Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The buzzing of insects was deafening.
The overwhelming swarm of insects, like clouds of smoke, closed in from Shisui's surroundings and from above.
Simultaneously, a barrage of Kunai and shuriken covered him, sealing off all his surroundings.
This was Danzo's method.
Body Flicker Shisui?
Then he would use a crude method: a direct and thorough blockade.
Danzo didn't care about bullying with numbers at all; almost everyone from the Root Squad was deployed.
Encircled and in a desperate situation... but.
"I cannot fall here!"
Shisui endured the sharp pain in his eyes. Blood flowed from his eye sockets, covering half of his cheek.
"I must... bring the news back!"
Within his single Mangekyo Sharingan, Ocular Power continuously gathered.
At the moment when many attacks were about to strangle him and there was no retreat—
Green Chakra spread all around.
A green colossus, formed entirely of Chakra, rose up around him.
In an instant, the breastplate opened, and green arrows scattered outward from the center of the armor at overwhelming speed.
Shisui didn't dare to stay.
He was hesitant and fearful inside, not knowing if this was Danzo's personal idea or an execution permitted by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind—
Escape!
He couldn't let Danzo get the other eye!
Boom!
With a burst of scattering fire, the insect swarm, shuriken, and Kunai were mostly knocked down.
The pavilion collapsed, and dust filled the air.
A look of astonishment appeared on Danzo's face, looking at the giant entity before him in disbelief.
Unbelievable!
This kind of power... Uchiha Shisui... fortunately, he's a fool!
Danzo's eyes were solemn, his determination to kill Shisui becoming even firmer; he immediately formed hand seals and took a deep breath—
Gales swirled inward, and the air distorted.
Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!
The wind pressure that erupted instantly formed a huge wind ball in front, raging and roaring as it struck towards Shisui's colossus.
But.
Before the Vacuum Great Sphere could arrive, the Ocular Power of Shisui's single eye and his current state reached their limit, and the colossus on his body collapsed and crumbled.
Gasping for breath, he fled toward the river.
"Kill the Anbu Rogue Ninja, Uchiha Shisui!"
Danzo coldly ordered.
At the same time, he sealed the stolen eye. His Chakra erupted violently as he spat out wind bullets from his mouth in succession.
Shisui's figure shuttled back and forth between his clones, avoiding the incoming attacks.
Seeing that he was about to reach the river... Clang!
Several figures appeared behind him, drawing their swords to slash at Shisui.
At the same time, Danzo rushed toward him from the front.
A killing encirclement from all sides!
At this moment, Shisui's heart was as cold as ashes, and a hint of despair faintly rose.
Just then, the river water surged up, turning into a towering wave that swept through the surroundings, dispersing the battle formation by the river.
Afterwards, water bullets shot out at extreme speed.
A few Anbu Ninjas dodged quickly and were not hurt by the water bullets, but many could not avoid them and were hit.
"Who is it?"
Danzo's eyes widened in disbelief. He instinctively went to push aside his bandages, but then remembered his other eye had already been consumed just now.
The next second, the water flow swallowed everyone by the river, including Shisui.
Danzo formed hand seals.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Although it was just the most common Wind Release Ninjutsu with no extra lethality, the water flow swirled up by the gale was blown into disorder, revealing a corner underneath.
Danzo caught a glimpse; at the moment the water flow changed, a mass of bizarre, special river water wrapped around Shisui and quickly disappeared into the river.
In the blink of an eye, he could no longer find the shadow of that special water flow.
When the tide receded... seven or eight Anbu Ninjas who had been swept away crawled out of the river.
"What's the situation?"
Danzo's tone was frigid. "Did you see the enemy clearly?"
"No, no, the opponent seemed to be fused into the water..."
"The enemy's speed was very fast, we couldn't see them at all!"
"We just saw something take Shisui away..."
The Anbu Ninjas didn't dare to speculate too much, only reporting the situation they had seen.
Danzo's face looked grim.
Fused in water, fast speed, concentrated Water Release missiles... The Hōzuki Clan?
Or, did someone with an ulterior motive disguise themselves as the Hōzuki Clan to confuse the situation?
The situation Danzo originally had in his grasp and considered clear suddenly became chaotic due to this person's intervention.
This was harder for him to accept than Shisui escaping on his own.
He took a deep breath to calm his emotions.
Fortunately—
The expected goal was achieved.
"Kotoamatsukami!"
He took a deep breath. While he was weighing the pros and cons, a figure flickered from afar and stood above, scanning the scene.
Afterwards, the other's tone was cold: "Hokage-sama requests your presence."
"Understood."
Shisui's counterattack was too decisive, and his strength exceeded expectations, causing a huge commotion.
If the Anbu under the Hokage couldn't even notice this, they would be too derelict in their duties.
Therefore.
Danzo was not surprised; his face remained indifferent, and he felt no regret—
To be honest, he only regretted not achieving full success and letting one eye get away.
Such things were too dangerous and should be controlled by the Village.
No!
It should be controlled by him, and moreover, no third person should be allowed to obtain it!
But now... who exactly was that person?
He closed his eyes, and after a long time, he opened them, his voice low:
"Let's go."
...Naka River, the water surged, flowing very fast.
Reaching a certain place, the river water splashed, and a person grabbed Shisui and flickered onto the shore.
He was covered in a black robe and wore a mask, hiding his appearance.
Shisui collapsed on the ground, coughing repeatedly, clutching his eye, but forcing himself to stay conscious.
"Who... are you?"
Under the black robe of the person before him, Chakra was flowing strangely.
A Shadow Clone?
But at this moment, Shisui's lingering poison was not yet cured, and he could hardly deal with even a Shadow Clone.
Moreover.
The opponent's original body must still be in the shadows!
"Is it important?"
Masahiko chuckled, looking down at the weak Shisui.
"Thinking about whether it was Danzo's action or the Hokage's tacit approval? It's truly tragic, Uchiha Shisui. At this point... you still hold onto illusions."
Shisui opened his mouth, and finally fell silent.
Before this, he still had a sliver of hope, but now he was indeed in despair.
The opponent was not one of the Hokage's people!
The Hokage said he would support him, but when Danzo made his move, the one who helped him was not the Hokage's subordinate, but a mysterious person of unknown identity.
Such Water Release Ninjutsu... Shisui carefully observed the disguised Masahiko, his voice hoarse: "Are you Orochimaru's person? Or... the Hidden Mist Village?"
"Neither."
Masahiko shook his head.
He looked at the river water ahead and said faintly: "The old rules are too boring; I'm just an Awakened One who is tired of them."
He paused, his gaze penetrating the eye holes of the mask, falling on Shisui's closed but still bleeding right eye socket.
"Most people are stupid."
"Some in Konoha want everyone to believe the Uchiha are a threat. Even if you cut off your arm and pluck out your eyes, they will still put you to death."
"In this situation, weakness and compromise won't bring peace; they will only bring regret."
Masahiko's tone was calm, not impassioned, just stating a fact.
If it were before, Shisui would have scoffed, thinking the other was from some organization trying to recruit him to defect.
But now... he had to admit that the other's words might make sense.
"So, are you going to give up? Shisui-kun, if that's the case, why not give the eye to me? In my hands, it can at least be put to good use... better than giving it to a fool."
"You!!"
Shisui's eyes widened, feeling as though his inner thoughts were seen through clearly by this person, with no secrets left.
He couldn't help but feel a bit of fear.
And at this time, the man in the black robe was just wearing a mask, staring at him coldly and without emotion, as if... looking at a dead object.
Shisui asked tremblingly: "What on earth do you want to do?"
"Shisui-kun, you've finally asked a valuable question."
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