During this period, each of the three types of insects underwent several evolutions, but none achieved special evolution, leaving Shishou slightly disappointed.
On May 31, Konoha Year 60, after bathing at the base, Shishou stepped out of the bathroom.
"Master," Hyuga Rimei said, blushing as she handed him a robe.
Because her room was right next to Hyuga Natsu's, her sleep quality had not been great recently.
"I will be leaving for a while. You and Natsu should focus on mastering the sensory technique," Shishou instructed as he put on his robe.
Hyuga Rimei and Hyuga Natsu had successfully learned the sensory technique but were not yet proficient.
"Yes, Master," Rimei responded respectfully.
Nodding, Shishou's figure vanished from the spot. Shortly after, Natsu emerged from the bathroom, blushing as she looked at Rimei.
Rimei sighed and pulled Natsu towards the training room. "Let's continue practicing."
"Yes, ma'am," Natsu replied.
...
Outside Konoha Village in the Land of Fire.
"You're late," Uchiha Itachi said as Shishou appeared.
"I was a bit busy," Shishou shrugged, standing thirty meters away from Itachi. "You called me here. It seems you're ready?"
The preparation he referred to was Itachi's readiness to enact the "Asagiri's Return Home" script.
"You seem very wary of me," Itachi observed, noting Shishou's distance.
"I'm only cautious of Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan ability, Kotoamatsukami," Shishou replied with a light laugh.
Not sure if Kotoamatsukami could still control him, Shishou thought it best to be careful.
"You really do know I possess Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan," Itachi sighed after a moment of silence, abandoning a certain idea.
If Shishou knew about Kotoamatsukami, his behavior made perfect sense. But how did he know?
"I want you to take Sasuke as your disciple," Itachi stated directly.
"Why?" Shishou raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Because you're strong," Itachi's reason was simple yet convincing.
"You should know that my identity prevents me from openly teaching Sasuke," Shishou said, rejecting the idea. He wasn't ready to reveal his identity in Konoha, as it would spoil much of his fun.
"As a trade, I'll give you Shisui's eye," Itachi continued, "and I will follow your orders, even to my death."
When Itachi mentioned facing death calmly, his expression was serene, as if it wasn't his own life he was giving up.
Itachi was truly dedicated to Sasuke's wellbeing.
Shishou was surprised, not expecting Itachi to go this far. If Itachi obeyed him, helping Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Izumi awaken their Mangekyō Sharingan would be much easier.
Additionally, Kotoamatsukami was a very useful tool.
"Alright," Shishou nodded after some thought, agreeing to take Sasuke as his disciple. Sasuke was practically his stepson, and Mikoto would likely want him to be Sasuke's teacher anyway.
"Once Sasuke officially becomes your student, I'll give you Kotoamatsukami," Itachi said. "Until then, I'll follow your orders."
Itachi clearly didn't intend to hand over Shisui's eye right away, keeping a safeguard.
"I understand," Shishou replied. "Let's start the plan I mentioned earlier. I'll make some preparations."
"See you at the Uchiha compound in half an hour," Shishou said before disappearing, reappearing at the mansion in Fire City.
Closing his eyes to sense the surroundings, he walked towards the room with the hot spring.
"Mikoto, your figure is so good," Anko said enviously, soaking in the hot spring next to Mikoto.
Although Anko's figure was also good, it couldn't compare to Mikoto's.
"Yeah, Mikoto doesn't look like someone who has kids," Pakura added. "I've been here for two or three years, and Mikoto still looks the same as she did years ago."
"It's like she's eternally young," Pakuras tone was a bit jealous.
"Hehe, you two haven't changed either," Mikoto laughed.
Anko and Pakura paused. They realized that their own physical conditions and appearances hadn't changed either.
As ninjas, they were very sensitive to their physical states, quickly reaching this conclusion.
Outside the room, Shishou overheard their conversation and rolled his eyes. His Mangekyō Sharingan ability, Takaamahara, could accelerate and pause biological growth.
After obtaining his Mangekyō, he used it to freeze the aging of the women around him. Although it didn't grant immortality, it could keep them youthful indefinitely, similar to the effects of the Yin Seal.
So aging wasn't an issue.
"Ahem," Shishou coughed as he entered the hot spring room, "I've locked your biological growth, allowing you to stay young forever."
Mikoto and Pakura stared at him in disbelief.
"You can make someone stay young forever?" Anko was equally shocked.
If other women knew this, they'd swarm Shishou.
"Wait," Pakura suddenly realized, "Why are you here? Get out!"
She hurriedly covered herself with a towel and threw a fireball at Shishou.
Laughing, Shishou dodged the fireball, appeared beside Pakura, and playfully pinched her.
Then he moved to Mikoto, scooped her out of the spring, and disappeared with her.
"Tch, up to no good again," Anko muttered, pouncing on Pakura. "Let's try it too, Pakura."
Despite being teased by Shishou, Anko was increasingly curious about those things.
Blushing from Shishou's playful pinch, Pakura glared at Anko.
"Get off!"
...
In Mikoto's room, Shishou tossed Mikoto onto the bed, groping her until she was flushed and breathless.
"Let's go. Today, I'll take you to see Sasuke," Shishou said with a smile, standing up.
