Chapter 2 Hell Dungeon, The Death of Shisui
Chapter 2 Hell Dungeon, The Death of Shisui
Absolute darkness.
Sasuke thought he was dead. Time seemed to have lost its meaning here, and a feeling of weightlessness followed.
Sasuke instinctively wanted to scream, but his feet weren't on the ground, and he was suspended in mid-air.
The view became clear; this was a forest.
Sasuke looked down and saw "himself".
No, it wasn't him.
Sasuke was horrified to discover that he could not control his body.
He was like a ghost parasitizing this body, able to see and hear, but unable to interfere in the slightest.
[Current Identity: Observing Spirit]
[Perspective Focused on: Danzo Shimura]
A line of blood-red text flashed across the edge of my vision.
Danzo Shimura?
Sasuke certainly knew the name. A high-ranking advisor in Konoha, his father always frowned and spoke with deep apprehension when mentioning this person at home.
Why is it inside this person's body? What did the shop owner do to him?
Before Sasuke could figure it out, the owner of this body stopped in his tracks.
Five meters ahead stood a young man.
The man carried a short knife on his back, had curly black hair, and deep nasolabial folds on either side of his nose.
Uchiha Shisui.
Sasuke wanted to shout.
It's Shisui, the strongest genius in the clan, and Itachi's best friend.
Shisui was always smiling. He would practice shuriken with him and Itachi, and he would buy him dumplings to eat.
"Lord Danzo."
The water stop has opened.
"The Uchiha clan has no intention of rebelling. I will use Kotoamatsukami to stop the rebellion. Please believe me, and believe in the Hokage."
Sasuke heard it clearly.
A betrayal? The Uchiha are going to rebel against Konoha?
How could this be? My father is clearly the captain of the security team, responsible for maintaining order in the village.
Danzo, the one who possessed the perspective, let out a cold snort.
"Hiruzen is too naive."
"The Sharingan of the Uchiha clan is a disaster in itself. Even if you stop it this time, what about in the future? People's hearts can change."
Danzo took a step forward.
A dozen or so dark figures suddenly emerged from the surrounding woods.
A ninja wearing an animal mask, from Root.
Sasuke had seen this outfit in his father's scrolls.
Shisui's expression changed. He took a half step back and placed his hand on the short sword behind him.
"Lord Danzo, what do you mean by this?"
"For the sake of Konoha, the Uchiha clan must disappear."
This aged body unleashed astonishing speed. It didn't use any ninjutsu, just pure taijutsu sprinting.
It stops water flow extremely quickly.
The title of "Instantaneous Stillness" is well-deserved.
Sasuke only felt a blur before his eyes, and Shisui had already disappeared from his original spot, appearing behind Danzo.
"Illusion Technique: Binding Technique!"
The magatama in Shisui's eyes rotated, rendering Danzo unable to move.
Won!
The thought had just crossed Sasuke's mind.
The next second, a strange chakra fluctuation suddenly came from Danzo's right eye, which was wrapped in bandages.
The stiffness disappeared.
Danzo's figure vanished into thin air and then reappeared in front of Shisui.
This is definitely not a teleportation technique; it's more like the reality of being hit has been erased.
Shisui's eyes widened.
"Izanagi?!"
Without a word, Danzo's withered hand reached straight for Shisui's face.
Shisui never expected that Danzo, a high-ranking member of Konoha, would use such a forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan to launch a sneak attack.
Blood splattered.
Sasuke's vision was half-stained red.
He watched as that withered hand forcefully dug into Zhishui's right eye socket.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Shisui covered his right eye and let out a piercing scream. Blood gushed from between his fingers, instantly soaking his green vest.
"No!!!"
Sasuke screamed wildly in his mind.
He desperately tried to stop the body, to push the hand away, and to rush forward to support Zhishui.
It's no use, he can't do anything.
Danzo held the eyeball in his hand and examined it closely.
"The strongest genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami... These eyes are a waste on you. For the sake of Konoha, I will accept them."
Danzo took a glass bottle from his pocket and threw the eyeball into it.
Is this the great man that my father spoke of, someone to be respected?
Robber, executioner, demon.
"Kill him and take his other eye."
Danzo coldly gave the order.
The surrounding Root ninjas swarmed forward. Their ninja swords were drawn, their cold light flashing.
Shisui gritted his teeth, formed a hand seal, and a huge fireball exploded.
Smoke filled the air.
Under the cover of the smoke, Shisui endured the excruciating pain and used the Body Flicker Technique to escape.
"Chase."
Danzo, leaning on his cane, followed behind at a leisurely pace.
Sasuke was forced to follow this demon.
The image began to distort, and the scene changed.
[Time jump: 30 minutes later]
Location: Cliffs along the Namaka River
Sasuke realized that his perspective had changed.
He is no longer Danzo.
He floated in mid-air, looking down at a huge rock on the edge of the cliff.
Zhishui stood there.
At this point, Shisui was at his last gasp. His right eye was hollow and bleeding, and his body was covered in knife wounds.
A dark shadow descended—Uchiha Itachi.
"Stop the water!"
Itachi rushed over and caught his swaying friend. Itachi was still very young at the time, and his face was filled with panic.
"Your eyes..." Itachi's voice trembled.
"It's Danzo..."
Shisui gasped for breath, his voice weak, "He took my right eye... He won't let go of my left eye... He won't let go of the Uchiha either..."
Sasuke floated to the side, staring intently at the scene.
It turns out my brother knew everything.
"What should I do, Shisui..." Itachi gripped Shisui's arm tightly.
Shisui raised his head, looking at Itachi with his only remaining left eye.
"Itachi, you are the only hope for the Uchiha clan, and the hope for Konoha."
