My name is Uchiha Touhuan, and I beat the villagers so badly they cried out in pain.

"Itachi, it's been a while since we last talked, hasn't it?" Shisui said with a smile.

"Yes, we haven't talked since your eyes were taken," Itachi Uchiha said.

When Shisui heard Itachi bring this up, he shook his head helplessly. The events of a few days ago had made him see the true colors of many people. In his spare time these past few days, he had also looked through the old files left by the security department. What was hidden beneath the village's seemingly glamorous exterior had greatly changed his mindset.

He realized that Uchiha Touhuan had taken his eyes to protect his clan, his village, and himself. He clearly understood that he had been too naive in the past. If Uchiha Touhuan had not acted in time and had been allowed to use Kotoamatsukami recklessly, then his clan and village would probably have been doomed, and the evils within the village would have remained hidden forever.

Uchiha Touhuan was right. His answer to the inner torment of Kotoamatsukami was too arrogant and naive. In his hands, Kotoamatsukami was no different from a child wielding a sharp blade, dangerous and uncontrollable.

Now, even if Uchiha Tohkan placed his Mangekyou Sharingan in front of Shisui, Shisui wouldn't dare to pick it up again.

Seeing Shisui fall silent, Itachi Uchiha finally spoke after a while, asking, "What exactly happened in the village recently?"

"Have you heard about it?" Shisui sighed and then recounted the whole story of the rumors from a while ago. As someone who had been through the events with the police force, Shisui naturally had a clearer perspective than Sasuke, who could only learn about it through rumors.

After hearing the whole story, Itachi Uchiha frowned deeply, and after a while, he looked up and said, "No matter what, the police force should not have used violence against the villagers."

"Itachi, I know what you mean. Do-hwan has already been very restrained in this matter." Shisui understood his best friend's thoughts very well. "He originally intended to resolve this matter through legislation, but things developed out of control due to the instigation of some people with ulterior motives. I think Do-hwan didn't want to do that either."

"Shisui, you..." Itachi Uchiha never expected that Shisui would speak up for Uchiha Touhuan, who had forcibly taken his Mangekyou Sharingan.

"But if we do that, the gap between the clan and the village will only widen. Uchiha Touhuan never thought about integrating the clan into the village! Have you forgotten our dreams?" Uchiha Itachi questioned.

"Itachi, you have a deep misunderstanding of Touhuan. Touhuan has always been working to integrate his clan into the village! The fact that the Security Department recruits civilian ninjas is the best proof of that," Shisui said. "Moreover, after this incident, I have also thought about it carefully. Clans can integrate into the village, but the Security Department cannot."

Itachi was puzzled by Shisui's words, but Shisui quickly cleared up his confusion: "After all, the Security Department is the village's law enforcement agency. What law enforcement agencies need to do is ensure their impartiality, not try to get closer to the villagers. In this matter, Touhuan is far more clear-headed than we were before."

"Shisui, have you forgotten the Will of Fire?" Itachi Uchiha looked at Shisui in disbelief. How long has it been? Even someone like Shisui, who firmly believes in the Will of Fire, has been brainwashed by Touhuan Uchiha?

"Itachi, the Security Department fulfilling its duties is the true embodiment of the Will of Fire." Seeing Itachi's agitation, Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but frown and speak seriously.

The two fell silent again. After a while, Shisui sighed and continued, "Moreover, Itachi, some people in the village may not really care about the Will of Fire as much as they claim."

"Shisui, don't forget what that guy said that day about starting a war!" Itachi Uchiha gritted his teeth.

"I think that was just Doo-hwan trying to distract me," Shisui said, shaking his head. "He probably didn't want to hurt me, so he did that. Otherwise, with his eye technique, he would have had a million ways to kill me."

"Enough! I think you've been brainwashed by that guy and have completely forgotten our dream! Forgot the Will of Fire!" Uchiha Itachi slammed his fist on the table, stood up, and left with a flick of his sleeve.

The conversation between the two ended unhappily. Shisui watched Itachi's departing figure with utter helplessness, thinking to himself, "Itachi, Touhuan once called me arrogant, but I never expected that your arrogance would surpass mine."

If he could, he would love to show Itachi Uchiha that shocking piece of evidence, but due to confidentiality regulations, he did not have the authority to do so.

"It seems I can only wait until tomorrow to ask Touhuan and see if Itachi can also learn the truth." After Itachi left, Shisui Uchiha returned to his study, took out the documents again, and sighed.

After leaving the Shisui family, Itachi Uchiha wandered aimlessly. He didn't understand why, after only leaving for a short time, it felt as if the whole world had abandoned him. His younger brother, who had relied on him the most, and his older brother, who was both his teacher and friend, had all become strangers to him.

Unbeknownst to him, Itachi Uchiha arrived at the cliff by the Naka River, the place where he once contemplated life with his beloved.

The night wind on the cliff top tousled his hair. As Itachi Uchiha felt each gentle breeze brushing past his ears, he began to rethink the relationship between his clan and the village.

Uchiha Itachi was one of the few intelligent members of the Uchiha clan, whose minds were filled with muscle and clan honor. As Hiruzen Sarutobi said, Itachi was able to think from the Hokage's perspective, so he could see that there were problems in the way the clan and the village interacted. But how to solve this problem was something that even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was sitting in the Hokage's seat, couldn't do, let alone Itachi, who could only think from the Hokage's perspective.

In other words, Itachi Uchiha had the brain to think in this way, but his knowledge and experience could not support the depth of his thinking.

If Uchiha Touhuan were here, he might be willing to guide this lost soul. However, arrogance and prejudice led Uchiha Itachi to make what he thought was the right choice.

As the last leaf of early winter fell, Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan suddenly opened, with three tomoe slowly rotating within it. The fallen leaves, dancing in the wind, were ignited by chakra, and through the light of the flames, he looked towards the Hokage Rock, the highest point in the village. The shadow rocks of the four Hokage were exceptionally clear in his Sharingan.

"The Will of Fire, it can't be wrong." As the ashes of burned leaves drifted in the wind, Itachi Uchiha murmured to himself.