Wait here for Shisui to arrive and tell him that the plan has been successful.

Itachi, who thought this way, felt relaxed. With those eyes, Shisui would definitely succeed.

Just as he was thinking, there was a slight movement behind him. Itachi turned around and looked at the person with some confusion.

"Zhisui, why are you..."

Shisui looked very embarrassed at the moment. Not only did he have many injuries on his body, his right eye was bleeding and it had dried on his face.

Zhisui trembled, revealing a wry smile.

"I'm sorry, Itachi, my action failed."

"What, could it be father..."

"No, I didn't go to the rally, but I was attacked by Danzo's people. He also took away the Mangekyō Sharingan on my right."

"!?"

Danzo!

Thinking of that gloomy old man, the anger in Itachi's heart suddenly rose.

That man, why did he do this?

Wouldn't he be willing to sacrifice everything to protect Konoha?

What Shisui did was for the peace of Konoha, so it should coincide with his plan?

Why attack Shisui secretly?

"I may not be able to stop the coup... I have understood that Danzo does not believe in our Uchiha clan at all. He will decide the future of the Uchiha clan in his own way. And that future will definitely bring Uchiha to the

The whole family is in danger."

Shisui calmed down.

"Then Shisui, you..."

"The Mangekyo Sharingan can only exert its full power if both eyes are in hand. The people in the root are chasing me, and Danzo will always stare at my left eye. Therefore, I plan to give this eye to you for safekeeping.

The only person I can trust now is you."

Shisui's hand left his left side, took off his left eye button, and placed it in front of Itachi.

Itachi looked at Shisui's empty expression as he lost his eyes. It can be imagined that after being attacked by Danzo, he also became confused about the fate of his clan.

Itachi endured the heartache for his friend and took the Mangekyō Sharingan from Shisui Eyes.

"I understand, I will keep it safe for you."

After receiving Itachi's affirmation, Shisui also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, then the smile disappeared and he said in another tone:

"There is one more thing you must know."

"What?"

"That's me...killed my friends in the past."

"?"

Itachi held Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan, and his head couldn't think.

What does it mean to kill a friend...?

Shisui continued: "That was what happened before I met you. I have another close friend in the village. I have been getting along with him since the ninja school, and our relationship is getting better and better. But I am also jealous of him.

His talent is because he can do everything one step faster than me, no matter how good the task is, other talents are far better than mine."

Itachi listened quietly to Shisui's narration without interrupting.

"After graduation, he and I were in the same team. During a dangerous mission, our team was ambushed by the enemy. He also died in that mission. The reason was that I refused to save him...

Because I was jealous of his talent, during that mission, he who should have survived was sacrificed because of my unwillingness to save him."

Itachi didn't expect that there was such a terrifying darkness lurking in Shisui's heart.

Jealousy?

So, is this what killing friends means?

"And when I returned to the village, the village's senior officials, who had no idea about it, thought I had escaped from such a predicament and called me a hero. My best friend's parents also expressed their understanding and did not blame me... In fact, he did not deserve to die.

As long as I stretched out my hand, he could live, but I didn't do that... After that, I have been living in the shadow of my best friend's death. I was affirmed by the village's senior officials, and my best friend's parents didn't know about it and didn't blame me.

, which made me even more ashamed. It was also at that time that my Mangekyō Sharingan opened my eyes."

Shisui smiled self-deprecatingly and looked at Itachi with the empty part that had lost his eyes.

"I must be bored. Because of this boring jealousy, my friend died in pain in front of me. I can't forgive myself for being like that. Even if I awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, I don't want to use such power. These eyes are because

According to him, I am not qualified to use this power. However, for the sake of my family, I must use these eyes. But now..."

It's too late for anything.

He is being hunted by his roots, and Danzo will do whatever it takes to get his eye, even taking action against the Uchiha clan in advance.

At that time, Uchiha will fight bloody battles with the village's top leaders, and Konoha and the Fire Country will never have peace, as enemy countries will take advantage of the situation.

The peace that countless ancestors bought with their blood will be completely ruined by his actions.

"this is not your fault……"

"There's no need to comfort me, Itachi. I'm very aware of my own weakness, so I'm very grateful that you accepted me when I met you later."

"Yeah?"

Itachi thought back to the days when he met Shisui and didn't know what to say.

If Shisui could only ignore the past because of jealousy...

So, when getting along with yourself, is there also the so-called jealousy?

Itachi shook his head. For some reason, he didn't dare to imagine it anymore.

Zhisui has transformed. He is no longer the weak and jealous Zhisui of other people's talents.

From the death of his best friend, Shisui learned how to manage himself instead of relying on jealousy to grow.

"This matter involves the secret of opening the Mangekyou Sharingan. To tell you this secret, I hope you will complete the last thing for me..."

"What?"

"Kill me and get the Mangekyou Sharingan..."

Itachi's body shook violently and he looked at Shisui in disbelief.

"Please, Itachi, please protect the last reputation of the Uchiha clan..."

When he said this, tears were streaming down his face.

Itachi didn't know why Shisui was crying.

But he saw endless despair on Shisui's face.

Why despair?

Even if Danzo is at fault, it has not yet completely failed and there is still room for recovery. As long as the Hokage is persuaded and peace talks are held with Uchiha, there is still a chance for everything.

"I watched my best friend die because of jealousy. I kept wandering between the village and the clan. Now I have reached the end of my life..."

He can neither forgive himself for killing his best friend, nor forgive himself for not protecting his family well, nor can he forgive himself for obeying the village's instructions. He can't stand the outbreak of war, seeing countless innocent civilians displaced, their wives and children separated...

I have done a lot of stupid things over the years.

Maybe from the beginning, he should not have contacted the Third Hokage, nor should he have joined the ANBU.

We should oppose Itachi joining ANBU and avoid contact with senior officials.

"Therefore, Itachi, after obtaining the Mangekyo Sharingan, you must live and not die..."

Even if it's one person.

As long as he is alive, Uchiha still has hope for revival.

With such despair, Shisui thought a lot at the last moment of his life, and finally understood many things that he had not understood before.

Shisui remembered something that many people often said.

The moment a person dies is not the moment when the body stops moving, but the moment when faith collapses.

If possible, Shisui hopes Itachi never understands the truth.
Chapter completed!