Chapter 249: Chapter – 246 Damn ‘Fate’ Really Exists!
Since Kuroto showed both of the Mangekyou Sharingan pairs to Shisui, naturally he does not intend to conceal what he put Ryota and Hideki through, as such he briefly mentioned the 'Mangekyou Sharingan Project' to Shisui.
Of course, Kuroto did not disclose everything and only roughly mentioned some of the details of the experiment with just a few words that would give Shisui a general idea of what exactly he did.
After listening to Kuroto's words, Shisui's conscience was screaming to him, "Kuroto-san, you really are a cruel person!"
From a rational point of view, Kuroto's 'Mangekyou Sharingan Project' is not only a test on living humans but is actually mind-breaking gruesome torture. Of course, that's not a problem as Shinobi have to constantly torture out all sorts of intelligence out of their enemies so torture is not that big of a deal, and even human experimentation is also not wrong after all if you don't study all sorts of things then how will new things be researched?
What's important is that the subjects used for torture and human experimentation generally are enemies and criminals, but here the subjects of the experimentation were neither enemies nor criminals, putting them through such a 'Stimulation Test' is really inhuman.
But considering the fact that both Hideki and Ryota would have been killed anyway so whether the 'Stimulation Tests' were carried out or not does not change their inevitable death.
In the first case, they would have met a simple death, but because of the 'Mangekyou Sharingan Project', that was no longer the case.
And the result of this project also cleared up the suspicions on Shisui, at the same time created another 'Homusubi' of Amatsukami who poses a great threat towards the Uchiha Clan and the village.
So, to a certain extent, this whole 'Mangekyou Sharingan Project' helped in saving the Uchiha Clan from heading towards destruction in one way or the other.
But with human beings' hypocritical nature; no matter how rational and correct something is, they would feel some sort of aversion and rejection towards certain things, what's more, the test subjects Kuroto used were still living and breathing Uchiha clan members who were not even charged with any crimes, as such, Shisui can't help but feel a bit of disgust after hearing such a thing, it is basic human nature and there is nothing wrong with it. Unless you are too familiar with such things you would naturally be repelled.
Therefore, Kuroto did not mind Shisui's words, he knows that he was cruel towards them. Kuroto is not a saint-like Uzumaki Naruto, nor does he plan to become one, he would do what's necessary, irrespective of whether that is morally a good thing or bad thing… it does not matter to him.
Even though Kuroto did not say anything, Shisui realized that his tone was not correct and apologized, "I am sorry Kuroto-san, I was a little rude just now, I know you did this to clear up suspicions on me and for the sake of Uchiha Clan, and yet I spoke as such, please forgive my conduct!"
Shisui is obviously not stupid, he obviously understands that this is not the only reason Kuroto-san did so; but does it really matter?
In the end, it did clear up the suspicions on him as well as paved a way for the Uchiha Clan to integrate back to Konoha, throughout the incident of Uchiha Hideki and Uchiha Ryota, the tension between Uchiha Clan and Hokage faction has calmed down a little, even people of Konoha have some sympathy for the Uchiha that their shinobi had to go through such attacks by Amatsukami.
Overall, the emergence of Amatsukami has not only disrupted the Uchiha Clan's plans for the coup by shifting their attention from rebelling against the Hokage faction to destroying the Amatsukami but also forced them to unite with the Hokage faction if they want to be able to do so.
If Uchiha Clan alone plans to destroy Amatsukami or if the Hokage faction alone intends to annihilate Amatsukami then that's just a pipe dream, as such both the factions have no choice but to work together to deal with Amatsukami, and when people work together, they form emotional bonds which are hard to break so the relationship between two sides will obviously be mended and the distrust will also disappear, of course, all this will take time and continuous pressure.
