Chapter 765 Two Uchiha (4k second update, please vote)

The world in Uchiha Itachi’s eyes rapidly transformed, instantly shifting from a riverside forest to a void world with a blood-red sky.

He was also bound to a cross.

Uchiha Itachi was no stranger to this scene, but he still showed a surprised expression.

Because usually, it was others who were bound by him.

“Shisui, how do you have Tsukuyomi?”

Uchiha Itachi was very confused.

Even if Shisui had recovered both of his eyes, it should have been Kotoamatsukami, not Tsukuyomi.

Shisui did not answer Uchiha Itachi’s question, but instead asked back:

“Why did you kill me and take my eyes? What do you intend to do to Naruto with my eyes?”

The amount of information in Shisui’s single sentence was too vast, and Uchiha Itachi was bewildered, his mind directly crashing.

What did this mean? Wasn’t Shisui’s death a suicide? How did it become his murder?

Moreover, Shisui had personally entrusted his eyes to him, so how did it become him stealing them?

For the first time, Uchiha Itachi felt an emotion called injustice.

If Uchiha Itachi hadn’t used his Mangekyo Sharingan to examine Shisui, confirming from inside out that this was indeed Uchiha Shisui, he would have suspected that Uchiha Madara was deliberately disguised to play a trick on him.

“Shisui, how did you revive? It seems your memories have been tampered with. You committed suicide back then, and you personally entrusted your eyes to me.”

Uchiha Itachi suppressed his emotions, explained in a deep voice, and recounted the events of that day to Shisui once more.

He was worried that Uchiha Madara had done something again.

“It was suicide, huh…”

Shisui’s expression remained calm, but he was very surprised internally, not expecting his counterpart in Naruto’s world to die in such a way.

Due to missing crucial information, he seemed to have made a very absurd judgment.

“Actually, I am not the Shisui you know.”

After confirming that Uchiha Itachi was not lying, Shisui told Uchiha Itachi the truth.

“Not the Shisui I know?”

Uchiha Itachi fell into thought.

Why did he think this person in front of him was Shisui?

The appearance was the same, the Chakra was identical, and even the pattern of the Mangekyo Sharingan was exactly the same. If not Shisui, then who could it be?

“That’s right, there isn’t just one ‘world’; there are also similar parallel worlds. And I am Uchiha Shisui from a parallel world.”

Shisui first explained the concept of parallel worlds, then introduced himself.

“So that’s it, no wonder…”

After the concept of parallel worlds was introduced, Uchiha Itachi found that everything made sense.

The “resurrected” Shisui, and the young men similar to Kakashi Hatake and Nagato, they were all Ninja from parallel worlds.

“Naruto told me that the reason you annihilated your clan was because the Uchiha Clan wanted to stage a coup, and then the Konoha higher-ups ordered the massacre of the Uchiha Clan?”

Shisui thought for a moment and asked.

“It seems I haven’t even protected the reputation of the Uchiha Clan.”

Uchiha Itachi sighed, not expecting that the Uchiha Clan’s coup attempt had already spread everywhere.

“You don’t need to worry about that for now. According to Naruto, Uchiha Madara told him this, and only he, Kakashi, and Yamato know about it; it hasn’t spread.”

Shisui reassured him.

Uchiha Itachi breathed a sigh of relief and began to tell Shisui his story.

He wasn’t boasting, but Uchiha Itachi believed he was quite precocious.

However, Uchiha Itachi felt this had little to do with talent, but was mainly due to his experiences.

When he was four, Uchiha Fugaku took him to the battlefield, where he witnessed mountains of corpses and seas of blood, understanding the cruelty of war. This had a profound impact on him, so much so that it was no exaggeration to say it affected his entire life.

Uchiha Itachi was very grateful that he knew Shisui. Many times, it was Shisui who guided him out of confusion, and Shisui helped him a lot in various aspects.

Especially after Shisui’s death, Uchiha Itachi felt this even more deeply.

After Shisui’s death, the pressure from both the Village and the Clan almost turned him into a different person.

At that time, Uchiha Itachi truly understood Shisui’s hardships.

For the Village, for the Clan, Shisui had sacrificed too much.

“I had no way to stop the clan from staging a coup. To preserve the Clan’s reputation and to protect the Village, I agreed to Danzo Shimura’s request and killed all clan members except Sasuke.”

After speaking, Uchiha Itachi looked into Shisui’s eyes, waiting for Shisui’s response.

Even though this was Shisui from a parallel world, his voice and his personality were too similar to the Shisui Uchiha Itachi knew.

Therefore, Uchiha Itachi cared about Shisui’s opinion.

Shisui sighed, saying nothing.