Suddenly, Shisui reached out and gouged at his own intact left eye.
Without any hesitation, he gouged out his own left eye.
"Take it."
Shisui shoved the eyeball into Itachi's hand.
"Don't let it fall into Danzo's hands. Use these eyes to protect the village and the name of the Uchiha."
Itachi held the eyeball in his hands, his whole body trembling, tears streaming down his face.
I promise you.
Shisui smiled.
It was a smile of relief. Having lost his eyes, his face was left with only two bloody holes, looking both ferocious and terrifying, yet incredibly tragic.
"Don't stop me, Itachi."
Below lies a bottomless abyss, and the rushing Nanhe River.
"If there is an afterlife, let's be friends again."
Zhi Shui lay down on his back.
"Stop the water!!!"
The ferret lunged to the edge of the cliff, reaching out its hand, but only grasped at air.
Shi Shui's figure rapidly shrank and eventually disappeared into the dark river.
The weasel knelt on the edge of the cliff.
He kept his head down, his hands gripping the soil tightly.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!"
The weasel roared to the sky.
Sasuke looked at his brother.
Itachi raised his head, his originally dark pupils now turning blood red.
The three tomoe spun wildly in his pupils, faster and faster, until they finally merged into one.
The three magatama have disappeared.
A red and black shuriken pattern appeared—the Mangekyou Sharingan. This is the price to unlock the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Witnessing the death of a loved one.
Is this the truth?
Itachi killed Shisui? No, Danzo forced Shisui to his death! This village forced Shisui to his death!
The older brother carries the burden of Shisui's eyes and his last wish, struggling to balance between the Dark Side and his family.
And what about myself? What am I doing?
She was complaining that her brother didn't practice shuriken with her, she was jealous of her brother's talent, and she suspected that her brother had changed his mind.
I'm such an idiot!
The world around us began to collapse.
The cliff, the river, and the weasel's figure all crumbled into countless fragments.
Darkness descended once more.
[Instance Completed]
[Settlement Rating: E (Bystanders have no right to rate)]
The real world.
Konoha Village, the Illusionary Dojo.
The hatch of the metal cockpit slid open, and Sasuke sat up.
"vomit--"
He lay on the edge of the cockpit, dry heaving violently, his face as pale as a dead man.
Danzo's withered hands, Shisui's hollow eye sockets, Itachi's desperate roar, and the crimson Mangekyou Sharingan flashed by one after another.
"This can't be real..."
Sasuke clutched his head and tumbled out of the cockpit onto the floor.
"Danzo was an assistant to the Hokage and a high-ranking member of the village."
"Shisui committed suicide by drowning, that's what the security forces said..."
"This must be fake! It's a genjutsu you made up! You're trying to sow discord between the Uchiha clan and the village!"
Sasuke stared intently at Roy, his eyes fierce like those of a wounded wolf cub.
Roy sat behind the counter, showing no signs of nervousness, and held a cup of hot tea in his hand.
"Let's wipe it."
Roy pulled out a tissue and handed it over.
Sasuke didn't answer.
Roy didn't seem to care. The little guy was probably feeling pretty bad right now and wasn't in the mood at all.
"Whether it's fake or not, you know better than anyone else."
After Shisui Uchiha's death, did Danzo's Root members start appearing more frequently near the Uchiha clan's territory?
Sasuke was slightly taken aback; that made sense.
Lately, I've been feeling like I'm being watched on my way home from school.
"After Shisui's death, was your brother Itachi promoted to the Anbu and placed under the direct command of the Hokage and Danzo?"
Sasuke bit his lip.
The father was furious about this, saying that the weasel had become the village's lackey.
"besides."
Roy put down his teacup and looked directly into Sasuke's eyes.
"Has your father, Fugaku Uchiha, been holding secret meetings lately, and never letting Itachi attend?"
Every single one matches.
These are secrets known only to core members of the Uchiha clan; it's impossible for an outsider to know them so clearly.
Unless everything that happens in that instance is a deduction based on facts.
No.
That is the truth, the bloody reality that happened.
Sasuke burst into tears, overwhelmed by grief and helplessness.
It turns out that my brother has been bearing all of this alone all along.
Eyes stolen, best friend driven to suicide, family viewed with suspicion by higher-ups.
The weasel is walking through hell.
Meanwhile, she stood on the shore, blaming him for getting his clothes dirty in the mud.
Why...?
Sasuke choked back tears and slammed his fist hard on the floor.
"Why did you tell me it wouldn't cost money? The price is too high... This is worse than death..."
"Because you need to grow up."
Roy stood up and walked over to Sasuke.
"Right now, all you can do is cry. It's like being in a dungeon; you can only watch, unable to even touch Danzo's clothes."
Sasuke looked up, his face streaked with tears.
"I want to save my brother."
"I don't want him to bear this alone. I'm going to kill Danzo, and I'm going to get Shisui's eyes back!"
"Kill Danzo?"
Roy laughed, a laugh tinged with sarcasm.
"With your newly learned Fireball Jutsu? Danzo has a hundred ways to make you die silently, and he can even frame your death for a ninja from another village."
"Then... what should I do?" Sasuke grabbed Roy's trouser leg as if it were his last straw. "Boss, since your dojo allows me to see the past, you must have a way to make me stronger, right?"
Roy walked back to the counter.
"It takes time to become stronger, but that's exactly what you lack right now."
"There are only three days left until the night that ends everything."
"Shisui's death is just the beginning. Since Danzo dared to attack Shisui, it means he has decided to raise his sword against the entire Uchiha clan."
"Want to see what happens next?" Roy asked, like a devil. "The next scene is about your parents' fate."
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