Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Instant Kill
Anyone with clear eyes could see that Yashiro was targeting Itachi in order to put pressure on Clan Head Fugaku. In the face of Yashiro's questioning, Itachi fearlessly met his gaze and said with a clear conscience, "I am a member of the Uchiha."
It was precisely because he genuinely cared for the Uchiha that he was trying to prevent the clan from heading down the path of rebellion. Itachi knew very well how strong the foundation of the Leaf Village was, especially after he joined the Anbu. He believed that the Anbu alone, under the command of the Third Hokage, was enough to quash any rebellion plot by the Uchiha clan. Not to mention the other clans in the Leaf Village and the thousands of ninjas in the village.
These people would not stand with the Uchiha.
Because the Uchiha were not popular.
When the time came, what could the Uchiha use to win? Itachi even considered the worst-case scenario, where the Uchiha rebelled and failed, leading to their annihilation. By then, even their once glorious reputation would not be preserved, and they would become a disgrace and a joke in the eyes of the entire ninja world, just like the Kaguya clan of the Hidden Mist Village.
With this in mind, Itachi became even more determined. He vowed to pull the clan back from the brink. Fugaku watched the argument between Itachi and Yashiro without saying a word.
He didn't intervene because he didn't want to protect his son and give the clan members something to gossip about.
If they wanted to argue, let them argue fiercely. It would be best if they could argue this matter clearly. If the situation turned bad, he, as the clan head, would naturally step in. He wouldn't let the clan members really start infighting.
However, to everyone's surprise, Yashiro didn't continue to make things difficult for Itachi this time. Instead, after glancing at Dan with the corner of his eye, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and aimed his spear at Itachi's side—Uchiha Shisui.
"Shisui, I heard that you're Itachi's best friend. Do you think the same way as him? Or are his thoughts the ones you instilled in him?" Yashiro shouted sternly.
Itachi was about to retort when he heard this, but Shisui put a hand on his shoulder and stopped him.
"That's right, I told Itachi to say that."
Shisui stepped forward, shielding Itachi behind him, and shifted all the firepower onto himself.
Itachi looked at Shisui's back, which was like that of an older brother, and his eyes stung. Shisui's words immediately caused some clan members to start discussing, and Yashiro thought he had caught Shisui's handle.
"Indeed, you've sided with the Third Hokage and have long thrown the interests of the clan behind. Uchiha Shisui, do you still have us clan members in your eyes?" Yashiro roared at Shisui.
"It's precisely because I have the clan in my heart that I can't sit back and watch you go down the wrong path," Shisui answered calmly. The words he spoke were exactly what Itachi thought, without any difference.
Yashiro was very dissatisfied with Shisui's educating tone and was about to explode on the spot.
"Cough cough."
A cough interrupted Yashiro. It was Uchiha Shito, an elder of the clan, who stood up with the help of his cane.
He coldly looked at Shisui and reprimanded, "Shisui, you've been brainwashed by that damned Will of Fire, just like your grandfather, Uchiha Kagami."
Shisui's gaze sharpened, giving the clan elder no good face, and immediately retorted coldly, "Elder Shito, please watch your words."
Of course, he knew that Uchiha Shito, who led the clan in rebellion years ago and was imprisoned by the Second Hokage in the Anbu prison, was actually the source of the radical faction in the clan today.
"Did I say something wrong?"
Shito raised an eyebrow, suddenly raised his voice, and said to all the clan members around him:
"The Second Hokage took six disciples back then, four of whom became the high-ranking officials of the Leaf Village today, one, Akimichi Torifu, retired, and only Uchiha Kagami died young at the age of twenty-five!
Who would believe that there's no foul play in this? In my opinion, Uchiha Kagami was conspired against and killed by the other high-ranking officials of the Leaf Village!"
It must be said that most of what Shito said was true.
Back then, the Second Hokage took Uchiha Kagami as his disciple in order to appease the Uchiha, and to tell the clan:
The Uchiha also had the hope of inheriting his will and becoming the Hokage.
And the result?
Uchiha Kagami did not become the Hokage, and he died prematurely in an unclear manner.
"Elder Shito is right!" Many clan members were indeed moved by these words and were filled with righteous indignation.
Shisui took a deep breath, stared at Uchiha Shito, and said word by word:
"My grandfather sacrificed himself for the Will of Fire and for the village. He never cared about power and fame. Elder Shito, please stop saying these words that insult the honor of the deceased."
"You..." Seeing Shisui so stubborn, Shito was so angry that his blood pressure rose and he couldn't speak.
"Don't waste your breath on him!"
Yashiro roared from the side, had someone help Elder Shito down, and then without hesitation, activated his Sharingan.
Not only him, but Inabi and Tekka also activated their own Sharingan.
At this moment.
Three pairs of three-tomoe Sharingan were staring directly at Uchiha Shisui.
In Yashiro's view, although Shisui was touted as the top expert in the clan, he was actually just an immature young man, only fifteen or sixteen years old, the same age as his son.
Today, he wanted to teach this kid a good lesson in the name of an elder.
Seeing the conflict between the two sides escalating, Fugaku hesitated for a moment, but still did not intervene.
Because he also wanted to take this opportunity to see how much Shisui's true strength had grown.
So.
"Make way for them." Fugaku gave an order, expressing his attitude.
Whoosh.
Everyone immediately moved to the sides, clearing a path between Shisui and Yashiro's group.
The Uchiha were a warlike clan, and their life creed was: if you can fight, try not to argue.
It was common for clan members to spar and solve problems with their fists when they disagreed.
For example, right now, there was a spectacle to watch.
Shisui shook his head.
He originally didn't want to make a move, but Yashiro and the others' views were too narrow and radical. They forced him.
"Shisui, I'll help you." Itachi stepped forward, also activating his Sharingan, intending to join Shisui in a two-on-three fight.
Shisui gave a slight smile, "No need, you step aside for now, it will be over soon."
Before his words fell, a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan appeared in his eyes.
At this moment, Shisui and Yashiro's gazes met, and he quietly activated a genjutsu.
"Hmph."
Yashiro sneered, already prepared, and immediately countered with his own ocular power.
The Uchiha were all masters of genjutsu, and Yashiro was one of the best among them, especially adept at rebounding genjutsu.
With a pair of sharp Sharingan, he often saw through the opponent's genjutsu and bounced it back intact, causing a great mental blow to the enemy.
Shisui trying to ambush him with genjutsu was simply a pipe dream.
However.
Yashiro's smugness lasted less than a second.
"How... how could this..."
He suddenly froze in place, his expression pained, and the image of Shisui in his vision quickly blurred. Then, with a "thud", he fell forward.
He passed out.
Yashiro underestimated the gap in ocular power between him and Shisui.
The wielder of the Mangekyou Sharingan, in terms of quality and quantity of ocular power, completely crushed the three-tomoe Sharingan.
Even if Shisui didn't show the form of the Mangekyou, the genjutsu he cast still carried the power of the Mangekyou, which was not something Yashiro could easily see through.
If Yashiro had been fully defensive, he wouldn't have been so weak, and he could have resisted for a while with his ocular power.
But he was too confident, even thinking about rebounding the Mangekyou's genjutsu, which could only be described as overestimating his abilities.
So everyone saw:
With a single glance, Shisui instantly killed Yashiro, the second-in-command of the Uchiha and the head of the radical faction.
This scene left the surrounding Uchiha members dumbfounded.
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