Uchiha Shisui met his end.
To prevent the Uchiha coup and avoid a civil war, and to help Uchiha Itachi awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, Shisui spread his arms wide, fell off the cliff with a smile, and died peacefully.
At the moment Shisui perished, two lines of blood and tears slid down from Uchiha Itachi's eyes, and the three tomoe in his Sharingan spun rapidly, forming the shape of a windmill.
He had successfully awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Kiriito, who had been waiting patiently, swiftly placed Shisui's body into the system warehouse.
"[Ding, special bloodline organisms have been detected in the system warehouse, do you want to extract them?]"
"Extract?" Kiriito was puzzled. "Are you sure it's not fusion?"
"[Ding, the host can choose fusion.]"
"Then extract it."
"[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a portion of the Uchiha family bloodline. It has been automatically stored in the system warehouse. Do you want to consume it?]"
"Consume it."
"[Ding, consumption successful. Congratulations to the host for acquiring the Uchiha bloodline!]"
"[Ding, Sharingan detected in the system warehouse, do you want to devour it?]"
"Consume it," Kiriito commanded, knowing that with the Uchiha bloodline, he needn't worry about closing the Sharingan.
"[Ding, consumption successful. Congratulations to the host for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan in the right eye.]"
Kiriito walked to the riverside, looked at his reflection in the water, and couldn't help but complain, "One eye... So ugly!"
If the Mangekyō Sharingan is overused without the implantation of Hashirama's cells, there is a risk of blindness. However, the Eternal Mangekyō eliminates that risk. By finding another Mangekyō user, devouring their Sharingan and bloodline, one can break the limitation that only blood relatives can fuse and awaken the Eternal Mangekyō.
But Kiriito had no intention of using this power for now. He didn't want to become a one-eyed man.
Quickly closing his eye, he commanded, "System, open my personal panel."
"[Ding, the lolita control panel is opening.]"
"[Host: Fujiwara Kiriito
Gender: Male
Age: 11 years old
Bloodline Limit: Sharingan
Chakra Attributes: Fire, Lightning, Earth, Yin, Yang
Chakra Amount: 30 calories
Secret Technique: God's breath (reached the fourth level, with protective energy and flash skills)
Ninjutsu: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique, Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, Three Body Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Summoning Technique
Summoning Beast: Crow
Genjutsu: Zanpakuto (the enemy only needs to see the initial release once; without chakra interference, it directly affects the soul, controlling the five senses, spiritual power, etc. In the Naruto world, it also controls chakra sensing), Kotoamatsukami, Sharingan Genjutsu
Taijutsu: Basic Konoha Taijutsu, God's breath own techniques, Uchiha style shuriken and kunai throwing.
Chakra Affinities: Fire, Lightning, Earth
Warehouse: Zanpakutō Kyoka Suigetsu, Uchiha Shisui (deceased), Kunai × 15, Shuriken × 11, various clothes, space storage scroll, substitution log × 9]"
"Inherited genjutsu and the summoning beast, and the body is well-preserved," Kiriito murmured, turning his head towards the downstream of the Naka River, where a figure was quickly approaching. "Is that Uchiha Itachi? In that case, I'll keep this Kotoamatsukami Sharingan safe for now."
With that, Kiriito took out Shisui's body from the system warehouse, placed it back in its original position, carefully erased all traces, and disappeared from the area in a flash.
Kiriito planned to reclaim this eye during the Fourth Ninja World War.
At that time, Obito's Mangekyō and bloodline would be his third target.
The second target was naturally Uchiha Fugaku.
Meanwhile, at the Root base.
After returning, Danzo could no longer bear the pain of his severed arm and damaged soul, and immediately summoned a medical ninja to repair his left arm.
"Hurry up, it's unbearable," Danzo kept urging, screaming in pain.
At this moment, he had no idea that his soul had been severed in his left arm. He only felt immense pain at the wound, a searing agony that almost made him faint.
"Lord Danzo, it's healed now," the medical ninja wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Reattaching a severed arm required great skill.
This was only possible because the person who cut it was an expert with the blade, making a clean cut. Otherwise, it would have been nearly impossible to reconnect with medical ninjutsu.
However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the arm that had just been reattached began to wither at a visible rate, becoming lifeless and mummified.
In the original series, Orochimaru's hands looked just like this after being sealed by the Third Hokage during the Konoha Crush.
"What the hell is happening?" Danzo roared.
The medical ninja, having never encountered such a situation, was immediately frightened and stammered, "Lord Danzo, I reconnected all the muscles, bones, blood vessels, nerves, and other tissues. This has never happened before."
"Then check it again, quickly," Danzo snapped impatiently.
"Yes, Lord Danzo," the medical ninja quickly exited the room, feeling as if he had been granted a reprieve.
Grimacing in pain, Danzo clenched his teeth, his mind racing.
He did not doubt the medical ninja's words. At Root, he had placed a curse mark on every ninja, making betrayal impossible.
The problem, then, must be with the person who cut off his arm.
But who could it be?
This person not only had a teleportation ability surpassing Shisui's but could also inflict such irreversible damage.
Could it be the one who controlled the Nine-Tails six years ago?
It's possible.
The more Danzo thought about it, the more terrified he became.
If that were the case, it would be disastrous.
If Shisui's eyes fell into such hands, it would be a calamity for Konoha, rivaling the Nine-Tails' attack.
"No, I am Konoha's Root. I can't just sit here and do nothing." With this in mind, Danzo turned to the Root ninja beside him, "Where is Orochimaru now?"
"Lord Danzo, Orochimaru has rarely contacted us since his defection. It is said he has joined a mysterious organization, but his exact whereabouts are unknown," the Root ninja replied.
"Useless. All of you are useless," Danzo seethed, his face darkening. "Go, find Orochimaru at all costs. Also, keep a close watch on the Uchiha clan. Report any movements immediately."
Since losing his bid to become Hokage, Danzo had never suffered such a significant loss as today.
Not only did he lose the Mangekyō Sharingan he had acquired, but he also lost his left arm.
He placed the blame squarely on the Uchiha.
Orochimaru was a genius in many areas, and it was Orochimaru who had transplanted the cells of the First Hokage into Danzo's right arm.
With Orochimaru's help, there might still be hope.
"Yes," the Root ninja responded respectfully before vanishing from the room.
Elsewhere, in the Hokage's office.
Late at night, Sarutobi Hiruzen was still puffing on his pipe, waiting for news of the Uchiha's gathering.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had a keen understanding of human nature, whether it was the Uchiha or Danzo.
In truth, he was not worried about the Uchiha causing trouble.
He knew exactly what kind of man Uchiha Fugaku was.
Fugaku was someone who hesitated when making decisions and was even more cautious in dealing with external matters.
At this gathering, even if Shisui hadn't used Kotoamatsukami on Fugaku, losing such a significant force as Shisui meant the coup would fail.
What Sarutobi truly wanted was news of Shisui's death.
(End of the Chapter).