Kuroto did not say anything in regards to Shisui's words, clearing up Shisui's name or preventing the annihilation of the Uchiha Clan is not the only reason he conducted these tests, he obviously has his own reasons and selfishness involved, which he is obviously not going to mention to Shisui for now, therefore, instead of discussing this, he changed the topic and said, "I am going to fuse these two pairs into a pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan."
Shisui was confused, "Into an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?"
From Shisui's reaction, Kuroto can judge that he isn't yet aware of the secret of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
In today's shinobi world apart from Kuroto, Uchiha Shinichi, Uchiha Hideki, and Ryota brothers, and perhaps the Uchiha Patriarch, only Obito, and Zetsu should be aware of what an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan is.
And Kuroto thinks that Uchiha Fugaku would not be idiot enough to give out such critical and important secrets if not necessary for many reasons that aren't even needed to be explained.
So, Kuroto thought a little and said, "If I didn't guess wrong, your vision should have started to decline, right?"
Not to mention Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan pair, even the vision of Ryota's Mangekyou Sharingan pair that Kuroto used has started to decline because of such heavy use both the time.
Even in the original series, Sasuke who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan was nearly blind after using his Mangekyou Sharingan in only a few battles, therefore it is not strange that Shisui has had his Mangekyou for so many years and even used several times will start to have his vision declined.
Shisui did not hide this and nodded, "Yes, my eyesight has declined somewhat."
Hearing Shisui's words, Kuroto spoke, "The reason why your patriarch chooses to keep his Mangekyou Sharingan hidden and would rarely use its power is also somewhat related to this issue, a Mangekyou Sharingan will always lose its vision after each use." – Explaining up to here, Kuroto added, "And that vision will keep declining until you become blind eventually, but Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan is one of the ways to not only gain eternal eyesight but also increase the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan."
Shisui nodded, but there was something really puzzling him, "I guess I understand that but Kuroto-san I have a question, why do you know of so many secrets of the Uchiha Clan that even I, as an Uchiha is not aware of?"
Kuroto said, "I learned these secrets from some hidden scrolls that I permanently borrowed from Shimura Danzo's Root base, without taking his permission of course, and from what I can tell, Nidaime-sama seems to have conducted quite a lot of research on Sharingan and all that research was inherited by Danzo, and since I have 'borrowed' some of that research, I managed to learn some secrets!"
Of course, that's a lie, Nidaime-sama may have some research on Sharingan as Kuroto stated but Kuroto neither needed to 'borrow' it nor did he try to, but Shisui does not need to know that, as long as the blame is put on Shimura Danzo or Nidaime-sama, then everything is well and good for Kuroto, after all, these dead people and soon to be dead people must have some uses right?
'Permanently borrowed without permission? Isn't that literally stealing? Forget it! Just think that you didn't hear any such information.' – Shisui thought with an awkward smile.
Kuroto said, "Well from there I learned about Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and the method to gain it." – after a short pause, Kuroto continued, "And I plan to fuse these two pairs into a pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, but before doing so, I still need something from the Uchiha Clan that only you can bring me, it's called a Transcription Seal."
"Transcription Seal, I seem to have heard that term before, where have I heard it?" – Shisui thought about this for a few seconds and then replied, "Right, I remember, I heard Patriarch mention this technique once, it is a technique that can seal a Mangekyou Sharingan dojutsu power into the targeted subject which could be many things, like sealer's own Sharingan, other's Sharingan, and into some other objects. This seal can activate when a certain requirement set by the sealer is fulfilled!"
Kuroto nodded, "Yes, that's exactly the one I am talking about!"
Shisui hesitated a little, then said, "I will try to ask Patriarch if he can teach it to me, as long as this technique is not too dangerous, I think he should agree to it!"
Now that the suspicions on him have been cleared up, so Shisui is once again the second figure of the Uchiha Clan, therefore, Uchiha Fugaku should not deny his request.
What's more, 'Transcription Seal' is not some Kinjutsu like that of Izanami or Izanagi, so Uchiha Fugaku should agree to teach it to Shisui.
