Chapter 360 Sasuke and Shisui

After hearing what Shisui said, Uchiha Itachi was silent for a long time.

He wanted to tell Shisui that what he did was right and it was all for the sake of the village.

Under the circumstances back then, a war was bound to break out between the Uchiha and the village. No matter what the outcome of the war was, the Konoha Village would fall into an extremely weak state and even be at risk of collapse.

This would have been the case if he had not stopped the Uchiha coup in time.

The severely damaged Konoha was unable to resist the attack from the Iwagakure Village. The outcome of that war was not a mutual defeat, but the Fire Country lost a large amount of territory and Konoha became a second-rate ninja village.

However, both sides had already made their choice during the Uchiha Night.

He chose the village, while Shisui chose the family. Although the Uchiha were already bound to the Root of Konoha, the differences between them were difficult to eliminate.

After a short pause, Uchiha Itachi asked Shisui, "Did you arrange Sasuke's mission this time? Do you want to see me, or do you want to kill me, the traitor?"

Shisui looked at Uchiha Itachi and said slowly:
"Killing traitorous ninjas is the duty of the Root Organization. Your actions of hunting down the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki are a direct threat to the safety of the village. If I have the chance, I will certainly try to kill you."

"But now, I want to know more about the masked man Uchiha Madara."

Uchiha Itachi smiled, spinning the kunai on his fingers:

"Do you think I would betray my boss and leak information about him? But if you are willing to join us, it is not impossible to reveal some information to you."

"Forget it then... I have no intention of leaving Konoha for the time being."

Shisui shook his head to reject Uchiha Itachi's proposal, then opened his Sharingan, looked into Uchiha Itachi's eyes, and cast a Sharingan illusion.

After being hit by the Sharingan illusion, Uchiha Itachi felt that all five of his senses were controlled.

The scene before him instantly switched from the wilderness to the Uchiha clan's territory.

However, Uchiha Itachi was not panicked. He also opened his Mangekyō Sharingan to fight against Shisui, and the two sides started a contest of illusion.

Both of them are masters of illusion at the top of the ninja world, able to kill the opponent's ninja silently.

But this is all based on the situation where there is a huge gap in illusion skills. Once the gap in illusion skills between the two sides continues, the battle will become very awkward.

At this time, Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were fighting fiercely in the illusion space.

But if there was someone nearby at this time, they would find that Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were standing still, staring at each other. The scene was extremely funny.

The illusion contest lasted for several minutes, until they realized that the strength of both sides was almost the same.

Uchiha Itachi looked deeply at Sasuke beside Shisui, and then took the initiative to leave. He didn't want to have a conflict with Shisui, nor did he want to be suspected by the masked man for staying too long.

After Uchiha Itachi left, Shisui fell into deep thought with a complicated look in his eyes.

Just now in the illusion space, Uchiha Itachi provided him with a lot of information about the masked man. Although this information was not of much use, it was enough to prove Itachi's sincerity.

Unfortunately, he didn't have much idea about stopping the masked man's conspiracy.

He doesn't really want to protect the Konohagakure. The reason he chose to play the role of Danzo, in addition to the order from Byakuya, was also because he wanted to see the downfall of Sarutobi Hiruzen and make Danzo regret and despair.

Recovering his gradually dispersing thoughts, Shisui looked at Sasuke who was still in a coma.

Judging from the degree of Sasuke's frown and the marks left on his body, Sasuke should have been caught in Uchiha Itachi's illusion and recalled the scene of Uchiha Night.

In order to help Sasuke awaken his Mangekyō quickly, Uchiha Itachi really did everything he could.

Aren’t you worried that after Sasuke awakens his Mangekyō, he will be the first to kill you, his cold-blooded brother?

After sighing softly, Shisui removed the illusion on Sasuke, waited patiently for Sasuke to wake up, and prepared to talk to Sasuke about Uchiha Itachi.

Four years ago, because of his shallow foundation, he could only agree to Uchiha Itachi's conditions for the time being.

But the situation is completely different now. With the loss of the Anbu directly under the Third Hokage, the Third Hokage restarted the Anbu and has become increasingly unable to leave the Root.

As a result, the roots formed an intricate system within the Konoha Village.

