"What!?" Uchiha Akira's expression changed drastically upon hearing Keiko's words.
Just last night, didn't he and Itachi successfully rescue Shisui?
But now? He still committed suicide?
Why!?
Uchiha Akira couldn't understand what was going through Shisui's mind!
It must have been suicide. Last night, they had driven Danzo away; there was no way he could have snuck into the Uchiha compound to kill anyone.
Although he couldn't figure out the reason behind it, Uchiha Akira immediately jumped to his feet and rushed to Shisui's house without waiting for his grandfather.
By the time he arrived, many people had already gathered at Shisui's house.
After all, as the strongest Uchiha, Shisui held significant respect within the clan.
Being Shisui's student, Uchiha Akira was immediately allowed to approach his teacher's body.
At this point, Clan Leader Fugaku, Itachi, and the other Uchiha elders were already there, all with solemn expressions.
"Did Shisui-sensei leave any last words? Or a note?" Uchiha Akira asked as he approached Shisui's lifeless body, feeling a heavy weight in his chest. He then looked at Clan Leader Fugaku for answers.
"There were no last words, no note. Also, his eyes are missing," Fugaku replied, shaking his head.
"His eyes are gone? So, did Shisui-sensei give his left eye to Itachi as in the original story?"
"Is the plot really so difficult to alter?" Uchiha Akira wondered as he turned his gaze to Itachi.
If things had unfolded just like in the original story, then maybe after he had gone home last night, Itachi and Shisui had spent time together?
But looking closely at Itachi's expression, Uchiha Akira could only see deep sorrow in his eyes, with no hint of anything else.
At that moment, Uchiha Akira wanted to ask more questions, but as more and more Uchiha elders arrived, he decided to hold off.
Shisui's suicide caused a huge stir not just within the Uchiha clan but throughout all of Konoha.
The strongest Uchiha, a ninja renowned across the world, and barely twenty years old... had taken his own life?
It was something that many people found impossible to understand.
Many Uchiha warriors, filled with anger, demanded a thorough investigation into the matter.
And, of course, the disappearance of Shisui's eyes needed to be thoroughly investigated as well.
...
Uchiha Akira sat quietly in a corner of Shisui's house.
The angry shouts of the Uchiha clan members seemed distant and far away.
He sat there in a daze, lost in thought.
To be honest, when Shisui first became his teacher, Uchiha Akira was most excited about having such a powerful figure by his side, thinking it would greatly increase his safety.
And it made him feel more secure during missions as well!
Over the past six months, Shisui had been warm and kind to everyone, even teaching Uchiha Akira his most prized S-rank technique, the Body Flicker Jutsu!
This selfless teaching had deeply moved Uchiha Akira.
Moreover, in the past few months, they had completed five or six missions together.
Shisui's guidance and care were always genuine and heartfelt.
It's no exaggeration to say that without Shisui, Uchiha Akira wouldn't have progressed as quickly as he had.
But he hadn't even had the chance to repay Shisui, and now he was gone!
Uchiha Akira felt a heavy weight in his chest, a deep sorrow that he couldn't shake.
After spending half a year together, Uchiha Akira had come to regard Shisui as someone very important in his life.
Otherwise, Uchiha Akira, who always tried to avoid conflict, wouldn't have rushed to confront Danzo upon hearing that Shisui was in danger last night.
Warm and slippery…
As Uchiha Akira sat there lost in thought, he suddenly felt something warm sliding down his cheek.
Reaching up to touch it, he found faintly red tears.
Is this... blood tears?
Blood mixed with tears?
"Hey, kid, are you alright?"
At that moment, Uchiha Akira's grandfather, who had just finished discussing matters with the clan leader and other elders, approached him with a concerned look.
"Don't worry, Grandpa, I'm fine," Uchiha Akira replied, wiping away the blood tears and shaking his head.
"My dear grandson, your Sharingan…"
However, as Uchiha Akira looked up, his grandfather's face showed an expression of shock.
"My Sharingan? Has it reached three tomoe?" Uchiha Akira finally realized.
It turned out that while he was shedding blood tears, his Sharingan had unknowingly evolved to the three-tomoe stage!
At the same time, he received a notification that his ninja rank had been upgraded to Jonin level!