Chapter 51: Shisui’s Death

Uchiha Shisui’s expression changed rapidly.

What came to mind were the various times Sarutobi Hiruzen had interacted with him.

His parents had both passed away when he was young.

When Shisui was a child, Sarutobi Hiruzen had taken great care of him, simply because he was a descendant of Uchiha Kagami. Uchiha Kagami, along with Sarutobi and Danzo, had all been disciples of the Second Hokage.

There was also the Will of Fire education he had received at the Ninja Academy.

And Sarutobi Hiruzen’s consistent behavior in front of him.

"Impossible. Lord Hokage could never be that kind of person."

Shisui still denied it.

"What about Danzo, then?"

Reiji changed the subject.

"Today, Danzo attacked you and tried to take your eye simply because he didn’t trust you. An act of attacking a fellow village shinobi without any legitimate reason can’t possibly be something Danzo did for the first time today, right?"

"Then, does Sarutobi Hiruzen know about all of this?"

"If he knows, then naturally, the answer is obvious. If he doesn’t know, that means Sarutobi Hiruzen is simply a fool who has been deceived by others."

There were always people who believed that all of Konoha’s problems were Danzo’s fault and had nothing to do with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

In Reiji’s eyes, such a way of thinking was simply laughable!

If Sarutobi Hiruzen knew about it, then he was an accomplice who had protected Danzo.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen didn’t know, then Danzo would have played him for a fool long ago!

How could he possibly have remained Hokage for decades while continuously keeping Danzo firmly beneath him?

You could look down on Sarutobi Hiruzen’s strength, but you could never look down on his ability to play the political game!

Shisui felt as though he had been struck by lightning, his entire body freezing in place.

Lord Hokage... did he know about Danzo’s actions or not?

If he knew...

Shisui suddenly didn’t dare continue thinking about it.

If he thought any deeper, the beliefs he had held for so many years would collapse.

Beside him, Uchiha Itachi tried to comfort him.

"The ANBU and Root are separate organizations. Even Lord Hokage can’t command the members of Root."

"Lord Hokage very likely doesn’t know about the things Danzo has done."

As Shisui’s close friend, Itachi was also extremely furious about Danzo ambushing Shisui and attempting to take his eye today.

But he didn’t believe this was enough to prove that the Third Hokage was the same kind of person.

In his view, the reason Uchiha Reiji had said all those things earlier was entirely because of his prejudice against the village.

Just like those arrogant and conceited clan members.

"I’ve said everything I needed to say. Shisui, you decide for yourself."

Reiji’s tone remained completely emotionless.

After remaining silent for a long time, Uchiha Shisui seemed almost lifeless as he stood there.

"...Don’t tell the clan members about what happened today, Reiji."

Shisui spoke with difficulty.

"This is my final request."

Almost instantly.

Reiji understood what Shisui intended to do.

Although he had been mentally prepared for this possibility long ago, he still felt an overwhelming surge of anger in his heart at this moment!

"Why? What you’re doing is completely meaningless! The clan members’ anger won’t possibly be appeased!"

Why didn’t Shisui want to tell the clan members what had happened today?

Because if they found out, they absolutely wouldn’t let the matter go. They would immediately turn against the village and demand that Danzo be punished!

With Shisui’s kindhearted personality, he was practically friends with everyone in the clan.

And yet someone like Shisui had been ambushed and had his eye stolen by Danzo. Now, Danzo had directly destroyed the right eye that had been taken from him!

How could the clan members possibly swallow this humiliation?!

When that happened, a coup might erupt immediately!

But even if today’s events weren’t revealed, the Uchiha clan’s anger would sooner or later become impossible to suppress.

That was why, for Shisui, this was his final request.

"I’m sorry. I really don’t want to see that future."

Shisui closed his eyes, his voice filled with sorrow.

Whether it was the village exterminating the Uchiha or the Uchiha launching a coup, neither was something he wanted to see.

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi also suddenly realized what Shisui intended to do.

He turned his head and stared at Shisui in bewilderment.

Shisui... was he going to commit suicide?

Reiji took a deep breath, turned around, and left, speaking to himself as he walked.

"Uchiha Itachi, regarding Danzo’s actions, Sarutobi Hiruzen must give us an explanation. Otherwise, I will still tell everyone about what happened to Shisui."

"And Shisui, I’ll say the same thing again: your death is meaningless."

With that, he left without lingering.

Only Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi remained.

In silence, the two arrived at the waterfall where they often sparred.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shisui gouged out his left eye and held it in his hand.

"I originally intended to entrust my left eye to you, but after thinking about it, forget it."

"Kotoamatsukami can’t solve the problem. A power like this truly shouldn’t exist."

As he spoke, he directly crushed his left eye in his hand!

Having lost both eyes and fallen into complete darkness, Uchiha Shisui’s mood seemed to have improved somewhat.

"Perhaps I shouldn’t have recommended you for the ANBU back then."

"From now on, I only hope that you’ll try to understand the clan members’ thoughts. They’re not completely the way you described them, either."

Uchiha Itachi’s Sharingan opened on its own. The ocular power within his Three-Tomoe Sharingan was more active than ever, and tears continuously streamed down his face.

"...That’s all I have to say. I’m sorry, Itachi. Forgive me for being the first to retreat."

"I’m sorry for irresponsibly leaving everything to you..."

His voice gradually faded into the distance as Uchiha Shisui’s figure fell from the cliff.

One image after another surfaced in his mind.

"I’m sorry, Reiji. I was ordered to approach you and test you before."

"I hope that, in the end, we had already become friends..."

"If only I had been a little smarter..."

"These Mangekyo of mine... I really couldn’t see through anything at all..."

Water splashed upward.

Uchiha Shisui’s consciousness ceased.

On the cliff.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Itachi’s eyes had already transformed into the three-bladed pinwheel pattern of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

"Sorry, Shisui... I still can’t bring myself to understand those ridiculous clan members..."

His eyes were filled with both sorrow and anger.

Shisui’s death had clearly been forced upon him by those clan members who had been obsessed with launching a coup!

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