At Konoha Hospital, the doctors were nervously treating Naruto. The surge of chakra caused by the Nine-Tails' spirit had left extensive burns on Naruto's body. Hyuga Hiashi and Might Guy waited outside the door with grim expressions.
Outside, Hinata waited with red, tearful eyes, unable to hide her worry. The lights in the emergency room shone brightly from dusk until night.
Finally, the doctors and nurses came out of the operating room.
Might Guy asked anxiously,
"How is he?!"
The doctor shook his head with regret.
Might Guy suddenly released a large amount of chakra, frightening the people around him.
"What are you doing! He's not dead yet!"
Might Guy froze.
"Then why are you shaking your head if he's not dead?!"
"The patient survived, but his eye is damaged. His right eye was completely pierced by a kunai. We removed the eyeball," the doctor explained to Might Guy.
"How could this happen?! Naruto!"
Guy looked extremely distressed. As a taijutsu ninja, he knew how important healthy eyes were. Losing one eye greatly affects balance and vision, and to become stronger, one would need to work much harder than everyone else.
Might Guy felt sorrow for Naruto's fate when a figure with a forehead protector appeared in his mind.
It seemed… there should be someone connected to Naruto, and he is also in ANBU… The image of Hatake Kakashi, who covers his left eye every day, appeared in Might Guy's mind.
Guy quickly shook his head. No, Kakashi couldn't be blind.
"My student!"
Might Guy shouted.
Hyuga Hiashi beside him stopped him with a stern expression.
"Quiet! This is a hospital! Naruto still needs rest!"
Embarrassed, Guy covered his mouth and watched as Naruto was pushed out of the operating room. At this moment, Naruto was still in a coma.
On the other side, Itachi had already left after bringing Naruto to the hospital. He had always felt a bad premonition.
After leaving Naruto behind, he immediately headed toward the cliff. When he arrived, he saw a lone figure standing in front of the waterfall.
Uchiha Shisui!
"Don't you have a mission?" Shisui asked with a smile without turning around.
"I had a bad feeling, so…"
Uchiha Itachi's brows furrowed even more.
"I see?"
Shisui smiled and turned around, and indeed, his right eye socket was empty.
"Shisui?!"
"It was Root that interfered. I thought my Mangekyō Sharingan could stop the coup. Unfortunately, it seems the Uchiha clan's coup can no longer be avoided," Shisui said with a weak smile.
"Don't say that. Let's treat your wounds first."
Uchiha Itachi interrupted him.
However, Shisui did not respond and continued.
"Once Konoha falls into civil war, other countries will surely take advantage of the chaos. War will be inevitable."
"I wanted to stop the coup using Kotoamatsukami, but Danzo took my right eye. He never trusted me and planned to protect the village at any cost."
"I'm afraid he won't spare my left eye either. Before that happens, I will give it to you."
After saying this, Shisui removed his Sharingan and handed it to Uchiha Itachi.
Itachi's face turned pale as he looked at Shisui's eyes.
"I can only ask you, my best friend, to protect the village and the honor of the Uchiha."
Shisui smiled, trying to comfort Itachi, but he did not know that Itachi had already decided that the Uchiha clan should not exist.
For the peace of the village and Shisui's dream, Uchiha Itachi clenched his teeth and made a decisive choice.
Shisui had no idea that the genius he trusted the most would choose the path of destroying the Uchiha clan.
When Itachi returned, the meeting had already ended. Sitting on a telephone pole, he looked at the darkened Uchiha clan compound and murmured,
"Don't worry, Shisui. I will inherit your will. I will believe in this path and never turn back."
"This will save the future of the village, my brother… and the Uchiha clan…"
"For that, I will not fear walking into darkness with these eyes…"
Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan emitted a strange, ominous glow as he looked toward the clan territory