this period, Shisui thought a lot. He asked himself if everything he had done before was right. He believed it was right, but Kazuki said he was stubborn. He thought he was not wrong at all, but reality gave him a slap in the face.
Kazuki stood up and did many things that seemed rebellious to him, yet those actions brought great rewards. The clan's situation improved a lot, even though many actions seemed crazy, including continuously targeting the Shimura clan.
All these made Shisui realize a fact: if he wanted to improve the relationship between the clan and the village, he first needed to change the Uchiha. To change the Uchiha, he had to heal the Uchiha.
"Very good. I am very pleased that you made such a decision. I, Uchiha Kazuki, can guarantee with the honor of the clan that everything I do is for the clan and the village, without any falsehood."
"Shisui, I hope you won't disappoint me again, or disappoint the clan."
"I will do my best."
Shisui's promise seemed pale and powerless, only five short words, but few could understand the meaning behind those words. The changes in the clan, the stimulation from Kazuki, and the darkness he saw in the daimyo's residence all gave Shisui enough stimulation.
The clan and the village, combining these together, made Shisui trust you and believe in you.
"Now, your first task, Shisui."
"Please tell me."
Shisui bowed with a salute used only between superiors and subordinates in the clan.
"Retrieve the things that belong to the clan. The Uchiha's face has already been lost too much, it cannot continue like this."
Kazuki squinted his eyes, eager to see how the Copy Ninja would perform against Shunshin Shisui.
Honestly, Kazuki did not have high hopes for Kakashi because he had lost many of his abilities. He kept clinging to Obito's Sharingan, but in fact, the clan's swordsmanship and lightning style were his fundamental skills, as exemplified by his father, Sakumo Hatake.
If Kakashi worked hard, he had the potential to become another Sakumo Hatake. Unfortunately, he played his cards poorly and ended up as a character who could only fight on equal terms with anyone.
"Why?"
Shisui was stunned for a few seconds. He couldn't believe his first task was to take action against a comrade from the village. Although it wasn't to kill him, just to retrieve the Sharingan, wouldn't this anger the Hokage?
Kazuki looked at the sky, raising his hand as if trying to grasp something.
"Shisui, retrieving the clan's belongings does not mean conflicting with the village; these are two different things. Remember, we are always part of the village. This matter is only about the clan's honor and face."
"An outsider using the Uchiha's Sharingan and gaining the title of Copy Ninja, don't you find it ironic?"
"As for the Hokage, don't worry. There won't be any trouble."
In fact, if Uchiha Fugaku had been more assertive at that time, Kakashi might not have kept the Sharingan. Unfortunately, Fugaku was accustomed to being submissive.
Even if they forcibly took back the Sharingan, the Third Hokage wouldn't make a fuss about it now, as it would make everyone look bad. The key point is that the radical Danzo no longer had any say in matters.
"As long as no one knows it was us, would the Hokage blame the Uchiha?"
"I just want to reclaim the clan's belongings, not kill a comrade from the village. These are two different matters. So, you need to be careful when you take action."
Killing and retrieving the clan's belongings were two different things. Shisui was unwilling to do the former, but the latter didn't even require consideration.
If you just decided to follow Kazuki to change the Uchiha and the relationship between the clan and the village, and then reject the first task, what's the point? Shisui might as well find a place to die and avoid embarrassment.
"I understand."
Just taking the Sharingan without killing anyone made Shisui's burden disappear. Calling him stubborn was not wrong. Fortunately, Kazuki was prepared. If he was stubborn, so be it. As long as used correctly, Shisui was also a sharp blade.
Luckily, Itachi had not completely deviated yet. Itachi was much more useful than Shisui. Now, Itachi was obedient, sensible, and knew what to do and what not to do. He could handle his own responsibilities without arguing over trivial matters.
"If necessary, use your eyes."
Leaving Shisui shocked with this statement, Kazuki left the small forest.
You didn't expect that, right? I know these things! And it's not the clan head who told me! How would you feel about that, Uchiha Shisui?
Standing dumbfounded in the forest for a long time, Shisui finally came to his senses.
"Turns out he knows. I am indeed foolish."
Well then... Kakashi, I apologize!
Kazuki is right. The Uchiha need unity, and the Uchiha's honor needs someone to protect it. Since I, Shisui, cannot change these things, I can only follow Kazuki's footsteps and become the one to bear the darkness and move forward for him.
If Kazuki knows, it means the clan head, Fugaku, knows. This means everything Kazuki wants to do is agreed upon by Fugaku. Shisui then had no mental burden.
Although he didn't want to use his eye techniques on a comrade, he had no choice.
In the shadows, protecting the daimyo, Kakashi had no idea he was about to take root in the daimyo's residence, nor did he know someone had their eye on the Sharingan left by Obito.
With the village's reinforcements, the daimyo's palace was heavily protected. Kakashi's team's mission was considered complete. With no new orders from the village, Kakashi had to stay in the daimyo's residence, awaiting further instructions from Tsunade.
Unlike before, he and his team were now allowed to go out openly.
At this time, Kakashi was a loner, even avoiding his teammates to find a quiet place to reflect on the past or read a certain erotic novel.
Outside the daimyo's residence, by a quiet creek, Kakashi, without his Anbu gear and with his Sharingan covered by his Konoha headband, sat on a rock. Shielded from the sun by a tree, he was reading a book.
"Shisui."
They had worked together in the daimyo's residence, one in the shadows and one in the light, and had multiple interactions. Kakashi could easily recognize Shisui's chakra.
Putting away his book, he stood up and looked at Shisui approaching from across the creek.