After hearing Itachi’s story, he only felt that the word “tragic” was written all over Itachi’s head.

What decent person takes their four-year-old child to a battlefield? It would be strange if he didn’t end up with psychological trauma.

When the child’s comrade died, the first thing said wasn’t comfort, but praise for activating the Sharingan.

Uchiha Fugaku bears a great deal of responsibility for Uchiha Itachi being the way he is now.

Furthermore, Shisui felt that “he” also bore some responsibility.

“Shisui’s” dying wish was for Uchiha Itachi to protect the Uchiha Clan’s reputation and the Village.

This meant that at that time, “Shisui” already believed that preventing the coup was impossible and only hoped that Uchiha Itachi would protect the Village while preserving the Uchiha Clan’s reputation.

Given “Shisui’s” influence on Uchiha Itachi, this dying wish must have deeply affected Uchiha Itachi, making Uchiha Itachi subconsciously feel that the Uchiha Clan was beyond saving.

After all, even “Shisui” believed the coup could no longer be stopped.

In reality, there were still solutions.

“After ‘I’ died, you became arrogant, only thinking of solving things by yourself.

If you had followed what the Sandaime said, tried your best to use the Hokage’s power to delay the coup as much as possible, and resolve the issue through negotiation, the outcome wouldn’t have been so bad.”

Shisui shook his head and said.

According to Uchiha Itachi’s information, Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to resolve the Uchiha coup peacefully from beginning to end, but Danzo Shimura was always aggressive.

“Your criticism is correct. After activating the Mangekyo Sharingan, I, possessing great power, stopped trusting others.”

Uchiha Itachi did not defend himself, admitting his mistakes.

Reviewing his actions, he indeed found many mistakes, many areas where he hadn’t done well.

“Besides that, your depth of thought is also insufficient; you can’t discover the essence of the problem, nor can you find the root of the problem from history.”

Shisui continued.

“If you carefully study the history of Konoha’s founding, you will discover how detrimental the Uchiha Police Force was to the Uchiha Clan. If your depth of thought was sufficient, then you…”

Uchiha Itachi’s face was filled with shame.

He had originally thought that he hadn’t done his absolute best, but it should have been acceptable.

Hearing Shisui say this, he felt that he was inadequate in every way, and if Shisui had been in his place, it wouldn’t have ended so badly.

Clap!

Shisui tapped Uchiha Itachi’s forehead with his index and middle fingers together.

Uchiha Itachi subconsciously looked up at Shisui.

“Didn’t your Ninja Academy teacher teach you? Don’t lower your head when listening to a lecture.”

Shisui said with a faint smile.

At this moment, the scenery of the Tsukuyomi world changed; it was no longer an ominous blood-red world, but a peaceful forest, and the cross binding Itachi had also disappeared.

“You tried very hard, but you lacked a suitable guide, which led you to go in the wrong direction and do the wrong things.”

Shisui said in a gentle tone.

Uchiha Itachi made mistakes, but it wasn’t Uchiha Itachi’s fault alone.

When “Shisui” passed on the responsibility to Uchiha Itachi, with Uchiha Itachi’s abilities at that time, it was already beyond saving.

Because Uchiha Itachi didn’t have a teacher named Hayate Mugetsu, only a father who sent his four-year-old son to the battlefield.

With Danzo Shimura pressing from outside the clan and clan members causing trouble daily from within, what could a thirteen-year-old boy like Uchiha Itachi, who hadn’t received a good education, do?

If he hadn’t annihilated the clan, the outcome would have been the Uchiha Clan foolishly attempting a coup and being suppressed, with the entire clan massacred by Konoha. Moreover, Konoha would inevitably be damaged, thus attracting the covetousness of other Great Ninja Villages and sparking a new Shinobi World War.

His best friend’s dying wish, his childhood aversion to war, and his deep love for his younger brother—after understanding Uchiha Itachi as a person, Shisui saw Uchiha Itachi’s final choice as the inevitable result of many factors.

Whoosh.

Uchiha Itachi exhaled a long breath, showing a relieved expression.

Just a word of effort was enough; he himself knew that he hadn’t done well.

Perhaps he was worthy of Konoha, but for the Uchiha Clan, for the many families of the Uchiha, he was an unforgivable sinner.

“Thank you, Shisui.”

Uchiha Itachi thanked him sincerely.

With Shisui’s words, being brought back by Edo Tensei was not in vain.

“Can you tell me about your story?”

Itachi proactively asked.

He was very curious about the story of this alternate-world Shisui.

Because this alternate-world Shisui was even more capable and had more charisma than the Shisui he was familiar with.

“What do you want to hear?”