Kuroto nodded and said, "After these two pairs are fused into a pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan they will be kept with me for some time, when your eyes go completely blind in the future, make sure to inform me, I will replace your eyes with this pair of Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan."
Shisui shook his head, "I don't think I will ever transplant that pair, it's better that I stay away from them." – Deep down inside, Shisui was still resisting the two pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan in front of him.
In regards to Shisui's words, Kuroto did not say much, he also understands Shisui's character, therefore, there was no need.
Moreover, it will be a while before Shisui's eyes go completely blind because Shisui has always had an awe of Mangekyou Sharingan and has been very restrained in using it, even the few times he has used Mangekyou Sharingan, he has mainly used Susanoo, did not once use Kotoamatsukami, so the speed with which his vision is dwindling is a bit slow, as long as he keeps this up, he should be fine for a few more years.
With that out of the way, Kuroto resealed the two glass capsules in the sealing scroll and put the scroll away.
At this time Shisui suddenly asked, "Kuroto-san, you mentioned before that our method will delay the conflict between the clan and village, but it won't solve the conflict for good, and you also said that the situation in the village will change for the better in the future, what will be happening in the future? What is the way out for the Uchiha Clan from all of this?"
Kuroto raised an eyebrow, he didn't expect Shisui to suddenly ask this question out of the blue and fell into a bit of contemplation.
Shisui didn't interrupt Kuroto, while he was thinking, he sat in silence as he sipped the tea which was already cold, and ate the rice crackers.
After a long silence, Kuroto recovered to his senses and said, "Shisui, do you believe in 'fate'?"
"Fate?" – Shisui muttered to himself, he was puzzled why Kuroto-san would suddenly ask something that has no definitive answer, so after a bit of thinking, he shook his head, "No, I don't believe in the so-called 'Fate'."
Kuroto smiled bitterly as he said, "Yes, I don't believe in 'Fate' either, but what I want you to tell you, and what I want you to know is that this damn fate really exists…!"
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Chapter 250: Chapter – 247 Eternal Loyalty
The Shinobi Sect was founded by Rikudo Sennin, his intentions of spreading the Ninshu among all was because he believed that power must not be concentrated within one individual and must be distributed among everyone so that people could understand each other on equal grounds; only then can people develop love and understanding for each other. The teachings of Ninshu were meant to give people a better understanding of themselves as well as others, and eventually lead the world towards peace.
It was all because he believed that the Chakra is meant to 'connect' people's spiritual energies with one another.
However, Rikudo Sennin's elder Son, Otsutsuki Indra did not follow his teachings, not being chosen as the successor of Ninshu and because of being manipulated by Black Zetsu, Indra weaponized Ninshu into Ninjutsu, others followed his footsteps, and soon the two sons of Rikudo Sennin became the source of disputes in the shinobi world. From that first fight to this day, even if they have actually died, both brothers have been continuously fighting against each other.
They reincarnate over and over and continue fighting each other, their perpetual battle is like a curse that the shinobi world has been enduring for the past millennia.
Even the main cause of grievances between the Uchiha Clan and the Senju Clan is none other than the reincarnations of Indra and Asura.
The previous generation of Indra, Uchiha Madara had his final battle with Asura of the previous generation, and that battle was also called the Battle of the Valley of the End. Although Uchiha Madara 'died' in that battle he greatly wounded Senju Hashirama in that battle, which made the already paranoid Senju Tobirama more vigilant of the Uchiha Clan, fearing that another Uchiha Madara may again rise from this clan.
The succeeding Hokage, Senju Tobirama excluded the Uchiha Clan from the central politics by making Uchiha Clan responsible for the security of the village and thus Konoha Military Police Force became a second name for the Uchiha Clan, although Konoha Military Police Force seems to be a very glorified thing with honor and all, that is actually not true. By making Uchiha Clan solely to be responsible for the security of the Village and by establishing the Konoha Military Police Force next to the Konoha Prison, Uchiha Clan's movements were greatly restricted, they lost their power in the central Politics and were now guards of the village with superficial authority and complete restrictions on their movements.