Even if Uchiha Itachi leaked the information of Root to the Third Hokage, the Third Hokage would be powerless to save the situation, not to mention that the Third Hokage and Uchiha Itachi were using each other.

The Third Hokage may never have believed Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Itachi never really wanted to pass on information.

A few minutes later, Sasuke opened his eyes with difficulty, and soon he found a tall and thin figure appearing in front of him. This person opened his Sharingan and kept looking at him.

Sasuke was about to say something when the other party spoke first.

"Sasuke, you were just attacked by Uchiha Itachi. Your body hasn't recovered yet, so just continue to lie down. You don't have to worry that I will do anything bad to you. I am Shisui, the current head of the Uchiha clan."

"Shisui?" Sasuke frowned and looked suspicious.

He still remembered the name Shisui clearly. When he was young, he hated two people the most, one was called Uchiha Shisui and the other was called Uchiha Izumi.

Both of them were competing with me for my brother, leaving him no time to spend with me.

However, if he remembered correctly, Shisui had died a long time ago. Long before the Uchiha Night, Shisui had been confirmed missing or even dead by his clan members.

How could a person who had been dead for a long time appear in front of me?
Shisui didn't waste time talking to Sasuke, and said mysteriously: "Sasuke, you seem to be confused as to why I'm still in the ninja world? Am I not already dead?"

"It's simple. I was never dead, and that night was not what you thought it was."

Hearing this, Sasuke looked unhappy and said to Shisui, "What happened that night? Why did you become a member of the Uchiha clan? Where did the rest of the clan members go?"

Sasuke had many questions in his mind that he wanted answered.

Shisui said slowly: "That night, Uchiha Itachi did intend to attack the clan members, but he didn't expect that I was not dead. Uchiha Itachi finally chose to retreat and became a traitorous ninja of Konoha."

After hearing this, Sasuke became even more confused:
"Since Uchiha Itachi failed to massacre his clan members, why did the Uchiha clan disappear overnight? We are obviously the victims, so why are you hiding?"

Shisui glanced at Sasuke and suddenly smiled:

"It's very simple. Why do you think Uchiha Itachi suddenly attacked the Uchiha? With his strength alone, why would I hide with my clan members?"

With that, Shisui turned serious and spoke to himself, "Because, the one who really wants to destroy the Uchiha clan is not Uchiha Itachi, but the Konoha high-level officials."

"Konoha's high-level officials?!" Sasuke was filled with shock and didn't react for a long time.

He had always believed that Uchiha Itachi suddenly went crazy and killed all his clan members except him. As a result, Shisui, who had been dead for many years, suddenly appeared in front of him and told him that his clan members were not dead and that the mastermind behind the incident was the Third Hokage.

This conflicted with his years of understanding and he found it difficult to accept it for a while.

After drinking a mouthful of water, Shisui found a stone to sit on and continued:

"Of course, there was a reason why the Third Hokage ordered the elimination of the Uchiha. Back then, due to the oppression of Konoha's high-ranking officials, the Uchiha Jonin, led by your father, planned to launch a coup and become the fifth generation of the village."

"As a result, because of lack of caution, the Third Hokage discovered it in advance."

"However, what even the Third Hokage didn't expect was that I didn't actually die on the day I was attacked by Danzo. Instead, I took the opportunity to seize Danzo's identity and prepared for the subsequent plan of stealing the identity."

"Sasuke, have you always felt that someone was secretly watching you all these years?"

"In fact, the ninjas monitoring you include not only the Anbu but also the Uchiha of the Root. You have actually been under the protection of the Uchiha."

"Huh? I've been under the protection of the Uchiha?"

Sasuke's brain was overwhelmed by receiving too much information at once, and he was filled with shock.

However, after digesting this information, Sasuke gradually reacted.

He finally understood who sent the ninjutsu scroll a year ago. He always thought it was Kakashi, but he didn't expect it was one of his own clansmen.

But if all the tribe members survived because of the plan of stealing the sky and replacing the day, wouldn’t his hard work in cultivation be meaningless?

After all, the inner driving force that has always supported him to become stronger is the hatred in his heart, but now he has no reason to seek revenge, nor does he need to work hard on his cultivation.

However, there was one thing he couldn't understand and he needed an answer from Shisui.

