"..."
Faced with Fugaku's stern rebuke, Shisui lowered his head without saying a word.
He himself didn't know what had gotten into him earlier.
In the past, there was absolutely no way he would've been so reckless and impulsive. As he was always so calm and caring about others.
"What? You don't want to listen to me anymore?"
Seeing Shisui remain silent, Fugaku's expression instantly cooled.
"My apologies, Clan Head. It's not that I intended to ignore your words. I just… there were two things I couldn't wrap my head around.
Tomorrow morning, I'll personally go and apologize to Lord Garp!"
Seeing the murderous pressure on Fugaku's face, Shisui didn't dare dwell on his doubts. He hurriedly promised.
Now that he had calmed down, every time he recalled the clash with Garp, a chill crept through his heart.
He knew that if Garp truly wanted to pursue the matter, and if Fugaku hadn't intervened for him, then just like Kushina said, it wouldn't be a matter of whether his eyes could be healed.
He might've ended up buried right on the spot while unconscious.
"It's best if you do."
Seeing the clan's number one prodigy finally lower his head, Fugaku's expression softened.
Then he remembered the strange shift in Shisui's expression earlier.
"If there's something you can't figure out, ask me.
I may not know everything, but when it comes to the Mangekyo Sharingan and Garp, I know far more than you."
As he spoke, he gave Shisui a meaningful glance.
"Clan Head, you know my personality. I may not be as steady as a mountain, but I do have the calmness and composure a shinobi should have.
But… you might not believe this, when I think back to the conflict with Lord Garp, even I feel it was unbelievable. It was like… I was possessed."
Knowing Fugaku was intentionally guiding him, Shisui quickly voiced the doubts in his heart.
"Every time the Sharingan evolves, it comes with intense emotional stimulation.
After going through it multiple times, even someone with the strongest will and calmest mind will inevitably be affected.
Especially the evolution into the Mangekyo Sharingan, its emotional impact is powerful enough to completely shatter one's existing perceptions and drastically alter their personality.
In your case, you're already doing quite well.
According to the clan's records, some members who awakened their Mangekyo ended up treating even their family, even their closest kin, as insignificant."
Why could Fugaku tolerate Shisui's earlier behavior?
Besides the fact that Shisui had awakened Mangekyo, he also understood very well that Shisui's unusual behavior was largely a side effect brought on by the emotional upheaval of awakening.
"No wonder… I really did seem like a different person."
As realization dawned, Shisui also felt lingering fear.
"Honestly, it's not a bad thing for you to awaken now.
With war breaking out between Konoha and Kirigakure, you can vent your negative emotions on the Mist shinobi.
Judging from your current condition, I believe you won't even need to wait until the war ends to stabilize the mental turbulence caused by your Mangekyo evolution."
Fugaku advised calmly.
He had gone through everything Shisui was now experiencing. Naturally, he knew how to settle the mind afterward.
"I'm deeply grateful for your guidance."
Still kneeling in seiza, Shisui bowed to Fugaku with sincere gratitude.
"As long as you remember that no matter what happens, you are a member of the Uchiha clan, that alone is the greatest gratitude you can show me."
Fugaku accepted the bow without hesitation.
"Yes…"
Shisui nodded. But once he sat upright again, his expression grew troubled and hesitant.
"You want to ask about Observation Haki, don't you?"
Fugaku had seen the shift in Shisui's expression clearly.
"If it's a clan secret, I.. "
"It is a clan secret, but you're qualified to know it now. Ask whatever you want."
Fugaku waved his hand dismissively.
"Clan Head… you said before that the Observation Haki Lord Garp possesses is said to be the natural counter to the Sharingan. Is that true?"
Shisui asked with a grave expression.
"It is. Especially for Sharingan that have not evolved into Mangekyo, his Observation Haki suppresses them completely."
Fugaku answered without hesitation.
"How could that be…?"
Shisui instinctively denied it, but then he remembered how his Kotoamatsukami had been completely useless against Garp. A hollow numbness washed over him.
"Observation Haki is a form of perception… but it's completely different from any sensory ability we've known.
According to the records left by Izuna-sama, Garp's Observation Haki can sense an enemy's location, numbers, strength, attacks, emotional shifts, and even predict their next move.
When he uses it, he's almost completely unaffected by enemy numbers, environment, or any ninjutsu interference. He can even fight with his eyes closed."
Fugaku spoke in a low, almost eerie tone.
"Then the battle I had with Lord Garp earlier…"
"That's right. Before you made any move, he already foresaw it. That's why your Kotoamatsukami was predicted in advance."
Before Shisui could finish his sentence, Fugaku cut him off directly.
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