Chapter 51: Farewell, Shisui of the Body Flicker
Uchiha Shisui's body went limp, kneeling on both knees on the ground. Blood flowing from his abdomen soaked his body and pooled beneath him.
With such injuries, unless the medical sage Princess Tsunade could return in time, death was already certain.
"What should I do?"
Looking at the masked man standing in the distance, hearing the roars of the White Tiger and Azure Dragon beside him, an intense feeling of powerlessness rose in Shisui's heart.
What can I do now?
Although both his eyes possessed "Kotoamatsukami", their effects were vastly different.
The right eye, capable of instantly controlling a target, had already been taken by Danzō. As for the remaining left eye...
Suddenly, the masked man in the distance spoke playfully: "Why don't you use Kotoamatsukami on me?"
Shisui initially paid no mind, but the masked man's next sentence instantly stunned him.
"Could it be... your pupil power can no longer support the use of your left eye's technique?"
Menma's tone was full of amusement, as if everything was within his grasp.
"You! How could you possibly..."
Seeing Shisui's expression of disbelief, Menma couldn't help but narrow his eyes, instantly understanding.
Menma had maintained distance from Shisui from the beginning precisely to prevent being ambushed by Shisui's "Kotoamatsukami" pupil technique.
However, seeing Shisui's unconcealed shock validated some of his speculations.
Kotoamatsukami wasn't invincible. Besides resisting head-on with pupil power, perhaps it had other weaknesses.
"Uchiha Shisui."
Menma walked towards Shisui with lowered eyes, speaking as he went: "Your foolishness and naivety will drag the Uchiha clan into a bottomless abyss, leading the Uchiha to complete annihilation."
Hearing this, Shisui's already paper-pale face changed instantly. He retorted: "You can kill me, but the future you speak of is absolutely impossible! Lord Third would never allow such a thing to happen!"
He also didn't believe the Konoha leadership would directly exterminate the entire Uchiha clan; that would simply be an inhuman atrocity!
One must know, the Uchiha clan didn't consist solely of ninja; there were also many civilians and children who hadn't awakened the Sharingan.
How could Sarutobi Hiruzen, possessor of the Will of Fire, allow such a thing to happen?
Besides...
"Even if I die, Itachi will inherit my will and do his utmost to eliminate the rift between the Uchiha and the village!"
But listening to Shisui's impassioned tone, Menma's expression grew even stranger.
Is the completely unsystematic Will of Fire really that powerful?
Or is it that besides Orochimaru, there isn't a single normal person left in Konoha?
He knew that the executioner who would later massacre the entire Uchiha clan was precisely the Uchiha Itachi he spoke of inheriting his will.
Not just the Uchiha clan ninja, even the women and children weren't spared.
Aside from Uchiha Sasuke, the entire Uchiha clan was killed by Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito.
"Why do people in the ninja world always like to pin their hopes on others, instead of choosing to grasp it themselves?"
Menma complained inwardly, simultaneously using Body Flicker to appear beside the dying Shisui.
"Alright, I've heard enough. It's meaningless."
Accompanied by a line of blood flying out, Shisui's remaining eye was gouged out by him.
"Farewell, Shisui of the Body Flicker."
Splurt!
Following Menma's sigh and the sound of flesh being pierced,
A genius who influenced Itachi's entire life and indirectly caused the Uchiha massacre.
A genius full of hope for reconciliation with the village, yet met with Danzō's merciless betrayal and sneak attack.
This genius, whose talent perhaps even surpassed Uchiha Itachi's, ended his own short yet brilliant, comet-like life in a pathetic manner.
Menma looked at Shisui's tragic face, sighing inwardly.
He currently lacked usable talent under his command, so personally killing an Uchiha genius felt somewhat regrettable.
But...
"Naive idealists, even if persistent, even if tenacious, are still weak."
They don't understand.
Only by truly understanding the ugliness and filth of this world, being struck by reality, tortured by pain, covered in scars, with nowhere to hide, can one find their own path.
Those who haven't experienced darkness cannot comprehend what is real.
Without his intervention, Shisui, after losing one Mangekyō Sharingan, would still, in order to prevent conflict between the clan and village from escalating, resolutely choose to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff.
That is a weak form of escapism.
Because he couldn't choose between the village and the clan.
He naturally pinned his hopes on Uchiha Itachi, while choosing suicide to end it all for himself.
"Truly pathetic."
Menma dismissed his chaotic thoughts, placing the other Mangekyō Sharingan in his hand into the nutrient solution container.
Mourning the dead holds no meaning.
If life has meaning, it only exists when it can generate heat.
If death has meaning, it only exists when it can generate light.
"Huh?"
Menma had just stood up when activating Kagura Shingan instantly revealed Uchiha Itachi and Root members approaching from two directions.
The intense fluctuations from the earlier battle had attracted their attention.
Seeing this situation, Menma couldn't help but frown.
Should I take this opportunity to eliminate both Uchiha traitors?
But this thought arose and was immediately dismissed.
The current Uchiha Itachi held no value in being killed.
On the contrary, Uchiha Itachi alive could bring him more benefits.
For example, a new pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, a pile of three-tomoe Sharingan, and also...
...dozens of Uchiha children with the potential to awaken the Sharingan.
"Make trouble, make trouble. Let this wind blow even fiercer."
He was currently extremely short on usable talent.
The more chaos in Konoha, the more he could gain.
Thinking this, Menma formed a new plan in his mind and instantly left using Body Flicker.
If things go smoothly, I can use Shisui's death to pin the blame on Danzō.
Not long after he left, several pursuing Root ninja indeed arrived on the scene.
This time, they not only brought sealing specialists but also ninja from the Aburame and Yamanaka clans.
"Wh-what happened here?"
But when these Root ninja arrived, they only saw Shisui lying in a pool of blood.
"Careful, it might be a trap."
The lead Aburame ninja gave a low reminder, then looked towards the sensory ninja nearby.
The sensory ninja shook his head, his tone somewhat shocked: "Uchiha Shisui... his aura has already vanished."
Only then did the Aburame ninja walk to Shisui's side, kneeling to check his wounds.
"The fatal wound is to the abdomen. And..."
The Aburame ninja pried open Shisui's eyelids.
Sure enough, only empty eye sockets remained.
His expression became somewhat grave: "His eyes have already been taken?"
Just as several Root members wanted to take Shisui's body away...
"Who are you?"
(End of Chapter)
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