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Orochimaru's information gathering ability is second to none in the entire ninja world, but it also depends on the time and place. Right now, he's definitely one of the most unwelcome people in Konoha. So, if he wants to move around in this village, he has to be very careful. At the very least, he has to wear makeup.
But Haori is different. Although you can't say that Konoha is his territory, he still has a considerable home-field advantage compared to Orochimaru.
The key is that Haori has help: He has a high-frequency radar that can detect the entire Konoha.
So, as expected, he found Shisui's location first… But in reality, Shisui wasn't there. There was just another Anbu ninja.
Haori didn't know what the Anbu ninja's face looked like under the mask, or what kind of expression he had. But he could guess what kind of eyes were behind the two holes in the mask.
It was Itachi Uchiha.
A young ninja who could still be called a "genius of the Uchiha" even under the brilliance of "Shisui of the Body Flicker."
"This is a close call."
Haori sounded like he was talking to Itachi in front of him, but he also sounded like he was talking to himself…
The current situation was indeed a close call.
Haori extended his right arm. He clenched his fist and held his forearm horizontally in front of him. Then, a raven as black as ink seemed to emerge from the pitch-black night, flapping its wings and landing on his arm.
This wasn't an ordinary raven. In the socket of the bird's left eye, there was a three-tomoe Sharingan.
Itachi had hidden Shisui's left eye in a summoned raven. Originally, this was a very safe way to dispose of it. But now, it seemed that wasn't the case.
Control of this raven was instantly taken by Haori.
Haori's "close call" referred to the fact that he had almost missed this eye.
But ultimately, he had recovered all the Kotoamatsukami. At this point, in the entire Uchiha incident, Haori's most basic goal had been achieved.
"Why can you control my raven?"
Itachi naturally knew who this person was. His mind was tense.
It wasn't actually a matter of control changing hands. At this time, Itachi felt that his connection with the summoned beast had been completely severed.
"This is a question that can be answered. And the answer is simple… because I used a sealing jutsu on it."
As he spoke, Haori didn't stop moving. He brought his left index and middle fingers together, then pressed them against the raven's eye socket with his thumb. With a little force, the eye was taken out.
Although this way of speaking seemed a bit perverted, if you actually described Haori's current feelings, it would be… the feel was quite squishy.
No wonder some people always like to poke their eyes. The feel is quite addictive.
His answer was too simple. If you wanted to be more specific, the jutsu to release this summoning contract was actually called Contract Seal.
Then, Haori put Shisui's left eye and right eye together.
With both eyes no longer on his body, Shisui's fate was now imaginable.
Shisui Uchiha was truly a pity. He had talent, ability, and strength, but he couldn't escape this kind of fate.
But in this matter, pity was pity. From Haori's standpoint, even if he hadn't acted, he would have only been a spectator. Saving him was impossible. That was too illogical.
He wasn't sure what Shisui's original fate should have been, but Shisui's choice to end his own life made Haori feel a little incomprehensible.
Was death the way to solve problems? Just to protect his left eye?
Perhaps in Shisui's suicide note, which Haori didn't know about, he wrote, "I'm tired of missions. The Uchiha clan has no future if things continue like this. So, I don't want to go on like this." There might be some truth to it.
When you're working hard for the village, but all you get is betrayal and distrust, anyone would get tired of it. Didn't Tsunade leave Konoha for this kind of reason?
"Shisui's eyes… protecting his eyes was Shisui's last mission to me."
Itachi saw the two Sharingan that Haori was holding. He naturally guessed that they were both Shisui's.
Although according to Shisui's dying words, his eyes should have been taken by Danzo, Itachi didn't ask at all why they were in Haori's hands.
He was thinking about getting those two eyes back. After all, they were Shisui's last relics. Or…
Itachi removed his mask, revealing his face. Now, Haori could see his eyes.
Every Uchiha's awakening story was a story of blood and tears. With his death, Shisui not only entrusted his ninja way and his eyes to Itachi, but also gave him the strongest eyes.
Now, Itachi Uchiha also had the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"It's the best way to dispose of Shisui's eyes, for everyone. If you want to take them back… although it looks like you got new eyes, you won't be able to fight me until you can freely control the power contained within them." Haori said. But the "best" he said was only something he thought.
"I don't think so. Although I want to get these eyes back, that's my first choice. But unfortunately, you're right. I can't take the eyes back from you now."
At this time, Haori had already put Shisui's eyes away.
Itachi could properly assess the strength comparison between the two of them. He wasn't naive enough to think that he could defeat the White Fang just because he had gotten new eyes.
But not being able to defeat him didn't mean he couldn't kill him. For ninjas, having a certain strength was one thing, but being able to unleash that strength was another.
"Shisui's power is too dangerous. Since I can't recover them, then these eyes… it's better to destroy them."
Itachi's decision was very decisive, and also very correct. It was so correct that he could instantly make the most reasonable trade-off. This was beyond the norm, something ordinary people couldn't do.
Even if what he was discarding was the last relic of his most cherished friend, the one he should have protected.
His left eye was closed, and blood gathered in the socket of his right eye. Then, it turned into a stream of blood that silently slid down his cheek.
"Amaterasu!"
The ruler of the High Celestial Plain, the deification of the sun, the fire that represents "burning everything," the power residing in Itachi Uchiha's right eye, was called Amaterasu.
The activation time of this kind of ultimate move was a fatal flaw. It wasn't impossible to dodge with extreme reaction speed. But Haori didn't dodge.
So, the black flames instantly engulfed his entire body.
Logically, following the objective laws of this world, Haori should have been screaming and wailing at this time.
But he wasn't.
Because before that, there were even stronger cosmic laws restricting Amaterasu's effects:
Cosmic Law One: The strongest black flames that burn everything can never burn a person.
Cosmic Law One Revision and Supplement: It can't even burn a snake.
In the midst of the scorching black flames, Haori instantly transformed into an unfurled scroll that was spiraling and floating in the air, circle by circle. Then, the black flames were sucked into the scroll like a whale swallowing water.
At this time, another Haori walked out from the shadows behind him. His hands were forming a special hand seal that wasn't part of the twelve seals: His hands were crossed, his index fingers extended, and his fingertips were touching.
"…This is still a sealing jutsu."
This time, Haori answered proactively, although it was still like he hadn't explained anything.
After absorbing the flames of Amaterasu, the scroll automatically rolled up and landed back in Haori's hand.
The correct explanation was that this was called the Fire Sealing Seal.
Young Itachi was taught a very common truth by Haori-nii: Learn sealing jutsu well, and you won't be afraid anywhere in the ninja world.
"Your power is useless in front of me. I advise you not to make any more pointless attempts."
Itachi was indeed very talented. He had just gotten new eyes, and he could already control the power within them. But trying to deal with Haori like this wasn't enough. It was far from enough.
The Haori who walked out from behind, the eyes with those beautiful colors, gave his words extra persuasiveness.
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