At this moment, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Yatsushiro, and even the Great Elder had arrived.
After all, with such a major incident occurring—Uchiha Itachi actually attacking Uchiha Ryōsuke—they rushed over immediately upon receiving the report.
On their way, they had already observed the black flames staining the trees.
This was no normal fire; just looking at it gave off an evil sensation.
It seemed that the clansmen's reports about Uchiha Itachi awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan were true.
After all, the Uchiha Clan did not possess this kind of flame, though there were historical records of clansmen who could emit black fire.
Arriving at the scene, they discovered Uchiha Itachi lying on the ground. Blood flowed from both eyes, revealing empty, hollow sockets.
His eyes had likely already been gouged out. Fugaku looked toward Uchiha Ryōsuke.
"Ryōsuke, what exactly is going on?"
"Did he attack you?"
He already had a bad feeling in his heart.
Ryōsuke would not attack a clansman without cause, so it could only be Itachi.
And for Itachi to do this... could it be an order from the Third Hokage?
Ryōsuke spoke slowly.
"That's right. Itachi conspired with the Third Hokage to use Shisui's eyes—Kotoamatsukami—to control me. Naturally, the result was unsuccessful."
"Instead, I knocked him unconscious."
He also pointed to the Third Hokage lying on the ground not far away.
Uchiha Itachi, that guy, naturally hadn't used Amaterasu on the Third Hokage.
And Ryōsuke, naturally, hadn't used the Third Hokage's body to block Itachi's Amaterasu attack.
Because if the Third Hokage died at the hands of Uchiha Itachi...
Since Itachi was an Uchiha clansman, the accusation of the Uchiha Clan betraying the village would likely be solidified.
Even if they could suppress the village ninja through force, it would still leave a stain and create various troubles for the future.
After all, the Third Hokage still had a group of supporters.
Naturally, Ryōsuke would not allow such a thing to happen.
Hearing this, the expressions of the three men changed drastically. They looked at the unconscious Third Hokage on the other side. He actually wanted to control Uchiha Ryōsuke?
If he had succeeded, wouldn't he have controlled the entire Uchiha Clan?
Given Ryōsuke's current prestige within the Uchiha Clan, the entire clan would likely have been reduced to puppets of the Third Hokage.
Although the Great Elder was furious, seeing that Ryōsuke was unharmed allowed him to relax.
Fugaku, however, felt pain and anger in his heart.
He never expected the child he raised to collude with the Third Hokage.
How could he have fathered such a child?
Although he had long known this son held different ideals and wasn't very committed to the family, he never expected him to actually do something so detrimental to the clan. As a father, he had truly failed in his duty.
Given Ryōsuke's strength, even if this unfilial son had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he presumably wasn't Ryōsuke's match.
However, the fact that Ryōsuke didn't kill Itachi was likely out of respect for him.
He sighed deeply and asked out of curiosity, "Ryōsuke, how could Shisui's eyes control you?"
Although Shisui's eyes had high ocular power and he excelled in Genjutsu, Uchiha Ryōsuke had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. Even when he only had the three-tomoe Sharingan, his ocular power was already immense.
After evolving into the Mangekyō Sharingan, that power would be even stronger.
And Shisui's eyes were only three-tomoe Sharingan (as far as they knew), so how could they possibly control Ryōsuke?
Thinking of this, he became even more puzzled.
Itachi had also opened the Mangekyō, so why did he say they used Shisui's eyes to control Uchiha Ryōsuke?
He continued to ask.
"Didn't Itachi also awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan? Why use Shisui's eyes? And where is Shisui now?"
The other two were equally confused.
How could Shisui's eyes control Uchiha Ryōsuke, and Shisui wasn't even at the scene?
Could he have escaped?
But with Ryōsuke's strength, if Shisui had participated in this operation, how could he possibly have run away?
Uchiha Ryōsuke sighed and said, "Although Uchiha Itachi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he cannot control me."
"Actually, Shisui awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, which possesses a unique ocular technique called Kotoamatsukami. It can modify a person's will and thoughts without anyone noticing. That is why they had a chance to control me."
"As for Shisui, he is likely already dead. After all, his eyes were transplanted into Uchiha Itachi. I just gouged them out. I even gouged out Itachi's original eyes."
All three men looked astonished.
Shisui had also awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan?
And he had awakened such a terrifying ocular technique.
It was just a pity; he had likely met with an unfortunate end.
If Shisui were still alive, the Third Hokage would have had no need to transplant his eyes into Itachi.
They also saw the two pairs of eyes in Ryōsuke's hands. One pair must be Shisui's, and the other should be Uchiha Itachi's.
At this moment, Ryōsuke smiled and said, "Although Shisui is dead, as long as we find Shisui's body, we can use this opportunity to bring down the Third Hokage. This is also a good opportunity for our Uchiha Clan to rise to power."
The hearts of the Great Elder and Yatsushiro shook.
Although it was regrettable that a talented young man like Shisui had died, the fact that the family could reach the pinnacle of Konoha was exciting news.
This could be said to be the long-held wish of the Uchiha clansmen.
As one of the founders of Konoha Village, the Senju Clan had produced two Hokages, while their Uchiha Clan had produced none.
Was their Uchiha Clan weak?
No. Now, the Senju Clan had already declined.
Their Uchiha Clan would definitely produce a Hokage this time.
If a Hokage did not emerge, it would feel incomplete.
Compared to the excitement of the other two, Fugaku did not feel much joy in his heart. Although the rise of the Uchiha Clan had always been his wish, his son's actions this time had disappointed him too greatly.
To actually join forces with the Third Hokage to target the family.
This was a betrayal of the family.
And this was the son he had always valued the most.
The blow to him was undeniable.
He opened his mouth and asked, "Ryōsuke, how do you plan to deal with Itachi?"
This matter could not be treated as if nothing had happened, even if he was the Clan Head.
The other two also watched quietly.
With Itachi's crimes, he was already a traitor to the clan.
By trying to control Uchiha Ryōsuke, not only would the Uchiha Clan have been unable to reach the top, but they would have even been reduced to puppets of the Third Hokage.
Uchiha Ryōsuke spoke calmly.
"You handle it. I've already gouged out both of his eyeballs. Since he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, without these eyes, he won't be much of a threat to the family in the future."