"Destroyed by your own hand?!"
Itachi and Izumi were both stunned.
Just how powerful was the Dojutsu that Ryou desperately wanted to seize it, and Shisui was forced to destroy his own eyes?
Itachi's anger wasn't soothed by Shisui's comfort: "Shisui, even if you destroyed them yourself, my uncle forced you to."
"Damn it, I must, I definitely will—"
Itachi thought for a while but couldn't think of a way to threaten his uncle.
Jiraiya, standing aside with arms crossed, reminded him: "Itachi, it's still the first lunar month; you can still cut your hair."
Itachi touched his short hair. On New Year's Day, Jiraiya had already given him a short haircut; if he cut it again, he'd be bald.
Izumi advised: "Itachi, don't cut it anymore. If you cut it again, you'll be bald, and that won't look good."
Itachi shook his head: "No, I must make my uncle be punished."
"Jiraiya-sama, help me!"
Jiraiya wanted nothing more than to shave Itachi's head clean to spite Ryou. He summoned a toad and took out his hair-cutting equipment.
"Come, Itachi. While I'm giving you a haircut later, you launch a curse on your uncle."
Shisui listened speechlessly to Jiraiya's somewhat improper conversation, while also solemnly thinking about the information Ryou's Spore Clone had passed to him.
Deva Path, Animal Path, Preta Path, Human Path, Naraka Path, Asura Path.
The so-called Six Paths of the Rinnegan refer to these six paths.
The Deva Path's ability is the application of repulsive and attractive forces: Shinra Tensei, Bansho Tenin, and the sealing Forbidden Jutsu, Chibaku Tensei.
The information from the Spore Clone regarding Shinra Tensei was that it was unavoidable. If it were Nagato, there would be a 5-second cooldown because the Deva Path Nagato used in battle was a puppet, requiring long-distance chakra transmission and control.
There's a delay!
Furthermore, Nagato's chakra was limited; he had to pause after every use of Shinra Tensei.
But Madara's Rinnegan had no cooldown. Even if it did, it was far below the 5-second limit, perhaps a one or two-second CD.
The only limit to Madara's Shinra Tensei was chakra consumption.
After all, Shinra Tensei requires a massive amount of chakra.
But Madara's chakra was also at the level of a Tailed Beast; for him, he could crush the Five Kage just by using Shinra Tensei.
The Deva Path's ability alone was so unavoidable, not to mention Madara's heap of other miscellaneous abilities, and the most terrifying of all, Limbo.
With Shisui's experience, he couldn't think of any way to counter such a technique.
He even suspected if the Spore Clone was engaging in strategic blackmail. How could someone's ability be this strong?
It's like everyone knows Minato has the Flying Thunder God Technique and can perform spatial teleportation via Flying Thunder God Kunai, yet Minato's mechanism remains unavoidable.
Granted, information on a Shinobi's abilities is crucial; once leaked, some Shinobi' strength is greatly reduced.
For example, Hidan's Curse Technique: Death Controlling Possessed Blood.
As long as one knows the information that he can launch a curse by obtaining the opponent's blood, Hidan is basically finished.
But with top-tier Shinobi, even if you know their Ninjutsu's capabilities, all you can do is be on guard; you can't actually counter it.
With Madara's kind of ability, you can't even guard against it.
Shisui thought for a moment and then stopped, as this wasn't a problem he should be worrying about.
Sounds came from outside; it seemed someone was being escorted in by the Anbu.
It was the Third Hokage and the three elders: Utatane Koharu, Homura Mitokado, and Danzo.
The four top leaders of Konoha had all arrived.
The four of them rushed over after receiving the message from Jiraiya.
Although they were furious that the One Tail and Nanabi had been captured by Ryou, Shisui had also traded his eyes for extremely important information.
The Third Hokage and Danzo wanted to know the information about Madara's Rinnegan immediately.
As soon as they entered, they were a bit dazed because they saw Jiraiya shaving Itachi's head.
"Jiraiya, what are you doing?"
Shaving Itachi's head, Jiraiya sadly said to the Third Hokage: "Old Man, I think the greatest harm Konoha can do to Ryou right now is shaving his nephew's head in the first lunar month."
Danzo said gloomily: "Useless thing, only saying words that sap morale."
"If Uchiha Ryou really cared about his nephew, we should send this little fellow to the battlefield and let him kill Uchiha Ryou when the time comes."
Jiraiya stopped the scissors and shook his head: "No, no matter how difficult the situation is, we can't send children to the battlefield!"
Shisui also agreed: "Elder Danzo, it's still too early for Itachi."
Danzo looked at Itachi and said: "It's not the first time Itachi has been to the battlefield. Uchiha Fugaku sent him to the Iwagakure battlefield before."
"And I heard that Itachi defeated all the upperclassmen on his very first day at the Shinobi Academy."
"The Shinobi Academy is no longer suitable for him. Hand him over to my Root! I will train him to become a powerful Shinobi."
Itachi stood up somewhat excitedly; he really wanted to go to the battlefield and fight his uncle right now.
This Old Man with bandages on his eyes is a good person!
The Third Hokage frowned at Danzo: "Danzo, are you trying to use Itachi to threaten Ryou?"
Danzo shook his head: "No, I just feel that Itachi is a genius no weaker than Uchiha Ryou. Sensei once said the best way to deal with an Uchiha is another Uchiha."
The Third Hokage still shook his head: "No, I will never allow a child to be sent to the battlefield."
Itachi went all out to become a Shinobi early: "Hokage-sama, I'm no longer a child. Look, my eyes."
Itachi revealed his Sharingan, which had just evolved to two-tomoe, in front of the Konoha high command.
"(ﾟд⊙)."
The four high-ranking officials were shocked; even Danzo, known for his calm and gloominess, couldn't keep his composure!
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu frowned; Itachi's talent made them wary. The Uchiha were the source of trouble.
It was true for Madara, and it was true for Ryou.
Shisui, who had quietly awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, was not a peaceful Uchiha either.
And now this Itachi.
No wonder their teacher, Tobirama, was so wary of the Uchiha. The talent of the Uchiha Clan was truly terrifying.
In comparison, the Senju Clan, who were as famous as the Uchiha Clan, appeared mediocre; over all these years, only one Tsunade was noteworthy.
It was as if Hashirama and Tobirama, the two generations of Hokage, had exhausted all the luck of the Senju Clan.
Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu were still wary, while Danzo was already salivating.
He coveted Itachi's Sharingan and his talent immensely.
He said to the Third Hokage: "Hiruzen, it's a two-tomoe Sharingan. These are eyes that only Mid-to-High-level Jonin of the Uchiha Clan usually possess."
"He is already qualified to graduate from the Shinobi Academy and participate in the war as a Konoha Shinobi."
"Let him enter my Root. My Root is exactly when it's short of manpower. I will personally guide Itachi's Ninjutsu training, take him as a disciple, and cultivate him into an excellent Anbu."
Danzo thought with some malicious humor, what would Ryou do if he saw his own nephew working against him?