Chapter 60: Display of Power

'Uchiha Yun?

'How could he be so fast?'

'Impossible!'

Uchiha Yashiro turned his head slightly and saw that Uchiha Yun didn't attack directly but instead looked toward the just-rescued Uchiha Setsuna.

"To master the Body Flicker to this degree… Young Uchiha, have you come to welcome me as well?"

Setsuna squinted slightly, but Yun felt something different from him.

It was a feeling unlike the Rinnegan-wielding Pain or the now-defeated and passive Hiruzen Sarutobi.

'Was this the aura of someone who had survived the Warring States era?'

Whoosh!

In an instant, Setsuna drew the long sword by his side and slashed down at Yun.

'Clang!

Sparks flew as the blade struck the ground, but Yun remained unharmed.

Setsuna growled under his breath, "Kill them! These two Uchiha brats… their eyes' vision doesn't share the same as ours."

Before the words finished, Setsuna vanished in a puff of smoke.

Boom!!

Just as Yun's punch landed where Setsuna had been moments ago, the ground cracked violently, splinters of wood spraying in all directions.

"A substitution jutsu? When did you have time to prep that, right after escaping prison?" Yun asked, narrowing his eyes.

From the shadows, Setsuna emerged, now fastening a ninja tool pouch to his leg. As he stood, four shuriken came flying toward Yun.

Yun frowned slightly, then deflected them effortlessly with a swing of his sword. His Sharingan had already evolved, three tomoe clearly spinning.

Whoosh!

Uchiha Yashiro appeared with his sword raised to strike, but Yun parried with ease, sending Yashiro flying backward.

Boom!

Yashiro crashed into a tree and coughed up blood, holding his chest.

"How… how is this possible?! Why are you so strong?!"

With suspicion written all over his face, Yashiro asked, "You're said to be a genius on par with Uchiha Itachi… when did you awaken your Sharingan? And this strength and speed, how could they be real?!"

Yun replied calmly, "You've just been looking at the world from the bottom of a well. Try reading more, it might help. You all think so naively. They say you, Yashiro, are great at analysis… how laughable."

Whoosh!

A kunai and shuriken came flying from Setsuna's hand, flashing in the light, but Yun easily dodged them.

At that moment, Setsuna's eyes narrowed as he stared at Yun. "You've noticed? But it's too late. Many can use chakra-infused Body Flicker, but each has different speed."

"For your age, your speed is terrifying. But…"

"Can you still use Body Flicker now?"

Before Yun could respond, Setsuna's hands formed rapid seals:

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Jutsu!"

Flames roared to life, revealing countless steel wires previously hidden in the air, surrounding Yun completely.

In an instant, massive flames followed the wires and formed a dragon charging toward Yun.

Buzz

Yun's Mangekyō Sharingan activated, the pattern spinning as a towering blue Susanoo rose around him.

Boom…

The fire reached him, but Susanoo blocked it perfectly.

Standing atop Susanoo's head, Yun casually waved a hand. Susanoo slashed and destroyed all surrounding wires.

Whoosh!

Susanoo vanished, and Yun instantly appeared behind Setsuna.

He slashed down, only for smoke to rise. A shadow clone.

"Ah… Mangekyō Sharingan. With that power… why won't you help us?"

Bang!

But that Yun was also a shadow clone. The real Yun stepped from the shadows, blade already at Setsuna's throat.

"Uchiha Yun! He's our clan elder, you can't kill him!" Yashiro shouted, turning to Shisui. "Stop him!"

Shisui simply shook his head. "Fourth Hokage's orders: if Setsuna escapes prison, he is to be killed."

Yashiro's eyes spun with his Sharingan. You'll be the Uchiha's greatest traitors!"

Yun ignored him and pressed on. "It doesn't matter if it's Setsuna or your father, Shisui and I could kill all of you if we wanted."

Yashiro sneered. "Kill us all? Then what? Do you really think the rest of the clan will bow to you? No, they'll avenge us!"

Yun nodded. "Whether militant or peaceful, the Uchiha are interconnected. Killing everyone is unrealistic, and the weight of a clan is different from the power of two."

"So…"

Yun's gaze fixed on Yashiro. "Why do you think a Uchiha-led coup would ever make the Uchiha Hokage? Do you think the clans and civilians would submit?"

"The Uchiha have always been distrusted because of the Sharingan. No one in Konoha wants a 'madman' Hokage."

"So tell me, if you kill the Third, kill the Fourth… will you really rule peacefully? Wouldn't Konoha fall apart? Won't the other great nations seize the chance to divide us with bribes?"

Setsuna began laughing.

"Heh… kid, what other path do you think we have? The First was Hashirama, the Second his brother Tobirama, the Third their student, the Fourth their student's student."