Moreover, the police duties come with an added disadvantage, as such, all the clans started to distance themselves from the Uchiha Clan.
And the same policy was continued by Sandaime Hokage, if Yondaime-sama did not die then maybe things would have turned for a better future, but unfortunately, he died on the night of the Kyuubi's attack.
And Uchiha Clan was silently deemed as the culprit responsible for the death of Yondaime Hokage.
The Uchiha Clan obviously can't continue bearing such unfair treatment, therefore the idea of Coup germinated within their minds, which has led us to the current circumstances.
Uchiha Clan has fallen into such a precarious situation, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is fate, right?
What exactly is fate?
What exactly is a person's fate?
Events that we don't have control over are what Kuroto defines as Fate.
And Kuroto is very disgusted with such things as 'Fate' or 'Destiny,' because 'fate' also implies that everything has been prearranged and no amount of effort can change what's prearranged.
No amount of effort will allow you to resist what has already been decided for you, you will never be able to change anything, it is as if personal effort and hard work one put in everything all amount to naught and meaningless in the face of the so-called 'Fate' and 'Destiny.'
'Can fate really not be changed?' – Kuroto who has been trying to resist the so-called 'Fate' has always wanted many things to change, but even he is not sure whether the 'Fate' that has been inter-vining this shinobi world can be changed or not?
Shisui looked at Kuroto's face that had an uncertain look.
Shisui was also a bit worried, "Kuroto-san, are you alright?"
Kuroto sighed and did not think about all this extremely complicated stuff anymore, smiling bitterly he said to Shisui, "It's nothing, I am no longer able to figure out the direction that this shinobi world will progress in."
"Why did you suddenly mention the topic of 'fate'?" – Shisui asked in confusion, then as if he suddenly realized he something, Shisui exclaimed, "Could it be… does it mean that the Uchiha Clan is fated to doom, is there no way?"
Kuroto shook his head, "Don't worry! Whether it is 'fated' or not no longer matters, I have given you my words, and I certainly intend to keep them. I will not let Uchiha Clan be destroyed and I will not get back on my words, the Uchiha Clan will not only not be destroyed but also gain everything it truly deserves as the co-founding clan, regardless of how much time and whatever means it takes, I will make it happen, this is my promise to you Shisui, both as a friend and as the leader of Amatsukami!"
Kuroto firmly believes that as long as someone is powerful enough, they can have complete control over how things around him will progress, although Kuroto can't control everything now he can make it so that many of the major things change.
As long as one works hard enough, everything is possible.
Fate or Destiny may as well be a shackle that restricts you, but it is not indestructible that you won't ever be able to break free of it!
Shisui was really emotional by what Kuroto said, he couldn't describe how glad he felt when Kuroto said those words, all he could speak was, "Thank you so much Kuroto-San, your assurance means a lot to me. No matter how much effort I have to put in or how much trouble I have to go through I will continue to follow your lead, here and now, I swear that I, Uchiha Shisui will always be loyal to you, be that as Shisui of the Uchiha Clan, Homusubi of Amatsukami or Cat of Anbu Team-11!!"
Kuroto was surprised by Shisui's words, swearing eternal loyalty is a very big decision, and the fact that Shisui chooses to do so, really surprised Kuroto.
Kuroto did not deny it, Shisui is a truly loyal person, the most trustworthy person Kuroto could have ever asked for, therefore, he did not deny Shisui's decision. Because this decision represents Shisui's conviction, and if Kuroto were to deny it, then he would be disrespecting Shisui's determination, which he does not intend to do.
So, all he did was smiling slightly and ruffled Shisui's hair slightly.
With that, the serious talks came to an end, Kuroto and Shisui also discussed many things about various techniques, Genjutsu in particular.
