Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 5 Shisui's Concealment

"Shisui, please introduce yourself to the Hokage."

Fugaku's words made Minato look at the Uchiha Jonin behind him, and he smiled with a slightly annoyed expression.

Shisui then bowed and said, "Hokage-sama, I am Uchiha Shisui, and I am currently a squad leader in the security forces."

Minato scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed: "I'd only ever heard of your reputation for 'Stabilizing the Body' on the battlefield before, but then you joined the security forces, so..."

"Phew...please wait a moment."

With a breath, Minato took out a scroll and formed hand seals.

"Seal the barrier!"

Releasing his hand seals, Minato looked at the slightly tense Fugaku and said with a smile, "A barrier to shield our senses from the surroundings, because we don't know if the enemy has any help, and that intangible ability can pass through the village's barrier, so..."

After a moment's pause, Minato's expression turned serious. He looked at Fugaku and asked, "So first, I want to know if either of you has awakened the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the barrier fell silent.

After a long silence, Fugaku sighed and stepped forward, saying, "The Mangekyou Sharingan has only been awakened by Madara Uchiha and his brother Izuna Uchiha in the entire Uchiha clan. It's far too much of an honor for the Hokage to ask me and Shisui about it."

Minato frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said, "In fact, after I took over the position of Hokage from the Third Hokage, I gradually understood the conflict between the Uchiha and the village. I understand Captain Fugaku's concerns, but the enemy I just mentioned is definitely not the Uchiha clan of Konoha."

"This time... is Konoha's chance, and also the Uchiha's last chance. So, please tell me honestly, has either of you awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Fugaku was speechless...

After a long while, a voice rang out.

"Hokage-sama, can I trust you?"

Minato looked over abruptly and saw that in Uchiha Shisui's slightly raised pupils, the tails of the three tomoe gradually connected together, eventually forming a pattern resembling a dart.

This scene shocked not only Minato, but also Fugaku and Kakashi, who were standing nearby, who were dumbfounded.

At such a young age, he had already awakened the Eye of Origin. Minato, who was the Hokage and knew well the requirements for awakening the Uchiha Sharingan, was even more shocked by the pain this boy had endured.

Gaining love and then losing it...

Most Uchiha would be immersed in pain and darkness during this process, while a few, such as Uchiha Kagami in the records, would become more eager for love.

The boy before me, Uchiha Shisui, if what the shadowy figure said was true, then he was one of the very few members of the Uchiha clan.

Minato exhaled: "You can trust me, and I can guarantee that I will do my best to maintain the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the village, and even ultimately truly integrate them into Konoha!"

Fugaku, standing to the side, hesitated, then Minato looked at him and said, "Trust is built on a foundation of mutual respect, so... tonight, Kushina's child, which is also my child, will be born. And Kushina... has the Nine-Tails sealed within her!"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku and Shisui were stunned.

Kushina told Fugaku's wife, Mikoto, about the birth of her child. The two were friends, but the exact time was a secret.

Historically, the Nine-Tails had been controlled by the Uchiha clan, and this trust was enough for Fugaku and Shisui to see Minato's sincerity.

Compared to when Shisui died six years later, the Uchiha clan had not yet reached the point where they had no choice but to rebel. In fact, Shisui had not even mentioned his Mangekyou Sharingan to anyone.

It wasn't until six years later, when Itachi was eleven, that Shisui revealed the almost overpowered ability, Kotoamatsukami. Ultimately, due to the influence of Konoha's scapegoat, he could only delay the rebellion for two years with his own death.

Fugaku bowed slightly: "I entrust everything to the Hokage-sama."

Shisui stood to the side, his hands clenched tightly, revealing his current state of mind. With the support of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, perhaps the relationship between the clan and the village... well, the power of Kotoamatsukami...

After a moment, Shisui respectfully asked, "Hokage-sama, is there anything I can do?"

Minato glanced back at Kakashi: "I've received information that Kakashi's Sharingan, which he obtained from Obito, has also already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, but he doesn't yet know how to control its power. I need Shisui's help to help Kakashi unleash the power of his left eye."

"It's not that I don't trust you, but intelligence indicates that Kakashi's Sharingan power is perfectly suited to counter the enemy's ability... Intangibility!"

"The ability to transfer part or all of one's physical body to another dimension at any time to become immune to damage renders most ninjutsu and taijutsu ineffective. Therefore..."

Shisui understood what Minato hadn't finished saying and immediately replied, "I believe in the Fourth Hokage, and my Mangekyou Sharingan happens to be a genjutsu ability, capable of releasing a genjutsu called Kotoamatsukami without eye contact."

"Kotoamatsukami?" Minato asked, puzzled.

Shisui, who had already said that, naturally replied, "Kotoamatsukami can plant a seed in the enemy's consciousness, causing the opponent to naturally act with that seed as their target."

"In this situation, very few people would realize they've been caught in a genjutsu. But... the weakness of this technique is that it requires a continuous output of chakra, so..."

Shisui didn't finish his sentence, but he keenly sensed that... the Hokage seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.

Knew it!

Wherever the power of Kotoamatsukami appears, politicians at the highest levels will be wary of it.

The power of Kotoamatsukami in my left eye that I used up when I awakened... I can't say for now!

……

As dawn broke over the horizon, Uchiha Un was awakened by sounds from the kitchen.

For the past five years, my mother has gotten up this early every day, and after preparing breakfast, she would go out to do errands. She has never had a day off in her busy schedule.

Despite this, she remains optimistic, because of the daily growth of Yun and Quan.

Can I take the afternoon off today?

Uchiha Hazuki turned around, somewhat puzzled: "Is there something you need, Cloud?"

Yun shook her head: "I just want to eat Mother's tempura. Can you come back sooner and make it for me?"

Uchiha Hazuki laughed in the kitchen, reaching out to ruffle Yun's hair but then pulling her hand back. She remembered that her son was precocious and didn't like others ruffling his hair.

"If Yun wants to eat, of course she can. I'll ask the shop owner for leave and go to the market early to buy ingredients. Yun, come back early today too, I'll go to the market with Quan."

Uchiha Yun nodded: "I'll be back after noon. I'll talk to Uncle Tetsuji."

After having breakfast, Yun headed to Ichiraku Ramen with the intention of resigning.

There's still a lot to do this morning. I need to go to the Nara family's clan compound and the Tatsumi refuge. If there's enough time, I'll also go to the mountain behind Kageiwa.

The specifics of the Secret Scroll clone were difficult to test last night, and we'll need to try it out to find out exactly how to maximize its benefits.

……

(Note: During the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, made two preparations: if he couldn't reach an agreement with the Uchiha, he would also exterminate the entire clan.)

(Note: Danzo gouged out the right eye, and the TV version clearly states that the chakra output was interrupted. However, the left eye was able to be covered with Edo Tensei on the crow, which is a huge difference. Considering that the Mangekyou Sharingan usually has two abilities, one with a long cooldown and the other with a short cooldown, one implants a permanent subconscious in one go, and the other requires a continuous output of chakra.)

(Note: Shisui had his eyes gouged out when Itachi was eleven years old, and it was around that time that he proposed to the Third Hokage to control Fugaku with Kotoamatsukami. Perhaps the ability of Kotoamatsukami had not been told to the higher-ups before, but the Uchiha were already close to rebelling, so the ability was revealed. Otherwise, Danzo would not have gouged out his eyes at that time, which clearly shows that he was wary of the ability of Kotoamatsukami.)

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(End of this chapter)