Chapter 207: Uchiha Shisui
A knock sounded at the door. With half of his consciousness immersed in Phantom, Franklin slowly took control of his body, stood up, and went to the entryway to open the door.
Standing before him was Namikaze Minato, his expression grim. In his arms, he was carrying a young man who had lost both eyes and was poisoned throughout his body.
"Lord Franklin, I've brought Uchiha Shisui as you requested. I never expected him to be this straightforward—willing to die for Konoha, for the Uchiha clan.
Unfortunately, just as you said, this has no meaning at all. With my death, the Third Hokage's decline, and the complete breakdown between Konoha's ruling class and the Uchiha clan, they've already reached a point of irreconcilable hostility.
Now it seems that with Shisui's death, there's no one left in Konoha who can stop all of this—except you, Lord Franklin. War is truly unavoidable."
Franklin clearly understood what Minato was trying to say, but he showed no reaction. He simply raised one hand and covered Uchiha Shisui's empty eye sockets.
Illusory World Genesis activated instantly. The blood within Shisui's body was directly erased and replaced, his internal organs—already corroded by severe poison—were instantly wiped away and reconstructed.
At the same time, the eyes he had lost were reshaped anew by Franklin. As for whether they had reached the level of the Mangekyō Sharingan, even Franklin could not be certain.
Through years of continuous experimentation and deeper understanding of Illusory World Genesis, Franklin had discovered both its overwhelming power and its limitations.
Its power lay in this: as long as something—an object, a lifeform, even an unknown existence—could be imagined, it could be directly created. Any combination of elements was possible as long as it could be conceived.
Creating any object at will was entirely feasible. However, whenever such creations were made, prompts from the Dimensional Heavenly Tome would appear:
[Within the Naruto world, it is possible to create new lifeforms and even bestow souls. Upon returning to the Tree-Born World, only physically existent objects may be created; otherwise, you may attract the attention of the Heavenly Dao and be subjected to tribulation lightning.]
Because of this, while he remained in the Naruto world, Franklin conducted large-scale experiments in shaping living bodies—but without granting them souls—focusing purely on the creation and destruction of physical forms.
After many trials, he discovered that shaping lifeforms and granting them abilities had to be related to himself; otherwise, it would inevitably fail.
Moreover, the abilities bestowed would always be one to several tiers lower than his own. The World Tree bloodline would be downgraded directly to a lesser Divine Tree bloodline.
The concentration could be as high as over 90%, becoming an Ōtsutsuki, or as low as 1%, turning into nothing more than an ordinary mortal of the ninja world.
This seemed to have a great deal to do with luck—yet also seemed unrelated to luck.
In the past, the creation of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and her two sons, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo and Ōtsutsuki Hamura, had been extremely successful.
The shaping of their abilities had also been remarkably successful. None of this had anything to do with luck. It appeared instead that such creations were tied to the fate of the world itself.
Those needed for the world's development would be created smoothly. Those meaningless to the world would be left entirely to chance.
As for attempting to regulate his own body—whether increasing bloodline concentration, proliferating S Cells, or even making minor adjustments to his cultivation—none of it was possible.
After restoring Uchiha Shisui's body completely to its peak condition, Franklin finally looked up at Namikaze Minato.
"The conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha clan is inevitable. Don't think about it too much, and don't try to interfere.
The final outcome of this matter is that Uchiha Shisui's close friend and brother, Uchiha Itachi, will join forces with Uchiha Obito to slaughter the entire Uchiha clan.
The Obito I'm referring to is the one who originally fell into darkness. The current Obito is still seeking powerful opponents—he definitely won't be participating in this…"
Following the direction of his spiritual perception and probing carefully, Franklin clicked his tongue in mild annoyance. He really had come to Konoha after all. Was it truly impossible to escape the pull of the main storyline?
"This part is my miscalculation. Uchiha Obito has arrived. In that case, let things proceed according to the original plan.
Your old friend Uchiha Fugaku and his wife Uchiha Mikoto—do you think they should be saved to help you seize power in Konoha in the future,
Or should they simply be crushed beneath the wheels of history?"
Hearing Franklin's words, Minato's expression instantly twisted with conflict. "Is it really impossible for the Uchiha clan and Konoha to coexist?"
Franklin spread his hands helplessly. "Sorry. That kind of future might exist in other worlds, but on this timeline, it does not.
Right now, the only ones that can be saved are Uchiha Fugaku and his wife, Uchiha Mikoto. How do you choose?"
Seeing the impatience in Franklin's eyes, Minato let out a helpless sigh.
"Then save them. Leaving behind some living strength is better than total extinction.
Besides, didn't you say before, Lord Franklin, that their son, Uchiha Sasuke, would survive?
When the time comes, Naruto will be able to see us, but Sasuke won't be able to see his parents. He definitely won't be able to handle that moment."
Franklin smiled faintly and nodded without comment. "You're right. Even if you hadn't chosen, I would still have saved Uchiha Fugaku and his wife.
As for whether they'll seek death afterward and insist on following their clan into the grave—that can wait until they see Sasuke's future.
Leave Uchiha Shisui here. You go back and keep an eye on Danzo.
He should be finding Uchiha Itachi soon, for a conversation that will shape Konoha's future."
Watching Namikaze Minato disappear from sight, Franklin shook his head helplessly.
Watching Naruto being bullied yet being unable to intervene—it definitely didn't feel good.
Fortunately, there was still someone in the village who truly loved Naruto. That was both the couple's emotional anchor and their spiritual support. Otherwise, the two of them would never have been able to restrain themselves.
"If you're awake, stop pretending to be asleep. There's no point."
As Franklin's words fell, Uchiha Shisui's eyes snapped open. The shuriken-like pattern within his pupils reflected clearly in Franklin's gaze.
"To use Kotoamatsukami on me the moment you wake up—you're decisive, I'll give you that. Unfortunately, my ocular power is above yours, crushing you by an entire tier."
As he spoke, the Rinnegan appeared in Franklin's eyes. In an instant, a genjutsu dragged Uchiha Shisui into the Uchiha clan's shrine.
One by one, clan members were slaughtered. The one carrying out the massacre was none other than his close friend and brother—Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Shisui's brows knitted tightly together.
After a long time, when everything had ended, Franklin finally released him.
"So this is the night of the Uchiha clan's extermination you spoke of? Why do you have the ability to change it, yet choose not to?
And just now—was that the Fourth Hokage, who should already be dead? Who exactly are you?"
The barrage of questions made Franklin rub his temples with a frown.
"Too many questions. Thank me first before asking anything else.
I saved your life and even reshaped your eyes. If you don't know how to be grateful, that's one thing—but questioning me like this? You're seriously lacking in manners."