Kuroto has never really touched the field of Genjutsu, but now that he has Sharingan in his hand, Kuroto obviously plans to not let this opportunity go to waste. So, Shisui, who is undoubtedly one of the best Genjutsu users in not only Konoha but the entire Shinobi world gave Kuroto a lot of insight into this new field.
The discussions continued, soon the sun dipped in the northwest horizon and it was already past the twilight.
Both of them didn't know that Yui had returned home some time ago and the dinner was already prepared.
By the time Kuroto and Shisui's discussion came to an end, the dinner was already set up on the dining table.
Looking at so many dishes set up before him, Shisui couldn't help but salivate slightly, it has been so long since he has had such an incredible feast.
Yui giggled at Shisui's childish antics, the three of them soon got busy with the food, talking, laughing, discussing many light topics during the meal.
The atmosphere was very cheerful, giving an illusion as if they were no longer living in this war-ridden shinobi world, no burden was placed on any of their shoulders.
Between the talks, the food was already finished, and Shisui undoubtedly ate the most.
Yui was happy that Shisui liked her cooking.
After the meal, Shisui expressed his gratefulness to Yui for letting him have such delicious food and promised that he would take extra care of Kuroto-san during the mission, especially when they encounter 'Amatsukami,' and then left.
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While Kuroto and Shisui were having a peaceful evening, the Hokage Building was brightly lit and not having peaceful evening.
Sandaime, the three elder advisors of Konoha, and Jiraiya sat together to discuss the matter of the upcoming 2nd Gokage Summit.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen was not very happy about Shimura Danzo's personal request with the Raikage to hold the 2nd Gokage Summit, he did not criticize Danzo for this.
Because Danzo's reason is very good. Amatsukami has declared that they will be going after the nine Bijuu, this declaration directly implies that Amatsukami intends to make the enemy of all the shinobi villages who hold Bijuu with them, and based on what little information about Amatsukami they have, only three of its members aside from the leader are known, as for how many other members have yet to make an appearance is completely a mystery, therefore, it wouldn't be wrong to say that the organization is strong enough to be able to accomplish what they have declared unless the shinobi villages unite to resist Amatsukami.
Otherwise, whether it is Konoha or Kumogakure, or any other shinobi village for that matter, it seems unlikely that any shinobi will be able to resist the combined might of Amatsukami alone!
Therefore, it is very logical to hold the Gokage Summit to discuss the plans on how to deal with Amatsukami!
After he carefully read the report of the entire hunting operation submitted by Danzo, Sandaime frowned, "So this member with the wind Nature as his disguise has also appeared?"
Jiraiya nodded, "I have seen him with my own eyes, it can't be wrong!"
Sandaime said with a sigh, "It seems that Eagle and Cat of the team – 11 did really encounter an ambush from three members of Amatsukami at once."
Danzo said, "If not for him to be able to escape with Homusubi by flying, we would have already captured him and Homusubi!"
"Magnet Release huh?" – Sandaime had a thoughtful look.
Different from Ice Release, Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai has an extraordinary significance in Sunagakure. The research of Magnet Release was started by Nidaime Kazekage then passed on to Sandaime Kazekage who went missing mysteriously and is also the Kekkei Genkai that the Yondaime Kazekage uses, the Kazekage of the past three generations have mastered Magnet Release.
Therefore, it wouldn't be wrong to say that once someone masters Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, he will naturally gain the qualification to be a Kazekage candidate.
So, it is difficult to imagine that someone who can be a Kazekage candidate would choose to betray the village and join an organization such as Amatsukami.
'Now that I think about it, Hyuga Kuroto once encountered a mysterious shinobi with Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai which resulted in the death of the Root shinobi who was following him, is it possible that that shinobi with the Magnet Release is the same one from Amatsukami?
If they are the same then how did Hyuga Kuroto managed to escape from him?