"All that power remains in the Senju line. Any Hokage inheriting their will would never allow the Uchiha to rise."

"You have the Mangekyō. Turn Konoha into the Uchiha's stronghold. Kill all who oppose. Slaughter anyone who questions it. Who in Konoha could stop us?"

Shisui now shook his head. "Yun once told me… politics isn't about absolute strength, it's about compromise."

"Politics without power is a joke. But politics with only power… is a madman's playground. No one wants to live in fear. Konoha will never accept an Uchiha Hokage under these terms."

Under the night sky, Yashiro replied mockingly, "Even so, we've always been pushed aside by the top. Sooner or later, rebellion is inevitable. If we don't resist, we'll be slaughtered."

Yun didn't wait for another word. He raised his blade and, 

Splat!

With a single strike, the ancient remnant of the Warring States era was decapitated.

"Stubborn fool."

"I won't kill everyone. But a relic of the past with too much influence, your death will allow the Uchiha to truly move forward."

Yun looked at Yashiro, blood dripping from his blade as he walked slowly toward him.

"Big bro, I'm hungry."

"Me too."

"The guy who used to feed us just got killed."

"What?! Then what do we do?"

"Should we eat him?"

"He's too skinny, doesn't taste good."

"There are a bunch of people here. Why not eat them all, dummy!"

Behind them, two fat men eyed Yun hungrily, then looked maliciously around at the others.

Yun exhaled and turned to them. "You two gluttonous wastes… I don't know why Konoha even keeps you. You've eaten people?"

One fat man grinned, "Yeah! Crunchy, tasty!"

Whoosh!

Before he finished, Yun's massive fist came down.

BOOM!!

The punch shattered the ground. Yun had vanished, only to appear above the man.

"Strong, but still not enough!"

Boom!!

A crushing punch slammed into his head, leaving a crater and knocking him unconscious.

The other tried to rush to his brother's aid, only for Yun to stomp down from behind.

BAM!

BOOM!!

Dust cleared. Two unconscious, obese bodies lay outside the prison.

Landing softly, Yun ignored them and looked at the now corpse-strewn floor.

"Escaped?"

Shisui answered calmly, "Yeah. He ran."

Yun paused. "Then why didn't you stop him?"

Shisui scratched his head. "I figured, if his father sides with us, he could become an asset. A three-tomoe Uchiha has great potential."

Yun sighed. "Empathy has its downsides. An Uchiha who's suffered exclusion isn't easy to convince."

Shisui smiled. "You remember what I said about Kotoamatsukami? That it's an illusion others can't detect?"

Yun blinked. "Impossible to detect…? But even if the victim can't sense it, others can, right?"

Shisui continued, "It takes ten years to reuse this eye's ability. After this time, I'm prepared to go blind."

'Blind?'

Yun asked, confused, "Kotoamatsukami consumes that pupil power? Wasn't this only your second use?"

Shisui shook his head. "Ten years as a cooldown… the price isn't small."

Then he smiled again. "You'll understand soon enough."

Kotoamatsukami.

In memory, this Mangekyō power appeared only twice.

Once, Danzo used it during the Five Kage Summit to control Mifune, but the chakra connection and vulnerability to Byakugan were clear.

So that version wasn't the truly overpowered one.

The other time, it was used by Edo Tensei Itachi to override the control of his resurrection, originally intended for Sasuke.

But by that time, Itachi must've known Sasuke would never return to Konoha.

If not for Naruto's protection and Sasuke's help sealing Kaguya, no one would've accepted him.

Itachi knew: if he had to choose between Konoha and Sasuke, he would choose Sasuke.

So maybe… Kotoamatsukami really is that powerful, but sealed by the plot due to how broken it is.

If so, Shisui should definitely be considered for the next trade.

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Uchiha Clan District

"Lord Setsuna… was killed?"

The Seventh Elder asked solemnly.

The wounded Yashiro nodded. "By Uchiha Yun. That brat awakened Mangekyō Sharingan too!!"

Silence fell.

After a while, Seventh Elder sighed. "Two pairs of Mangekyō in one generation… what a pity they side with the village."

"With power like Madara's, who in Konoha could stop us?"

Yatsuyo's face darkened. "We can't defeat them now, but if they think killing us means they can control the clan, they're wrong."

The Sevent Elder shook his head. "No… from what you said and the fact that you escaped, I think they'll come to negotiate."

"Negotiate? Their goals have never matched ours. What's there to talk about?" Yashiro replied.

"Just like Yun said, politics is compromise."

The Seventh Elder looked at his son and sighed, "Show power. Then compromise. That's politics."

Knock knock knock.

At the door, Uchiha Tetsuka burst in, flustered.

"Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Yun… they're here!"

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