The night was getting late, and the full moon was rising.
In the Uchiha area, two boys, one big and one small, were walking side by side down the street.
Itachi suddenly looked up and said gently, "Brother Shisui, are you worried about something?"
"Huh!?"
Shisui was frowning and thinking. Hearing Itachi's sudden question, he was slightly surprised and asked, "Is it that obvious?"
Itachi nodded slightly, his black eyes as calm as water, clearly showing a worried face.
"It's not a big problem."
Shisui rubbed his forehead hard and sighed, "I just heard some bad things from the villagers."
"It's about Teacher Orochimaru, right?"
To Shisui's surprise, Itachi guessed it right away.
"I also heard about Teacher Orochimaru and the Hyuga and Kumogakure, but I heard it from classmates."
"It's spread to the ninja school already. That's a bit unusual."
Shisui's brows furrowed deeply, sensing a hint of conspiracy.
Although he was young, he had experienced the big event of Hatake Sakumo's suicide. Now, the rampant public opinion atmosphere was obviously caused by someone.
"This can't go on."
Shisui muttered, worried. Usually, he would have separated from Itachi earlier, but this time he came to Itachi's door.
Itachi looked at Shisui and suggested, "If you can't figure it out, brother Shisui, why don't you ask our father? He must know something."
Shisui paused at the gate and followed Itachi to Fugaku.
After listening to Shisui's explanation, Fugaku pondered for a moment and said slowly,
"This involves village secrets, so I can't tell you. But I can promise you that Lord Orochimaru will be okay."
Shisui frowned slightly, but the words "village secrets" made him hesitate.
"How about staying for dinner tonight?"
Fugaku glanced at Itachi,
His gaze softened a bit.
"Itachi has improved a lot recently. I'm very grateful for your guidance during this time."
Although some people in the clan looked down on the silent Shisui, thinking that he was no match for Uchiha Jinsuke, Fugaku knew Shisui's strength very well, not to mention the possibility of his Mangekyo Sharingan recovering.
"It's just that Itachi is talented. I didn't do anything."
Shisui shook his head and declined Fugaku's invitation for a family dinner, much to the disappointment of the father and son.
"Clan leader, I have some things to do, so I won't bother you any longer today."
Seeing Shisui deliberately keeping his distance, Fugaku nodded slightly, not minding. He knew Shisui's personality. If the clan was in trouble, Shisui would not sit idly by. Today's invitation was not meant to win him over.
...
At the gate, Itachi's face was calm, but his eyes were clearly a little disappointed. He was smart and also felt that Shisui seemed unwilling to stay at his house for long.
Shisui rubbed Itachi's head and smiled, "I don't really dislike it here. I just have some things to consider."
Now, the Uchiha Clan had broken free from its past restrictions and its power in the village could be said to be at its peak.
But being too obvious would make them a target. After all, the amount of "showing off" in a given time is fixed. How can you let the Uchiha do it all?
Shisui wanted the village and the Uchiha to ease their relationship, so how could he want the clan to have too many conflicts with other ninja clans or ninjas? ...
At this time, to be a good bridge of communication between the two sides, he chose to stand on the opposite side of the clan, protecting outsiders and suppressing strong clansmen in conflicts.
Clearly taking sides with outsiders would be criticized by the clansmen. To make other ninja clans and ninjas trust that he could give them justice, he had to maintain his say within the clan while deliberately keeping a distance from the clan.
Doing this was not easy, but for the sake of the clan and the village, Shisui was willing to do so.
Keeping a distance from the Clan leader, who represented the interests of the clan, was just one step. If he didn't want to understand the future Clan leader, Shisui wouldn't have deliberately approached Itachi.
Of course, after clearly realizing Itachi's personality, Shisui treated him like a younger brother.
Smiling and waving to Itachi, Shisui walked down the street and soon disappeared into the night.
...
On the way home, Shisui was thinking about the information revealed by Clan leader when he suddenly stopped at a corner.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Very sharp perception."
A tall figure with a sinister smile walked out of the shadows. Shisui was slightly stunned and exclaimed, "Lord Orochimaru?"
He didn't expect the person who was troubling him to appear so easily.
Just as he was about to ask, Orochimaru waved his hand. "We can talk about what you want to say later. I'm here to fulfill the agreement."
He took out a small nutrient tank from a scroll. In the light green solution, an eyeball floated.
Although this thing looked the same from person to person, Shisui recognized it as his own eye at a glance. He was a little unbelievable, "Are you saying that its vision has been restored?"
In fact, Shisui had long given up hope on this matter, not only because of the medical technology, but also because he didn't trust Orochimaru's character.
Moreover, even from the village's perspective, letting him have the Mangekyo Sharingan again didn't seem like a good thing. The Uchiha's power had been too great recently.
"Only one eye's vision has been restored. The other one will take some time."
Seeing that Shisui didn't seem that happy, Orochimaru thought for a moment and smiled,
"Don't worry, not many people know about this. The old man doesn't even know. Whether to hide it or reveal it is up to you."
"Thank you, Lord Orochimaru." Shisui breathed a sigh of relief and then accepted the eye transplant.
Watching Orochimaru put away the replaced Sharingan, Shisui's heart stirred, but he didn't say much. After testing his Mangekyo Sharingan, he was surprised and said, "What's going on? My eye's power has actually increased?"
Hearing this, Orochimaru smiled and said, "It's normal. If you undergo a physical enhancement surgery, your eye's power will continue to increase, but that will have to wait until both eyes are restored."
Although the Chakra symbolizing Yang Release in Yamato's body was not as strong as the Mangekyo Sharingan's own Yin Release, the two had initially merged, producing a small amount of the power of all things, which would naturally promote the improvement of the eye's power.
Not only that, Yamato's own physique would also be stimulated. This was why Orochimaru left that Sharingan behind.
After testing the Mangekyo Sharingan, Shisui restored it to its original state. He looked at Orochimaru, pondered for a moment, and asked, "In the past few days, I've heard some news about you in the village. They say..."
"Ah, that matter, I know about it, and I was the one who caused it."
Orochimaru smiled and briefly described the contents of that day's meeting, without any regard for Fugaku.
"I see." Shisui suddenly understood.
"Compared to this, there is something I need your help with."
A gleam flashed in Orochimaru's eyes. "In a few days, Kabuto will attack Root..."
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