BOOM—!!
The mont the green Susanoo manifested, a suffocating pressure swept across the area like a shockwave.
Shisui wasn't strong enough—not yet—to bring out a complete Susanoo.
But even an incomplete form was still terrifying.
"This… is that legendary power?"
"Susanoo… the 'godlike' force people talk about?"
The shinobi gathered below stared in disbelief.
Most of them had never seen the Mangekyō Sharingan, let alone Susanoo. To them, it was a rumor—sothing from war stories and forbidden whispers.
And now Shisui had activated it in front of everyone.
Kakashi's covered left eye twitched faintly, as if reacting to sothing deep inside him.
Then his gaze dulled again, sadness swallowing that flicker of life.
Rin's gone. Obito's gone…
So what does this eye even an now?
Around him, the crowd's verdict ca quickly.
"It's over."
"Yeah. If Shisui had to use Mangekyō, Ren's already done enough."
"Honestly, just seeing Susanoo once is worth it."
"An Uchiha training taijutsu instead of mastering the Sharingan… what a waste."
The mood tilted hard in Shisui's favor.
To most people, Susanoo ant only one thing:
checkmate.
Hokage Office
The instant Shisui's Mangekyō appeared, both Hiruzen and Danzō frowned.
They already knew what Shisui's eyes could do—Shisui had reported it himself, proudly, as proof of his "loyalty" to the Will of Fire.
A genjutsu that could permanently rewrite a person's mind…
Danzō's expression went cold with hunger.
"That ability is too dangerous," he said through clenched teeth. "It must be controlled by Konoha."
Hiruzen's pipe lowered.
His voice sharpened.
"Shisui is not yours."
A pause.
"Say it again… and you'll regret it."
Danzō's jaw tightened. He didn't argue further.
He simply stared at the Crystal Ball—at Shisui's Mangekyō—like a starving man staring at at.
As for Ren?
Danzō barely acknowledged he existed.
Hokage Rock
Up on the monunt, Ren had already pushed his Observation Haki to the limit the mont Shisui activated Mangekyō.
Because there was one thing in particular he couldn't afford to take lightly—
Kotoamatsukami.
If anything felt even slightly "off," he would go all-out imdiately.
Shisui, wrapped in the green giant's shadow, spoke coldly.
" Uchiha Ren . Your taijutsu is strong… but is it stronger than my Susanoo?"
He didn't sound like soone testing a candidate anymore.
He sounded like soone delivering a lesson.
"You've already proven you can pass the Jōnin assessnt," Shisui continued. "But I want you to understand sothing."
"Taijutsu has no future."
"Only when your spirit changes—when you undergo a true transformation—can you rise higher."
Ren tilted his head slightly.
"Is it worth it?"
His tone wasn't mocking.
It was almost… genuinely puzzled.
"Mangekyō has side effects. You're pushing Susanoo this far just to 'teach' sothing."
"That's killing a thousand… at the cost of eight hundred."
"Worth it," Shisui said imdiately, eyes shining with fanatic conviction.
"Where leaves dance, fire will live on."
"I'll use Mangekyō to make you understand: your pursuit is aningless. Only the Will of Fire is the Uchiha's path forward."
Ren stared at him for a beat.
Then he sighed—softly, almost tired.
Hopeless.
Shisui wasn't just "loyal."
He was a believer.
A zealot who genuinely thought he could unify the clan and the village.
He didn't realize that to Konoha's upper leadership, he was a tool—useful until he wasn't.
A dog you praised while it bit.
A dog you killed the mont you wanted what it carried.
Ren's voice stayed calm.
"Fine."
Shisui's gaze hardened.
"Co. I'll crush the taijutsu you're proud of—until it ans nothing."
The green Susanoo clenched both massive fists.
It didn't even need to move to look overwhelming.
Chakra poured off it in waves, each pulse promising explosive strength.
Standing there, it felt like a mountain had risen.
Ren didn't argue anymore.
He simply let out a slow breath—
and wrapped both fists in black Armant Haki.
He wanted to know too—
how far his body had climbed.
—Whoosh!
Ren vanished, charging straight in.
Shisui didn't flinch.
"Good."
The Susanoo threw a massive right punch.
A heartbeat later—
Ren's small fist t the giant's fist head-on.
And the collision detonated.
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