Shisui didn’t refuse, sitting cross-legged on the ground with a smile.

Three days and three nights passed within the Tsukuyomi space, but only an instant outside, so they had plenty of time.

“In your world, there must have been conflicts between the Uchiha and the Village as well, right?”

“Mm.”

“Please tell me about your approach.”

“Certainly, but to talk about that, I must mention a person: his name is Hayate Mugetsu, he was my Ninja Academy teacher, and he is my teacher for life, the teacher who changed my life…”

Shisui recounted his acquaintance with Muzuki, and Muzuki’s teachings to him, and the influence he had on him.

The reason Shisui felt so much emotion about Itachi’s experiences was because he saw his own past self in Itachi.

He too had been precocious for various reasons, and had also discovered the problems of the Uchiha Clan. Due to his talent, he also always wanted to solve problems by himself.

It was under Muzuki’s guidance and the influence of Obito and others that he finally changed.

Muzuki, as described by Shisui, was a truly perfect person.

He knew everything and possessed extremely noble virtues, giving everything to his disciples without expecting anything in return.

If it weren’t for Shisui’s words, Uchiha Itachi would certainly not believe that such a perfect person could exist in the world.

However, since it was Shisui speaking, it certainly wouldn’t be false.

“Through learning from Muzuki-sensei, I gained a lot of knowledge, and my cognitive abilities improved. After gaining some strength, I began to address the Clan’s problems.”

Shisui began to recount how he gradually pulled the Uchiha Clan out of the quagmire of the Police Force, and finally reformed the clan’s education.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Itachi realized that the seemingly ordinary Police Force actually had a poisonous effect.

He had to admit that his failure was not accidental, and Shisui’s success was not by chance.

After finishing the Uchiha matter, Shisui didn’t stop; he continued to talk about Muzuki, focusing on how Muzuki, under the alias Sōsuke, established the Shinobi Sect and ultimately created the Ninja World Alliance, bringing long-lasting peace to the Ninja World.

“I really want to meet Leader Mu Yue.”

Uchiha Itachi yearned to meet the Ninja World leader he had never met before.

Although he had only known about Muzuki for the first day, Muzuki had already become the greatest Ninja in his heart, without a doubt.

Making the Ninja World a single entity was something even Senju Hashirama hadn’t achieved.

“Unfortunately, I already…”

Uchiha Itachi sighed faintly.

He was already a dead man now; the best outcome was to be successfully sealed by Shisui, so as not to cause trouble for Naruto and the others.

“This is what Muzuki-sensei looks like.”

Shisui used the properties of the Tsukuyomi space to create a realistic model of Muzuki and said.

Uchiha Itachi looked, showing a surprised expression, “Isn’t this the Fourth Hokage?”

“Muzuki-sensei is indeed the Fourth Hokage, but I think your meaning shouldn’t be that.”

Then Shisui created another Minato Namikaze and compared the two in detail.

To strangers, Muzuki without glasses looked very similar to Minato Namikaze, but to his disciples who were familiar with Muzuki, the two had subtle differences in detail.

Seeing Muzuki’s appearance, Uchiha Itachi was satisfied.

“My left eye’s ability is Tsukuyomi, which I assume needs no explanation. My right eye’s ability is Amaterasu, which can…”

While there was still time, Uchiha Itachi told Shisui all his information, so that Shisui could easily seal him after Tsukuyomi ended.

Shisui listened carefully while contemplating tactics.

The Edo Tensei Uchiha Itachi was not easy to deal with, because the Edo Tensei body allowed him to ignore side effects and Chakra consumption while continuously using Mangekyo Eye Technique.

“Eye Technique…”

Shisui suddenly thought of something, a slight smile playing on his lips.

If it worked, it would not only easily deal with Uchiha Itachi but also gain a powerful individual.

“Shisui, please defeat me as quickly as possible.”

These were Uchiha Itachi’s last words within the Tsukuyomi space.

Back in the real world, under Kabuto’s command, Uchiha Itachi’s Mangekyo Sharingan shed blood tears, and Amaterasu was about to activate.

“Shisui, be careful, I’m going to use Amaterasu.”

Uchiha Itachi warned verbally.

“Kotoamatsukami!”

Shisui did not dodge, gazing at Uchiha Itachi and activating the new ability he gained from transplanting “his own” Mangekyo Sharingan, implanting the thought “I am on the Allied Shinobi Forces’ side” into Uchiha Itachi’s mind.

Instantly, Uchiha Itachi regained control of his body.

Although surprised, he still canceled the release of Amaterasu at the fastest speed.

“What happened in the past cannot be changed, but you can do something for the Ninja World one last time.”

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