Chapter 64: Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan [Part 2]

"Summoning Jutsu - Dream Tapir..."

A huge Summoning Beast appeared next to Danzo, and with just a slight inhale of its long nose, it caused a gust of wind.

"No, this isn't right!"

However, at this moment, Danzo frowned. The airflow caused by the Dream Tapir's appearance did not affect Shisui and his Susano'o. Even the storm caused by the Dream Tapir's inhale seemed to pass through Susano'o without any hindrance.

"Is it Genjutsu? No, there's no abnormality in chakra!"

Danzo thought it was Shisui's Genjutsu, but his own chakra showed no signs of abnormality. Even if Shisui's Genjutsu was powerful, it was impossible for him to simultaneously put so many people into Genjutsu while using Susano'o and being in a weakened state.

"Dream Tapir, attack!"

Danzo shouted, and the Dream Tapir understood. It let out a low roar and aimed its long nose at Shisui, inhaling with force.

The Dream Tapir's inhale was extremely powerful. In the original story, Danzo used the Dream Tapir's inhale ability in combination with his Wind Release to break Sasuke's Susano'o. However, at this moment, after the Dream Tapir used this move, Danzo's lungs were about to explode.

Under the Dream Tapir's forceful inhale, the ground around Shisui suddenly became dusty, and all the grass and trees were swept up in the hurricane. However, these grass and trees did not get sucked towards Shisui's Susano'o as Danzo had imagined. Instead, they passed through Susano'o and flew straight towards the Dream Tapir.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?!"

Danzo felt uncomfortable and almost coughed up blood. He and his men had foolishly thought that the Shisui there was the real one and had tried to kill him to stop his escape. But who could have thought that the one who had left was the real one, and the one standing there was just an illusion.

Countless trees passed through Shisui's body, and his body and Susano'o suddenly rippled like water. Then, in Danzo's stunned gaze, they disappeared.

"Uchiha Shisui..."

Danzo angrily shouted and released the Summoning Jutsu, sending the Dream Tapir back. He had not expected that the entire Root organization would almost empty out, and in the end, they still failed to keep Uchiha Shisui. Although this strange clone had no attacking power, there were so many ninjas present, including many sensory types, yet no one had noticed anything wrong. However, fortunately, they had obtained Uchiha Shisui's right eye, and the plan against the Uchiha clan had to be implemented quickly. He couldn't wait any longer.

"Pfft... cough, cough..."

Shisui, who was rushing through the forest, sensed the message from his illusion clone and spat out a mouthful of blood. However, his face still showed a relaxed smile.

"Fortunately, I had this illusion clone. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to escape. But my body can't hold on anymore..."

Feeling the sensations from various parts of his body, Shisui couldn't help but show a bitter smile. So many ninjutsu had attacked him at the same time, sealing off all his retreats. If he hadn't squeezed out the power of his Mangekyo Sharingan and forcibly used Susano'o, he would have died there long ago.

But now, he couldn't hold on for much longer. His Mangekyo Sharingan had been overused, and Kotoamatsukami, which he had not used, was also affected and entered a cooldown period. Moreover, the sudden output of a large amount of chakra had made his eyes unbearable, as if a blunt knife was slowly cutting them.

His body was also in a terrible state. In order to use the second mature form of Susano'o, he had forcibly extracted a large amount of chakra, overtaxing his body's chakra. As a result, he was now on the verge of death.

"But I can still hold on for a while. I have enough time to explain everything!"

Thinking about what he had to do next, Shisui couldn't help but sigh. He hoped that Itachi could handle the heavy burden.

On the bank of the Naka River, Uchiha Itachi stood there quietly, looking down at the river. Recently, Danzo had found him and told him about the Uchiha clan's intention to rebel. Itachi was confused. Although he didn't want to believe it, the evidence Danzo presented was real. Moreover, thinking of the sudden appearance of the masked man with one eye, Itachi clenched his fists. If what he said was true, then this world was about to face a great chaos.

Today, Shisui told him to wait for him here in the evening. Itachi, who was feeling troubled, decided to come here first to calm down.

"Rustle, rustle..."

The movement in the bushes made Itachi turn his head in confusion. Usually, there were hardly any people here at the Naka River. However, if it was Shisui, with his Body Flicker Technique, he wouldn't make such a loud noise.

However, the next second, the figure that jumped out of the bushes completely stunned Itachi.

"Sorry, Itachi, you must have been waiting for a while!"

Even though every part of his body was in pain, Shisui's smile was still exceptionally gentle.

"Shisui, what's going on?"

Itachi could hardly believe his eyes. Was this person, covered in blood and with torn clothes, really Uchiha Shisui? And Shisui's eyes... "Shisui, where's your right eye?!"

Shisui's right eye was sunken in, clearly without an eyeball.

"Well, Danzo took it!" Shisui laughed unconcernedly. "But it doesn't matter. I saved my left eye!"

"Danzo, I'm going to find him..." Itachi's face was full of anger, and he was about to rush out.

"Don't go, Itachi. You can't fight him with your current strength!" Shisui stopped Itachi and, after taking a few deep breaths, said, "Itachi, you have more important things to do!"

"Listen, Itachi, many people in the Uchiha clan have thoughts of rebellion. They want to launch a coup and make the Uchiha clan the ruler of Konoha. I want to use Kotoamatsukami to control the elders who intend to launch the coup and prevent a war between Konoha and the Uchiha clan. But unfortunately, Danzo doesn't believe me..."

Speaking of this, Shisui's face was full of bitter smiles. Despite being treated that way by Danzo, he had never harbored any resentment towards Konoha. Instead, he had always been worried about Konoha's peace.

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