Eagle's death invisibly widened the rift between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
Uchiha Sora also felt that the Anbu missions assigned to him were almost all insignificant, which meant the Third Hokage had developed great suspicion toward him.
"It seems I need to make plans early! Although I've repeatedly been careful not to intervene in certain events, the plot's direction might no longer be as I imagined."
One day, after some thought, Uchiha Sora went directly to Uchiha Izumi's home.
The next day, Uchiha Izumi and her mother disappeared from the Uchiha Clan.
Although this matter piqued some people's curiosity, because Uchiha Izumi and her mother usually had a low profile, it quickly faded into nothingness.
Within the Uchiha Clan, the xenophobia displayed by Fugaku became increasingly severe.
However, on the surface, he continued to maintain a harmonious relationship with the Konoha high-level officials; even Uchiha Itachi, serving in Danzo's Root Organization, performed exceptionally well.
The current situation as a whole had become very subtle.
Everyone appeared to be performing their duties and getting along harmoniously on the surface, but in the shadows, undercurrents were surging and the situation was treacherous.
"Ding! Your Sharingan has finally brewed a new talent! Awakened the 100% Damage Amplification ability!"
That day, Uchiha Sora finally received the talent brewed by his Sharingan.
"It's been over half a year; my Sharingan, you've finally brewed a new talent!" Uchiha Sora couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
100% Damage Amplification, as the name suggests, means that in the Sharingan state, the power of any technique released will be increased by 100%!
If this talent were applied to ordinary Release techniques, it might not be very significant—it would just mean the Ninjutsu's power is greater than others'.
But if applied to Genjutsu or certain trump card Dōjutsu, the power would be absolutely lethal.
Take Orochimaru last time as an example; under Uchiha Sora's Genjutsu, he could still open his mouth to speak, which showed the Genjutsu's power wasn't quite there yet.
But if he were to cast the Binding Technique on him now, Orochimaru wouldn't even be able to blink!
This is only with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan; once he awakens the Mangekyo, his Mangekyo Dōjutsu will definitely be more powerful than ordinary ones!
Furthermore, with the Damage Amplification talent, a Rasengan used with the same amount of Chakra would be twice as powerful as before!
"With this talent, in the current situation, it's like adding wings to a tiger for me!" Uchiha Sora thought to himself.
"Ding! Through persistent effort, your Flying Thunder God Technique has finally completed the second stage of training!" At this moment, another system notification sounded.
"Great! Good things really do come in pairs!" Uchiha Sora was overjoyed.
The completion of the second stage of the Flying Thunder God Technique meant his technique had finally reached the mature phase.
Moreover, the distance of the Formula Marks he could sense had suddenly expanded to two thousand kilometers.
A distance of two thousand kilometers was enough to cross the entire Land of Fire and reach the Land of Wind.
"Now only the Edo Tensei is left to complete its automatic training, but its progress has been very slow. Perhaps I can find Orochimaru for a chat." Uchiha Sora thought of the Forbidden Technique, Edo Tensei.
However, he still needed to focus his energy on the Uchiha Clan's affairs for now.
Although he had already warned Shisui, with Shisui's strength and being on guard, it should be impossible for Danzo to harm him.
But Uchiha Sora still felt a sense of unease in his heart.
Especially when he heard Shisui had been sent alone on an S-rank mission, that feeling of unease grew even stronger.
So he found Kakashi and asked him for information: "Captain Kakashi, do you know where Captain Shisui went for his mission recently?"
Kakashi shook his head and said, "It's said to be an S-rank mission. Missions like that are definitely classified as top secret, right? Besides Hokage-sama, even I wouldn't know the inside details."
"Alright." Uchiha Sora nodded.
Having failed to find any news about Shisui, Uchiha Sora had no other options for the time being.
Hopefully, I'm just overthinking it!
Uchiha Sora walked down the street, suppressing the unease in his heart.
Suddenly, a flock of crows flew in from the distant sky.
One of the crows fell straight toward Uchiha Sora's direction.
Uchiha Sora's eyes narrowed; his figure flashed as he leaped up and immediately caught the crow.
Taking a closer look, Uchiha Sora's heart sank.
"This is Shisui's Summoned Black Crow!"
"And this black crow is very special!"
He spotted the anomaly at a glance, and at that moment, the crow turned its head, revealing the eye on its other side!
"This is Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan!" Uchiha Sora almost cried out in surprise.
Whoosh!
In the next second, he directly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and disappeared from the street.
When he reappeared, he was already back in his own home.
"Tell me, what happened to Shisui?" Uchiha Sora asked, staring at the black crow.
