Achoo!
"Teacher Lin Yu, did you catch a cold?"
"How is that possible? Someone must be talking behind my back. Don't let me catch them! Achoo!"
This shouldn't be happening! Lin Yu touched his nose. Can a perfect immortal body catch a cold? What kind of bacteria can invade a perfect immortal body? Is a biological crisis coming?
This can't be!
Shisui shook his head. Sometimes he envied Teacher Lin Yu's ability to always maintain an optimistic attitude. From his childhood until now, it seemed Teacher Lin Yu hadn't changed much.
His mindset was as consistent as ever. Was this the realm of the strong, returning to simplicity?
But he couldn't. Shisui thought of the clan leader calling him for a talk just yesterday, and he sighed again.
"Why are you sighing too?"
Lin Yu remembered seeing Minato alone on the street late last night when he returned home. Minato had also sighed when he saw Lin Yu, his eyes filled with blame!
It was as if Lin Yu had wronged Minato, which was strange!
"Teacher Lin Yu, the clan has started to suspect me."
Shisui's expression was solemn. If his identity as a genjutsu master were exposed, not only the Uchiha clan but even the Leaf Village would not tolerate him.
After all, on that mission to rescue Orochimaru, Shisui and Lin Yu had killed quite a few people.
"Suspicion? It seems your Uchiha extremists haven't learned their lesson from last time."
Even the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, coming out to testify couldn't dispel their suspicion. How desperate were they to rebel?
"After all, the commotion last time was so big that even Itachi rushed over, but I didn't even show up. It's really hard to explain."
Shisui gave a wry smile. He had known for a long time that he would be suspected one day, but he hadn't expected it to happen so soon.
"What did they say?"
Shisui met Lin Yu's gaze and said solemnly, "The clan leader asked me yesterday if I had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan."
"Ah! Don't look at me like that, you're making me think you're going to use Kotoamatsukami on me!"
"Teacher Lin Yu!" Shisui was speechless. He hadn't even awakened his Sharingan, how could he use Kotoamatsukami!
Teacher Lin Yu was no longer cautious; he had developed a persecution complex!
"Okay, okay, judging by your expression, you're not going to tell me you've already awakened it, are you?"
Shisui nodded shyly, then immediately added, "But I didn't mention Kotoamatsukami, after all, you, Teacher Lin Yu, told me not to."
Lin Yu looked at Shisui as if he were an idiot. Why was this kid so honest!
"And then? Did Fugaku ask you to show him your Mangekyo?"
"He didn't, though."
Shisui said, "The clan leader also has the Mangekyo. He knows the Mangekyo's power is limited. He wouldn't force me to do so without conclusive evidence."
"Besides, I saw an emotion in the clan leader's eyes."
"Gay?"
Shisui didn't understand what this meant. Teacher Lin Yu often came up with new words, and he was used to it, so he chose to ignore it!
"It was excitement!"
Shisui's expression became grim. "I could feel it. The moment the clan leader knew I had awakened the Mangekyo, his eyes were filled with inexplicable joy, as if..."
"The joy of seeing the rebellion succeed?"
"Exactly!" Shisui nodded.
"Teacher Lin Yu, are there any ways to delay this further?"
In the years since Minato Namikaze took office, Shisui had clearly felt the difference. The treatment of the Uchiha was different. It was no longer suppression like during the Third Hokage's reign. The Fourth Hokage adopted a policy of appeasement.
Shisui believed that as long as this continued, the clan and the village would eventually coexist harmoniously!
But all of this was predicated on his identity as a genjutsu master not being exposed. Although Fugaku hadn't interrogated Shisui extensively, how many pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan were there in the entire ninja world?
A genjutsu master couldn't appear out of thin air. Sooner or later, suspicion would fall on Shisui, who was also skilled in genjutsu and had awakened the Mangekyo.
Perhaps Fugaku already had suspicions, but he wanted to use Shisui's powerful combat strength to ascend to the position of Hokage, so he wasn't pressing too hard.
"It's a bit difficult to eliminate the Uchiha's rebellious hearts, but if it's just to dispel the suspicion towards you, then it's very simple."
Shisui's eyes lit up. "What method is it!"
He knew Teacher Lin Yu would have a way!
Lin Yu looked at Itachi, who was diligently training on the side, and chuckled, "That depends on whether you are willing to spare your younger brother Itachi!"
Shisui looked confused. What did his younger brother Itachi have to do with this? Itachi hadn't awakened the Mangekyo... Could it be!
Shisui opened his mouth, feeling a little reluctant, but ultimately didn't say it out loud.
Given Itachi's talent, awakening the Mangekyo was only a matter of time. It would be good to awaken the Mangekyo sooner and join the organization!
This way, he could tell Itachi everything he had on his mind!
Itachi! Don't blame me, your older brother Shisui! This is all for your own good!
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Konoha Park.
Naruto dragged Sasuke all the way from the Uchiha compound to the park near Konoha Ninja Academy, panting heavily and collapsing to the side.
"Phew, so tired. Luckily, we ran fast. If we had been caught by Karin, it would have been over!"
"Don't you think so, Sasuke?"
"Sasuke?"
Naruto flipped Sasuke, who had collapsed on the ground, over and found that Sasuke was foaming at the mouth and had fainted. One of his slippers was missing, his pajamas were messy, his hair was disheveled, his face was pale but had an abnormal blush.
This was clearly... an inappropriate scene for children.
"Sasuke, what's wrong! How could this happen!"
Seeing Sasuke unconscious, Naruto was so anxious that his tears were about to fall. Could his little friend be having an episode!
When Naruto had a cold, he went to Konoha Hospital for a shot. He saw that some patients' symptoms were similar to Sasuke's current condition.
What should he do!
Fortunately, Naruto hadn't started school yet and didn't know about artificial respiration. Otherwise, a kissing scene might have happened prematurely.
"Little friend, what's wrong?"
Naruto looked at the person who had arrived and, remembering their features, said anxiously, "White-haired uncle, quickly come and see Sasuke, he looks like he's dying!"
"Uncle?!"
Kakashi instinctively wanted to take out a mirror to check himself. He was clearly just an adult, yet he was called an uncle!
It wasn't his fault he had naturally white hair!
There had been a kidnapping yesterday. As the son of the Fourth Hokage, Naruto couldn't possibly be without protection. Although Naruto had tricked his dad last night, Minato Namikaze had still assigned Kakashi to protect Naruto for a few days.
As for Sasuke, he had his brother watching over him, but now it seemed he had been taken away by someone!
Kakashi examined the situation briefly and found that Sasuke had just fainted from exhaustion. He comforted him, "It's okay, he's just exhausted. Let's take him to the hospital..."
"Ew! Uncle, you don't even know medical ninjutsu? You look so weak!"
Ever since he witnessed Obito's mystery and power, Naruto's standards had gradually risen. He was going to be a disciple of the mysterious masked man!
Kakashi's expression under his mask was grim. He had a very bad impression of this little blond brat!
I hope you don't fall into my hands, Kakashi, in the future, or I'll let you taste the Thousand Years of Death!
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ps: Many fanfics have been blocked, but with how poorly I'm doing, it shouldn't be my turn, right!