"Shisui, since you have already controlled the Root and all the clan members have been successfully transferred, why did Uchiha Itachi leave the village and become a rebel ninja?"

Mentioning Uchiha Itachi, Shisui's expression changed, he sighed and said:
"Because there is a disagreement between Itachi and I. Itachi stands on the side of the village, while I stand on the side of the family. Moreover, I will not allow an Uchiha who attacks his clan members to continue to stay in the Konohagakure."

"No matter what the reason is, I cannot forgive Itachi for attacking his clan members."

After listening to Shisui's explanation, Sasuke more or less understood Shisui's thoughts. He also could not forgive Itachi for attacking his clan members, especially since Itachi also attacked his parents.

Recovering his gradually scattered thoughts, Shisui turned to Sasuke and said:
"You have always been worried that no one taught you Uchiha ninjutsu and genjutsu. After this mission, I will let you join the Root for special training."

"Join the roots?"

Sasuke shook his head, then said: "I have no plans to leave Team 7 for the time being, and I have always been under the attention of the Third Hokage. If you rashly join the Root, you will be exposed."

"What you said makes sense. I just didn't think it through."

Shisui smiled, then said: "But what if the old fellow Sandaime knows the truth? He can no longer leave the Root unless he is willing to give up the power of Hokage."

At this time, Sasuke suddenly remembered something and said anxiously, "By the way, did you see Naruto and the others on the way here? Naruto and the others are still being chased."

Shisui patted Sasuke's shoulder and said, "Don't worry about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has special ninjas to protect him. Instead of worrying about this, you should think about how to pass the special training."

"Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?" It was the first time Sasuke heard of this title.

Shisui saw Sasuke's confusion and explained, "It's Naruto from Team 7. His identity is not ordinary. He is the son of the Yondaime and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of the village."

"The fourth generation's son?" Sasuke heard another explosive news.

"Yes, he is the son of the Fourth Hokage. Otherwise, he would not be qualified to become the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki. Unless there are no accidents, the Jinchūriki will have the strength of Kage."

"I know he is your opponent. If you don't work hard, you will be left far behind."

Sasuke has become a little numb. There have been too many explosive news today, which makes him feel that no matter how outrageous the news is, he can accept it.

Isn't Naruto the son of the Fourth Hokage? No big deal, he's still his friend.

After inquiring about Naruto's news, Sasuke asked Shisui again: "Naruto is safe, but how is Kakashi-sensei? Has the village arranged anyone to protect him?"

Shisui fell into deep thought, and after a few seconds he said, "Kakashi is already a mature Jonin. He can protect himself. If things really don't work, he can choose to retreat. He's not a fool."

"..." After hearing this, Sasuke mourned for Kakashi in his heart for a few seconds.

Both himself and Naruto have backgrounds. Kakashi's background is himself, so he can only rely on his own efforts.

……

After fighting with Kisame for several hours, Kakashi no longer had the composure he had at the beginning.

At the beginning, with the help of Sharingan and Lightning Release, he was able to suppress Kisame and leave him no chance to rush over to support Uchiha Itachi.

But as time went on, Kakashi's shortcomings were soon exposed.

Kakashi's weakness is chakra. Although among all the jonin in the ninja world, Kakashi's chakra is not less and is already considered to be at an upper-middle level.

But unfortunately, Kisame has too much chakra and his physical strength is bottomless.

After a long period of exhaustion, Kakashi could no longer maintain the suppression and even showed signs of being counterattacked. His body began to shake.

Seeing that Kakashi looked tired, Kisame did not take the initiative to attack.

His mission was only to stop Kakashi from leaving. There was no need to compete with Kakashi. With the strength of those little brats, they could not be a match for Mr. Itachi.

As long as you wait patiently, Mr. Itachi will be back soon.

Seeing that Kisame was not fooled, Kakashi became more and more anxious. He knew that Naruto and others were protected by Konoha's Anbu, but that was Itachi, the clan leader who had been annihilated, and his strength was unfathomable.

Just when Kakashi was anxious, Yamato and his Anbu appeared on the coast.

The moment he saw Kisame, Yamato used Wood Release: Sea of ​​Trees Descent to create a forest on the coastline in an attempt to capture Kisame alive.

(End of this chapter)