This Summoned Black Crow could clearly understand human speech; although it couldn't speak, a surge of Dōjutsu power suddenly emanated from Shisui's Four-pointed Windmill Mangekyo.
Uchiha Sora locked eyes with it and was immediately pulled into a Genjutsu.
In this illusion, Shisui stood before him with his eyes tightly shut; his eye sockets were sunken, clearly having been gouged out.
"Is that you, Sora?" the Shisui in the illusion asked.
"It's me!" Uchiha Sora responded.
He knew the Shisui before him was just an illusionary program set up in advance.
"Sigh, Sora, I'm sorry, I was careless!" Shisui shook his head and sighed. "I still underestimated Danzo's resolve. Although I guarded against his Izanagi, I didn't expect him to have other helpers! One of my eyes was taken by Danzo."
"Sora, you must be careful. The person who helped Danzo and seriously injured me also has the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan and can use Wood Release!"
"His Mangekyo possesses a bizarre spatial ability; it's terrifying!"
"However, although the clash was brief, I've already figured out his ability. You must pay attention next time you see him! His Mangekyo can freely switch his body between reality and another dimension. When he's in the Other Dimension, you can see him but cannot hit him. But the moment he attacks, he becomes completely physical!"
"Therefore, if you encounter him, to defeat him you must possess a Body Flicker Technique even faster than mine!"
"This is the information about that person. Besides that, among those who ambushed me this time, in addition to Danzo and him, I also sensed the Third Hokage's presence in the distance. Although he didn't act, since he appeared nearby, whether he acted or not is no longer important."
Shisui smiled bitterly. "I never expected that I, Shisui Uchiha, would also see the day I was betrayed by my superior."
Pausing, he continued:
"Sora, you must promise me what I'm about to say next!"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to come back alive this time, but fortunately, I kept the other Mangekyo. Just as Danzo and that guy said, the power of this pair of Mangekyo shouldn't exist in this world, but this time, I entrust this eye to you!"
"I don't want you to seek revenge for me, nor do I want you to rebel against Konoha because of me. I only hope you can use this eye to protect the peace in your heart!"
"Also, I've created a Suicide Note. After you memorize it, write it down by imitating the content and handwriting, and send it to the Clan Head." Shisui in the illusion manifested a Suicide Note and its content, displaying it before Sora.
Uchiha Sora noted everything down one by one.
The content of the Suicide Note was simple, stating that Shisui was tired of the intrigue and the days of being caught in a dilemma between the clan and the high-level officials; for him, suicide was a form of liberation.
At the end of the note, Shisui also bid a final farewell to Uchiha Itachi.
"Alright, Sora, the time for this illusion is almost up; we must say our final goodbyes! Next, I'll tell you the method to seal the Summoned Black Crow."
Finally, Shisui bid Sora farewell and told him the sealing method.
After emerging from the illusion, Uchiha Sora took a deep breath.
Under the combination of Uchiha Obito and Danzo, with the Third Hokage providing support in the shadows, Shisui was still able to seize the opportunity to send out his other eye and even analyze Obito's ability; such strength truly lived up to the title of the strongest Uchiha.
Unfortunately, Shisui didn't have space-time Ninjutsu, making escape almost impossible.
Uchiha Sora was almost certain that Shisui was likely dead by now!
After a moment of silence, he formed several hand signs and pressed them onto the Summoned Black Crow before him.
The Summoned Black Crow turned into a stream of Chakra and flowed onto Sora's left wrist, forming a black mark in the shape of a crow's head.
In the eyes of the crow's head was the Four-pointed Windmill mark.
As long as the seal was released, this Summoned Black Crow would reappear with Shisui's Mangekyo.
Having done all this, Uchiha Sora's face was terrifyingly calm, but within his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, a fearsome Dōjutsu power seemed to be hidden.
Suddenly!
"Ding! Your friend has met with misfortune, and the host's mood is terrible! To console you, your Sharingan has evolved into the Mangekyo Sharingan!!"
The system's voice rang out.
In Uchiha Sora's Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the three black tomoe spun rapidly, gradually merging together and transforming into a unique pattern.
This pattern looked sharp and distinct—it was exactly the pattern of a Hexagram!
"Heh, I didn't expect my Mangekyo Sharingan to appear so soon!" Uchiha Sora murmured to himself.
He couldn't distinguish whether the Sharingan was awakened because he was stimulated by the news of Shisui or because of the system's help.
At this moment, his mood hadn't improved at all due to the awakening of the Mangekyo.
"Uchiha Obito, Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi!" Uchiha Sora recited the names one by one.
Not a single one of them would he let go!