Is it possible that Hyuga Kuroto's strength has increased to such a level? No, that seems unlikely for now.
So, the other explanation could be that Hyuga Kuroto was not his target and the target was that Root Anbu, members of Amatsukami do not kill any shinobi who is not their target, this has been confirmed from their actions over and over, so it is possible. Hmm, I guess we will have to look into that Root Anbu's history to have a better understanding of why he was the target, and see if we can find anything about this shinobi with Magnet Release from there.' – thought Sandaime.
At this time, the elder consultant Utatane Koharu said, "First, a mysterious shinobi with the Kekkei Genkai of Kirigakure, then another mysterious shinobi with the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan from Konoha, now a Shinobi with Magnet Release, if this continues then will a next member pop out of nowhere with Shodaime-Sama's Wood Release!? Moreover, how in the world is Amatsukami able to recruit shinobi with such sensitive identities, are they really not afraid to make an enemy out of the five great shinobi villages?"
Mitokado Homura said, "It's difficult to say, after all, other than Shodaime-sama, nobody else has inherited the Wood Release, not even Senju Tsunade or her expired brother Senju Nawaki, who are descendants of Shodaime-sama, so I think that is unlikely to happen. Rather than caring about whether they are afraid or not, what she should be worried about is this fellow 'Yama.' Just how strong is he to be considered a leader by such strong individuals?"
Jiraiya thought of the more important issue and said, "Since Amatsukami has declared that their targets are the Bijuu, then Uzumaki Naruto's protection must be strengthened."
As soon as Jiraiya's words fell, a glint in Danzo's eyes and he immediately said, "I propose that Root should be responsible for Uzumaki Naruto's protection!"
Jiraiya was immediately angry, "Are you kidding me?!"
Sandaime chided Jiraiya a little then said to Danzo, "I have made arrangements for the protection of Uzumaki Naruto, so you do not have to worry about it. Danzo, for now, your task is to continue gathering intelligence about Amatsukami and keep a watch of all their movements, very little is known about this organization with its secretive behavior and unique methods of working through things, now we have come to understand that Amatsukami is not something we can deal with by using the conventional approach by using numbers or deterrence, so we have to change our methods and I trust that you will be able to figure out the perfect method."
Danzo was not frustrated by Sandaime's early words and nodded seriously after he heard the later part, "I will make sure that Amatsukami is rooted out if it's the last thing I do! By the way, what plans do you have for the 2nd Gokage Summit!?"
Sandaime pondered over Danzo's question.
It stands to reason that he, as the current Hokage should go from Konoha's side for the Gokage Summit, but it highly likely that Amatsukami will take this opportunity to take advantage of his absence and cause all sorts of troubles, possibly even attempt to kidnap Uzumaki Naruto, who is the Jinchuriki of Kyuubi. To make sure that such a thing does not happen, he has to stay in Konoha.
After thinking a little, Sandaime ordered, "Shimura Danzo, since you are the commander of suppression and encirclement operation to hunt down Amatsukami, as such you will represent Konohagakure at the Gokage Summit as my representative!"
Danzo seems to have expected such a thing and nodded as if it was only a natural thing, "Do not worry, I will live up to your TRUST!"
With that, the meeting was concluded, and the three elder consultants left one-after-another.
Now only Jiraiya and Sandaime were left in the Hokage office, Jiraiya has obviously stayed behind because he has something to discuss with Sandaime, "Sensei, I am still a little worried about Naruto, with what happened to Minato it is difficult for me to forget it so easily if something were to happen to Naruto…"
Sandaime was not surprised by Jiraiya's words and said, "Do not worry, I am going to assign Anbu Team-11 with the mission of protecting Uzumaki Naruto, they are currently the strongest Anbu Team in Konoha, as such he will be safe!"
Jiraiya was frozen, "Team-11!? Isn't this the same Anbu team that Uchiha Shisui is part of?"
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