"You're awful! Making me feel like this before seeing Sasuke," Mikoto glared at him, getting up to straighten herself.
Soon, Shishou and Mikoto appeared at the Uchiha compound.
Sasuke had just finished school and was running home.
In a large tree within the Uchiha compound:
"Stay here for a while," Shishou said. "I need to leave for a bit."
He placed a sealing talisman on Mikoto's forehead, restricting her movements. This tree had a perfect vantage point to see everything happening within the Uchiha compound.
"What are you doing?" Mikoto asked, puzzled by her restricted state.
"This is to prevent you from running out to see Sasuke while I'm gone," Shishou replied. "Open your mouth."
"You're going to gag me too?" Mikoto was surprised.
"Be good," Shishou said.
"Alright," Mikoto complied.
After gagging Mikoto, Shishou set up a barrier around her to prevent discovery and left a shadow clone for backup before disappearing.
Next, he retrieved Uchiha Izumi from the Land of Iron, using similar methods to restrain and hide her.
Then, Shishou found another shadowy spot and rubbed his hands together in excitement. "The show is about to begin."
...
Uchiha Sasuke was eagerly running into the Uchiha compound, ready for some training.
Sasuke!
Seeing Sasuke, Uchiha Mikoto felt a surge of excitement.
On the other side, Uchiha Izumi frowned, reminded of her desire for vengeance against Uchiha Itachi.
Just as Sasuke entered the compound, he was kicked into the air.
"You foolish little brother, you're just as weak as always," Itachi said coldly, stepping out from the shadows. "I taught you to never let your guard down."
He wore black clothes instead of the Akatsuki uniform, indicating he was not acting on Akatsuki's behalf.
Even in front of his younger brother, he showed no mercy.
Behind Itachi stood Biwa, also dressed in black, shaking his head at Itachi's cold demeanor.
"Sasuke!"
"Itachi!"
Seeing Itachi kick Sasuke, both Mikoto and Izumi's Sharingan activated, filled with anger.
Had they not been restrained, they would have already rushed out to confront Itachi.
"Itachi!" Sasuke screamed, rushing at his brother.
"You are still as foolish as ever," Itachi easily evaded Sasuke's attack, grabbing his arm and kicking him in the stomach. Sasuke spat blood and writhed on the ground in pain, crying out.
Sasuke!!
Mikoto wept as she watched her son in agony, struggling desperately against her restraints.
Izumi, too, was filled with rage, her eyes locked on Itachi with a murderous glare.
As Itachi looked at Sasuke writhing in pain, a pained expression crossed his face. He closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them again, his resolve was evident.
Remembering Shishou's instructions to make it as painful as possible, Itachi's expression turned cold.
He walked over to Sasuke and stepped on his left hand.
"Ah!" Sasuke screamed in pain.
Itachi then grabbed Sasuke's left hand and twisted it until it snapped.
No!!!
Mikoto's heart broke as she watched. Her Sharingan spun rapidly, her emotions a turmoil of rage, regret, and killing intent.
On the other side, Izumi's mind was flooded with memories of her family's massacre at Itachi's hands. Her breathing quickened, and her Sharingan also spun rapidly.
Crack!
Itachi snapped Sasuke's left hand, causing him to pass out from the pain.
Itachi then grabbed Sasuke's right hand.
Sasuke!
Mikoto screamed internally, her Sharingan spinning faster and faster until she finally passed out, unable to handle the strain of awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Shishou, catching her as she fell, frowned in thought. He hadn't anticipated Mikoto fainting just as she was about to awaken her Mangekyō.
Laying Mikoto down gently, Shishou moved to Izumi's side, determined to ensure her success.
Crack!
Itachi snapped Sasuke's right hand.
Izumi's breath caught as she watched, her mind flashing back to the night of the massacre, seeing Itachi kill her family again and again.
Itachi!
Her eyes filled with tears of blood as her Sharingan transformed into a unique black sun pattern.
"It worked!"
Izumi, a genius who had awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan before thirteen, successfully awakened her Mangekyō under Shishou's genjutsu. Delighted, Shishou knocked her unconscious with a hand chop.
"Let's go," Itachi said to Biwa , seeing Sasuke unconscious. "He still hasn't awakened his Sharingan."
As Itachi and Biwa began to leave, they stopped, sensing someone.
"Are you Uchiha Itachi?" Kurenai Yuhi stood at a distance, eyeing the unconscious Sasuke warily.
Today, being the last day of May, she had planned to wait for Shishou in the forest outside Konoha. On her way back, she heard Sasuke's screams and stumbled upon this scene.
"Why is she here?" Shishou, holding the unconscious Mikoto and Izumi, was speechless.
He noticed Kurenai always seemed to stumble into such situations. First, she interrupted him and Tsunade, then she witnessed Biwa and Shennong exchanging bounties, and now this.
Her luck was truly unfortunate!
Still, it might be good for her to face reality sooner rather than later, preventing her from wasting more time on simple genjutsu.
With this thought, Shishou laid down Mikoto and Izumi, ready to step in as the hero.
Note: If you are interested, you can read up to chapter 530+ at patreon.com/Betek.
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